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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,800 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ IT* OVER 3,000 MARTIN COCNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK I VOLUME LYI—NUMBER 1 Willi am slon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 13, 1933 ESTABLISHED 1899 I Series Qfjfrecks I On the Highways I In Martin County te ■ ^-— | INo One Reported Injured, Property Damage Is Plaeed At St.750 -* No one was reported injured but I property damage was estimated at nearly $2,000 in a series of auto mobile accidents on the highways and streets in this county during the past few days. In addition to the wrecks reported in this coun ty. several Martin County per sons were involved in accidents in othci sections. At least one of those was said to have been badly hurt. Jim Coffield, Robersonville man, was reported to have suffer ed a broken leg and other injuries when the ear in which he was rid ing with R. B. Nelson, also ol Rob er.-onville, was wrecked between Tarboro and Bethel last Saturday Coffield was moved to a Raleigh hospital for treatment, according to information reaching here. Gaston James, another count} man. apparently was not injured when his' car was wrecked near Tarboro late Sunday. The second in the series of mot or vehicle accidents in this county was reported last Friday night about 10;30 o'clock when Burniee Douglas Adams of Hamilton turn ed his> 1938 Chevrolet over on’its side about three miles from Ham ilton on the River Road. Adams, doing about $100 damage to his ear, said he lost control of his machine when he turned quickly to miss a hog loose in the high way. Patrolman Jack O. Arthui made the investigation. Driving on Highway 903 in Gold Point, Curley Callier slowed down to make a right turn in his 1940 Pontiac about 7:00 o'clock last Friday night when Billy Edmond son struck him with his 1940 Ford No one was hurt, according to Pa trolman B W. Parker who esti mated the damage to the Ford at $125 and that to the Pontiac at $25. Last Saturday afternoon about 12:15 o’clock, Roosevelt Hyman, colored, was driving on Highway 125 from Oak City toward Hamil ton when Herman Everett, also colored, ran into the rear of Hy man’s 19*9 Ford, causing about $250 damage to his own car and about $200 damage to the other machine. No one was hurt, ac cording to Patrolman J. O. Arthur who made the investigation and who explained that Everett could not be contacted immediately for questioning. Hyman said he was driving along about 25 miles an houi when his ear Wns struck from the rear. There was a three-ear accident on Williamston’s North Haughton Street last Saturday evening about 0:45 o’clock. The first car slow ed down to make a left turn into White Street when the second car struck it from the rear, locking bumpers. A few’ minutes later and before the first two cars could he separated, the third car plowed into the rear of the second ma chine. Investigating the accidents, Officers Rogerson and Perry esti mated the total damage at about $350, the middle machine taking most of the damage. Just as he was making a left turn into his driveway about a mile out of Williamston on High way 17 in his 1947 Plymouth, L. T Letch worth was struck by a 1951 Chevrolet driven by Miss Ai lie Faye Bowen. No one was huit (Continued on Page Seven! r-«— Changes Hade In Plant Personnel —»— (Left out of previous edition) Ending its contract with another company, the Texas Company a few days ago started operating its own boats for the delivery of its products to the several water ter minals in eastern Carolina. Connected w'ith the Williams ton terminal since it was opened, Roland Jones and W. G. Stallings have been transferred to the com pany marine department and are now serving as captains on the Texas boats. Jack Sullivan and Earl Man ning have been added to the com pany personnel at the local ter minal, Manager Bob Gentry an nounced this week. Messrs. Jones and Stallings will continue to maintain Williamston as their headquarters. Modern Mill Near Here i .