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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BV OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEF.K VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 7 Williamslon, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 22, 1953 ESTABLISHED 1899 Two Taxi Drivers Attend Hearing Ai Meeting Of Board -« Ulea To Rclain Operators.* Licenses Taken Under Advisement -* Declaring they were victims of circumstances and that their own misunderstanding created a prob lem, John Reddick. 31. and Charlie Joyner, 50. local taxi drivers, di rected an earnest plea to local town commissioners at a special hearing Tuesday night in an ef fort to retain their taxi franchises. The taxi operators, through their attorney. Elbert S. Peel, frankly discussed the issue, admit ting they were convicted in the Martin County Recorder's Court last spring for alleged liquor law violations. They went on to ex plain their predicaments and free ly answered numerous questions. Following the hearing which last ed the better part of an hour, the board discussed the pleas and took the matter under advisement with a promise that a decision will be announced at the next regular meeting in February. Taking the stand, Reddick ex plained that he had been driving a taxi here four and one-half years, that he had had no trouble during that period. Explaining the court conviction last spring, Reddick maintained that it was a question of mistaken identity. Reddick pointed out that an un dercover agent for the State ABC Board approached him twice last spring, that hi' (Reddick) refused to have any dealing with a sale or handle liquor in any manner. Robert Small, another taxi driver, overheard the conversation and voluntarily offered his services. When the round-up came a few weeks later, Reddick said he was arrested instead of Small. From that point on the case be came more and more complicated. Reddick said he went into court and pleaded not guilty. The State offered its evidence, and Reddick did not take the stand, explaining that he did not want to expose Small. He then explained that he thought it best to go ahead and pay the fine and cost and forget all about it. During the mean time, he learned that the convic tion would cost him his operator's license. He immediately gave notice of appeal to fhe superior court where it dragged along for two terms. Finally, Judge Claw son Williams ruled him out of court and he had no place else to turn except to a hearing before the board. Robert Small, taking the stand m behalf of Reddick, admitted (ii.it in was later caught and con victed on liquor charges and that lie was ousted as a taxi driver. He supported Reddick's evidence anil told the commissioners that when he heard the agent offer Reddick $4 for a pint of liquor, he volunteered his services when Riddick refused to act. "The agent told me he was just hack from overseas, and since I had belli overseas, too, 1 thought 1 would accommodate the man," Small said, admitting that the $4 consideration was an important factor m the deal. Small, possess ed of a good reputation along with Reddick, stressed the fact that he had never sold but two pints of liquor in liis life. That was the case for Reddick, and it was fairly apparent that .SMilll.1 J-lf„tIa*.‘..C1l01.IUJ>s1 < .ni-ix -jV'm.yi tluzcd with tile plea. Joyner’s case, very similar to Reddick's case, originated under a (Continued on pace eight) Last-Minute Rush Is In The Making —*— With just a little more than one week left, a last-minute rush is developing at the tax listing of fiees and at the Stale automobile license bureau here, according to late reports coming from Tax List Taker C. M. Cobb at the town treasurer’s office and N. K. Harri son of the license bureau in the offices of Harrison and Carstar phen. Less than two-thirds of the pro perty owners in this township have listed their holdings, Mr. Cobb said. According to Mr. Har rison there are still approximately 3,000 tags to be sold if all motor vehicles in this section are to be properly tagged on and after Feb-] ruary 1. Western Union Rebuilding Its Circuits In This Section For the first time in sixty-sev en years, the Western Union Tel egraph Company lias rebuilt .ts pole line and circuit" in this sec tion, workmen having completed the seldom-handled task a few days ago. While the company was stringing new circuits of its own, it put up new wires for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Better service for the company's patrons in this section is now assured. The first lines were built in 1886 and limited