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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,900 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 38 William at on, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 12, 1953 ESTABLISHED 1899 Farm Life Voles "To Hake Effort" For High School —*,— Hundred and Fifty Citizens Join In Discussion Of Problem Lost Friday Meeting in the school building there last Friday night friends] and patrons of the Farm Life School cast about one hundred and fifty ballots on the question of whether or not to “make an ef fort” to get the high school de partment of the school returned to the community next year and a great majority favored the ac tion. The high school has been consolidated with Williamston high school for the 1952-53 scho lastic year now drawing to a close. Reports coming from the meet ing said the patrons were appar ently agreed on two points—there was no dissatisfaction with the treatment accorded the students in the Williamston schools this term and if a trial reopening of the school fails to endure they want to return the children to Williamston the next time. Speak ers declared that the citizens of Griffins Township feel that the community needs the school, that it is a vital factor in the mainten ance of community spirit and co hesion. Those favoring the move to seek return of the school poirit rd out that the school was one of the three important factors in the building and maintaining of a good community—the other two being good homes and good churches. While the majority of votes were cast in favor of the move ment to seek return of the school under the terms of the new con solidation act passed by the recent General Assembly, there were a few who opposed moving the chil dren from their new school home and some were “undecided.” The meeting was free pf any dissen sion or acrimony, 'the Farm Life' school committee held a free and open discussion of the matter and presented as many facts as pos sible. A copy of the new law was at hand and its provisions were explained. Principal B. G. Stewart of Williamston had pro vided Principal Carlyle Cox of Farm Life with average attend ance figures for the Farm Life Students at Williamston. These figures are understood to have shown 49 students enrolled with average daily attendance for the past four months running as fol lows: January 45, February 44.5, March 44.5, and April 44. Recent reports indicate that eleven Farm Life students are members of the senior class and that nine students will move from the eighth grade at Farm Life in to the ninth grade (first year of high school). This would make an enrollment of forty-seven next school year. To this figure would be added those who declare they (Continued on Page Seven) Jaycees Fete Boy On His Birthday —♦— The heavy rains last Thursday afternoon did not dampen the spirit of the local Jaycees for at 5:00 p. m. that day four automo biles of Jaycees left Williamston to travel about five miles to a rural home to give a Birthday Party for a young boy suffering from an incurable disease. Laden with birthday-wrapped gifts of all kinds, a cake with 13 candles, baked by the wife of one of the Jaycees, and plenty of ice cream, they arrived at the lad’s home about five-thirty. Af ter lighting the candles and sing ing Happy Birthday, the youth cut the first slice of cake, and then his brother and sisters joined the Jaycees in a cake and ice cream party. At five forty-five the radio was turned on for a special program arranged for this patty. During the radio program, Jaycee Presi dent Exum Ward handed the many presents to the boy, who with wild-eyed anticipation open ed them one by.one. After all the gifts were opened the young man joined his mother in expressing their thanks to the Jaycees for this party on his thir teenth birthday, and the Jaycees returned to Williamston happy in the knowledge that they had brought cheer to one who had known nothing but suffering for so long, New President Takes Over On Monday evening, May 4, the Williamston Boosters held their annual meeting and banquet and heard an address by State Treasurer Brandon Hodges of North Carolina. New officers were also installed at the meeting, including those pictured above with the visiting state officials. From left to right they are, Director Leman Barnhill, Past President and Director R. Edwin Peele, Presi dent W Marvin Baker, State Treasurer Brandon Hodges and Dick Mauney, Administrative assis tant to Treasurer Hodges. Mr. Barnhill continues as treasurer of the Williamston Boosters, Inc. Five Accidents In County During thei Past Several DaysJ -oo Girl Jumped From Car To Sustain Only Injury In Series of Mishaps -<J> Although approximately $625.00 property damage was caused in four of the five accidents report ed in the county during the past several days the only bodily in jury was sustained in the fifth mishap where no property damage was recorded. Three of the accidents were on Williamston streets and one on the streets of Robersonville and the fifth in a farm yard on RFD 2 