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B_ THE ENTERPRISE IS READ N OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK •VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 59 THE ENTERPRISE Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 23. 1933 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BS OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEl ESTABLISHED 1899 I Carolina Company ( Finishes Addition \ To Its Plant Here —• — Twelve Long Distance Op erator Positions In The Local Exchange B. H. Strickland, Williamston manager for the Carolina Tele phone and Telegraph Company, reported today the completion of additions to both the local and long distance telephone systems here. The manager said that 4 new long distance operator’s po sitions have been added to the switchboard and have just been placed in service. An additional 100 lines of local dial equipment was also provided in connection with the company’s recent expan sion program. , Strickland said that major ad ditions to the telephone building was the first step completed in the company's plan. It was necs sary, he said, to enlarge the build ing in order to provide space for additional equipment, some of which was then added and more of which will be added as re quired. In enlarging the building the company improved several fea tures of its quarters in addition to adding equipment and operat ing space. The size of the base ment was doubled to provide storage space and more room for power equipment, a classroom was added on the first floor for operator training and the com pany added a strip of land to its lot and placed a special metal wall, easily removable, in the rear of the building, with an eye to possible future growth. Strickland said that the recent additions added about $160,000 to the Carolina Company’s Williams ton investment which has grown since World War II from $104,000 to nearly $785,000 today. This in crease has enabled the company, the manager explained, to add almost 1,000 telephones here in that period. At the end of May, the official count was 1,662 tele phones in the Williamston ex change. Strickland said that the recent improvements and expansion, though probably the most exten sive, are typical of projects which the company has completed here since the last war. The service capacity of the dial system has been more than doubled during recent years and, ^jnmber of ad iinona-rctm'Chcuits anu tipt-iami'c switchboard positions have beer added. Arrangements have alsc been made which allow Williams ton operators to dial, direct and unaasisted, to distant telephones qw long distance calls to Rocky .<»»■?■ ... wniViii—ji«.iii>i’.a;» Ahoskie and to other points reached through those exchanges Extensive cable additions havt also been made throughout Wil liamston . as the need for tele phones increased. In 1947, cable extensions and rearrangements were made in many sections oi town to modernize and expand the outside plant. In 1940, majoi cable additions were made or Main Street followed in 1951 by a major project to serve the Northwest section and hospital area. Recently a project was begur to place cable lines along Rober son and Hamlin Streets off the Main Street cable and that pro ject is now nearing completior with new telephones to be install ed soon. Several major rural project! connected to the Williamston ex change have also been completec in recent years including provis (Continued From Page Six) COMPLETE Parmer R. J. Hardison is completing the tobacco har vest on his home farm in Wil liams Township today. He is among the first, if not the first, farmer to complete the task this season. For the county, as a whole, the harvest is hardly half complete. However, quite a few plan to complete the har vest neat week, with possib ly a majority winding up the tiring task the first ten days in August. A few farmers whose crops were destroyed by hail and found replanting necessary are hardly expect ed to complete the work be fore the third or fourth week in next month. Making Plans For Possible Cotton Crop Control Plan Preliminary plans in anticipa tion of the institution of a cotton control program for next year, are being made in this county, according to a report coining from the Production-Marketing Ad ministration office here yesterday. All of the current cotton crop is to be measured, the office ex plaining that two checkers or sur veyors are already in the fields, and that others will begin work shortly. The task is to be com pleted by the 20th of next month. It is likely that future action to be taken in connection with