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THE ENTERPRISE I~ READ B? • OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3 VO MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 9 Willimmaton, Martin County, 1North Carolina, Tuesday, February 2, 1954 ESTABLISHED 18* County Board In • A Short Meeting Monday Morning: —«— Roads and Routine Busi ness Handled Before Early Adjournment -• Other than routine matters, the Martin County Commissioners i had comparatively little business | on their agenda tor discussion at i their regular meeting Monday.! ® The calendar was cleared before i lunch. All members of the board, 1 Messrs. C. C. Martin of James-! ville, J. C. Gurkin of Griffins, J. i H. Edwards of Williamston, Her bert L. Roebuck of Cross Roads and Henry S. Johnson of Hamil ton, were present. Hearing petitions from citizens, the board recommended several road projects in the county. Two i roads were recommended as | neighborhood projects, including three-tenths of a mile in Griffins Township, running from a point near Elmo Lilley’s residence via Mrs. Marina Harris’ and George Revels back to the Smithwick Creek road; and a road in Goose Nest Township, running from a point near the John L. Cherry's J farm on the old Hobgood road three-quarters of a mile to the I residence of Pearl Bryant. The road serves two families. The board also recommended for widening and stabilization two roads, one in Griffins and the other in Bear Grass. The Griffins Township road runs from a point near E. H. Manning's residence, easterly 1.7 miles to the Williams ton-Farm Life road. The one in Bear Gras runs eight tenths of a mile from Rogers’ community store to Bear Grass road near Charlie Brown’s, In his report to the commis sioners, Tax Collector M. L. Peel taid that $70,393.06 was due on the $408,077 83 tax levy for 1953. There’s a balance of $16,279.63 due on the $395,067.80 levy for ^ 196z. All but $9,709.32 has been collected on the $372,688.88 levy for 1951, and there's a balance due of $5,414 92 on the $337,392. 79 levy for 1950. In their reports, Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger and Clerk of .Court B, Wynne submjtter^ -sizable*-'irntroiv—fvn-■the month of January to the county treasury. Clerk of court Wynne reported $3,080.15 in recorder’s court in come, including $1,800 In fines and the remainder in costs. Mis cellaneous income, traceable to filing various papers, added $435. 89 to the total. The register of deeds’ office had one of its big-’ gest months in January when its income added up to $860.90 The issuance of various types of cer (ContinucU on Page Eight) Hamilton Legion To Burn Mortgage ... - A special meeting of the Hamil ton American Legion members will be held at the Legion Hut there Thursday night, February 4,, at 7:00 o’clock. Frank Everett, a member of the Legion, said yesterday the oc casion would be a big one for all the notes and outstanding obli gations of the Hamilton unit would be burned at this meeting. “The Hut cost us over $5,000. It has been somewhat of a struggle to met and finally pay off this ® inriebtenss and nothing will give us more pleasure than to sec these notes go up in smoke,” He said. All members and their wives, ail ex-members and their escorts are urged and invited to attend the meeting. A dinner will be served at 7:00 o’clock. Following the dinner a prominent speaker 0 will address the members and guests. Meeting with Mrs. Lucille Cowen, executive secretary of the Martin County Chapter of the American Red Cross, and volunteers, Fund Drive Chairman Hugh M. Martin, a * few days ago, mapped plans for the annual Red Cross fund drive in the five town ships comprising the chapter. Detailed plans for the drive will be announced within the next few days, Mr. Martin said. The campaign is sche duled to get under way the first of March. To Interview County High School Pupils February 8 Representatives from about fif teen colleges and hospital nurs-j ing schools are to interview all high school seniors in the county at an all-day meeting in the Wil liamston High School next Mon-' day, it was announced by the county superintendent of schools this week. All the major institu tions and several secondary col leges are planning to send repre sentatives to the county for-the meeting, it was announced. During the morning session, be ginning about 9:30 o'clock, the college representatives will re view the background, opportuni ties, scholarships and other fea tures of their respective insti HEARING A public hearing will