THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B~ OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LV—NUMBER 102 Williamston, Marlin County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 18, 1952 ESTABLISHED 1899 * Economy Going on . Big Spree Ai The GOP Inauguration —*— luauirurat Events Expected To Cost $800,000-Next Month in Washington ^ Economy may be the Republi can watchword for the next four years—but or, Jan. 20 it takes a holiday. The Eisenhower inaugural will be no “box lunch" affair. It will be an inaugural cele bration in keeping with Repub lican spirits, with joy and spend ing unrestrained in preparations for an $800,000 three-day affair which is being billed by Repub licans themselves as the biggest, ^ best, and most expensive splurge of its kind in American history. Americans will pay for it—but voluntarily—in the purchase of tickets, programs, inaugural med als, and such. In fact, they are expected to contribute so hand somely in this manner that all expenses will not be met, but ex ceeded—with a profit. Republicans can take no special credit for unusual achievement in thas, however, since it has been done before—by Democrats. Pres cient Truman's $700,000 inaugural came out with a $10,000 profit. Republicans have verey reason to expect a sellout in '53 They are figuring on meeting expenses from: 60.000 paying seats averaging $5 apiece: $300,000 250.000 official programs at $1 each: $250,000. 10.000 medals at $3 each: $30, 000. 0 200 Inaugural Ball boxes at $3:00 each: $60,000 4.000 Inaugural Ball Tickets at $12 each: $48,000 3.000 concert tickets at an aver age of $7 apiece: $21,000. 8.000 seats for an entertain ment program the day before the inaugural at an average of $7 each: $56,000 Income from concessions: $25, 000 Expecting Company This income alone will almost pay foi the show. Washington stores and business firms are putting up most of tfte working capital on which the inaugural committee is operating. Everyday Washington looks like a city expecting company. Stands in front of the White House already are nearly com pleted, with the sturdy network of golden lumbers rising over the ^jidewalk on each side of Penn sylvania Avenue. These are the first of 39 stands which will line the lung parade route, when- ,. DM first Republican victory parade (Continued on Page Eight) Call Firemen To Oil Stove Fire m -.»— Volunteer firemen were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Taylor on North Haughton Street just outside the town limits at 2:45 o’clock yesterday after noon when an oil stove went out of control. No damage was report ed. Apparently the fire, turned down to a low point, went out and the oil flooded the base of the heater and flared up when it was lighted again. A Starting in a defective flue, file •threatened the Rufus Taylor home, corner of Haughton and Pine Streets, this morning at 10:25 o'clock. Wood nesi the flue was burned, but damage was limited. ALL PRESENT For Ihe first time in sever jbl months all members of the Mifiiu County Huma at Ed ucation were present for the December meeting held in the courthouse yesterday after noon. Two of the members had been on the sick list for some time and while they were not fit as a fiddle they were much improved and entered into the discussion before the (roup. Present were, J. D. Wool ard, chairman; Howard Gay lord, Geo Griffin, Cecil Powell and Ernest Edmond son. Peanut Harvest In County i\!oriuh;rt lAlmut Completed The peanut harvest is lust about completed in this county, late re ports coming ftotn nearly every section ot the count\“Vuliiig that between 97 ar.d 99 percent of the crop will have been 'bagged” bv the end of this week. It was also stated that Martin farmers have just about completed the harvest of their largest crop in several years. While the quality of the crop did not measure up to ex pectations, the yield offset that factor and went on to relieve, to some extent, the reduced in come received for tobacco. It has been conservatively estimated that income from the tobacco crop tumbled about two million dollars in the county this year. While an estimated 98 percent of the peanut crop has been iharvested in this county, approx imately 95 percent of the harvest has been moved to the markets, including c >mparativel> situ 1! | deliveries to the Peanut Coopera live warehouses here and in Rob • : 'orvillc. As far as it y'lltd be learned few or no permits are be ing beul in storage by the pro ducers on the farms It was ex plained, however, that a few lots I of peanuts have not moved to [market because the moisture con tent was above the limit allowed, and that the growers were forced to hold