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/ THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,30 MARTIN COUNTY «, FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE IS READ Bl OVER 3,COO MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEP =r*. VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 28 Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 8, 1051 ESTABLISHED 189V Forty-Two Cases _ On Calendar For • Trial Next Week Ju<l£e Malcolm Paul to Pre side Over Special Term Of Superior Court Forty-two cases, including three divorce actions have been placed , on the civil calendar lor consider ation during the special two-week term of the Martin County Su perior Court opening next Mon _ day. • While there are several sizable damage suits on the calendar the term is not expected to attract very much attention. Judge Malcolm Paul, special judge of Washington, is to preside over the term. Cases are slated for trial on only three days next week and on three days the second week. Eas ter Monday being listed, on the calendar as a holiday. The three divorce cases, all based on two-year separation grounds, follow: In his case against Emma Dav is, William A. Davis says they were married in January, 1946, and separated in January, 1948. Chessie Staton is suing Willie Gray Staton for a divorce, setting out in the complaint that they • were married in April, 1951, and separated January 1, 1952, that no children were born of the un ion. In the case of Paul Holliday against Mary E. Holliday, the plaintiff says they were married January 1, 1936, and separated June 15, 1949. A 14-year-old son, born of the union, is with the de fendant, the plaintiff contributing to his support. Pending since October, 1945, the boundary line case of W. L. Manning against N. P. Roberson is back on the calendar. The lat est litigation centers around a referee's report. In the case of George Salsbury against G. D. Grimes and others, K the plaintiff is asking the court to set aside a foreclosure sale and allow plaintiffs to redeem it and have the deed 4o the certain land in Robi-i'SonviHc Township can celled. Under the trtle of David Grimes against Roberson, the Drainage ^ dar. The case centers around ex ceptions taken to the clerk’s re port by the A. C. L. Railroad Company and the North Caro lina Pulp Company. There is some doubt if the case will be called, and it is possible that a special term of court will be called *to • hear the case. A boundary line is involved in the case of F. C. Stallings against Wells-Oates, the plaintiff asking $1,500 damages. In the boundary line case oi K. S. Bunting against Colletta Dewey and others, the plaintiff is asking $1,250 damages. James O. Buffaloe is sluing Fen ner Respass for possession of cer tain property in Williamston, plus rent at the rate of $35 a month. Fenner Respass, in his case against Mary Keys and others, is petitioning the court to have cer tain property sold to raise money to pay debts of his deceased wife Hnd the cost of administration. In the case of Claude L. Had ley and wife against W. P. Had ley and others, the plaintiffs (Continued On Page Eight) Suffers Broken Leg In Fall Yesterday Mrs. Johnson Corey of Farm Life suffered a bad fracture of her left lee near the knee at the home of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Gurganus, on West Main Street here yesterday. I She was removed to Brown’s Hospital just across the street for treatment. REPORTS Fund Chairman Hugh M. Martin today appealed to his co-workers to make every ef fort to get their reports in on the 19.VI Red Cross drive. Most of the reports are al ready in, he explained, g To date, the drive shows right at S3.500 on hand, an amount about Si.006 short of the goal. It is hoped the late reports will boost the figure well over $4,MO and that some districts will be able to k supplement the amounts al ' ready submitted. Starting Dog Round-Up In This County Next Monday The annual round-u^ of stray dogs, including those that have not been vaccinated against rab ies, will get under way in this county next Monday, according to information released by the Sheriffs department today. Mr. Arthur R. (Clab) Roberson of Everetts will handle the round up which is to be extended into every nook and corner of the county. Starting in Jamesville next Monday Mr. Roberson will work up to Williamston and then move to the upper part of the county, returning to this area last. Vaccinations were completed in the townships of Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and Williamston a short time ago, and the vaccinations have been sche duled in the other districts, be ginning