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1 | THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,090 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1899 VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 14 Willianiaton, Martin County, Sorlh Carolina. Thursday, February 18. 1954 A.B.C. Of! Eniorcem( Seventy Arrested! For Violation Of Liqnor Law In '53! Officers Wrecked 196 Ilii ^ cit Liquor Plants; Fines A«ld Up To S3,930 i The illicit liquor business ex perienced serious reverses in this county last year, according to an enforcement report released for the period by ABC Officer Cecil Bullock this week. It was the most costly year in a long time for the illicit operators, Officer Bul lock declared. Two types of operations weie maintained, but in every case the operators found the business cost ly, financially and personally. There were those who operated on a big scale, the officer explain ing that eleven large plants were wrecked. The other type of oper ation was limited to small-scale, cheap plants where an oil drum and inferior equipment were us ed. The report shows that 196 illicit liquor plants were wrecked dur ing the year. Not more than twenty-five of the plants were equipped with copper kettles. While most of the plants were equipped with oil drums and a few barrels, there were eleven large plants in the list destroyed in 1953. All but three of the large plants were equipped with up right boilers and extensive stor age for mash or beer. The officers poured out 68,700 gallons of mash, most of it falling to a low point as far as sanitary ratings are concerned. The enforcement personnel also ^poured out 790 gallons of illicit liquor and confiscated about two and one-half gallons cf legal li quor. Seventy persons were arrested and formally charged with violat ing the liquor laws in the county ni iV(,ar ,-^Of ,t hat numb-• i 54 • were convicted, nine were acquit ted and at the end of the year ‘ seven were awaiting trial. Fines, imposed in the courts, added up to $3,390 and road terms totaled thirty years. Most of the sentences were suspended, but right or nine defendants went to ^Ihc roads, one or two for as long Us three years. One still in this county was equipped with a 100-gallon ca pacity copper kettle, and another plant had a storage capacity for nearK^UlO^callons of oeer. Fifteen" of the persons arrested -were caught at liquor stills. Most of the others were taken in raids on homes and bootleg joints. ABC Officer J H. Roebuck fig ured in the enforcement work un til his retirement the first of last March. Officer Cecil Bullock, connected with enforcement work I . --- ■' Former Resident Critically Hnrl —<*■>— Henry W. Hueil, former Wil liamston young nian, was report ed much improved in a Green ville hospital yesterday follow ing treatment received for burns. Employed by the Greenville utili [ tics, Young Hoell was cutting an electric wire and was severely burned, one report stating that the burns and.shock almost prov ed fatal. Before going to Greenville, Hoell was employed here by the ^Virginia Electric and Power Com pany. | / INCORPORATED i v___ The Roanoke Country Club was incorporated this week In the office of the Secre tary of State, Raleigh. Sub ject to ratification. Dr. ('has. Harris was named as presi dent and Messrs. Wm. Eve rett, vice president, and J, II. Edwards, secretary and treasurer. No official report has been released, but it is understood that between $50,000 and $00,000 in stock has been subscribed. icer Files knt Report no SITE Meeting: last Tuesday even ing, directors of the Williams ton Boosters were advised that plans were about com plete for locating a fairly siz able truck terminal here, that bids had been submitted by several-construction firms. Then, it was explained that difficult w’as being encoun tered in locating a suitable site. The board directed a com mittee to extend its search for a site, and it is hoped that one can be tyund and construction work started within the next month. Judge Peele Has Thirty-Six Cases In County Court Fine* Add lip To $670.00 During Loup; Session Lust Monday The Martin County Recorder's Court went into afternoon ses sion last Monday when Judge H. O. Peele called thirty-six cases for trial. The afternoon session was fairly short, however. Fines, imposed during the day, added up to $670, including $160 paid by alleged speeders. The morning session attracted a fair ly large number of spectators. Proceedings: Pleading not guilty, George Colon Reeves was adjudged guil ty of carrying a concealed wea pon and drew three months on the roads, the sentence to begin at the direction of the couri .t anytime during the next two years The defendant was fined $50 and taxed with the costs. James Daniels, pleading guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a driver s license, was fined $25. plus costs. ’Judgment " w.i.