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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ 8T OVER 3.600 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE 18 READ ; • OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEE VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 2 Williamuon, "Martin County, North Carolina,' i humility, January 7,'1954 ESTABLISHED Iff* Big Day In County Fines In The Snm Oi Almost $1,000 Judge H. O. Peele Handles Thirtv-INine Cases By * 3:30 O’clock Business may be slack in some lines but Judge Herbert O. Peele and Solicitor Clarence W. Griffin had a big day in the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday when they cleared thir ty-nine cases from the docket. The court was in session until 3:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Fines fell only five dollars short of $1,000, and then there were several road terms imposed. The court attracted a large crowd in addition to defendants and wit nesses. Fifteen of the thirty-nine cases involved speeding and most of the other twenty-six alleged violation of the traffic laws. Proceedings: Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the case in which Charlie Mack Scott was charged with assaulting a fe male. Henry Price was found not guil ty of drunken driving. Pleading guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, William Purvis was fined $25, plus costs. The case in which Purvis was charged with assault ing a female, was nol pressed. Pleading innocent, Charles West was adjudged guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and careless and recxless driving. The court fined-him $75, plus costs. Hudson Wallace, charged with I violating the liquor laws plead ed guilty and was sentenced to the roads for sixty days, the sent- j ence to begin at the direction of | the court '. any time during the | next fw i vears. It was suspended | upon the payment of a $25 fine and costs. in jtyjf* rase ,n '^hich 'Harrison was charged with an as- I sault with a deadly weapon was i nol prossed. Charged with carrying a con- , cealed weapon and assaulting a | female, Wave Ruffin was adjud ged guilty of carrying a conceal ed weapon and was fined $50 and i taxed with the costs. The defen dant pleaded not guilty. Fate Cross pleaded guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon and Was taxed with the court costs. Pleading guilty of drunken • driving and operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license,; George Hudgins was fined $125 j and taxed with the costs. He los-, es his operator’s license for a year. Brought to justice i.i one of sev- ; cral larceny cases reported in the county during the past few days,, James Lawrence, Augustus Chance were sentenced to the roads for three months, the sent ences to begin at the direction of | the court at any time within the next two years. The sentences \ were suspended upon the pav- i ment of $50 fines and costs. Ed wards received a similar sentence, suspended upon the payment of a $25 fine, plus costs. In the case in which Robert An- : drews, Jr., and Wiley Lee Jones j were charged with removing crops without paying the landlord, An drews pleaded guilty. Jones was 1 adjudged guilty, and each was | sentenced to the roads for three ' months, the sentences to begin at the direction of the court at - anytime during tue next two years! Each cl the defenSJanu' was; f’ned $25 and taxed with the costs. f Charged with the theft of a saw end an axe, Clinton (Bud) Clark pleaded not guilty. Adjudged guilty, he was sentenced to the roads for sixty days. The case in which Floyd Syd ney Nickerson was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, wras nol prossed. Thomas Bell, pleading guilty of passing a school bus while dis charging passengers, was given a 1 30-day road sentence, suspended upon the payment of a $25 fine and costs and the surrender of his operator’s license for four months. E. Whitford Hardison, adjudged guilty of drunken driving, was k fined $100 plus costs. Notice of (Continued from Page Six) It s hog killing time on Martin County farm.,! Re ports indicate th->i the annual task is being pushed rapidly in all parts of the county with as many as two in the same communities some days. Farmers, with few' excep tions, are packing ample sup plies of meat for their own use, and selling the surplus to the commercial packers. The practice, maintained over a period of years, has just about eliminated the country ham from the market. fertilizer Firm