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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B? OVER 3,000 MARTIN COENTI FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEI VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 18 William at on, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 16, ESTABLISHED 1895 Double F uneral Held F or Aceident V ictims Father And Son F a tally Injured In Car Accident -<& J. Augustus and Cecil Pow ell Hied En Route To The Hospital Friday Double funeral services were conducted at the home near Gold Point Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock for J. Augustus Powell and his 34-year-old son, Cecil, who were fatally injured in an automobile-truck accident near Bear Grass last Friday after noon at 2:30 o’clock. The Rev. R. E. Ferguson, Rober sonville Baptist minister and pastor of the young man, and Elders A. B. Ayers and W. E. Grimes of the Primitive Baptist Church, conducted the rites. In terment was in the Robersonville Cemetery. The double service, one of few ever held in this county, was attended by hund reds from all parts of the county and section. Fatally injured when their car a 1953 Plymouth, and a Dodge freight transport truck crash ed head on near Bear Grass, the father and son died in a Biggs ambulance while en route to a Williamston hospital. Four oth ers, including young Powell's daughter, Ellen, four years old, ivere injured, but they are gett ing along all right. The little girl, thrown from the wreckage to the side of the road, suffered a severe head injury and cuts and bruises on the arm and other parts of the body. James Sheppard, 21, Eoliie Brinkley, 29, and Willie Brinkley,27 tenants on the Powell farm, were painfully .cut and bruised, but they were able to leave the hospital following treat ment. Suffering a skull fracture near the forehead and a broken leg, Mr. Powell never regained con sciousness. His son, suffering a skull fracture and internal in juries, was conscious when he was picked up, pointing out that his leg hurt him. After he was placed in the ambulance he ask ed that the window be lowered (Continued on Page Eight) Nan Booked For Selling Liquor Jesse James, young colored man recently moved here from Eve retts, is to go on trial in the re corder’s court next Monday for allegedly possessing liquor for sale. Visiting James in his bachelor quarters just off White Street last Saturday evening, Officers John Roebuck, Cecil Bullock and Charles Moore found two and one-half gallons of raw liquor in his kitchen. Meeting him at the front door, the officers explained their visit, read the search war rant and followed James to the kitchen. Even before reaching the kitchen, James told the officers he had liquor on hand. In addition to the raw spirits, the raiders found several cases of empty jars just freshly emptied. Jesse, deserting the way of his namesake reportedly handled li quor wholesale KKcORD One of the largest, if not the largest, crowds ever to attend a funeral in this coun ty attended the Joint rites for J. Augustus Powell, 74, and his son, Cecil, 34, near Gold Point in Robersonvillt Town ship Sunday afternoon. More than 500 cars were parked in a two-acre plot near the home, and many people walked considerable distances to get near the Robersonville Cemetery, that thrre were more than 2,500 in attendance upon the rites there. The cemetery was not clear ed until almost four hours after the service. Friends from a number of counties and several states attended the services. [ air CONDITIONER I Installed at a cost of ap proximately S3,428, an eight ton air conditioning unit was placed in operation in the main auditorium of the Pen tecostal Holiness Church here on Haughton Street Sunday morning. Similar units are being placed in business houses and homes in fairly .large numb ers, but the church is the first one in this immediately area to install one. The Rev. J. \V. Berry is pastor of the church. Beauty Pageant In High School Tomorrow Night Winner To Compete In The State Content Next Week At Beaeli Plans are now Complete for an J elaborate Miss Williamston Beau ty Pageant and Little Miss Wil liamston Sweetie Pie Contest. The annual event, sponsored by the Williamston Junior Chamber of Commerce for the benefit of its charity fund, will take place on Wednesday night, June 