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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTT FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B? OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT 1 FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE* VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 69 ESTABLISHED 189* Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 27, 1933 Thirty Cases In The Conniy Court Monday Morning Liquor Law Violator Gets Term On Roads; Fines Add Up To $450 .Judsr Peels, and. Solicitor -• - ■** ■ -.—•. Clarence W. Grifiin woried right on through the dinner hour to clear thirty cases from the docket in the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday. A liquor law violator drew time on the roads, and another got sixty days for resisting arrest. Fines added up to $450. Proceedings: John Henry Biggs was found not guilty of drunken driving. Pleading not guilty, Lucious James Chance of Parmele was found guilty and was fined $25, plus costs, for speeding eighty miles an hour Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Ada Grimes pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the roads for six months. The road term .was suspended upon the payment of a $25 fine and costs. The defendant is to pay a $37 medical bill for her victim. Charged with possession and transportation of illicit liquor, William Warren was found guilty of possession of white liquor and was given sixty days on the roads. The road term was suspended up on the payment of a $25 fine and costs. Lucille Spruill was taxed with the costs when she pleaded guilty of the possession of illicit lifluor. Pleading not guilty of an as sault with a deadly weapon, Wil lie Taylor was found guilty and was fined $10, plus costs. James Corey was found not guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon, and Leon Jones was al io found not guilty of violating the liquor laws. Charged with violating the li quor laws and resisting arrest, Callie Little pleaded guilty of the liquor violation but not guilty of resisting arrest. She was found guilty as charged and was fined $50 and taxed with the costs. Marie Little was found guilty of an assault and resisting arrest and was fined $50 and taxed with the costs. Ossie Wilson was sentenced to the roads for sixty days for reist ing arrest. Pleading not guilty, R. B. Moore was adjudged guilty of violating the liquor laws and was fined $25, plus costs. The case in which Spergion Lambert was charged with violat ing the liquor laws, was nol pros *ed. James Baker was fined $25 and 'taxed with the costs for violating the liquoi laws. Pleading guilty, T. C. Johnson was fined $10, plus costs, for be ing publicly drunk. John Robert Andrews ploeded guilty of violating the the liquor laws and was fined $50 and taxed with costs. Ernest Jones of Robersonville was taxed with the costs when he pleaded guilty of speeding 75 miles an hour, Jones explaining that he was leading the Roberson ville fire truck to a rural fire. Pleading guilty of operating motor vehicles without drivers’ licenses, John Henry Smith and James Henry Eborn were each taxed with the costs. Charged with allowing an un licensed operator to drive a mo> tor vehicle, James Ed Andrews pleaded guilty and was fined $25, plus costs. Pleading guilty of opeiating a (Continued on Page Six) SWEEPER r "N V y Cared for after a hit-and miss fashion for years but in the best way possible with hand brooms, Williamston’s ten miles of paved streets are in for a face lifting. An $8,000 Elgin street sweeper was de livered this week and the ma chine is being placed in op eration gradually, with full scale activities scheduled to begin next Monday. One act to relieve a condi tion seems to create new pro blems. It was found nec essary to trim back some and cut down other trees so the machine could get to the curbing on some streets. Ob jections were raised, leaving it to be decided whether clean streets are desired over a few trees or vice versa. Need More Volunteers For Bloodinobile September 3 Sponsonerd by the local Lions Club, th«* recruitment program for the tenth visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile here on Thurs day of next week is about 65 volunteers short of the absolute minimum. Dr. J. S. Rhodes, Jr., chairman, said this morning. ■ Lp until yesteraay, wu volun teers had signed to give blood on September 3. “We need at least 65 more volunteers and more than that to make certain that the 150 pint quota will be reached,” Dr. Rhodes said. When the Bloodmobile made its last visit here in the early sum mer, it fell short of the quota. It was the first time that the as signed quota had not been met in this chapter, it was explained. It is hoped that donors will volun I teer in sufficient numbers on 'September 3 to make up the ear ly summer shortage. Quite a few have donated blood eac'h time the Bloodmobile has visited here, and they, declaring it has not hurt