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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ HI OVER 3,MO MARTEN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B: OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE* VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 61 Williams ton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 30, 195.3 iTSTARI KHPn 1 »<Mi Jaycees Sponsor Vehicles Safely Campaign Locally —♦— Plan To Apply Reflective Tape To Bumpers Of Motor Vehicles —*— The Williamston Jaycees will apply “Scotchlite” reflective tape to the bumpers of local cars and trucks in a move to reduce acci dents and improve safety on the streets and highways. The pro gram is part of a national “Lite-A Bumper" automobile safety cam paign backed by the Public Safety Committee of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce. The reflective tape—already m use on trucks, ambulances, fire en gines and police cars in a number of cities over the country—glows brilliantly at night when picked up by the headlights of other au tomobiles. A special taping station for ap plying the reflective tape has been arranged at Belk-Tyler's lot (old bus station lot) and will be manned by a crew of Jaycees members Saturday, August 1 from 8:30 a. m. until 6:00 p. m. A nom inal charge of $1.00 is being made for each bumper reflectorized by the Jaycees to cover the cost of the tape and its application. The "Lite-A-Bumper” program has already received full support and endorsement by Mayor Cow en, Fire Chief Hall, and Police Chief Roebuck as an “excellent means of reducing night-time ac cidents.” In order to point up the pro gram, the Jaycees have already applied the reflective tape on the car of Mayor Cowen, as well as other cars of city and safety offi cials. The tape is said to be equally effective on rainy nights when visibility is exceptionally poor, and it is stated to last for at least two years under normal condi tions. The “Scotchlite” reflective tape is applied in one-inch strips. Red is applied to the rear bumper, while silver tape goes on the front. The material is said to be visible gt night up to a quarter-mile and is designed to catch the eye of motorists about 70 percent quicker than regular tail lights. Hiehway experts point out that .—with today's higher speeds—the motorist needs every bit of addi tional warning he can possibly get to avoid an accident. The light reflecting qualities of the tape provide the added measure of lafety that sometimes can mean the difference between having an accident and avoiding one. Automobiles protected with re flective tape are visible at night, even when parked by the roadside without lights, long before they could otherwise be seen. Further more, it was pointed out, the tape is visible even against the glare of headlights of oncoming cars. With the front bumper of a car glowing from end to end, even in case of failure of one of the head lights, the exact position of the car can be easily seen by othec drivers. The “Lite-A-Bumper” campaign has been adopted by the local, state and national Junior Cham ber as a means of promoting pub lic safety on the highways and also as a method of raising funds to support their many other com munity service programs. The idea for the campaign was started first by the Roanoke, Vir ginia, Jaycee chapter several months ago. Since then, the pro ject has spread to chapters in all (Continued on Page Two) JURY LIST Completing a purge of the jury box during recent meet ings, the Martin County Com missioners will draw the Sep tember juries from a new list during their regular meeting next Monday, Clerk J. Sam Getsinger said yesterday. Several thousand names have been placed in the jury box, most, if not all of them, coming from the tax books. The jury list is purged every two yean. Very little other business is on the agenda for next Mon day, Mr. Getsinger said, other than that dealing with rou tine matters. Home - Made Tobacco Harvester Designed on an inexpensive scale, the tobacco harvester invented and made by Farmer Cedric Burroughs of Hassell eliminates a great deal of back-breaking work. The primers ride the boards, attached to over-head supports, and pull the tobacco and move it over to the main body of the trail er where it is placed in sheets and transferred to the barns. Pulled by a tractor, the harvester rides over every fifth row which is planted in sweet potatoes. Mr Burroughs explains that the trailer, representing an expenditure of approximately $100, was built in Gold Point, and is working very successfully. _ Gets T wo-Y ear T erm F orDrunkenDriving CARAVAN Preliminary plans are be ing formulated for running a large caravan throughout this immediate territory on Friday, August 14, advertising the Wiliiamston Tobacco Mar ket, Ed Grady, executive sec retary of the Wiliiamston Boosters, announced yester day. Merchants and other busi ness operators in thelown are being urged to make plans to participate in the annual pil grimage. Making Plans To Open The Schools Seventeen special workers are rapidly completing