Williamston. The only injury reported by the Highway Patfbl was to Shirley Pritchette, 17 year old white girl, who is reported to have jumped from the rear seat of a 1953 Pon tiac as it was being driven on Highway 64 through Roberson ville at 10:30 last Saturday morn ing by Cleveland S. VanLanding ham of Williamston. Sustaining bruises on her hands, face and feet, the gil l was placed in Brown Comunity Hospital in Williamston | for treatment. She told investi gating officers she jumped from the car because she was despon dent over difficulties she was hav ing with her boy friend. The first accident in the series occurred about 6:00 a. m Thurs day when Miss Susan Frances Griffin failed to see Jodie Peaks 1952 Pontiac when she backed up hill into the yard to turn around. The body of the school bus went up over the trunk of the automo bile, damaging it an estimated $75.00. The second accident came at 12:45 p. m. Thursday at the corner of Haughton and Main Streets in Williamston where Lottie Teel Highsmith, colored, drove her 1948 Dodge into the side of Tho msa Edison Jernigan’s 1953 Dodge doing damage estimated at $150 to the right side door and fender. The Highsmith car was not dam aged. Friday afternoon at 12:25, Hen ry Wobbleton was driving a 1953 Dodge pick-up truck belonging to Miller Gas Company on West Main Street in a westerly direc tion and started to make p left hand turn just as a 1950 Dodge sedan, also going west and driven by Miss Elizabeth Hasty Midgett of Manteo, started to pass. The car sideswiped the truck with re sulting damage of $125 to the right side of the car and $25 to the left fender of the pick-up. The last of the series of acci dents, chronologically, was report ed by Williamston police and the Highway Patrol at 3.30 Saturday morning when Charles Edward Bullock of New Bern is reported to have fallen asleep leaving his ear to create some havoc near the Sunnyside market. Declaring he was not speeding when he dozed off, Bullock’s foot on the acceller ator must have been as heavy as his eyelids for the 1950 Buick left the road about Sunnyside, ripped off part of a steel sign, ran across a field, through two wire fences and literally tore the whole back portion of Joe Peele’s blacksmith shop to pieces. Damage to the car (Continued on page eight) | HELP WANTED | V_/ Marvin Raker, local Esso dealer and newly elected President of the Williamston Boosters, Inc., stated yester day several advertisements had been placed in the larger dailies of the State for a suc cessor to Alford Sweatt, man aging director who recently resigned. Just recently placed, Mr. Baker said no replies had been received from the adver tisements hut if and when a reply is received, a special meeting of the directors will be called to consider all ap plicants. The new president stated local applicants will also be given serious consideration should a local or county man seek the position. Colored Barber Knifing Victim Ella Mar Williams, colored, dis played the magnitude of her tem per and the skill of her hands when she stabbed Gilford Brown, also colored, in front of his barbel shop here on Washington Street late Saturday night The injury produced blood in large quantities but the knife did not penetrate deep enough to cre ate a serious wound. Treated by local physicians Brown is recup erating in the Martin General Hospital. Ella Mae did not stop with in flicting a chest wound on Brown. She either broke or knocked out the windows of the barber shop and windows in Brown’s car. Officers said Brown was shav ing himself when the girl came in to begin her operations. The colored woman’s bond of $500 was signed by Eddie Watts Brown and she was ordered to appear before Judge H O. Peele in Recorder's Court at an early date. Kiwanians Hear Seoul Executive “Of al! the organizations in North Carolina Kiwanis contri butes more in personal work and financial support in the promo tion of Scouting than all other civic or municipal organizations,” District Scout Executive Jerry Ashwill said last Thursday night when speaking before the local Kiwanis Club. Mr. Ashwill was introduced by Vice-President John H. Gurganus. Interestingly and humorously the Scout executive pointed out the many advantages young boys receive through Scouting. Before paying special tribute to Wheeler Martin for his many and unselfish contributions in this particular work, Mr. Ashwill closed his re marks in saying, “It is the real boy of today who judges the adult of today.” Among those recognized at the meeting were: W. R. Bender, chairman, James McBrayer, Scoutmaster and Rev. John Gotf, Dr. J. T. Llewellyn and Wendell Peel, members of the Scout Com mittee. Russell Cowen, high school Kiwanian for the month of May was introduced by Bruce Wynn. Draw Thirty For Jury Duty In The June Court Term —$— Jurist* Joseph Parker Of Windsor To Return To The County Thirty Martin County citizens were drawn recently by the board of commissioners for jury duty during the one-week term of superior court beginning June 115. The list includes the names of two or three women. Judge Joseph