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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,0<t<t MARTIN COCNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEER VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 17 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuentlay, March 2, 1954 ESTABLISHED 189; Mauney Twins In j Second Of Series | * Of Concerts Here j Next Program Will Be Held By Association On April 25th - By Mrs. Ed Grady Williamston's Community Con- | cert Association, in its second con- | cert of the 1953-54 season last j Thursday night, February 25, had a highly appreciative audience, B almost a full-house, on hand to hear Ernest and Miles Mauney, twin duo-pianists from Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Audience responded enthusiasts | caily as the well-known concert artists presented an excellent pro gram, highly diverse yet so skill fully blended that it maintained a consistent entertainment level throughout its length. The Mauney twins began the program auspiciously with one of Bach's better-known chorale pre ludes, Sleepers Wake. Mozart’s bright and lilting Duettina Cyn certante, second number on the program, was in notable contrast to the majestic Bach Hymn. Before the twins completed their third selection they had won their audience completely, and as they played Glinka’s, The Lark their listeners were spellbound by the delicately bird-like tonal im pressions created by the young artists as they played the beauti ful composition with faultless per ception and amazingly sensitive dexterity. Carl Von Weber’s Perpetual Motion, while not an especially difficult number, was played ty the twins—not as an arrange ment for two pianos—but in uni son, and in perfect unison, for shading and coloration were iden tical throughout. So exact, and in so perfect accord was their fingering that one had only to close one’s eyes to complet the il lusion of hearing a single piano being played. ^ Though it is impossible to single out a few of the selections for comment without slighting tlie remainder of the program, since the entire program was marked by an exceptional display of superb musicianship, the num bers in the second group, played ^ jual otAl'ilir' iUVei mission, cduid Tut i called the high spot of the night's' presentations. The pianists’ bril (Continued on Page Seven) Definite Changes * Taking Place In Farming Methods New Plan For FVr.linp And ^ muring luitlie In ProiuiHinfi One -•—— Addressing a group of news papermen and radio farm editors, Dr. J. W. Pou recently declared there are definite changes taking place in farming methods. The head of the Animal Industry De partment in the School of Agri culture at State College is not pessimistic about the futurJ. A new feeding plan for winter ing beef cattle "which is about the ultimate in efficiency and labor saving”, looks to be one rf the corning changes m .Tisce^fys-fe' Gw rolina , livestock business, accord ing to Dr, Pou. — There are always better ways of doing things in raising live stock as elsewhere, declares Pou. The average North Carolina dairy cow gave 1.270 more glasses of milk in 1953 than she did in 1939 But she’s still 15 percent below the production of an average U. S. cow. Our Tar Heel livestock industry lias grown up from a live-at-home w venture to a commercialized busi ness in the past 15 years. Pou says we’ve changed from the pitch fork to the automatic baler, from band to machine milking and from natural to artificial breed ing. And the new beef feeding plan is another step forward. In the ,1952-53 season State College live stock specialists let a 20-acrcfall pasture keep on growing from W August 15 to November 1 with ou* grazing it. Steer feeders nor mally have no animals on nand at this time of year anyway. Then jhey turned in one steer per acre ai d, it took them two months to ^ clean up the accumulated forage. (Continued uu page eight) f Two More File With Board Of Elections \ TO SING IN OPERA | A graduate of the University of North Carolina, John Shearin, of Weldon, North Carolina, will sing the role of Zuniga, Captain of Dragoons when Grass Roots Opera presents Carmen, in Eng lish, sponsored by School Music Department and P. T. A. While at Carolina Mr. Shearin performed many leading roles with the Ca rolina Playmakers, and he cre ated the role of ‘Tsali” in “Unto These Hills”, the outdoor drama performed each year at Cherokee. With the Army Special Services he appeared as “Jud Fry” in "Oklahoma" and toured the Far East for fourteen