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THE ENTERPRISE IS REAS' BY - « OVER 3,300 maTTTTT cotSTV. FAMILIES TWICE EAC H WEEK .MRfc,-* THE ENTERPRISE IS REAIJ BY OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 43 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tliestlay, June 1, 1954 ESTABLISHED 189*v Dr, Sam Graham Begins Duties As * Health Officer —*— Department Been Without A Full-Time Head Since May Of Last Year Dr. Sam Graham, Jr., entered upon his duties today as head of the Martin County Health De partment, filling a position made vacant by the death of Dr. John W. Williams in May of last year. % Dr. James S. Rhodes, Sr., served as part-time health officer until he was incapacitated and since jthat time various doctors had served in emergencies. Dr. Graham, devoted to public health work, comes to the field in this county well qualified. He served in public health wuik in Chester County South Carolina, one and one-half years, and later was with the United States Public Health Service for almost three at various stations in South Ca rolina. He just recently complet ed a year of study in public health work at the University of North Carolina, leading to full speciali zation in the field of public health. Although he has spent most of his life in South Carolina, the doctor is a native of North Caro lina. He was born in Durham De cember 8, 1922, and moved with his family to Kingstree, S. C., when he was three years old. Alter finishing school there, he attended the University of South Carolina and received his degree there in 1943 He was graduated in 1947 from the Medical College in Charleston and interned a year at Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washington, D. C. After one year of private practice in Hemming* way, South Carolina, he entered public health work. He was married in 1948 to Miss Donna Seif of Orangeburg, South _Caroli hey have three chiidienTsamSy, 4; Malcolm, 3, and Jeannie, 22 months. They • moved into their new home, 207 Lee Street, next to Mrs. V. G. Taylor's last Thursday, and are already much at home. — Dr. Graham, making read' t.. taking over bis work today, said '-.c • f»•«.•/!.vbly impress**! with the set-up here, including the • *taff equipment and general fa cilities. He declared that his experience had created favoritism for small towns, especially one the size of Williamston. The doctor added that the town and county and the friendliness of the people had (Continued on Page Five) Firemen Called Out Twice Here —j,— Idle for several weeks, Wil fiamston volunteer firemen went Dark into action last Thursday and Friday when they were call ed to the Geo. Moore farm just off Rhodes Street and to the G. and H Builders Supply Company on the Jamesville road. A trash fire in the lot on the Moore farm spread to a pile of timber and threatened to get out of control about 3:10 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Damage was slight. Thought to have started from an engine exhaust, fire was dis covered in loose shavings on the planing mill roof of the supply company „t 10:30 o'clock Friday morning. Mill employees had knocked the fire back with ex tinguishers, and firemen finished up the task without resulting damage to the property. Hundreds Attend Primary mtULtim- Party Saturday The Enterprise election party last Saturday night was one of the largest ever held here. No es timate on the attendance could be had, but some sain there were more than 1,500 in attendance* that possibly another 1,500 came and went from time to time. The score boards were view ed from about the time the polls closed all through the remainder of the night, just about all day Sunday and until late Sunday night. No such crowd was anticipated, and it is quite evident that other arrangements will have to be made to take care of the returns in future elections. It was said that traffic wps reduced to a single lane when the crowd over flowed the street. “Shug” Moore took a stand early in the evening and held there until late. When the last of the returns were posted at 2:30 o’clock Sunday morning there were quite a few interested peo ple around. About the time the late sitters moved out the early morning fishermen, including Walter Gurganus, Rupert Cowen and a number of others took ov er. Then there were a few young boys and girls who stopped by on their way home from somewhere, nobody knew. The crowd was orderly with few exceptions, but is was dis sipated in a hurry when a down pour struck just before midnight. Most it reassembled after the shower. The Enterprise is indebeted to Messrs. Bill Sessoms and Julian Harrell in helping post the re turns, to Fletcher Thomas for the use of a blackboard and to others for special favors and considera tion. Special requests for election re turns blocked the telephone lines briefly, but the requests were not nearly as numerous as they had been in the past. Funeral Held For Jno. Allred Ward Sunday Afternoon Well-Known Farmer Died In Doctor's Office Here. Last Thursday Funeral services were conduct ed at the home of a son, Gilbert Ward, in Griffins Township Sun day afternoon at 3:00 o’clock for John Alfred Ward, well-known Martin County farmer who died suddenly in a local doctor’s office last Thursday morning at 11:00 o’clock. The Rev. P. E. Cayton, pastor of the Macedonia Christian Church, assisted by the Rev.