be held in the county courthouse here Thursday evening of this week when a representative of the State League of Muni cipalities will discuss the pro posed zoning plan for the town. The zoning commission, headed bly W. T. Martin, has made a study of the plan which will be submitted to the citizens of the town for approval, rejection in its en tirety or alteration. The meeting will be held at 8:15 o’clock, and the public is invited. Four Accidents On County Roads -- No one was reported badly hurt but property damage is believed to have exceeded $1,000 in four accident on the highways in this county last week-end. Dennis Beach escaped unhurt last Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock when his 1951 Oldsmobile went out of control in a curve on the Price road not far from Wil liarnston and turned over. Dam age to the machine was estimat Three hours later, Dallas Wynne, driving Robert Cowin’s 1951 Ford, lost control of the ma chine in a curve on the Cowin Road in Bear Grass Township. After skidding about 180 feet the car turned over, coming to a stop on its wheels. No one was injured. Damage to the car was estimated at $600. Last Frjplay afternoon at 3:00 o’clock a 1951 Jeep driven by William Gratt and a laundry truck driven by Ray Wynne crashed on a dirt road about a mile from Sweet Home Church in Bear Grass Township. The Jeep was making a left turn into a driveway just as the truck was making ready to pass. No one was hurt and dan\age to the truck was estimated at $100. No dam age was reported to the other ve hicle. Driving-on N. C. Highway 44 about three miles out of Oak City last Saturday night,, SVcharJ Jones struck and killed a 250 pound yearling when the animal darted into the road. Damage to Jones’ 1950 Ford was estimated at $75. •-#>--* Reports Money Found Long Ago Nearly four years ago—March 1950, to be exact—J. J. Whitaker j of 105 McCaskey Road, Williams ton, was picking up money righl and left, and, to this day, has never been able to locate the owners. Last Saturday he ex plained he was tired holding the money and wanted to make one last attempt to return it. In March, 1950. Mr. Whitaker said he was standing on the cor ner of Washington and Main streets when a young soldier came out of the Central filling station. When the soldier pulled a pair of gloves out of his pycket a piece of paper money came out and blew across the street. Be fore Whitaker could pick it up the soldier hopped on his mo torcycle and drove away. Along about the same time, Mr. .Whitaker found a pocket book on Main Street near Rose’s store. The pocketbook is worn out, but the several dollars in bills and change are still waiting for the owner, the finder said. tutions. The morning meeting will be followed by a luncheon in the' high school ctfe ;ria. That afternoon those students planning to enter college will be interviewed by the college repre sentatives. While the college representa tives are holding their interviews, those students who do not plan to 1 attend college will hear various professional men discuss their vo cations and point out the oppor tunities and problems found in their respective vocations. A detailed program for the one* day meeting is being prepared and possibly will be announced later this week. Walter Holliday, Jamesville Han, Dies In Hospital —•— Funeral Coiulurled In Pop lar Chapel Community Monday Afternoon - Walter Franklin Holliday, well known citizen of the Poplar Com munity of Jamesville Township, died in a Williamston hospital last Saturday afternoon at 12:45 o’clock. He had been in declining health for five years or more, but was getting along fairly well un til about two weeks ago. • When his condition worsened, he was removed to the hospital last week. The son of the late John Frank and Mary C. Davis Holliday, he was born in Jamesville Township ,75 years ago on May 20, 1878. He lived and farmed in the Poplar Chapel community all his life, playing the role of a good neigh bor and friend. He was a member of the Poplar Chapel church for many years, and was regular in attendance upon its services un til declining health forced him into virtual retirement. In early manhood he was mar ried to Miss Virginia Davis. Sur | viving besides Mrs. Holliday arc a son, Lee Holliday, of James jville; and two sisters, Mrs. Wui | do Holliday of Jamesville and 'llida.y of the home. Funeral services were conduct ed at the home Monday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by the Rev. Frank Butler of Washington, assisted by Daniel Hardison. Interment