17th, at 8:00 o’clock in the Williamston High School auditorium. A lovely array of young girls j have been entered in the contest and the competition is expected to be very keen. Following is a list of the girls and their sponsors. Myrtle Jenkins, Miss Branch Bank and Trust Co.; Lib Cherry, Miss Bulluck’s Mens and Boys Wear; Wanda Jones, Miss Corey Plumbing Co.; Janie Coltrain, Miss Williamston Hardware Co.; Joanne Keel, Miss Western Auto I Store; Nancy Allsbrook, Miss i Sinclair Service Station; Gladys Manning, Miss Manning and Peel Hardware; Peggy Carson, Miss Williamston Motor Co.; Mary Lib Harrell, Miss Margolis Bros.; Jean Mobley, Miss Mathieson Chemi jcal Corp.; Hilda Gray Hardison, l Miss Harrison Oii'Co.; Erline I Perry, Miss Baker Oil Co.; Ann j Bunting, Miss Enterprise Pub dishing Co.; Frances Taylor, Miss Clarks Pharmacy; Janie Roger ;son. Miss Peeler Jewelers; Peggy ! Gardner, Miss Muse Jewelery |Co.; Jeanie Hardison, Miss Wor jrell Appliance Co.; Rhoda Faye Peel, Miss Woolard Furniture Co.; i Sallie Roberson, Miss Dixie Mo I tor Co.; Sallie Evelyn Warren, ! Miss McClees Florist; Marie Grif ! fin, Miss Chas. H. Jenkins Co.; Also on the agenda for the night will be the revival of the Little Miss Williamston Sweetie Pie | contest. This contest has not been j held for the past couple of years | and this year’s contest should prove to be very entertaining and lovely. Following is a list of the little Sweetie Pies entered: Alease Bazemore, daughter of Mr. and (Continued on Page Eight) Minor Accidents On County Roads ’ > addition to the double trage dy ^ear Bear Grass last Friday afte. ioon there were two minor motoi.-'-Mtode accidents reported on the highways in this county during the past few days, accord ing to reports coming from the county office of the highway pa trol this week. Calvin Eugene Hassell, 715 Hunter Street, Elizabeth City, es caped injury when his vehicle, a 1952 panel truck skidded and turned over on Highway 64 near Mendenhall's station between Williamston and Jamesville early last Wednesday morning. Damage to the truck estimated at $100. Saturday evening about 8:00 o’ clock, John Henry Martin, Jr., 703 Second Street, Washington, apparently dropped off to sleep and ditched his car, a 1950 Ply mouth, on the River Road be tween Hamilton and Palmyra. He was able to continue following treatment for lacerations on the head and leg in the office of Dr. Highs in Hamilton. Damage to j his car was estimated at $150. Bloodmobile For First Time Falls Under Its Quota —«— Collect 123 Pints During Its Visit To Chapter Last Thursday -« For the first time in its nine visits to the local chapter, the American Rod Cross bloodmobilc fell under its assigned quota here last Thursday. The failure is causing some concern over the fu ture of the program in this area. Only 137 persons reported to tlie center and fourteen were found not physically able to do nate blood. Six faithfuls joined the Gallon Club during the day, including Clyde Manning, Cecil Brown, William M. Tetterton, Aubrey D. Ange, Exum Ward and Emmett Mims. Several others gave their eighth pint in March and went on to add a ninth measure last Thurs day, including J. C. Coltrain, and Roger Roberts. The names of those supporting the program, in addition to the canteen workers and volunteers, at the center in the American Le gion Hut last Thursday follow: Dallas A. Griffin, Willie Gray Lee, Jim Daniels, Robert Cowen, M. C. Byrum, Robert W. Newell, Reuben Williams, Emilyn Wag ner, Simon Li 1 ley, K. F. Lindsley, Park J. Hardison, Mrs. Ray Gurganus, J. Kelly Gay, Wil liam H. Griffin, Buddy Wier, W. L. Howell, Luther Strickland, Er nest Roughton, Reg Simpson, Lc% lie T. Fowden, Johnnie T. Beach ant, R. C. Malone, Mrs. Edna Bon durant, Mrs. Wilford Griffin, J. W. Snead, Clabon Summerlin, John B. Godwin, Norman Ever ett, Lazarus Williams, Hezekiah Bell, Paul Griffin, William Small wood, W. H. Harrison, Jimmie Rogerson, Joseph Manning, William Nelson Long, Rev. T. L. Hastings, Mrs. Pete Biggs, M. C. Beloet, Marvin Britton, Dal mus Bazemore, Mrs. Caddie Rob erson, Myrtle Scott, James R. Bulluck, John M. Cherry, Velma Bailey, Joseph W. Griffin, C. B. Bailey, George C. Moore, Lester W. Bryant, Lewis T. Veatts, Paul II. Peele, W. B. Gaylord, Jr., E. R. Froneberger, Oscar Tice, J. H. Clayton McKeel, W. C. Bailey, James