-'** B. Harrington, county Baptist | minister, conducted the rites. In ! ferment was in the family piot in Oakdale Cemetery, Washington. Troubled with a cold for about week or ten days and suffering with arthritis, Mr. Ward went to his doctor Thursday morning for an examination and treatment. He was sitting in arhair in the doc tor's office wneaTve 'suffered a heart attack and died seconds lat I er. The son of the late James Hen ry and Ellen Griffin Ward, he was born in Bear Grass Township 57 years ago on October 22, 1896. He engaged in the lumber mill • business with his father for a 1 number of years, and had made j his home in the Smithwicks Creek i community 6f Griffins Township , for 21 years, continuing to farm (Continued on Page Five) Victim Of Borns Dies In Taxicab —*—. Annie L. Jordan, 6-year-old i colored child, died last Saturday shortly before noon while en route to a local hospital. She re ceived serious bums when she fell against a cook stove at the home of her parents, Elliott and Eula Jordan, on South Pearl Street here last April 5. After undergoing treatment and her condition had improved, she left the hospital April 12, and was thought to be getting along all right until last week. The funeral service is being conducted this afternoon and in terment will be in the Community Cemetery near Hamilton. Second Constable Race Not Likely While Martin County Demo crats were settling their party politics for another two years, Williamston voters failed to list a clear, ringing mandate in the race for township constable. Lead ing the ticket with 835 votes, Joe H. Roebuck fell short of a clear majority, but it isn't likely that his chief contender, Chas. R. Moore with 719 votes, will call for a second primary. Barney Conway was third man in the race with284 votes, leaving Roebuck 133 votes short of a clear majority. While it isn’t likely that he will call for a second primary, Moore ^WW®Jutcd as saying he WOtml wait and see what Alton Lennon does, meaning that if Lennon is in a position to call tor a second pri mary, Moore might go into a sec ond contest. Fifty-five of those visiting the polls in the two precincts here d.d not vote foi anyone of the three candidates. aiement has been released "by "Chus. R. Moore, but it was learned late yesterday that before taking any action looking toward a second primary in the race for Williamston Township constable, he would have “to con fer with his backers”. In the constable race down in Jamesville Harry Jones won over Hallet Davis 311 to 210. James S. Ayers won over H. M. Peel 259 to 86 in the Hamilton constable race. Veteran Ends His Life Here Bennie Little, 37-year-old Ne gro veteran of World War JI, end ed his life at the home of his par ents on Faulk Street here last Friday afternaon at 5:30 o’clock. Using a razor blade he left a deep gash of more than four inch es in length in his neck He died en route to a hospital in a Blair ambulance. In poor health, mentally for some time, he ljad been to doc tors in Greenville and Tarboro that day for treatment. He told his mother that he was going to the bath-room and shave. A few minutes later she heard him fall to the floor. Coroner W. W. Biggs ruled no inquest was necessary. He was the son of Utah and Roxie Little. County Vote On State Officers Last Saturday Following is the unofficial votes cast in Martin County last Saturday for State officers, includ ing United States Senator, for both the long and short term, and for State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner: U. S. SENATE U. S. SENATE Regular Term Short Term Treas. Ins Com =f= 6 353 76 0 12* 33 1 2*6 1*8 ft 3*7 32 7 491 138 5 737 233 10 4 151! 48 1 12 389 217 ft 63 «•! ft 128 29 ft 92 5! 6 139 74] r/> mZ. f* 2 139 191 35 68 59 118 » M S * » i C6 [T Hi iso Jamesvilie -- 302, 93 Williams _l_j.- 156 31 Griffins - -1--- - F-ar Grass - Williamston No. 1 _ Willianiston No. 2 _ Cross Roads -- Robersonville 237 108 351 36 549 141 840 228 170! 53 426 238 Gold Point Poplar Point Hasseil Hamilton Goose Nest 68 68 129' 31! 100 7| I 154 791 196' 48! Totals _ 3768 1164 22 2 ft 2 1! 2 7 1 1 ft 2 ft •! 18 7! 3 ft 6 . __ ... 1! 1! 491 185! 56! • 9 93 3361 1099 46 ft ft 1 ' 57 168 4 199 366 1 291 551 1 67 85 3! 197 358 33! 63 ft 37 89 0 38 31 0 45 132 ft! 53 138 12 1250 2328 56 39 104 63 167! 77 348 201 580 269 92 58 356 159 ! 