Parker, appoint ed to the bench a few months ago. will preside over the term. The Windsor jurist handled the last March term of court in this coun ty, and made a very good impres sion. Quite a few cases are piling up on the docket for trial during the term which will center its atten tion principally on criminal ac tions. One murder case is al ready on the docket and numer ous drunken driving cases are go ing up from the lower court on appeal. Names of the jurors follow, by townships: Jamesville: J. H. Dickerson, Milton W. Griffin Henry C. Price, C. W Moor* Enoch Gardner and Calvin Gregory. Williams: Noah Saunders Rob erson. Griffins: Carlyle Manning. Bear Grass: W. I,. Mobley, Mrs Estelle Harris and Mrs. Sarah Brown Peel. Williamston: Wheeler Martin Ward, Charles T Roberson, Hend erson Norfleet, O. L. Willard, Ben C. Peel, Haywood E. Wynne, J. D. I (Continued on Page Eight) Removed To lloH/iital In Ambulance Last ISiglit Taken quite ill suddenly last night, Mrs. William Price was re moved from her home in James vi 1 It' to a local hospital about 9:15 o’clock. She made the trip in a Biggs ambulance. VEP Employees And Executives Will Ned Here One Hundred and Twenty Five Expected At Legion Hut Tomorrow The ininiji meeting of Virf'ini;* Electric and Power Company em ployees with executives of the company will be held tomorrow at 9 00 a. m. at the American Le gion Hut. Approximately 125 Vepcovians from Williamston, Elizabeth City and Ahoskie will attend to meet with the company executives. This meeting is an annual af fair at which the company execu tives bring all employees up to date on recent happenings within the company. Also there is ample time allotted during the meeting for a general discussion period and the answering of any ques tions individual employees may choose to ask the visitors. Those VEPCO executives who will conduct the meeting, together with visitors from other areas, in clude: W. E. Wood, Executive Vice-President; M. C. Smith, Vice President and General Manager; E. H. Will, Vice President in charge of operations; A. E. Rat eliffe, treasurer; R. G. Schneider, assistant treasurer; J. M. Wilson, Vice President Western division; J. B. Hawkins, Assistant Vice Pre sident Eastern Division; G. Fred Cook, director employee informa tion; W I. Dolbcare, director in dustrial development; O. V. Ses soms, district manager Alleghany District; R. C. Hopkins, district manager Potomac District; A. J. Young, district manager, Rappa hannock district. R. H. Goodmon, Vice President Southern Division, and A. L. Jameson, district man ager, Albemarle District are hosts to the visiting group. May Day Program For Robrrtton ville Wedneaday -• Postponed from last Wednesday afternoon because of rain, the bin May Day program of Roberson ville Schools will be presented tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’clock exactly as it had been planned for the previous Wednesday. “A Mother Goose May Day” is the theme of the program with Miss Betty Ann Rogerson animat ing Old Mother Goose. The various phases of Mother Goose rhymes will follow the pro cessional arid coronation of the May Queen, Miss Jean Wynne, and her attendants. I If NO COMPANY 1 !-' Members of the local unit of the National Guard were all dressed up last night and ready for visiting officials to put them through an inspec tion, but they had no com pany to view them in their splendor. No reason was announced as to why the expected visit did not materialize but it was reported an official would be at battery headquarters in the water plant this morning. Suggestion Box From time to time, individual citizens of Williamston, with no direct voice in town government, have asked to be heard. These columns are open to any and all who have suggestions, supporting a march toward a better town and community. Suggestions are welcome when signed and offered in guod faith. We’ve been requested to air our complaints or criti cism regarding our nice little town of Williamston. First of all, regarding the parking meters—several are broken and when one deposits coins, they do not register correctly. For instance, when one penny is deposited, it sometimes register 6 minutes or whatever it is inclined to at the moment. Then, Mr. Policeman comes along and puts a ticket on your car, requiring you to appear at the station within 24 hours. This should be corrected with out delay. Regarding mosquito control, the pests are worse than they’ve ever been and to try and contact someone who will do something about it is impossible, as I've sat at the phone for one hour today, but to no avail. Malaria should be a thing of the past now with all the new spaiys available, and since the welfare of a town’s citizens rests on its health, why not see that stagnant wat er, weeds, etc., are controlled now before it's too late? A Citizen. Hertford Man Chosen Head Of First Highway Division J. Emmett Winslow of Hertford was chosen commissioner for the newly arranged No. 1 division of the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission, ac cording to reliable but unofficial