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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bi OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES ESTABLISHED 1899 VOLUME LV—NUMBER 97 Williamston, Martin County, M or ill Carolina, Tuesday, December 2, I9,i2 Appoint H. O. Peek County Court Judge Judge Johnson * Resigning Post Last Of Month County Commissioners Hr pin New Term With A Loup Session -4> Herbert O. Peel. Williamston attorney and insurance man, was appointed judge of the Martin County Recorder's Court by the ^ board of commissioners during a long Monday session. Peel is succeeding Judge R. T Johnson who is resigning effective the first of the new year. Johnson, sworn in for a new term last Saturday, finds it necessary to quit the bench and devote his full time to his job as Coast Line agent in Washington. Since he transferred to the Washington office, the court has been hold ing its weekly sessions on Sat urdays to avoid a conflict with Johnson's regular duties. Be ginning in January the court will hold its sessions on Mon days, it was explained. Representatives of the county bar association appeared before the commissioners and recom mended that the appointment be limited to a member of the legal profession, but no candidate was recommended. Four formal ap plications were fiied for the po 9 sition, it was learned. The job pays $2,100 a year. Holding their first session of thi' new term, the commissioners quickly perfected their organi zation for the next two years. John H. Edwards of Williamston was elected to succeed himself as chairman of the board, after he and Commissioners C. C. Martin of Jamesville, James C. Gurkm of Griffins. H. L. Roebuck of Cross Roads and H. S. Johnson of Hamilton had subscribed to the oath of office before Clerk L. B. Wynne. Mi*. Gurkin is entering upon his duties as a member of the board for the first time, and is representing the Griffins-Bear Grass district. J. Sam Getsinger subscribed to the oath of office as register of deeds for another four-year term. Clarence Griffin wps appointed solicitor of the county recorder’s ^ourt. He succeeds himself in that position. M. L. Peel was appointed tax supervisor for the 1953 tax year* He will name and call the list takers into a meeting later in the month. E. S. Peel was appointed tour ty attorney, succeeding himself. The board went on record as favoring a special legislative act. creating a relief fund for peace officers in Martin County. ^ It was recommended that the State Highway and Public Works Commission take over and work as a community project about one quarter mile of road in Goose Nest Township, beginning at a point near Love Williams’ resi dence. Lionet.' were approved in the sum of $5,000 for Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger, and $40, 000 for Treasurer R. H. Smith. The board took membership in the Southern Albemarle Bridge Association and named E. S. Peel as vice president, the group go ing on record as favoring the construction of bridges across Alligator River and Croatan Sound. Messrs. Meekins, Daniels and Swain of Dare County dis cussed the project with the com missioners. In his monthly report, Tax Col lector M. L. Peel said that all but $134,886.76 of the $393,582.02 tax levy for 1952 had been collected. W'hcre's a balance of $16,470.87 ,C„ 1951, the collector reported. Mr. Peel said that $329.687 46 of the $337,123.44 levy for 1950 had been collected, that all but $4,66805 of the $309,430.90 levy for 1949 had been paid. LEGION DANCE The John Walton Hassell Post of the American Legion will spon sor a round and square dance in the Legion Hut here on Watts Street Friday night from 8.30 un til 12:30. John Piland and his orchestra will play for tht event, it was announced, and the public is invited. APPOINTED II. O. Peele, well-known i Willianiston man, was ap- j pointed judge of the Martin County Recorder's Court by the board of commissioners. Mr. Peele is succeeding Judge It. T. Johnson who is resign ing effective the end of this month. New Farm Agent Is A Dirt Farmer Farming and its problems are nothing new to Martin County's new assistant farm agent, Larry Latham Hodges. A glance at his life shows that lie has been close to agricultural activities since hr was born on a Pitt County farm in August, 1923. The son of Mr. and Mrs. T H. Hodges. Mr Hodges grew up on his father’s farm and attended Stokes High Schol where he was active in the Future Farmers of America and 4 11 Club work Wlicn he was graduated from Highchool in 1942, he was call ed into service and attended radio school at Winston-Salem before he went on active duty in the Europer Theater of Operations. During his forty-two months in the armed service, he was sta tioned in France, Germany, Aus- I tria and a number of military I post* in the United States Aftei his separation from the army in 194ti, he returned to Pitt County where he farmed for a j year before enrolling in the agriculture-education department of North Carolina State College, Raleigh He became a member of the Agriculture Club at the school and for three years taught a pight class of veterans studying farming under the government veteran training program. He received his degree m De cember. 