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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,H» MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bv OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 2 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 6, 195,'i ESTABLISHED 1899 Leal Cooperative Paying Dividend In Martin County —— ■•§> Payments Based Oil The 194B-49 Crops Arc Being Made A thousand or more Martin County farmers are receiving dividends on their 1948 and 1949 tobacco crops from the North Carolina offices of the Flue Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation. Just how much money is being distributed to the growers in this county by the co operative could not be learned, but it is expected to run well in to the thousands of dollars. The individual checks range in amount from a few cents to several hun dred dollars, it was learned. This distribution of net gains has been made possible by sell ing all 1948 and 1949 crop to baccos to dealers and manufac turers, L. T. Weeks, former Mar tin County assistant farm agent and general manager of the co operative, said. After all ex penses were paid which included principal and interest on money borrowed to make payment of support price to farmers, handling charges, and overhead and ad ministrative costs, a total of $2, 076,623.53 in net gains was real ized from the 1948 crop and $4, 050,702.05 in net gains was real ized from the 1949 crop. The net gains on both crops total $6,127, 925.58 which is being paid to the growers who placed tobacco in Stabilization in 1948 and 1949, Mr. Weeks explained- The amount rach grower will receive is based »n the value of his tobacco which the cooperative received during those two years. Beginning last Friday, the co operative started mailing 279,620 checks to members of the eorpor »tiun. No doubt there are many farmers who have moved to a new address since 1948 and 1949. To help facilitate the distribution of the checks, farmers who do not in a reasonable time receive B check and who delivered tobac co to stabilization in either 1948 nr 1949 or both, are asked to for ward the following information: 1. Give name and address, and numbers as shown on identifica tion card: 2. Enclose copy of 1048 or 1049 Settlement memorandums and warehouse biils; 3. Your 1948 or 1949 land lord's or tenant’s names; 4. Number of pink member ship agreement and receipt; 5. Your present address. By resolution of the Board of Directors, an amount equal to 1-2 of 1 percent of the original support price value has been de ducted in arriving at the amount of each distribution check in or der to create a revolving fund re serve, Mr. Keeks said. This re serve is credited to each grower’s account and will be distributed within a reasonable time if its use is not necessary otherwise. Each grower is urged to examine his check stub carefully as it gives a detailed analysis of his account for the 1948 and 1949 crops. The total net gain in cluding deduction for a reserve should be considered as income (Continued on Page Eight) ~PaffoT ReVieWS November Work State Highway Patrol headquar ters today reported 11,908 arrests for traffic violations in November including 749 for drunken driv ing. • Another 7,903 Tar Heel motor ists were handed citations and or dered to appear in court. During the month the pdtrol ac tivity report showed 2,352 acci dent investigations. 82.300 vehicle inspections and 135,945 spot driv ers license inspections. Men of the patrol traveled 1, 852,334 miles in the performance of their duties and used 130,273 gallons of gasoline They recover ed and returned to their owners cars and property valued at $7!, 800. In addition to enforcement work the patijolmen performed 18,832 acts of courtesy for motor ists they encountered in line of duty. And of the number of violators taken to court, 11,167 were found guilty the report concluded. Roanoke River Yields Key To Smokehouse In County While searching for something eise. two Williamston men, Joe Robertson and Daniel Peel last Saturday night found the "key” to the Martin County srhokehouse. The first herring of the new year was trapper! in a net by the two men near the mouth of Conohoj Creek, the eateh coming almost two weeks ahead of the one made by Fisherman Joe Smith last year. ‘ We were not expecting a her ring," Fisherman Peel said, ex plaining that they were netting for pikes# Offering the fish itself as evi dence, Mr. Peel said the herring was grown and fully developed, i weighing about a third of a pound and measuring twelve inches long and three and one-quarter inches in width. Herring