Holds Meeting —«— The Standard Fertilizer Di hsion of the Mathieson Chemical Corporation held a two-day sales neeting for its representative in wo states at the Woman’s Club lere this week. C. G. Crockett, division man iger; J. C. Cooke, manager of ertilizer sales; S. L. Dilda, man iger of irrigation sales, W. W. rice, manager of insecticide sales, ind Pete Rogers addressed the ;roup. The following representatives in he division attended the two-day neeting which ended yesterday; Mrs. E. G. Everett and Maurice Everett of Washington, R. L. Lew s of Aurora, J. R. Roper of jreenville, W. R. Lee of Kinston, iV. W. Loftin and Cooper Gore of 3enson, N. M. McKeithan and Herbert Caddell of Vass, Hardin Warren of Greensboro, John Car ,er of Reidsville, J. W. Lilas of Zebulon, E. L. Quinn of Wilson, VI. C. House of Robersonvilie, S. \. Manning, Sr., and Jr., of En 'ield, Frank Holloman of Wood land, C. II. Wood, Jr., of Edenton, I O, Manning, Jr., of Wil'iams ;on, S. L. Dilda of Fountain, J Harold Bailey of Walstonburg »nd Jim Rogers, sales supervisor "vtrtyrwWfr i,rirv^r,utl. vjweSiMf vith headquarters in Hartsville. Robbers Entered Everetts School Although the pace established last week has slowed a bit, rob bers continue active in this coun ty according to a report coining from the sheriff’s office yesterday. Breaking a window pane, rob bers entered the Everetts schou! Tuesday night and carried away a white plastic radio and a $1.95 alarm clock. Moving into the lunchroom, the robbers stole a package of hamburger. Going from the lunchroom to a store room, the intruders took a bag of ice cream cups and chocolate pop sicycles. A thin dime was also missed. Deputy Sheriff D. A. Roberson said yesterday that finger prints had been obtained, but no clue had been ?ouruT*""-***’“’ -- Bound Over In Soybean Theft Pleading guilty of the theft of twenty-one bags of soybeans from County Commissioner II. S. John son on his farm near Hamilton, Charlie Dick Brown, William Outlaw', Gainer Edwards and Wil liam Hfwy.Williams -pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing this week and were placed un der $500 bonds each by Justice W. M. Tetterton. They are being booked for trial in the superior court at the March term. Brown and Outlaw were unable to arrange bond immediately and were returned to jail. Ventry Organism for Year At Church Of Advenl , -#— The vestry of the Church of the Advent organized itself last^Sun day night for the year 1954. Mr D. R. Davis was elected Senior Warden; Mr. Tom Skinner, Junior Warden; Mr. Horace Ray, treasur er; and Mr. Milton James, clerk Mr. V. D. Godwin, Jr., was ap pointed usher chairman for the coming year. Commission In FirTf Meeting i ^^J!WraOTTP|5rTOWi wtfEfeiUk For Discussion —« Williamston’s new zonag con.- i mission held its first official meet- j ing last night when its member | studied a map for the proposed { zoning of the town. The map prepared by Mr. Leigh ! Wilson of the North Carolina Lea gue of Municipalities was altered slightly by unanimous suggestion of the members, including Mrs. Edna Bondurant and Messrs. John Hatton Gurganus, W. B. Gaylord and G. P. Hall. A fifth member, Mr. Walter .Martin, was out of town. The zoning plan is advanced on a long-range program and alters no existing conditions. It is mere ly a guide for the future and cre ates no hardships on anyone. The broad purpose behind the plan is stated in section 1, as follows: ‘‘In” ... to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangr s; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the over crowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to fa cilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewer age, schools, parks, and other pub lic requirements; to conserve the value of buildings and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the corporate area, all in accordance with a comprehen sive plan . . ." The plan proposes certain re quirements be met by future builders, and blocks certain types of construction for certain types of operations in certain areas. However, the plan cannot con demn or move existing establish- | ments of any kind. Foi instance, j an industrial plant in a residential j area cannot belorced to move. It merely blocks the location of business construction or indus trial p'ant'-' in certain areas. While it sets out certain areas for busi- \ j ness or industrial purposes, the: plan does not block residential I projects in those areas. Adjustments are provided in ditions, but before those