1951, and joined the Wil liamston school faculty the fol lowing January as vocational agricultural teacher. He recent ly resigned his teaching position to become an assistant in fie Martin County farm agent’s of fice, and will take over his duties ^>n December 15. Commenting on his resignation, , Mr. Hodges said that he had en joyed his school work and that his relationships with Principal B. G. Stewart and other mem bers of the faculty had been one of the most pleasant aspects of his stay in Williamstor About his new job he had this to say: “Since 1 came to Martin County with the school system, 1 have come to know and liki the farmers in this section and am looking forward to working more closely with them.” Mr. Hodges was married in June, 1943, to Miss Doris Franck of Scotland Neck Car Wrecked On Jamesville Road No one was injured and prop erty damage was limited to about $12.i when a 1941 Ford went out of control a short distance cast of Gardner’s Creek about 5:00 o’clock Friday afternoon and turn ed over. According to u report released by Patrolman Carl Gil christ. Willie Rease, Jr . of RFD j 2, Williamston, was driving the 'cat belonging to Carl Rogers. Town Board Has Uneventful Neel Here Last Night Make Plans' For Joint Ses sion Willi Highway Amt t.onnly Official* Holding their last regular meeting in the current calendar year, Williamston's town com missioners last evening discussed plans for holding a joint session with representatives of the North Carolina State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission and coun ty officials. A truck route for U. S. Highway 17 and the rail road underpass on West Main Street will be discussed with the possibility that action will be 1akcn on one or both problems. The meeting will be held tomor row afternoon at 1:00 o’clock in the George Reynolds Hotel Preparations for placing curb and gutter on Sycamore Street from Mam to Washington Street are going forward, and it is plan ned to have the thoroughfare paved within the next few months. Other paving projects were discussed along with drain age problems in that area from Elm to Sycamore Street, but no action was taken. The old rambling wreck which the police have been using is to be sold at public auction and bids for a new car are to be called for immediately. Treasurer C M Cobb report ed $til,()Si() 1H in cash on hand, in cluding $30,812.90 in special street funds. The sewer rental account, depleted by the expan sion of the system last summer and early fall, is gradually re covering, and now has $1,047.00 to its credit. The treasurer also reported that $58,182.88 had been col lected m 1952 taxes, that the in come from parking meters last month amounted to $041.00. The sewer rental income for Novem ber amounted to $826.00. Street lights are to be install ed on Hassell Street between Academy and Church, one at the cornel of Slade and Sycamore Streets, another at Vance and School Drive, and still another at the corner of Broad and Franklin Streets near Woodlawn Cemetery. The board was in session less than an hour, and the meeting was an uneventful one. Finishes Training At Base In Texas —<»— Lackland Aire Force Base, Texas. Ben Hassell Grimes, 27, son of Mis Nora D Grimes of 505 West Mam Street, Williams ton is completing his AF basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the “Gateway to the Air Force.’ Lackland, situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest aii force base, site of Air Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource Research Cen ter, and home of AF’s Officer Candidate School. His basic training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training and for as signment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific evaluation of his aptitudcr and inclination for following a par ticular vocation and career. “High Vmtti” At The I ieear Theater Tonight -<t> Showing at the Vieear Theater tonight is “High Noon” with Gary Cooper in the leading role instead of Lum and Abner in “Two Weeks To Live" as was listed in la t Thursday’s theater adver tlsements. An erroi in the Enterprise of fice caused the wrong listing of ••High..JSapr" - . .. ........ Holiday lights 1 V-J Williamston's holiday lights are being installed in the main business districts, and weather permitting, will be turned on tomorrow night. The same decorative pattern in effect last season, is being followed this year. A change in the scheme had been mentioned, but all the material had been cut to fit into the present pattern, it was explained. Red Cross Bloodmobile To Visit Here December 11th The Red Cross Bloodmobile will make a scheduled visit in Wil liamston on Thursday, December l1. it was announced by Blood Bank Chairman James S. Rhodes. Jr., today. Quite a few persons in the chapter have already signed pledge cards, but approximately 50 or 75 others are needed to as sure a quota of 120 pints, it was pointed put. Mrs. A. L. Jameson has accepted tlie recruitment chairmanship, and she with the aid of.Mrs. H. H. Cowen, of the Red Cross office, is directing an urgent appeal to the women in the chapter to sup port the movement. It was ex plained that quite a few donors signed pledge cards when the STORE HOURS v/ On Friday