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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,N» MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS BEAD BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME LV—NUMBER 99
Williamston, Marlin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, December 9, 1952
ESTABLISHED 189f
Clear Number Of
Cases On Monday
In Superior Court
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James Richard Wilson Gets
Tliree-To-Five Years
For Hit-and-Ruu
Opening a one-week term of
the Martin County Superior
Court Monday, Judge Clawson
L. Williams of Sanford and So
licitor George Fountain of Tar
boro cleared quite a few cases
from the criminal docket the first
day. Judgments were delayed in
several cases at the close of the
day, but in those where final ac
tion was taken the jurist went
the limit with his sentences.
At the close of the first day’s
work at 5:30 o'clock, the court
was hearing evidence in the rob
bery case against Ide Walter
Harry Davis, Charlie Lester Ly
ons and James Miles. Pleading
guilty of breaking into Lindsley's
store in Williamston on the night
of November 23 and carrying a
ways guns and other equipment
valued at about $800, Lyons was
called as a witness for the State
against Davis and Miles who
pleaded not guilty. Lyons told
• all about the robbery, declaring
that he and Davis planned it, and
that Miles helped dispose of the
stolen guns, one to a construction
worker near Jamesvillc for $15
and five in Norfolk for prices
ranging from $15 to $35. Two
of the other guns were found lo
cally. After hearing his evidence
the court recessed for the day and
resumed its work on the case
this morning.
Proceedings:
Charged with assaulting Ed
ward Ayers with a shot gun last
August 26, Woodrow Ipock en
tered a' plea of guilty, and So
licitor Fountain, after talking
with the defendant who pleaded
that mert-y be shown the defend
ant, recommended a six-month
sentence sauspended upon the
payment of a $100 fine and a
two-year pledge of good behavior.
The judgment was entered ac
cordingly.
James Richard Wilson, plead
ing guilty of hit-and-run driving
resulting in serious bodily in
jury, was sentenced to the roads
for not less than three and not
more than five years, the maxi
mum. After hearing the evidence
in the case, Judge Williams tgld
the defendant that he was lucky
he was not being tried for mur
der. Wilson was driving a bor
rowed car when it bore down on
•Morris Roberson and his family
near Sweet Water Creek last Oc
tober 4 and almost snuffed out
'heir lives. It was brought out
in the evidence that Wilson was
driving about 65 miles an hour
when the car went out of con
trol and swerved side-to into the
front of the Roberson car which
had been brought almost to a
stop on the far right side of the
road.
Pleading not guilty of enter
ing the W. \y Griffin home and
stealing about $300 in cash last
September 19, Irvin Franklin
Bembridge, young white lad,
was adjudged guilty, but the
court did not pronounce sentence
immediately. The State built a
strong case against the lad, leav
ing little doubt in the minds of
the jurymen. The money found
on the boy's person by Sheriff
M. W. Holloman the day after the
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'Dies Suddenly
In Wilmington
Alice L. Ormond, 46, died sud
denly in her office at the Peabody
School at Wilmington yesterday,
the apparent victim of a cerebral
hemorrhage. Complaining with a
headache, she died about thirty
i^nutes later.
flu daughter ui the"'/ate Hl-v„
W. V. and Alice Mayo Ormond,
clu was born and reared in Wil
liamston, going to Wilmington
alxiut 25 years ago to hold a re
sponsible position in the schools
there. She was supervisor of the
New Hanover County elementary
schools for a number of years.
Surviving are two brothers, W.
V. Ormond, Jr., of Williamston
and Preston Ormond of Seaboard.
• Funeral services will be con
ducted in the Williams Chapel
AME Zion Church on Rhodes
Street here Thursday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock. Interment will be
ill the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Urgent Plea Is Made For
More Blood Donors Here
With hardly halt enough volun
teers signe^ up. Mrs. A. L. Jame
son this morning issued an urgent
plea for more donors for the Red
Cross Bloodmobile. Unless there
is an immediate response and a
sizable one, the Martin County
chapter will be unable to meet its
quota of 120 pints when the
i bloodmobile comes here on Thurs
day of this week, Mrs. Jameson
frankly explained.
While the response has been
splendid in some quarters, it has
been disheartening in others. Vet,
it is an acknowledged fact that
more people right in this immedi
ate area are calling for blood to
meet emergencies, not to mention
the need in Korea and the new
program being advanced in the
fight against poliomyelitis.