allot ments for 1954 will be largely determined by the findings in the current survey. The U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture is expected to declare quotas or rule an open production field on or before October 15. The J. D. McCotter Com pany of Washington is con structing a new plant here on Warren Street, just off James ville Road. No public announcement has been made by the com pany, but it is understood that the plant will handle ready-mix concrete. Name Barrel! On Farm Committee —♦— Mr. Fred S. Barrett, R-l, Oak City, was appointed to the Farm ers Home Administration commit tee for Martin County, James C Eubanks, local supervisor for the agency, announced this week. The appointment was made by Mr J. B. Slack, State Director at Ha leigh. Mr. Barrett is a farmer anc long-time resident of the Oak Citj community. His experience in de veloping a successful family-typi farm, Eubanks said, fits him wel for his new assignment in aidinj other farmers to do the same. Hi will serve three years. Eubank explained that the county commit tee must approve all application: for Farmers Administration ire dit before loans can be made When a real estate loan is beirq considered to buy, enlarge, or de velop a farm, or to improve hous ing and farm buildings, the com miner' determines hem :u ... the farm is worth as security fo the loan. Advice of the committeemen i; sought on good farm managemen ana on the refinancing of Farm ers Home Administration loan: equity in their property to ge credit from local banks or othe lenders, Eubanks added. Farmer who can get private or coopera tive credit are not eligible fo loans from the agency. Mr. Barrqtt succeeds Mr. Mil ton E. Bennett, farmer of Oak Ci ty community, whose three-yea term expired June 30. Member who continue to serve are Mi Lee Hardison, R-l, Williamston and Mr. Garland H. Forbes, R-3 Williamston. Loses Part of Finger In Garage Acciden Edward Todd, Williamston Mo tor Company mechanic, lost par of a left hand finger in a garag accident Tuesday afternoon. H was placing a motor in a true! when the tip of his finger wa mashed off. r NEW PLANT | The P. M. A. office this week | appealed to all cotton farmers for aid in making the survey. The j busy tobacco season is recognized, but it was explained that the sur vey could mean much to the farm ers of this and other counties, and that their cooperation will be timely and greatly appreciated. No quotas have been in effect since 1950 when cotton was plant ed on about one-half or approxi mately 1,000 farms in the county. It is roughly estimated that be tween four and five thousand acres are planted to the crop in the county this year with fairly bright prospects for a good yield. Farm owners are asked to make certain that the names of all ten ants, interested in the current cot ton crop be listed in the survey ' Minor Accident Near Jamesville No one was injured and pro perty damage was limited to about $225 in a minor autombbile ac cident on Highway 64 two miles east of Jamesville last Monday noon, according to a report re leased yesterday by the highway patrol. Driving toward Jamesville, Wil liam Alfred Jackson was making a left turn into a Free Unior road just as Seaton Edward Dav enport of Cresswell started t< pass in a 1952 Buick. Davenport swerved his machine, avoiding i direct crash but the left side ol lus car hit the rear of Jackson’s 1941 Ford a glancing blow Dam age to the Buick was estimatec at $200 and that to the Ford a $25 Cited to the courts here fiy passing another vehicle in an in tersection, Davenport paid a $1 fine and $6.85 costs. Man Arrested At Illicit Distillery ‘ Cleveland Bennett, 28-year-olc colored man, was arrested Tues day afternoon wdule firing a erud< illicit liquor distillery near th< county town of Hassell. Taken into custody by ABC Of ficers Cecil Bullock and Wiley Craft and Deputy Joe Smith, th< i mariufaetim-i was released yes ’ to relay' Ti^jJUlj bond and is to ap pear in the county court for tria before Judge II. O. Peele on July t 27’ The plant w'as equipped wit! an oil drum still. The officeri I and confiscated about five gal . Ions of white liquor of an infer j ior grade. Juvenile In The Courts For Theft [* -— s Lela Fay Howard, 14 years old was in the juvenile courts hei;< this week for allegedly robbing i piggy-bank in the C. E. Mangun home on Watts Street week be fore last. The girl is said to have admitted fishing the money, ap ^ proximately $15, out of the little bank belonging to the Mangun - son. t The mother, Carrie Scott, tolc J the court that she had been hav ing trouble w'lth