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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ 81 OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT. FAMILIES TWICE EACH ttEKl VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 87 Williamaton, Martin fcounty, North Carolina, Thursday, October 29, 1933 ESTABLISHED 189 I Thirty Cases In County's Court Monday Morning Fines Imposed During The Brief Session Added Up To $400.00 -■*>— Working without interruption and encountering no snags, Judge H. O. Peele and Solicitor Clarence Griffin shucked out thirty cases in a compartively short time dur ing the last Monday morning sess ion of the Martin County Record ers' Court. Fines added up to $400 Proceedings: Pleading guilty of speeding 65 milfes an hour, Zeb Benjamin Bul luck of Rocky Mount was fined ‘ $10 and taxed with the costs. William Hyman was found not k guilty of drunken driving. Charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license, Frank Cross pleaded guilty and was fined $25, plus costs. Pleading guilty of drunken driving, William spencer was fin ed $100, plus costs, and lost his operator's license for twelve months. William Robert Herring plead ed guilty of careless and reckless driving and was sentenced to the roads for thirty days, the court suspending the road term upon the payment of a $25 fine, plus costs, and on the further condi tion that he surrender his driver’s license for three months. Carl Brown Bradshaw of Eden ton and California was fined $10 plus costs, for speeding 70 miles an hour. Charged with drunken driving, Malachi Surlee pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and taxed with the costs. He loses his operators license for a year. Charles Hodge Lanham of Glen Lennox, Chapel Hill, pleaded guil ty of speeding 70 miles an hour and was fined $25, plus costs. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs when Mattie Goss Purvis pleaded guil ty of an assault with a deadly weapon. Walter Earl Cullipher, of Greenville was taxed with the costs when he pleaded guilty of speeding 55 miles an hour in a truck. Pleading guilty of holding an improper chauffeur’s license, Bradford Brown was taxed with the court costs. Louis Mobley, pleading guilty of an assault with a deadly wea pon, was sentenced to the roads tor sixty days. The road term was suspendend upon the payment of a $10 fine and court costs. Charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, Ina M. Bazemore pleaded guilty and was taxed with the costs. Thomas Jefferson Gribblc of Havelock was found not guilty of speeding. Bud Griffin, pleading guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to the roads for sixty days, the sentence to begin a the direction of the court at any time within the next two years. He was required to pay a $25 fine and costs. Joe Lee Durham was fined $25, plus cestc,. for operating a motor vehicle without a dnvei s license. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost when T ■ pleaded guilty of assaulting a female. Frank Gray Hasley of Edenton and Ora Staton of Hamilton were each fined $10 and taxed with the costs for speeding. Judgment was suspended in each of the cases charging the fol •*».» Wmg. V' spttftdwcs* Charles Edward Marston, Jr., of Conesville, Va., Dillon Wynne, RFD 3, Williamston, Lin wood Lupton Berry of Norfolk, Mack W. Marrow of Plymouth, John (Continued on Page Eight) ROUTINE r "N Holding their regular monthly meeting next Mon day, the Martin County Com missioners will find little new business on their calendar. A jury is to be drawn for the one-week criminal term of the Martin County Superior Court convening in December. Possibly a few other business matters will be called to the attention of the officials, but just now a brief meeting is in prospect. incidentally, the board members are completing the first of their current two-year term. Large Crowds Attend Fair Here This W eek SURVEY A special team, named by the North Carolina State Board of Education, is now working on a survey of the district where the Parmele Colored High School was de stroyed by fire a short time ago. The team, including a sup erintendent of school from another counties and two re presentatives from the. State Board, will make a survey of student locations, roads and other factors before reconv mending a site for the re placement center. Officers Testify In Murder Case —•— Driving to White Plains, N. Y., last Sunday, Cpl. M. C. Byrum and Officer Chas. R. Moore testi fied in the murder case against Chester Lee and returned home Tuesday morning. Lee, charg ed