repairs have been made from time to time. Many of the poles in the line had been cut off and reburied down through the years until the wires were hardly more than six or eight feet above the ground in spots. New poles were set in the line from Parmele to Williams ton last year and from William PTA TO MEET \ The Williamston Parent Teacher Association will hold its monthly meeting Monday night at 7:45 o'clock in the high school auditorium. Fea ture of the meeting will he a film provided by the state Board of Fdtieation offices. ♦The executive hoard of the PTA will meet at 7:00 o’clock in the offices of the principal. Gels Assignments In The Assembly | A. Corey, Martin County rep ! resentutive in the North Carolina Legislature, has been assigned to ten committees in the House by Speaker Bust, the assignments in cluding a place on the major fi nance committee. He was named vice chairman of the buildings and grounds com mittee, and a membei of the committee on agriculture, conser vation and development, finance, health, journal, public welfare, enrolled bills and library. Commenting on the appoint merits. Representative Corey said. "I realize the great responsibility that comes to one in having a part in the committee work, and espe cially in tin large i committee. However, 1 appreciate that much consideration from the Speaker m recognizing me." In Court Again For An Assault James Hi ll, local young colored man who was recently cleared for attacking a man with a brick, is back in court attain fm an as sault. Walking into the Crystal Grill pool room on Washington Street about 9:15 o’clock last Tuesday night, Bell, not too long off the loads, attacked William Haywood Bonds. Breaking, away from the man, Bonds ducked several pool balls before Bell started moving on him with a knife. As Bell ap proached, Bonds broke a cue stick over his head, stopping the at tacker until police could make the arrest. Given a hearing before Justice Charles R. Mobley, Bell was plac ed under a $150 bond and is to be .triciMn.county court next Munda;;. ...?*“T.J’ Unable to arrange bond, Bell continues in jail. Christmas Gilt Goes The Rounds —•— Giving his friend, Cager Perry, a carton of cigarettes with a S20 bill concealed in the box, Elmo Lilley was surprised to learn a few days later that Archie Grif fin had found a bill of the same denomination in a carton of cig arettes he had bought. Making a casual investigation, Mr. Lilley learned that Mr. Perry had traded the gift carton of cig arettes at the Farmers Supply Company store here for another carton of his choice. The $20 bill still held to its secret hiding place until Mr. Griffin came a long and bought the carton that had been offered in exchange for another, and he found the $20 bill. So, after going the rounds, the Christmas gift finally was re ceived by Mr. Perry. slon to Plymouth a short time later. Wmi- 1 t*pairs were made oc casionally, most of the original wire and many of the poles were still in use when the rebuilding project was started, one report said. The size of the wire re moved a short time ago varied considerably, its circumference ranging from that of a lead pen cil down to a narrow thread. In those areas near swamps and over creeks, the wires were re duced by weather conditions to a fine thread, while on higher ground, the wires were in fairly good condition. Serving as a center for several counties, the local office handles al communications over teletype machines, and with new lines now in use, rapid service is pos sible. District Leader Speaks to Women A constant translation of Ameri canism and America's heritage is needed in daily living. Mrs. J. G. Briekhouse, Woman’s Club leader from Columbia, told the Williams ton club members here Tuesday niglvt. As guest of the local club, Mrs. Briekhouse, who is president of the fifteenth district ot the state Federation ot Woman's Clubs, outlined why the federation is sponsoring a project entitled “American Heritage" this year. She pointed out that many adults have reached maturity without realizing what being an American means and that many adolescents were growing up today without the slightest understanding of their country, its principles and its government. Purpose of the federation's "American Heritage" project, she said, is to bring be fore the women the need for in vestigating their children's study* of history and government, for looking into their own activities as citizens, and for brushing up on then knowledge of America's background and government. As an incentive in the American Heritage project, Mrs. Briekhouse reported a prize is to be awarded the