"We need an absolute minimum |
of fifty more pledges immediate-;
ly.” Mrs. Jameson, the recruiting
chairman, said this morning, and
to make certain of the quota we
should have even more ready to
support the Thursday visit. Ap
peals have been made through
civic clubs, churches and other
agencies, but the response has fol
lcn far below expectations. Those
who can possibly support the pro
gram, are earnestly requested to
contact the Red Cross office in the
town hall at once.
The bloodmobile unit will set
up its equipment in the Ameri
can Legion Hut on Watts Street,
and remain open from 10 a. m.
until 4:00 o'clock p. m.
REPLENISHED
v_
The supply of Martin Coun
ty grand jurymen, slightly
diminished from peak
strength when Jui-yman Hen
ry A. Roberson moved out of
the State and William Beach
am was unavoidably detained,
was replenished by special act
in superior court Monday.
Little Miss Beverly Daniels
was pressed into service and
she drew the name of J. E.
Copeland, Jr„ who, succeed
ing Roberson, will serve the
! remainder of the term.
Native Of County
Died In Hospital
Friday Afternoon
FnnrruJ Held In Washing
ton Clum-li Sunday For
Mrs. Roberson
Mis. Reb* Manning Roberson
died in a Washington hospital last
Friday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock.
She had been in declining health
for several years, receiving spe
cial treatment and undergoing op
erations in various hospitals dur
ing that time. However, she was
critically ill only one day.
The daughter of Mrs. Mittie
Brown Manning of Jamesvillc and
the late N. R. Manning, she was
born in Griffins Township 44
years ago and spent most of her
life in this county.
She was married to George R.
Roberson of this county and locat
ed in Washington sixteen years
ago. She was an active member
of the Christian church and made
many friends during her residence
in Washington.
Surviving besides her husband
and mother are two sons, George
R. Roberson, Jr., and Clyde Rob
erson; two daughters. Miss Opal
Roberson and Mrs. Guy Hawkins,
all of Washington; two brothers,
Herbert L. Manning ol Griffins
| Township and N. R. Manning of
i Burlington; a sister, Mrs. •Walter
L. Brown, of Jamesville; and one
grandchild.
Funeral services were conduct
led in the First Christian Church
| at Washington Sunday afternoon
at 2:JO o'clock by the pastor, the
Rev. Elmore Turner, assisted by
the Rev. A. B. Robertson. Inter
ment was in Washington’s Oak
dale Cemetery.
Speeder Arrested
In New York City
j Ralph Edgar Boston, wanted In
I this county for speeding 80 and
90 miles an hour and for other
law violations, was arrested last
week in New York City, but he
could not be returned to the
county in time to go on trial dur
ing the current term of superior
court. He is to be returned here
t.b* ■ Lm-h' pari, of . uesc.*
Sheriff M. W. Holloman said.
Cpl. M. C. Byrum of the High
way Patrol was injured in a
wreck trying to overtake Boston
on a Beaufort County road last
July.
When Boston did not answer
for trial Monday, Judge Clawson
Williams, presiding over the cur
rent term of court, noticed that
the defendant was absent during
the September term. He ordered
the $500 bond forfeited, but later
withdrew the order. It appear
ed at one time as if Sanford Cor
don. bondsman, would lose his
$500.
Eli Thos. Hodges
Dies In Hospital
Following Stroke
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Well-Know n Griffins Town*
ship Farmer Was III
Only Few Hours .
Eli Thomas Hodges, well-known
| Martin County farmer of Griffins
j Township, died in a Washington
hospital last Thursday afternoon
at 2:45 o'clock following an ill
' ness of only about two hours. Ap
i patently in his usual health, he
left home shortly before noon,
driving a horse-drawh vehicle to
his mother’s old homeplace about
a mile away. He attended to a
; few duties there and was making
j ready to leave when he suffered
'a cerebral hemorrhage and fell
| unconscious in the highway. He
was pieked up by Mr. Hugh B.
Ward about 1:00 o'clock and re
! moved to the hospital. Shortly
'before the stroke he talked with
friends and waved at others us
they passed him.
Mr. Hodges was born in Grif
fins Township 72 years ago on
July 18, 1880, the son of the late
John A. and Allibert Riddick
Hodges. Living in Griffins all his
life, he farmed and engaged in
the timber business all his life.
Despite his age, he continued at
his work until the end.