have been taken in the Roanoke even earlier than the! fourth of January,'but ordinarily I ion; is found before about the niddle of the month *r>d there nave been years when none was ;een before the middle of Febru U'V. It has been said that when the irst herring is trapped in the Roanoke, spring can't be too far rebind. The catch, even though it was imited to a lone herring, is cer ain to turn the fishermen’s atten ion to the Roanoke. Already Mr. Z. C. Fleming, operator of the dsherv at Jamesville, is eyeing nis large seine with intentions to dart operations during the month if March. Individual fishermen ire also said to be making ready for the coming season. There was a time when the her ring occupied a prominent place n the economy of this section, and the fish can come back into its iwn anytime. 0. S. Spies Are Working Behind The Iron Cnriain —$— \V«*st Germany Kconoiniral* ly Oil Its Own Feet, Reportn Say Washington.—'Though little in formation is available to the press here in Washington, there are increasing signs that U. S. spies are causing concern in the Iron Curtain countries in the Balkans and eastern Europe. Re cently the Polish government is sued a statement which, in effect, told the United States govern ment that one million dollars spent for spy work in Roland had been largely wasted. No reply, of course, came from Washington. In Czechoslovakia charges have repeatedly been made by Prague commies about U. S. spies. Only silence has been Washington’s answer. And in the Balkans the Reds are getting touchy over the work of U. S. spies. All this attention indi cates spies are doing their job well. The major reason for current concern behind the Iron Curtain is thought to be the strain Through which the satellite coun tries’ economies are now passing. In Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hun gary and other satellites produc tion totals are being missed. Workers are showing increased unrest as living conditions fail to improve, or improve too slowly. The Russians have responded to the trouble bv increasing work ers’ quotas, for the same pay, and this is causing unrest. The entire satellite population is experienc ing a wave of unrest—as western Europe steadily recovers econom ically and enjoys more of the lux uries of life. Thus U. S. spies have an increasingly good opportunity to enlist the aid of defcctionists and disillusioned citizens in these countries. The extent of concern and pub licity given our spy-work abroad indicates serious concern on the part of the Communists. The U. S.—which has never maintain ed much of a spy system in peace time, until now—seems to have (Continued on Page Five) TI1E RECORD SPEAKS . . . Complete reports from members of the N. C. Highway Patrol in this county show there were a00 motor vehicle accidents in this county last year, taking one life, that of Luther Reason the latter part of April near Ward’s Bridge. The property loss was conserva tively estimated at $96,325, and 126 persons were injured, quite a lew of them for life. The last of the accidents in the | told year was reported on High way 125 near Oak City late last Wednesday. A comparison of accident fig ures for the past several years fol lows: Accidents Inj’d Kill'd O’m'c'd 1952 1951 1950 1949 1946 ! 1947 1946 1945 300 262 200 142 150 139 126 87 126 138 87 64 84 62 105 47 $96,325 61.840 44,560 31,175 37,750 30.115 27,775 17,475 (RESIGNS ] After serving as chief de* put., in the sheriff's depart ment in this county for more than two years, Raymond Rawls tendered his resigna tion last Saturday, effective the fourth. Mr. Rawls has made no an nouncement, but it is under stood that he plans to expand his farming operations this year. Sheriff M. W. Holloman said no replacement had been named, that he would handle the duties of the office him self for i. while. Governor Lost On His Road System —«>— North Carolina's rural road sys tem is so large that it almost stag gers the imagination Viewed on the drawing board and measured in cost figures and miles, the sys tem is really impressive. But its magnitude was really brought in to its true perspective last night when Governor Scott, the- master builder, and his congenial and able highway commissioner, Henry G. Shelton, got lost over the way. We simply wheezed by a road where a turn should have been made," Commissioner Shelton, the pilot, declared, explaining that it was dark and that he was almost lost inside the No. 1 car. The party soon got its bearing* and went on to Winfall where Governor Scott addressed a Ruri tan group. Upon reaching Williamston, the party stopped and Governor