771 22 95 25 53 18 122 58 128 67 2358 1186 Presentation Of Awards Features Finals Programs --— Betty Sue Clark and Wilber Stewart I.util Highest Seholastie Ratings The presentation of special awards featured the commence ment programs in the local high school last week, and created much interest among the hund reds present Thursday evening for the last in the series of finals events. A close race developed for top scholastic honors, only two-ten ths of one percent separating the top two. Betty Sue Clark, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Clark led with a 95.5 average and she was awarded the W. C. Manning valedictory cup. .Wilber Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. G, Ste wart, making an average of 95.11, was the salutatorian. Dallas Col train, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Coltrain, followed closely with a 94.4 average for his years in high school. The Don G. Matthews special award, offered this year for the first time, created much interest here and the other four white high schools in the county. Based on character, dependability, cour tesy, self-reliance, leadership and scholarship, the awards went to Wilber Stewart and David Davis, Jr , the first receiving a $50 de fense bond, and a $25 defense bond going to Davis. The valedic tory cup and Matthews awards were presented by Superintend ent of County Schools J. C. Man ning. The Sarah Manning home eco nomics cup was presen/ted by Mrs. Lorna Adkins, head of the department, to Miss Angeleno Dickerson. The Woman’s Club award, of fered to the organization contri theyeai, went to the Green Wave Spotlight and was^ presented by Mrs. Meyer Levin, president, to Wilber Stewart, editor. Bobby Mobley received the I Condition athletic liupliy, the. 'donor, a member of the local | school board making the presen (Continued on Page Five) Record Primary Vole In County — Martin County Democrats last Satuiday cast their largest pri mary vote in history, exceeding the previous high of 5,013 votes cast in the 1950 primary by 250 votes. Following is the number of vote* cast in the thirteen precincts in this county last Saturday, and also the primary votes cast in 1950 and 1952: Jamesville Williams Griffins Bear Grass Williamston 1 Williamston 2 Cross Roads 1 Roberson vi lie | Gold Point [ Poplar Point j Hamilton Goose Nest I Totals Even though 1954 527 193 367 400 737 1120 260 702 136 165 247 302 5263 a new 1950 440 222 359 343 713 880 292 778 180 153 225 320 5013 recor 1952 391 151 363 276 535 698 180 571 107 108 164 226 3848 d for primary was established, the vote did not quite come up in size to expectations. Registration For Town Bond Voting There are approximately 1,200 Williamstonians registered for the special bond election sche duled for Saturday of this week. Mrs. Eva Grimes, registrar, said I following the close of the regis ! tration books last week. During the new registration period, 181 names were a Jded to I the books, it was learned. The registration for the town 1 is nut to be confused with the ! township registration. The registration of 1,200 for jihe town includes all electors liv mg in both precincts within the town. While two precinct* are maintained for county and state election, only one voting place is maintained for town voting. The bond election is to be held on Friday of this week to decide if the people want to finance a $225,000 street improvement pro gram here. Democrats In County Settle Politics For iMexCTwo Years Scotl Gets Big Vote In Martin County Saturday —*— Former Governor Holds A Lead of Nearly 12.000 Voles Over the Field -® The racial issue notwithstand ing and despite a concerted ef fort and hard work on the part of the opposition, Kerr Scott got a big vote last Saturday in Mar tin County in the race for the United States Senate. On the bas is of unofficial returns, Scott led his nearest opponent, Alton Len non, 3,768 to 1,164, the other can didates making a miserable show ing with only a combined total of 148 votes. Scott’s margin over Lennon was 2,604 votes. The preliminary reports on the election gave Scott twelve of the precincts in this county, and he went ahead to tie the count in the thirteenth. On the State level, Scott is holding a close but apparently safe lead over the field, but his nearest opponent, Alton Lelon, has not yet conceded the election. The latest available reports, all based on unofficial returns, shows Scott with 308,660 votes in 1,971) of the 2,027 precincts. Lennon’s count was 281,256 votes in the same territory. The other five candidates—-Alvin Wingfield, Jr., A. E. Turner, Olla Ray Boyd, W. M Bostick and H. L. Sprinkle has accumulated a combined to tal of 15,583 votes. The votes of the five lessser candidates cut Scott’s lead over Lennon from 27,404 to 11,52T voTesT“”3lu3&^P ed politicians up Raleigh way are of the definite opinion that Len non and the live lesser candidates cannot hope to amass enough