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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BE OVER MM'MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRIS H TIIE ENTERPRISE 18 REAU O' OVER 3,000 MARTIN COCNTt 1AM1LIES TWICE EACH WEE! VOLUME LYI—NUMBER 88 Williamslon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 3, 1933 ESTABLISHED 189* Valuable Prizes Given Away Last Saturday at Fair —«— Thousands Repistcred For Goods Given Away By Local Firms It was,a happy time for holders of lucky numbers at the Martin County Fair last Saturday even ing when numerous articles, valu ed at approximately $1,500, w'ere given away with no strings at tached. Several thousand persons regis tered at the various booths main tained by local business firms. The drawing itself required fully half an hour. Billy Windley of Williamston drew one of the best prizes, a General Electric TV set, given by Manning and Peel Hardware and ► Appliance Company. (A Caloric gas range, given by Williamston Furniture Company, was won by Mrs. Thomas Tice, of RFD 1, Williamston. A Silent Flame heater was giv en to Herbert C. Lassiter of Jamesville by Farmers Supply Company. The box springs and mattress given by B. S. Courtney and Son Furniture Company was won .by Mrs. Gladys Edwards of Williams ton. Another valuable prize, a Frigidaire electric ironer given by __ Dixie Motor Company, was won by Mrs. Ruth James of RFD 1, Robersonville. Three prizes, given by Clark’s Phatmacy, went to: 1st, T. E. Forehand, city, overnight case; Mrs. Carlyle Langley, city, jewel ry set; and Chas. Brown, city, an electric bean pot. Baker Oil Company gave away three prizes, a tire to E. L. Gard ner of Williamston, a case of Esso extra motor oil to Mrs. Maggie Wier, and two gallons of anti freeze to Garland Forbes, of RFD 3, Williamston. The Harrison Oil Company awarded three prizes, a set of China to Mrs. G. H. Harrison of RFD 2, Williamston, a set of cut lery to W C. Gay of Jamesville, and an electric lantern to V. B Halrr of Jamesville. . Firestone store gave a Youngs town wall set to Ephraim C. Har rison of RFD 2, Williamston. Two additional cooked turkeys were given by Worrell Appliance Company to Mrs. J. W. Manning, Williamston, and to Mrs. Ferd Pollard of Bethel. Corey Plumbing«Company gave a silver service to Bruce Whitley of Wi st End, a vacuum cleaner to Mrs. Clarence Britton of Wil liamston, a stainless steel carving set to Ralph Mobley, and a gallon of paint each to Mrs. Reba Mat ' thews of Williamston and Saund ers Revels of RFD 1. Williams UM. Lindsley’s Checkerbord Store ! gave away 150 chicks, 100 to Dil lon Cherry of RFD 2, Williamston, 25 each to Gabe Roberson of RFD 1, Williamston, and Jean Coltrain of Williamston. Bulluck’s gave away just about a complete wardrobe and double items in some cases, as follows:; Sarah Raynor and Fred Weaver, ■ both of Wii-Rsmwnwsr'.flRFr,* L. Br Wvnne of Williamston and Mrs Jaeiri nancy ot m u 2, vvunams ton, slacks; Myrtle Speller of Wil liamston, shoes; Richard Cherny of RFD 2, Williamston, boy’s jacket; Mis. Sarah C. Menaugh of Williamston, hat; Mrs. Ethel Wil lard of Williamston half dozen ties"; Elsie Lloyd of Williamston, hat: Flovd Pilgreen of RED 1 “ Robersonville. belt, 'Mrs. * David Keel of West End, rain coat; and Mrs. B. S. Harrison, Williamston, sport shirt. Properly Sold At Auction Here -£>- v Several pieces of property were sold at auction here last Friday afternoon by F. W. Sparrow, real estate dealer. Wicr’s furniture store on Wash ington Street near the Sycamore intersection was sold to Herbert Whitley for $19,500. Frank Ma rnne, Wilson man, bought the Wier Caffe Shop lot and building for $17,000. The purchase was made subject to a 5-year lease now held by the occupants. A vacant lot, measuring 50 by 210 feet was sold on Washington Street to Elmo Lilley and Wesley Peele for $3,300. D. W: Brady bought two small homes on West Main Street for $8,800. Architect’s Drawing Of Promosed Armory Williamston's proposed armory to house Battery C, 150th AAA Bn. will look like the archi tect’s sketch above. The building, with a floor area of approximately 13,600 square feet, will be ot brick and block construction. The site faces the new by-pass for Highways 17 ana 64 just outside of the town limits on Highway 64. Bids on the structure and a similar unit for Ahoskie will be opened in the courthouse here at 2:30 o’clock on Tnursday. November 19. Exhibitors Exhaust F air PremiumMoney ( i.