months as lead ing bass-baritone with a lighj opera repertory company. While in Japan he made a group of re cordings for the Nippon Columbia Company. Appeared in concert and club appearances in New York City and surrounding towns. Mr. Shearin studied with Walter Golde and Sydney Dietch in New York. The performances of Carmen will be given at High School au ditorium here on March 3 Tickets may be obtained at Davis Pharmacy and Clark's Pharmacy, it was announced. Home Wrecked By Fire Yesterday —»— Believed to have started from a coal heater, fire wrecked the three-room home of Rusalyn Stokes Latham on Center Street just back of Woodlawn Cemetery here yesterday afternoon at 12:15 o'clock. No one was at home'and the fire had gained considerable headway before it was discovered. Firemen, laying several hund red fed oi iuige hose, had the fire under control in a short time but not until the interior had been charred apd most of the contents burned. No official estimate on the loss could be had immediately, but it will approximate $1,000 accord ing to first estimates. The house belonged to D. G. Matthews of Hamilton. The ten ant at whose home a man was murdered ten days ago on Mar tin Street, had just moved into the Center Street house last Fri day. The occupant had no insurance Mn he i "fUciii flu'e.*"* Last Saturday night about 10:00 o’clock firemen were called to an automobile fire out on Washing ton Street. The f»re w is out and the firemen circled back to the station without stopping. Extensive Use Of Rifles In Town In the face of a special ordiance creating a bird sanctuary and the resulting dangers, the use of rifles is quite pronounced among certain youths in and around the town, according to reliable re ports heard during the past few' days. v "I’m afraid to go into my back yard and hang up clothes,” one housewife declared, explaining that on one trip the pellets whiz zed by Her bead. A later report charges that a protected bird had been killed, meaning that not only the ordin ance had been violated but that | a federal law also had been j thwarted. No charges have been brought, but the warning period is wearing thin. Frank Everell In Race For Seat In State Legislature M. W. (Buck) Holloman Filcil For Sheriff A Few Days Ago The 1954 political line-up is rapidly taking shape in this coun ty, Elections Board Chairman C. D. Carstarphen stating that two additional candidates had filed and paid their filing fees during the past lew days. The latest development of an official nature was reported last Friday when Frank Everett, Hamilton business man, filed for Martin County representative in the North Carolina General As sembly. The incumbent, A. Corey of Jamesville, has formally an nounced his candidacy but he has not filed as yet. Filing time for county offices expires at 6:00 o’ clock p. m. on April 17. Mr. Everett, president of the Hamilton Ruritan Club, com mander of the Hamilton Ameri can Legion Post, Hamilton town commissioner and president of the Young Men’s Bible Class in the Hamilton Baptist Church, made no formal announcement, but he expressed his position on the se crecy law, explaining that as of this time he is against denying the people free access to all pub lic business. The secrecy law, it will be recalled, was railroaded through the State Senate and House of Representatives last year, after the public was denied the right to sit in on committee hearing when the State budget was being discussed for the cur rent bienium. Mr. Everett, a member of the Marine Corps reserve and a vet eran of World War II and the Ko rean conflict, sta'ed this week that he would issue a detailed statement later He is married to the former Miss Faye Everett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Eve rett. The otiiSf' development was reported last week-end when Sheriff M. W. (Buck) Holloman filed his candidacy with the coun ty board of elections chairman, and officially entered the race to succeed himself. The sheriff said he would release a public an nouncement Jater this month. Raymond Rawls, although he has not filed us of this time, announc ed his candidaev for sheriff a short time ago. Mr. Rawls is ex pected to release more details relative to his candidacy later. Other office aspirants who have filed to date include: W. L. Ausbon and II. L. Roe buck, both of Cross Roads, for county commissioner for the Cross Roads-Roborsonville dis trict; B. L. Conway for Williams ton Township constable, and O. B. Roberson for county surveyor. J. S. Ayers for constable