plans for opening the? schools in this coun ty on September 1, the office of the superintendent announced yesterday. While no major changes are be ing made in the properties, sev eral roofs are being replaced along with a few new plumbing fixtures. A state inspector is completing a survey of all the heating plants, and necessary repairs will be made in time for use this fall. Painting has been one of the big jobs, but considerable time and money have been spent re placing broken lights, the work of thoughtless vandals. For the most part, the school plants in this county are in good condition. Work on an addition to the Jamesville Negro school is pro gressing, but the new unit will not be available for use before late next year, according to one report. Few Position In Faculties Open ^11 positions in the several school faculties in the county have been filled except eight, pro vided recent elections are accept ed, it was learned from the office of the county superintendent yes terday/ Three positions are to be filled in the Jamesville schools. Mrs Norma Fagan Taylor of Dardens has been elected to fill the posi tion of public school music teach er, and her acceptance was being awaited yesterday, it was learned fwo positions are open in each of the schools at Robersonville and Oak City, and one in Wil liamston. Principal B. G. Stewart said an application for the fifth grade position in Wiliiamston is being considered, School officials said the pro spects W'ere good for filling all the positions now vacant. Thirty Cases In County's Court Monday Morning -# Kino Impost'll By Juilpc II. O. IVt*l<* Amounted To Ncurly $800.00 —»— One of the longest road terms ever imposed in the courts of this county was meted out to Willie Stedman Russ by Judge H. O. Peele in the Martin County Recorder’s Court on Monday of this week. Arrested for drunken driving about the middle ol this month, Russ, a Robersonville man, was booked for two similar of fenses before ho could be tried on the first count. Pleading not guilty when his cases were call ed, Russ was adjudged guilty in each one. Judge Peele sentenced him to the roads for three months in the first case, six months in the second and twelve months in the third, making a total of near ly two years, the sentences to run consecutively. The court handled thirty cases before adjourning shortly before 1:00 o’clock. Fines, imposed dur ing the session, added up to 5765, the ahnount including a $250 pen alty imposed on a defendant ar rested at a liquor still a short time ago. Other proceedings in the court: Pleading guilty of an assault with a deadly . weapon, Jasper Williams was taxed with the costs. Charged with drunken driving, Joseph Carnegia Ross pleaded not guilty. He was adjudged guilty and was fined $100, plus costs. He appealed and bond was required in the sum of $200. heading guilty of speeding 65 miles an hour, Harper Marshall Peel, Jr., of Hamilton, was tax ed with the court costs. Charged with assaulting a fe male and forcible trespass, Levy Howard Roebuck pleaded guilty in botii cases and was sentenced to jail for ten days in the first and 20 days in the second case, the sentences to begin at the di rection of the court anytime dur ing the next two years. He was taxed with the court costs. Pleading guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, James A. Keel was fined $50, plus costs. Asking for a jury trial, Luther Brian i Mozingo, charged with drunken driving, has his case transferred to the superior court. Charged with drunken driving, Robert Malone of Baltimore, pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and taxed with the costs. The case in which William A James was charged with drunken driving and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, was nol pressed. George Davenport, Jr., of Wil (Continued on Page Six) Complete School For Law Officers “Professor" R. W. Turkelson of of the North Carolina State Bu reau of Investigation, Raleigh, is completing a special school for law enforcement ofiicers from the local police and sheriffs depart ments. The officers have shown much interest in the school of instruction which was opened Monday with classes lasting from 3 to 5 in the afternoon and from 7:00 until 9:30 o’clock in the evenings. The instruction was centered the first day around law of arrest and seizure. On Tuesday, Mr. Turkelson explained finger print ling in detail, stressing the im portance of getting clear prints. Yesterday, the school dealt with interviews and confessions, the instructor going on to explain the best methods for taking foot prints and others castings. The students are studying firearm and handwriting identification to day. invitations were extended to law enforcement oifieers in other towns iti this area to attend the school, but the student body was limited to local and county of ficers. Mr. Turkelson, an experienced officer, is with the FBI’s narcotic division at the present time, and his work with the local officers has been pleasant and successful. Chairman In Area For Auto Dealers —•— James Bailey Peele