adjust ments may be made a public healing is ordered and all issues aired before the proper authori ties. Before the zoning plan is for mally adopted it must be submit ted for discussion in a public meeting. If no objections are of fered, the survey is subject to adoption by the town board of i commissioners. Peace Officers Fill Positions —<%. — Meeting in Robersonville Tues day evening, the Martin-Wash ington County eaee Officers’ Association elected officers for the new year. Chief of Police P. W. Brown of Plymouth was elected to succeed Sheriff M. W. Holloman of this county as president of the organi Corporal M ( Byrom is the new vice president, and De puty Sheriff D. A. Roberson was named secretary. Patrolman B. W. Parker continues as treasurer The executive board includes Sheriff M. W Holloman of this county and Officer George Ross of Robersonville, and Officer Foy Davenport of Plymouth and Pa trolman Carl Gilchrist of Ply mouth. Kindergarten Is Operating Again Th/e community kindergarten resumed activities on January 4, with an enrollment of 27. The en rollment has been higher than last year’s. Following the November health check by Miss Mary Taylor and her co-workers from the health department, the children will be weighed and measured again this month. Plans are being formulated for a health and safety project with older group making visits to the fire department, police station, school, and health department. Those desiring to enter a child in the local kindergarten may do so at any time if the child is at least four yuars old. Tax Listings Off To Good jl iStart In Martin County} mm list few days of this month, and j s holding up well, accordipi "The property owners are re sponding splendidly to the cal’, md if the response is maintained there'll oe no mad rush toward the <md of the listing period,” Mr. Peel said. It is too early to appraise the listings, but it is believed that the values this year will show an in crease over those of 1954. The ear ly reports show no great increase in home electrical appliances with the exception of television sets. It is fairly certain that TVs- will re Fifteen Speeders In County Court Monday Morning - Spe<‘<lin£ Not Only Danger ous Bui Also A Costly Business -•— Fifteen alleged speeders were in the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday morning, and Judge H. O. Peele, presiding, im posed fines in the amount of $70. The fines ranged up to $25. Although there were no exces sive or large fines, the speeders are learning, apparently the hard way, that speeding is a costly busi ness. It has long been recogniz ed as dangerous. In addition to the $70 fines, the court costs add ed $345.75, boosting the total bill to $415.75. Quite a few defendants choose to post cash bonds with justices of the peace and not report for trial in person. They are tried in their absences and bonds are for feited. Bennett Griffin of Everetts was taxed with the costs for speeding 40 miles an hour in a 20-mile zone. Pleading guilty of speeding 70 miles an hour, Roosevelt Andrews ; was fined $25 and taxed with the , costs. •—Keel adi’*fcd.Branfctn JU£A± 2, Bethel, pleaded guilty of speed-1 ing 70 miles an hour and was fin ed $10, plus court costs. The case in which John R. Free man of RFD 1, Colerain was charged with speeding 55 miles an hour in a 35-mile zone was nol prossed. John G. Hunter of Hertford was fined $25, plus costs for speeding 70 miles an hour. Charged with speeding 70 miles an hour, F. Allen Whitfield of RFD 1, Oak City, was fined $10 and ta..ed with the costs. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs by the following defendants, all of whom pleaded guilty of exceeding the speed limits: Herbert G. Swinson of Rocky Mount, Walter W. Eaton of Joe, Florida, Charles H. Palmer of RFD 4, Elizabeth City, L. C. Pur vis of RFD 2, Robersonville, Azzie Martin Whitehurst of Durham, Wade M. Wilkes of Hamden, Con necticut, Thomas Tatum of Statcs ville, Chas. P. Harrison r Bern, and Johnnie Lee Hollis of RFD 1, Robersonville. Indications Point To Half Holidays All the votes are not yet in, ! but present indications point to | a half-holiday schedule beginning i possibly next week. An official an TiOfiTfcement- wiH he made later. Up until noon today all but three of the votes cast favored the half-holiday schedule for the year around excepting the tobacco marketing and fall-Christmas sea sons. New Cars Well Received Here -4> The new model cars, entering the market from day to day, are being 'well received