L. Moore, W. D. Jones, Eula Mae Leggett, Wendell Peele, Henry A. Gray, Betty Lou Dud ley, William Derate Vane*' Lgc Claik, James H. McBrayer, Jr., Arthur Roberson, Mrs. Henry Winslow, Dr. J. S. RHodes, Jr., Sam Zemon, Riley Tew, Edwin Hill, Mrs. Dora B. Rogerson, Landy Griffin, Dorothy C. Stalls, Eugene Bel), William Bridgen, Mrs. Abner Brown, Woodrow Holliday, L. E. Coltrain, Lonnie McNicholson, Mrs. Joseph Wynne, Gladys Man ning, Ben Daniels, Daisy Man ning, William Breeden, J. D. Page, Lela C. Bond, Hugh Hines, Dr. J. T. Llewellyn, Dr. W. H. Gray, Dr. C. I. Harris, Jack Mobley, Mrs. Theron Gurganus, Henry Wins low, Hilton Peele, Raymond Blgir, Mrs. Dasliia Peele, Henry Grif fin, Billy Biggs, Bryant Carstar phen, Mrs. Lela Johnson, Jesse D. Hardison, Freeman Bazemore, John Louis Lee, L. B. Peele, Mrs. Mary Alice Roberts, Wilbur Jack son, Jimmy Page, Evan Grifttn, Wilson Corey, Hubert Hollis, Mar vin Coltrain, John Earl Roberson, Bernice Ward, Zeph Robertson, Mrs. B. O. Wynn, Leroy Peele, Julian Jack son, Henry Bullock, Flowers Hen ry, Coronne Bryant, Spencer Bul lock, R. L. Bailey, L. C. Lamb, Tommie L. Roberson, Irving Grif fin, and Paul Harrington, Jr. Many Visiting Cancer Clinic —•— The cancer detection clinic, maintained by the American Can cer Society in coopreation with the state and local cancer so cieties, is handling between 35 and 40 examinations each week in the Rocky Mount Municipal Building, according to Dr. J. Al len Whitaker, chairman of the public relations committee. A number of local people were at the last clinic, and others from nearly every section in this coun ty and throughout eastern North Carolina have visited the clinic in recent months. . The clinic is held each Wednes ] day, beginning at 9:00 a. m. in the Rocky Mount Municipal Build ing. Town Board Adopts Budget For jN ew Year Calling For Bids On New Sweeper For Streets Here —♦— Tax Rate Held To The Old $2 Figure For Coming Fiseal Year After completing work left over from a long session held the first Monday in this month, the local town commission, • in a special meeting last night, approved the 1953-54 fiscal year budget and called for bids on a new street sweeper. The tax rate remains at the old $2 per $100 assessed pro perty valuation. Comparatively few changes were made in the budget figures, the board memb ers leaving the salary schedule virtually unchanged. An appro priaton for a new street sweeper was made, the budget director estimating that the machine will cost between $9,000 and $10,000. A detailed review of the budget figures will be released within the next few days. The officials completed the or ganization of the town depart ments at the meeting last night when they elected K. I) Worrell mayor protein; C. M Cobb, treas urer-clerk and R. E. Manning, superintendent of the street and water departments. Chas. H. Manning was re-employed as town attorney, the board fixing a retainer's fee in the sum of $150. Reporting a fail 1 y sizable de ficit in operating and maintain ing Woodlawn Cemetery, the board increased the price of lots there. Street lights were ordered in stalled at the corners of Sycamore and New Streets and Main and Edgewood Avenue. The board discussed the need for a city manager and for com missioners to head the various de partments. No action was taken. Holding a conference with members of the police depart ment, the officials reviewed an incident that took place on May 31. Police said they were called to a home on North Haughton Street to quell a 'disturbance among family members. The two officers explained that all was quiet in the house when they reached there, that no one would agree to sign a warrant. Declar ing they heard nothing and saw nothing that would warrant ac tion on their part, the police stat ed that they left the scene afer remaining there about twenty minutes. Future conferences are to be held with members of the (ConHnued on page eight) Charge Nan Wilh Entering Home LeRoy Merritt, young white? man, was placed in the county jail last Thursday night for al legedly breaking into the J. R. Williams home near Jamesville earlier that evening. He is alleg ed to have forced open a screen door. Missing various things from the premises, Williams sent his fami ly away that evening and remain ed to watch. A short time later, Merritt, a tenant on the farm, moved