\n»Kovi!\r, j Badly injured in an auto mobile accident near here after attending the harvest festival last Wednesday, Miss Miriam Joyner. Princess En field, was reported much im proved in a Rocky Mount hos pital today. She is able to walk around her room, but it could not be learned when she’ll leave the hospital. Hos pital nurses said this morning • that her condition had shown marked improvement since Sunday. U was also reported that she was now able to re call many of the events short ly prior to the accident. Her companion, Joe Burt, driver of the car figuring in the accident about two miles from here on Highway 125 late Wesdnesday night, was also reported much improved in the hospital today Club Members Al Electric Meeting ——<*■— Miss Cathrine Rogerson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Roger son of Bear Grass, js represent ing Martin County at the North Carolina State Electric Congress Coltrain was mistress of eere in Raleigh Miss Rogerson, county winner in the Farm and Home Electric contest, is the guest of Virginia Electric and Power Com pany at thg two-day meeting end ing in Raleigh this afternoon when a State winner is to be named and other awards art announced. Miss Joan Coltrain, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Howard Coltrain, is a principal contender for the State award. The Virginia Electric and Pow er Company sponsored the lunch eon in the Virginia Dare Ballroom a L J he J ,j yester day, and R. H. Goodmon, vice .pr'Csidftmlggpmfr! monies at the luncheon. In addition to Misses Coltrain and Rogerson and Mr. Goodmon, Miss Ruby Lee Spencer, assistant home agent, Miss Doris Strickland and Messrs. A. L. Jameson, J. H. McBrayer and W R. Bender, of the Power Company, are attend ing the tysffotijjf, .... $1,200 Paid Out By Fair Officials Here Last Week —•— Kxliihits Katctl Best Seen In This Section In Many Years —— Cooperating to make the event a success, exhibitors literally ate up every penny offered in pre miums by the Martin County Fair here last week. Might at $1,200 was paid to exhibitors, Manager Fletcher Thomas said. The exhibits, rated the best seen In this section in many years, measured up to expectations and reflected a healthy condition in crop production, livestock raising and the live-at-home program. The fair also proved that the county has some budding young aritsts, not only in the field of art but also in other fields, including homemaking. A definite march of progress was reflected in the fair, as a whole. The Gold Point Home De monstration Club offered a maik ed contrast in its booth where the old cookstove was matched against the modern range and other kitchen equipment All the exhibits were note worthy, and many stood right at perfection. All of them attracted considerable attention and the booths created much interest and were given favorable comment. Judging the agricultural and home exhibits were Mrs. Agnes Moore, Bertie home agent; Miss Dons Strickland, VEP home eco nomist, C. H. Kirman, agt'ht and Li. C. Hasty, assistant agent of Bertie; Mrs. Margaret McDaniel Griffin, former home economic teacher; W. L. MeGahey, agent and E. W Barnes, assistant agent of Beaufort County. A list. -f winners follows: **•;*•?«?»* - • Mrs. Lucian Hardison, RFD 1 Williamston, While Eggs, 1st, $2; Mrs. Eva Hardison, RFD 1, Wil liamston, White Eggs, 2nd, $1; Mrs. Gilbert Rogerson RFD 2, Wiliiamston, White Eggs, Jrd, .75; Mrs. A. B. Ayers Sr., RFD 2, WU liamston, B. Eggs, 1st, $2.; Mr. N. (Continued on Page Six) Five Cited To Courts By State-County ABC Officers Five alleged bootleggers were taken in a dragnet thrown about the county last week-end by of ficers from the State and County Alcoholic Beverages Control boards. Several of the defendants have been in the courts previously oif similar charges and at least one of the five now has a case on appeal to the Martin County Su perior Court. Officers G. E. Stutts and F. W. j Thompson, representing the State j ABC board, came into the county last Thursday and two days later 1 they had