^. His old mill destroyed by tile last summer. Mr. W. O. Abbitt is rfipidly making ready for operation of an entireh new plant close to the site of the old one near Williamston on Highway 125. No date foi starting operations has been fixed, but the mill, spe cializing in the manulactuie of top quality corn meal, will be one of the most modern in this section of the country. -Photo by Royal Studios. WIDE OI*KN <>* After Joe Robertson and Daniel Peel caught a herring and marked the opening of Martin County’s smokehouse tor 1953, Kiserman llenry tiir vin and Lin wood Evans push the smokehouse door wide open last Friday when they dipped twenty-three sizable herring from the Roanoke at Jamesvilie. Braving the elements and us ing a drift net, the two fish ermen picked up as many as four fish at a time. Native Oi County ! Dies In Beaufort Henry Staton Hardison, native | iif this county, died at his home in j tile Free Uiuoii Community of I Beaufort Countv Sunday morning lat 1:30 o'clock of a heart ailment. He had been in declining health, | for almost a year. The son of the late William and ; Susan Padgett Hardison, he was | [ born in Jamesvilie Township lit! j years ago on February 18, 1888,, and when five years old moved to 1 Beautort Counts1 where he had | since made his home. He was married to the former Ruth Waters December 27, 1908 He was a member of the Hunter s Bridge Christian Church and serv-! ed as church treasurer Surviving are Ills wile; thiee sons, Wade Hardison of Roper-, j Hubert S. Hardison of Roanoke Rapids, Wilbur C. Hardison of Route 1, Pinetown; three daugh ters, Mrs. Leroy Harris ol Wash ington. Mrs. Grady Cooper of Shady Banks, Route 2, Mrs. L. F Tuten of Oxford; two sisters, Mrs Leada F. Waters of Roanoke Rap- I ids, Mrs. Emma Rowland of ! Hampton, Va. Funeral services were held at, the Hunter's Bridge Christian! Church Monday afternoon at 2| o'clock, conducted by Rev. George ! W Bondurant and the Rev. Wil bur Bennett. Burial followed in Oakdale Cemetery, Washington. New Car Models On Display Here Vtw'hii (' • •. >11-.- hk'.v.Ui'., . new automobile models that, went on display here last week. The new Chevrolet, Buick and Olds mobile were unveiled to the pub lic Friday and dealers for all three report the response to the 1953 models enthusiastic. John Henry Edwards, manager of the Roanoke Chevrolet Com pany, reported approximately 1500 persons viewed the 1953 Chevrolet* at his business on Fri day and Saturday. He reported they seemed to like the Bel An series in particular, and that the models of all the cars he had on display were sold. At the Charles H. Jer'ons Mot or Company. James Bailey Peek termed tlwir showing "mighty good." He said their visitors lik ed both cars very much and the new v-type engine in the Buick claimed much attention. As fAr the Oldsmobile the new styling seemed to be pleasing to all Mr. Peele reported that mon people came to see the two new | models than had ever called at his \ establishment in any two-day period. He-also said all the models he had on display have been sold. Town Native Died In Hospital Last Thursday Evening Fiinri'ul llrltl In I{oIk‘i*s«iii Sulimlay For Mrs. Faimir Fljison Pope Mrs. Fannie Ellison Pope, a na tive of Williamston, died in a Wilfcon hospital last Thursday night at J,1 UO o'clock following a year's declining health. Her con dition had been serious for onh a short time, however, and she was a patient m the hospital onh about a week. Thu daughter of tin- late James Bonner and Isabelle Hatton Elli son, she was born on Hatton Stieet in Williamston 77 years ago, and spent her early life here After teaching in the local schools for a short time, she was married in early womanhood to Henry Herbert Pope, also of Williamston, ind moved to Autryville, locating latei m Robersonville where she spent most of her life Only re < ntlv she went to Wilson to visit tier daughter, and entered the hos pital a short time later. She was a devoted member of the Methodist church for many rears, and was held in high es teem m her home and adopted ■ommunities. Surviving are two daughters, J Irvin Taylor of Tarboro and Mrs. F. J. McKim of Wilson; two sons, James E. Pope of New York and Henry il. Pope of Robersonville; i sister, Mrs. J. G. Godard of Dunn; a brother, John R. Ellison J Suffolk; nine grandchildren, snd two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct (Continued on Page Seven) Chase Intruder From Front Door Fni about the third turn' in re i nl weeks. William Earl Harris based an intruder from the front door of his home on North Haugh ton Street, corner of Pine Street, last Friday morning at 100 o’clock. The intruder tried to force the i or Hearing the no:si . Mr. Har ris got up and went to the door, the man running away. Mr. Har ris offered a description of the man but officers said he could not definitely identify him. Officers said arrangements were being made to give the intruder a warm