her daughter that she would not slay at home j that she had been staying in the home of Jack Knight. Much Going And Coming In Roanoke River Section While it is far from the satura tion point, traffic across the Roan oke River bridge, in the river and in the air is steadily increas ing, according to a report releas ed this week by Bridgekeeper Hugh Spruill. Vehicular traffic is moving across the bridge at a count of about 3,000 units per day on an average. During a recent eight hour check, 1,546 vehicles moved over the bridge, Mr. Spruill said. Strangely enough, almost one-half the vehicles were from out of the State. The check was made on Sunday and the truck traffic was comparatively light, the bridge keeper reporting less than 100 trucks on the bridge during the eight-hour period from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Official records could not hi had for a comparison, hut Mr Spruill is certain that there has been a marked increase in traf fic over the bridge since last year Large truck jobs, hauling produce from south to north, arc using the route in ever-increasing numbers it was explained. While the boat traffic has beer fairly heavy in recent months, ii dropped off slightly recently when two mills suspended opera tions for a short while and log barges were tied up. Boat traf fic- it' averaging about two pei day. Participating in an airplane check a few days ago, Mr. Spruill said that two planes passed ovei the area at the rate of about twe an hour during a 24-hour period. Warrants Issued In Anti - Rabies Drive In County Ninety Dog Owners Are To Appear In Justices’ Court Next Week -»— Approximately ninety owners are tentatively scheduled to ap pear in the courts of Justices Chas. R. Mobley and W. M. Tetterton here next week, and prove they j have had their dogs vaccinated or show cause why they should not be prosecuted for alleged vio lation of the anti-rabies law. Up until early today seventy one warrants had been issued, re turnable before the two trial justices next week, possibly on Wednesday and Friday nights. Inspector A. R. (Clab) Roberson, rabies inspector for the county, signed the warrants. It was explained that possibly many of those who are being cit ed to the courts have had their dogs vaccinated by private veter inarians. In those cases there is some doubt if the receipts will be recognized and honored. Violators are subject to a fine of not more than $10 and or not more than ten days in jail, plus costs. Reviewing the anti-rabies drive in this county, Inspector Rober son said that he killed 639 dogs, that 63 other dogs were delivered by the owners to the execution chamber for disposal. The inspection work entailed a cost of $505 and was handled in forty-eight days. When the day in court is com pleted, it is certain that the coun ty will have handled its most suc cessful drive against rabies. Warrants were drawn this week for those whose names are listed beiow and are now being served ; by Inspector Roberson: C, T. Hardison, RFD, 1, Wil > liamston; Joe Lester Peel, RFD 1, Williamston; John Brown, RFD 1, Williamston, Guilford Brown, RFD 2, Williamston; Maggie Januvs, Williamston; Henry Ro berson, RFD 1, Jamesville; James Mullins, RFD 1, Oak City; Eliza beth Hill, Williamston; W. E. Cox, [ Williamston; Allen VanLanding ham, RFD 3, Williamston; J. W. ■ Gray, Williamston; Linwood Cle ■ mmons, Williamston; Phillip Worsley, RFD 1, Washington; Tho mas Staton, RFD1, Roberson, ilie. Nicholas Rogerson, RFD 1, Wil ■ liamston; Lillian Council, RFD 1, RobersunvilU ^Rohei t Lloyd, Rtv. bersonville; Eli Simmons, Rober sonville; John T. Davis, Rober ■ sonville; Ernest Staton, Roberson ville; Clyde Revels, RFD 2, Wil i liamston; Della Purvis, RFD 3, i Williamston; Orlander Purvis, u'-P'-. ■, liams, RFD 3, Williamston; Mose Hudgins, RFD, Williamston; S. Coffield, RFD, Williamston; J. D. Cowin, RFD 3, Williamston; C. H. Whitehurst, RFD 2, Williamston; Mose Williams, RFD, Williamston; Lillian Jones, Williamston. Buck Rhodes, Everetts; Pete Dixon, RFD, Robersonville; Cus , Rollins, RFD, Robersonville; Fred Dolberry, RFD 1, Palmyra; L. D. Lanier, RPD 1, Qulc City; Ernest Bellamy, Oak City; Ruff Council, RFD 1, Bethel; Harry Little, RFD 1, Bethel: Isaac McCary, Hassell; Levi Dolberry, RFD 1, Bethel; Willie Parker, RFD, Roberson ville. Maggie Close, Oak City; Mo della Lot, Oak ;City; Ethel Mae Raynor, Oak City; Grady Bowers, RFD 1, Palmyra; Roy Williams, Oak City; Buster Staton, RFD I, (Continued on Page Six) THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . There’s been only one week so far in this year in which