brought liquor law vio- 5 lation charges against Warren Griffin of Cross Roads, Leland Roberson and Wife of Williams Township, Mary Jane Payton of I Willianftston, and Simon Jenkins of Robersonvilie. The two officers were said to have visited other pofential outlets for illicit liquor but they made little or no pro gress at those stops. Two purchases were made from Griffin and Jenkins,' ABC Chief, Cecil Bullock of this county slat ing that little or no difficulty was encountered in making the pur chases. Jenkins, who hys paid at least one sizable fine in the county court, is now facing the superior court on appeal in another case. The new cases, including the one against Jenkins, are being scheduled for trial iri the county recorder’s court before Judge 11. O. Peele next Monday. Dairy Plant Here Serving Big Part Of East Carolina —•— J. H. (Bud) Blank ^ioneral lYlunugnr for Muoln Milk Ami In* ('muni <’.o. Succeeding W. Braxton Pugh, Jr,, as general manager, Mr. J. H. (Bud) Black this week explained that the local plant of the Maola Milk and Ire Cream Company was rapidly expanding its operations I and that plans were being formu lated for an even greater expan sion in the futures. Now' serving all that territory i from Wilson and Rocky Mount least to the Atlantic Ocean, the lo ; cal plant is employing sixteen per l sons, including eifjht truck driv ers, office manager, assistant of fice manager, shipping clerk, as istant shipping clerk, two route i supervisors, and dairy bar manag er. Direct deliveries are being made from the local plant to customers in Washington, Beaufort, Martin, Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans and Pasquotank counties. Other de liveries are being made from branch centers, it was explained. The company has a payroll av eraging light at $5,000 a month and all sixteen of its employees, including the manager, are mak ing their home in Williamston, most of them having families. In addition to the general man ager, the personnel includes Miss Nancy Allsbrook, office manager; Mis. J. II. Black, assistant office manager; Mrs. Marjorie Baines, dairy bar manager James (Dock) Daughtry and Ray Hundley, route supervisors; Jake Barber, shippin clerk; June Bland, assistant shipping clerk, and Wayne Leggett, Eugene Roebuck, Carl Manning, Haywood Williams, Koseoe Ange, Bill Davenport, Ulus Lamm and Jerry Savage, truck drivers, The local plant is now furnish ing a market for 2.070 gallons of milk weekly for producers or raw Vnilk in this area. Plans are be ing made to handle a considerably iarg<ri,*'*qtiaTtttty*' or—p. wnwfv milk 'ri the near futuro.^jljr Black said. Its operations less than a year old at this point* the company has rapidly developed into an im portant segment in the economy of this section, both as a distri butor and purchaser, not to men tion its sizeable payroll. Mi Black explained that Mr 'pugii after laying the foundation for the operations in the local plant, had returned to the com pany’s office in New Bern where he is connected with the sales de partment. Mr. Tarvis Savage succeeded Mr. Black as divisional sales man ager for the Rayol Baking Com pany. Maintaining headquarters here, Mr. Savage* is supervising seven truck routes for the distri butors of Bamby products. -\-—. Loses Pari 01 Hand In Baler —-♦>— LeRoy Reid, 16-year-old color ed boy, lost three fingers from his right hand in a farm accident near Williamston last Thursday morning. He was baling hay and caught his hand in the machine, it was reported. 11c was removed to a local hos pital for treatment. County Board In Brie! Meeting Monday Morning I)«*leguliou Too Late To Get In Appeal For Addition To Agriculture RMg. t • ■ i Martin County s commissioners, with little new business on the calendar, handled their routine duties and adjourned after re maining in session a little more than an hour Monday morning. A few. matters were discussed, but no action was taken. The officials spent most of their time hearing reports from the various depart ments. A jury for the one-week term of December court was drawn, and the commissioners re commended that the road in Wil liamston Township leading to the farmers of R. L. Coburn and C-has. H. Manning or Pasture Neck be included in thi' State highday