club presenting the five best reasons for America’s greatness. Mrs. Briekhouse was presented a corsage of pink carnations from club members at the opening of the meeting m the Woman’s Club. Business action by the club in cluded a decision to buy new locks for Ha club building and to sponsor two bridge parties Feb ruury 13. Mrs Ben Williams and Mrs. Ja\ Giitlm were approved for inem ln rship after presentation of their names by Mrs. Irving Margolis. Mrs. Ernest Carraway, presi dent, read letters ol appreciation from two institutions to which the club had mailed Christmas pack ages. Hot tea and cookies were serv ed at the close of the meeting by the hostesses, Mrs. A. L. Jameson, Mrs. N C. Green and Miss Mar jorie Lindsley. Break Window In Barbershop Here While tussling on Washington Street here early last Tuesday Vi-C'l'lir-2.' E'fitest--buke Gardner fell against and broke the large plate glass window in Guy Thomas' barbershop next to the City Pool Room. As far as it could be learned, no one was cut. No one was in the shot at the time The young men were quoted as saying they would repair the da mage. About Completed Started back in November, hog killings have been advunced on an extensive scale during recent days and are now almost com pleted in this county, according to reports reaching here today. Experiencing a weak market for their live hogs, most Martin farmers this season killed and packed more meat for home con sumption, the action pointing to a greater supply of cured hames for the home market in the months to come. i ♦ Hog Killings Are Relief Fund For Law Enforcement Groups Proposed Benefit!* Would Veerue From 8 I Fee liolleeteil in All Crimiuul Castes With no social security or es i tablished fund of their own, peace officers in this countv are spon soring a relief plan by the legisla tive route. A few days ago. Rep resentative A. Corey dropped Bill No. 26 into the legislative hopper of the State House of Representa tives. The terms and provisions of the bill are explained by the legisla tive service division of the Insti tute of Government, as follows: “To create a peace officers’ re lief fund for the county of Mar tin." (Sets up Martin Countv Peace Officers’ Association, in cluding as potential members a! peace officers in Martin County and State Highway Patrolmen Eligible persons must apply foi membership, pay an initiation fet of not more than $2, and annua dues, both to be set by a 5-membei executive board elected annually by the Association. Special offic ers or deputized eiitzens must be given reasonable time from date of appointment, not to exceed 30 days, to apply for membership, Martin County treasurer is de signated ex-officio association treasurer. Final determination is made by executive board of eligi ble persons and amount of bene fits payable to (1) members in jured or sick while on duty; (2) widows and children, or depend ent mothers, of members dying from injuries or disease incurred while on duty; (31 members who grow old in line of duty; and (4) persons injured while acting as peace officers. Prohibits court action against association to en force claims or recover benefits under this law or association con stitution and by-laws (which must lx- adopted). A $1 fee is to be collueted as part of costs in all crminal actions in Martin County in which defendant (1) enters a plea of nolo contendere; (2) en ters a plea of guilty; or (3) is ad judged guilty by a jury. Fees are to be turned over monthly to as sociation treasurer who must make annual financial report. Ac cumulated funds are not subject to state, county, or municipal taxa tion and may be invested in so euritcis or bonds unanimously ap proved by board, income to be added to principal. Executive board is authorized to accept gifts and to set up group insurance plan to cover death or disability ol members, premiums to be paid from association funds. OJlicers and executive board members serve without compensation.) Re ferred to Teachers’ and State Em ployees' Retirement committee. - v Moat AVifro Trackers Hold Hifih Certificates .