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a ■WWW IIIW" W—Wt hi-1 I 11 ■ RE ENTERPRISE IS BRAD Ml OVER 3,060 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE 1-" THE ENTERPRISE 13 READ u, OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT FAMILIES TWICE EACK 'A Ft 3 VOLUME LYI—NUMBER 97 Williamnrti^ggm’fy, North Carolina, Thijjgj^jj^ecemhrr 3, 1953 ! ESTABLISHED!IBS' Drastic Reduction In-Cotfon jftnoias Eifediveln 1954 Individual Farm Allotments For County Being Plac ed In Mails Today -« Finding the country literally “snowed under” by cotton, the Department of Agriculture is placing into effect a drastic reduc tion in acreages for 1954. The crop in North Carolina is being cut back by almost one-quarter million acres, or from 770,000 to 528,638. The acreage in Martin County is being cut from 3,792 acres, the average for the past five years, to 2,721 acres for 1954, a reduction of 1,071, or about 28 per cent. The aoproximately 700 cotton farmers in this county are being advised of their individ' al allot ments by mail this weeK. While the over-all reduction runs almost one-third below the five-year average plantings, some individual reductions are much greater, but despite the cut it is declared that there is little for the farmer, large or small, to do ex cept vote for quotas in the refer endum on December 15. It is pos sible that some of the drastic re ductions will be eased when Con gress meets next month. No pro mises are made, however, to that effect. The program is proving to be a b.t complicated, and there is some confusion as to the meaning of acreage allotments and marketing quotas. The difference between “acre age allotments” and “marketing quotas” was explained by T. B. Slade, office manager of the Mar tin County Agricultural Stabili zation and Conservation Commit tee. Acreage allotments may be de clared for a commodity when sup plies of that commodity reach a certain level. Marketing quotas are declared when two-tjjirds gf the producers voting in a referen dum vote in favor of marketing quotas. If more than one-third of the oroducers voting in the refer endum vote against marketing quotas, then marketing quotas are disapproved; and v! t sugmrt (Continued from Page One) Treasury Expects ' Good Collections As new business records fall and new profit- totals are an **>**■*’ .'tmt 'Uv-,-*, .A looking ahead to 1954—becomes more and more optimistic. Be came 1953 is sure to bt- a record profit, year for business and in dividuals, the Treasury will pro bably take in record collections in 1964. This is true because most people pay their taxes for 1953 in 1954. Since high income tax rates will apply to 1953 income (these rates are expected to be reduced for 1954 income), the tax take of the U. S. Government next March will probably give the Eisenhow er Administration something to be optimistic about. It is estimated that Uncle Sam will receive al -MMSt SJWtv rull‘ “mw? corporate earnings in 1953. In 1952, the Government took about fifty-five per cent of cor porate earnings, but since cor porate earnings are so much high er this year, and since excess pro fit levies on many companies will be higher, the Treasury will pro bably realize an even better per centage of the total corporate gross earnings this year. CONTINUED * A hearing, scheduled bel'ore Judge Malcolm Paul in Su perior Court here yesterday afternoon when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company was to % show cause why the town should or could not pave Railroad Street from Smith wick to Washington Street, has been continued. It was learned that there is a slight possibility for the town and railroad company to reach an agreement. The proposals and counter-propo sals will be placed before a regular meeting of the town officials next Monday even ing. Red Cross Bloodmobile To Return Here DecemhsxJL5 tirasT BlijiwiStt . uSstKVH scheduled .to .raajtf -itsua^rtSF visit to inis chapter on Tuesday, j December 15, and the charnian, j Dr. J. S. Rhodes, Jr., is a bit wor ried over the response it will re ceive. The bloodmobile. has made about twelve visits to this chap ter, and the quota has been met on all but two occasions, and they were the last two. The quo tas have been barely met on the other occasions. It is quite possi ble that the blood bank program will be discontinued if the quotas are not met over a certain period. While this chapter has been lagging in meeting its quotas, the Red Cross has been returning con s.derably more blood to the coun