sys tem. Headed by Mrs. J. State Ayers or Cross Roads, a delegation of home demonstration club women reported to the commissioners room at 11:00 o'clock, but the of ficials had already completed their work and adjourned for the month. The delegation was given a definite appointment for the regular meeting in December. It was learned that the delegation will appeal to the commissioner, urging them to build an addition to the county agriculture build ing. At the present time the audi torium is being used for office space, leaving the clubs and other farm organizations no place to hold their meetings. In his monthly report, Tax Col lector M. L. Peel stated that $258, 359.40 of the $408,077.83 levy for 1953 had been collected It was also reported that $20,772.84 is due on the $395,067.80 levy for 1952, and that all but $11,424.23 of the $361,264.65 levy for 1951 had been collected. Only $6,074.51 is due on the $337,392.79 levy for 1950, the collector reported. All members of the board, in- ] < Continued on Page Eight) Amateurs Pul On Big Show At Fair -<*> Sunshine Sue of the Old Do minion Bain Danee paeked’em at the fair last Friday afternoon and evening, but one of the fea tures was the amateur program Saturday evening. Twelve teams or acts by individuals were offer ed during the program. The Oak City Future Farmers of America group, composed of Billy Etheridge, Bu/./y Worsley and John Hardison, won the $15 first prize with their song and dance number Miss Beverly Gaines of Jamesville, offering a song and dance number, won the $10 second prize, arid Calvin Chcs son, Wilbui Stewart of Williams ton took the $7.50 tnird prize with their trumpet and piano duet. Three dollar awards were made to the following contestant- Bon ney Conway, Jr , of RFD 2, Wil liamston, Bettie Stubbs and Hat tie Stubbs of Williamston, Mrs. h -ring- ~S milk :• a r in* "Trwtrf;, Oak City: Crissie Gurkin trio, 11 I W! i tfi;nu*iVCtoi! liV! of RFD :i, Williamston, Myrtle Nicholson of Williamston and Louvenia Rogerson of RFD 2, Wil liamston. Mesdames Hugh Wyatt, Mary II Lilley and Mrs. Ruth F. I Ailock of Everetts judged the con- j test. Shoot Lights On Halloween Spree —*— Youngsters, playing the role of little vandals, exacted a fairly heavy toll on property while on a Halloween spree last Saturday night. A preliminary report stated that fifteen street lights were shot out in various parts of town, the marksmen leaving only one light burning on all of Sycamore Street. Others were shot out on North Haughton and Liberty Streets. It was also reported that between fourteen and twenty-one window ; lights were knocked out at the grammar school, including sev eral large lights. Minor damage was also reported m other areas, but for the most part “treat” was the order of the da.yiand no extensive damage was reported, police say irig that the observance was very orderly. To Contact Utilities Group About Station Town Oiiicials Inj Two-Hour Session | Here Last Night Push In junction To (*ain Kijtlil-of-Wav l or Kuil roati Street Paving -« Disturbed about the lack of bus station facilities and the apparent indifference on the part of some one to remedy a disgrace, Wil liamston's officials in a two-hour session last evening instructed Mayor Robt. H. Cowen to contact the Utilities Commission and dis cuss the existing problem, look ing toward an early solution. The bus station problem was re viewed from beginning to end, and it now appears as if someone is waiting for someone else to move. It is believed that the bus companies are going slow in the face of a contract they entered in to a few weeks ago. A representa tive of the Utilities Commission was quoted as saying that the con tract was invalid since the pro posed site was not formally ap proved. A representative was to have investigated the problem a week ago yesterday. He advised he would not be able to get here un til Thursday. Up until last night no word had been received from the representative. During the meantime no decent service is being provided for the traveling public. The open air station on South Elm Street is rapidly creating a nuisance be cause there are no facilities. And service has been impaired. The town attorney was instruct ed to push an injunction against the