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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY »„.'&£££. xofip. maascs. coiiNTX,. , «. FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK I _ THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMfilES TWlcf EACH V TeI? VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 13 K iliiamston, Martin County, iSorth Carolina, Tuesday, February 16, 1954 ESTABLISHED 1899 Scooting Event ' Is Well Attended * At Bear Grass -ft Three Youths Awarded Ea gle Seoul Badges Thurs . dav Evening '-• Boy Scouts and their parents were out in big numbers for the; annual Parent-Scout banquet of j the Washington, Martin and Tyr- j rell districts at the Bear Grass i ^ school last Thursday night. Ap proximately 300 representatives of the various Scout units en joyed a Scouting-packed program in the school auditorium follow ing the banquet in the school cafe teria. The program included several highlights but probably the most outstanding one was the presen tation of Eagle badges by District Advancement Chairman K. P. Lindsley to three Explorer Scouts from the Bear Grass Ruritan Club Explorer Post of which Tim Ma lone is advisor. These three Scouts Billy Rogerson, Lonnie Joe Rog ers and Wayne Rawls, were re cognized by the Court of Honor consisting of Mr. Lindsley; Del bert Sawyer, District Commis sioner of Columbia; Wendell Peele, Williamston Kiwanis Club president; Urbin Rogers, Institu tional Representative of the Wil liamston Lions Club; Kelly Gay, member of the Wasmarty District Committee and East Carolina Council Executive Board; C. A. Askew, Institutional Representa tive of the Jamesville Ruritan Club; and V. B. Hairr, Chairman of the Wasmarty District. The i parents of these three Eagles, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rogerson, Mr. and Mrs. Roxana Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Claudie Rawls, were on the stage with their sons during the presentation. The mothers pinned on the badges. It was pointed out that there W" (Continued on Page Eight) Glee Club Concert Is Well Received • A >«;ri audi ence heard the Wiiiiamstori High School in its annual concert in the high school auditorium here last Thursday evening. Under the direction of Miss Mary Wallace Foy, public school music instructor, the group pre ^ sented sacred and secular num bers with skill and enthusiasm and at the close responded to calls for encores with several songs to the delight of the audience. The program included: Alle lulia by Thompson; Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones by Bourdon; The Laughing Song from "The Bat” by Johann Strauss, featuring Janice Manning as soloist; White Birches in the Rain; The Ash Grove, a Welsh Folk Song tune, by Marryott; a piano solo by Ann Darden; Some Enchanted Even ing, featuring the men's chorus; I Whistle A Happy Tune, by the women's chorus. The-wnr el •"MNPHB ■ good by those attending, both on quality of the musical effort and as entertainment. Miss Foy and the youngsters recevied many compliments. Mother Of Ltteal Man 0 Died In Texas Today -a, Mrs. W. B. Martin, mother of Mr. Walter T. Martin of Williams ton, died at her home in Bay City, Texas, early today following a brief illness. She suffered a heart attack last Saturday night, a sec ond attack this morning proving fatal. Mr. Martin is flying from Ral 0 eigh to Bay City today. f ROUND-UP A fairlly quiet week-end was reported on the crime front In this county, accord ing to a report filed by law enforcement officers. Five persons were arrested and detained in the county Jail, two for public drunkenness, and one each for breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon and drunken driving. One woman was included in the group. The ages of the five ranged from 35 to 47 years. First Filings Reported On Political Front In County I The first tangible developments on the political front in this coun ty were reported last Saturday when two candidates filed, one for county commissioner in the Cross Roads-Robersonville dis trict, and the other for county surveyor. There were rumors in other places, but no filings or announcements have been report ed. Willie L. Ausbon, well-known farmer of Cross Roads, was the first to get his name on the books, according to C. D. Carstarphen, county elections board chairman. Mr. Ausbon entered the race for county commissioner from the Cross Roads-Robersonville dis trict. Mr. Ausbon has not formally announced his candidacy, and he could not be contacted immedi