-T the payment of the costs in the case in which Jesse Johnson was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Charged with being drunk and disorderly, James Luther Gard ner was adjudged guilty and the court fined him $10, plus costs. Dallas Wynne was found not guilty of careless and reckless driving. Pleading guilty of careless and reckless driving, Milton Baines was fined $25 and taxed with the ttrr iiwT - "vr-"1'1"'1 upon the payment of the cost in I the case in which Baines was I charged with speeding 65 miles ! an hour. The careless and recklesi driving charge was brought against the defendant the day before he was booked on the second charge. Charged with drunken driving and violating the liquor laws, Nehmiah. Moore pleaded not guil (Continued on Page Eight) Polio Drive In Colored Schools —»— The first detailed report on the | recent polio fund drive in this county was released yesterday | by County Chairman W. M. Bak er foi the colored schools. In his report to the county chairman, R, M. Edwards, Negro county farm agent, said that a total of $683.04 had been raised and submitted by the fifteen col ored school principals. Individual reports were sub mitted by the schools, as follows: Rodgers School, A. R. Jones, $60.89; E. J. Hayes School, 253.21; Hamilton School, Williams E. Honey blue, 45.16; Gold Point School, D. G. Chance, 3100; Jamesville School, Mrs. Doris L. Everctte, 15.05; Borrough School, J. O. Buifajoe, 17 15; Darden School, John S. James, 45.00; Par mele School, A B. Wynn, 72.00; Everetts School, E. L. Owens; 34 75; Oak City School, T. K. Slade, 57.25; Hassell School, George T. Hyman; 47.81; Whiehard James ! School, W. C Bunch, Jr., 20.00; Williams Lower School, James H. Faulk, 23.15; Biggs School, W. V. Ormond, Jr., 21 85: Robersonville Grade School, 118.57. Egg Production In Martin County Introducing a new system and on an extensive scale, Farmer Noah Daniel Grit fin of near Wil liamston is rated .just now as Martin County's No. 1 egg man. He is pictured in his huge pi educ tion house among the 1,044 individual cages. Th e more than 1,000 chickens are scheduled to go into production within the next ten days or two weeks. Photo by Royal Studios Drainage District Hearing Before Clerk Of The Court Organized several months ago, tire Martin County Drainage Dis trict No. 3 will hold hearings on its clarifications here this after noon at 3:0 o’clock before Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne in the court room. It is expected that quite a few landowners will appeal from the classifications fixed by the engineers during recent weeks. It is also likely that appeal will be made from the clerk's findings to the superior court. Reliable reports maintain that the project, one of the largest of its kind cvei advanced in this immediate area, has sufficient i support to carry it to conclusion, | that any appeals will only xielay | the actual drainage work. Centered in the Robersonville-1 Permele-Flat Swamp area, the | project embraces approximately j 25,000 acres of land. Three fair ly large laterals are located in i this county and one or two in Pitt. One of the tributaries is on j the western edge of Robersdn- , viUr, another between Roberson ville and Parmele and still anoth er in Parmele. Attorneys for the North Caro lina Pulp Company and the At lantic Coast Line Railroad were here yesterday studying the map classifications, apparently making ready to file objections to the classifications assigned their com panies. HOLIDAY George Washington's birth day anniversary next Mon day will be observed as a limited holiday here. Federal offices will be closed along with the banks. No mail de liveries will be handled eith er in the town or on the rural routes. General business will be maintained as usual by other firms and offices. Teen-Agers Will Use Woman's Club —#— At its regular business meeting on Tuesday night, February 16, the Williamston Woman’s Club voted to open the Woman’s Club Building for the use of the teen agers until further plans could ; be made to open the youth ceri | ter. The Legion Hut, dpto on I Saturday nights, as a recreation | center for the teen-agers, has been temporarily closed as a I youth center. The club building will be open (in Saturday night, February 20 'from 8:00 until 11:00 P. M. All i teen-agers are cordially invited j-to corrie and enjoy the evening. : Dancing will be the only form of i entertainment offered since there are no other facilities available A finall admission fee of 10 cents : ill be charged oniy to defray the expenses incurred in light ing and heating the building. Mr. and Mrs.