Thoughtful of others and pos
sessed of a kind heart, Mr. Hodges
radiated a sincere friendship in
, his humble but upright walk
through life He always wore a
I smile, and lived the life of the
j true Southern gentleman. For
| more than fifty years he was a
I member of the church at Mace
I donia, and never married,
i Surviving are two brothers,
George W. and Marion F. Hodges,
and three sisters, Mrs. T. L. Lil
le,v, Mrs. W. H. Hardison and Miss
Hattie Hodges, all of Griffins
Township.
Funeral services were conduet
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Freedom Crusade
Drive In County
Joining with other communities
throughout the United States,
Martin County, under the chair
manship of Carlyle Cox, is open
ing its drive this week in support
of the Crusade for Freedom.
Commenting on the plans lor
the drive in this county. Chair
man Cox, principal of the Farm
Life School, said that several
township chairmen had already
‘been named to help taise funds
to support the Crusade. The com
mittee named to date are, C. A.
Askew ard Arthur Wallace Lil
le.v, Jamesville; Hugh B. Griffin,
Griffins; Hilton Carson, Rober
sonville; Hamilton, Mrs. LeRov
Everett, Mi Cox is heading the
drive in Williamsb^^
). Tl: *'S-rjv:,"-!iv'—'.TrirTTTvstrmK&'V
maintaining direct communica
tions with the millions of people
behind the Iron Curtain, present
ing facts to offset the propaganda
released by Russia and the com
munists and to promote the peace
of the world. Last year more
than three million dollars were
raised for the undertaking, and
goal this year is four million dol
lars.
Martin County people are urged
to support the movement with the
almost certain assurance that
money raised for the Crusade will
enhance the chances for young
men to remain at home.
Critically Hurt
In Car Accident
Friday Horning
\Ir». Komi Peel Continues
In Serious Condition
At Rocky Mount
Mrs. Heber Peel of Griffins J
Township was critically injured
and her son, Russell, 20, and Clay
ton Revels were painfully but be
lieved not badly hurt in an auto
mobile-truck accident at the in
tersection of Highways 64 and 301
in Rocky Mount early last Friday
morning. Suffering internal in
juries and a broken pelvis, Mrs.
Peel, the former Miss Rosa Grif
fin, underwent a major operation
in a Rocky Mount hospital later
that day. Late reports stated that
I her condition continued serious,
I but that she was able to talk with
| relatives at spaced intervals.
Mr. Revels, suffering bruises
about the side, was able to return
j home during the week-end. Mr.
] Griffin, able to be up, continues in
the hospital with his mother. Ac
companied by his mother and Mr.
Revels. Griffin was on his way to
a Durham hospital for an eye op
eration early that morning. He
wa!i driving the car and he could
not see the signal lights at the in
tersection on account of a heavy
fog. Just as the car entered the
I intersection, it was struck by a
| truck.
Ip this county there were sever
al motor vehicle accidents during
the week-end, but as far as it
could be learned no one was bad
. ly injured.
Driving toward Williamston on
j Highway 123, Edward Lee Tillery
of Scotland Neck lost, control of
his 1947 Chevrolet and turned it
over in a curve a short distance
east of Butler's Bridge last Friday
evening about 7;00 o'clock. He
suffered a shoulder injury and
i was entered in Brown’s Hospital
lor treatment. CpI. M. C. Byrum,
investigating the accident, esti
mated the car damage at |500.
Friday afternoon about 2:00
o’clock Joseph A. Vann, driving
toward Bear Grass, started to pass
William Slade Rogerson just as
Rogerson started to make a left
turn into Farmer John Hadley’s
field. Vann’s 1950 Ford struck
the Rogerson pick-up truck, in
juring no one but causing about
$175 combined damage to the ve
hicles, according to Patrolman B.
W. Parker who made the investi
gation. \
Driving toward Williamston on
Highway 64, Herbert Lee Hardi
son lost control of his brother’s
1946 Fold and turned it over in
Sweet Water Creek swamp, just
west of the bridge last Saturday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Just as
he drove off the bridge he ran off
the concrete into a graded out
shoulder for paving, causing him
to lose control of the car which
swerved to the left across the
highway and down a ten-foot em
bankment. Investigating the ac
cident, Patrolman J. O. Arthur
said Hardison was not injured,
bift that damage to the machine
was about $500.
Driving toward Bear Grass
from Stokes last Saturday eve
ning at 6:30 o’clock, William R.