ately for a statement. It could not be learned if Mr. Herbert L. Roe buck, incumbent, planned to an nounce to succeed himself. The perennial candidate, O. B. Roberson of Robersonville, was second to get his name on tne Tic ket for the May 29 primary. He is out to succeed himself as county surveyor, a job that provides no office space and pays no salary. It is possible that there'll be com petition for the office. It is likely that the political, pot, now that it has had a fire j built under it, will rapidly reach j the boiling point in the county. April 17 at 6:00 o'clock p. m. is j the last moment for candidates j to file for county and several of the district offices. I Raymond Rawls today an nounced his candidacy for sheriff. The incumbent, Sheriff M. W. Holloman, is planning to make another bid for the office and he is expected to formally announce his candidacy shortly. Mr. Rawls was formerly deputy sheriff in the county and at one time a member of the Williamston po lice force. More recently he has been employed by the Roanoke Chevrolet Co., and engaging in farming. 'COMMISSION )1 '-*\ In a special meeting with town officials, members of the town zoning commission are to submit a zoning plan Thursday afternoon of this week at 2:00 o’clock. The meeting is to be held in the courthouse, it was announced. The commission, following a public hearing held on Feb ruary 4, has completed its study and is expected to recommend the plan be incor porated as a town ordinance. Members of the commission are Mrs. Edna Bondurant, and Messrs. Walter T. Mar tin, W. B. Gaylord, G. P. Hall and John Hatton Gurganus. Grass • Oil Fire Reported Here Receiving a third call in as many days, volunteer firemen battled one of their most unusual fires just off Ha: ell Street be tween Main and Rav Streets shortly befort 3:00 o’clock last Saturday afternoon. Starting as a small grass foe, it spread to the ravine beside the river rail spur and ate its way in to oil-soaked ground. Oil, dump ed by fillings stations, had ac cumulated in and beside the ditch, and when the fire reached that area, smoke bellowed skyward, and it was thought an oil tank was burning. One truck was driv en to the scene just before : e oil caught lire. A general alarm was sounueu anti "a second truck was called out. The fire was checked before it could spread to a large sawdust pile and to thick underbrush nearby. --a-, Special Farm Demonstration —»— An important farm demonstra I tion, marking what is believed a fairly rapid change in fertiliza tion methods, has been scheduled in this county for Tuesday of next week on the Sherrod farm near Hamilton. Sponsored by the Standard Fertilizer Division of the Mathie son Chemical Corporation, the field demonstration will center around the use of anhydrous am monia. Dr. J. D. Campbell, agro nomist for the corporation, will be the main speaker at the de monstration, it was announced. The demonstration will be held at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon, February 23, and the public is in vited. Martin County Boy With Bank James Moore, a native of this county, is now serving as agri cultural representative and con sultant for the Planters National Bank and Trust Company, divid ing his time between the bank's two branches in Plymouth and Ahoskie. He is making his home in Windsor. Moore, a graduate of Jamesville High School and N. C State Col lege, was associated with the soil conservation service in this coun ty. / Norfolk Southern Sells Us Franchise To Carolina Firm —*— Actual Merger Of The Two Systems Effeetive On March 1st —_• Carolina Coach Company, a member of the National Trail ways Bus System, completed its purchase of the Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation on Monday, when the directors of the two companies met in Norfolk to make the legal transfer of the proper ties involved. The actual merger of Norfolk Southern’s operation into the Trailways system will take place on March 1. The Virginia and North Caro lina Utility Commissions, and the Interstate Commerce Commission have approved this merger. R C. Hoffman. Jr., of Raleigh, president of Carolina Trailways, in commenting on the enlarge ment of Trailways service in the Norfolk Southern area, said: 'The bus industry has found that the most effeetive way to serve the traveling public today is to offer a combination of good local ser vice—like from Elizabeth City to Norfolk—and a network of long distance routes by which passeng ers may travel from one general area to another without changing coaches or other physical trans fer. In purchasing the franchise (Continued on Page Seven) Father 01 Local— Resident Passes —«— James Matthew Taylor, father of Mr. Jimmy B. Taylor of Wil liamston, died in a Leaksville hospital last Saturday morning j following a heart attack suffered the day before. He was born in Virgiiffl!