nights of this and next week, Williamston mer chants will keep their stores open until 9:00 o’clock. Be ginning on Thursday, Decem ber 18, and on through Christ mas Eve, the stores will he open every evening until 9:00 o’clock, it was announced. County Boy Writes Home From Korea ——«•— Leaving the United States on November 4 for the Far East, A 2/c Garland Hardison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Belmer Hardison of Hamilton, recently arrived in Seoul, Korea. Writing back home a few days ago, the young man said: '! am about forty miles from tile combat zone and getting a long fine I have met quite a few boys from North Carolina, but not any from my community. “I’m not going to try to describe the condition of this country, but I will say the people in the Unit ed States have plenty to be thankful for. "At the present time we are building up our living quarters and tile facilities in which we plan to work. The weather gets pretty cold over here, but we have enough clothes and equip ment to keep warm. “1 will appreciate any mail and it can reach me at the following address: A/2e Garland Hardison, AF 14409275, GOB AC and W Sqdn. APO 970, Care Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. "1 hope everybody a merry Christmas and a happy new year.” Several Martin County boys have been in Korea for months, and they are counting on getting home for Christmas. Make Plans For March Of Dimes --<*> When Martin County citizens contribute to the 1953 March of Dimes, they have the satisfaction I of knowing that their donations arc financing a triple job of work, it was pointed out today by W Marvin Baker and L. Bruce Wynne, co-directors of the Mar tin County drive. ' With the nation having just experienced its worst polio epi demic in history,” the chairman said, “it is natural for us to re view how the March of Dimes has helped the stricken. "The contributions of the Am erican people to this great cause enabled the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to com bat polio on three wide fronts. "Since the establishment of the National Foundation," the chair men said, "some $18,000,090 has been invested in scientific re eventual conquest of the disease. In the field of education, more than $18,000,000 has been allocat ed—making it possible for more and more skilled hands to be trained. At the same time, pa tient care bills amounting to $148,000,000,000 have been de frayed.” • Pointing to the vast cost entail ed in this oVer-all fight against polio, Mr. Baker and Mr. Wynne warned that National Founda tion's work would bi jeopardized unless every American joins en thusiastically in the March of Dunes, January 2 to 31. bloodmobile was here six months ago. They will be assigned ap - pointments not later than the early part of next week. A definite loeation for establish ing headquarters for the bloocfno bile has not been determined.! Chairman Rhodes explained, but! a building will be made available and the loeation announced with in the next few days. The Martin Count's Pod Cross Chapter has met each quota for almost two years, and the citizens therein are asked to volunteer without delay and make certain that the quota will be met next week. Volunteers .are asked to contact either Mrs. Jameson or the Red Cross office in the town hall. Fund Drive For Children's Home Starts In Stale —•— Society Dcpciulenl Kntirely On Voluntary Gifts For Support —<*■—~ j By Margaret Neal Frazier Greensboro. — The Annual Christmas Fund Drive of the chil dren's Home Society of North Carolina, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, begins this week. This is the annual and only fund drive and $55,000 is needed to complete the budget for the year ending in April. Over 15,000 letters and folders have been mailed over the entire i State. These pieces tell the story of this North Carolina agency whose aim is to provide “a home for the child who needs a home and a child for the home which needs a child.” The Society helps | an average of 350 babies, their natural relatives and adoptive parents each year. From all in dications over 400 will be helped [this year. During the first six | months of 1052, 121 babies were helped, 52 school-age children were assisted, and 017 couples seeking to adopt children were counseled. From its beginning in 1003 it has grown and its services have improved and increased until to day the Society is a lolly quali fied children’s agency with a staff of trained, experienced workers capable of handling every phase I of the special problems of adop tion with the warm, personal care I and attention such intimate rela tionships deserve. Despite this growth through the years, the So ciety remains a volunteer, non governmental agency which re ceives no tax funds, give its ser vices free to all, and exists entire ly on voluntary gifts. | Today it costs an average of $250 to care for each baby and $500 to provide all the services ne cessary to care for him and secure I his adoption. The nursery is equipped to care for as many as 10 babies at one time and often there are other babies in super vised boarding homes. In addi tion the Society assists many fam ilies in working out their prob lems so that children may remain with their own natural parents. Babies who come into the nurs ery sometimes return to their nat ural relatives after the problems confronting them have been solv ed. There are approximately 10 couples applying for every baby that is adoptable. Such an over wt lining discrepancy often results in waits of 18 months to 2 years. Waits, however do not depend upon 'waiting one's turn." When the light babe is found for a home, he becomes a part of that family Sometimes it takes less than 18 months . . . sometimes longer. Bee .ruse of this demand, I the babies’ dq, not have to wait a.