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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3.300 MAR;{JjyCOUKTY * FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LYII—NUMBER 52 W'illiamston, Martin bounty, North Carolina, Thursday, July I. 1954 \ ==-.:r-~g- , , ■ ■■ -,-a THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH 'WEEK == =~=====T-==T ESTABLISHED 1899 I A Great Mess In Washington And • Time For Change ——<?> "* — Republican* So Hopelessly Torn And Divided Tliev Cannot Govern Springfield, 111.—The Demo crats should adopt the 1952 Re publican campaign slogan—“That there is a mess in Washington,” and “it’s time for a change,” says Adlai E. Stevenson The Republican national admin istration, Stevenson said last ® night, is "so hopelessly torn and divided within itself that it can not govern.” “Never have so many been pro > mised so much and waited so long for so little,” the 1952 De mocratic presidential nominee said. Stevenson told 600 persons at a $20 a plate party dinner that the Republicans pledged every thing from balancing the budget to the "greatest leadership .since Washington.” The State of the nation's af fairs has become, he added, "far too perilous for us as Democrats to derive partisan satisfaction from it.” "Failure of the present admin istration,” he said, "can only mean failure for us all; if it fails, we and our friends, and those 'coming after us, too, will pay a fearful price.” The former Governor of Illi nois. in a portion of his prepared speech that was not read, said he thought "there is a new mood arising among our people.” and that it might be called “creeping realism.” It includes, he said, a "new understanding of our perils and responsibilities, a new resistance to the words and slogans with which the administration cloaks inaction and confusion.” The issues of 1954, Stevenson said, are becoming steadily clear er, and that Democrats must show "we can provide united and effec II ' tive national leadership, that we are determined to restore strength and vdydom to our national gov ernment and dignity ancy grace to our national life." Tc Take Pari In District Contest Martin County 4 H boys and girls have shown much progress during the past years. During the past year, 4-Hers have been car rying such projects as clothing, 9 food selection and- preparation, health, tractor maintenance, poul try, baby beef, crops, crafts, and many others In order to complete a pro u-et, accurate records must verify the progress 4-Hers have made. In each project, standards must be met before the project is com pleted, As a result of their out standing project activities, the following boys and girls will par ticipate in the Northeastern Dis trict elemination contest tomor row in Raleigh: Murl Griffin, ol the Jamesville Sr. 4-H Club, will participate in the electric demon stration For her demonstration, Murl will show how kerosene lamps can be converted into beau tiful rpodern electric lamps, by using a “little initative and ingen • uity. Jimmy Heukms of the Farm Life 4-H Club will enter the trac tor driving Contest and Buzzy Worsley of the Oak City Sr. 4-H Club will participate in Ihe talent |) show and contest. The group will be accompanied to Raleigh by the parents and 1 L. Hodges, assistant farm agent. Miss Peggy Jordan, assistant home agent, and Mrs. Thad Har rison, agent. Making Heady # For'Dedication -- i Plans fare being advanced rap idly for the dedicatior new Christian Church he corner of Smithwick an i Liber of the e on the July 11, pastor, levelled ty Streets on Sunday, the Rev Jolm L. Gof] said today I'he grounds ha^e beer and seeded Workmen are sche duled to complete the installation of the pews and ■chancel furniture this week. Much of the equipment is yet to be unpacked and placed, but the tfisk along with the hang ing of the Venetian blinds is tc be handled within the next few days, the pastor explained Contracts For Schoo The irregularities in tax listings came in for brief dis cussion at a special meeting of the town commissioners here yesterday, but no action was taken, the group taking a “wait-and-see” attitude. It was proposed to meet jointly with the county of ficials in an effort to advance a positive policy in dealing with apparent laxness trace able to some in listing their property holdings. While the joint meeting was discussed, there is some doubt if the town officials will meet with the coupty board next Tues I day. Record Traffic Anticipated On Roads Jnly 3-5 Forty IMillion Can Likely To Roll; Safety Division Pleatls For Safety Predicting the greatest traffic jam of all times tms week-end when an estimated forty million automobiles are expected to roll for the lonfe July 4 holiday per iod, highway safety groups are pleading for careful driving. Un less extreme safety measures are observed; an estimated 430 persons will never make it back home alive, the National Safety Council pointed out this week. During the July 4 holiday per iod last year there were 433 ac cidents reported on the highways in North Carolina. Efeven per sons lost their lives and 101 oth ers were injured, many of thefh j maimed for life. U. S. Highway 17, right through out county, was | the scene of more than the aver ; uge number of accidents in the ; nont: south flow of traffic. A ,i+ev portion of the yee'dent was reported between ti:f^,0 and , ;ti0--»c4v'i4c.*»- ri*«^vsr,ing. Near I lv yne out of every four accidents was traceable to excessive speed. Looking to the current week end traffic movement, the Na tional Safety Council points out j that almost every driver involv ! ed in a fatal crash over Saturday, ! Sunday and Monday will have broken at least one of the follow ing rules: , 1—Keep speed about 20 miles under norma! pace. High speed allows less time to react in a ) tight spot and reduces chance of ; survival from an accident. 2-—Start your trip with plenty of time so you won’t have to hur ry. 3 Don't pass without a sure margin of safety, and don't | change lanes unless you are sure no one is coming up behind you. 4— Give yourself time to stop or i maneuver by leaving plenty of space between you and the ear ahead. 