ty than the chapter has been ask ed to donate, not to mention the actual amount sent from the coun ty to the regional center.. During recent weeks, the Tide made available as many as five and say. pints of blood to indivi duals. During the past few months more than 150 pints of blood have been returned to the county to meet emergencies. The blood, handled by membeis of the high way patrol in emergencies, can reach a patient in a matter of minutes and a week seldom pass es that two or more emergency runs are not made. The future of the blood pro gram is to be determined by the people. It isn't too much to ask 150 pints of blood from 15,000 people. Those who can and will donate a pint of blood on the 15th and help the chapter rpeet its quota, are asked to contact the Ked Cross office in the town hall or call Dr J. S Rhodes, Jr., chair man, without delay. f SANTA COMING v---/ A last-minute report states that Santa Claus is all set to make his scheduled visit to Willlamston Friday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock. Following a two-hour stay he will take leave of absence until Christmas. The merry ole gentleman plans to main tain headquarters 'in a tem porary “igloo” between the Viccar Theater and J. Paul Simpson’s insurance office. Town decorators are hurry ing in an effort to get the holi i day lights ready for Santa when he comes to town to j morrow. Busy Monday For The County Board I It’ll likely be a busy tbe Martin County Commissioners next Monday when they hold j tt-.ei'C' last scheduled meeting «&£• | the rurrent year. A hearing has ; be 4. asked fc: tht Martin County Board of Education, but the na ture of the heaung was not dis Possibly, but the nature | of the hearing was not disclosed. Possibly, tfee education board will discuss the proposed Negro high school building m the Roberson I ville aiea. While a reorganization of the board is in order, there is likely to be no change. Chairman J. H. Edwards is expected to continue in that position. Appointed dis ’'tor..PS*\JU. 1 after many years, withdrawing as county attorney, leaving the posi tion open to appointment. His son has been unofficially mentioned j as his successor. | The board if exeheduled to ap j point a tax supei visor for 1954, and name a superintendent for the county home. No changes in I those positions have been men ! tinned. • While the special and routine business is crowding the agenda, the commissioners are not ex pected to remain in session longer than noon since the chairman is i being called away that afternoon. Renew Appeal For Second-Hand Toys | Netting comparatively few toys ■ iri a town-wide canvass last Sun day afternoon, the local Jaycees are planning a direct pick-up sys tem this coming Sunday, it was I announced by President Exum i Ward Town residents who have used but serviceable toys to spare ere asked to call the local radio sta tion, and the station 'will broad cast directions to the canvassers who will have their radios tdned to the station. The program is I tentatively scheduled to get un j der way about 3:30 o’clock Sun day afternoon. During the ‘meantime, any one having toys to spare, including residents in the rural communi ties, are asked to deliver them to < | the collection center at the Wil-1 | Uamston Hardware Company! store on Washington Street. The Jaycees are sponsoring the annual Christmas party for the less fortunate tots in the com munity. All the sponsors ask is .old toys. They will repair them and handle all the work, it was explained. Painfully Hurt In Car Accident —•— Severn 1 persons were injured, one of them badly, in an automo bile accident on the McCaskey Road, a short distance from High way 125 about 10:00 o’clock Tues day night. Esther Lilley, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lii.ey of Williamston,' suffered a broken collar bone and her left hand was almost crushed, accord ing to preliminary reports. Gloria Beach, another passenger in the car, was said to have suffered a minor back injury, and Linda Stevenson and O’Neal Lilley were bruised and suffered shock, but their injuries were not considered serious. , Richard Cunningtam, 17-year old Plymouth bvy and driver of the car, and a companion, also from Plymouth, apparently were not hurt. The investigating pa* trotman said that the car was re trieved from a ditch by a farm tractor and that the Plymouth tails immediately started for their homes. They were stopped in Jamesville when their ear ran hot. It was unofficially learned that the driver