them, are anxious to see new volunteers join them next week. ■ T" Mu*.w,. Jg '' Ch«plt-<* 4*. still receiving more blood in re turn than it is donating, according to latest unofficial tabulations. Considerable blood was returned in the form of gamma globulin this summer, it was learned, and the need for building up the sup ply is considered urgent at the present time. Volunteers are asked to con tact Dr. Rhodes, Jr., at Martin General Hospital, or the Red Cross office in the town hall. Zoining Commission Has Its First Meeting LOSES SHIRT J Sheriff M. W. Holloman, while making a liquor raid here a few days ago, lost his shirt when two women attack ed him. The liquor laws are being flagrantly violated here and it is becoming more and more apparent that the vio lators are defying those who are charged with the duty of enforcing the laws. The sher iff’s attackers were fined $50 each in the county court this week. Registration Open For Kindergarten In order to make final prepara tions for the opening of the min isterial Community Kindergarten, there will be a registration day on September 2 from 8:45 A. M. to 10:00 A. M. in the Fellowship Hall at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Tarkington and Mrs. Bowling would like to meet with all moth ers who are interested in sending their children this fall. Children are allowed to enter at different times, as parents desire; but it i» necessary to know approximately how many to prepare for before the opening day of school, can be announced. All children between the ages of 4 and 6 are eligible to attend. Opened for the first time last year, the kindergarten was oper- I aled most successfully and the sponsors are an: cipating another ' successful term. Roiarians See Special Picinre —*,— A special picture, ‘explaining” the atom bomb and its peace-time uses was witnessed by members of the local Rotarly Club at their regular meeting Tuesday noon. Produced by the General Electric Company, the picture was shown by member Rob Kloeti, manager of the’G. E.’s local office. The picture proved very interesting even though it dealt with a com plicated subject. President R. H. Cowen named the following committees for the year: A. L. Jameson, club ser vice; William Everett, vocational service; W. M. Tetterton, com munity service, and Dan Sharpe international service. Municipal League WiU Make Survey During September Walter T. Martin Named Chairman Of Committee Tuesday Afternoon --- A five-member board was cre ated and preliminary plans were made for creating a zoning com mission for the town at a meet ing held in the court house here Tuesday afternoon. Following a discussion of the proposal by Lee Wilson of the North Carolina League of Muni cipalities, Raleigh, the local town commissioners, in special session, approved an expenditure of not more than $500 to finance the survey, including maps. Mr. Wil son stated that possibly the survey could be started in September, that it should be completed in less than Iwo months, subject to final approval by the town au throities and after public hear ings are held, The newly appointed board, in cluding Mrs. Edna Bondurant, and Messrs. Walter T. Martin, John Hattpn Gurganus, G. P. Hall and W. B. Gaylord, Jr., immediately after the public discussion, met and perfected -its organization, named Mr. Martin chairman and Mrs. Bondurant, the secretary. In his discussion, Mr. Wilson ex plained that a zoning commission was not an arbitrary agency, that its duties were to protect rather than black certain operations. He declared that 95 percent of build ing operations will seek.right lo cations and voluntarily meet con ditions. The other five precent don’t seem to care and they often movti in and upset schedules and values. "A man puts his life savings into a, home or business and then someone comes along and wrecks it by depreciating the values," Mr. Wilson explained, adding that the victim can do nothing unless he is protected by regulations. Zoning, according to the league representatives, can hold down insurance rates, prevent mistakes and help the utility, departments in making plans. He frankly stated that zoning has its limitations, but added that its provision.1 have been upheld in the courts. After all, he declared, zoning is plain good housekeep ing, “for you would not put a cook stove in your livingroom,” he said. It was ponited out that in one city in this State a builder mis represented his intentions and contructed a $45,000 cafe build ing in a residential area. The zoning authorities appealed to the courts, and the biylding continues padlocked two years after itsigpm pletion. The commission, according to (Continued on Page Six) ---- Firemen Called Out At Noon Yesterday Starting from a short, circuit around the battery cable, fire thirettfened one of the Bamby bread trucks at the company’s warehouse near here on High way 64 yesterday afternoon at 12:40 o’clock. Little damage re sulted. The town’s fire-fighting