* 87 1 years ago but moved to North Carolina when quite young and made his home in Stoneville for jtthe past sixty years. A farmer, I business man and tobacconist, he | retired about 15 years ago. Funeral services were conduct ed in Leaksville Sunday after noon at 2:80 o’clock. Interment was in Stoneville. Surviving besides his son here are seven sons, Dr. L. A. Taylor of Winston-Salern, W. E. of War saw, G. H., Jesse W, and Lester, all of Stoneville, J M. of Iteids ville and N. D. Taylor of Wins ton-Salem; three daughters, Mrs. C. F. King of Stoneville, Mrs. Le i on Cahill of Winston-Sa’em and Mrs. Frank Townes of Rocky Mount, Va.; two brothers and three sisters. -$ Painfully Hurl When Car Strikes Pole Here -• John A. Manning, local man, suffered a painful cut on his head land bruises when his car, a 1954 Plymouth jumped the curb and ■ struck an electric pole on North | Watts Street last Thursday noon. The car was not greatly damaged, it was said. The victim was re moved to a local hospital for treatment. The driver was quoted as say ing the car jumped the curb while he was sneezing. Funeral Held For Mrs. Hardison In County Saturday -—•—— Mrs Isabella Hardison Had Been In Declining Health For Several Y ears Funeral services were conduct ed at the home in Griffins Town ship last Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Mrs. Isadella Cor ey Hardison who died in a Wil liamston hospital at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The service was conducted by Elder P. E. Getsinger and the Rev. W. B. Harrington, Interment was in the Hardison Mill Cemetery. In declining health for about five years, Mrs. Hardison was re moved to the hospital week be fore last when her condition be came serious. Little hope was held for her recovery. A daughter of the late John Gray and Prudence Hardison Corey, she was born in Griffins Township 72 years ago on May 14, 1881, and spent all her life there. She was married January 28,1900, to James Nicholson Har dison who died on December 26, 1920. Mrs. Hardison, a splendid neighbor and a thoughtful friend to all, was a member of the Smithwick Creek Primitive Bap tist Church for many years. De voted to its cause, she was faith ful in attendance and exemplified in her daily walk through life the teachings of the church. She played the role of a devoted mo ther, asking little for herself but sharing freely with others her earthly possessions. Surviving are seven sons, Hu bert and Ollice Hardison of Wash ington, D. C., Fenner Hardison ol ! the home, Jesse David Hardison of Griffins Township, Clyde Har dison of Plymouth, John Ashley Hardison of Columbia, and Wen | dell Hardison of Norfolk; * ; daughter, Mrs. Prudy Ellis, ol j Griffins Township, and a sister Mrs. Lon Griffin, also of Griffim | Township. Farm Group In Annual Meeting -m The Martin County Farm Own ership borrowers of the Farmer! Home Administration held theii Annual meeting in the courthouse last Friday. The day was speni with the annual check out, anc educational materials shown. The morning was spent review ing 1953 business as revealed by actual records kept by these farrr families. This included inven tories, gross cash income, net cast income, debt payment, and th< systems of farming being carrier out. Other items mentioned wen record keeping, farm outlook, anc shifts in farming. The afternoon was spent en tirely by the showing of fou: films as follows: “Irrigation" Control”, and “Fertilization Foi Better Corn Yields”. In addition to the Farm Own ership families who attended the meeting There 'Were thirty-fou: Production Loan families wh< came in the afternoon to see the films. Mr. T. B. Brandon, County Agent, gave a brief talk on th< outlook for production and price: on farm commodities for 1954. Mr R. W. Turner, Farm Managemen Specialist, from Raleigh attendee the meeting, and Mr. Lee D. Har dison, and Mr. Garland H. For bes, County Committeemen alia attended the meeting. i ; Back Broken In Logging Accidenl —♦— Linwood Wimberly, 31, was cri tically injured in a logging acei dent near Oak City about 8:0 o’clock last Thursday morning Following first aid treatment ii Dr. Wm. J. Highsmith’s office a Hamilton, the victim was