A. C. L. Railroad Company to get a right-of-way along Railroad Street from Washington Street to Smithwick for a paving project. The attorney was also instructed to clear right of way of obstacles for establishing a 38-foot thoroughfare on Harrison Street And talking about streets, the town has been advised that it has no stfeets between Hunter and Andrews, and along the south end of School Drive near the grammar school. Apparently an error was made in surveying thirteen lots along Andrews Street, for when th« lines of the thirteen lots were established, the last property own e/s rights extended well into the street. The town offered the own er ot the thirteihlth lot $200 for his claim in the street, but the offer was refused. It was voted to up the offer by $50. During the mean time, the town supposedly holds a claim to a 30 foot street, but ap (Continued on Page Eight) f ROUND-UP Ten persons were rounded up and detained in the county .jail during the past week-end -by’"ft*'jrlrnrwwjr .IJUJ sl„ WW* »• ficers. Quite a few others, fac '"Wlaw'viofSlMNffiijeii, ar ranged bond and escaped jail. Seven of those jailed were booked lor public drunken ness and three for drunken driving. Five of the ten were white and the ages of the group ranged from 23 to 02 years. At fs".v"it um- nVtfttl v.fvv violator escaped arrest. somcitok J j Elbert S. Peel, local attor ney and former State senator, was appointed solicitor for the second district by Gover nor Win. It. r instead last Saturday, lie is succeeding George Fountain who w'as named a special judge by the Governor at the same time. The two will accept the oath of office at a ceremony to be held in Raleigh on Friday. The newly appointed solici tor is to maintain his law of fice here in partnership with his son, Filbert Peel, Jr., and will prosecute tin dockets in the Wilson, Nash, Falgecombe, Martin and Washington County superior courts. Painfully Hurt In Accident Here - —<£■ Master Jack Jones, five-year old son of Mr. and Mrs Dan Jones . of Poplar Point, was painfully hut believed not seriously injured when he was struck by an oil truck in front of Attorney Wheel or Martin's office on Main Street here yesterday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock. The little fellow broke away from lus father and darted into the street and in front of the truck, traveling east, did not run over him. Suffering a painful head injury, the little victim was removed to u local hospital for treatment. Mr. Jones, who has spent many 1 months in hospitals during the past few years, was scheduled to return to Duke Hospital today for still another operation. Painfully Shot At Robersonvlle Mamie Grimes, young colored woman, was painfully but believ ed not seriously hurt at (1:20 last Saturday evening when sin.- was shot by David Richardson, color ed man, at the bus station' in Ro berson ville. Seated in his cur, Richardson was saici to have been quarreling «,th tin wo-lii..ll,ninwfiifiWMffW mg beside the car "You don’t be lleve I II Mloun oil is said to have asked the woman When she replied, "No, go ahead and shoot," Richardson fired his .22 calibre pistol, the bullet strik [ mg her m the mouth and lodging j in the jaw. She was treated in 1 Ward; Clinic. Richardson escapt d. i one report stating that he was in. P.RV.C.; uwiv\4.~ fntkwti flay. Market Held Last Sale Of The 1953Season (hi Friday Williamston’s tobacco market 1 m• Id the last sale of the 1953 sea inn Friday, the cvcnt'lowering the •urtain on one of the market's j most successful years. The last pile was sold at 10:30 I'clock, and the same buyer, Alex Jones of the J. I’. Taylor Com pany, who bought the first pile on ipcliing day offered the last hid rhe buyers immediately started shaking hands and made ready to cave for their homes to spend a i‘W weeks before reporting for luty on the Burley markets. The market, despite a cut in the icreage, si. d 11,300,090 pounds, or 10,930 more pounds than were | add last year. While the pound ige was just about the same for | the two seasons, the $6,756,1155.00 was $1,061,791 greater than the! total income received by the mar ket patrons in 1952. Last year the market average $50.26 as compar ed with $59.44 this year, the sea son iust endi d holding a $9.16 per hundred price advantage. The average is among the highest in the belt, it is believed. It certain- , ly is the highest ever recorded for one season here. In only one other year on re curd have the patrons of the mar- | ket received more money for their i tobacco than they received this , year. In 1951 they received $6,- , 1162,911, but that year the market ] handled 12,450,654 pounds of to- i bucco. s Series Oi Wrecks On County Roads During Week-end *mx IVraons Reported Hurl In Seven Highway an«l Street Accidents At least six persons w-re injur 'd, most of them painfully but be hoved not seriously in .