equipment was called there. Fatally Hart In Train Accident Near Jamesville Rufus Knight, Sr,, Brake man Oil Train for Men* gel Corporation Rufus Knight, Sr., was fatally (injured tTr <T log tram ai-nfflffi near Jamesville late Tuesday aft ernoon, the victim of the freak accident dying before he could be removed to a hospital. A brakeman for the Mengal Cor poration, Knight was riding on the train engine when a limb flew up, struck him and knocked him from the side of the train to the track. Two cars, loaded with logs, passed over his right leg above the knee and the boxes on the journals dragged him along the track a few yards before the train could be stopped. The train was bringing the log crew of fifteen or twenty men out of the woods for the day. and Foreman George Reason ordered the train unhooked and made for a run to the river. The victim of the accident was placed on a ladder stretcher and transferred to the boat for the run to James ville. He talked while en route to Jamesville, but died from the loss of blood and shock before reaching Jamesville where he was to have been transferred to an ambulance. Knight, about 63 years of age, had been a dependable employee of the company for many years and was about ready to retire. Investigating the accident, Cor oner W. W. Biggs said that several members of the logging crew saw how it happened and declared a formal inquest was not neeessaiy. -.*> Farm Bureau Will Start Membership Drive In County I —«— ( Comnitiiiily Plan Will B«* In Or«I(*r Tliifi Y«*ar, Group Decided Tuoduv -.. -- Preliminary plans for advanc ! ing the annual Farm Bureau | Membership drive in this county I were advanced at a meeting of ] farm leaders held in the Metho dist church educational building here Tuesday evening. A county committee, composed of Sam T. Everett of Robersonville, chair man; Mayo Hardison of Poplar Point, John Hassell of Oak City, Carl Griffin of Jamesville and Miss Mary Carstarphen of Wil liamston, was named and the .members are to perfect Communi ty organizations and launch the drive within the next few days, it was announced by Chas. L. Daniel, president. Community chairmen were named as follows: Mrs. Carl Grif fin, Jamesville; Robert Griffin, Griffins; C. L. Daniel, Williams; Elmer Griffin, Bear Grass; D. V. Clayton, Sr., Williamston; Gar land Forbas, Cross Roads; Reuben Everett, Roberson ville; Mayo Hardison, Poplar Point; J. M. Lil lard, Hamilton, and John Hassell, Goose Nest. Meeting with members of the county committee in the agricul ture building here Friday after noon at 4:00 o’clock, the communi ty chairman will map out terri tories and solicit workers to handle the membership drive, it (Continued From Page Six) Native 01 County Died In Hospital Tuesday Evening Funeral Service Being Held In Church Here Today For Bennie E. Daniel -$ Benjamin Edwin Daniel, a na Wt of W iiliasYia Townslii pTrffFS* resident of Williamston for a number of years, died in a Nor folk hospital at 6:00 o'clock Tues day evening following a short ill ness. He suffered a heart attack and lived only a short time after he was stricken. The son of the late William Barcil Daniel, chief of police here for many years, and Mrs. Emma Andrews Daniel, he was born in Williams Township 33 years ago on September 28, 1919. When just a lad he moved with his family to Williamston and made his home here until hip volunteered for service in World War II, serving as a technician, 109 Ordance, USA. He was stationed in the Euro pean-Mediterranean theatre, and was awarded six bronze stars for his services in the battle of Tun isia', Naples, Foggia, Rome-Arno, Sicily and North Apennines Po Po Valley. After the war he located in Nor folk, making his home at 8215 Mercer Drive, Oawdalc Farms. He was married a few years ago to the former Velma Pate. Since locating in Norfolk he op erated a garage and was getting along well. Surviving besides his widow are a step-son, Earl Lassiter, of Nor folk; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert Chesson of Mackeys and Mrs. Thurman Upchurch of Raleigh; three brothers, W. A (Dick) Daniel of Snow Hill, Sgt. 1/C Joseph H. Daniel, stationed with the U. S. Army in France, and John M. Daniel of Raleigh; and a half-brother, Herman M. Daniel of Bethel. A brief service was conducted In a Norfolk funeral home yester day afternoon at 2130 o’clock bv J the Rev. G, W. Amos, pastor of the Colonial Avenue Methodist Church. The body was brought here late'last night and will be moved to the Methodist Church at 3:60 o’clock for the last rites at 4:0(1 o’clock. Mr. Daniel was a member of the local church since his youth. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery here. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . While no accidents were trace able to tobacco truckers, other motorists stepped up the tempo of wrecks on the streets ar.d high ways in this county during the 33rd week. Beginning at tobacco market ings the number of accidents climbs rapidly, meaning that right, now is a good time to exercise greater precaution in using the I highways. 