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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH tfEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE* VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 37 Williamalon, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 7, 1953 ESTABLISHED 1899 Small Vote Cast h Most Election Contests Tuesday —♦— Large? Write-In Vote Re ported In Jamesville; Fifty-nine Vote Here -1— Wilb nvo exceptions — James viilc and Hassell—the municipal elections in the several Martin County towns attracted compara tively little attention on Tuesday of this week. Small votes were recorded in most of the towns, but Jamesville citizens got busy and polled a larger vote than the one cast in the April 13 primary. Un officially, the vote in Jamesville almost equalled the combined count reported in all the ctf.her town elections. Fifty-nine votes were cast in Williamston, and most of them were solicited in the interest of good government. There were only two write-in votes recorded and one of them was ruled out when the would-be voter listed six names for commissioner. Without opposition in the pri mary, the incumbents went on to poll about the same number of votes each in the election Tues day. Robert H. Cowen, polling 52 votes, was re-elected mayor for another two-year term. The vote for commissioners was, K D Worrell. 57; N. C. Green. 55; W. O. Griffin and H. L. Barnhill, 54 each, and David Moore, 53. Mar vin Baker, W. H. Everett and Frank Weston each polled one vote for commissioner A fairly definite plan to upset the primary selections was appar ent down Jamesville way early Tuesday morning when one group suggested a block ticket and an other appealed for strong support. People were awakened early that morning by the appeals going out over loud speakers. When the day was spent 180 votes had been cast, two more than was recorded in the April 13 primary. The gen eral threat made quite an impres sion with 59 votes, but Elsworth Holliday, receiving support on all sides, led the ticket with 156 votes for commissioner. Leslie Hardison, polling 110 votes, was re-elected Mayor. Tilmon Col train recieved 28 votes for mayor, and John Williams came through with a lone vote for the office. Besides the Holliday vote, the following were elected to the board of commissioners, C. C. Fleming, 113; Ernie Gardner, 110; Luther Hugh Hardison, 10H, and Oscar Davenport, 105. James E. Smithwick led the write-in vote for commissioner with a 59 count Other write-in votes for commis sioners were, Wendell Hamilton, 14; Herbert Sexton, 13; Royal Gurganus, 5, and J. C. Kirkman and Howard Gaylord, one each. In Robersonville only 39 votes were cast, H. S. Everett polling 39 votes for mayor. The vote for commissioners there was, Vance L. Roberson, Charles Wilson and Dr. Walter E. Ward, 39 votes each; Charles R. Gray, 38, and Gilbert Smith, 36. Hamilton, combining its prim ary and general election in one, reported 50 votes cast in the elec tion there Tuesday. J. O. Stokes, polling 29 votes, unseated R A. Edmondson who polled 20 votes for mayor. The vote for the six candidates for town commission er was, W. F. Thomas, 43; Frank Everett. 41; George Haislip, 39; D. G. Matthews, Sr., 37; Hilton Everett, 36; and L. D. Roebuck, 29, the five highest going in for a two-year term. Frank Everett and Hilton Everett go in as new members of the board, succeeding (Continued on Page Seven) Mill Worker Dies In Hospital Here Edward Cole, 60, a Washington County mill worker who had been in the employ of the G. & H. Sup ply Company here for about a week, died at 10:30 last night in a local hospital a few minutes after being carried there by friends, ap parently suffering from a heart ailment. Living with Carl Clifton in an apartment in the Stinnette home on West Main Street, Cole com plained of severe chest pains and was rushed to the hospital. The body was carried to Plym outh but funeral arrangements had not been completed at noon today. Patrons To Discuss Fate Call Twenty-nine Of Farm Life High School Men For Physical Mooting in the Farm Life School auditorium on Friday eve ning of this week at 8:00 o'clock patrons of the school will discuss the now school consolidation law and explore the possibilities of re opening the high school unit there, it was announced yesterday by Principal Carlyle Cox. Fol lowing the discussions and a re view of the provisions of the re cently enafrted law, the patrons will, by secret ballot, express their wishes. A cordial invitation is being extended all the people of the