reriiov cd in a Higgs ambulance to Duk | Hospital. Last reports stated tha he was getting along as well a could be expected. A falling tree struck and jack knifed him, breaking his bael where the vertebra and ribs join He was paralyzed from the wais down, it was reported. A resident of Apex, Mr. Wimb erly was working with the Stae; Herndon Lumber Company. Holding funeral Here Today For Mrs. Tetterton ——•— Mrs*. Bertha Perry Tetter Ion Died Suddenly In Lo eal Hospital Saturday -<*> Funeral services are bfcing con ducted in the Biggs Funeral Home here on West Main Street this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock for Mrs. Bertha Louise Perry Tetterton who died in a local hospital a short time after suffering a heart attack last Saturday evening. The Rev. John L. Goff is conducting the rites. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. In declining health for several years, Mrs. Tetterton was appar ently as well as usual and was visiting here when she suffered the attack while sitting in a cai near the S and V supermarket or Washington Street about 6:00 o' clock. She was removed to the hospital where she died within t short time. The daughter of the late Noal Thomas and Louisa Walker Perry she was born in Griffins Town ship 71 years ago on April 16 1882, and spent her early life there. She was married in 1905 U John I). Tetterton who died in '47 Following her marriage she con tinued to live in this rounty„unti 1929 when the family moved tc Virginia. Two years later they lo cated in Brooklyn, returning ti this county in 1947. More recent ly she had made her home will Mrs. Gilbert Rogerson in Bea Grass. She was a member of the Chris tian Church here for many years Surviving are an adopted son W. M. Tetterton of Williamston four brothers, Albert and Arthu Perry of Williamston, Willian Herbert Perry of Dardens, am Perlie Perry of Gadsden, Ala barna. Father Of Local Resident Passe: —•— Mr. R. Henry Tripp, retire) farmer and prominent citizen o i Hitt County and father of Mr? B. F. Baldrec of Vv iilramstoii , dic> suddenly at his home in Green ville last Thursday evening at 5:4 o’clock. Apparently in splendii health, he suffered a heart attacl and died about fifteen minutes la ter. He was 71 years of age. The last rites were conducted ii a Greenville funeral chape Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o' clock by the Rev Mr. Alexande and the Rev Mr. Lewis. Inter inont was in Greenville's Green wood CemeteiV d Mi. and Mrs. B. F. Baldrei Mr. and Mrs. 3. D." Baiaree iSin Mr. and Mrs. Buck Willoughb were among those from Williams ton who attended the funeral Plymouth Lawyei In Senate Race -• AecorhUijrWWimfcP*.. u-m reach , ing here last week-end, Edward I , Gwens, Plymouth attorney an farm operator, has entered th race for one of the two State Sen . ate seats allotted this, the secon ; district. He was said to have fiel with the chairman of the Wash ; ington County Board of Election I and paid the entrance fee. L. H. Ross of Washingto • formally announced his eandidac > a short time ago. .No official announcement ha been made, but it was npryrtc tlicit Martin B. Kellog, Dare Coui ty attorney, is planning to enti the contest with the possibilit I that D. Victor Meekins, Mantc newspaper man, will also run f( one of the seats. FOKUM t Plans have been completed for holding in a county-wide industrial forum in the court I bouse here tomorrow morn ing at 10:30 o’clock wheu re presentatives of the Depart ment of Conservation and De i vetopment are to be present and participate in the dis i cussions. . Invitations are being ex tended to county and town of / ficiais, civic leaders and other interested citizens. r orest fires sweep Sections Of County Several Hundred Acres Burned In Bear Grass Area Damage Will Run Into The I Thousands Of Dollar*, Warden Sav* -# Their origin not definitely known, forest fires swept over two areas in this county during j the past week-ends, a late report! stating that one had been put out 1 and that the other was believed j to be under control. The fires, j the first to be reported in the county this season, were among the most costly reported in sev eral years. Starting near the Beaufort . Martin border last Thursday morning, the larger of the two fires swept through several hund red acres before it was finally checked on the Clayton Revels land early this week. The fire burned just about all the territory ■ between Batts Cross Roads in Beaufort County and the Corey Cross Roads section in Bear Grass 1 Township