of Chas. H. Jenkins & Co., Williamston, has accepted the appointment of Area Chairman for the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association it was announced to day by Association President T. L. Black of Pinehurst. In making the announcement, President Black indicated that Mr. Peele will represent the State and National Automobile Dealers Associatons in this County dur ing the coming year. Black ,stress ed the importance of this position, stating that Area Chairmen serve as liaison between individual new car and truck dealers and the Association headquarters. As county chairman, Peele will also head the Fail membership campaign in this area for NCADA and NADA and will participate in Area Chairman Day which will be held in Raleigh in October. -♦; Lindsley Adding To Building Here —•—** The Lindsley Implement Com pany is enlarging its building just off Washington Street here. A 20-by-60 showroom is being added with a plate glass and brick front. Plans call for a" ad dition to the rear of the building at a later date. During the meantime the old storage room next to the Linds ley feed store will be torn away, it was learned, Hold Funeral In Bear Grass Today For Jno.P. Hodges Well-Known County Citizen Died At His Home There Late Tuesday Funeral services are being con ducted in the Bear Grass Primi tive Baptist Church this after- | noon at 3:00 o’clock for John P. Hodges who died at his home there Tuesday evening at 6:00 o’ clock. Elder A. B. Tyers of the Primitive Baptist Church and a friend of Mr. Hodges for many years, will conduct the rites. In terment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery here. He was born in the Smithwiek’s Creek community of this county 69 years ago, and spent his early life on the farm there, engaging in various types of work until he went with the North Carolina Highway Commission as a rhem ber of the maintenance depart ment. He had made his home in Bear Grass for the past thirty three years. He was a member of the Snow Branch Church of God in Beaufort County for a long time, and was active in religious work for many years. He had been in declining health for some time, retiring from the highway service in 1947. His con dition had been serious for several months. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Sallie Taylor; two sons, J. Sampson of Bear Grass and Thad L. Hodges, EM-1, Unit ed States Coast Guard, stationed in Elizabeth City; four daughters, Mrs. Robert A. Bailey and Mrs. C B. Bailey, both of Bear Grass, Mrs. Humphrey Gillam of Wind sor and Mrs. Gene Grooms of Birmingham, Ala., seven grand children; a brother, James Henry Hodges, and a sister, Mrs. J. S. Lilly, both of Washington, N. C Distribution Of Intangible Tax The State Board of Assessment split tin* intangible tax pie this week and Martin County received $12,281 as its share, the amount exceeding s lightly the income re ceived from the same source last year. Williamston is getting $3,465 as its share as compared with $3, 074.11 received a year ago Robersonville is getting $1,036. No other towns in the county were listed as sharing in the in tangible tax distribution. The collections during the past fiscal year amounted to $4,750, 029, an all-time high. J. C. Bethune, secretary of the board, reported that $3,800,508 of the sum was returned to local units with the State keeping $950,120. intangible taxes include taxes such as 10 cents on each $100 in savings accounts, 25 cents for each $100 on hand, and 25 cents on eayh $100 worth of stock, mar ket value. The net amount of intangibles tax collections is divided, with the State getting 20 per cent and counties, municipalities and local units sharing in the 80 per cent. Bethune pointed out that more money was paid under the in tangible tax schedule by stock holders than any other group. Stockholders, who pay only on stock they hold in out-of-State corporations, forked up $1,840, 517. Money on deposit tax col lections yielded $1,368,223 Showers Fell In Area Yesterday Badly needed and greatly wel comed showers fell in this imme diate .area yesterday afternoon. Although they brought some re lief, the dry spell was not brok en and the covered area was lim Some rain fell over in Poplar Point, but the main showers ap parently were centered between Williamston and Abbitt's mill. Lit tle or no rain was reported in the area toward Everetts and very , little fell over in Williams, Grif fins or the Bear Grass areas. No ; sign of rain was reported as far up as Oak City. The official weather gauge on Roanoke River here reported .32 j of an inch, but apparently at least ( and possibly more than half an | inch fell in and around the busi- . ness area. Reports declare that the corn ( crop is failing rapidly in the face of continued dry weather. ited. Martin County Schools To Open Term On September 1 The Martin County schools will] qen the 1953-54 term on Tues day, September 1, it was announc 'd following a meeting of the :ounty board of education Tues ■vemng Teachers and principals ■vill meet in the individual schools hat morning, and the more than 1,000 pupils are to report that ifternoon at 1:30 o'clock for room assignments and a review of fees md registrations. In their meeting Tuesday even ng the board members set aside :wo days for Thanksgiving and i Christmas holiday period begin ning at noon on December 18 and ending at 8:30 o'clock on the morning of January 4. The only ither holiday in the schedule will Fall on Easter Monday. If there are no interruptions, the schools will end the coming term on May 27. President's Six Month Record In The White House —<*>.