> series of dreet and highway accidents in this county during th< past week .•nd. Property dam; ge was esti mated at $1,685. Mrs. Louise Salsbury Weaver of Rocky Mount suffered a fractur ed right ankle, concussion and abrasions when her car, a 1951 Chevrolet, was in collision with another driven by a Cherry Point marine on Highway 11 at the Council intersection not far from Hassell last Friday evening about 7:00 o'clock. As far as it could be learned no one else was injur ed in the accident Property da mage to each car was estimated at $400, Mis Weaver was removed to a Rocky Mount hospital by am bulance. Sunday morning about 12:30 o’clock, David Best of Roberson ville was driving from Bethel to ward Parmele on Highway 64 when he claims something went wrong with the steering wheel, causing him to ditch his old model car a short distance from Par mele. William Best, his son, suf fered a nose injury‘and another passenger in the car whose name could not be learned, was hurt. The victims were treated in the Bethel Clinic Damage to the car was estimated at $200. Sunday afternoon at 12:35 o’clock, Arthur Rollins backed his Chevrolet into William Chester Slade's Dodge pick-up in Gold Point, injuring no one and caus ing only about $25 damage. The pick-up was parked, officers said. Speeding out of the Hassell Butlers Bridge load about 10:00 o’clock Sunday night into High way 125, a driver of a cream-col ored car (’‘oiilrl not stop until he hud crashed into a road bank, Few details of the accident could be had immediately. Kenneth Rawls was driving his 1952 Ford from Parmele toward Hoboi sonville about 10:30 o’clock Sunday night when John Ira Shaw of Bethel drove out of a sidemad in his 1947 Chevrolet. The vehicles crashed, resulting in no injuries but causing about $50 damage to the Ford and about $10 to the other car. Twin persons were painfully bruised and shocked but believed not badly hurt in an automobile tractor crash on Highway 64 a short distance east of Gardner’s Creek at 6:30 o’clock last Satur day evening Property Damage was estimated at about $500 by Patrolman Carl Gilchrist, the in vestigating office^. Both vehicles were moving in the direction of Williainston. Driving a 1940 model Ford, Earl V. Tettcrton said the tractor, driv en by Maurice Gardner, had a bright light burning on the rear. I thought the tractor was meet ing me and 1 did not know which way to dodge it,” Tetterton was quoted as saying. Mr. Gardner said the car hit i'.r iVacloi 1 leafing "‘low n a "w (Teel. He was lliiow n high, into the air affff apparonfiy'TRecaT^aii under him before he fell to the concrete. The tarctnr driver was skinned about the face and all the way down below the knee on one side. iConjoined no nuee eight) Awaiting School ■-***.« >***« Survey Reports Representing tire North Cam illa State Board of Education, a special survey team, composed of 3oyce Morrison, educational sur vey supervisor of school planning iivi.sion, G. H. Ferguson, head of he division of Negro education, mil W L. Lathan, former superin i ndent of schools of Swain Coun y, completed a survey in this .•ounty last week, looking forward o selecting a site to replace the ’urmele High School which was mi ned out a few weeks ago. In addition to making a study of he district, the survey team hecked the student papulation tnd other factors. Members of the earn are now working on a re mit which they are to submit to he Martin County Board of Edu ction. It could not be learned vhen tlie report will be made end.y, but it ts expected that the ounty board will ho called into pedal session to receive it.
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