of Hamilton Township. item un Liquor Law Violation —«— Juhfi Hert'fy Jones, iutai ebfiV&iT man, was arrested yesterday af-< ternoon and booked for violating the liquor laws. Jones was spotted by Officer Chas K. Moore walk ing on Washington Street with one-half gallon of white liquor under his arm. When the officer closed in, Jones discarded it. But when faced with the enargt, he admitted possession, maintaining that he found it and did not know the owner. He is to face trial in the county court next Monday. It is possible Jones was making a delivery. Traffic Mishaps Costing Millions Raleigh—Care for figures— «.»g ‘mis? Major C. A. Speed, boss of fhe Motor Vehicles Depart ment’s Highway Safety Division had some on t^) this week In summarizing last year s fatal mo tor accidents Speed found that traffic mishaps cost $106,115,000 in 1953. That’s'enough cold cash I to build a 24-foot highway all ! the way from Raleigh to the out i skirts of Los Angeles. Last Riles Today For Mrs. Harrison Hi Funeral Chapel —•— The Former Miss Pattie Leo Glisson Died At Her Hume Here Sunday -— Last rites are being conducted in the Biggs Funeral Hom<| on West Main Street here this af ternoon at 3:30 o’clock for Mrs. Pattie Lee Glisson Harrison who died at her Rhodes Street home Sunday morning at 11:55 o’clock. The service will be conducted by the Kev. Dallas Ayers, assisted by the Rev. A. E. Purvis. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Harrison had been in de clining health for several months and critically ill following a stroke suffered late last fall. A daughter of Samuel Glisson of Hassell and the late Mrs. Em mie Bryant Glisson, she was born in this caunty 48 years ego on September 7, 1905. Following her marriage in 1925 to Oscar Har rison, she made her home in Par mele and later in Scotland Neck before locating in Williamston some years ago. She was a faithful member of the Community Christian Church for several years, attending its services and participating in its support as long as her health per mitted. She was a thoughtful neighbor and a devoted wife and mother. Surviving besides her father and husband are two daughters, Mrs. Linda H. Garrett of the home and Mrs. David Kirkland of Scotland Neck; two grandchild ren: five sisters, Mrs. Joe Martin of Chocowinity, Mrs. Claude Vick of Tarboro, Mrs. Joe Cowen and Mrs. Dewey Lee, both of Wil liamston, and Mrs. Joe Butler of Bethel; three brothers, Samuel Leroy Glisson and Willie B. Glis son, both of Bethel, and Melvin Glisson of Williamston. ---- Stockings For Japanese Heedy ——•— In connection with World Day of Prayer, March 5, church wo men are sponsoring a project knotty as “Stockings For Japan," We are asked to save all worn or run nylon hose that we might have around our homes. There are thousands of young Japanese war widows who, on the average, have to support two aged people and two children. These widows ravel the nylon hose we send and reknit the yarns into usable articles which they sell. Two and one-half pounds of old nylon hose will furnish the little widows work for one day. / When church women meet in the World nav Of Prayer obser vances they are urged to bring old nylon hose to the places ol meeting. For local participation in the project a basket will be provided in the vestibule of the Memorial Baptist Church, int< which the hose may be put as one enters for World Day Of Prayei service at 4 o’clock P. M. on Fri day, March 5. There will be a box by the basket marked “Dime.1 For Mailing.” each person bring ing hose will put a dime in the mailing fund the carrying charg es for getting the hose to Japan will be provided. It costs $5.3d to deliver twenty pounds of old 'stockings. •* This is another opportunity foi Christian service and it is felt thal much good will bo accomplished with the effort this project re quires. Good local support is urg I ed. -.. . Speeders Given Solemn Warning Raleigh—The State Department of Motor Vehicle cautioned Tai j Heel drivers thi: week that 31 units of electronic speed record ing equipment are in use to pro tect motorists from flagran speeders. "The motorist who eon sistently drives at illegal speed: will, sooner or lafer, be appre la nded by one of these devices,’ warned patrol corpmander Jamei R. Smith. “The best policy, anr by far the safest, is to alway drive at legal speed limits.” —-— -• SURFACING STREET The White Construction Com pany of Greenville is surfacinj Elm Street here today with a two inch sand asphalt course on i rock base, , Revised Schedule Now