would be book ed for reckless driving All the victims are able to be up except Miss Lilley who is re sponding to treatment in a local hospital. It was reported that Cunning ham lost control of his car in i curve, that the machine plunged into a ditch, stopping against an embankment Miss Lilley was said to jiave been pinned between ibVM '.tfwkwsi. vatewtoL V i*. the.. ear had to be partly lifted off her. Demonstration Kitchen Planned —-♦— Work was started on the con struction of a model demonstra tion kitchen in the main offices of the Virginia Electric and Pow er Company here late yesterday. Officials of the company explain ed that the main floor of the building is to be altered to make room for the new unit. The ac eountme he moved to the front, and the kitchen will be arranged in the ;UB'W ftmtirne ing. It will be equipped with all modern units, including refriger ation, stove, dish washer, garb age disposal, revolving shelves, etc. . . The project is designed to enhance the value of the home economist’s program. She will hold classes for various groups, in cluding Go Scouts, and cooperate with the home demonstration agents, club members and others County Board of Health Holding Meeting Today Members of the Martin County Board of Health are meeting with representatives from the State Board in the health center here on Ray Street this morning. The nature of the meeting was not dis closed, and it could not be learned if the topic is to be secretly dis cussed. College Band Concert Here Next February -*. The East Carolina College Band will appear in a concert here dur ing the week of February 14, it was announced this week by Her bert L. Carterm director. Marked Decrease! In Weddings Iasi; Only Sixteen Marriage rentes l<wned Uurinji November The number of marriage licens es issued in this county last month was far below the average for November, the count falling nine below the issuance for the cor responding month in 1952. The is suance was the third smallest on record this year. A review of the records shows that the de crease is traceable to the colored race, the number of white mar riages having more than held its own during the month. Licenses were issued by Regis ter of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger to ten white and six colored couples, as follows: White Raymond Japer Modlin of Jamesville and Hester Ann Swain of Creswell. Wilson Wiggins and Joyce Mob ley, both of Williamston. James Clarence Wallace of Chapel Hill and Nina Elizabeth Gray of Robersonville. Furney Keith James of Wil liamston and Elsie Ray Roberson of Robersonville. Samuel Sanford Ross and Doris Lee Davenport, both of Plymouth. George Carlton James and Mrs. Neva B. Ayers, both of Roberson ville. Fred Bennett James of Stokes and Sarah Frances Keel of Ro bersonville. George Mahlon Edmondson of RFD 1, Oak City, and Shirley (f^nn flryant of RFD 1, Bethel. William David Barnes of RFD 1, Williamston, and Pauline War ren of Union Avenue, Williams ton. Wade Leon Cliborne of Din widdle, Va., and Jacklin Perry of Robersonville. Colored Allen King and Anne Everett, both of Robersonville. Frank Belcher and Delia Gur ganus, both of Williamston. John A. Lloyd and Mary Millie | Scott, both of Williamston. Luke Thomas Knight of Oak City and Doris Demary of RFD 1, Oak City. Thelma Whitfield of RFD 1, Robersonville and Beatrice Shep pard of Robersonville. James Willie Thomas and Mary M. Perkins, both of Williamston. -^ Sixly-Two Gases ! On Court Docket _jyg-jg-woxwun m Sixty-two cases have been plac ed on the docket already and others arc likely fo find their way there for trial in the Martin Coun ty Recorder’s Court next Monday. The large docket is an accumula tion of cases during the two weeks the superior court was in session handling civil cases. It is now fairly apparent that Judge H. O. Peele and Solicitor Griffin will be occupied just about all day Monday, trying to clear the docket. Eighteen speeders are booked. Six are charged with operating j motor vehicles without drivers’ licenses and another half-dozen , are booked foi violating various j other motor vehicle laws. Five each are charged with assaults land violating the liquor laws. Four others are booked for care less and reckless driving, and still four others are up for non-sup port. Other defendants are booked as follows: two for deadly weapon assaults, two for carrying con ceaned weapons, two for resist ing arrest, two for issuing worth less checks, and one each for tem porary larceny and failing to