district to attend the meet ing and participate in the discus sions. The Farm Life High School was consolidated with the one here last fall. The abs nee of friction on the part of everyone has at tracted attention from State school officials. Local school of ficials and the townspeople, while welcoming the newcomers and expressing the desire to have them continue here, have not and will not in any way block any ac tion the Farm Life patrons may V.. take in replanning their high school department. It is up to the patrons to make the decision, and it is* believed that if the best in terests of the children can be served by reclaiming the high school, the partons will favor such a vnove. It • believed that if the consolidation plan of fers the children a better advan tage, the patrons will approve the action taken last fall. All the facts are not available, but it would seem that the school is hard pressed to meet the terms advanced in the new law. One report states that the school is hovering close to the minimum average daily attendance of 45 pupils. The patrons will consider the financial requirements, one report stating that operation may be made possible provided there is no direct taxation to support the difference in cost imposed by the operation of a small unit. In other words, the cost, estimated at between $2,500 and $3,000, can be financed by donations or sources other than direct taxa tion. SONG AND DANCE | \/ While there will be more singing than dancing in the Spring Music Festival to be presented at the high school tomorrow evening- by the Music Department ol' Wil liamston High School, the lit tle folks have a nice routine of various dance patterns to show their friends and pa trons. The mixed chorus of the high school will be featured under the direction of Miss Mary Wallace Foy, public School Music instructor. The public is invited. Cur tain time is 8:00 p. m. Round-Up Of Dogs In Martin County —«— With the vaccination schedule spent, the sheriff’s department next Monday will start the annual round-up of all dogs that have not been vaccinated. Under the direction of the sher iff's department, a house-to-house check is to be made by “Clab" Roberson and his assistant, Clyde Silverthorne. The round-up will be launched in the town of Wil liamston, and later centered in Goose Nest for thorough sweep across the county into Jamesville Township. Lust year. 600 dogs were round ed up and killed. Owners who have not had their dogs vaccinat ed may do so now. If they do not choose to do so the animal will be killed and the owners subjected to court action. Persons who know of dogs that have not been vaccinated are ask ed to advise the sheriff’s depart ment. Since the annual inspection service was inaugurated there has not been the first report of rabies in this county. In other years from one to a dozen people found it advisable to take the painful Pasteur treatment. Income From Fees Add Up In County -- While establishing no new re cord, income from fees continues to hold to a fairly large figure in this county. The income from re cordings in the register of deeds oflice reflect considerable activi ty there. Combined fees from the offices of the sheriff, register of deeds and clerk of court amounted to $2,746.38 during April Although it was idle during two weeks last month, the recorder’s court reported an income of $1, 664.55, including $850 collected in fines and $814.55 in costs. The superior court accounted for $61.05 in income, and $261.98 was reported in miscellaneous fees by the clerk. Included in the $560.80 reported by the regiser of deeds were $80 for marriage licenses, $30.75 for birth and death certificates and miscellaneous items, and $449.55 for recordings. The sheriff’s office reported $198.50, mostly for serving war rants and other papers. Mrs. Lottie Griffin Dies In Hospital Wednesday Night —«— FiuktuI To Bo Hold Friday Aflornoon At 2:30 From Tho Lato Homo -<s Mi's. Lottie Ange Griffin, 74, of Griffins Township, died in a Washington hospital at 11:55 p. m. Wednesday following four days of serious illness and about 25 years of ill health. Pneumonia was listed as the probable cause of death. Following the death of her hus band, Mrs. Griffin had continued to live at the home with a son, Montford Griffin until his death in a tractor accident some time ago. Since then she had visited a son in Greensboro and a daugh ter at Oak City and returned oc casionally to her home where a grandson, C. D. Griffin, now lives. Born in Griffins Township on March 14, 1879, she was the dau ghter of