was in the new cemetery at James i ville. | County Solicitor Hoi A Candidate —<*►— Clarence W. Griffin this week ' announced that he would not be i a candidate in the May primary 1 to succeed himself as solicitor of , the Martin County Recorder’s Court. “After serving two terms in the position, I am withdraw ing to devote all my time to the private practice of law,” the Wil liamston attorney explained. The term expires the last Mon day in November of this year, i While the office is an appoin tive one, it has been customary for years for candidates to enter the May primary and for the i county commissioners to recog nize the wishes of the electorate in making the appointment. No official announcement has been released, but it is under j stood that a candidate will for | mally enter a bid for the position I later in the week. Fire Alarm Sounded Here Friday A/ternoun j A general fire alarm wa; i sounded here at 5:00 o’clock lasl Friday afternoon when an oil heater went out of control in the Carrie Dell Purrington home back of Woodlawn Cemetery on West Franklin Street. Neighbors rushed in, lifted the stove up and threw it out the door before the fire could spread. There was some smoke damage, it was reported. —-* Suffers Broken Arm In Fall Last Sunday Mrs. Louis Roberson sufferec a broken left arm in a fall at her home in Farm Life early Sunday afternoon. She was reported gett ing along very well today fol lowing treatment in a local hos pital. Mrs. Roberson was in thf woodshed picking up wood when she accidentally fell. Weather Review In This Section For Last Month Freezing Weather Reported On Seventeen Days In January This section had all kinds of weather during the month of j January, according to information | released today by Hugh Spruill, bridgekeeper'hcre. In addition to the weather, Mr. Spruill said the old Roanoke cut up a bit, too, jumping fr ~n a low of 3.7 feet on January 5 to 10.6 feet during the week-end. There was freezing weather on seventeen days, but there were at least seven balmy days, the mercury reaching a high of 75 de grees on the 27th. The 5.67 inches of rain were 2.52 inches above normal. On January 11 about one-half inch of snow and sleet fell here and another one-half inch was recorded on the 22nd. The weather data, including the river gauge readings, as released by Mr. Spruill for the month of January follows, with the date in the first column, the river range readings in the second column, the maximum temperature read ing in the third, minimum tem perature reading in the fourth and the rainfall in the fifth col umn for each day of the month: Date 1. . 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. > p. . 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. River 6.0 6 4 5.2 4.2 3.7 4.0 5.2 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.1 4.3 4.2 5.8 6.5 7.2 7.8 3.1 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.0 9.0 9.6 10.0 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.55 10.6 10.6 n 66 63 65 60 67 57 48 56 66 69 61 38 34 36 44 59 49 47 70 69 69 64 43 58 70 75 70 48 59 54 L 28 27 38 27 31 30 29 41 30 41 33 23 16 17 32 42 29 '21 33 43 60 35 26 2? 36 36 54 38 28 27 29 Rain 0 0 .03 0 0 0 0 0 0 .26 .76 0 .45 1.57 .07 0 0 .27 .60 1.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.67 * Indicates Trace of Rain Apparently the Buggs Island dam relieved the flood danger considerably at this point. It is estimated that the stream would have flooded its banks by two and one-half to three feet instead of about six inches. Mr. Spruill said that the river is expected to fall slightly until late tonight when a moderate rise will shape up. However, no heavy flood waters are expected, but there will be a full river during the j|emainder jof the week with a slight over I flow the latter part. Mothers' March A Great Success — ■ Going into action for the first time in support of a town-wide drive, the Mothers’ March on Po lio was a great financial success here last Friday evening, accord ing to a semi-final report released by Mrs. George Nicely, chairman. A few porches were conspicuous in the silent darkness, but beacon lights beamed throughout the town here and also in Jamesville where a similar march was launched Everywhere a beacon shed its light, a mother moved in’ to col lect dimes for the infantile para lysis fund. Starting at the sound of the town’s fire siren, the march moved forward rapidly rind about an hour later a total of $626.72 had been collected and turned in to the treasury. j The white