list property for taxation. f WORK ON BY-PASS j Clearing the right-of-way last month, the Hill Construc tion Company of Washington this week moved heavy equip ment here this week to handle the work on the town’s truck route or by-pass. Large tile has already been laid in two of the ravines, and the company is making ready to start moving dirt for the fills. Most of the dirt will be moved from the Eilson farm. The house mover is now re locating several homes on the ^ west end of the route. Weather Review For Past Heath Mercury f'lavMl All l |) Am! Down On Thermometer; Ruin About Normal While the rainfall was holding to about a normal figure, Ole Man Winter asserted himself on at least ten of the thirty days last month, according to an of ficial report released this week by Bridgekeeper Hugh Spruill on Roanoke River here. The rain fall was measured at 2.25 inches or .21 of an inch be low normal. Rain fell on seven days and there were traces of rain on three other days. Ole Man Winter scored on ten days all right, but the mercury played at the other end of the thermometer, too, on several days. The high mercury reading was re corded at 81 degrees on the third, and the low of 23 was entered in the record last Sunday morning. Ole Man River was as tame as a kitten as he continued to roll along all of last month. The stream reached a maximum of five feet, or five feet below flood stage, and dropped 2.2 feet, the low point inviting the tide to come in and reverse the flow of the river. The weather data, including the river gauge readings, as released by Mr. Spruill for the month of November follows, with the date in the first column, the river range readings in the secqnd column, the maximum temperature read ing in the third, minimum tem perature reading in the fourth and the rainfall in the filth col umn for each day of the month: Native Oi County Accident Victim Critically injured in an auto mobile accident near Manning, South Carolina, laft week, Jim my Griffin, native of this county, was reported improved yesterday. Suffering an eye injury, extended ! lacerations of the face and in | ternal injuries, the 13-yea^old |youth barely escaped ' was riding turned over and pinn ed him down. The car had to be lifted away before he could he removed. He continues in a hos pital in the South Carolina town The iad’s father, Carroll Grif fin, was killed in an accident on his farm in Griffins Township al most eleven years ago. He moved to South Carolina a short time ago when his mother, Mrs. K. C. Owens. Ithe former Miss Nina Bland of this county, and other members of the family. Minor Accident In Poplar Point No one was injured but pro perty damage, estimated at $200, resulted when James Webb, of RFD 3, Williamston, lost control of a 1949 GMC pick-up truck and turned the vehicle over on the second sharp curve north of Whitley’s bridge in Poplar Point Township early last Friday efter ! noon, according to a report re leased yesterday by the highway patrol office. The truck belonged to Bruce Webb. Coroner Gets On Sheriffs Trail With CrJtl Tapers .After 'sew iitg papers, civil and 1 -crim’.rsj« »■' thnusatjd^jd^jjjjJigns. taste ot his own work this week when Coroner Billy Biggs got on his trail. ‘ Armed with a civil paper, re straining *he officer from turn ing over certain property to sat isfy a court judgment, Coroner Biggs went right into a peanut field out in Bear Grass Towrship and literally laid the law down for the sheriff. Acting on court orders, Sheriff i Holloman was harvesting corn and peanuts to satisfy a court judg ment against a tenant. The land lord, maintaining that the tenant owed $450 straight rent, got out papers to pot the landowner's claim ahead of the court judg ment. There was no other person i to serve the papers on the sheriff arvJ Coroner Biggs was pressed in to service. ~ " iMfli v ' rlI ' V'lii out an order of the court, the shei iff v.undered what the corosv er was closing in on him for. It could not be trespassing because be was covered' by court order. He had followed court instructions to the letter, leaving the officer puz zled until Coroner Biggs explain ed that there was a race on for the proceeds from the harvest. It was learned that the sheriff had spent about $12 harvesting $6 worth of corn, but he had twen ty-five bags of peanuts to partly satisfy the claims in the total amount of about $650. It was one of the few times a coroner had served a paper on the high sheriff in this county, and the first time on Sheriff Hol