locally, ac cording to reports coming from the dealers. Sales are holding up unusually well, and the waiting peripd has been reduced, it was learned. Large crowds are attending the. showings. I ingie home item in the county. on the &&**%b**q 3 it>y-i-y »1z;-< vxxr TTTrx^i«« n new farm machines, according o a report on the early livings. New construction throughout he county is not expected to ■qual that recorded for the 1952 'ear, but several townships are xpected to show a fairly eizable ;ain. i It was pointed out that all list ( istings are to be on the books lot later than January 31, that istings after that date are sub- < eet to penalty, and the owners , iable to prosecution in the courts. | Joy Accidentally Shot Bat Not Badly Hurt 1 -$ Jimmy Spruill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Spruill, was acci- 1 ientally shot while hunting early ' this week but was not badly hurt. He was hunting with a group and ' was hit by shot from Cullen Bonds' gun. The shot, striking him in the legs, were removed and the vic tim is getting along all right. Maola Introduces A New Container —<*— Maola announces that effective this week its fluid milk products will be packaged in a new paper milk container that pours like a pitcher. This new development should be music to the ears of women who have often wished for a convenient, throw-away milk bottle with a handy pouring spout. The new pure-pak contain er to be used by Maola really fills the bill. The user simply pushes up the gable top and there, care fully sealed in, is the pouring spout. A quick squeeze and it pops open with a milk pitcher spout that would even have turn ed grandma from hei favorite milk pitcher.— Bud Black, branch manager, of maola says their new milk pack age was selected after careful 'iL^UU2!?11S mi)k hot (by. use in the United States. Mr. Black says that their choice be came easy when this new pitch er-type container was made avail able to dairymen recently.. This pure-pak container has proved to be the most popular disposable milk container in the country. It is fabricated and sterilized just seconds before being filled with milk and protects the contents in a brand new container for every consumer. Of course, these con tainers eliminate bottle deposits and bottle washing.. They also are light and easy to handle. i Minor Accident On County Road —•— After starting off with an eight wreck bang the first three days of the year, motorists slowed down the wrecking business as the cur rent week progressed. ... Qe.ty . one., .minor. accident was reported this week and no one was injured and the property loss was limited to about $40, a report from the highway patrol stated. James Riley Mizolle was driv ing his 1951 Ford on the Holly Springs road toward Highway 04 and stopped for a stalled school bus. A pick-up truck was acci dentally backed into the car by Leslie W Bullock, it was report ed. Foreign Student To Address Club —«— Mss Berit Hillesland, foreign exchange student sponsored by Rotary International, will address the local club next Tuesday noon at the Switch, it utis announced today by Program Chairman Roy Jameson. The young student is now in school at East Carolina College, Greenville, where she is study ing the English language and American literature, looking for ward to teaching English in her native Norway. Her home is in Skudenshavn, and she came to this country with a Rotary schol arship following a year of study | at the University of Oslo. lepartment Here vey In Single Day —« No definite urangements have teen made, but a town wide pro erty inspection for fire hazards ? being considered here, it was earned following a special meet ng of members of the Williams on Fire Department Tuesday vening. Representing the Stock Fire In urance Field Club of North Ca olina, James F. Robertson ex >lained that upon the request his ompany would send a team of mssibly more than thirty men to | he town to make the survey. In-1 portions, it was pointed out, j vould bo centered on buildings lsed by the general public, in luding schools, churches, hospi als, stores, offices, factories and ither similar establishments. The nspection team merely points iut fire hazards and offers sug gestions to reduce those hazards, t was explained. In addition to the inspections he team will stress fire preven tion bv showing pictures and giv ng short talks in the schools. The proposed inspection is not advanced with the idea of un covering any violation of the fire regulations, but is designed