the late Nelson and Mary Bland Griffin. About the turn of the century she was married to John H. Griffin who preceded her in death by about fifteen years. Mrs. Griffin was a member and regular attendant at Mt. Olive Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Belmer (Bessie) Hardison, Oak City; one son, Fail W. Grit fin, Greensboro; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Padgett of Jamesville, ami Mrs. R C. Modlin of Beaufort; four brothers, George, Romulus and Raleigh Ange of Jamesville, and Johnnie Ange of Durham; 14 grandchildren and 18 great grand children. € Funeral services will be con ducted from the late home Fiiday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by the Rev. W. B. Harrington, county Baptist minister. Interment will be in Griffin cemetery near the home. Minor Accident On Local Street —«— No one was injured and proper ty damage was limited in a minor accident on Marshall Avenue here about 6:00 o'clock Tuesday evening His attention diverted to the foot of his Plymouth car, J. W. Snead, Jr., ran into the car of Jas, Ward, parked at the curb near the Weston home on the the avenue. Damage to the Ward car was esti mated at $25 and that to the Ply mouth at about $40, according to a report released by the investi gating officer, Chas, R. Moore. ——-9 Special Minister To I*reach In Oak City -- Without a regular pastor since the Rev. Olin G. Fox resigned the latter part of March to return to Georgia, the Oak City Christian Church will hear Dr. Lawrence C. Smith, registrar at Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, during the 11:00 o’clock service Sunday morning, it was announced this week by Mr. H. M. Ainsley, clerk. The public is invited. tests in naieigit —•— * No Final Induction Call To Bo Answered In County This Month Twenty-nine Martin County young men, including ten white, were called to report for pre-in duction examinations in Raleigh today. The group left this morn ing by charter bus and the boys are expected to return home late today. No final induction call is to be answered by Martin County men this month, it was announced. Thirty-seven men are to be call ed for pre-induction examinations on June 9, and on June 16, ten men are to report for final in duction, it was learned. The names of the men called to report today for the pre-induc tion tests arc: White Jimmie fleacham, RFD 3, Wil liamston John Henry Edwards, Jr., Wil liams ton Simon Everett Parker, Jr., RFD 1, Robersonville Grover Lee Barber, of RFD 1, Jamcsville Dallas Marvin Matthews, RFD 2, Robersonville John Gurganus, RFD 1, Rober sonville Rufus Sylvester Wynn, RFD 3, Williamston James Blane Ford, Parmele David Hoggard, RFD 2, Wil liamston Foy Wilford Ange, of RFD 1,1 Jamesville Paul Pollard, Jr., Williamston. Colored Ossie Wilson, Williamston Arlander Cherry, RFD 1, Oak City Burdess Leathers, RFD 1, Hob good Clarence Baker, RFD 1, Oak City Lancelot Hassell, RFD 2, Wil liamston Willie James Best, RFD 1, Bethel Robert Jones, Jr., RFD 2, Wil (Continued on Page Seven) Slight Increase In Past-Due Tax ——*— For the second year in a row a slight increase in the number of delinquent taxpayers and in the amount of past-due taxi's is shown in the 1952 delinquent list appear ing in public print today for the first time. There are an even 400 delin quent accounts, amounting to $10, 480.47, almost a twenty-five per cent increase from the 1951 total as far as the amount is concerned although the number of delin quents did not increase propor tionately. Tlie number of white accounts was changed but little, there being 101 for 1952 against 100 for 1951 but the colored list moved from 272 for 1951 to 299 for 1952. The 299 colored accounts total ed $5,010.61 while the 101 white accounts amount to $5,469.86. The total of $10,480.47 represents un paid taxes on real estate and does not include taxes past due on per sonal property which is not sub ject to confiscation. A review of the delinquen list and amount of taxes due, by townships, follows for both white and colored: White No. Amount Jamesville 16 $ 512.49 Williams 1 1.85 Griffin 4 132.30 Bear Grass 1 16.50 Williamston 26 1641.56 Cross Roads 7 424.74 Robersonville 24 1023.78 Poplar Point 4 99.85 Hamilton 8 718.06 Goose Nest 10 898.68 101 $5469.86 Colored Jamesville 66 $1100.84 Williams 8 47.41 Griffin 2 29.90 Bear Grass 0 .00 Williamston 116 1615.57 Cross Roads 6 160.34 Robersonville 62 1122.46 Poplar Point 0 .00 Hamliton 20 537.83 Goose Nest 19 396.26 299 $5010.61 Highway Building Awaits Naming Of Commissioners Fund* For West Main Rail