welcome should he make another visit there. Two Held In Jail Following Double Assault Saturday! Victim Of Brick Attack, j Man Retaliate* With Rifle Fire James Bell, 21-year-old colored 'man, and William Earl (Chester) Ballance, 28-year-old colored man, were jailed here early last Sun j day morning following a doable assault in which Ballance was stunned by a brick and Bell was shot in the thigh with a .22-caliber rifle. At a preliminary hearing before Justice Chas. R Mobley shortly after the double attack, Bell was ordered held in $200 bond, and j Ballance was placed under a $500] bond. Unable to arrange bonds, both men were placed in the coun-1 t.v jail. Ballance, charged with j an assault with a deadly weapon] with intent to kill, is being book- j i'(l for trial in the superior court I in March. According to reports, Bell and j Ballance quarreled late Saturday night over a fight which Bell was ] supposed to have had with an other party the night before. Tak- ; ing a whole brick, Bell planted it j in Ballance's face, cutting the I man's lip and gashing his fore- ! head. Knocked down and almost out, Ballance, once recovered from j the blow, went to his home about seven blocks away, got his rifle and returned to Washington street where he found Bell. I Ballance was said to have fired twice, hut only one shot took ef fect. “If I had not been so mad, 1 would have killed him," Bal ■ | lance, once a sharpshooter in the Marines, was said to have told ar resting officers Tom Chesson and Clayton Rogerson Bell was removed to a local hos pital where the bullet was remov ed, Patched up, lie was given a hearing and placed in jail. Ar rested at his home, Ballance was carried to the hospital where his I wounds were treated. While at ] the hospital, Bell and Ballance quarreled, Officer Chesson de claring that they would have en gaged in a fight there if they hail j not been held apart. Ballance arranged bond and was | released from jail yesterday. Unbalanced Diels Cause Hog Deaths -'$> By B. W. Rrad.v At this time of year most farm ers have their hogs in the fields getting what feed they can find, liming 1 his time many hogs get i sick and dit, creating a loss that I runs well into thousands of dol- j lars. In many cases these hogs are getting ;! very unbalanced ra- ; lion. Many times all they find to eat is weather damaged peanuts and probably some soybeans. Both these feeds at their best are not a balanced ration. They are protein feeds containing a high percent age of oil. Hogs eating such a ration often times may reach a weakened con dition and when cold weather and other unfavorable weather condi tions occur their resistance may become lowert 1 and they may In - come highly susceptible to van- , ous diseases that may come along, j It is believed that this condition of improper diet especially dur ing the winter months accounts for u considerable uroouvv-.of the i losses in hogs. It is believed that * hogs should have enough othei j variety of feeds to balance these i rations even while the hogs are gleaning the fields for scrap feed. It is true that this will be some additional cost, but when hogs ctie from this cause money can be lost rapidly. President Wishes Success For The President • Elect Truman Delivers His l*ast Major Message To The Congress -«, Washington.—As his last major message from the White House to Congress and the American people, President Truman last week submitted his icport on the 'State of the Union". In it. he reviewed the nation's i situation as he found it when the burdens of the world’s might iest office fell on him nearly right years ago, the developments once then, the country's condi tion now, and the problems which the Eisenhower administration will face, both here at home and I an the world front. "The President-elect,” Truman | -laid, “is about to take up the greatest responsibilities given to any man. 1, with all Americans, wish him all possible success in undertaking the tasks which will soon be his. No President can master his responsibilities unless | tiis fellow citizens comprehend I ihe challenge of our times." Truman recalled that, a month ifter he became President in :\pril, 1945, "the Nazis surrend 'red." Then, in July the same rear, “that great white flash of iglit at Alamogordo heralded ■wift and final victory in World War 11—and opened the door way to thi- atomic age.” After that war, Truman said, people were asking whether “the \mcncan economy would col apse. Would there be another leprcssion here -a repitition of 1921 or 1929. The free world fear 'd and dreaded it We answered hat question with a resounding No’. “Pur economy has grown tre mendously. Free enterprise has flourished as never before. Sixt.v ;wo million people are employed, .