to les 3en fire dangers and make pro perty and life safer. During his stay here last Tues day, Mr. Robertson showed two excellent films, supporting the need for greater safety and fire prevention. He showed one of the films to the regular meeting of the Rotary Club which is plann ing to sponsor the inspection along with the fire department. The company representative of fered some shocking figures about! fire losses and the great impact those losses have on the economy of hundreds f communities in the United States each year. The ghastly toll of human life taken by fires each year was reviewed, along with the property loss whichTs approximating a billion1 dollars every year. Tuesday evening the films were shown to the members of the fire station. Mr. Robertson said that the films are available for use in any club meeting, that special films had been made for showing be fore rural clubs. mamx’W', Drop Twenty-Six Pupils From Roll Mainly as a result of residence shiftsnk, the local school dropped the names of twenty-six pupils and added the names of thirteen others to the rolls during the past few days, Principal B. G. Stewart said this morning. Most of the losses were confined to the ele mentary department, it was ex plained. A complete report could not he had immediately, but several oth er schools in the county lost quite a few pupils following the shift in residences, the losses being de scribed as fairly .f»ygn in If. ■ Tl—ii Grass and Oak City districts. No schools have reported a gain in pupils. It is possible that the local schools will recuperate their loss es as the term progresses. Fees Adding To County Income —•— Pees, inetuilmg court; cos is and fines, added a substantial amount to the county treasury last month, according to reports filed with the commissioners a few days ago. The county court accounted for $4,0111.80, including $2,190.00 in lines. Superior court costs added $122.90 and miscellaneous fees in the eoufcl clerk's office added $321.44. Reporting one of the busiest months in a long time, Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger reported $755.00 in fees. Marriage license sales amounted to $168.00, and the issuance of certificates added $32 25, the remainder being traceable to recordings. The sheriff’s office reported $349 50, most of that revenue re presenting fees charged lor serv ing various types of papers. Funeral Friday For “We a>-e lining up for the campaign and th" fiist re- 1 sponse is encouraging,” J Chairman Marvin Baker said in commenting on the 1954 ^ March of Dimes in this coun ty The Chairman said that the school people were cooperat ing splendidly everywhere he had visited up to date, and i , that he planned to complete j , the line-up for the drive pos- ( sibly late today or tomorrow. New Buck To Go On Display Here ■—*— The new 1954 Buick will go on display in the showrooms of Charles 11. Jenkins and Com pany tomorrow, Friday, January 8th. According to representatives of the local firm the instant a per son sees the new 1954 Buieks they will realize something sen sational has happened in automo bile styling. James Bailey Peel and Rudolph Saunders said yesterday these new models "have something vastly more than the usual model changeover. Here is vastly more than could be done by just warm ing over what Buick had before. Here is something accomplished by going far beyond artful face lifting." In describing the new Buieks the local dealers stated they are built with power-head pistons that boost gasoline mileage. "It , has phenominal horsepower for its weight and price—a car with j more real thrill per dollar than j any Buick ever built.” Both Messrs. Peel and Saund- I ers extend a special invitation te ! the public to inspect this new I eai. Not on I will they have the flPPTSuTefs "diV“jisp'iTTy "t):ut"Pon-; i ai’s new Star Chief will also be shown tomorrow. TB'survey Oil To Good Start --a» The tuberculosis survey was off to a good start in this county yesterday when two mobile X-ray units opened for business, one at the basket factory and the other in front of the Fashion Shop in Williamston. The factory unit took 142 pictures, while 343 visit ed the unit up town. The unit on the main street here will be stationed at the spot through January 23. Today, the other unit moved to Oak City for a three-day stay. Next Tuesday it will be in Hamilton for a day. Beginning next Wednesday the unit will be located in Jamesville for two days, and after one day in Bear Grass on January 15 it will be stationed in Robersonville through January 23. Reports from the first pictures should start coming back within Hu^iex^week or ten 'lays. Dur ing the meantime, every citizen 15 years or older should have his or her chest X-rayed. The units are open from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Dodge Secretary For The Cleaners —*— Raleigh.