residential areas, ac I cording to Mrs. Nicely, contri buted $508.13. The colored areas, according to Mrs. Cico Tyner, do nated $113 59. Mrs. J. C. Kirkman, heading the march in Jamesville, raised $61.94, making a grand total of $688.66. It is possible that additional do nations will be offered, and they shoifld be turned into County Chairman W. M. Baker, Williams ton. * Robbers Continue | Active In County I During Week-End Break-Ins Reported In The Farm Life Section And Partnele «- - A little crime wave, striking the county before the Christmas season, was still in progress dur iiig the past week-end when two places of business were entered and robbed. A suspect is being questioned in the Parmele rob bery, but no leads have been established in the other one. Forcing open the back door, robbers entered the J. H. Roebuck store in Parmele sometime during the early part of last Thursday morning and carried away ciga rettes, candy, overalls, the great er part of a round cheese, and several pipes. No estimate of the value of the stolen goods could be had immediately. Merchandise, including a Mer cury outboard motor valued at $250, was stolen from the Noah Roberson store in Farm Life ear ly last Friday morning. The rob bers forced a staple on the front door and literally helped them selves to all kinds of food and merchandise. An incomplete in ventory cheek listed the following i£ems missing: seven or eight cartons of various kinds of ciga rettes, seven or eight overall pants, two boxes of twelve sweat shirts, a cigar box filled with nickels and dimes, a cigar box filled with pennies, a cigarette spot lighter, a man’s Garon wrist watch, four pad locks, dozen chap sticks, two boxes of cherry can dy, one box of Mars candy, four botes of gunshells and five or sixrbnxes of bullets, a fiOO by Hi Goodyear tire, a ease of Uniflow oil, various canned goods, and several leaves of bread. The rob bers helped themselves to soft drinks and iec cream, leaving the boxes open. They examined many other boxes, but apparently took no merchar.ili. e from them. The loss will run into several hundred dollars, it was learned. The robbery was discovered Friday morning, w.hma soft ririak distributor went there and found the doors open and no > ne there. The sheriff’s department is working night and day on Iho ro\>'bevit's, but are finding 'it dif ficult to establish a concrete evi dence. While investigating reported robberies, officers found three automobile jacks and numerous automobile parts believed to have been stolen from a vacant tenant house on the Ashley Wynne farm near Roberson’s bridge. The autn supplies were found Sunday af ternoon in the woods just off the Parmele-Highway il road. Farm School In Progress Today - ♦ A special school for Martin County farmers is in progress in the courthouse here today. Jim Butler and J. S. Buchanan of State College opened the school, the first session of which was fairly well attended this morning. They discussed livestock, and allied topics. This afternoon Dr. J. N. Sas ser, nematologist, is discussing plant pathology. Tomorrow morning at 10:00 o’ clock R. R. Bennett and Astor Perry will talk about tobacco and peanuts, and a large crowd is ex pected to be present for those dis cussions. Tomorrow afternoon en tomology will be the session top ic. Speak To Young People In Loral Church Sunday -* Misses Jane Duke and Mar> Lew Bowers of Washington ad dressed members of the Youn{ People's Service League in thi Church of the Advent here Sun day evening. Eleven persons were ar rested and placed in the coun ty jail during the past week end. Six were booked for public drunkenness, two for assaults and one each for dis orderly conduct, drunken „ driving and violating the Na tional Guard Act. Two of the eleven were tfhite and the ages of the group ranged from 19 to *3 years. Board Orders Survey For Paving Program fINSTALLED v l! j The Rev. Davison H. Dulin was formally installed as pas tor of the Presbyterian churches at Bear Grass and Roberson Chapel Sunday j morning in the church at Bear Grass by a special com mission appointed by the Al bemarle Presbytery. Christmas Seal Sale Report F or County Released -A-. Total of S3,173.81 Raised During Campaign. Chair man Simpson Savs -0 The annual Christmas Seal Sale recently completed in Mar tin County amounted to $3,173.81 which is an. increase of $39! 