information released this week The selection rested between N C. Green of Wiiliamston, Joe Con ger of Edenton and sever ! others in the district. All the o.u mem bers of the commission were rul ed out. A. H. "Sandy” Graham, formerly with the commission, was called back to head the new 14-division set-up. It was ex plained that Governor Umstcad had picked men with “business experience," that there would be changes in the engineering per sonnel as well as additions to fill the newly created divisions. Twenty Marriage Licenses Issued In This County —*— Issuance Last Month Larg est For Any A|»**i 1 In Seven Years Twenty marriage licenses were issued by Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger in this county last month. The issuance was the larg est for any April since 1946 when seventeen marriage licenses were sold to white and sixteen went to colored couples. The issuance also was the largest for any month so far this year. Licenses were issued to eight white and twelve colored couples last month as follows: White James R. Ross and Mary A. Manning, both of Greenville. Nathan Junior Perry and Elva Marie Pate, both of Williamston. William Earl Orr of St. Louis, Mo., and Hilda O'Neal Bailey of Williamston. Raymond Bennett of Williams ton and Betty Lou Hardison of RED 1, Jamesville. Rankin Dancy Dowdy of Farm ville, Va., and Susie Griffin Man ning of Williamston. Ralph Augustus Keel of Rober sonville and Marjorie Modlin of Jamesville. Jack H Welch and Berry Jean McLawhorn, both of Williamston. James Henry Jones and Esther Edwards, both of Washington. Colored Rufus Andrews of Roberson ville and Gertie Moc Roberson of Parmele. Johnny Lee and Irma Harts, both of Williamston. Robert Earl Simmons and Ollie Ruth Stam il, both of Jamesville. Walter Lee Perkins and Grace Griffin, both of Everetts. Walter Junior Higgs of Hamil ton and Everlene Carr of Oak City. Abe Spruill, Jr., and Minnie Pearl Manning, both of Roberson ville. Willie Frank Deans and Colleen Huff, both of Williamston. Willie Lee Andrews of Parm 1 • and Lillie Mae Morning, of Bethel. Esaw Armstrong of Plymouth and Dollie James of Dardens, Essix Wilson of Williamston and la Mae Baker of New Bern. Joe Williams and Zcorah Gray, both of RED 1, Jamesville. Thiel Caught At Roanoke Garage -4 Troubled with thefts and at tempted breakins in recent weeks, the Roanoke Chevrolet was the victim of another crime Saturday night but this time the culprit was caught in the act by a passing employee of the company and po lice took him into custody. Luther July, colored, was busily draining gasoline from a pump at the garage when he was caught by Officers Perry and Chesson who had been called by an em ployee of the garage. July was given two years on the roads in Recorder's Court yesterday but Judge H. O. Peele later changed this so that he might get out by paying a $25 fine ynd the costs. July arranged to pay up and was released late yesterday. Formerly a cook for the Wier Coffee Shop, July has been em ployed in recent weeks by the North Carolina Puip Company. Old No. 1 had its lines altered rather drastically, the new unit being enlarged to include fourteen counties. Edgecombe and Halifax Counties were moved over into No 4, and Washington. Tyrrell and Hyde were moved into Dis trict !. The No, 1 district as now constituted includes Bertie, Cam den. Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Per quimans, Tyrrell and Washington. The change in the district shortens the actual road mileage, but it adds more streams for bridges. The new district, commissioner, Mr. Winslow, is well known here, and is a prominent business man and leader in Hertford over in Perquimans County. r ROIJIND-UI* Nine persons were arrested and placed in .jail here over the Mother’s Day week-end, liquor figuring in all but two of them. Five were held for public drunkenness, one lor driving while drunk and an other for possession of illicit liquor. One arrest for driv ing after license had been re voked and another for larceny completed the round-up. The ages of the group rang ed from 22 to 44 years. There was a little blood letting on Washington Street but the praetioner of the art was able to arrange bond. Overflow Crowd At Music Festival —<i> — An audience that overflowed into the aisles and hall from the Williamston Hik•' School auditor ium last Friday night heard and watched as the Music Department nf Williamston schools presented | its Spring Music Festival. The program was a most en joyable one from beginning to end as the Rhythm Hand of the first grades played Amaryllis by Ghys as the opening number and the high school mixed chorus closed with Oklahoma by Rogers and Hammersteii.. In between came folk dances and iolk songs and other numbers hv the rhythm band and the high school mixed chorus. Under the overall direction of Miss Mary Wallace Foy the child ren gave an excellent pie.a ntafion to give parents and friends an op portunity to learn at first hand the training the music department is providing. Following the open ing number, the rhythm band rendered Rendezvous by Aletter, The Syncopated Clock b.y Ander son and the Washington Post March by Sousa. Grades one through five ap peared in folk dances Danish Dance of Greeting, German Sehot ti.