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 5 2 0 $ 1,050. 1952 4 1 0 435. Comparisons To Date 1953 135 41 3 $36,4(15. 1952 171 87 1 55,365. Williamston Publicised In VEP Companyts Magazine Lib Cherry, employee in the accounting department of the Virginia Electric and Power Company and who was chosen “Miss Williams ton” for lt>53, has her picture on the cover of the August edition of the “VEPCO VIAN", company publication. The picture, nredless to say, adds to the current edition of the magazine. In the same edition there are pictures and a story of Abbitt’s Mill by Wendell feele. Williamston holds a prominent place in the maga zine which is read by thous ands throughout the VEPCO system in several states. To add to the features, the magazine also carries pictures of Little Miss Ann Oakley, dancer, and Henry Ray Oak |ey, Little League player. Then there’s still another in 1 which Vice President Ray i Goodmon is congratulating Line Foreman I). D. Stalls upon the completion of a Red Cross first aid course. To complete the s«*rics, George Bunch is pictured with a note, recognizing guns as his hob | by which he developed as a ( gunner's male in World W'ar The Abbitt Mill feature ( story is illustrated with pic- . lures of the plant, Mr. Ab- r bitt and Mr. Reuben Hester, , millwright, at the power con- , trols. ( Editor A. II. Hermann and his staff did a splendid job t in arranging the pictures and j. handling the stories. a To Vote On Peanut Assessment In County Saturday, August 29 New Home For Loeal Firm « The new home for the Western Auto Associate Store and Williamston Bottle Gas Company was recently completed on Washington Street. The operators of the business, Messrs. W. J. Miller and Son, are moving their stock from their Main Street location this week, making ready for the formal opening next week. Schools Ready For For The New Term -<*>— Peak Enrollment Expected In First Grades This Year —-<«v Sliiilcut* Arc To l{( |H)il In All Schools Al I :,'{() O'clock Tuesday With all teacher positions filled and just all the details handled, the Martin County schools, white and colored, are ready for the opening next Tuesday afternoon at 1:110 o’clock. During the morn ing hours, the principals and teachers in the several schools will complete final plans for re reiving approximately 8,000 pu pils. Several members of the various faculties have already reported for duty, and the principals have been busy in most of the schools for weeks handling details pre paratory to the opening. Considerable work has been done repairing and improving the physical plants during the sum mer months, and the large fleet ■f trucks is just about ready to roll. School officials are expecting a record enrollment in just about all the schools, especially the colored ones. Last year there were 950 pupils enrolled in the first grades. This year, thy count is expected lo jump up to about 1,100. The year 1947 was a record one for births in this county, and the s'hange in the entrance age rule is expected to add about fifty to the beginners’ group. Last term there were approxi mately 7,602 children enrolled in [he white and colored schools in Ibis county, including 2,602 in the white elementary and 851 in the white high schools, a total of 2, 453. In the colored schools, 3, :141 were enrolled in the elemen tary and 561 in the high schools, i total of 4,202. It is possible that the enroll ment in this county will reach and possibly pass the 8,000 count dur ng the new term. There has been quite a few -■hang. ./i the faculty personnel, ■specially among the principals. •-<t Pastor Returned For Another Year —«►.— The Rev J W. Berry was re-' urned to tin pastorate of the Wil-1 inmston Pentecostal Holiness for iis second by the Annual Con erenee recently held in Falcon During his first year here, the •lurch enjoyed a steady growth iuite a few new members were dded and the Sunday School is iow taxing the plant to its ca unity, making it appear that (tore room will have to be added a Ihe new church building. In ddition to its spiritual growth, be church has progressed, its pro ram including the installation of n air conditioning, system, t I GOING (.OOI) ' Tobacco sales are going good on the Williamston To bacco Market, a late report shownig that prices are hold ing up and even improving on some grades, that the buyers arc anxious for tobacco. Kight manly tips were offered Tues day and yesterday, but even then the market forged ahead to record the second highest average of the season. The sales yesterday amounted to 227,000 pounds and averaged $54.1(i. lip until today the market had sold 1,434,022 pounds for $778,034.00, an average of $54.25. During the first five sales days l^l season the j market sold (>70,138 pounds | for an average of $48.71 per j hundred pounds. Executive Board In First Meeting In the homi ..