today at Cross Roads j church. It was explained that the wind-up is centered in Willianis ton since many stray dogs wander into the town or are delivered here and dumped out. "Last year 761 dogs were round ed up and destroyed, and a pre liminary survey points to an even larger number running loose. Mr. Roberson stated that the people cooperated splendidly with him in the roundup last year, and th4t he'll appreciate their cooperation again this year. There have been no rabies cases in this county in a number of years,, and it is hoped none will appear. Only recently an out break was reported in the State and many had to undergo the painful treatment. I ON TRUCK ROUTE ) V_J I The first structure on the new by-pass or truck route around the town is now un der construction for the Mar tin Truck and Tractor Com pany. Located about 700 feet from Highway 17 at Sunny Side Inn, the building meas ures about 120 by 05 feet. It is to be of brick anS block construction. It was reliably but unof ficially reported today that a • five-acre tract of land on the Martin property west of Highway 17 had been sold to a firm in Reidsville for a to bacco warehouse. No papers had been filed up until noon today, it was said. Native Of County Dies In Norfolk Robert (Smith) Coburn, na tive of Williamston, died in a Norfolk hospital yesterday morn ins at 4:00 o'clock following a stroke of paralysis suffered a few days previously. ! The son of the late Adolphus and Mal tha Gurganus Coburn, he was born here t>9 years ago. After spending his early life in this see he was employed as a wood-work ing mechanic until his retirement. He married after locating in Norfolk and surviving are a son, Robert Coburn, of Richmond, and a sister, Mrs. Jos. A Robertson, Sr., of Williamston and Wilson. Funeral services are being con ducted in Norfolk this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, and interment will follow in the cemetery there. Mr and Mrs. Raymond Robert son, Mr. and Mrs.‘Onward Robert son, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. A. Robert son, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Spruill are attending the service from here. District Norses Will Meet Here Registered nurses of District 20, North Carolina State Nurses Association, will hold their regu lar monthly meeting in the First Methodist Church here next Tues day afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, it was ^announced today bv Mrs. Laura Glonn, member of the as sociation. The district is compos ed of the counties of Nash, Edge combe, Pitt, Martin and Washing ton. A cordial invitation is being extended to all registered nurses to attend the meeting whether they are members or not. Man Attempt* To Eml Life IS ear Here Today Gene Andrews, 62-year-old eol >1 rl man, in an apparent suicide attempt cu.'S cut himself on the neck with a butch er knife on the Rawls farm in Bear Grass Township. Following first aid treatment in a local hos pital he was removed to Duke. Jumrsville ( hib Will, Sponsor Sprt iai ( lasses 'Die Jamesville Woman’s Club! is to sponsor a series of public! classes in protection in connection | with the civil defense program, it was announced today. The subjects will deal with fire lighting, first aid, an raid shelters and preparedness. Dates for the classes will be announced soon. County Officers Busy Last Month ——<%. Martin County ABC officers had a busy month in March, but Chief Enforcement Officer Cecil Bullock explained that the illicit liquor business is being advanced on a small scale. With one or two exceptions the operators had small plants and only a few hundred gallons of mash Only two or three copper kettles were taken during the period. One of the copper stills was in the shape of a coffin, the officer explaining that it was about eight feet long. Four persons were arrested dur ing the month and four were con victed of violating the liquor law's. The violators were sentenc ed to the roads for six months, the court suspending lit months road sentences in other cases. Fines, imposed in the cases, amounted to $125. The officers wrecked twenty one liquol plants and poured out 8,700 gallons of mash The officers seized about twenty gallons of white liquor ahd sixteen pints of the legal brand. On Tuesday of this ween the officers wrecked two plants in i Bear Grass Township, one was ! equipped with an oil drum still and the other had a submarine I type still. The raiders poured out ■.w,,vn m tSTiTffiT oi n,, Army Recruiting Office In County The local army and airforce ! recruiting sergeant, whose office , is located in the city hall in Wil ; liamston, has announced that the Williamston