Whitehurst of Aydrn was not ae
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Charged With The
Larceny of Pistol
-A,
Jesse Baker, 30-year-old white
man of Hamilton, was jailed here
during the week-end for the al
leged theft of a pistol and about
$3.35 in cash from the home of
Theodore Harris on the Everett
farm in Poplar Point Township
last Saturday night.
Said to have admitted the
theft, Baker is to face trial in
the county court on Saturday of
s
Local Dealer Almost
Loses Beer License
The operator of the Little Sa
voy Cafe here on Washington
Street almost lost his license to
sell beer at a hearing held before
the Malt Beverages Division of
the State ABC Board in Raleigh
yesterday, according to informa
tion reaching here.
A sixty-day license revocation
was suspended, giving the oper
ator time to clean up unsavory
jonditions allegedly existing
there.
Need More Blood
To Advance Fight
On Poliomyelitis
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Bed truss Asked J o Furn
ish Blood for Protection
* Against Polio
"The Red Cross has been called;
upon to undertake an immediate1
and dramatic expansion of its de
fense blood program to supply all
the gamma globulin possible for
the prevention of paralysis from
poliomyelitis," E. Roland Harri
man, president of the Red Cross,
said today. ,
“Experiments conducted over
the past two years in Provo, Uah;
Houston, Texas; and Sioux City.
Iowa, under the auspices of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis and as a part of their
total research program have dem
i onstrated the effectiveness of this
treatment.
“The Red Cross provided the
gamma globulin used in these ex
periments without cost. The ac
ceptance by the Red Cross of the
reuest of the Office of Defense
Mobilization to undertake this
program places a vast new respon
sibility upon the organization and
upon the American people.
“It takes approximately one
pint of blood to make an average
dose of gamma globulin as used
for poliomyelitis. One injection
protects a child for from one to
five weeks following exposure.
“Past experience with polio in
dicates that it will strike in epi
demic proportions in at least 150
counties next summer and that at
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Kiwanians Elect
Officers Thursday
Vernon Bunting was elected
president of the Williamston Ki
wanis club at the meeting of the
club last Thursday rvigb^ijo ,th»
Woman's Club. Mr. Bunting suc
ceeds Reg Simpson as head of the
organization.
John Hatton Gurganus was
named vice-president and Tom
Brandon, Jr., was named secre
tary. J. B. Bell was re-elected
treasurer.
Named to the board of direc
tors were George Mahler, Reg
Simpson, Dick Bender, Ben Hop
kins, Hugh Wyatt, Bynum Smith,
and Billy Biggs.
A nominating committee com
posed of Wheeler Martin, chair
man, l Bruce Wynne and Bob New
ell presented the slate to the club.
Speaker for the evening was
Calvin Ross, field representative
of the North Carolina Society for
Crippled Children with headquar
ters in Chapel Hill. He outlined
the purposes of the society and
asked the Kiwanians to sponsor
the sale of Faster seals in Martin
County to raise funds for its sup
port. He pointed out that fifty
five per cent of the funds raised
remained in the county and were
administered by the sponsoring
agency. The remaining forty-five
per cent goes to headquarters for
state-wide work.
After hearing Mr. Ross explain
the society, the club voted to spon
sor the Easter Seal sale in Mar
tin County.
Pat Kory, who recently joined
the staff at radio station W1AM,
was inducted as a new member by
the Rev. John Goff who stressed
the "Wo Build" motto of Kiwanis.
Special guests were Hill Arnold,
introduced by Ben Hopkins, and
Hermit Lamm and John Stallings,
of Wilson
Harrell Everett, Jr., was induct
ed as the young Kiwanian of Hie
month by Dave Davis.
ROUND-UP
Itespect f«r law and order
' ■
county for the second week
e d in a row, the number of
iirretts running over a dozen
during the two-day period.
Five were booked for public
drunkenness, three for drunk
en driving, two for larceny,
one for an assault, one under
a capias, and a thirteenth one
was held as a material wit
ness.
Eight of the thirteen were
white, and the ages of the
group ranged from II to 55
years. There were two wo
men numbered among the
thirteen week-end inmates.
♦
Appoint List-Takers!
In County For .1953
*
No Revaluation Of
Property Will Be
Made In New Year
Will Mirl In
Courthouse To Study
New Schedule*
County tax list-takers were
named this week by 'iax Super
visor M. Luther Peel for the 1953
tax year, the supervisor pointing
out that no changes are contem
plated in, the tax personnel.
The following are to handle the
listings, according to Supervisor
Peel's announcement:
Jamesville Township, O. W.