votes combined to overcom-. the 11,821 vote lead Scott now holds .over the field The U, S. Senate race waxed i hat the lattei part of last week, ,11 id \j 1 S' - la, ended, $9,000-a-year State men were said to be in and around Williamston peddling racial hand bills. Other State representatives were lending a helping hand. It is believed that the questionable tactics changed the vote count to some extent, but, as a whole, the dirty practice bommeranged in many sections. As of today, Scott carried sixty (Continued on Page Five) Winners In State Race For Senate —<*,— L. II. Ross of Washington and Edward L. Owens of Plymouth won out in the race for the State Senate in this the second district I in the primary election last : Saturday. Ross, with 8,131 votes, led the ticket, followed by Owens with 5,887 votes. Martin Kellogg, tr, of Manteo was third with 4,150 votes. The vote follow: Rosa Beaufort 3857 Dare 278 Martin 2138 Hyde 353 Pamlico 833 Washington 518 Tyrrell 354 Tot.ds 8131 s, by counties: Kellogg Owens 721 1245 053 263 1004 1885 249 333 289 439 454 975 480 552 4159 5687 ROUND-UP Despite the mad rush sur rounding politics last week end and the going and coming during Memorial Day holi day, there was little activity on the crime front in this sec tion. Only four persons were arrested and detained in the county jail during the period. All of them were charged with public drunkenness. All four were colored men. their ages ranging from 30 to 43 years. E. S. Peel Gels Great Win In The Solicitor's Race (lurries Four Of The Five Counties Ami Receives Good Vote In Nash Elbert S. Peel scored a great • victory m the primary election last Saturday to hold on to the solicitorship in the Second North Carolina Judicial district, unoffi | cial returns giving the Martin j County man a lead of 4,051 votes over his opponent, Hubert May of Nashville. Following the example set in Martin, three of the other five counties in the district piled up sizable victory margins for Peel who went on to receive a good vote in his opponent’s home coun ty of Nash. Peel, truly proud of the vote rr inafawa«i | received Otl.5 percent ol the votes i cast in his home county, a record I that has not been equalled in the ! political history of this county in | recent years. While Peel was car rying tit) > pel c ut of tilt Vote ill his home county, his opponent re i trived 71.8 percent in his home county of Nash. VfelVfasbmi’tnrt Countv, Pee) led by more than six to one,’and vvCT'it on to maintain a lead of better than two to one in Wilson. Over in Edgecombe, Peel wijs given an advantage of nearly 700 votes. Not quite as large a vote was east in the contest for the short term, but Peel’s lead there was up in the thousands. Before he was appointed special judge, George Fountain of Tar boro was to have served until next January. The short term is that period between the Novemb er 2 election and January 1, 1955. , The regular term runs for four years, beginning next January 1. The unofficial vote in the so , licitorial race follows: Peel May j Washington 1897 206 Martin 4778 172 Edgecombe 3007 2362 Wilson 4231 11164 Nash 11177 6635 Totals 15290 11239 Continue* Quite III In Uo*pilul Here —— A patient in Brown’s Communi ty Hospital since Monday of last week, Mr. John A. Manning con tinues quite ill, according to re ports coming from his bedside shortly before noon today. Members of the family have been called, and all are expect ed here by this afternoon. Eight Winners In Six Contests In County Saturday Everett, Rawls, Peel** And Corey Aiiiong 'R imiers In (anility Knee?* Martin County voters, going to the polls in record number last Saturday selected eight winners in six strictly contests and chang ed the personnel in half the con tests. Some of the decisions came as a surprise, but the decisions were readily accepted without complaint. Their contest complet ed, Sheriff M W Holloman and his opponent, Raymond Rawls, enjoyed supper together at the Switch Saturday evening. As far as the candidates were concerned, the county primary contests were conducted on above-board pattern, but a few unsavory things were peddled on the side, according to information coming from certain quarters. On the whole, however, all the can didates conducted vigorous but i clean campaigns. It has been a ; long, long time since candidates I for county officers worked hard er and pleaded more for votes, and the ballot box decision is re cognized and accepted. The margins of victory ranged from 1150 in the Board of Edu cation race to 1,959 in the race for surveyor. In the race for county repre sentative in the North Carolina State Legislature, R. Frank Eve rett, Hamilton man, won over A Corey of Jamesville by a. vote of mum> .buldfec a lead of 708 votes. Raymond Rawls, pulhng 2.931 votes against 2.2tt* for nis tip - i ponent, M. W Holloman, led by 715 votes. Herbert l> IVcic; incumbent, polled ,i,i32 votes to lead his op ponent. Henry S. Everett of Rob i ersonville, by 1,407 v n Marvin Corey, Jamesville man ..turned hack..id. B . Ui4.