office and the Wind sor office will now be open a full : day each week. The new sche : dule is effective April 20th. Wil liamston will have all day every ; Tuesday and Windsor, will have each Wednesday. Prior to this change Tuesday was shared by both offices. Office hours remain from 9:30 A. M. to 4:00 P. M., at ; both places. Sgt.. Dallas- Quidley, Jr., is the | new army and air force recruiter I for Martin, Bertie and Beaufort Counties. He is formerly of Pamli j co County and has just corn*' on recruiting duty from the Chap lain’s Department of the United States Air Force. Quite III lu Memorial Hospital ('.Impel Hill Suffering ar attack Sunday, Mr. Evan Willard continues quite ill , in N. C., Memorial Hospital, Cha pel Hill, according to information reaching here. He was removed to a Washington hospital Monday and transferred to Memorial a short time later. ENVOYS The United States Marine j Corps is scheduled to run two convoys through Williamston on Saturday of this week. The first, made up of 32 ve hicles, is due here at 11:00 o'clock that morning, follow ed by the second of 24 ve hicles about 11:30 o'clock. The convoys are traveling from Norfolk to Cherry Point, it was reported. Local police have been ask ed to help- move the convoys with dispatch, and local traf fic will be asked to yield the rigty-of-way. Calling For Bids On Big Drainage Projeci In Cffuniy — ♦ To Review Bids In The County Courthouse April 27 At 2:00 o'cloek Even though it is involved ini court litigation, plans are being, made for handling work on Mar tin County Drainage District No. 3, according to a report released today. Sealed proposals are to be opened in the office of the Clerk of the Martin County Superior Court at 2:00 o’clock in the after noon of Tuesday, April 27, for furnishing labor, materials and equipment entering into the con struction of drainage canals in the district, generally‘referred to as "Flat Swamp”. Specifications are now on file in the clerk’s of fice, and the office of the Soil, Conservation Service in the agri-J culture building, Williamston, and also in the offices of the Associa ted General Contractors, Raleigh, a/id the engineers in Greenville. The plans call for the clearing of about 186.7 acres for the right of-way and the excavation of an estimated 486,521 cubic yards of dirt. The proposed project is one of the largest ever advanced in this county and is centered in the Robersonville, Parmele and Flat Swamp area. Clerk of Court Wynne this week named three commissioners to handle the business for the district. Mr. Eugene Roberson, chairman, was named for a three year period, C. L. Green for two years and H. A. Jenkins for one year. Just about all th£ differences centered around the acreages and assessments have been smoothed away with two exceptions. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and the North Carolina Pulp Company have taken excep tions to the clerk’s findings as set out in his report filed last Thurs day and are going into the su perior court The case has ben scheduled for consideration next Monday, the filst day of the special two-Week term of the superior court How ever, it is likely that the railroad and pulp companies will ask for a continuance. In that event, it is of court will be asked to hear the case. Speaks To Bear Grass Ruriians Mr. Sam Bundy, principal of the Farmville School and a well known after dinner speaker, de livered the main address at the Bear Grass Ruritan Club meeting which was held on Monday night, April 5 at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Bundy delivered a highly entertaining, as well as inspira tional, speech on the subject of “Do More In ’54". The entire membership was kept rocking by the pungent stories and anectdotes related by Mr. Bundy. A large group, made up of men in the community 65 years of age and over were guests of the club for this meeting. These gentlemen seemed to enjoy the speech as much as anyone else. During the business session it was decided to turn over to the Finance Committee and the Board of Directors the business of de ciding upon a project to be carried out by the club this spring for the puipose of raising money. It was announced that this group would meet at the sehoolhouse on Friday night, April 9, to select a project. A delicious baked chicken sup per was prepared and served by the women of the Bear Grass Home Demonstration Club. I Health Officer I Moving June 1st Accompanied by Mis. Graham and children, Dr. Sam Graham was here yesterday afternoon from Chape! Mill making plans to move to their new home on Wood lawn Drive next to the Jack Sul livans on or about June 1 when