Hamilton.
Williams Township, Chas. L.
Daniel.
Griffins Township, Lester Grif
fin.
Bear Grass Township, Wheeler
Rogerson.
Williamston Township, Oscar S.
Anderson.
Cross Roads Township, G. G.
Bailey.
Robersonvillc Township, II S
Everett.
Poplar Point Township, L G.
Taylor.
Hamilton Township, L. R. Ever
ett.
Goose Nest Township, J. F.
Crisp.
While all of the list-takers pain
ed for 1953 have served one or
more years, several of them have
handled the listings for years.
Th,e list-takers are to meet in
the county courthouse Friday
morning, December 19, at 10:00
o'clock to study the new 1953 tax
schedules, looking toward a uni
form valuation for all personal
properties.
Mr. Peel pointed out that iu>
provision has been made for a re
valuation of real property hold
ings, meaning that such holdings
will be placed on the 1953 books
at the old listings. Of course,
there'll be variations in the list
ings where additions have been
made and where property has
been destroyed or damaged by
fire, it was explained.
The tax supervisor made no
comment but it is expected that
the automobile blue or red books
will be used in assessing motor
vehicles for taxation.
Mr. Peel is of the opinion that
the 1953 listings will remain little
changed from the present ones,
that while the total valuation is
likely to show an increase, the
gain will, in all probability, be
small. Substantial gains have
been recorded annually in the list
ings for each of the past several
years, but that strong upward
trend is likely to taper off a hit
in the new year, Mr. Peel lie
lieves.
Tax listings is slated to get un
derway during the first week of
the new year.
Laundry Planning
One Week Holiday
In order to give his employers
an extended vacation, Horshol
Miller of the Home Laundry and
Cleaners announced yesterday
that the laundry would be closed
tight during the week of Decem
ber 22 through the 27th.
Mr. Miller also stated that the
closing of the laundry for a week
was essential because many reno
vations and improvements to both
the building and machinery would
be made during the period.
Gardner Infant
Rickie Edward Gardner, one
month old, was accidentally
smothered to death while sleep
ing with his parents at their home
on Pine Street here early last Sat
urday morning. The infant was
found dead about 5:30 o'clock.
He was the son of Edward and
Gladys O'Mary Gardner, and an
only child. ,
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the home Sunday afternoon
at 2:00 o’clock by the Rev. J. W.
Berry, pastor of the local Pente
costal Holiness Church.
] LIGHTS
V_
y
Justice John l„ Hassell
brightened up the pre-Christ
inas season here at 5:00
o'clock p. in. yesterday when
he turned on the holiday
lights in the business dis
tricts. The lights were turn
ed on a bit late this year on
account of weather condi
tions.
With a lew minor changes,
the lighting system for the
holiday season is the same as
it was a year ago with string
ers on each side and stars
dotting the middle of the
streets.
District Ruritans
Net Thursday In
Jamesville School
\. (loirj Klrrlnl (><m-nior
(if \lhrinarlr District
\l Itifi Mcrliiu;
Holding one of their hugest
meetings in recent years, Albe
marie District Runtans of Ruritan
National had a great time in
Jamesville last Thursday after
noon and evening More than 150
delegates and officials were pre
sent for the event which featured
an address by Dr. Frank Jeter,
editor for the North Carolina Ex
tension Service
Following the large registration
early that afternoon, meetings of
the nominating recommendation
and registration committee were
held and a school for new officers
was conducted by Raleigh Carver,
AJUt-going governor, H. M, Ainsle.t
of Ahoskie and M L. Gay of
Wakefield, Virginia.
A. Corey, leader in the State or
gani/ation for several years, was
elected governor to succeed Car
ver of Pasquotank County Mi
Corey, State representative elect
from this counts and a Jamesville
man, served as governor of the
district year before last
During the afternoon business
session which featured the elec
lion of the new governor, the dele
gates approved the recomnienda
turns of that committee that the
board of directors of Ruritan Na
tional divide the Albemarle Dis
trict,' that each club invite the dis
tried governor and tin lieutenant
governor to meet with the gover
nor in the annual district convert
11ion
Addressing the large banquet m
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Hold Funeral For
Native Of County
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Funeral services with conduct
ed Saturday afternoon at 3:00
o'clock in the Carlyle Funeral
Home m Tarhoro for Turrenee
LeRoy Heath who died in the
Edgecombe County Samtoi ium
last Thursday morning at 12:01)
o'clock lh' had been in declining
health for year, and was critical
ly ill lm several weeks Inter
incut was in Tin boro's Greenwood
CollleUi y.