-,iv.. • All but four of the 120 Negro teachers in the Martin County schools last year held Grade A certificates. Three held Class B certificates and one had a Class C rating. Twelve Cases In County's Court ! Monday Morning -# Jutlpr II. <). IYt‘lv lias \ Sin^lr Case In His Court —<* Judge Herbert O. Pee' handled ■one civil and twelve criminal cases in the Martin County Re corder's Court last Monday dur ing a session lasting until 1:00 o’clock. Solicitor Clarence Grif tin prosecuted the docket. Most I of the cases were contested. Drunken drivers led the docket. One, when adjudged guilty and fined, appealed to the superior j court. Fines were imposed in . the amount of $475. | Proceedings: Pleading not guilty of an as sault. with a deadly weapon and being drunk and disorderly, Leo Townes was adjudged guilty on the latter count and drew a 30 day road sentence. The court suspended the road term for one year upon the payment of the | costs. Pleading not guilty, Will Rob erson, charged with drunken i driving, was adjudged guilty. He I was fined $100, taxes with the I cost and loses his driver’s license j for a year. He gave notice of ap Ipeal and bond was required in thi' sum of $100 Charged with drunken driving. Alex Crumplei pleaded not guil ty. He was found guilty and was fined $100, plus costs. He loses I his operator's license for one ! year. Charged with speeding seventy I miles an hour, Alfred Watson j Wheat ley was found not. guilty. . Leo Long, pleading not guilty, 1 was adjudged guilty of careless 'and reckless driving and drew sixty days on the roads. The sen tence was suspended upon the payment of the court costs, and he is to surrender his driver's license for six months. Pleading not guilty, Jesse L. Brown was adjudged guilty of j drunken driving and was sentene I ed to the roads for ninety days. The road sentence was suspended upon the payment of the usual SI00 fine and court costs, lie al so loses his license to drive a mo (Continued on page eight) I f-' | FIRST API'KARANCK v/ Recently organized under the direction of Mrs. Don ('ar son, Janiesville High School Rand last Thursday night ; made its first public appear I ancc, playing several selec tions at the regular monthly meeting of the parent-tcaehcr association Held In the school i auditorium in .lamesville. And the newly organized and youthful musicians did all right, it was reported. Following the band pro gram, Mrs. Clyde Manning and Mrs. John (.'arson, mem bers of the faculty, talked about citizenship in ohserv | ancc of National Citizenship 1 Week. Suggestion Box From time to time, individual citizens of Williamston, WiJJuMUli.m.‘t.„v.oi(;e.,in town .t.^ver.nmcnt. ftave askt (I t<» 1 >o heard. These .columns are open to any and all who nave suggestions, supporting .1 march toward a better town and community. Under the caption, “Williamston Wake up, arouse 'from your slumber,” a citizen submits the following sug gestions: Williamslon—Wake Up, Arouse from Your Slumber Williamston needs a City Manager with Town Coun cil. A manager whose duty is to manage the affairs of the Town, not be engaged in any business. One who shows no favors, treats all alike, advances the Town. Williamston needs a Truck Lane. The big gasoline trucks have mighty fine drivers, but if another should crash into one of these Oil trucks the whole Town would be set afire. Williamston Wake Up. Williamston needs a Zoning Law. Why build a good house and have a dinkey little shop put beside the house? Williamston needs side walks, also the City Manager to see that all obey the Law and walk facing traffic. WILLIAMSTON is the Capital of Martin County. Its obligation is to set a good example, have clean streets, no dirty back yards, no trash on streets. Set a high moral standard. Suggestions lor IMPROVEMENT will be acceptable and published. What can we do, what will YOU do? Farm Labor Shortage Said To Be Serious In the County Tlic farm labor shortage, wors ening over a period of years, is said to bo nearing a crucial point in this county, according to re I ports reaching here from more I than half of the townships. Some acreage has been left idle I in years past, but there are large farms without a single tenant fam I ily and poor prospects for relief in the open labor market. One report said that eight hous es were vacant on a single farm in the upper part of the county with no contracts pending with any one to fill them. Day labor on farms is believed to be at a new low point. As a general rule, there is much moving among the farm popuia Investigates Two Deaths In County - — j Two sudden deaths among the colored population in this county were investigated in recent days by Coroner Win. W. Biggs who ruled death was due to natural causes and no formal inquests were considered necessary The first of the deaths was re ported in Hamilton Iasi Saturday evening about ti'30 o'clock when James Wiggins, 54. apparently suffered a heart attack and died on the back porch of a neighbor s houu there. Willie Robert Evaiis, well known Negro farmer of near Wil liainston, died of a heart attack J at his home at noon Tuesday. Go ing home from his farm work al