them off the market for a while. The harvest season started off with a bang back in October, and possibly sixty percent of the crop was picked and moved to market before intermittent rains started falling. Since early Nov emberv picking operations were advanced on an uncertain sche dule, but weather conditions have been perfect this week and the last of the crop is being clear ed from the fields. Music Program In High School Before an audience of then parents and friends, student mem bers of the music department of Williamston High school present ed their annual Christmas pro gram last night. Miss Mary Wallace Foy. music instructor, directed the Glee Club in three selections Janice Man ning sang a solo, "I Wonder As I Wandei ” and the Girls' Chorus of fered Pietro Yon's "Jesu Bam binaJean Mobley was inci dental soloist m the cantata, "The King and The Star" bv Noble Cain. Among four presentations by the Green Wave band directed by Jack F. Butlei, instructor, the audience gave most applause to the performance of the Berlin Leidzen arrangement, "White Christmas." Bach’s chorale, "Sleepers Awake" opened the band’s half of the program aiifi "Children’s Player" arranged by Johnson was the second *number. Frangkiser's "A Merry Christinas” was the closing selection. The evening concert was com pleted with the audience, band, and glee club joining in a verse oj O Come All Ye Faithful.’’ Minister Speaks To Woman's Club "The Mnn Who Owned the Stable" was the subject of the (Ji- the Rev. K. Gordon Conklin, Baptist minister, gave numbers of the Woman's club at then meeting Tuesday night In his talk Mr Conklin outlined the true meaning of Christmas and what the nirlh ol Christ has meant to the world. In the business session the club approved three persons as new members of the club They are Mrs. H. B. York, Mrs J. W Berry, and Miss Verdalee Norris. For their Christmas cheer ac tivity, club members decided to spend $25 th send boxes to two girls in state institutions, one at the Caswell Training School arid the other at Samareand Manor Miss Mary Taylor, case worker with the Martin County Welfare department, reported there are lu families availiable for the club tnemhei^Ji^^rovide help for at Christmas time. After discussion, the club voted to donate $10 to the Williamston Boy Scouts fund. Continue Smiling Despite Troubles Hurrying along from Florida to New York to meet her parents who were coming in oy boat irom her native England, the Wein traubs of Hicksville, New York, continued to .'mile after being de tained a short time here for a minor infrai tion of the motor ve hicle laws. Not too lonj in this counrty, Mrs Doris Weintraub was doing a bit of relief d iving when Pa trolman George Medlin, cruising Highway 17, asked to see her op erator’s license. Without driver’s credentials, she poster ■ bond and continued on her way with Mr. Weintraub, both smiling as they left the office of the court clerk. Elected Trustee Campbell College Dr. Victor E. Brown, local phy sician and surgeon, was elected a trustee of Campbell College, Buies Creek, at a recent meeting el the Baptist State Convention m Winston-Salem. I.ast week, accompanied by Mrs, Brown, Dr. Brown attended a trustees' meeting held at the Car olina Hotel m Raleigh. In addi tion to routine business matters, the group discussed a drive for funds for the new athletic build ing on the college campus. Former Resident files In Saniord -d, William Carleton Liverman, former Williumstuji resident, died in Sanford early last Monday morning of a heart attack. He yas horn in Bertie County 65 years ago and made his home here for a number of years while employed as salesman for the Harrison Wholesale Company. Leaving here m the twenties, he traveled out of Raleigh and more recently managed the Wi Irik Hotel in Sanford. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church at Aulander, and burial was in the family cemetery there. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jessie J. Livernion of Sanford; two sons, C. H Livrovum of Okla homa City, Okla . W R. Livermon of Martinsville, Va.; two stepsons, Joe Jelks of Ware Shoals, S. C Eddie Jelks of Charlotte; three sisters, Mrs. Jim Hudgins of Vir-j ginia Beach, Va , Mr- Annie Hog-1 gard of Norfolk, Va., Mrs Jim Britton of Whiteville; and six grandchildren Shooiing Turkeys At MSB Kiwanis club members today reminded uitizens of the turkey shoots to be held on the Critcher property near the Standard Fert ilizer plant tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon. Tfie shoots tonight and tomor row night will begin at 7 o'clock and the one Saturday at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Every