-. ’ 1. ~ ’F/ rdo m in g [infant has received a complete physical examination, is tested by skilled psychologists to find whether he has normal average intelligence for his age, and a complete case history is prepared, giving all available information Ion family background and possi ble hereditary traits and legal re quirements have been met, the process of selecting the proper adoptive parents is made. Most I babies are ready for adoption af ter no longer than 5 to 7 weeks. Leading doctors, lawyers and (Continued on Page Six) Mrs. Nary Hurst Died In Hampton Late Last Friday —»— Fiinrral llchl In tin* Fnnrral Chapel Here Momlev Afternoon -I—* Mrs. Mary Chrynymtha Hurst died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Stevenson, in Hamp ton, Virginia, at 11:30 o'clock last Friday night. She had been in de clining health for some time, but was critically ill only a short time. A daughter of the late James and Emma Eliza Griffin Hoard, she was born in Poplar Point Township in this county 77 years ago on July 12, 1875, and spent most of her life there. She mov ed to Williamston in 1931 and made her home on West Main Street. Three weeks ago she went to Hampton to visit her daughter and was taken, ill there. She was first married in, 1895 to William A. Rawls and a son, J. G. Rawls of Robersonville, survives that union. Her first husband died in 1900 and in 1909 she was married to William S. Hurst who died in 1924. Surviving that mar riage are four daughters, Mrs Laura Whitaker of Poplar Point, Mrs. Mary Emma Watson of Hen derson, and Mrs. Fannie Glasgow and Mrs. Nellie Stevenson, both of Hampton; fourteen grandchil dren and fourteen great-grand children. Mrs. Hurst was a member of the Cedar Grove Free Will Bap tist Church in her old home com munity for many years, and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. The last rites were conducted in the Biggs Funeral Home at Williamston Monday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by Elder William E. Grimes. Interment was in the Rawls family cemetery. -/}.-• Employment Days For The Farmers Friday will be the first of two Farm Employment days set aside bv the Williamston office of the State Employment Security Com mission to help farm owners and tenants get together. From 9:00 o’clock Friday morn ing until 3:00 that afternoon, ESC personnel will interview farm labor seeking work and re ceive orders from landlords who wish to employ tenants After matching the orders with the applications, the workers and farm owners will be given a chance to consult each other. The second of these Farm Em ployment days will be held De comber 12 at the same hours. Ben Bunting On A Big Maneuver - Little Creek, Va. Army Ser geant First Class Benjamin U. Bunting, whose wife, Sallie, lives in Williamston, N. is preparing for anothei large-scale maneuver after completing "Operation Sea Scape” at Little Creek, Va. lie is a member of the 27!ltli Regimental Combat Team, sta tioned at Camp Drum, N. Y., which will take part in "Exercise Snow Storm" in early 195a. "Operation Sea Scape" was a jaint Army - Navy maneuver, training members of both services in the techniques of amphibious landings. SFC Bunting, a graduate of Williamston High School, entered the Army in May 1951. There was plenty of action on the crime front in tills county last week-end, accord ing to a report coming from the sheriff’s office Monday. Eighteen persons were ar rested and placed in jail dur ing the period. Three persons were jailed for larceny, two for breaking and entering, two for assaults, six for public drunkenness, and one each for non-support, careless driving, no operator’s license, fornication and adul tery and Investigation. Four of the eighteen were white and ages of the group ranged from IK to 5ti years, Officers >Jip Series Of Robberies In Bud NKW <OFFICIAL | Vj Jimmy ('. (iurkin, Griffins Township farmer and build inn contractor, entered upon his duties as a member of the Martin County Hoard of Commissioners Monday. He, along with the other board members, remained in ses sion a greater part of the day. Mr. (iurkin succeeds Mr. YV. M. Harrison who has been ex periencing declining health for several months. Santa Glaus Given Big Welcome Here Killing a lire truck, Santa Claus came tu town yesterday and re ceived an enthusiastic welcome from Williamston’s youngsters. Mam street was closed to traf fie for Santa’s welcome and hundreds of kiddies, their moth ers and fathers, and the Green Wave Band were on hand to see that he was properly received. Old St. Nick’s visit, sponsored by the Willtamston Boosters, marked the opening of the Christ mas shopping season here and many