*M M. Levin, Mr. I and Mrs. E. R. Froneberger and Mrs. Irvin Margolis will be chap erones for the evening. f GREATER BARGAINS I v/ Thursday, Friday and Saturday, F'ebruary 25, 26 and 27, and Monday, March 1, have been designated as "Greater Bargain Days iu Williamston,'’ Ed Grady, exe cutive secretary of the Boos ters, announced. The event, planned as one of the greatest bargain festi vals in the history of local merchandising, is being plan ned on a town-wide scale. Details of the bargain event will be announced early next • week. Recovering From Recent-Accident Clyde Anderson, city mail car rier, is rapidly recovering from an injury received when he was attacked by dogs about ten days ago. He plans to return to his work possibly next Tuesday. Mr. Anderson was delivering mail on Oak Street in North End when two large dogs attacked him. While turning and twisting he suffered two broken ribs, ap I parently when the heavy mail | sack swung around. ! ISeu) Fertiliser Method Attraction Attention The use of anhydrous ammonia is rapidly attracting attention in this section, and a demonstration of its use is certain to be witness ed by large numbers at the .Sher rod 1 farm near Hamilton next Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. That evening at 7:30 o’clock Dr. J D. Campbell, agronomist for the Mathieson Chemical Com pany, will deliver a timely talk on the new type of fertilizer. The public is invited both to the de monstration and the speaking. Continuex Quite III In A Focal llos/tilal Mr Tom Harrell, retired farm er, continues quite ill in a local hospital where he has been e pa tient for several weeks. Suggestion Box i and some good suggestions are timely, as follows: | Williams ton needs more side walks. 1 • Williamston needs a decent Bus Station. Why are Business concerns allowed to use side walks for their wares, trucks, cars? Williamston needs a library building. Which location best for new building? WIij will give a lot? Who will conti ibute funds to wards new library building? How can the Chest X-Ray truck serve the public if the citizens continue to spit germs on the side walks? Why can’t the Town demand all property owners to clean side w'alks, then instruct Police to fine each of fender? Parents of 'Teen Agers To Neel -<$ Having investigated the youth center at Robersonville as in structed by tlie Recreation Com mittee, the group studying a re vised program for the youth of Williamston is calling a meeting of the parents of all teen-agers in this area to be held in the high school auditorium Tuesday even ing, February 23, at 8:30 p. m. As far as the youth recreation program in Williamston is con vened, this is perhaps the most important meeting scheduled to date and may well decide whether any organized work of this sort is to continue. The Rev. T. L. Hastings, chair man of the Youth Recreation Committee will be in charge of the meeting. />«>< «/ Hospital Inrroasr:: of Radio Toivor Passers-by walking anti driv ing by the Brown Community Hospital Iasi Saturday found it difficult to determine just what was taking place on top of Dr. Brown’s radio tower. One person watching workmen high up on the tower said he couldn’t tell whether they were monkeys or humans. Two men, trained for this type of work, were engaged to increase the height of tin feet or just below 170 feet. When any radio tower reaches a heighth of 170, feet state and national re gulations requiie that a light or blinker be placed at the top of the tower. Dr. Brown stated he increased thi' height of the tower so he could contact Ins ho, pital from a dis tance of 50 to 75 miles. His two way radio system also enables the personnel of the Hospital to reach the Doctor at a moment's notice. Urst Shon'iiif( Of '54 (p.-E. Appliances 11 ora -<*. The first showing of the 1954 General Electric Appliances will be made in the Majining and Peel store here today. The ribbon cutting as shown in an advertisement in this issue of The Enterpris will continue through Saturday, February 20th. All the major appliances madt by General Electric will be shown through Saturday this week. Another Day Set j .Aside In Courts : For The Speeders! INiiielmi Fined SKtO.OO by Judjgr H. O. I’eele I,ast Monday -•-■ Alleged speeders on the streets and highways in this county had a day set aside for them in the I Martin County Recorder's Court last Monday. Eleven of the nine teen were fined a total of $160. and one or two are automatically losing their licenses for certain periods, it was learned. Several of the defendants ad mitted they were speeding hut maintained they were not travel ing as rapidly as they were charg ed. Discretion was the order in a j few cases, but for the most part, the court held to its measuring stick of $1 per mile in excess of the 55-mile speed law. In addition to the nineteen speeding cases, the court in its morning and afternoon sessions, handled seventeen other cases, the total fines adding up to $670. The following speed cases were entered in the court records: Pleading guilty of speeding 65 miles an hour, Joseph Matthew Roberson of RED 1, Oak City, was fined $10, plus costs. Milton Baines, convicted and fined $25 on a reckless driving charge, was taxed with the costs in the case in which he was charg ed with speeding 65 miles an hour. Charged with speeding 70 miles an hour, Howard Rae Moore of RED 5, Bethel, was adjudged guil ty and was fined $15, plus costs. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs when 1 Jennis Elvin Phelps of Norfolk pleaded guilty of speeding 65 miles an hour. Pleading guilty of speeding 65 miles an hour, Wm. Irving Rober son of 1 ,‘oborsonville and Laui ence K. Costello of Seaeliff, New York, were each fined $10, plus costs. Ralph Pascucci of Manhassett, New York, pleaded guilty and was fined $20 plus costs, fori I speeding 75 miles an hour. Charged with speeding 70 miles j ' an 1" t, William Silverman of j thi 15ronx N. Y., pleach'd luuITy and was fined $15 and taxed with the eostk. Kenneth Thomas Ruffin of Pat terson, New Jersey, pleaded guil ty and was fined $20, plus costs, for speeding 75 miles an hour. Pleading guilty of speeding 85 miles an hour, George William Ames of Cheriton, Virginia, was fined $25, plus costs. Charles J Teratile of lama, Ohio, pleaded guilty of speceding 70 miles an hour and was fined $15, plus costs. Charged with speeding 65 miles an hour, Earl F. Emery of Kim berton, Pa., and Prinsu Tessinari of Bridgeport, Conn., were each fined $10 and taxed with the gosts. Tim Black of RED 2. Rober sonville, William Klepper of Bronx, N. Y, David Rosen of Brookline, Mass., Cyril J. Belm fante of West Englewood, N J , i Neal Newell of Williamstpn Road. Iona, New Jersey, and Tommie Elajay Trowell of Nashville, Georgia, were each taxed with the costs for speeding 65 miles an hour. /*/«#» Ihiiry (hmfvrvnvv In lialrifili Next H'w4 -— — A special dairy conference will be held at State College, Raleigh, next Wednesday and Thursday. Similar meetings have been very profitable and Martin County is to be well represented Figures prominent in national i dairying will address the two-day I conference, Assistant Martin County Agent I). W. Brady said. Working feverishly to re tain the Red Cross blood bank I program in this chapter, sev eral interested local women met in the Red Cross office yesterday and made plans to handle the recruiting work lur the .Marrh bloodniohile. Appeals are being made to other women in the chapter, and it is fairly certain that the quota will be met on March 11. Details of the recruitment plans will be announced shortly. Has Modern System For Egg Production KKI> CROSS Plans for advancing the annual Red Cross fund drive in the Martin County Chap- 1 ter are nearing completion, according to Fund Drive Chairman Hugh M. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Griffin will head the drive in 1 Griffins, and Mr. A. B. Ayers, Jr., long associated with worth-while drives, has agreed to chairman the cam paign in Hear Grass. All chairmen have been named with one exception. Mr. Martin explaining that a chairman to handle the can vass among Williamston em ployees is needed. He hopes to have that post filled shortly, and everything made ready for the drive beginning the first of next month. Discuss Location Of New Industry In This Section Repr«‘M‘iilative« From Stair Drpartmrnt Mr(‘l With County IVopIt* The location of new industry in tliis county was discussed at an industrial forum held in the county courthouse here yesterday morning. Representing the com merce industry division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, Messrs. Ed Huffman and Jerry Albright led the forum in which representatives from Jamesville and Wilhamston participated. Explaining that die department in Raleigh could only go so far in attracting new industry to the fvoiie. Mr Huffman declared that the local communities must sparkplug the movement, and he explained that organization and surveys were needed along with t .