with the murder of a storekeep er in Mt.. Vernon, N. Y., last March, was arrested here two days later. Lee admitted the kill ing to the officers here and they related the confession to the court. It was predicted that the trial would last a greater part of the week. The officers, accompanied by Gaylord Harrison, said they were royally treated in the New York I city. It was Mr. Harrison who gave a few details on the trip. Of ficer Moore, who is often heard around his home town, could hardly be heard or seen in the big city. Frightened by the traffic, Moore, according to Mr. Harrison, covered his eyes and rode in the foot of the back seat much of the time while traveling the New Jersey turnpike. Impressed by the friendly wel come accorded him. Mt. Harrison was quoted as saying, “You dog gone Yankees surely do have a lot of Southern hospitality”. - .— ■— Mrs. Jack Taylor Dies In Hospital ——•— Funeral services are being con ducted in the Robcrsonville Bap tist Church this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock for Mrs. Jack T. Taylor who died in a Rocky Mount hos pital Tuesday evening at 8:50 o’ clock. The Rev. R. E. Ferguson, pastor, assisted by the Rev. J. Bascom Hurley. Methodist minis ter, and the Rev. Wilbur Wallace, Christian church pastor, are con ducting the rites. Interment will be in the Robersonville Cemetery. The former Miss Blanche Dani els, Mrs. Taylor was born near Robersonville 61 years ago on jFebiua.y 29, 1392. She had spent most of her life in Robersonville following her marriage to Mr Taylor in 1912. Surviving besides Mr. , Taylor are a daughter, Mrs. J. R. Mat thews of Robersonville, a brother, James R. Daniels, also of Rober sonville, and a grandson. District Deputies Named By Sherifi —«— Working for a more effective law enforcement system, Sheriff M. W. Holloman is in the process of naming deputies for the vari ous townships and districts in the county. Nathan Eugene Roberson was named special deputy in Griffins Township, and others are to be named shortly for Bear Grass, Gold Point and Hassell. Deputies or local law enforce ment officers are already station ed in several areas, including Dallas Holliday in Jamesville, A. R. Roberson in Everetts, D. A. Ro berson in Robersonville, Wiley Craft and Garland Bunting in Goose Nest and constables and other officers in Hamilton. The sheriff explained that the special officers will handle spe cial duties and assist in solving various problems, including those coming under the Alcoholic Bev erage Control Board. Prize Winners To Be Published In i Paper Next Week Special Enlertainmenl Is* Planned Today, Tomor row and Saturday -*— Rated as the best held in this section in years, the annual Mar tin County fair is attracting re cord-breaking crowds this week. Several thousand visitors were at the fair yesterday and last night, the festival parade and the coro nation ball helping to swell the fair attendance. The exhibits, although neces sarily on a limited scale, compar ed with the best and matched those at the State Fair, it was said. Home demonstration clubs, various organizations and others prepared creditable exhibits. Many of them, showing the march of progress in a graphic way, at tracted considerable attention and were the objects of favorable com ment. The premium winners will be published next week or just as soon as the list is made avail able. Competition in the exhibit hall was keen and the judges admit tedly found it difficult to deter mine the winners in nearly every department. • Commercial exhibitors went all out in adding color and interest to the fair, and their exhibits at tracted a great deal of interest Cooking demonstrations were well attended, and free turkeys, cooked to a king’s taste, were the talk of the fair yesterday. Wor rell Appliance gave away two tur keys, cooked and made ready for the dining table by Miss Faulcon er, Westinghouse home economist. Two of the ready-cooked birds were delivered yesterday to Mrs. Sarah R. Manning and Roxie Wilder. Free turkey dinners, prepared by Miss Jane Dowdy, home service direetoi for the Caloric Stove Corporation, wer§ served to a goodly number at the fair last night. More dinners are to be served this evening and to morrow night, it was announced. The Worrell company is also de- ^ livering two more turkeys to lucky registrants today. The ladies and men, too, are having a cooking good time at the fair. In addition to the food prizes, other firms are offering special merchandise free. The final drawings will be made Saturday evening at the fair. All one has to do to rate a chance at a free prize is to register at the booths. Special entertainment is plan ned for the last three days of the fair. This evening the Harmony Trio of Goldsboro will be on the stag**. Tomorrow! afternoon at 4:00 o’clock and again that even ing at 7:30 o’clock Sunshine Sue of the Old Dominion Barn Dance out oS-Bk'bwi'*- will be on the special program. Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock, the amateur entertainers ___ _ ■_■"?”*** - _.:x-j" (Continued on Page Eight) Williams District Raises $52 Fund Williams "'township, one of the smaller subdivisions in the coun ty, raised $52 for the Cancer Fund, Floyd Moore, chairman, announc ed yesterday. Accepting the task of leading the fund drive in his district, Mr. Moore said iri quota would be considered, but that the leaders would carry the appeal to the peo ple. , Turning to the churches, Mr. Moore reported the following amounts: Fairview Christian Church, $16; Riddick’s Grove Baptist Church, $16; Siloam Methodist Church, $10; Holly Springs Methodist Church, $10. In reporting a successful fund drive, Mr. Moore expressed his appreciation to all who contri buted to the fund, adding that he was especially grateful to those who carried the appeal to the churches ir. behalf of suffering humanity. Mr. Moore explained that he found his people ready and willing to lend a helping hand. Hold Funeral Al Macedonia Today For Simon Lilley —•— Prominent Citizen-Farmer Was Pioneer Boy Seoul Leader In County Simon Lilley, prominent Grif fins Township citizen and farmer and a leader in early Boy Scout work in this county, died in a hospital here at 12:00 o'clock, noon, Tuesday following a two week illness. When his condition became worse, he entered the hospital early last week, and, suf fering with a virus infection, was unconscious for several days be fore the end. The son of the late William Henry and Gabrilla Lilley, he was born in Griffins Township 06 years ago on December 31, 1886, and spent his early life on the farm. When a young man, he came to Williamston and was employed by the Enterprise Publishing Company and the old Williamston Telephone Company until he en tered military service in June, 1918. During his stay in Williamston he was active in religious and community affairs, serving as a deacon in the First Christian Church several terms. He orga nized the first Boy Scout troop m the county, and served as its scoutmaster for several years. Many of the lads in his troop now hold prominent positions in vari ous parts of the State and nation. He was a diligent worker and valued the finer and nobler things in life, always lending his sup port to worthy causes and will ingly befriending his fellow man. After serving eight months in France during World War 11, he returned to Williamston and en gaged in the job printing business, later going back to his old home in Griffins Township to engage in farming. Although his material holdings were possibly limited, he put a great deal into life and got a great deal out of living. He was married to Mrs. Ethel Gurkin Lilley in 1926. Surviving besides his widow are a son, Simon Lilley, Jr., of Williamston, a step-son, Dannie Lilley, of Kinston, a step-daught* er, Mrs. Wayne Byrd, of Winston Salem; a brother, Sam Lilley, of Griffins Township, and a sister, Mrs. Martha Barber, of James ville. Funeral services are being con ducted in the Macedonia Christian Church this afternoon at 3:00 o’ clock by the pastor, the Rev. P. E. Cayton, assisted by the Rev. John L. Goff, pastor of the Christian church here, and the Rev. M. Luther Ambrose of Washington County. Interment will be in the Gurkin Cemetery just across the way from Lilley’s Hall and near his boyhood home in Griffins Township. Homecoming Ai Baptist Church —*— The Memorial Baptist Church will observe Homecoming services this with services at i 1.00 o'clock and 2.30 P. M. Tot morning service will feature Miss Jda Privette, former Music Di iecYoi for the churtii.' ftT/oicr will be served on the grounds for all those present and their friends.1 The afternoon service will feature the graded choirs and vocal groups of the church under the direction of Mrs. E. Grady, Church Music Director,and Mrs. Paul Bur gv..