48 over the amount raised last yeai and $873.81 in excess of the 1953 quota. Mr J. Paul Simpson, Seal j Sale Chairman, reports that of ! tills sum $990.00 was raised by the 1 sale of 79 tuberculosis Seal Bunds. According to Mr Simpson, Wil Hamster led the county with a •i-bood sale of $800 00 Purchasers of Do'fids solo in Witi'iaT>Tstoii are as follows: $25.00 Bonds—Chas H. Jenkins & Co., J. Paul Simp I son. Guaranty Bank & Trust Co., Dixie Motor Co., Williamston Lions Club, F. C. X., Standard Fertilizer Co., Belk • Tyler Co., Branch Banking & Trust Co., and Colonial Stores Ine. Fifteen-dullar Bonds—W. 1. Skinner and Co., Lindsley Imple ment Co., Harrison Oil Co., Farm er's Carolina Warehouse and Roa noke Chevrolet Co. 7’< J >),’?>• bonds—Viccar The atre, Brown's Community Hos pital, Williamston Peanut Co., Baker Oil Co., Woolard Furni ture Co., Margolis Brothers, W. G. Peele, Lindsley lee Co., Farmer’s Supply Co., J. S Whitley, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Griffin’s Quick Lunch, White’s Sheet Metal Works, Har rison & Carstarphen, Martin Feed Mills, Davis Pharmacy, Williams man’s Olsb; ?Iei?ig Meyers ! Furniture Co., Corey Plumbing Co., Manning & Peele, Mania Ice Cream Co., Williamston Kiwunis Club, Carolina Telephone & Tele graph Co., Williamston Rotary Club, B. S. Courtney & Son, Ward’s Superette Market, Rose’s (Continued on Page Six) Boy Scouts Plan District Banquet The Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts. Senior Scouts and their parents will hold a district Parent-Scout Banquet at Bear Grass Thursday night of next week as a feature of the celebration of Boy Scout Week to be observed February 8 | through the 14th. All Scout units from Martin, Washington and Tyrrell counties are expected to be represented at the event to be held in the school auditorium following the supper to he served in the cafeteria. Be tween 200 and 300 are expected. The program will consist of stunts or Scoutlikc dramatizations by each of the Scout Units, a Court of Honor, movies and an address by District Scout Execu tive Gerry Ashwill. All parents, Scouts and Cubs arc urged to get their tickets from their Scout Master oi Cub Master. Town Officials In Regular Meeting Here Last Night: (>»-Almul Si fin a I Given Fori Surfacing Railroad Street —-<* In response to a plea advanc ed by local citizens, Williamston’s town commissioners in their re gular meeting last night ordered a survey made, looking forward to an extensive street paving pro gram. The proposed program was briefly discussed at the last night session, but no definite action is to be expected until the survey is completed and cost figures are determined and other details are considered. It was pointed out that possibly a $200,000 bond is sue could finance a paving pro gram that would meet the most pressing needs. It was also ex plained that the town has a $350, 500 bonded debt, that a large por tion of that amount would be re tired within the next four or five years. It is believed the town is in position to increase its bonded debt by nearly $500,000, but that possibly a $200,000 issue would prove sufficient now. A prelimin ary study shows that the street bond issue could be retired with Powell Bill money, that proper ty owners would accept a large portion of the cost, and that the general tax rate would not be in creased. Dozens of petitions are already on file in the office of the clerk, each calling for street paving It is believed that the petitions would be recognized in the order 'of their presentation. At the same tune it is q'dito TVidtW 'tK5r~no I extensive program can be fin lanced from current funds, that the approximately $ 5,500 now ; received annua in Powell Bill j street money w, at" to | finance much of a program,- that it will be years before much pav ; ing catvbe handled unless a !.--u -.! i issue is advanced'. . Spokesmen at the meeting last night were agreed that the paving program should be advanced if it ean be handled without affecting the general tax rate. However, it was admitted that there are many problems to be solved in connec tion with the program. The width of some streets presents a prob lem. Drainage constitutes anoth er problem in some areas, and there are some streets where wa ter and sewer lines are yet to be laid. There is a growing sentiment lor some action to relieve the present conditions. It was point ed out that few available build ing lots are now available on pav ed streets, that if the town is to progress it must keep abreast of the times and needs. One paving project centered on Railroad Street between Smith wick and Washington Streets and pending 1m wver&S- years,- --was finally approved last night when it was