In EHect On Trailways System Through Bus Service Now Being Offered To New York Y ia Shore Route —* Carolina Trailways, which took over the operations of Norfolk Southern Bus System on March 1, has announced revised time tables and new through services. This announcement came from; W. G. Humphrey, traffic manager of Carolina Trailways, of Ra leigh. There are to be five daily bus departures for Norfolk each day from cities and communities which lie on route US 17 south of Elizabeth City—such as Wash ington, Williamston, Windsor, Edenton, and Hertford. Another through bus to Phila delphia and New York, via Nor folk and the eastern shore route, has been added from US 17 points which includes the local terminal. The first through bus service between Wilmington and New York over Norfolk-Southern routes was started in December, Humphrey points out, and the ad ditional through bus is part of the further expansion of this type service in this area. Humphrey also announced, ef fective March 1, a through bus service between Norfolk and Ra leigh via Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton, Windsor Williamston and Rocky Mount. Heretofore all bus passengers for central North Carolina points had to change coaches at Williamston. There is also a through bus to operate be tween Columbia and Raleigh. The total trips between Williamston and Raleigh remain at four'dailv Northern busses, through to Philadelphia and New York, leave the local terminal each day at 11:00 o’clock a. m. and 7:00 o’clock p. m. Call the terminal for other points north. Humphrey explains that it will take a little time to intergrate the former services of the Nor folk Southern system into that of Trailways. The through busses I announced arc the early steps in that direction. “Perhaps the most important change Trailways has been able ••Ifu'.wphrc-y ic - marked, “is a steady, day-to-day departure schedule in this area. Instead of a minimum of trips between Monday and Friday with much added service on week ends, which has been the case, Trailways is to operate an equal number of trips every day. #The only exception to this daily ser vice is one added bus northbound and southbound on Sunday night primarily for military personnel who must report to bases in the Norfolk area or at Camp Lejeune prior to reveille Monday morn ing”. “Over the years”, Humphrey added, "we’ve found that a re duction of bus service on Monday thru Thursday, with a substan tial increase on week-ends con fuses the public. What’s worse, ll sometimes confuses the bus tei (Continued on Page Seven) Driving Booklet Now Available " KSfrVgif-^Oc. ■;:xed especially to appeal to tnt- teen-agcd driv er the State Department of Mo tor Vehicles has available for fret distribution a 48-page book caller “Deft Driving.” Included ih thi volume are many uggcstions anr tips on cars, highways, traffii rules and regulations. Certair chapters will be of spcciul benefi' to young drivers about to applj for their first license. Copies maj be secured free and post paid bj addressing a card to Public Ite lations, N. C., Department o Motor Vehicles, Halcigh. ROUND-UP All was reasonably quiet on the crime front in this county last week-*nd, the sheriff’s office reporting only six arrests during the period. Three were booked for public drunkenness, and one each for larceny, drunken driv ing and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s li cense. Three of the six were white and ages of the group rang ed from 21 to 40 years. Make Plans For Big Paving Project Here Propose $2 2 5,000'{ Bond Issuance To Finance The Work i New Zoning Ordinance To | Go Into Effect Here On March 20 -• Supported by 500 petitioners, Williamston’s town commissioners last evening started mapping plans for advancing a $225,000 paving and improvement pro gram. The town attorney was in structed to discuss with the Lo Ical Government Commission, Ra leigh, the possibility of floating a] $225,000 bond program, and in terested parties are being asked to prepare or complete petitions, showing the wishes of a majority of the property owners. Engineer Henry Rivers last night submitted a preliminary survey, placing the cost estimate at $194,000. The program was ex panded, boosting the total by about $31,000, and other altera tions are likely. The program as it is now pro posed includes the following streets or portions: Warren, from Haughton to the Jamcsville Road, about four blocks: North Sycamore, from Main to Church, one block; North Pearl, from Main to Church, one block; West