— Balanoo Short For Period Is Nothing To 'I'alk Mueh About -• President Dwight Eisenhower recently completed six months in ihe White House, and the record las been rated as not being an impressive one. Of course the Korean truce has seen signed, and credit will go :o him for that accomplishment, if it proves to be an accomplish ment. But the truce is similar to me that Truman worked for back yonder. Other items in the Eisenhower balance sheet are covered by Washington observers, as fol lows: Foreign Policy—On foreign aid, Democrats in Congress have sup ported Eisenhower better than have the Republicans. Congress as a whole is still whacking down his foreign aid requests. Taxes—No cuts in taxes this year, says the President. And aft er a stiff fight over extending the excess profits lax. Congress has overwhelmingly backed him up Spending—Eisenhower spent $38 billion in his first six months, while Truman spent $37 billion in his last six months. The national deb', has risen $5 fuinon. Economy—Eisenhower has rut about 100,000 jobs off the Federal payroll. He has also proposed a smaller budget than Truman did for the current fiscal year. Con gress ha;, cut appropriations even further on many services for the people, and the House has sus tained the President’s $5 billion slash in Truman’s recommenda tion for the Air Force. Labor—The administration has not yet come up with a specific policy on Taft-Hartley, or Social Security expansion This Repub lican Congress will adjourn, ac cording to all reports, without having done anything on these matters. Farmers—Farm prices and in come have fallen further since Eisenhower took over, and his Administration has come up with no new proposals to stop the drop. They are relying on New Deal measures such as marketing quotas. “Giveaways"—One major legis lative achievement has been to give a few States much of our offshore oil, worth tens of bil lions. Royalties from this oil could have benefited school children in every State Government electric power policy favors private cor porations. "Hard Money”—Hard money md a sound dollar, as (he Ad ministraton applied it, mean high t interest rates. The Admiriis uation has raised the cost of the government debt, of new houses, if new ears and of almost every hing else bought on time. The \dministration contended this vas necessary to curb inflation. Prosperity—The cost of living s holding steady and production s higher than ever. But more md more people are worried ibout a recession ahead. McCarthy—In Eisenhower’s irst six months, Senator McCar hy looked more like the boss of he State Department than Seere ary Dulles did. With his man ippointed as State’s chief security Jficer, McCarthy appeared to lietate who could be employed (Continued on Page Three) The board this week approved an accident insurance plan for pupils on a voluntary basis. The insurance, costing $1.25, covers the pupils from the time he leaves home until his return, including all activities while at school ex cept football. Two companies have withdrawn from the parti cular business, after having ex perienced heavy losses during the past three years in the county. The Pilot Life company is handl ing the business this year, and the insurance plan has proved very beneficial and highly ef fective, it was explained. All members of the board, Messrs Howard Gaylord, Leroy Harrison, C. U. Rogers, Sherwood L. Roberson and Ernest Edmond son, chairman, were present for the meeting. MEETING I Astor Perry, agronomy ex tension specialist, and Shields Alexander, president of the North Carolina Peanut Grow ers, Inc., will meet with Mar tin County peanut growers either in the agriculture build or the courthouse here next Tuesday evening at 8:00 o’clock. The peanut program will be discussed, and Mr. Alex ander will answer questions in connection with the August peanut referendum and the proposed program. All peanut growers are invit ed and urged to attend the meeting. County Boy Is Still Missing —<i>— Sgt. 1/c Woolard K Strickland continues still missing in Korea, according to information coming from his uncle of near here yes terday. Since he has never been listed as dead, it was thought he had been returned to duty or found. It wr reliably learned yes terday that no word had been re ceived from the young man since he was reported missing on Nov ember 2(>, 1950, during that futile drive to the Yalu River area. Now that a truce has been sign ed in Korea, his parents, Mr and [Mrs 1 lenry T Strti'R'iari^oi''ncai Battleboro, and other relatives and friends