-s C'wpeL.CJV -v-t s.V• Dr. Joe Robinson, Professor of Church History, Southeastern Se minary, will be the speaker of the afternoon. The public is cordially invited to join with the members of th J church and friends on the gala day. Definite Concert Dafes Announced —,j>— Definite dates ,for holding the j three Martin County Commiyiitv Concert Association’s program were confirmed and announced today by Mrs. Jos. Griffin, secre tary. All three events, tentatively scheduled by the committee at the close of the membership drive were approved, it was learned. De La Fuente and Stession, vio lin-piano Warn, will appear on Friday, November 20. Ernest and Miles Mauney, pianists, are com ing for a performance on Febru ary 25, and Vivian Della Chicsa, soprana, will appear on April 21. Organization Has Contributed Much To World Health l)r. Brock Chisholm Ro eonlly Retired As Head Of Health Group -®— By Julie Medlock Geneva, Switzerland—(PNS)— Nearby the village of Sooke, at the south end of Vancouve'r, Bri tish Columbia, a new resident is building himself a house. He is do ing a lot of the work himself, and in his spare time he goes fishing. The local people call him “Doc," and sometimes go fishing with him. But probably few of them know who he really is: physician, psychiatrist, soldier and world diplomat. He has even been call ed "The First Surgeon-General of the Human Race.” The man is Dr. Brock Chisholm, recently retired head of the U. N.’s 83-nation World Health Organization. Only 56 years of age, people are start ing to wonder to what new post of international responsibility he should be called, once his well earned rest is over. This 5 ft. 7 ins., 160-pound man, with bland blue eyes and precise ly trimmed mustache, has an air of shy reserve which mingles strangely with his warm, spon taneous friendliness. So, too, does his notable ability to “breathe scientific hell-fire and brimstone," in print and on the public plat form, while looking “the ultimate in professional sobriety, with all the ferocity of a well-mannered mouse!” 1 saw him on the eve of his de parture from WHO headquarters, at the U. N.’s Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a sunny day, and the windows of his walnut-paneled office were swung wide to the summer air and the magnificent view of green lawns, trees, the Lake of Genva and the valleys, hills and moun tains beyond. He looked, as we sav in America, “as fit as a fid dle." "You can't really be thinking of retiring permanently,” I chided him "Not at the age of 56. Not when your kind of experience and awareness and thinking is so des perately needed in the world to day.” “Well," he said, his eyes alight with humor, “at least give me time to recover from being a bureaucrat!” He was, of course, referring to the administrative duties of his just-relinquished post as Direc tor-General of WHO, which has kept him busy for seven long years. Under his guidance, WHO’s 1946 blueprint has become a liv ing reality. A well-planned, inte grated attack on world health problems is under way, aiming to put at the disposal of all nations the technique, material, and knowledge now available for solv ing these problems. On five con tinents, WHO’s individual experts and teams are assisting national health authorities in innumerable areas: control and prevention of communicable diseases—malaria, tuberculosis, V-D, diptheria, small pox, cholera, plague; rural reha bilitation; maternal and child •••are; standardization of drugs and medicines; technical training of medical and nursing personnel; public health administration; and health erucation for the public. It is doing all this on a precarious budget of little more than eight million dollars a year—literally millions less than many cities spend on their sanitation depart ments alone. At WHO, health is defined as ‘ it S'Oifc • ' ,’■■■0 i'pe '• jAjtitXij mental and social well-being — not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." "The requirements of health,” Dr. Chisholm says, “now go be yond the old definitions. It. is now recognized that a necessary part of the equipment of every human being is social health the ability to live in harmony with people of other kinds, traditions, reli gions, and social systems, through out the world. ‘:'Wo must learn that our an cestors were wrong about every thing when it comes to applying (Continued on page eight) Youth Center Will I\ol Rot)[ion TIiin Week-end ■ - *— Due to the many activities al ready planned elsewhere in the town, the Youth Center at the Legion Hut will not be open this week-end, Chairman T. L. Hast ings of the Recreation Committee has announced. Eighteen Thousand Visitors See Harvest Festival Parade Tobacco Market Closing A Successful Season On Friday The Williamston Tobacco Mar ket is closing one of the most, if not the most successful season in its history tomorrow, it was an nounced by Supervisor of Sales Vernon Bunting. The decision to close the market was made