■ompared with 51 million seven roars ago. Private business men ind farmers have invested lYiore than $200 billion in new plant tnd equipment since World War 11.” Moreover Truman said, “this j ive and vital economy of ours j las shown remarkable capacity to sustain a great program for, defense, a vast outpouring of aid to friends and allies all around the world, and still produce more goods and servises for peaceful use at home than we have ever known before. Social Welfare On top of all that, "we have . hi ' led forward gn at projects of -oeial welfare. We have doubled ild-age insurance benefits and extended them to ten million more people. Wp have increased he minimum wage. We have tclpcd finance three million pri vately constructed homes, and mi under construction 155 thou iand units of low-rent public lousing. "We have helped eight million veterans of World War II to ch ain education, and helped far (Continued on Page Seven) Nine persons were arrested and temporarily detained in the county jail last week-end. live were booked for pub lic drunkenness, two for as saults, one for an assault with a deadly weapon and robbery, and another as a material wit ness. Five of the nine were white, and the ages of the group ranged from 21 to 45 years. Crowd Court House For Tobacco School Specialist Urges Farmers To Grow Quality Tobacco —®— !\«*niato<l<‘ Movt'd In V* The Most Serious Threat To Tobacco Crop -- Less than a week ago hardly | forty farmers were present when food, feed and fiber crops were discussed at a special farm school held in the Martin County court house. But last night when to bacco was the topic for discussion at a special school, nearly five | hundred farmers crowded into the j auditorium, filling the aisles, win dow's and stairs to overflowing, j And it was time well spent, for' Specialist S. N. Hawks of State I College really gave the group the I low down on tobacco culture. A representative briefly ex plained the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Corporation, discuss ing the delivery of "dividend" checks, the corporation as an in dependent agency, government grading and "nesting" of tobacco. For more than ninety minutes, Mr. Hawks, substituting for Pro fessors Bennett and Nan, review ed the tobacco culture and pfos j fleets for the crop. He frankly stated that the price prospects were not too encourag- i ing, that they are likely to be a shade lower than they were a I year ago, that parity might be J dropped a fraction, meaning that! the grower must plan and work to offset the price differential. He I stressed quality, explaining that1 because of its quality, flue-cured j tobacco up to about forty percent was being exported. He added I that if quality is not maintained,) other countries can and will stcpi in to gain the export market. i Mr. Hawks did not dwell at length on markets and prices, but devoted most of lus tune to to bacco culture and diseases, dis cussing the nematode, plant bed treatments', fertilization, sucker and insect control, spacing and other problems connecV d with tobacco production. He devoted considerable time to the nematode, declaring that the low animal was causing more concern and exacting a greater damage than all other diseases combined. He expressed the opin ion that just about every field has r.i'iriatodi s. the crop damag'ng varying from a small percent to total loss. It is evident that tobacco ell] turn has moved into the advanced scientific realm, and unless grow ers are quick to catch up on the latest methods and apply those methods, tobacco i.- right now a lost art for them. He urged the farmers to study their individual problems, to do termini! the amount of infestation! and take proper action. 