in this county. Fanned 1 by strong winds, the fire jumped the road running between Corey’s ' Cross Roads and Bear Grass, but it was checked before it burned 1 any great distance on the north side of the road, according to i I I reports reaching here. Dense smoke made traffic dangerous in the territory at times, especially last Sunday af ternoon when the sun was dark ened by the smoke clouds. County Forest Fire Warden Marvin Leggett was quoted as saying that the Bear Grass area fire burned valuable timberlands, that the. damage will run into the thousands of dollars. All available forest service workers and equipment were us ed in fighting the fires. While the Bear Grass fire wav. nearing its: peak Sunday after noon a second fire broke out near F.veretts, but it was brought un de'r control before it burned over |fa-very large area. Minor woods fires were re j ported in other areas, but dam i age was limited, the warden said. t No rain has fallen in this area . in more than three weeks, and March-like winds during the past i week-end fanned the fires, mak 1 ing it impossible for the wardens . and deputized workers to halt (Continued on Page Seven) 1 r i I f i i i i / d r y o r ) Recommend Clark For Scholarship Daniel Eason Clark, Everetts boy and a senior in the Roberson ville High School, has been re commended for a Morehead scho larship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is one of six young men to gel the re commendation, ;:t.d ‘.‘.'ill compete next month with applieants from the six other districts. Young Clark was recommended for the scholarship by the county committee, Clarence W. Griffin, chairman. The scholarship provides a cash consideration of $1,250 and is re newable during each of the stu dent's four years in college. Supennurki'l A minis Television Sel Here ~~ T — Mrs. George H. Gurgunus won the 17-tneh Hallicrafter T. V. .set given away last Saturday night by the S. and V Super Market. Owners and operators Stalls and VanLandingham had all their customers to register during the week and Mrs. Gurganus’ name was winner when the lucky ticket was drawn at (i:50 Saturday even ing. IMPROVING Suffering an attack more than a month ago while visiting m Asheville, Mr. W. J. Hodges, local man, is reported to be improving. He left the hospital last week and is now in the home of his son, Wm. P. Hodges, there in Ashe ville. He is able to be up during brief intervals. He was said to be anxious to return home, but it could not be learned when he’ll be able to make the trip. SHARK COTTON It is fairly certain that a few farmers in this county who have cotton allotments will not take advantage of their quotas The Agricul tural Stabilization Conserva tion agency is asking those farmers to notify the office in the agriculture building, and the allotments have been all but wiped out. It was explained that the owner of the allotment will be given credit if he agrees to "farm out” his quota for 1954. Otherwise it could be counted against his standing if he does not piant his allot ment. Second Concert Program Will Be Held Next Week Maiincy Twins, Duo-pian ists, To Appear In Com munity Concert Series -• — North Carolina's own Mauney twins, Ernest and Miles, will ap pear in the second in the 1953-54 community concert series in the Williamstyn High School audi torium on Thursday evening of next week. * The twins are distinguished young duo-pianists, and the ques tions, Which has the tone?, and Which has the tonic? have often been asked. Perhaps it wauld be better to settle those two questions before the concert. "Which twin has the tone?” The answer to that is both. Of the many tarots of their art that the critics usually single out for espe cial praise is the quality of their tonal output. "Enchanting tonai coloring,” wrote Helen Knox Spain, the eminent critic of the Atlanta Joui nal, after a recent ap peal av’vv -xrf ..Mauney.