noon, Evans, (18, complained with : a pain in his chest. Finishing the meal, he told liis wife that lie was going to compute the preparation of his tobacco bed. He backed Ins ear out of tin- yard, suffered a | heart attack and died al the steer j mg wheel. | Evans, a well-known farmer and builder, was the son of the late Robert and Florence Evans He is survived by his wife, seven children, eleven grandchildren! and a brother. Funeral services I will he conducted Friday after noon at 2:30 o’clock at the Black , Swamp church. - - —- ■ * Mrs. Osborne's Funeral Today Funeral services are being held this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock for Mrs Emma Addie Osborne, a resident of this county for many years who died at the home of her son, James Robert Osborne, m Fitchburg, Massachusetts, last Sunday night 0 00 o'clock. The Rev, Wilbur Wallace,, Christian minister, and the Rev R. E. Ferguson, Baptist minister, are conducting tile service in the Robersonville Christian Church, and interment will be in the Rob ersonvillc Cemetery. Mrs. Osborne is survived by two sons, James Robert Osborne of Fitchburg, Mass , and Charles Osborne of Washington, I). C.; one daughter, Mrs. Alma Daniels kie, of San Diego, Calif. She was a member of the Oak Grove Christian Church for many years. Miss Harrison On College Faculty 1 "Miss Martha I far* Ison, -sk-m-g/r ■ ter of Mis I). It Harrison of Pal myra anil (lie late Mr. Harrison of this county, and the niece of Mrs. Della Green of Williamston, has been named interim instruc tor in business education at Cok er College, South Carolina, of ficials of the institution announc ed this week. Miss Harrison entered upon her new duties last Monday, opening date of the second and last semes ter of the school year She re places Mrs. Jeanne Wilhelm, who was granted a leave of absence for the remainder of the year. Miss Harrison was recently graduated with the B. S degree from Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina. She also holds a diploma from tin University of Oslo, Norway, and studied at Wake Forest College ATTEND CLINIC Persons from Williamston and Jamesville were among* those who attended tile Cancer Detection Clinic in Rocky Mount a few days ago. tioji, but the action centered in the exchange of places. This sea son, many families moved and simply disappeared Quito, a few 1 1" ' 1 '' 1 ‘ ■ tO Ii > ( ■ is, I, . i ‘ industrial areas, and others are retiring from the farm, taking residence with relatives in the towns. Howevwi. it has not been learned just where all of tin ten ants are establishing themselves for the current year. After desperate attempts to meet their labor needs and failing in their efforts, several landown ers were quoted as saying they were ready to limit their opera tions to just what they themselv es could do and let the remainder of their aercs remain idle im:vm is Saturday, January 31, is the last day the Peanut Growers ( ooporative will remain open to receive farmers' peanuts, it was announced this week. ( oniporatively lew goobers have been stored in the ware houses in this county from the 1!)52 crop, one estimate placing the figure al less than 30.000 hags. Approximately 100.000 hags of the 1051 crop were stored in the cooperative warehouses in the county. Robbers Entered Everetls Stores Striking sometime during Tuns Ha night oi cm ly Wednesday morning and apparently in search of money, robbers entered a store, a warehouse and failed in an at tempi to entoi a third place of business in Everetts. Tearing away the lock on the front door, the robbers entered llarry 1 lardy s store and stole Is tween i50 and 200 pennis Pus sild> a lew cigarettes wen stolen, but nothing else was missed After twisting a lock off the door, the i obbei - tailed to force a second lock and did not enter Dillon Peel's mercantile establish incut on the town's main street A staple was pulled and the rob bets entered Mobley's warehouse in a backlot, hut nothing there was reportc d mis sing Officers are investigating the robbery srric s, hut up until eai ly today no lead had been establish ed. Man Attempts To Enter Home Here I Kussell Ainpli v was arrested near here Mondas for trying In break into the Olivia Spruill home on West Church Street lute last Saturday night. Spruill broke out several pam s in a window, bill never entiled the house, officers said At ,i hearing held Tuesday night before Justice Clue H Mobley, Ampley admitted breaking the window, and declared he did not know why he did it It was re ported the man was di inking when he tried to force Ins way in to the home Unable to arrange a $300 bond, he