Church, from Elm to Sy I camore, two blocks, j West Simmons Avenue, from I Elm to Haughton, one block; West Academy, from Haughton to Elm, one block; White, from Haughton to Elm, two blocks, Rhodes, from White to Pine, 1b ur blocks; Pine, from Rhodes to Haughton, ! i dock: West Franklin, from Haughton i 'in Smithwick, two blocks; Lee, from Roosevelt Drive to I Franklin, three blocks; Roosevelt Drive, Lee to Smith wick,- one block: Woodlawn Drive, from Lee to Smithwick, one block; Vance, from Lee to Smithwick, one block; Smithwick, from Liberty to Woodlawn, three blocks; Liberty, from Smithwick to School Drive; School Drive, from Halifax to Vance, five blocks; Liberty, School Drive to Wood lawn, two blocks; Franklin, School Drive to j Woodlawn two blocks; North Riggs, from Vance to Franklin, two blocks; Woodlawn, from Vance to! Franklin, two blocks; E. Grace, Smithwick to School Drive and School Drive to Frank i lin, three blocks; One block on Halifax Street to ward Henderson; North Biggs, from Church to Main, one block; Smith Harrell, from Main to | Beach, two blocks; Beach, from Watts to Harrell, i two blocks; Ray, from Biggs to Harrell, one block; South. Biffigs. from Rav to Beach, one block; Park Drive, Mainto Sunset Drive, three blocks; One block on Sunset Drive to ward West Mam Street; And a portion of Edgewood Avenue. The program calls for curbing and a two inch sand asphalt on most of the streets, and also drainage. On a few of the streets, construction will be designed to meet heavy traffic. Just as soon as the financial study can be made, the program will be submitted to the voters in the form ot a bond issuance. It I will take several weeks to pre pare the preliminaries for the program, it was explained. In his report to the board, Treasurer C. M. Cobb shower! a balance of $H4,')38.02 in the banks, and uncollected taxes in the amount of .$IB.tiSO.48. Sewer ren tals amounted to $893 last month, and parking meter revenue added up to $587.30. The town’s new zoning ordi ance, formally adopted at a recent meeting, is to go into effect March 20. The members of the zoning commission were dismiss (Continued on Page Eight) r'-' >! FEW ANSWERING Many are being called but few are answering the plea for blood donors, according 1 to a preliminary report re- i leased by the executive secre tary of the local Red Cross i Chapter today. The blood mobile is scheduled to return here next week, and only 125 donors have signed up to give blood, it was stated. All the townships in the chapter have been canvassed, and only little Williams Township has responded in fine fashion, it was said. Mrs. Grady Godard handled the recruiting there. Seventy - five additional donors are needed at once if the 150-pint quota is to be met. Schedule Day Oi Prayer Friday World Day of Prayer will be observed in a joint service to be held in the Memorial Baptist Church here Friday afternoon of this week at 4:00 o’clock. The day of prayer takes on deep meaning: in the city of Hi roshima, where hundreds of high school girls prayed that no one would suffer again as their city had suffered; in orphanages and shelters in Korea where the pray er is for peace and a rebuilt coun try; in a leper village in the Bel gian Congo, where a crippled hand turns the pages of the ser vice; even behind the Iron Cur tain, people gather for prayer in Czechoslovakia and East Ger many. The service, written each year in a different country, is adapted and translated for use in each area. For the blind, the service j is available in Braille from the j John Milton Society. This year’s service from India written by a woman who is one m s v or fJKtr; ] leaders. She is Miss Sarah Chak ko, a member of the 1,600-year old Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar, president of Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow, and one of the presidents of the World Council of Churches. In addition to prayers for peace j among nations, the service this year for the World Day of Prayer has other petitions: that in areas of racial tensions the love of God may bring ‘‘the love of all men as brothers’’; that in areas of strife ‘ those who cause suffer ing may be forgiven, and those who suffer may be purged of resentment nad be comforted”, that “the persecuted, the home less, and lonely” may be "lifted from despondency and resigna tion"; that "those who labor and those who employ others . . . may have right relationships, based on concern for each other." The service concludes with i prayer "for those whose