in. The case on the docket for trial in the superior court this week. Officers Checking j Traffic Violators' —*— Loca! officers are cracking down on alleged traffic law vio lators here these days, the po lice blotter showing that five citations were issued last Satur day night by Officers Thomas Chcsson and Maurice Whitehurst. Three, Julian Warren Knowles, Willie Thomas Bryant and Joseph Bryant, were booked that even ing for “crashing” red lights on the main street. James M. Ore and Jesse Edgar White were booked for speeding. Sunday night the officers cited O. K. Harrison (colored) and Ed gar Stanley Upton to the courts for violating traffic laws. PRESIDENT | v/ Mr. John W. Eubanks, pro minent county business man, was re-elected president of the Edgecombe-Martin Elec tric Membership Cooperative at a recent meeting of the or ganization held in Tarboro. The Hassell man has been ac tive in the organization for some time. W. Waldo Holliday Died Today At His Jamesville Home ——•— Funeral Service Will lie IlcM In Jamesville Wed nesday al 3:30 William Waldo Holliday, retir ed farmer-timberman, died at his home in Jamesville this morning at 12:30 o’clock following years of declining health. He had been a semi-invalid after a stroke suf fered four years ago. He suffer ed a second stroke about a week ago and his condition had been critical since that time. The son of the late John A and Courtney Elizabeth Modlin Holliday, he was born in the Pop lar Chapel community of James jville Township 75 years ago on S March 7’ 1878. He engaged in farming and the timber business I most of his life, moving to James | ville a few years ago and retiring on account of declining health. He was a member of the church | at Paplar Chapel for many years land was an accommodating neigh I bor and helpful friend. In early manhood he was mar I ried to Miss Patricia Holliday. , Surviving besides Mrs. Holliday are five sons, Frank Holliday of l Bear Grass Township, Dennis j Holiday of Kingman, Kansas, Sa j muel, James and Dallas Holliday, (Continued on Page Five) I .-4. Tobacconist Dies In Raleigh Office —-<*>— William Robert Wilson, 59 well known tobacconist in this State and Virginia, died suddenly of a heart attack in his Raleigh of fice yesterday afternoon at 1:20 o'clock. Graveside services will be held in the Ash Camp Ceme tery at Keysville, Virginia, his home, tomorrow morning at 11:00 o'clock. Heading the inspection service for the U. S. Department of Agri culture, Mr. Wilson had visited the local market on numerous occasions and had made many friends here. He supervised all the federal tobacco graders in the flue-cured territory and ren dered the growers a real service. SEARCHING Scientists from the United .States Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C„ arrived here yesterday and immediately started a search lor certain types of nema todes. While they are check ing all types, they are center ing their search on the cyst nematode. No report on their find ings has been released. I Clear Few Cases From The Docket In Superior Court ■--£•. Jury Hears Two Cases; Four Continued; I'leas Entered lu Others Attracting a fair-sized crowd, the one-week term of the Martin County Superior Court was open ed Monday for the trial of twenty six criminals cases and a few civil action. Judge Jos W. Park er returned from Windsor to pre side over his second term of court in this county. Only a few eases, including none of the more serious ones, were cleared from the docket the first day, and it is quite likely now that the court will continue in session just about all this week. Two cases were heard by the jury Monday, four others were continued and guilty pleas were entered in several others. Opening the term. Judge Park er, reporting for duty ahead of time, did not address the grand jury, but thanked the nine retiring members when the quarterly re port was submitted that after noon. Declaring he had enjoyed working with them, Judge Park er added, "And if all goes well, 1 hope I'll be .working with you again.” Appealing from u judgment in the lower court, James Oscar Nar ron of Ahoskie was found guilty of drunken driving and drew six months on the roads. The road term was suspended upon the payment of a $100 fine and costs, and the defendant is not to drive a motoi vehicle during the next twelve months or until he has a license. Pleading guilty of breaking in to the home of J. R. Williams near Jamesville last Thursday night, LeRoy Merritt, 25, pleaded for mercy and the court suspended a prison term of two to three years’ duration.