road Bridge To Be Allo cated Over Again & - Although the highway commis sion to be appointed by Governor W. B. Umstead is reasonably cer tain to honor the commitments made by the old highway body, plans are being delayed for high way construction projects in this immediate area, according to un official information reaching here. The construction of a new over head bridge on Williamston's West Main Street was recom mended by the old highway com mission as a federal aid project. The program was approved by the Federal Bureau of Roads and money was allocated for the pro ject. However, plans for the pro ject could not be completed be fore the terms of the old commis sion members expired, and since the districts are subject to be changed, new allocations are ex pected. It has been intimated that Edgecombe and Halifax Counties will be taken out of the first district and that Washington, Tyrrell and possibly Hyde will be added. The change, if it is final ly effected, should not greatly up set thi' allocation of funds under the new commission. No definite action is now expected.within the next two or three months. The proposed belt line around Williamston is also being delay ed, unofficial reports stating that it will be possibly late summer or early fall before actual work on the project is started. The last obstacle in the right-of-way is be ing cleared, but none of the pro perty owners have been contacted about seling prices. By the time all the plans are approved and finally drawn, possibly it will be July or August before the project is let to contract. The State plan ned to handle the grading work on the project, but late reports state the project will be contract ed. During the meantime, work on widening and rebuilding Highway 17 from the Roanoke River fill to Windsor, including a new bridge at Roquist Creek, is progressing fairly rapidly. That is about the only project now in progress in this area, except the construction of a black-top road from Highway 64 at a point between Everetts and Robersonville to Gold Point, via Huskinaw Swamp. The go-ahead signal has already been given for surfacing Syca more Street from Washington Street to Main Street shortly after the curb and gutter construction wui k is completed thole. The first of the curb and gutter was poured this week, and possibly highway forces will surface the street (Continued on Page Seven) Auto And Mule In Tuesday Accident ■-4, No one was hurt and even a mule was able to walk away after tangling with an automobile on Highway 64 a short distance west of Everetts Tuesday afternoon about 5:00 o'clock. Sherwood Car raway was driving the mule, hitched to a tobacco truck, across the highway just as Susie Coltrain Beacham came along in a J949 Chevrolet. The animal was piled up on the hood, but rolled off, ap parently not too badly hurt. Damage to the car was estimat ed at $200 by Patrolman B. W Parker who made the investiga tion. Rotarians Hear School Debaters Members of the local high school debating team ably en lightened local Rotarians when they argued the query, Resolved, that the Atlantic Pact Nations Should form a Federal Union at a regular meeting of the club last Tuesday noon at the Switch. Coached by Miss Maude Thom as, the four young men, Bobby Perry, Russell Roberson, Alvin Hardison and Harrell Everett, brought out numerous points for and against the plan. The team had previously represented the school in the State high school debates. Large Percentage Tobacco Crop Note Transplanted With almost ideal weather con ditions listing, Martin County farmers this week are rapidly nearing the completion of the to bacco transplanting task. If con ditions continue favorable, 95 percent or more of the crop will have been transplanted by Satur day of this week, leaving a few stragglers to complete the work early next week. The supply of plants, for the most part, has been plentiful. Those few farmers experiencing failure or near failure in growing their own plants, are finding an ample supply on the farms of neighbors and other friends. The Jamesville area is said to have found it necessary to call upon others for plants, but despite that obstacle they are going right along with the transplanting task. . Sorni' re-sotting has been neces | sary but in only a tow isoiaterl | instances have farmers in this jcounty found it necessary to plow up their fields and replant any j part of the crop in its entirety I One farmer, transplanting five acres the envlv part of last week. I found Ills plants washed up and away by the last Thursday night