- there The critic of the Memphis Com mercial Appeal acclaimed them for "an impressive blqnding of warmth and brightness of tone,” thus clearly stating his recogni tion of the fact that flic beautiful tone flowed equally from both Steinway grands, not from one of them alone. "Which twin lias the tonic?" Now that is a more difficult ques tion to answer. The tonic, as you ; may know, is the first note of tin key in which a composition is written and most compositions begin with the striking of the | tonic note or chord. In two-piano ' playing, often one partner signals (Continued on Page Seven) Pool Room Here Damaged By Fire -4ft Starting around a detective flue, fire did considerable dam aye to Slade’s pool room on Wash ington Street here last Friday night at 10:45 o’clock. Damage 1c the building was estimated by Fire Chief G P. Hall at approxi mately $1,000, and tin- loss on the poll room equipment will ap proximate $600, the fire chief said following an inspection. The pool" room operator and several patrons were in the build ing when the fire started. An at tic ventilator carried tin- smoke j away and apparently the fire was not discovered immediately I for the operator and patrons va cated the building without tak ing any of the property out with them. It was also reported that minoi damage was done to property ir Herman Johnson’s rate adjoining the pool room. Slade’s living quar ters in the rear of the buildim were not damaged. The property was fully covered by insurance it was learned. Firemen brought the fire un der control quickly, but somi time was spent in romovinj. smouldering timbers around tht Hue near the point where tht fire started Most of the damage to the building was confined tc the attic and a portion of the ceil ing in the pool room. Minor Accidents Reported During Past Week-End No One Badly Injured In Series Of Several Auto Wreeks No one was injured seriously and property damage was rea sonably small in a series of auto mobile accidents on the highways and streets in this county last week-end, according to reports released by police and members of the North Carolina Stai: High way Patrol. To avoid striking another ve hicle which he apparently war, following too closely, Clyde Nich olson Boyd of Pinetown ditch ju a 1953 Ford and trailer in a ditch on the Angetown Road in James ville Township last Friday even ing at 7:00 o'clock. No one was in jured and property damage to the truck-trailer, belonging to W. A. Respass of Pinetown, was esti mated at $100. Last Saturday evening at 7:00 o’clock Jeremiah Williams, color ed man of Everetts, was driving a 195! Ford east on Highway 64 and started to make a left turn into the Prison Camp road, Driv ing a 1950 Dodge in the same di rection of 64, Rufus Gaither struck the Ford in the rear, caus ing about $300 damage to each ve hicle. Gaither was cited to the courts. Robert Lee Dail, of RFD 2, Tar boro, driving toward Highway 64, Started to pass a ear on the Prison Camp road and lost control of his 1950 Ford. The machine went into a ditch, causing about $200 | damage. The accident was report led at 12:15 o’clock Sunday after noon. John M. Slade parked his 1949 Chevrolet on Martin Street in IWilliamston Sunday afternoon shortly after 5:00 o’clock, and Waverlly Bernard Taylor of 710 Chelton Avenue, Camden, New Jersey, skidded into it with John nie Lee Andrew’s 1941 Chevrolet. Damage to the parked car was estimated at $150, and the loss on the other will run around $100, 1 Officer Chas R Moore said. Apparently trying to fly around a corner, George Andrews, color ed, did about $500 damage to his 1953 Oldsmobile Monday morning at 3.00 o'clock at H djvt road. ;n | terseetion on High way 903 be tween Gold Point and Spring I Green. The machine turned over | but no one was hurt, the investi gating patrolman said. I Storage Building Burns Near Here —— A small storage building just i back of Gordon's grocery in West End and just about all the con tents were destroyed by fire shortly before 4:00 o’clock last Thursday afternoon. The origin of the fire could not be determin ed. In one section of the building, Glen Toler, wholesale distributor, j had approximately $2,000 worth of candy and merchandise stored. A few items were stored in anoth <;-y. of the mall wooden struc ture. No insurance was carried 1 on any of the property. The town’s fire department an swered a call, but with no water j supply available, firemen were only able to keep the fire from spreading. Both fire trucks were used. (irons hire Hero On ^ine Slrool Monday -• Starting in a trash pile, fire burned over a vacant lot, corner of North Haughtor. and Pine Streets yesterday morning at 11: 20 o’clock. Volunteer firemen were called out when the fire threatened nearby homes. 1 f PLENTIFUL iV Reporting fairly large catches during the past few days, Jamcsville fishermen say herring are plentiful i. these days, and that the sup ply is exceeding the local dc i maud. One fanner kept a box of tlie Roanoke chickens over night last week when he j could find no ready sale for them. “The people are hot j hungry and prosperity is still j with us,1’ Merchant Luther j 11 ugh Hardison agreed.