he is to enter upon his new du ties as Martin County Health of ficer. * The Grahams were here only a short time, returning to Chapel Hill where the doctor is taking special training •preparatory to entering upon his new public health duties in this county. Power Company Holds Meeting Tup ranking officials of the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany visited here yesterday to conduct the first of the 1954 series of annual employee meetings to be held throughout the entire VEPCo System in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Ap proximately 109 of the company s j approximately 500 employee at tended th^ meeting which was held at the American Legion Hut. These employees represented the Williamston and Elizabeth City Areas of the Company's Albe marle District, and the Ahoskie Area of the Roanoke District. Among the visiting executives wei\> Vice-Presidents W. E. Wood, M. C. Smith, E. H. Will and G. E. Kidd, Assistant Treasurer A. L. Clement, and Director of Em ployee Information, P. W. Smith, of Richmond, and Northern Di vision Vice-President J. W. Ho i ward of Alexandiia, Virginia. Al so present were Southern Division Vice-President R. H. Goodman, and Albemarle District Manager, A. L. Jameson, both of Williams ton. The meeting which began the eighth of an annual series, was divided into two parts to give the executives opportunity to present questions, submitted on cards, mately 35 questions, which were individually directed to the exe cutive most familiar with the par ticular problem, were submitted by the employees. District Manager A. L. Jameson opened tl>e meeting by introducing the visiting executives. It closed when Vice-President R. H. Good mon called fyr a round of ap plause for Executive Vice-Presi dent R. H. Goodmon called for a round* of applause for Executive Vice-President W. E. Wood who will retire from active service with VEPCo during the latter part of the year. Urge Formation Historical Group Mr. D. C. -Corbitt- of the North Carolina Historical Commission, during a short visit here this week, pointed out the importance of forming a historical society in ■*» ■ 'r im M V i mm JUl. G.lked .'iii'i several local people and offered his services in every way possible to aid the organizational work. He explained that societies are now functioning in many counties throughout the State, that his tories of many counties had been written and published. The commission representative said that Martin has a great his tory, that a society should be formed and all available records collected, looking toward the publication of historical papers in the future. Accompained by Mrs. Corbitt, he was en route to Hertford where he was to address a meeting there in connection with forming a so ciety in Perquimans County. Will Paint Farm Life Lunch Room Gathering at the Farm Life school Saturday morning, patrons and other interested citizens will paint the lunch room as a com munity project. • The county board of education is to furnish the paint and the volunteer painters arc to work free, Mrs. Elbert Griffin, manager of the room, explaining that a free dinner would be served the volunteers. Former Loculi Itoy (,ets llis State FI*.4 License J. D. Woolard, Jr., former Wil liamston ybung mar!, was this week awarded a certified public a pro * dent of the CPA asssociution in Chapel Hill. Now associated with a public accounting firm m Kinston, Mr. Woolard is believed to be the first man from William: ton to get a CPA license. Banks To Observe !\rxt Monday .4 s A Holiday Local banks but no other plac es of business will observe next Monday as a holiday. The day marks the signing of the "Halifax Resolves", the signers being among the first to put Tn writing their opposition to England Political Slate Takes! Sliapr ln The County Candidates Filed For All But Five County Positions —**— i Filing Deadline Is 6:00 OVIoek I*. M., Satur day, April 7 The political line-up is taking' leaving only five positions “beg-! ging" for candidates. Compara tively few races have developed within the county, but they are of sufficient importance to bring out a sizable vote in the May 29 primary. (Board of Elections Chairman C. D. Carstarphen points out that Saturday. April 17, at 6:00 p. rfi., is the last day for getting names on the election ballot in the coun ty. While it is presumed he'll be a candidate to succeed himself, It H. (Dick) Smith hasn't filed for the position. Clarence W. Griffin is stepping down as county court solicitor, and while Hugh M. Mar tin has announced his candidacy he has not filed for the position as yet. No official word has been released by Ernest Edmondson, Howard