reported that an agreement relative to the right-of-way had (Continued on Page Six) -1—— Rural Barn And Contents Bruned —*— ' Fire of undertermined origin destroyed a large barn, two mules and a large quantity of corn and hay, on the Lee D. Hardison farm near Holly Springs Church over in Williams Township shortly af ter 9:00 o'clock Sunday night. No one had been to the barn for several hours and when dis covered the fire had gained con siderable headway. The family was looking at television when a member happened to glace out the window and see the bright light. The mule stalls were burn ing rapidly and the mules could not he driven from the barn. Mr. Hardison and others drove his car from a shed and saved a few other items. Williamston’s fire department answered a call there at 9:20 o' clock and pumped tens of thou sands of gallons of water on the fire in an effort to save the corn. The loss was estimated at about $3,000 with only a limited amount of insurance to cover it. Future Of Little Baseball League Hangs In Balance —♦— Color***! Ciliwns Consider Organizing Four Teams Here This Year -« Despite a winningness to carry on expressed by a number of ci vic-minded leaders in a meeting at the courthouse here last Thurs day evening, the future of little league baseball is hanging in the balance in Williamston. At their meeting, the leaders, headed by Mayor Robt. H. Cowcn, agreed to have the league’s na tional charter renewed, and $20 was placed in the mail without delay The officials indirectly agreed to start their third year in the trying tasks, with the un derstanding that all activities wi'1 be suspended if nothing mor. than taken support is offered the project by the parents, the boys, the sponsors and the general pub lic. “We are not griping about the indifference surrounding the pro gram last year." one official said, explaining that it is impossible to carry on unless more interest is shown on the part of all con cerned. The problems encountered last season were reviewed, a report from the treasurer stating that the players found it necessary to go into the streets and plead for financial support. It was also ex plained that the operation fell on the shoulders on three or four men and volunteers, who found it necessary to handle the duties of bat boy, delivery boy, eoacn manager and umpire. Representatives of the sponsor- > ing organizations agreed at the I meeting last Thursday evening that they would discuss the pro gram with their clubs, advancing i the opinion that more interest land better support would be jrtifmfnrtiRTTrTH^^kkiM."'*""—1 ...» Each club is to be asked to ad i vance a $25 donation and pledge j the services ol ten men either jirom within or without the cluh ! membership. If the conditions are met by each of the clubs—Jay cess, Kiwanis Dions and Rotary— 't;ftw:ty : !oefi «;!1 he <*-aUed into •• a meeting to discuss 'plains for launching the 1954 season. Spring j practice is tentatively set for 1 April, but that and other plans will await action by the clubs. While the league officials and others were airing their problems, half dozen leaders listened in tently with a plan to create a lea <Continued on Page Eight) ; Call Seven For Pre-Induction —•— Six Martin County young men reported Monday to the armed forces center in Raleigh for pre i induction examinations. No calls either for preliminary tests and final induction are | pending in this county. None is | expected for final induction this month, and possible there'll be none either for pre-induction or final induction in March. Those making the trip to the center Monday traveled by char ter bus and included five white and two colored registrants, as follows: White: Joseph Mayo Harrison of RFD 3, Williamston and RFD 2, Robersonville, Giles Langdon Martin of Everetts and Wake For est, Edward Earl Coltruin of RFD 1, Williamston, Joseph Gray Wa ter of RFD 1, James1, iile, and c. iver Gene Williams of James ville. Colored: Harry Leon Latham of , Williamston and Willie Lawrence, Jr., of RFD 1, Robersonville. f~ NEW FIRMS 1 ^' The number of business firms in Martin County was increased by 66 from 310 to 375 during the two-year per iod, November, 1951, to Nov ember, 1953, according to a report released by the North Carolina Department of Con servation and Development The nature of the new firms was not mentioned in the report, but the gain in this county was believed to have been considerably above the average for this section of the State,
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