Scott Commissioner Shelton and Chauf-i four Adams were seen searching] the road maps for the short-cut to Raleigh. Following a luncheon in the home of Commissioner and Mrs. Shelton at Mapleton over in Edge combe County yesterday after noon, Governor Scott moved on ovei into Gates arid Perquimans County to tefl as many of his con stituents as possible good-bye. Be fore leaving here slntrtly after 10.00 o’clock last night, the retir ing chief executive explained that, the trip was the last he would make in the St.itc as Governor. -«■* « *•■■■;%—» -«PM| Explaining lie would go on re lief on Thursday of this week, Governor Scott, in a most solemn manner, called foi a bag or two of Mai tin County peanuts with de livery scheduled at Haw River. Production Gains In War Airplanes A recent estimate placed 1952 warplane production at approxi mately 9,000. The same report estimated 1953 production at about 12.000 planes a year, or an increase of roughly 3,000 aircraft. This estimate carne from DeWitt C. Ramsey, president of the Air craft Industries Association. The Association-President re veals that 95 percent oi !952's air craft production in the United States was military production. Despite the fact that aircraft pro duction will increase by only about one-third this year. Ram sey believes that the nation's air arm will b<* "noticeably” improv ed in both quantity and quality (Continued on page eight) Make Plans For Extensive Street Paving Program — <*-— Traffic Suurletl and People Mad About Railroad Right Of Way -* Tentative plans were made by the town commissioners in their regular meeting here last evening for advancing an extensive pav ing program during the course of the next few months. Cost figures are not complete, but it is propos ed to spend approximately $30, 000 for drainage, curb and gutter and paving. Before the paving program can be advanced, a $10,000 drainage project is to be handled in that area between Kim and Sycamore Streets. Plans are complete for curbing and paving of Sycamore Street from Main to Washington Street. The authorities approved curb and gutter for Elm Street either from Main to Washington Street or from the. Railroad to Washington Street with the possi bility that it will be paved later. Railroad street is to have curb and gutter and paving from Washing ton Street to Smithwick. Petitions have been placed he fore the board, calling for curb and gutter and paving on Syca more and Elm Streets. The Atlantic Coast Bine Rail mad Company snarled traffic and made many people mad when it declared its right-of-way from Washington Street to Smithwick a few days ago and then went on to stake off and close the triangle to parking near the freight sta tion The company staked its claim fifteen feet from the center of the track, leaving little more than enough room for one-way traffic. It had been orally agreed that the company would permit the town to utilize the right-of-way to a point eight feet from the center of the track. Officials are meet ing with representatives of the Coast Line today in an effort t< solve the acute problem. Right or wrong, it looks as if the streets are about to be taken over by individuals. Ben Frank Little has moved seveial feet in to Slade Street at the corner of Andrews Avenue, and he hus pa pers to support his claim. Creat ed by poor surveying, the prob lem is being tackled by town of ficials, A petition was presented to the board for curb and gutter on Lib erty Street from School Drive to Woodland Drive. The Roanoke Chevrolet Com pany was low bidder on a car for the police department, th>- bid amounting to $1,417.89 Other bids ranged up to $1,927.35. Citizen Lee Glenn appealed to the board for tile for draining the large ditch back of his home on East Main Street. Uncertain about whose land the ditch was on, the board delayed action on the request. The petitioner ex plained his land went to the rail road, leaving some doubt as to where the exact linq is located. Treasurer C. M Cobb report ed $62,443.82 cash iri banks, in cluding $1,348.86 in the sewer rental fund, and $30,812.90 in the stieet account. The income from sewer rentals last month amount ed to $1,079.50, and parking mc t *u. i flat,*. County Boy Gets Korean Promotion —t— With the 25th Infantry Div. In Korea.—Noah S. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Bennett, Route 2, Williamston, N. C., was recently promoted to private first class while serving in Korea with tile 25th Infantry Division. His outfit has been in Korea longer than any other American division. It entered the fighting in July 1950 shortly after the Communist attack on South Ko rea. World War II veterans will re member this same division drove across central Luzon of the Phil ippine Islands in early 1945 and destroyed most of the Japanese ai-rhor there. Bennett, a mechine gunner in the 35th Regiment’s Company M, arrived in Korea last June and has been in the Army since Nov ember 1951. He was graduated from Bear Grass High School. County Board In Uneventful Meet Monday Morning IHmi'iimm Lousing Property At Prison Camp To The State -•— Although they were in ses sion until 1:00 o’clock Monday afternoon, the Martin County Commissioners handled mostly routine business and discussed a few other matters, including the leasing of property near the prison camp to the State High way and Public Works Commis sion. The State is in the market for additional land near the camp, but no action was taken, the board asking the State to submit an offer. All members of the board ex cept Commissioner J. C. Gurkin were present for the meeting. James S. Ayers was appointed Hamilton Township constable for a term of two years. The board recommended to the highway commission the widening and stabilizing of the Roberson Chapel Road in Wil liamston and Rear Grass Town ships. Making his monthly report. Tax Collector M. L. Peel said that $298,785.06 of the $393,582.02 levy for 1952 had been collected. He also reported that $356,737.71 of the 372,268.32 levy for 1951 had been collected. All but $7, 114.41 of the $337,123.44 levy for 1950 has been paid, and a balance of only $4,504.85 remains due on the $314,098.95 levy for the year 1949. Tax relief order, based on er rors for the most part, were al lowed as follows: For 1950 tax year: Magallen Duggins, Williams Township, $2; Jimmie Roberson, Williamston, j$l; Thurman James, Williamston, $2; Howard Williams, Williams tun, $1; Laura Moore, Williams ton, 85 cents; and Bill Brown, Williamston, $1 For 1951 tax year: Herbert M Moore. Williams Township, $2; William Henry Price, Williams Iton, 78 cents, Archie L. Perry, $2; Verlin Griffin, Griffins, $2; Raymond Hodges, Griffins, $2: Dennis Bowen, Williamston, $1.55; Henry Hollis, Robersonville, $1; W. B Martin, Robersonville, $3.60; James Davis, Robersonville, $2; Kenneth Roberson, Roberson ville, $2; Calvin Roebuck, Hamil ton, $2; Laura Moore, Williams ton, 85 cents. For 1952 tax year; Melvin Price, Jamesvilie, $2; A. T. Whitley, Griffins, $2; R S. Critcher, Wil liamston, $100.56; LeRoy Godard, Williamston, $2; Herbert Jackson, Williamston, $2; Louis Bonds, Williamston. $2; Mary Hyman, Williamston, $1.55; Laura Moore. Williamston, 85 cents; G. and S Motor Company, Robersonville, $27.90; A. D. Griffin, Roberson ville, $3.10; S. E. Taylor, Poplar Point, $3.38; Riverside Manufac turing Company, Hamilton, $33.22 Senator Tati For Shorter Sessions Senator Robert A. Taft, the prospective Republican leader in the Senate, has set as one of his goals the timely adjournment ul Congress every other year. The as the deadline for Congressional adjournment every even year. Under this plan, the members of both Houses would not be caught in the pull of two responsi bilities, one involving re-election or a presidential election, and the other involving Congressional du ties. It is interesting to note that the legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 contemplated July 31st as the latest adjournment date every year. I ROUND-UP | \_/ The crime front was unus ually quiet in the county last week-end, the jail record showing that only four per sons were arrested and de tained during the period. All four of the persons ar rested and jailed were white, including a 30-.vear-old white woman. They were charged with being drunk and disord erly. There were a few other arrests reported, but bond was arranged in each of those, it was learned. Starts Marathon For The March Of Dimes -<*>-* Pianist Offering Free Service For Fund Drive Here —#— Jerrv Hall To Puv Dollar If Hr Fail* To’ Play Tunc Re«|iic*t -<j, At 10:30 o’clock this morning, | Jerry Hall sat do'vn at a piano | on the front porch of the Securi ty Life and Trust Company's of fice on Main Street here and be gan his eight-hour show for the March of Dimes fund in Martin j County. A last minute plan to move across the street to the Wil liamston Booster's office was can- | celled when it was found to be impractical. Mr. Ball, known as the mara thon pianist of Charlotte, is spending the day playing popular tunes for each dollar given to the Martin County March of Dimes 1 show. For each one dollar con tribution, Mr. Ball tinkles off j whaever popular tune the con- | tributor requests. If Mr. Ball: cannot play the tune, he adds a dollar of his own to the fund and plays a substitute, thereby in creasing the polio fund by two dollars. There were those around this morning trying to "stump" the marathon player, but up until shortly before noon he was hold ing his own. An employe of the Esso Stand-j urd Oil Company, Mr. Ball has attracted wide attention for his' generous donation of time and talent to the polio fund campaign each year for several years. Most of those watching his en thusiastic performances today did not realize that Mr. Ball was making a greater sacrifice than usual in his Williamston show He has been ill since his arrival here from Charlotte Sunday aft ernoon, but despite thfit he gave a twenty-minute concert for the children in the Williamston Kle montary School yesterday after noon. Bolstered by penicillin, he went on with the show this morn ing, braving the weather and appealing for support for the cur rent March of Dimes campaign -* Gifts Presented Home Inmates —«— A gift of 14 dining room chairs was presented to patients at the Martin County Home as part of the Martin Home Demonstration Clubs' traditional Old Christmas program Sunday. The Rev. W. B. Harrington, county minister, presented a mes sage using the Christmas story from Matthew as his theme, and the club women led a program ol Christmas songs and familiar hymns for the patients. Mrs. J C. Rawls and Mrs. Kad cr Lille.v were accompanists. After the program, Mrs. Thad Harrison, home agent, presented the chairs on behalf of the 14 (dubs and John Bland, superin tendent of the home, accepter! tin ' Vi 11. fee cream was served to the pa tients in the county home arid tuberculosis section ol the hoirn j after the program. The .10 club women present for the event, also visited the tuber culosis patients and held a short' devotional for them. Two Injured On Construction Job Two persons were hurt in acci dents on a construction job at Standard Fertilizer Plant on New Year’s Day. Frank Holliday, who lives on RFD Wiliiamston, lost his little finger when his hand became jammed in a (able wheel. The little finger was crushed and the finger next to it was badly mang led. Hollins Griffin received a head injury Thursday afternoon when a wrench fell from a scaffold and struck him in the forehead. Both men were released from ai local hospital after receiving med-| ical treatment. ' FA KM SCHOOL I ^ The first session of two special farm schools got under way in the courthouse here this morning. Quite a few in terested farmers were in at tendance. but the number of "students" did not measure up to expectations. The school today is dealing with a number of allied farm subjects. Next Monday night. January 12, a special school for tobacco farmers will be held in the courthouse at 7:30 o'clock. Fatally Injured In Logging Accident In County Monday riincrul \\Y<Iii4*mIu) \f 110011 III Bcllum'ii (Hum'll For Win. C. Berry, Jr. William C. Berry, Jr., a resi dent *’f Pantego, was fatally in jureil in a logging accident m the harm Life section of Griffins Township Monday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock Suffering head in juries and a broken back, the 17-year-old youth died before he could be moved from the woods. Investigating the accident, Coro ner Will. W Biggs ruled no in quest was necessary. Leaving then home in Pantego with his father early that morn ing, tile youth had completed tin loading of a truck and reached down to pick up the end id' ; binder chain. A log ruled oil the truck and knocked him fact down into the mud. Before hi could get up or others could help him a second log rolled from tin truck, fatally injuring him. Hi appealed In helpers to free him and they pulled him away from the truck. lie died ten minute later, Coronet Biggs said Tht father, working about one-hall mile away in the swamp, was called and he ran all the way to the scene, finding his son dead I he victim was born on Coon ey’s Hide about eight miles from Lake Landing in Hyde County on May 20, 1935, the son of Wiljiam C. and Ina Gibbs Berry Aftei spending about ten years in Hyde he moved with the family ti Belhaven, iutei moving to Pan t-ego. He was a member of thi West End ChureTi of Christ in Belhaven, and at the tune ol tlu accident was employed b.v New some HatTis, logging cootractoi for the North Carolina Pulp Com pany. Surviving besides his parents are two brothels, James Berry o( Belhaven and Charles Thompson Berry of the home, and a sister Mrs. Wade Woolard, ol Pantego Funeral services will be con ducted in the Belhaven chinch Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’ clock by the Kev Herman Shat fi ner, pastor. Interment will be in the Belhaven cemetery Early Mornina A general fire alarm was sound i'il here htis morning at ti 25 o' clock when fire threatened the home on the Fred J Koebuck farm between Williamston and Hamilton. Volunteer firemen were mak ing ready to move out of the sta tion when a second call was re ceived, explaining that the fire was confined to a chimney. Blocked by those calling in to learn about the fire, the call, ad vising the firemen it was un necessary for them to make the run, just did get through m tune to keep them from making the eight-mile run. -f (.aunty Miniittm Mat h Improved In Ihmpital ■ — A patient m North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, for about ten days, Elder E. C. Sfevension, county minister, was reported much improved jester day. He plans to return home the ialtei part of tills week. Five Accidents In First Three Days Oi The New Year & One Person Sli^luU Hurl Ami l*r»|M*rtv Huiunjic flared Vt 8720 -<§> The New Year was hardly an hour old before motorists, travel ing Martin County highways and streets, started building up an ac cident record for 1953. No one was badly injured and property damage was limited to an esti mated $720 m motor vehicle acei | dents reported during the past few days on the highways and streets in this county. Returning to his home near Oak 1 City about 1:00 o’clock New Year's morning, Robert Lee Dol berr.v, colored man, started to turn I into his driveway on Highway 44 and the brakes on his 1939 Chev rolet locked. The machine turned over and tore down his mail box. Dolberrv was not injured. Inves tigating the accident. Patrolman 1! W. Parker estimated the dam age at $50. 1 Just before the New Year re cord was started, Lt. Lee Reams Johnson, stationed at Camp Le jeune, capped the 1952 reports when bis 1950 Otdsmobile went out of control on Highway 125 about three miles north of Oak City last Wednesday evening at 0:30 o’clock. Striking a slick place | m the road, the car turned over, causing about $200 damage to the car, according to Patrolman B. W. Parker who made the investiga tion. The lieutenant was not in jured. Friday afternoon at 1:40 o'clock a 1949 Dodge driven by Dock Tay loi and a 1951 Chevrolet pick-up i driven by Arthur Simpson crash ed at the intersection of Warren and Park Streets in Williamston, causing about $150 damage to the Dodge and about $20 to the truck. No one was hurt and each of the ownei - accepted the damage to his vehicle. Officer Bill Haislip said following his investigation. Driving his 1952 Chevrolet pick up truck m heavy traffic on Wil liamston’s main street about 6:00 .o’clock last Saturday evening, Wilbert L. Long of near Roberson villi1 struck the rear of a 1952 Dodge being driven by Ronnie Peaks of RFD 2, Williamston. There was little or no property damage, but Mrs. Long, thrown against the windshield, suffered i uts on tile forehead and nose. She was treated in a local hospital and continued to her home, A four month-old baby, held by Mrs. Long, was not injured. Officers John R.„ buck and Bill Haislip said following (ben investigation Driving west on East Main Street in Williamston last Satur . day evening at 7:00 o’clock, Jesse Lawrence Brown plowed into the rear of a freight truck parked in front ol the Martin Apartments across the street from the county court house. Brown was not injur ed. but Officers Moore and Rog , ers, making the investigation, es timated the damage to Brown’s 1949 Mercury at $300 Brown, booked for drunken driving, told officers he had stopped to get a .drink of water No damage was done to the truck, the officers said. Raid Nets Large - Qifas&lf-Liqittr —«— Raiding thr home of James Gra liam on Martin Street here last Saturday night, ABC Officer C'e [eil Bullock and John Roebuck, Tom Chesson and Chas. R. Moore of the police department confis cated eight and one-half gollons, plus a bottled pint of white liquor. Said to have maintained whole sale operation, Graham and his wife were booked for trial in the [county court. Bond was required m the sum of $100 for each of the j defendants. Checking the terri tory the following morning, offi cers siud there was a dry time for quite a few imbibers. County Former Suffered Attack Last Thursday -* Suffering a stroke of paralysis while at his store in the Farm Life Community late last Thuisday af ternoon, Mr. Lewis Roberson, well-known Griffins Township farmer, was removed to a Rocky i Mount hospital yesterday follow ing treatment in Brown's Com j munity Hospital here.
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