merchants were busy yes terday decorating their windows and interiors for the event. The Christmas lights were not turned on before Saida's visit, hut he did not seem to notice and went right ahead waving gaily to his young fans and distributing a 1,000 tinv Christmas stockings filled with candy Homer Barnhill was in charge of Santa's visit and the child ren, six to sixty, gave him the welcome Santa always expects It was a chilly afternoon, but the crowds waited patiently 11 is mission accomplished, Santa left immediately, traveling north Social Security For Servicemen "Thousands of men and women who have served in our armed forces since the end of Win Id Wai II are now insured under old age and survivors insurance " This statement was made today by Marshall H. Barney, manager of the Rocky Mount field office. All military and naval service since September HMD is now cov ered by the Social Security Act, Before the passage ol the amend ments, no credit could be given foi service alter July 24, 1947 "It mean-," Barnes added, that the serviceman 01 woman is cre dited, on his social security ac-i count, with $160 for each month or part of a month that he was on active duty The credits won’t be posted to lus account now or at any time in the future; credit svill be established by presentation of the serviceman’s discharge, which must hi Ciinel than dishonorable, when a claim is Iiled.” He explained furthei that these* credits apply to all servicemen and women, living and dead, and, to the survivors of those who have passed away Barney makes this suggestion, "Inquire at your local sueial security field office concerning benefits which may be payable lake all other persons, the serviceman must have had at least six quarters of coverage to he insured; however, these six quarters can be made up of all military service or a combination of military service and civilian employment.” Five Are Jailed Daring Weekend On Theft Charges —*— Killing Station Near Hamil ton Knlm-d Last Fri day Nijjht -1—* Alert Martin County officers nipped in the bud a series of rob beries and thefts during the past week-end. Five persons, includ ing two young white boys, hive been jailed and warrants are pending in one or two other eases, Deputy Raymond Rawls mid. Pete Pritchard and Bryant Seott, 18-year-old white boys, were arrested Saturday afternoon and formally charged with the robbery of Earl Jones' filling sta tion near Hamilton late the night be I ori . Deputy Rawls said that the robberies carried away eight cartons of cigarettes, fifty pennies, three boxes of chewing gum, four crates of soft drinks and other items valued at about $25. The officer, assisted by Constable Pete Leggett of Hamilton and ABC Of ficer Clyde Basey of Scotland Neck in working up the case, said the robberies prized away the iron bars over a window and entered the station. Pritchard’s old vehicle had a flat tire about 100 yards down the road from the station, and the of ficers picked up a lead there. When Pritchard was arrested in Palmyra he had some of the miss ing goods on his person. Scott i also had some of the- stolen goods on his person and in his car, Offi cer Rawls said. Invading Farmer Gentry Mills’ barn m Poplar Point Township lust Saturday night, W. T. Co burn, colored man, carried away four bags of corn. One of the bags had a hole in it, and officers fol lowed the stray corn to Coburn's home without much trouble. De puty Rawls and Officers Dallas Holliday and Chas. R. Moore clos ed the case against Coburn. Believed to have baited them j with corn, Bennie James Boston and Nathaniel Boston killed two ol Lewis Lee's nice hogs over in Williams Township Saturday aft ernoon and were r utting them up m a barn on the Roberson farm when Sheriff M W Holloman and Officer Dallas Holliday dosed in on them about 000 o'clock that evening. After luring the hogs a safe distance from the owner, the Bostons killed them with a bullet rifle and were making rcad\ to park them down when the officers interrupted them. The two hogs were valued at about $75. The Bostons were allowed to give $150 bonds each and they are to appear for trial in the Martin County Recorders Court next Saturday The week-end robberies follow ed the $800 drive on Lindsley’s store the early part of last week. That robbery has been solved also. Formally charged with the rubbery, the three men are to go on trial in superior court next week. Robbers Wanted For Truck Theit —4.— Charles Lyons and Walter Har 1 ■> Davis, arrested here last week in connection with the theft of about $800 worth of nuns from Lindsley’s store on Washington Street, are also wanted in Wake County for the alleged theft of a 1040 Ford truck in Raleigh on November 7. The truck was aban dorn (1 in Tarboro, and Lyons and TV...-, ailn.itt d. tV»• theft fallow ing their arrest here. All the guns stolen from the local store have been recovered. Uvunited After 72 1 ear* And Couple* Of It'ar Pemberville, Ohio. Seventy two years, two generations arid two wars after Mrs. Fred Nolte left Germany, she re-established contact with her sister, Charlotte Wamker of Osnabruck, Germany. A grandson, Donald F. Rahe, now of the U. S. Army in Germany, succeeded in finding his grand iiiot.it*i s bitter.