only after a survey revealed that just about 100 percent of the crop had been marketed or will have been marketed by closing time on Fri day of this week. No poundage record is being established this year even though the market has sold a few pounds more than was sold last season. However, the financial returns to farmers broke all records. Up un til this morning the market had sold 11,335,54(1 pounds for $6,738, 589, an average of $59.46. Sales have been unusually light on the market for the past few days, following a marked drop in the poundage about the middle of the month Receipts fell to a low of 9,556 pounds on Tuesday, but tht' average $57.49 per hundred pounds—was about in line with the general trend maintained by the market during most of the current season. The offerings to day ar light, and the price trend was said to be slightly downward. Miss Waters Chosen As Queen Of Festival Coronation Ball Attended By Big Crowd last Night -- Kiii^; mihI Special (iifls Are Presented To Queen; Trophiea To Others -«fc> Miss Peggy Waters of Windsor was crowned queen of Williams ton's 1953 Harvest Festival during the coronation ball held in the Planters Warehouse here last evening at 10:30 o'clock, the event climaxing the sixth annual festi val. Miss Waters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Phillip Waters, was cho sen following almost constant ob servation from the luncheon held in the Woman’s Club for the Princesses until a few minutes be fore the judges announced their final decision. Miss Waters, 17 years old, is a member of the Windsor High School Glee Club, the Dramatics and Monorgram clubs and secretary of the senior class. Judging the contest, Mrs. John Whitt of Richmond, Charles Me Cullers, secretary of the Kinston Chamber of Commerce, and Gil bert Clark of Raleigh, explained that their task was no easy one. “We really had a difficult job, for till the girls were beatutiful,” Mrs. Whitt said following the contest. Ten of the seventeen were eli minated early in the contest, and five Princesses Peggy Waters of Windsor, Pat Ma.vne of Washing ton, Penn Strandberg of Rocky Mount, Mary Waldo House of Hamilton and Miriam Joyner of Enfield were called back. In the semi-finals were Misses Waters, M.iyrie and Strandberg. Miss Elizabeth Walker, queen of the 1952 festival, crowned the new queen, and prr.’er and trophi es were presented by Charlie Gay lord, master of ceremonies. s based tlrew'****' ions on observations made at the club luncheon, during the parade, the banquet last evening at the Switch and at the ball. Listed •among the prizes were a princess' ring and individual gifts from nine or ten other local business firms Tommy Tuckei and Ids unlit. tra played for the dance which was attended by a record numbei from all over Eastern North Caro lina. '[’lie names of Princesses attend ing the festival include the fol lowing: Misses Jean Vaughan of Ahos kie, Nancy Ward of Bear Grass, Lois James of Bethel, Miriam Joyner of Enfield, Carolyn Ash ley of Edenton, Mary Waldo 'Continued on Page Eight) i (•raveside l{ it vs Held For II nrd Infant Wednesday Graveside services were held in the Harrison Cemetery near Bear Grass yesterday morning for th infant daughter of J. R. and Peggy Williamson Ward. The Rev. J. Don Skinner, local Presbyterian minister, conducted the service. The birth and death of the infant were announced Tuesday night at 10:45.o’clock. IMI’KKSSKI) r "S J A Boston newspaperman, passing this way just before the big harvest festival pa rade, declared he was greatly impressed by the preparations for the event, the wholeheart ed cooperation and the inter est shown by people from milesa round. A previous engagement in Roanoke, Virginia, hurried him out of town before the parade, but he saw the plans in the making and wants full accounts and pictures of the event possibly for use in his paper. He plans to include the event in his schedule next year, he told Mayor Kobt: II. Cowen. Painfully Hurt In Car Accident Miss Miriam Joyner, Princess Enfield m the harvest festival here yesterday, was painfully but believed not seriously injured and her escort, Joe Burt, 17-year old youth of RED 3, Enfield, was painfully cut on the forehead and suffered a right hip injury m an automobile accident about three miles from here on Highway 125 this morning about 12:10 o'clock, Following treatment in a local hospital, Miss Joyner add the young man wine transferred to a Rocky Mount hospital by car. Nineteen stitches were neces sary to close the lacerations on young Burt's forehead, it was learned at the hospital