person is invited to at tend the shoot and aid the Kiwan is in its efforts to raise funds for child welfare projects. Place Many Cases On Docket In The Recorder's Court Judge H, T. Johnson NX 111 Hold His Lu»t Session Saturday Morning Idle since the early part of this month, the Martin County Re corder's Court will have a crowd ed docket when it reconvenes on Saturday morning of this week. Up until today, right at fifty cases had been calendared for trial dur ing the day, not to mention a number of other cases that have been continued until next year. Judge R. T. Johnson, submit ting his resignation effective as of December 31, will hold his last session this week, Clerk L, B. Wynne announcing that there'll bo no court held on Saturday, the 27th. and that business will be resumed in January. After the session this week, the court will sit on Mondays instead of Sat urdays, the change having been made to avoid a conflict that de veloped when Judge Johnson transferred to the agent's position for the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road Company in Washington. The badge has been commuting since his transfer, but plans to move to Washington as soon as living quarters can be found. The court this week will be the second session he has held since quali fying on December 1 for his sec ond term on the bench. Appointed by the board of cohi missioners the first of this month, Herbert’ O. Peel is scheduled to hold his first term of court in the new year on Monday, January 5. Just about every type of crime —fourteen different classifica tions—is included in the list of ap proximately fifty cases already scheduled for trial Saturday morning. Speeders, numbering fourteen lead the list with drunken driv ers, numbering eight, coming sec ond Three are charged with is suing worthless checks and three others are booked for assault. Two are charged with careless and reckless driving, and one each with driving after his operator’s license was revoked, violating the motor vehicle laws, violating the liquoi* laws, disposing of mortgag ed property, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, larceny, op erating a motor vehicle without a a driver’s license, and non-sup porl. Additional cases are certain to be placed on the docket late to day and tomorrow in time for tnal Saturday. The court is likely to find it necessary to go into an afternoon session or continue some of its cases. With a two wecinTffiWarWTWiig up and with a number of cases alreday contin ued, the court can anticipate a big day on January 5. -.-t - Consider Plans For Healing Gym --a Meeting in delayed session here yesterday afternoon, the Martin County Board of Education dis cussed with members of the local committee plans for heating the gymnasium. No final action was taken, but the board is favorably considering the plea, and the mat te: will be given further study, it was learned. It is believed pos sible to heat the building with a system connected with the heat ing plant in the new building. One report said that the cost will approximate $2,000 or $2,500 The board bought 1.2 acres of land from Hannibal Purvis. Jr., for the Salsbury school for $200. After gradually changing over a period of two years, the board will switch all its insurance from the old line companies to the State's master plan, making a sizable saving possible in insur ance premiums. ■ '* ■ ■■ LITTLE ACTIVITY While the criminal docket is crowded with cases in this county, little activity has been reported during recent weeks in the civil department. Only two civil suits have been started in this county since October 31, Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne said yes terday. Both of those cases were of minur importance and involved claims and deliveries it was said. Plan Four Lanes For Road Between Here And Windsor —•— ( (imimi^iittrVctiuiriiiji l.»0 twR)! a\ Between Towns* -« According to information re : leased ttiis week by District High way Engineer W N Spruill plans are being made for opening a four lane highway between WHliams ton and Windsor at some future date. The present road between the two towns is being widened to twenty-four feet, and the right of-way for th future road will be 150 feet. Plans also call for a 150-foot right-of-way fo rthe belt line around Williamston, but no further developments have followed since county and town officials petitioned the highway commission to advance the pro ject. The highway commission is acquiring the additional right-of way between here and Windsor, taking 100 feet on the right side and fifty feet on the left going from here toward Windsor, the measurements being from the center of the