loman. Employment Ass. Meeting Tonight —* j The International Association of Personnel in Employment Se curity will hold its district meet ing in thu local Employment Ser vice Office in Williamston this evening at 7:30 o’clock. The main address will be given by Mr. Ernest C. McCracken, State Director of the Employment Service Division of the Employ ment Security Commission of North Carolina. The title of his address will be “Can we Afford to Maintain a Balanced Employ ment Security Within The Pre sent Budget?” Mr. McCracken’s address will be followed by a dis cussion of “Can You Afford to | Retire When The Time Comes?”, ! led by Mr. Nathan Y Yelton, Di rector of Teachers’ and State Em ployees' Retirement Ssytem. J. Kelly Gay, manager of the local Employment Office, and his staff will be host to the local of fices in the Elizabeth City-New Bern "wrea is compris ed of offices in Edenton, Eliza beth City, Greenville, Jackson ville, Kinston, Morehead City, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids, Wash ! ington and Williamston. ; Mr. Ralph E. Miller, President I of the North Carolina Chapter of Uh" International Association of Personnel in Employment Securi ty, along with Mi P B, Politick, Area Supervisor of the Employ ment Security Commission, will inform the group of plans for the International Convention to be held in Asheville during June 1054. jtaMs&peitJdlL. 4-H County Clubs Accomplishments will be re viewed, officers installed and spe cial entertainment provided when (lie Martin County 4-H duo mem bors hold their annual achieve ment day program In the Wil liam,ston Grammar School audi torium next Monday evening at 7:.'i0 o’clock. Medals and certificates will be j awarded along with two cups for the two most outstanding dub i members. j A special feature on the pro gram will be a short talk by Joan ColWain who is attending the cur rent meeting of the national 4-H congress in Chicago. She is ex pected to tell about the trip. { David and Uuz/ie Worsley of ; Oak City and several Uertie 4-H club members are to entertain ; the meeting. The public is invited and hund | reds of club members are ex pected to attend. ' "'t'- —. Gaiile Raisers Plan Conference —<*>— North Carolina cattle raisers arc planning a state conference i in Raleigh on Thursday and Fri j day of next week, it was announv cd today by Assistant County Agent I) W. Brady, who is ex tending an invitation to all beef cattle raisers in this county to at tend Those who plan to attend the conference ' should notit> Agent Brady so reservations may be made. The conference opens at 8:0u o’clock a. in. next Thursday in the State fairgrounds arcana, and timely problems will he discuss ed by leading authorities front several stater, it was explained. TOBACCO DIYIHKND Quite a few Martin County farmers are in line for a di vidend from the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corpor ation on the 1950 crop, accord ing to information reaching here this week. The organiza tion has three millions of dol lars to distribute during Janu ary and February in all the flue-cured territory. Making ready for the dis tribution, Manager L. T. Weeks, former assistant agent in this county, asked all grow ers who sold tobacco to the cooperative in 1950 ami who have moved since that time, to send their new addresses and stabilization number to the Stabilization Corpora tion. P. O. Box 2718, Raleigh. Hurl In Fall On U. S. Highway 17 What was first thought to have been a highway accident turned out to be an independent fall on I U. S. Highway 17 about five miles south of here shortly before noon Tuesday Gene Andrews, said to have been under the influence of in toxicants, was walking down the center of the highway and top pled over just as Leo A. Gilbert, of 59 High Street, Portlan, Maine, was driving by in a station wagon with a trailer attached. A member of the Highway Pa trol investigated tlic report, and found no sign where the vehicle had hit the man Andrews was slightcly skinned and bruised pfffm * 1 SiifcV . ’.i showed no broken hones and he was discharged from the hospi tal. Overtaken by the “monkeys" that evening, Andrews wandered around town arid was arrested and jailed. While in jail he fell and hurt his head, Treated for the injury received in jail, he was tried before a justice of the peace yesterday moininng and booked for a 30-day stay on the roads. Scouts Sponsor Light Bulb Sale —•— Sunday December t>, the Huy Scouts arc planning a litl^TniTo' sale to raise money to send the best