-che, Hansel and Grctel, Vir ginia Reel and Patty Cake Polka. Folk Songs were rendered by the sixth grades - Song of Praise by llohmau; Listen to the Mock ingbird by Hawthorne; Th, Love ly Meadows (Czechoslovakian); and Gum Tree Canoe (American). Resides the closing number of Oklahoma, the mixed chorus sang Jesus Walked this Lonesome Val ley, Dawson; to the Moon God dess, Beethoven; The Kerry D. ice and Let s Dance (a paraphrase on Chop Sticks). Comment on the arrangement and presentation of the program was very favorable. Local Juyccc To Seek Slule I ice-Tresideney -« Reuben Williams, Pete Rogers, Bernard Harrison and Edgar Gur ganus will attend the State Con vention of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce in Asheville Thursday, Friday, Sat urday and Sunday. Mr, Gurganus, who is now North Carolina Chairman of the Distinguished Service Award Committee, will be a candidate for State Vice-President at the convention. F.-T. A. IN FARM LIFE TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The final meeting of the regu lar school term for the Farm Life Parents-Teachers Association will be held at the school Thursday evening at 7:JO. Shortage oi White Teachers In The Elementary Units —j,— Surplus Of High School Instructors Appears Cer tain For Coming Year North Carolina Facts, the bul letin of the North Carolina Re search Institute which each week turns the spotlight on some North Carolina subject, this week pre sents an analysis of the shortage of white elementary public school teachers in North Carolina. The current issue, out today, cities what it describes as an “alarm ing" shortage The picture presented, a pic ture which is equally bad all over the United States, indicates that teaching as a profession simple does not appeal to college students who are equipped for such work. "It is a most unusual coinci dent," said Felix A. Grisette, edi tor of the publication, “that we rind further evidence of this lack of interest in teaching in the form of legislation to eliminate the word ‘teachers’ from the title of Western Carolina Teachers Col lege at Cullowhee. Two years ago East Carolina eliminated the word from its title, thus leaving Ap palachian in Boone as the only w hite college or university in the State willing to have the word ‘teacher’ as a part of its name.” North Carolina Facts shows that there will be a need next fall for I,.">37 white elementary teachers for replacements of those who re sign or retire, without taking in to account any normal increase made necessary bv increased en rollment or decreased teacher load. The total number of students trained to teach who are expect ed to graduate from the colleges and universities of the State this year is t>28, leaving a shortage of 909 white elementary teachers for replacements alone There are an additional 1,000 white elementary school teachers now at work who hold inferior certificates and who should be replaced with new teachers holding A certificates, or better. If this 1,000 shortage be added to the 009, the total exceeds 2,800. This shortage could be reduc ed somewhat if students trained to teach in high schools could be persauded to accept positions in elementary schools. Total high school replacement demands will be 1152, whereas, 1,211 college graduates planning to teach in high school is indicated, thus in dicating a surplus of 359. If all these high school teachers could be shifted to elementary jobs, the elementary replacement shortage would be reduced to 550. There are an additional 200 white high school teachers with inferior certificates who ought to be replaced. This total added to the total shortage of 2,800 white elementary teachers totals 3,000 minus any possible transfers of the high school surplus to ele mentary work The publication illustrates the seriousness of the situation by pointing out that the shortage of 909 white elementary teachers for (Continued on Page Seven) Falhers-Sons To Allend Banquet Honoring a 11 boys who partici pated in the three sports at Wil liamston High School this scho lastic year, a father-son banquet is to be held at the High School cafeteria tonight at 7'30 with an address by Horace "Bones” Mc Kinney as a special feature. Announcement of the plans is being made by Principal B. G. Stewart and Coach Carroll Black erby. Approximately 120 are ex pected to attend. In addition to making his talk to the group Mr. McKinney hopes to bring films of the State-Wake Forest champ ionship basketball game along tu show the fathers, sons and friends. He will be introduced by Princi pal Stewart, an old acquaintance. In addition to the young men and their fathers, gate-keepers, doctors who helped w'ith physical examinations and this year and other who helped the various teams are being invited. David Davis, Jr., will give the welcome and his father will give the response.
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