'You can tell if nematodes are present ' the specialist said, explaining that it the plant dies soon after harvest and the suckers stop growing then nematodes are present and should be combatted by fumigating the soil. He pointed out that the root knot type nematode is more pro vahrt in this section than the meadow type which causes roots to rot off. 1I< also explained that (la nematode multiplies rapidly, that then are four to six genera tions in a single season and that in a short time they increase to six trillion. (Continued ut) 1‘age Seven) Leaders Optimistic Despite Uncertainty -tfe-- -At- -- While there are uncertainties,, there is still cause to be optimistic ovei the outlook for agriculture,” Chas. L. Daniel, president of the Martin County Farm Bureau, said in reporting on the national fed- I elation convention at a meeting held in the county courthouse last Friday evening. Mr. Daniel explained that while all leaders were not agreed on policies, all were interested in the cause of agriculture. He quoted! the president of the national fed eration as saving that agriculture; had a glorious past and a prcimis-j mg future, that it is now entering i an educational period, and that there is no need for anyone in this I country to starve to gleath. National farm leaders are adopting a watchful-waiting pol icy, he declared, explaining that' if all does not go well with agri culture, something will be done about it. Mr. Daniel said that President Kline of the national federation favors flexible sup- j ports, but Kline was further quot ed as saying that if such supports ;lo not piove successful other I plans would be made. While j Kline favors flexible -supports) r along with Senator Aiken of the agriculture committee, Represen tative Clifford Hope, chairman of the agriculture committee in the National House, favors ninety per cent of parity. Ezra Benson, sec retary of agriculture, was describ ed as an easy-going man who can be expected to search out the best farm program. The president of the Martin County Farm Bureau said there is a fairly definite trend to leave soil conservation practices up to the individual farmers, but he pre dicted that the Congress would again appropriate $25,000,000 for conservation this year. The tariff is looming as the big j problem in the nation, Mr. Daniel said. "They are already having trouble with it in Washington, and ho wit will be settled, no one knows," he said. Mr. Daniel reviewed in detail the national convention held in Seattle. Washington, in Decem ber. Members of the county organi zation at then meeting last Friday night selected delegates to attend the State convention to be held in Charlotte the first four days in February. N I DK\lO>SIK ATION I v___ A demonstration on the use of Methyl Bromide (Dow fume M(-2, a gas treatment) lor the control of weeds, (trass and nematodes will be given at Dan Peele’s farm about two miles off Washington High way, on the old Bear Grass road. The demonstration will start at i:30 p. m„ Friday, January lli. If Methyl Bromide (Dow fume MC-2) is applied to the plant bed under a gas-proof cover, it greatly reduces or destroys nematodes, wire worms, insects and many soil borne diseases which interfere with healthy root develop ment. This demonstration will be conducted by Hendrix Barn hill Equipment Company in cooperation with the N. (.', Extension Service and Coun ty Agent’s office. The public is invited, and the County Agent's office is urging all in terested farmers to attend. vemcie License Tag Sale Trails Figure For 1952 -* Kijjlil llumlrcrl I'Vnci' I ;»•£— Sold l liis ^ rat' In liiis ( iiiiiil\ License tiilies fm 1 !>:>!! iit behind those nl 1 952 in Martin County and in 11u- Statu as a whole, figures released last, wrek show. Cast 1 lull ."day 2,4tL pirilys had been solii by iliimson and Car starphen Insurance Agency, Mar tin County brain'll office of the Carolina Motor Club for sale of North Carolina motor Vt dido li censes On the same date Iasi year 3,238 tags bad boon sold a total ot 801 more than this year's figure. Miss Fo.v Ingram, registration director ot tlio Department ol Mm tor Vehicles, said now lioen.se tag sales aren’t wliat they ought to be throughout the late Through Thursday the 70 branch offices of the department had issued only 373,419 plates while a year ago 387,182 had gone aero the coun ter to Tar Heel auto and truck owners. Miss Ingram r ouhl not explain the lag m sides hut she did call tion buyers to gel busy The dead line for 10.