present road. Sev eral bad curves in the present highway are being eliminated, in cluding the one at Roquist Creek. Mr. Spruill added that he couldn’t give any information at all about when that development might be expected. He pointed out that in widen ing U. S. 17 between Windsor and Edenton, the State Highway Com mission didn’t acquire the right of way because the volume of traffic along this route is not ex pected to develop as heavily. But additional right of way is believed necessary on LI. S. 17 between Windsor and Williams ton because both U. fj 13 and 17 converge on Windsor and traffic from these two main arteries flows between Windsoi and Wil lianiston. At Williamston the -heavy traf I lie splits between U. S. 17 and |U. S. ti4. Alt1 ough Mr. Spruill couldn't | predict tlA’ date when a four-lane I highway will become necessary, lie explained that State Highway Commission is trying to look forward. "If some years ago the right of way had been acquired on U. S. 1301, they wouldn’t lie having the ! problems you’re reading about j in the papers now," he added Mr Spruill also explained that I farmers will be able to farm on j the right of way the Highway Commission acquired, they won’t be able- to put up permanent rtruef tyres When iTii^TiffiPToffiT^foi tiuWve I mg, he said, the right of way will be free of expensive buildings Light Vote Cast In Farm Election Complete reports could not be bad early today, but the first re turns pointed to a light vote east m die Production-Marketing Ad ministration elections in Ibis county yesterday. The returns arc to be filed before the day is spent, and the del- gates are to meet here tomorrow morning and elect a county committee for the new year. Williamston-Poplur Point, cast ing 93 votes, elected Roy Griffin, chairman; Ciay'ot^^WWP/, vice chairman, and Willie Modlin of near Williamston, for regular member on the community com mittee. M L. Peel was elected delegate to the county convention. Hamilton farmers cast 75 votes and UO votes were recorded in Goose Nest, according to the early reports. The comparatively light vote in dicates the farmers are weii satis fied with the program personnel November Fairly Wei Nonib Here Last month, 4 fi4 inches of rain tell here, according to Hugh Spruill, keeper or the gunge and official thermometers. Since the first of this month rain fell on seven days, adding up to 1.24 inches. Haiti fell on ten of the thirty days in November, the I.HU inches falling on the 20th, cli maxing the fall during lust month. Increase Reported 111 County Liquor Sides | ST»RL am __ Beginning this evening. Wiiliamston stores will re main open until !l:0(l o'clock p. m. right on through Christ mas Eve. Additional shipments of merchandise, ordered especi ally for gifts of definite value, are arriving here daily, and Wiiliamston merchants arc better prepared than ever to meet the Christmas shopper's needs. Current Fall Been Rather Chilly One Unlike those in recent years, this fall has been a rather chilly one in this area, according to of tieial thermometer reading releas ed by Weather Observer Hugh Spruill here. Up until the presold time, the mercury has dipped below the freezing point on eleven mornings, reaching a low Tuesday morning of this week when the mercury shivered at 22 degrees. There have been quite a few balmy days, too, the mercury climbing to 76 degrees only last Wednesday The daily thermometer readings from the time the new equipment was installed by Weatherman Carney up until today, follow: Date October Tuesday, 21)th Wednesday, 21)1 h Thursday, 30ih Friday, Hist November Saturday, 1st Sunday, 2nd Monday, 3rd Tuesday, 4th Wednesday, 5th Thursday, 6th Friday, 7th Saturday, fith Sunday, 9th Monday, luth Tuesday, 11th Wednesday, 12th Thursday, 13th Friday, 14th Saturday, 15th Sunday, Kith Monday, 17th Tuesday, Itith Wednesday, 19th Thursday, 20th Friday, 21st Saturday, 22nd Sunday, 23rd Monday, 24th i uesuay, gatii Wednesday, 26th Thursday, 27th Friday, 28th Saturday, 29th Sunday, 30th December Monday, 1st Tuesday, 2nd Wednesday, 3rd Thursday, 4th Friday, 5th Saturday. 6th Sunday, 7th Monday, 8th Tuesday, 9th Wednesday, 10th Thursday, 11th Friday, 12th Saturday, 13th Sunday, 14th Monday, 15th Tuesday, 181V Wednesday, 17th Thursday, Kith ‘Heading at 1:30 p. High Low 87 82 61 75 78 81 82 65 67 72 58 59 74 67 51 60 66 74 67 74 78 72 63 85 65 56 65 61 64 75 65 60 48 49 46 43 47 51 51 57 65 68 73 76 65 57 51 43 40 4ft 58 31 m. 44 33 24 29 39 36 44 41 28 39 34 23 29 48 46 41 29 32 49 38 38 48 51 60 51 41 36 36 56 45 55 40 30 33 28 29 34 40 46 33 28 34 37 42 44 27 29 25 29 26 60' Suffer* Broken Neck In l.