are hopeful some en couraging word will come through official channels. As far as it can he learned, young Strickland who was born in this county in April, 1929, is the only soldier in the Korean conflict that lias not been account ed for officially since the war started a little more than three years ago . Eagle Store Here Newly Remodeled —— Sompleting an extensive mod ernization and enlargement pro gram for the store, corner of Main and Washington Streets, Eagle's is making final plans today to observe the progressive move ment with a two-day gigantic sale tomorrow and Saturday, it was announced by the manage merit. The bargains speak for themselves in a special page ad vertisement in this paper today. The interior of the store has been greatly enlarged and com pletely renovated, making the store one of the largest of ^ts type in this section. The firm has taken over the entire build ing which, at one time, housed the Atlantic Hotel Until recently the second floor housed several apart- ‘ ments. The store is now using the ‘ second floor for offices and stor age. Mr. O. L. Herman, manager, ex- ! plained that the enlarged store ' makes it possible for the firm to offer a larger assortment of mer- | chandise. The owners and man ager are extending the public in this entire section, a cordial invi tation to visit the store, explain ing that all are welcome whether just looking or buying. BEAR GRASS RI RITANS The Bear Grass Ruritan Club will hold its regular scheduled meeting Monday night, August 3, at 8:00 o’clock in the school lunch room. All members are urged to be present. Announce Support Price Levels For 1953 Peanut Crop l’ros|MTt- Reported Bright For Good drop In Th«* County This Year Peanut support prices, announc 'd a few days ago by the U. S. Vgriculture Department, for the 1953 crop are little changed form hose in effect last year, accord ng to unofficial reports received lere this week. Virgina type peanuts are to be iupported at about $239 per tun >r right at $11.95 per hundred rounds. This support compares -vith a price of $11.55 in effect for :he 1952 crop. The figure is bas jd on 65 percent sound kernels. The supports are designed to re flect a national average of not ess than $237.60 a ton. That fig .ire is 90 per cent of the parity price of peanuts on April 24, when hr minimum national support average was announced. Parity is a price designed to pc fair to farmers in relation to prices they pay. Should 90 per cent of parity be higher than $237.60 at the start of the marketing year August 1, the support average and the indivi dual support levels for the vari es types would be increased ac cordingly. The minimum supports by type nciuded: Virginia -299 a ton for peanuts containing 65 per cent sound ma ture kernels. Runners —$213 a ton for pea nuts containing 65 per cent sound mature kernels. Spanish—$234 a ton for peanut! grown east of the Mississippi Riv er containing 70 per cent sound mature kernels, and $230 for pea nuts west of the Mississippi con taining 70 per cent sound mature kei nels. Valencias the support rate fot those of this type suitable fot cleaning and roasting will be the same as for Virginia type. Tha price for other Valencia-tvpe pea nuts will be the same as for Span ish-type peanuts in the same area. Premium and discounts will ap ply to grades other than basic grades. The support rates for the vari >us types are based on alower grade than the national average, thus support levels for the various types are below the national aver age. Peanuts will be supported by means of loans to individual pro blem- and ti producer eoopera lices through next January 31. Although they have experi enced a nine percent acreage re luetion, peanut farmers in thi| ■ounty have prospects for a good T"P this year. However, weath er conditions during the course »*' the next few weeks can alter die outlook, it was pointed out. Tenants Move To Office Building The new office building now nearing completion next to the post office on East Main Street s being occupied by tenants this veek. Radio Station WIAM moved in i few days ago and several ten mts are moving in this week, including General Electric, Dr. b. S. Christian. Just as soon as the finishing ouches to the building are com pleted other tenants will move in, possibly during the early part d next. week. TIIE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Except for the loss of human ife, traffic moved on the high ways of the towns and county at i greater property loss than in my other week since last March. 4u one was killed, but two per ons were painfully hurt and the troperty loss was figured at $2, 00. Even then, the record last week is much better than the one or the corresponding week in 952. The following tabulations offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres ponding wveeks in this year and h st and for each year to the present time 29th Week Wrecks Inj’d Killed Damage 1953 6 2 0 $ 2,500 1952 7 1 0 3,375 Comparisons To Date 1953 120 39 3 $33,135 1952 147 76 1 30,110
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