>2 plates is midnight, January 31, she lepeated. Aftci that date ownci of ears without tags will he liable to arrest. The registration division cstl mates, according to past records, (Continued on l’age Seven) Youlh Run Down By Automobile Andy Summerlin, young son of Mr and Mrs. Claibmn Summerlin, was painfully hid believed not seriously hurt when he was run down by an automobile m l ah of his home on South Smithwick Stmt here hist Thursday evening about 5:30 o clock Looking both directions, the lad said he saw no approaching ve hicles and started acros- thi street m the direction of the telephone office About that time Bernice Warren drove into the street from tile telephone company drive way and struck the boy. Andy lost four teeth and suflei ed a threi-stitch gash in Ins chin, abrasions and bruises about the body. Warren picked the youth ful victim up and rallied him to a hospital where he was treated and discharged a short tlhle later. II wtliinfflon Hiblr ’/'«» Ilf I sr«l By l.ihi-tihourr tielieral Eisenhower will take the oath of office on the same Bible that George Washington used when he was sworn in as the first President, The Bible is said to be over two hundred years iJcT. It has been in possession of! sit. Johns' Masonic Lodge Num ber 1, New York City, for the last 195 years.’ |Arrest And Jail Desperate Robber Here Last Friday ! s Fn*d«>nrk Wanted In Mary land For Skip* pin" Bond, \ssanlt -$— Frederick John Bailey, rated Mine ol thi most desperate and I .dangerous characters arrested by I local police in years, is being held j in the county jail for highway rob Ibery, assault with a deadly wea pon and resisting arrest. Unable to arrange a $5,000 bond required b.v Justice Chas. R. Mobley at a hearing held soon after his arrest last Friday, Bailey continues in jail. He is scheduled for trial in mperior court in March. Check ing the man's record, officers learned that he is wanted in Balti more for assault and skipping bond It was also learned that he line! been banished from Carteret County Officers are extending then investigation with the belief that the 3(i-> ear-old Maryland Nc gro is involved in other crimes. The daring robbery near the in ter.section ol Pear! and Church Streets here early las! Friday aft ernoon is believed to have been planned by Bailey when he saw Charlie Brooks, worker on a pow ci line construction project, cash a check in Washington. Brooks, allot cashing the cheek, boarded a bus for Williamston where he has . been making his home for several j weeks, and Bailey followed him. ! Bailey trailed Brooks to the main J street liquor store, down Smith i wick Sh eet, back to Main, up Main to Pearl and over to Church Street where the attack took place. Brooks lid Bailey knocked him down and attempted to kill him with a butcher knife. Officers i iound places where the blade of | I he knife bad been driven into the ground. Brooks declaring that he dodged the knife ever so many ! limes be tori’ the blade struck him and cut away part of his lip. Brook during the meantime, had surrendered approximately $21 in cash. Officer Bill llaislip answered I he call and following the arrest was returning to the police sta lion will) Bailey Traveling down Church Street, Bailey opened the cai dooi and rolled out. Officer Chas. R. Moore answered a radio call and the two officers ran Bailey down on White Street after lie had raided a small grocery in that area. Bailey threatened Officer Moore who deelared that the man was one ol the roughest characters he had evei attempted to arrest Pa trolman J O Arthur oflcred re serve rebel, and Bailey was ar ia sled and puled without serious ti ouble Following treatment in a local hospital, Brooks was placed in jail where he is being held as a ma terial witness. ! Oak City Ruriians Install Oificers —— Tin" Oak City Ruritan Club held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday night in the agriculture building of the school. The meet ing wu called to order b.v the new president, N. L. hyman. The sec retain lead the club in singing \n» 1 ice The invucatam was giv i ii b> the che;plaiii, utter which tin societal", read the minutes of the previous meeting The club had as their guests, Mcssr- Curtis Olds and Charles Kasim of Hickory, Va., Thurman Forehand of South Mills, and Noel Lee oI Pactulux Mr. Olds is a past president of Ruritan Nation al and Mi Lee is a past treasurer. Mi. Olds addressed the club brief ly about the importance of a civic club in ,i community and the il i ties of a citizen to make it a bet ter place m which to live. The highlight of the meeting Wee the installation of officers for the new year by Mr. Olds. The |new officers are: President, N. L. [llyman; vice president, Bill Mal lory; secretary, H. M. Ainsley; treasurer, Jack Smith; Chaplain, Sidney Mallory; sergeant at arms, Tom Pearson; directors, J. F. Crisp, J H. Ayers, and Z. D. Cox. The food committee, Hurtford Smith Hassell Worsley, and Nat Johnson served the Hub steamed oysters and fried fish. The club had 98' < in attendance and a grand time of fellowship was en joyed by all.