* The young man was placed on probation for three years, and he is to move from the Williams farm, the court suggest ing that the prosecution and de fense get together and effect a settlement. The case in which Dempsey Roberson is charged with dispos ing of mortagaged property was continued. During the progress of the trial of the case in which Charlie Ben Daniel and Elbert Keyes were charged with forgery, the court directed a verdict of not guilty as to Keyes. Daniel, under a suspend ed sentence of 12 months for breaking an entering back in De cember, 1051, told a story that was not acceptable to the juiy and he was adjudged guilty. Last month, the Keyes boy found a pocketbook belonging to Mrs. Mattie Lou Roberson and he show ed Daniel some checks in il It was declared that Daniel endors ed the instruments and tried to (Continued on Page Eight) Funeral Sunday For Mrs. Speller Mis. Carthiniu Lawrence Spel ler, wife of James J. Speller, died at her home near Windsor last Friday evening after a long per iod of declining health, and a two-week critical illness. She was born near Windsor June 13, 1086, a daughter of the late T. If. and Elizabeth Johnson Lawrence, and lived there all her life. She was married to Mr. Speller 44 years ago, and was a faithful member of the Siloam Baptist Church for almost half a century. Funeral services were conduct ed in the Siloam church Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev. James R. Pitt man, assisted by a former pastor, the Rev. W. B. Harrington of this county, and the Rev. E. C. Sex ton of Rocky Mount. Interment was in Speller's Cemetery. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Arthur Leggett of Windsor, Mrs. David Moore and Mrs. Jos eph Gurganus, both of Williams ton, Mrs. Jennis Phelps of Nor folk, and Mrs. Dennis Mobley of the home; anrl a son, Julian Spel ler of Robersonville; four sisters, Mrs. R. N. Castellow of Norfolk, Mrs. Bert Lawrence, Mrs. Sarah Perry and Mrs. Johnnie Canner. all of Windsor; and three bro thers, T. H. Lawrence of Lemon Grove, Calif.. Robert of Ports mouth and Willie Lawrence of Norfolk. Farm Insurance Plan Approved In County f BARGAIN i Cluing through Columbia a few (lays ago, several local people literally jumped on a bargain in irish potatoes. They paid 75 cents a hund red-pound bag for a good No. Ngrade potatoes and hauled the bargains home just to learn upon their return that J the same potatoes were being delivered right here in Wil liamston for 50 cents per 1 hundred-pound bag. Farmers are greatly dis turbed over the price of po tatoes. Funeral Held In Church F or Hiss Lucy Smithwick Former School Teacher Died In Williams Town ship Oil I'riiluy Funeral services were conduct ed in the Silnam Methodist Church ovei m Williams Town ship Sunday afternoon at 2:110 o'clock for Miss Lucy Smithwiek who died at the home of her sis ter there last Friday morning at 2:30 o'clock. Her pastor, the Rev. Vance Lewis, assisted by the Rev W. R. Harrington, county Baptist minister, conducted the rites, and interment was in the Smithwiek family cemetery near the home. Miss Smithwiek had been in de elimng health since early last March, but she was critically ill only a short time, the end coming unexpectedly. The daughter of Edgar and I Mary Hadley Smithwiek, families prominent in the early history of I this county, she was born in Wil 'hams Township 74 years ago on iOctober 1, 1(171), and lived there ,all her life. Completing her edu cation, she taught in the public I schools for twelve years, three I years in Washington County and I nine years in this county. She was a faithful member of the Si loam Methodist Church more than sixty years, and was a leader in her community down through the | years, playing the role of j a Christian woman and as a friend to all. She never married and is sur vived by one sister, Mrs. Stewart J. Tctterton with whom she made her home. Editor Beasley Dies In Nonroe Roland F. Beasley, editor of the Monroe Journal and a groat liberal leader when it took courage to play that role in Nin th Carolina, died last Saturday. As a country newspaperman he com