there were no motor behicle accidents on the county highways and streets. Back in early February, motorists traveled through an en tire week without even a minor accident. Outside of that one week, the motorists continue to average about four accidents each week. The following tabulations offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time Wrecks Inj’d Killed Damage 1953 3 2 0 $ 1,575 J952 3 1 0 1,050 Comparisons To Dale 1953 114 37 3 $30,635 1952 140 75 1 46,735 Local Boosters' Directors Held Meeting Tuesday Discuss Varied Calendar Of Events And Map Plans For Action —-• Holding a regular meeting Tues day evening in their Main Street office, directors of the Williams ton Boosters discussed a varied calendar and mapped plans for action, Executive Secretary Ed Grady said yesterday. An advertising pamphlet, car rying pertinent facts about the town with late pictures, is being compiled, it was explained. Se cretary Grady also reported that a concise industrial brochure is being formulated. Anticipating an aggravated housing shortage during the com ing tobacco maketing season, the Boosters are working on a hous ing file. Those persons who have rooms, apartments or houses for rent are urged to contact Mr. Grady at the Boosters’ office in the Watts Theater building and list what they have available in the way of housing. The service will be offered free. Correspondence, relating to the location of new industry, was re viewed, but no developments were made public. Tentative plans were made foi sponsoring the annual tobaeci caravan, possibly on August 12 or 14. The annual harvest festival was discussed, and details will be an nounced later in conjunction with plans being advanced by the sponsors of the Martin County fair. The Boosters, bitterly disap pointed and greatly upset by the proposed removal of the State Highway Patrol Radio station to Greenville, are making plans tr carry the fight direct to high of fieials in Raleigh. Letters are be ing addressed to the officials pleading for the retention of the station, and it is likely that a dele gation will move in on Raleigh within the near future. The Boosters are reminding tlu Highway and Public Works Com mission of the promise to remedy the dangerous condition centerec in and near the underpass on Wesi Main Street. It was also reported that the Boosters will appeal to the own ers of the' old Wells-Oates mil site for the removal of the fin debris there. Baptists Arrange Pulpit Exchanges pastors of Martin County in co operation with all other Baptist Pastors in the Roanoke Baptist Association, will exchange pulpits As a main feature of this ex change, the morning message; will be in connection with tht Southern Baptist Conventior Wide Campaign of “A MILLION IN “54" in their Sunday schools The pastors and their exchange pulpits are: Rev: Lee Gatling at Robeisonville; Mr. Thermon Grif fin at Everetts; Rev. W. C. Med 1 in at West End-Oak City; Rev Ralph Ferguson at Hamilton; Rev W. B. Harrington at Williamston Memorial; Rev. R. C. Alexander at Cedar Branch*—Jamesville; Mr Urbin Rogers at Riddicks Grove and Rev. E. Gordon Conklin al Piney Grove. All of these services will be al regular 11:00 o’clock morning worship hour. -‘i—————— Rolarians Heard Kilfrell Tuesday Observing lacjies’ night at an informal dinner at the Switch, local Rotarians and invited guests were well entertained by J. B Kittrell, Sr., Greenville humorist and sugar broker. In the absence of Robert H Cowen who was confined to a local hospital with a throat in fection, Vice President Roy Jame son presided. Rotanan Scarbo rough Mi/clle was borrowed from the Windsor club to lead the sing ing, and Miss Jean Ward Mobley was at the piano. Master of jokes and the har monica, Mr Kittrell wittingly en tertained the group for more than an hour, stressing the need and value of Rotary. The Greenville man is one of the charter menib btrs of the club there. Advancing Plans For Guard Armory Here Additional Funds Made Available For New Projects Rwriiitimmt Program !