scout from their troop to Philmont Eouch at Cimarron, New Mexioomext summer The trip to Philmont lasts three weeks and is packed so full of adven ture that our scout would jump at the chance to go. The most ex citing adventure at Philmont will he a swell day trip by horseback on which the boys will eat from a chuck wagon and camp in the ' open, just like thi early pioneers ' of the old west. When a uniformed scout, knocks on your door Sunday you will I help make some boy happy by buying at least one package of foui light bulbs from him These bulbs will solicit the regular re tail puce. Reported. Victim Of Accident Hcturna To Hia Home —- ». Critically injured while work ing on well machinery in Wil-! lian.r Township on November 21, I Hubert Bland of the Williams- | ton Hardware Company was able! to icHve a local hospital for his home near the highway patrol j radio station Tuesday. He is now! able to be up during brief inter- \ vals. Superior Court In Final Session Here Yesterday — —»— pwtedly hen Final Case Was Settled Actually working less than six I days of a two-week term, the Martin County Superior Court un expectedly folded its tent and moved out yesterday morning i when a final case that had been scheduled for trial, was settled by agreement. The court, presided over by Judge Malcolm C. Paul of Washington, handled only ci vil cases, and few of those ever reached the jury. Proceedings not previously re ported: Most of Tuesday was spent hearing the case brought by Hen "V T. Thomas against Coastal Plain Life Insurance Company. At the completion of all the evidence. Judge M. C. Paul, presiding, al lowed a motion for non-suit, and then directed the jury to answer the issues, giving the plaintiff nothing on his $500 elaim. The j judgment provides for the ; e funding a $37.26 preminium, and ! the plaintiff is to be taxed with I the cost, plus a $15 expert wit l ness’ fee. Apparently the jury hesitated to sign the issues favoring the de fendant. It was reported that after the jury had been out about an j hour without follow ing the direc ; tions of the court, it was called | out and the instruetions were re peated. Going baek into their room, the jurors returned abou* thirty minutes later, the instruc tions of the court carried out. The plaintiff gave notice of ap peal and the ease is almost cer tain to go before the State Su preme Court. The defendant company main tained that the insured had mis represented the facts, but it was admitted that the plainiff's wife had explained she had been treat I oU. fur iiiiuui' ailnmts such a: j colds. The defense declared tha ! it was found the insured has su-' I fered with gall bladder trouble land did not mention that ailment I when the policy was written. The (Continued on page eight) Korean War Cost Fifteen Billion Since the signing of the Korean ! truce on July 27 the nations in 1 voiced have been adding up the costs of the conflict. Exactly how much the Unitin’ Stall spent on it will probably jt1 kiiutv iei'iac Department has made a rough | estimate of $15,000,000,000, com pared with $25,000,000,000 for World War I and $323,023,501,000 for World War II American battle casualties, up | to July 24, totaled 139,272, includ ing 24,965 dead, 101,368 wounded, 2,938 captured, and 8.476 missing. South Korean casualties exceed ed 184,000, and those of other United Nations forces, 13,500. North Korean and Chinese cas ualties have been estimated at 1.885.000, so that the total num ber of combatants on both sides, killed and wounded, was -.well | over 2,200,000. r» Y, t this figure does not tel! the--" whole tragic story by any means. An estimated 2,000,000 South Ko rean civilians, men, women, and ichildren, also became casualties. Half of them were killed. North Korean civilians suffered com parably, although no figures are as yet available. Altogether about 10.000. 000 Koreans have been left j homeless. i I f LAST APPEAL ) I V._/ * County Chairman Mayo Hardison today issued a last and urgent appeal for support of the ali-out "CROP” drive in the county tomorrow (Fri day). "We have been asked to provide ten thousand pounds of peanut butler for the starv I ing in Korea," meaning that we will have to raise $3,000 in cash or its equivalent in corn, soy beans or other sta ble farm commodities. "The drive has made splen did progress in seveial areas, | and it is hoped that every community in the county will measure up to the noble obli gation,'' Mr. llarduam said.
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