was placed in jail to await trial in the superior eoui t. Poultry School i Poorly Attended A special school for poultry! raisers and other farmers in this county was poorly attended in the courthouse here Tuesday after noon. C. F. Parrish and W. G An drews, extension poultry special ists, were here from the exten sion service m ILdeigh and con ducted the school. li is possible that, in time, Mar tin County farmers will have tip look to other sources of income than tobacco, it was pointed out Poultry might be part of the an swer, it was explained PLAN OPEN HOUSE .. _ * Open house will be held Sun day, January 2a, by the board of directors of the Marv S, Gray Li brary in the Odd Fellows Hall. I Hours for the event are from 4 until 7 o'clock m the afternoon, flu public is cordially invited, ; Secretary Dulles Planning Trip To India This Spring —*— I \cr— Profit* Tax Certain t o !)if \l Diilllln Of Tin* Republicans -/* Washington.—The nt w Secre tary of State, John Foster Dulles, will approach the Asian policies of the new administration with more than detached interest. His plan, according to the latest re port. is to personally visit several Asian countries this spring and set what he can do toward lining up the Asians—in a solid front— against the Communists. The plan represents a new and refreshing approach to Asian pro blem. and the fact that the new Secretary of State is visiting Asia soon after assuming office is sure to make an impression in the Far East. However. Dulles is likely to get the feel of the situation there more aeeurately through a personal inspection than he would by reading papers and interviews with foreign service officers in Washington. Dulles reprotedly plans to go to India, Pakistan, and several other key Asian countries, and it is al most certain that he will seek out, the viewpoints of various leaders m these countries on an Asian pact aimed at stopping the threat ol Communism. Just how far these leaders are ready to go at this moment is the big question. It r thought that anti-Cominun ist sentiment has gained consider able ground m that theater of the win Id m the |iust two years since the outbreak of Red aggression m Korea and the defense of that little Democracy by U. S. and U N units. In India, progress has been more noticeable in the last year, and Prnie Minister Neh ru has opcnel.y called down the Communists of India on several occasions m this period. However, the question whether the Asian countries are ready to coupe: ate in a joint plan for the delonse of their area of the world against Communism cannot be answered until Dulles completes his trip, lbs visits are sure to h! Ip the U. S -U N. cause wheth er or not they result in a joint defense urangement. Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia i donated, in his last financial rc port as head of a joint congres 'orial committee on Federal ex penditures, that between 75 and 100 billion dollars was now tied up m revolving accounts, unspent ba loner . and obligated funds (not necessarily under contract) of va i ions government agencies and de partments. By i d said that tile proce ss, de 1 -‘loped by tile agencies in recent \eais of holding huge sums of money in unspent balances and carr\ overs, etc., at the end of each y< nr, had denied Congress its tioii honored power of keeping a close check on expenditures. And he suggests that much of this Inigo earry-ovet be used up in the next ' car or two, instead of new appro pi iat ions In this way, he would ease Ihe financial burden of the govern ment and Eisenhower Administra tion and also give Congress a clos er check over the budgets of gov ernment units. Under the Byrd plan, Congress might force gov ernment agencies to use billions of dollais alreud.\ appropriated by ' fi'lier Congresses before new ap propriations are voted for them. |l l"~ Quid mean a black budget ■ : ■ * .TTiain'iiii nt of fax cut a. (Continued on Page Eight) Four-H Schedules Achievement Day -V$> Martin County's Four-H Clubs will hold their annual achieve ment clay exorcises at the Wil liamston Grammar School Satur day momma at 10 o'clock. Miss Ann McIntosh. 1052 win ner of the State' Recreation and Rural Arts project award, will be the' speaker. A senior at Creed moor Mil'll School, Miss McIntosh is vice-president of the state Four 11 Council. Highlight of the program will be the presentation of certificates md awards to Four-H Club incm jcis for their achievements dur ng 11152. Guided by Miss Kubv Lee Spell er and Larrv Hodges, the Four-H Jounty Council is in charge of the nograni.
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