«.-W.V d' Roberson ville with a 1,959-vote majority, in the race for county surveyor, Corey receiving 2,733 votes against 997 for Roberson. C. C. Martin of Jamesville held his place on the Martin County Board of Commissioners for the Jamesville-Williams district by a margin of 751 votes. His op (Continued from Page Six) Peanut Plant To i End Its Season —«.— After handling a large volume since last September, the Wil liambton Peanut Company is elos ing its plant here Thursday, it was announced today by Plant Manager Rupert Cowcn. Milling operations for the re gular trade were suspended brief ly a short time ago to save pea nuts for seed Many thousands of pounds were sold direct to farm ers who found it necessary to re plant their crops. It was stated that seed were short and that farmers from miles away came here looking for seed. The company is buying peanuts left on the farmers' hands, but it J was explained that the; deliveries must be made immediately since the plant is to close Thursday for the season. Minister Makes Timely Talk To Graduates Here (.losing Exerciseg Attended By Overflow Audience Thursday INight -— Sixty-six young men and young women were graduated befoie 1 a packed audience in the local high school auditorium last Thursday evening at H:00 o’clock when the Rev. James L. Lowry, former pastor of the Williamston Presbyterian Church delivered a timely message. Marking the close of another school term and an important time in the life of the young people, the event at tracted one of the largest groups ever seen in the auditorium. Ex tra seats were provided for many and others stood in the back and even on outside the auditorium. Declaring it was a privilege to return to Williamston and share the great hour with the gradu ates, Mr. Lowry explained ihat he would speak from the background id a minister. “Even though these are days that try men's souls, I envy you," he told the graduates, declaring that great opportuni ties lie ahead. The speaker pleaded with the graduated to learn to master themselves, asking “What have you gained if you bring the world to your feet and can’t master your i ownself?” It was explained that Socrates, 'the great Greek philosopher, had ; said “know thyself”, that ona can’t really live until he haj found himself. The minister de veloped the theme by asking tin graduates if they were what they think they are, or what theii friends think they are, or are they what they really are. "Is the fin speeder really himself? Is th« uncouth boy really himself?" the minister asked. .The speaker ,*hen asked what ’Tnev “wmTur» "Will you yield to temptation and sell your country to a Russian spy for money? How' will you re act if you have an opportunity to make money in business after an illegal fashion'.’ he asked, ex plaining that the first step in a ..ucces.dul, happy life is to knuw thyself, to act wisely, be faithful, the 17-year-old who, after being thrown out of his own, was tempt ed, and the lad said, “How can (Continued on Page blight) Lightning Hits Store Saturday —•— Hut political campaigns in this 1 immediate area were climaxed by la lightning bolt just a few doors away from where they were can vassing the vote returns in The ! Enterprise office. No fire result ed but a chimney top was wreck ed and foreign matter was scat tered all over Rose’s store. The bolt, after ripping away a dozen or more bricks, blew out the flue cover and scattered soot over a large area, Manager Fore hand stating that he raked up the foreign stuff by the bushels. No near-by property was dam aged it was said. The bolt hit be tween 11:110 o’clock and midnight. Mr*. I'urker'a /’»<»no /*u/n7a In Rrcilnl —» Mrs W. K Parker will present her pupils in a piano ensemble recital this evening (Tuesday) at 8:00 o’clock in the local high school auditorium The public is i invited. Ilow They Voted In Primary In Comity Saturday Tht figures below represent the unofficial vote cast for district and county officers in the Democratic primary in Martin County last Saturday. The official vote is being canvassed today, and while a few errors, no doubt, ve il! show up. the vote is expected to remain virtually the same as the one listed below: District Solicitor Reg. Short State Sen. list of Rep. Sheriff Judge Surv'y’r Co. C om. Ud of Ed. Jamesville Wilbdii'ri - Griffins Bear Grabs Williamston No 1 Williamston No. 2 Cross Roads Roberson vi lie Gold Point I Poplar Point | Hassell | Hamilton , Goose Nest Totals — — t a. I m 112 .349 371 682 1018 222 616 120 142 106 2211 260 1778 3 l 24 308 12 121 1 303 6 337 21 608 25 949 6 192 49 572 5 110 3 139 0 98 7 203 10 234 172 1276 I e .3*1 137 327 t b W 164 50 26 U l/> s c 3 ? 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