Gaylord or Sherwood L. Roberson whose terms as mem bers of thi' Martin County Board of Education expire in 1955. Mr. Edmondson of Hassell is serving in his eighth year as a member of the brtird, and Mr. Gaylord of Jamesville is in his fourth year. Mr. Roberson of Robersonville was appointed last July to fill the unexpired term made vacant by the untimely death of Mr. Cecil Powell. The appointment was made to run until the next pri mary election. The office of solicitor is filled 1 by appointment bv the county commissioners and the membefc of the board of education are named by the legislature. How evei. it has ben customary for many years fyr the candidates to go into the primary, with the general understanding that the endorsement cainedthere wil I be recognized 'byn^^comiToSWnW? and the legislature. As it stands now, there are only two county-wide contests, one for sheriff and one for coun ty representative in the North Carolina General Assembly. There are two local or township con tests already lined up for consta ble in Williamston and Hamilton Townships, but no competition has developed for any other coun ty or townships office. In the order in which they filed the following evandidates arc in the race for the various offices, the figures showing the filing fees which are based on one percent of the salary or a falte fee of $5: For sheriff, M. W. (Buck) Hol loman, $46.00, and Raymond Rawls, $46.00; For county representatives in the North Carolina Genera! As sembly, R Frank Everett, $13.50, and A. Corey, $13.50; For Clerk of hte Martin Coun ty Superior Court, L. B. Wynne, $42.00; For coroner, W. W. Higgs, $5; For county commissioners, H. L. Roebuck, Cross Roads-Robpr sonville district; J. C. Gurkin, Griffins-Bear Grass district; J H Edwards, Williamston - Poplar Point district; C. C. Martin, Jamesville-Williams district, and P S. Johnson, Hamilton-Goose Nest district. For judge of recorder’s court, H O. Peele, $2160; For county surveyor, O. B. Rob (Continued on Page Eight) THIS IS IT! 'This Is It," Little League officials said yesterday in call ing attention to the brief but decisive meeting of the Little League forces at the court house tonight at V00. It is be ing emphasized that plans will be approved tonight to set the organization in motion or the project will be dropped. Not only is the meeting for officials and leaders but for fans, players and all concern ed in any manner whatsoever. "Men, women and children are invited and urged to come | out,” the officials said. MEETING Recently appointed by the State Democratic Executive Committee, members of the j Martin Board of Elections , will meet in the courthouse j here at 11:00 o’clock on Satur day of this week to perfect an organisation of their own and name the precinct elec tion officials for the next two ^ years. Members of the county board are C. 1>. Carstarphen, W'iiliamston, J. R. Winslow and Wade Vick both of Rob ersonville, Mr. Winslow hav ing been appointed to succeed Mr. Hassell Worsley. The board will name a reg istrar, two judges of election, including one Republican, and an alternate (Democrat) for each of the thirteen precincts. Youngsters Set For Slock Show Martin County 4-H club mom- i bcrs and Future Farmers of Am- j erica were all set shortly before ] noon for the eleventh annual fat stock show. At that time thirty three beef calves had been check ed in, a report stating that a 34th animal could not be roped and there was some doubt if the fif teen or twenty after him could effect a catch in time for the judg ing at 1:30 this afternoon Tlie young owners, aided in a few instances by their parents, were busy this morning grooming their animals with expert and tender strokes, making ready for the judging today and the sale Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The show, one of the best of the eleven held m this county, is at tracting, considerable attention. Urgent appeals are being issued, urging the various firms and oth ers m the count,\ to support the sale Friday afternoon. Robersonville Has toniesi Monopoly Robersonville has u near mon oply when it comes to contests. Mrs. Lois R. Young, native of Roller.sonville but w+to now re sides in Salisbury, was second place winner in the "Mrs. North Carolina of 1954" contest last Friday night at the Raleigh Wo man’s Club. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rogerson of Robersonville, and wife of Dr. D. C. Young, Jr., of Salisbury. Mrs. Belle Boone Higgins, 70, also a nativi of Robersonville but who has resided in Hopewell, Va , for the past twenty-seven years, was named this week "Mo ther of the Year", in Virginia. Mrs. Higgins is the mother of six children and is active in many church and civic groups in Hope well. She was cited particularly for her work in helping establish a junior assembly for teen-agers. She will compete with state "mothers” from the other 47 states in competition for the national ti tle in New York City during the week preceding Mother's Day, May 9. Jnmenville llonnl Takes Vo Action On Sired Meeting Tuesday evening the Jumesville Board of Town Com-1 inissioners took no action, provid ing for the closing of a street be tween the school properties there during school hours. The closing was supported by a petition car rying more than 100 names, ac cording to information reaching here. and is said to have been widely discussed. Suffer* Broken Ankle In Ste/i/unp From Boor Mom s Todd, young employee at Abbitt's Mill, suffered a broken ankle when he stepped out a door at the mill late yesterday aft ernoon He was removed to Mar tin General Hospital for treat ment. The Todds have an eight-month old daughter who has been quite ill for some tune and who is sche duled to return to Duke next week for further treatment. Call Twenty-Five Cases Monday In The County Court -<$> Court % ill Be Idle Next Two Vi eek;* ^ liile Hip Court Is In Session Judge H. O. Peeit and Sober.or Clarence W. Griffin handled twenty-five cases in the Martin County Recorder’s Court durini* a comparatively short session Mon day. Fines were imposed in the amount of $410. and road sen tences ranged in length up to two years. The court will be idle during the next two weeks while the superior tribunal is in special ses sion for the trial of civil cases. Proceedings: The two cases in which Herman Johnson was charged with issu ing worthless checks, were nol pressed. Pleading guilty of operating a motor vehicle while his driver's li cense was revoked, Bert ice G. Bagiev drew a $200 fine and was taxed with the court costs. Charged with speeding, James Wayland Elks of Grimesland pleader| not guilty. Adjudged guilty he was taxed with the costs. Charged with drunken driving, Browhie Whitehurst called for a jury trial and his case was auto matically transferred to the superior court docket. Pleading guilty of larceny, Wil liam Brown was sentenced to the roads for sixty days, the court sus pending ifie sentence upon the payment of a $25 fine and costs and on the further condition that he violate no law during the next two years. The case in which John Thomas Wnrsley was charged with larceny was nol pressed. N. S Nichols, pleading guilty of larceny, was sentenced to the roads for three months, the sen [ tenet* to begin at the direction of the court at any time during the next two years He was directed i to pay the cos's. ! Pleading guilty of operating a ! motor vehicle without a driver's license Lucille Hyman was fined $25, and taxed with the costs. Charged with assaulting a fe male. J. P. Holliday pleaded not uilt.w Adjudged guiltx, he was i $100 doctor s bill and the court costs. He appealed *and bond was required in the sum of $500. Violet Lucille Hudson pleaded guilty of operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license and careless and reckless driving. She was sentenced to jail for ten days, suspended upon the pay ment of a $25 fine and costs, and on the further condition that she operate no motor vehicle for a year. Pleading innocent, Lamon Litey I was adjudged guilty of bastardy 1 and he was sentenced to the roads 1 for twelve months. The road | term was suspended upon the ! payment of the costs, $10 a month I for the support of his child, and a $50 doctor’s bill. He is to re appear at the end of two years for further judgment. Charged with the possession of stolen property, Charlie Mack Johnson, Jr., pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the roads for six | ty days. The road sentence was (Continued from Page Six) itltlwl Feature For The Fat Slttelt Slum Here James Cratt, Martin County farmer, will add a feature to the eleventh annual fat stock show here tomorrow afternoon at 1:15 o’clock when he will do lope and whip tricks. He is a real rope and whip ar tist, it is said. I IN REVERSE v Motorists have crashed head on, skidded into and sideswiped, but a report coin ing from the highway patrol this week maintained that a motorist actually backed in to an accident on Highway 125 in this county near Oak City. A fellow by the name of Lyn passed a friend parked on the road. Desiring con versation, Lyn backed his ' 1941 Ford and lost control of the machine, crashing Into his friend’s 1919 Ford, caus ing about $200 to his friemFs car and about $25 to his own.
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