\ow Under Way To Build Up Battery Strength - '■■■♦ According to unofficial but re liable information received yester day, Williamston is to get a Na tional Guard armory sooner than I was expected. No dates have been mentioned, and no definite assurance has been given that ac tion will be taken within the near future, but it was learned this week that "additional "funds for the construction of armories will be made shortly, and Williamston is set up for Armory No. 8.” Construction work is already under way or contracts have been let for the first six, and Na tional Guard authorities were said to have called for a map of the site for the proposed building for consideration by the Reserve Components Facilities Board when the construction of the local arm ory comes up for final approval One report indicated that final action is anticipated within the next thirty or sixty days. Major Gen. John II. Manning of Raleigh was said to have contacted North Carolina State Highway officials, urging them to complete their plans for the belt line around the town, and to make available additional land to compensate for that m the line of the pioposed by-pass. Detailed plans for the armory have not been released. While plans apparently are be ing rushed to provide Battery C, 150th AAA Gun Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard with an adequate home, the com manding officer of the unit ex plains that an extensive recruit ment campaign must be advanced to bring the unit up to full strength. Quite a tew young men have joined the unit during the past few days, but others are needed, it was pointed out. It was reliably learned that all youths joining the National Guard be fore the.\ reach the age of eigh *.j**-^ ■."d--.one-hit!! ...m be made subject to the regular draft, that certain privileges en joyed by others will be made available to the guardsmen. All young men interested in directed to contact Captain El fieri S. Peel, Jr , commanding of ficer, or Sgt. Ben Selby at the municipal water plant where the (Continued on Page Six) Improving Following Attack Sofferal Tuesday ■— Mrs. Van U. Taylor, suffering an attack at her home on Wood lawn Drive early last Tuesday evening, was reported improved in a local hospital this morning. The attack was described as “slight”, limiting the use of her left hand. She was said to have rested well last night. -- Continues (iravely III In A Local Hospital -« Suffering two strokes in recent weeks, Mrs. Pleny Peel of Griffins Township, continues gravely ill in a local hospital, it was reported shortly before noon today. gkorgia patrons A few barns of tobacco arc being moved out of this coun ty for sale on the Georgia markets, according to reports heard here today. Not certain he wanted to haul tobacco half thousand miles without making a first hand inspection of the mar kpls, one farmer left this week on a personal tour of the belt. He has not yet reported his findings, but others are making ready to make the long-distance plunge, it was said. Second Case 01 Polio In County? —.*>— Although it has not been offi cially diagnosed, it is fairly cer tain that polio made it ssecond ap pearance m the county a few davs ago, according to information coming from the Martin County Health Department late yesterday Moses Lewis Bland, 15 month old son of S. T. Bland, colored o! Robersonville, was removed ti Duke Hospital yesterday but n< report on the doetors' findings there could be had here immedi lately. It was learned, however I that the child was paralyzed in it? I neck and that it had no use of its legs. The victim was taken ill while visiting his grandmother in Eden ton last Thursday. When his con dvtion did not improve, in' was re turned home last Monday anc carried to a doctor the followinj day. His removal to Duke wa advised, and representatives o the health department took chargi and deliveied the little victim ti Durham yesterday. If the case proves to be polio and there is little doubt but wha it is just that, it will have beer the second case reported in thi; county within a period of a few days. However, it should be re membered that the ease apparent l.v had its origin in Chowan Coun ty. 1 _ Report Decrease In Cotton Acres •» recently reported that 19o3 i ot Ion planting writ nme prt r■ below those ot 1952. The repor was hailed by industry spokesmat as an indication that the eottor surplus, generally predicted foi the year, might not be as largt as anticipated. It must be remembered, how ever, that Secretary of Agricul lure K/.i a T Henson had request ed an eighteen per cent reductioi in plantings While plantings wen not reduced by that amount, then is some indication that drough and other unfavorable condition: may bring the total crop nearei the top goal set by the Secretary than would appear probable, judg ing from total plantings Secretary Benson > t 12,500, 000 bales as the top desired goa for 1953. The Secretary Warner the cotton farmers of the natioi at the time of that prediction tha if the 1953 crop exeeerled that fig ) gure, he would p.. bnhly be re i iiuired to invoke marketing quo I tas on next year’s crop. Building And Loan Assets Pass Two-Million Mark From