rains, and lie fixed his land again and replanted. That portion of the crop planted in March is doing well, and in most instances is now under cul tivation. “We have had such good luck with the crop so far that we are holding our hands crossed," one farmer said yesterday, remem bering the good start made a year ago anfl the dry weather that fol j lowed. Variable Weather Reported In Area By Local Station —«— Temperature Ran^etl From Low Of H3 l«» K7 Do jjrees During April Variable weather conditions ex isted in this area during the month of April, according to a summary released for the period by Bridgekeepcr C. Hugh Spruill. The mercury, reaching 87 de grees on the 25th, went as low as 23 degrees on the 22nd. (Some farmers reported ice about that time, and frosts were numerous). The weather was similar to that ordinarily associated with the month of March. There were strong winds, a little hail, elec trical storms and rainfall slightly or 23 of an inch above normal The rainfall, recorded each morn ing at 8:00 o’clock for the preced ing 24 hours, does not include the 2.08 inches of rain that fell last Thursday afternoon and evening. The weather data, including the river gauge readings, as released by Mr. Spruill for the month of April follow, with the date in the first column, the river gauge readings in the second column, the maximum temperature read ing in the third, minimum tem perature reading in the fourth and the rainfall in the fifth col umn for each day of the month: Date 1, 2 3. 4 5 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ' Trace River 10.8 11.0 i t.i 11.2 111 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.0 8.2 8.0 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 5.4 6.0 of Itain II L 86 50 78 j2 ,2 17 79 45 72 51 71 39 75 57 72 50 78 45 85 60 78 52 74 48 67 47 60 39 67 33 70 53 69 34 78 51 71 50 56 35 64 34 73 33 85 53 83 54 87 55 81 63 72 56 73 42 85 49 85 58 Rain .66 .00 .00 .08 .00 .13 .34 .00 .13 .00 .46 .23 .00 .02 .00 .00 1.53 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .44 .00 .00 .00 .00 4.02 Hundreds Aliend Special Clinics Three hundred and twenty tots attended the pre-school clinics held recently in the eight white schools in this county. The num ber did not come up to expecta tions in some schools, hut was larger than was anticipated in others, it was reported. Ninety five percent of the children’s par ents were present. According to a report released by the county health department, the 320 children examined were from the several school areas, as follows: Williarnston, 120; Rober sonville, 70; Oak City, 17; Hamil ton, 17; Jamesville, 34; Farm Life, 13; Everetts, 30, anu Bear Grass 39. I 15 WK HOI.II) \V I Next Monday will be oh served as a holiday by local banks in commemoration of Confederate Memorial Day. Since the date falls on Sun day, the banks will observe the following day as a holi day, it was announced. As far as it could be learn ed other business firms or of ! fices will not close for the day. Memorial day will be ob served as a holiday on Sat urday, May 30, but the obser vance of that day aiso will be limited to the banks and a few federal offices. English Sailor On Return Visit Spending some time in the county with the T. K. Slades in Hamilton while his ship, damaged during the war in the Mediter lanean, was being repaired at Norfolk m 1943, David Kails, Eng lish seaman, returned for another visit last week-end, the first in ten yeal s. The seaman expressed his dis appointment when tie advised Mrs. Slade by telephone last Eli i day that his commander was granting no leaves except to those crew members who had relatives. , Mrs. Slade got in telephonic com I mumeation with the British Navy, and the seaman quickly got a week-end leave, one tie seemed I to enjoy greatly. Eads, joining the navy when 15, is completing fifteen years of ser vice. He was married in England about two months ago. A mem | ber of tlie crew of His Majesty's I Ship. Horseur, Eads said that few | tilings are rationed in England now, adding that prices went up and there was really little differ ence after rationing was lifted. Eads was among quite a few British sailors who visited in this county while then battleship was undergoing repairs m Norfolk ten years ago. County ABC Unit Busy Last Month Taking over the first of April as chief of the Martin County Al coholic Beverages Control en forcement division, Officer Cecil Bullock reported a busy month. With his assistant, Officer Wiles Craft of Oak City, and aided by Deputy Roy Feel and the sheriffs department, the new enforcement chief reported twelve arrests in April. Seven of the twelve have been tried so far, and five were convicted. The five got road terms adding up to HO months and the fines amounted to $2!)