lives •ire to be made fuller by these gifts." The gifts go to people in many walks of life and many countries. Make nansror Water Safely k — Meeting with into csted pei sons in the local chapter office of the America Red Cross last week. Bill McDonald, State representa tive, decussed plans for launch ing a watc safety program in this county during the early sum mer. It is planned to train at least two instructors who, in turn, will conduct classes, It is also planned to send a representative from the county to the Red Cross water safety school in Brevard this sum mer, L»r«( Doctor (.tml'mnc* In Hichmuinl Hospital " Dr. James S. Rhodes, Sr., con tinues ill following six weeks spent in a Richmond hospital for treatment. He was making favor able progress and was able to walk around Sunday morning un til he suffered a slight setback about noyn that day. Last reports stated his condition was improv ed. County Board In All-Day Regular Meeting Monday Di-iru** Road Program with j Highway Officials In The Afternoon Although they hud little special I business on their agenda, the Martin County commissioners, at the last minute, found plenty of matters to discuss and spent just about all day Monday handling the discussion. In addition to handling routine business, the board discussed with District Highway Commissioner Emmett Winslow of Hertford and highway engineers plans for ad vancing the road program in this county. Commissioner Winslow said that he thought it would be possible to black top ' approximately five miles of road in the county this year, and the ' commissioners immediately re commended nineteen miles that needed attention right now. It was agreed that about eight-tenths of a mile of road should be surfac ed to accommodate the new col ored high school in Robersonville. The other projects are to be se lected on the basis of population density, travel count, school bus and mail routes. Commissioner Winslow said that the total mileage may be even less than the five-mile esti mate, explaining that the cost factor could influence the mile age. “Some roads cost more than others,” Mr. Winslow said, adding that it is possible that the total will fall under five or it may even go in excess of five miles. Petitions are before the High wav Commission, requesting black top on about thirty miles of roads in the county. The commissioner and engi neers thought that it would be possible to stabilize about 12.1 miles of road in the county this year, and that possibly a mile or two of roads could be added to the *tate system. Stabilization would be cornered in about eight or nine projects. Asked about tjjt.1 Rogers road connecting with the Bear Grass road at Eli Bowen’s store, the highway officials said that they felt the project could be built if was explained that condemnation <Continued on Page Eight) Minor Accidents On Streets And County Highways ——— Two llos|tituliz<‘<l Follow, inf: Wcidt'iil On River t ill Karly Saturday —w - N11 one was injured in this county but two were hospitalized here following an accident on the Roanoke River fill in Bertie dur ing the past week-end, according to reports gained from members of the highway patrol and hos pital attaches. Mrs. R. L. McDaniels of Norfolk and her ten-year-old son, Jerry, were treated in Martin General Hospital for injuries received in the river fill accident about 4:00 o'clock last Saturday morning. r- .Mi'JDani<; 1 s__s.idfmasi a rrnsh ed knee and the lad was painfully cut over his eye. Following treat ment the boy was discharged and Mrs. McDaniels was transferred Monday to a Norfolk hospital. Complete details of the accident could not be had immediately, but it was slated that Roy Boston. Williumston man, wrecked his ear on or near Conine Creek bridge, that he left the wreckage there. The McDaniel car crashed into the Boston car and before the wreck age could be cleared a third car, said to have been from Virginia, crashed into the McDaniel auto. Ollie Junior Page of RFD 1, Robersonville, started to make a left turn into a driveway near the Martin-Pitt border in Pitt Coun ty about 11:00 o'clock last Satur day night when a second ear crashed into him. The driver of the second car, whose name could not be learned, lost a leg in the accident Before the wreckage could be cleared two more ears clashed into the second ear. A counter attack was leported on Highway 903 between Rober sonville and Gold Point at 7:45 o’clock last Satuiday evening! (Continued on p**e «lgbt)
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