its humble beginning baek in 1914, the Martin County Build ing and Loan Association has tie veloped into a financial institution of financial strength and stature. According to the June 30 fin aneial statement, the association now has assests in excess of two million dollars, or $2,039,940.74, to be exact. In addition to reveal ing the enormous size of the as sociation's financial size, the state ment shows that more than $25, 000 was distributed to sharehold ers in dividends during the fiscal year ending the 30th of last month. While the association stock has proved to be a top notch invest ment, the organization has figurec prominently in the growth of tin town and community, financing possibly more home and busincs, eonstruetion than all other agen cies combined It is now the only financial institution it, the county making loans to veterans under the G. I Hill of Rights for tlu construction of homes. Located in the R ranch Bank ing and Trust Company Build ing here, the Martin County Building and Loan Association is now serving the largest number of patrons in its history, includ ing many outside the. town and a few in other states. Fifteen Cases In Recorder's Court Monday Morning Speeders Lose Licenses; Fines Imposed In The Sum Of $250 - In a session lasting less than two hours, Judge H. O. Peele handled fifteen cases in the Mar tin County Recorder’s Court last Monday morning. The court continues to bear down on speeders, the record showing that two lost them driv ers’ licenses while others were subjected to $25 fines. Several road sentences were made out and fines were imposed in the sumeof $550 during the comparatively short session. Proceedings: Charged with speeding seventy miles an hour, Edward Kemp Guthrie of Morehead City was fined $25 and taxed with the costs. Jesse Lee Hill was found not guilty of assaulting a female. Pleading guilty of drunken driving, Joseph Daniels Jones was fined $1000, taxed with the court costs and lost his driver’s license for a year. Charged with speeding 65 miles an hour, John Wayne Manning of RED 1, Williamston, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail for ten days. The court suspended the jail term on the condition that the defendant surrender his op erator's license for sixty days and pay a $25 fine, plus costs. James Norfleet, Jr., pleaded guilty when he was charged with allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a motoi vehicle, and wai fined $20, plus costs. Charged with speeding seventy miles an hour, Lewis Wayne Johnson of Robersoncville plead ed guilty and was fined $25, plus court costs. Booked for trial in the county court by error, the case in which j Quintley Carraway was charged j with the larceny of clothes from , the Wilson Hotel in Robersonville, j was transferred to the superior court for trial during the next tei'ui in September. The clothes ' were valued at about $140, it was 1 said. j Allen Rascoe, pleading guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, I was sentenced to the roads foi 1 three months Booked for speeding 75 miles a* j hour, George Lee Rollins of Ro ' ■ "V; ’ ■ th.O [roads for ten days, the court sus I pending the road term upon the ’condition that he surrender his license to operate a car for six months and pay a $25 fine and Pleading guilty of speeding : seventy miles an hour, Russell F. Barrett, Jr., of Arlington, Vir ginia, was fined $25, plus court costs. Charged with issuing a worth less check, John L. Mi/.elle plead (Continued on Page Six) ' . • 'h County Boy Now Serving In Korea Marine Curp. Melvin G. Wil liams, 22, sun of Mrs. Lillian Wil liams of Route 2, Box 173, Rober sonville, has arrived in Korea. He has been assigned to a unit of the First Marine Division replac ing a combat veteran for rotation to the United States. Prior to leaving for Korea, Wil liams attended a special advanced combat training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif. He has been as signed to the 5th Marine Regi ment. I ROAD PROJECT v-:_ Work on the rebuilding of Highway 17 between Wil liainston and Windsor is slightly more than half com plete, it was learned yester day. Using approximately 500 ears of crushed stone, the con tractors have just about com pleted the widened road base, and it won't be too long be fore the surface coating is to be laid, one report said. Operations have been under way. during long hours on weA days and part time on Sunday. Just now 140 ear loads of stone are parked on sidings between Williamston ) and Tarbbro waiting to be un loaded. % t
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