| Mi* Meyer II Levin, *he executive board of the Woman',* Club of Williamston held its first meeting of the current year Mrs. Levin, first vice-presi dent, presided. In her remarks she urged each member to enter into her duties with new vigor and appreciation for the responsibili ties of such an office or member ship The group was reminded of the potential strength of a wo man's organization in the com munity and of the far reaching influences of such a group in the affairs of today. It was pointed out that the club serves as an organized medium through which this community is able to respond to state and national causes. ''If we do not enjoy a voice in our society we have only ourselves to blame," she added. The lack of response of Martin County to the North Carolina cancel drive was cited as a real challenge to the local club. Recommendations were made by the board concern ing' several other projects on which action houlrl be taken in an effort to improve the com munity. The group was very enthusiastic in accepting the challenge and plans for the first regular meet ing were made. Name Supervisor For The Schools Mims Mildred Manning of Bethel has been named supervisor of the white elementary schools in this county and will report to morrow after attending a special conference for supervisors at Ca-j tawba College. ; Holder of the master of arts de-1 groc. Miss Manning is a former j member of the Oak City school j faculty. More recently she taught j in the Tar bora schools. i Individuals Will Volunteer Their ServiTe At Pofir Marlin Farmers Urged To Work For Large Vote For Program -» — - Plans have been completed for holding the first peanut assess ment referendum throughout the producting area on Saturday of this week. Individuals, mostly those serving on the Production Marketing Administration com munity committees, are volunteer ing their services at the polls without charge, it was explained. The recently organized North Carolina Peanut Growers Associa tion is sponsoring the referendum in the belief that peanut farmers can and must help themselves, that unless some action is taken now, the peanut program will be lost To finance the organization, including its contacts with memb ers of the National Congress, the promotion of improved produc tion methods, harvesting, market ing and greater consumption of peanuts and peam.it products, it is proposed to assess the growers at the rate of one penny for each 100 pounds. In other words, the farmer producing ^en bags of peanuts would pay ten cents and no more. The size and outcome of the vote are certain to have some bearing on the treatment peanuts will receive in Washington in the future If members of Cong ress see that the peanut farmers are trying to help themselves there will be a willingness to lend a helping hand. Even with a large and favorable vote on Saturday of this week, the peanut program is certain to encounter many ma jor obstacles in Washington al the hands of the present admin istration. Martin farmers are urg ed to turn out in large numbers and support the program as pro posed by their organization. The polls will be opened just as in a regular election with vol unteers in attendance. The polls will be open in Janjes ville at the Town House. Harr.v Jones, Carl Griffin, Howard Hardison, A. L. Modlin, Seth Davis, Arthur Ange are scheduled to hold the polls open there. Chas. I,. Daniel will look after the polls, with the help of others, over in Williams at the County House. IX C. Gurkin. with the help of others, n, looking after the polling place at Stephen Manning’s store in Griffins Township. Bear Grass is being taken care of by Elmer Griffin and others. The polls will be open the usual place there. Mayo Hardison is heading the officials at the county agriculture building for Williamston and Poplai Point Townships. The polls in Cross Roads Town ship will be open in Taylor Broth ers’ store with Frank Bailey, Geo. Taylor and Garland Forbes in cha rge. Voting in Robersonville Town ship will be centered in the Mas onic Hall. Jake Britton, Howard Vauderford, Irving Keel, Lester and Reuben Everett are scheduled to be on hand there, to receive the voters. Hamilton Township peanut growers will vote at two places, those in the Hassell section will go to the polls at Edmondson’s store where Mr. D. R. Edmondson will he in charge, and those in the Hamilton area will go to the Town Hall there where Mr. J. H. Lillard will be in charge. (Continued on Page Five) Goods Stolen From Station Recovered Several pieces of baggage, stol n from the bus terminal here a short time ago, were recovered this week after other pieces were found a few days earlier. The t< gs, containing mostly clothes, .vere found near Sweet Water Ureek, and the contents had been removed and mixed. It is fairly -■ertain that someone will encoun er more difficulty in finding the ightlv owners than officers did n recovering the stolen proper >’•
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