—Robert E. Kizer, re sident of the North Carolina As •f. »>t o- j 1 .'.si:: dr• e.rk did Ch an I ers, announced the appointment of Fred Dodge of Raleigh as Exe cutive Secretary of the Associa tion, and public relations work in North Carolina, was formerly con nected with New York and Phila delphia advertising agencies. He is well-known for a state-wide syndicated column in weekly | newspapers entitled "00 Second Sermons". This column also ap pears lit Ohio, South Carolina,, Georgia and Florida papers. The North Carolina Association; of Launderers and Cleaners was! established in 1907 and is devot ed to tne improvement of laund-1 ering and cleaning practices among its membership. Williamston officer of the As- ' social ion is R. Gaylord Harrison,; I Director. ♦ Williams District Early Wednesday -<$> lictini Died 111 Hospital Here Last Evening At 7:05 O'clock Mis. Wheeler C. Gardner, well mown resident of Williams Town hip, died in a hospital here last ■vening at 7:05 o'clock of burns oceived at her home there early esterday morning. More than ■ighty percent of her body re ■eived second and third degree rums, and no hope was held for ier recovery. Telling members of rer family that she could not live, VTrs. Gardner made several re quests before lapsing into un consciousness soon after reaching ;he hospital. Funeral services will be conduc ted by her pastor, the Rev. Dick Davenport, Friday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock in the Siloam Metho dist Church where she held mem bership for about fifty years. He will be assisted by the Rev. W. B. Harrington, county Baptist min ister Interment will be in the Gardner Family Cemtery near the home. Although in declining health for several years, Mrs. Gardner continued unusually active, and was in the yard attending to re gular duties when her apron caught fire at a wash pot. Hear ing her call for help, Mr. Gardner ran to her and tried to tear the clothes from her body, burning his hands painfully and nearly catch ing fire himself. A son, Maurice Gardner, was called and he rush ed out of his nearby home with a blanket and smothered the fire, but just about all her clothing had been burned away. She was able to walk to the porch, and la ter got up and lay down without much help cm an ambulance stretcher for the trip to the hos pital. It was stated that Mrs. Gardner !v she did not realize she was so near the fire when her clothing was ignited. Mr. Gardner was treated for burns about his hands and face, and is recovering. The former Miss Minnie Ruber- . son, Mrs. Gardner was born in Williams Township 73 years ago on June (i. 1BH1, the daughter of the late Wiley Roberson and wife Following her marriage to Mr. Gardner1 on January 1, 1905, she lived in Williams Township some time and then made her home in Jamesville for four years before moving to the Barnhill farm near Everetts. In 1929 the family lo cated on the Mary Cherry farm near Wdliamston, returning to the old home community in 1944 where both Mr. and Mrs. Gard ner went into semi-retirement and were enjoying the fruits of their past labors. Until failing health kept her at home, she was regular in her utter.dance upon the services of her church. She was :i‘ neighbor, and greeted her friends with a cheery smile. Surviving besides her husband are two sons. Maurice Gardner of Williams Township, and Wen del! Gardner of Williamston Township. The body will be moved from the Biggs Funeral Home Friday afternoon to the church one hour before the service. Few Changes Is Business Field —- —*— Wink1 there may be some pend ing, no changes have been made m the business field locally so far during the new year, according to a spot survey made this week. A few changes have been made in personnel here and the ye, but it is fairly apparent that local op erators plan to maintain the sta tus quo, lor the most part, in 1954. Morris Stalls is moving his grocery from Sunnyside to the Wier building on Washington St. There has been and still is much moving among tenant farmers in the county, most of them confin ing their movements to within the county boundaries.
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