•■‘•'S-e'.v. -o,-.: rr "*o gr*.i organization include representa tives from the civic clubs, various businesses and officials from the town and county boards. Mr. Huffman said that those industrialists who seek something for nothing are not desired, but he plainly pointed out that reli able industry often called upon communities to participate in the projects and to display friendly interest and lend cooperation. The representatives explained that industrialists are, from time to time, riding over the State looking for desirable sites to lo cate new plants. They are a bit more cautious now than they were, but industrialists are still looking for sites. No places were mentioned, but the representatives said that gen eral appearances of a community are important, that unsightly spots had caused more than one industrialist to liavel through a town or community without stop ping. '(Jonunutta on rage i*agiuj County Nan Files For U. S. Senate Amazon E Turner, Martin County man, this week filed for the United Stales Senate. An un known in State politics, turner paid Ids $125 filing fee Tuesday, Ins action coming as a surprise. The announcement attracted com paratively little attention. Turner was born and reared in Goose Nest Township, and was married to the former Miss Ca mille Fleming, later marrying in Washington, I) C , where he has been employed for a number of years. The 47-year-old man stated he planned to recruit the services of two top Hollywood actresses to advertise Ins campaign, that he planned to address religious groups and civic organizations across the State. There are fivu filed candidates in the race for the U. S. Senate, including Alton Lennon, incum bent, Kerr Scott, W. M. Bostick of Cary, Henry L Sprinkle of Greensboro, and Turner Observers could see no political motive behind Turner’* action Noah D. Griffin Invests $6,000.06 In Unique Project Layers HimimiI In \lore Tlian One Thousand In dividnal (,a*ies Martin County recently mover!. to enhance its position as one of the best balanced farm units in this part of the country wnen sev eral farmers entered the egg pre duction business in a big way. One of the largest and most modern plants is now about ready to go into production on the farm of Noah Daniel Griffin, abouf three miles from Williamston. Finding it a bit difficult to get off-farm employment after los mg three fingers from his right hand in an accident. Farmer Grif fin, although stiii maintaining he could give a good day's work, re arranged his farm schedule to in clude egg production. He studied the diversified plan carefully, and visited plants in various parts of the State before reaching a de cision. One the plan was adopted, Mr. Griffin sawed the lumber from his own timber, and proceeded to do much of the construction work on a specially designed house, .measuring 1 (>0 by 24 feet. While construction work was under way on the building, the farmer placed an order for 1,050 special chicks, an improved strain of the Rhode Island Red and known as the Parmenter. The chicks were delivered on last Oc tober t) and placed in tobacco barns where they remained until January 15 when they were re moved to then individual cages I in the new buiiding. , The chickens, each in a 10 x j lfi x 18-inch cage, are lined up in three double rows, running just about the entire length of the building. The eges are suspend ed from the ceiling and are ar I ranged to provide the birds with ! water and feed A continuous -fti’dv of watei j maintained, Mr. Griffin explain ing that a medication plan is in corporated in the water system. | Immediately after it is layed, the egg rolls into a special or third through just out side the cage. Discussing the individual cage i system, Mr. Griffin said such a plan makes it possible to deter | mine the production record of each hird. “When a bird lays sev en. eggs ui less in fourteen days, that bird is on the way to the pot,” tin- farmer said He explain ed, howevei, expect ing a profile lion ranging between 70 and 80 percent To maintain his plant at or near capacity at all times, Mr J (griffin will add 800 chicks to his flock every two months. Just now the farmer is spend ing about 00 minutes each day in feeding and care of his flock, but more time will be required when - - - -<$>-♦— - Eiiftiiwor* To Moot In II ashinfitoo Next II eek The next meeting of the East i Carolina Engineers Club will be , held m Washington on February 124, at 0:30 P M. The group will assemble at Frank's restaurant for the regular monthly meeting. The speaker of the evening is to be Dr Leo Jenkins of East iCarolina College in Greenville. Although Dr Jenkins has not an nouneed a title for his remarks, he will discuss some of the aspects of college scholarships for engi neering studit s. f UNDERPASS I v/ Bids for the construction of a new railroad bridge across West Main Street will be call ed lor in the near future, pos sibly in April, according to unofficial information re ccivrd here this week. To be constructed by the Slate Highway Commission as a federal aid project, the new bridge will, according to an unofficial report, cost nearly $200,000. The main roadway is to be forty feet w ide with ' additional space lor sidewalks.
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