The son ol the late Thomas and
Bettie Him Heath, lie was born
m Griffins Tow nship, this counts ,
03 years ago and spent his early
life then Following Ins marriage
to Miss Ruth Mendenhall, he mov
ed to Beaufort where lie continu
ed to farm. After a st ar spent in
Washington County, he located in
Edgecombe neat Tarhoro about
eighteen vrars ago. retiring from
) ,1,, l-M**
health Mi Heath was a member
of tin church at Maple Grove
since childhood, and was ss'ell
known in Ins native and adopted
communities.
Surviving besides Mrs Heath
are lout daughters, Mrs. II G.
Cuten, Mrs. J. D. Guiganus and
Miss Fay Heath of Washington,
N. C., and Mrs. Allen Harrell of
Washington. D. C.; five sons, Roy
Heath of Washington, D. C., Clyde
Heath of Caliloi m . Ki te, Garland,
and A. T. Heath, all of Tarhoro;
one sister, Mrs. Wesley Hines of
i Kinston, and a brother, Joe E
I Heath of Goldsboro.
Forty-Five Cases
In County's Court
Saturday Morning
Judge K. T. Johnson Impos
es 82H.i In Fines Last
Salunlay ’Horning
Forty-five cast's, were handled
in the Martin County Recorder’s
court last Saturday. Judge R. T.
Johnson held the tribunal in ses
sion until almost 1:00 o’clock be
fore clearing the docket. Total
fines were $4110, including $285
assessed against speeders. One.
defendant, unable to pay a fine of
$200, was sentenced to the roads
for six months for operating a
motor vehicle while his driver’s
license was revoked. Another
defendant drew a road term for
stealing hogs, the sentence to be
gin at the xepiration of another
suspended last July when he was
convicted of larceny.
Proceedings:
Pleading guilty of operating a
motor vehicle^without a driver’s
license, Andrew Thomas was
fined $25, plus costs.
Howard R. Moore was fined
$10. (dus costs, for careless and
reckless driving.
Pleading guilty of non-support,
William Karl Sheppard was sen
tenced to the roads for six months.
The road term was suspended
upon the payment of $5 a week
for the support of his child and
the court costs. He is to reappear
in court for further judgment at
the end of two years.
Ananias Hyman, Jr., was taxed
with tlii' costs for not reporting
an accident.
Pleading guilty of careless and
I reckless driving, Nathan S. Staton
| was required to pay five court
cost.
William LeRoy Cotton, school
bus driver, was taxed with the
costs for passing another school
bus.
Charged with an assault, Le
Roy Roberson was found not
guilty
Adjudged guilty of an assault
with a deadly weapon, James A.
Rogers was taxed with the court
cost.
The case in which Luctus
Chance was charged with an as
sault, was nol pressed.
Pleading guilty of an assault
with a deadly weapon, Ernest
Wooten was sentenced to the
roads for six months. The court
suspended the road term upon
tlie payment of a $10 fine, cost of
court, and the prosecuting wit
ness's doctor's bill. He is to vio
late no criminal law during the
next two years.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the costs in the
case in which Marvin Porter was
charged with issuing a worthless
check. He is to make the check
good. too.
Clarence W. McCotter was tax
ed with tlie court costs when he
pleaded guilty of careless and
reckless driving.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the costs in the
case in which Willie Rease, Jr.,
was charged with reckless driv
ing.
Pleading guilty of operating a
motor vehicle while his license
was i evoked, William Jasper
Page was sentenced to the roads
for six months, suspended upon
the payment of a $200 fine and
costs Unable to meet the terms,
Page went off to the roads.
Adjudged guilty of drunken
(Continued mi 1’iiyo Six)
Jas. Wynne Buys
Plumbing Firm
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Purchasing the business and
good will ni the Martin County
Plumbing and Heating Company,
Mr. James A. Wynne has taken
over active management of the
firm. Koi the prese.it, at least,
the new management will main
tain its offices and show and sup
ply rooms m the Blue Star Clean
ers building on Washington
Street.
Mr Wynne has had several
years of experience in the plumb
ing and heating business in addi
tion to building construction
j work, and he and his force are in a
position to render an able service.
Mr. George Hatton Gurganus
who has operated the business for
several years, will return to the
Blue Star Cleaners in partnership
with his brother, John Hatton
j Gurganus.