here. Suffering a head injury, Miss Joyner said she could remember no part oi the festival, that the last thing she recalled were the preparations fm leaving hi r home I to come*lmfne festival. She was unconscious only for a short time, and it is hoped that the injury is not serious. Burt wtis driving his mother’s 1952 Chrysler and turned to look for something ^ the rear seat, the car running off the road in a curve TH! inUs -i &WM'- O', * e! - . gating the accident, a member of the Highway Patrol estimated the damage to the car at about $1,000. Call Five Hen For Final ndudion —$— Five Martin County young men, all white, were called to report for final induction into the arm ed forces. A sixth one, Sammy Gladstone Bradley, transferred in from Florence, South Carolina, and made the trip to Raleigh with the group this morning. The names of those called fol low: Charlie Delmus Taylor, RFD 1, Roberson vi lie; Jerry Vernon Beach, RFD 2, Robersonville; Wil liam Orlando Griffin, Jr., Wil liamston; Billy Jones Cherry, RFD 3, Williamston and Arlington, Va. No calls have been received either for final induction or pre induction next month. Nile-Long March One Hour Passing Reviewers' Stand -<& F'arailr Kal<*«l Bol Ever Seen In PH is Spclion Of INorlli (Carolina —<® An estimated eighteen thousand people witnessed Williamston’s annual harvest festival parade yesterday afternoon, observers de claring the event was one of the best ever seen in this section of North Carolina. The thousands came here from at least sixteen counties, and tourists from at least half dozen states chose to stop and witness the march while traveling south. Started promptly at 3:00 o’ clock by Marshal “Blue” Mann ing, the parade was one hour pass ing the reviewers’ stand in front of Darden’s store. The parade was at least one mile long. By , actual count there were 1,341 per sons in the parade. A horse-drawn vehicle added color to the parade, but only three animals, the horse and two rabbits, were seen in the line of march. Every one of the 102 units in the parade measured up to a high standard, and the hundreds of youthful musicians in the fifteen bands brought credit to them selves and to the communities they represented. All of the bands performed well, and commanded attention as their majorettes and drum majors led them through the streets from Watts on East Mam to Washington Street and on to the warehouse area. The threatening weather and few drops of rain could have held I a few people at home, but the growd taxed the town’s facilities to capacity, and traffic, natural I !y, was snarled for a while. Of I ficers were recruited fnjfn ad j joining towns and areas and they I with the local police force did a 1 splendid job in unravelling the 1 traffic jams. A dozen clowns, including sev eral from Griffins, Windsor and Goldsboro, made merry prior to and during the parade, but Princ ess Lower Slobbovinia brought the heartiest laughs. A baby car riage, slated to appear in the pa rade1. apparently broke down, forcing the “baby” to travel around under his own steam. The clowns did a magnificient job in entertaining the crowd that start ed forming almost two hours be fore parade time. A squadron of B-26 bombers, based at Langley Field, buzzed tile parade just as it started mov ing into Main Street, and a short time later the pilots flew across town and them moved off into the north. The crowds were packed twenty deep along the sidewalks, and many people crowded onto store I tops and other vantage points to watch the parade go by. Congress man Herbert Bonner, and county and town officials occupied the , reviewers’ stand. In certain spots, thi' crowds overflowed into the streets almost blocking th paraue which movd about as quickly as any ever seen here. Led by Patrolman B. W. Parker, the parade was made up as fol | lows, with the dignitaries and princesses riding in convertibles. Congressman Bonner and Ma.v . m. Cm'.-'o. t tffkla}* ,j f*t©*, liamston, county, Everetts, Jan.es ville and Plymouth; Boosters I (Continued on Page Eight) f BIG JOBS I -x j Leaving it to others to com ment on the success of the annual harvest festival, Ed Grady, executive secretary of the Wiltiamston Boosters, sponsors, did say that it was one big job to plan the event, especially the parade. In planning the festival. Mr. Grady wrote nearly 1,500 let ters, made hundreds of tele phone calls and handled a few less than 2,000 details. Time spent helping prepare floats, building the stage and handling other jobs was ex | tra. All combined, the efforts made for the town's best bar I vest festival.