(). The raiders destroyed twenty three liquor plants, three of them equipped with copper kettles. They poured out 5,900 gallons of mash and confiscated 94 galonsl of illicit liquor. The ten pints of tax-paid spirits taken by the of ficers were returned this week. Continuing their work this month, Officers Bullock, Craft and Peel wrecked a large distil lery in Griffins Township last Tuesday morning. The plant was equipped with two 200-gallon ca pacity wooden stills, a six-horse powei upright boiler and 29 hogs heads and one large vat. The raid ers poured out approximately 6, 000 galons of mash and confiscat ed tin or twelve bags of coke and other materials used in the manu facture of illicit liquor. Call Twenty-Iwc Cases In County Court on Monday Drivers Lose Licenses For Speeding :»nd (’.areless Keekless Driving In a comparatively short ses sion Monday, Judge H. O. Peele and Solicitor Clarence Griffin disposed of twenty-two cases, vir tually catching up with the work that had accumulated during the two weeks set aside for the su perior court special term. Fines were imposed in the sum of $510, and several drivers, charged with speeding and care less-reckless driving, lost their licenses for a year. Alleged liquor law violators "wiggled” their way out of court in several instances. In one case the defendant divided his posses sions with a friend and gained a verdict of not guilty. Proceedings: Facing the court for the second time on a drunken driving charge, Clarence Poe Joyner pleaded not guilty. His plea did not stand up and he was fined $200, plus costs. He loses his license for two years. Notice of appeal was given and bond was required in the sum of $300. Pleading not guilty of being drunk and disorderly and resist ing arrest, Charles Hassell was adjudged guilty of drunkenness, and drew thirty days on the roads, suspended upon the payment of a $10 fine and costs. Charged with speeding eighty miles an hour, Joe Mobley plead ed not guilty. Adjudged guilty he was sentenced to the roads for sixty days, the court suspending the road term upon the- payment of a 850 fine and costs, and the voluntary surrender of his driv er's license for a year. He appeal ed and bond was fixed in the sum of $200. John Whitley, colored, was ad judged not guilty of violating the liquor laws. The ease in which William Jesse Whitley, colored, was charged with violating the liquor laws, was found not guilty. Pleading guilty of allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle, James Stewart, Jr., was fined $25, plus costs. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Elbert Lee Smith was sentenced to the roads for three months, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court at any time within the next two years. He was fined $25 and taxed with the costs. Pleading guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, Tom Williams was sentenced to the roads for three months. The court suspend ed the road term upon the pay ment of a $50 fine and costs. The case in which Flem Dee Peace stod charged with operat ing a motor vehicle on the wrong side of the toad, was nol prossed. Evans Hopkins, pleading not guilty, was adjudged guilty of having in his possession equip ment for the manufacture of illicit liquor and was sentenced to the roads for six months. Robert Ivery Purvis was fined $25, plus costs, for operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. He pleaded guilty. Charged with careless and reckless driving, James Sheppard and Peter C ollins both pleaded guilty anti were sentenced to the roads for sixty days. The road terms were suspended on condi | thin that they voluntarily sur render their drivers’ licenses for a year and pay $25 fines, plus (Continued on Page Seven) Peace Officers Meet In County —— Peace officers in this and Wash ington County held their monthly meeting in the courthouse here Tuesday evening. They are to hold thier next meeting on tho second Tuesday in June at Plym outh. Sheriff M. W. Holloman of this county heads the association, and Chief of Police John Roebuck ts vice president. Cpl. M. C. Byrum is secretary and Patrolman B. W. Parker is serving as treasurer. Martin County is represented on the executive board by Officers Arthur Perry and Cecil Bullock of Williamston and William Smith of Robcrsonville.
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