«ffff(inff Accident fcd Laughinghouse, 50-year-old colored man, suffered a broken neck in a logging accident near here yesterday. It was reported that a limb of a falling tree struck him. He was removed to a local hospital where ms condition ’con tinues serious. r SCHOOL HOLIDAY The Martin County schools are closing tomorrow at 12:011 o’clock, noon, lor one of their longest Christmas holidays. Classes will be reopened on Monday, January 5, it was an nounced. Other than a brief Easter holiday, the schools will be in session constantly j after January 5 until the close of the term next spring. 5S?W34.90 Spent F or Liquor During The Past 17 Years . — Laid Ouartor Salr* $3,012 I ar» (..'has Culliphei shortly after 8:00 o'clock this morning. No general alarm was sounded, but the town sent one n! its tire trucks there but the house had lust about burned d ,.vn when flieineii icae'llcd the puui a ■■ • miles out on the Hamilton high way. The file spread so rapidly that the occupants had time to gel out ol the rear part of the house Only a sofa and a small portable oil stove were saved. Neighbors rushing there, wa nt into the house to get some ot the furniture and found if necessary to jump uu! a window when the fire blocked othci exits. It was reported that the owner had insurance on the building, but there was no coverage on the con tents. Predicting 1,300 Deaths On Roads. During Holidays —— l.ilalitir. I',\jn’dril To fCmu l'<*urUi ffighiT than In \uy ( )|lu*r IVrioii Dad driving conditions plus unusual < u cumstat ces add up to plenty of trouble for holiday drivers. In a study of year-end holiday accidents over the past three 'ears, the Institute for Safer Liv ing of the American Mutual Li ability Insurance Company con cludes that there will be a min imum of 1300 highway fatalities during the period from December 24 of this year through January 1. Fatalities during this period will run an estimated 22"5 high el than I'm any other nine day period during December A further analysis by the In stitute attributes a major portion of the increase to these specifical ly hazardous holiday driving ac tivities: ( 1 ; Driving to or from the local community dances and parties; (2) Driving to or from office and business parties; (3) Using the car for hurried last minute Christmas shopping; (4) Unusually heavy use of Ihe fam ily car by young people home for holidays; (5) Taking holiday motor Inp., to and from distant points. While these destinations them selves are not^any more hazard ous than at any other time of the year. 11 is the combination of hol iday circumstances that makes these trips real tests of driving sense Such circumstances that makes these trips real tests of driving sense. Such circumstances include, more parties and gather ing: where liquor is served; seas onal bad weather conditions with increased probability of skids and crashes; heavily congested holi day traffic; more driving dis tractions due to the general holi day spirit; general relaxation of judgement The following rules are offered by the Institute for avoiding this often fatal combination of con ditions and circumstances: 1 (Man to keep your driving at a minimum during the holiday easoii. Use train, bus, taxi or trolley when you can and especi ally when your good sense tells you that you should not drive. 2 Watch those drinks if • you drive to parties and social gath ering- the driver must let some one e lse do his di inking, he must abstain. 3 Properly caution younger drivers using the family car and make certain that their training and practice are sufficient to meet 1111 . •1 Travel at carefully reduced peeds vhen visibility is poor, or the roads slippery. •>. Use your skid chains when road conditions demand them. li Allow plenty of time for those longer trips Don't hurry and don't allow yourself to be come tired or sleepy, especially in bad driving weather. 7 Watch out foi the actions of (Commut'd on page eight) Contributions To The Rectory Fund -<*> Contributions totaling $2,000 have b< < n turned in for new Epis " ,r Wffffin.fr eel this week. Mr Ear It Wynne, treasurer of the rectory building fund, asks that any persons who wish to du natc to the fund contact her at the office of the Martin County Building and Loan Association. Ground will be broken soon for the new building r SCHEDULE To give the forte the long est Christinas holiday pussi hie. The Enterprise will make its appearance slightly ahead of schedule next week. In keeping with a custom, dating back more than a quarter century the management will issue no second edition Christ mas week. The early submission of an nouncements and other items and material for publication in the next edition will be greatly appreciated.