manded respect from the high and mighty in the profession and in many other fields in this State. Mr. Beasley, 82, was married to Miss Clyde Dowell, daughter of the late Rev. George Dowell who pastured the Baptist church here for many years. She was a perfect member of a team that figured prominently in advancing the better and nobler things in Ninth Carolina for so many years. Strikes A Pole To Hiss A Truck Following a westward traffic line on Main Street here yester day morning, James Taylor Perry of 222 Albemarle Street, Eden ton, steered a one and one-half ton truck into light pole in front of the fire station to miss plow ing into the rear of a truck that had stopped in line for the red traffic light »at the corner of Main and Smithwick Streets, Driving a truck owned by J. F. Waif of Edenton, Perry explain ed that the brakes failed to take hold and that he chose to crash the pole rather than pile into an other vehicle. It was said that the brake fluid line had broken. The pole was moved about an inch in solid concrete and damage to the truck was estimated at $200 by investigating officers. Plan To Organize Company In Stale Early This Fall Farm Bureau President Kx plaiued Plan At Meeting Last Thursday Following a meeting held in the Martin County agriculture build ing last Thursday evening, the board of directors of the Martin Farm Bureau Saturday afternoon unanimously approved a proposal to create a farmers’ insurance company to write full coverage on automobiles and trucks for Farm Bureau members. While there are many obstacles to be overcome, farm leaders are going ahead with plans to have the company organ ized by early fall. In the absence of President Chas. L. Daniel who missed his first meeting since he was elected about ten years ago, Vice Presi dent S. IT. Everett presided over the meeting last Thursday even ing when State Farm Bureau Pre sident C Gordon Maddrey of Ahoskie explained the proposed plan in detail. Taking the plan under advise ment, the board of directors of the county unit, including Messrs. G. A. Oglesby of Hamilton, Henry Early of Goose Nest, Mayo Har dison of Poplar Point, D. V. Clay ten of Williamston, G. II. Forbes of Cross Roads, S. H. Everett of Robcisonville. C. L. Daniel of Wil liams, G. C Griffin of Griffins and Carl (!i iffin of Jamesvlle, ap proved the plan. | Explaining that he first oppos ed the plan, Mr. Maddrey said that" he changed his mind after hearing the details discussed, and added that every county in the State where 1hc program had been explained went on to approve it. It was pointed out that the vot ing delegates from the several (Continued on Page Eight) Firemen Called To ! Prison Camp Road Shirting from a spark or a de fective flue, fire threatened the humbli' home of Mrs. Essie Beacham on the Prison Camp Hoad at 10:40 o’clock last Friday morning. The fire was detected , soon after it started, and person nel from the prison camp and others brought it under control. The local fire department was called there, but the on thc-spot volunteers had the fire out when the equipment reached the scene. Damage was negligible. Local firemen were called out a second time Friday when trash piled on a truck caught fire near Sunny Side Market at 4:30 o’ ■ clock. The fire was confined to : the trash and no damage resulted. 1 A third call in as many days was answered Sunday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock when an electric lamp caught fire in the Claude Cherry home, 101 Cherry Street. Little or no damage resulted. 1 Directed to 101 Rhodes Street, firemen were unable to find the ! fire. MUST ( I KING Farmers Frank Jordan and Sam Reason really stole the march on the tobacco farm ers in this county Monday when they harvested the first of their 1953 tobacco crop on the Lassiter farm near Dar dens. Transplanting- the first of their crop on April 13, the farmers struck the seasons just right and harvested al most four hundred sticks from about four acres Mon day. The harvest, with fav orable seasons existing, will hardly get under way on any appreciable scale in this county before week after next or early July. Mr. Jordan stated that the crop was ripe and ready, that some damage was done to it and other crops in that sec 1 lion by a hail storm early last Saturday morning.
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