5— Stay alert. Don't let distrae | tions take your mind of fthe road , even for an instant. H—Don't compete in traffic. Let 1 the other driver have the right of-way nad you take the right way. g The council’s estimate of 430 deaths covers traffic death occur ring between 0 p. m., Friday to midnight Monday. It covers only traffip fatalities and sexclude deathe from overexertion, drown ing, fireworks mishaps, food poi | sorting and similar causes. Youth Painfully Burned By Grease —*— Steve Harrison, 13-year-old son uf Mr. and Mrs. John Dennis Har rison, was badly burned while preparing special dishes at his home on North Haughton Street Iasi evening. The youngster had just finished cooking a special fish dish, and was taking up some hush puppies when hot greast popped out and struck him on his right arm. He wap burned almost from elbow to the hand, and on a small portion of the left arm. He was treated in Martin Gen eral Hospital and was reported improving this morning. Approved 1 Projects General Contract At Hobersonville To Cost $175,950 ♦ Shop And Classroom at The High School Here To Cost $29,053 -• Subject to final approval by the State Board of Education, con tracts were let by the Martin "ounntv Board of Education in a special meeting Tuesday after noon for the construction of a new high school in Robersonville and an addition to the high school here. The over-all construction costs, exclusive of architect’s fees, were plated at $205,002.89, including $175,949.89 for the Rob ersonville project and $29,053 for the addition to the high school here. Thirtyl-five individual bids were submitted on the projects, including ten submitted by gen eral contractors, some of whom came from as far away as Ashe ville. It was apparent that building contractors arc getting thirsty, a study of the bids showing the con tract figures approximately $35, 000 below the original estimates. The constructian of the Rober sonville project is costing approxi mately $6.50 per square foot on the 27,006 square feet. The figure is the lowest recorded in this area in recent years, the previous low during that period being about $7.10 per square foot. The Robersonville project which includes seven class rooms, a lib rary, science and home economics rooms, vocational agriculture de partment and a gymturium, is tc be completed in 270 days, and cer tainly in time for the 1955 com mencement. No time limit was mentioned for the completion ol the shop and extra classroom at the high school here. The bids, with one or two ex u-plior.’ '-s-"7**fairly vV .r. Or the Jjgjj£^inville project W. G Dunn of Greenville vow with a bid of $144,291 on the genera! contract. M .L. Skinner's bid ol $167,573 was high on that parti cular phase of the project. The electrical contract went to Whit ley Electric Company of Wilson for $6,518.89. The high bid of $10, 880 on the electrical work was submitted by the Finch Electric Company uf New Bern for $8,60(y The high plumbing contract bid of $10,648 was submitted by W. M Plumbfng and, Heating Company of Greenville was low on the heating contract with a bid of $16,940. The high bid of $21,650 on the heating was submitted by W. M. Wiggins of Wilson. (Continued on Page Eight) To Fix Opening Dates Tomorrow Meeting in Raleigh tomorrow, the Board of Governors of the Bright Belt Warehouse association will determine the dates for open ing the tobacco markets this sea son. Prior to that meeting represen tatives of the farmers and buying companies will discuss possible opening dates and make recom mendations. It is expected that the opening will Pall during the week of August 15. Weather Review In This Section For PasiHonth Water Turned Offend 'flu* Heat Turned On During j Month Of June The heat was turned on and the j water was turned off last month | to give this section one of the hot test and second driest Junes on record, according to official Te ports coming from Hugh Spruill at the river here. The mercury, while clipping to a low of 47 on June 6, played around in the higher brackets during most of the month, reaching a high of 101 degrees on Sunday, June 27. Last August the mercury was clocked at an even 100 degrees. Except for June, 1944, the past month was the driest on record. Mr. Spruill, reviewing the records, | listed the low precipitation for I June and July for as far back as : 1933, pointing out tha1 dry Junes 'ordinarily were followed by heavy rainfall in July. According to his records the rainfall went to ex I tremes in the following years dui - jing June and July: 1933: June, 1.94 inches and July, same year 0SO8 inches? 1935: June, 1.57 inches and July, 11.34 inches; 1937: June, 1.62 inches and July, 7.02 inches; 1940: June 1.52 inches and July, 4.56 inches; 1944: June, .76 of an inch and July, 4.34 inches; 1952: June, 1.83 inches and July, 7.35; 1954: June, 1.28 inches. Accord ing to the past records, this month is going to be a wet one. The weather prognosticators are pre dicting showers today. The rainfall last month was 3.79 inches below the 5.07-inch normal. The weather data, including the river gauge readings, as released1 by Mr. Spruill for the month of June follows, with the date jin the first column, tlnj river range reading:* in the second column, the maximum temperature read ing in the thirdj minimum tem perature reading in the fourth and the rainfall in the fifth col umn for each day of the month: Batts f ' 3 5. 6. ' 7. 8. i 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. River 6.3 5.3 5.0 a.u* 5.2 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.2 .4 0 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.6 ‘Indicates trace Totals II 86 89 90 m. 82 78 ‘ 87 89 85 85 ’.88 93 94 90 90 93 79 71 82 87 89 92 93 90 93 98 101 84 88 94 of rain I. 56 69 64 72* 57 47 54 68 64 64 02 64 69 6? 69 69 68 65 58 51 55 68 63 63 58 68 09 57 54 59 Rain 0 0 u" 0 0 I) 0 0 .11 0 14 0 I) 0 .05 .83 0 0 0 .15 0 0 1.28 Open It ids On Adilition To .ifirieultnre Ituildiiif’ Meeting in delayed session next Tuesday, the Martin County Board of Commissioners will open bids for the construction of an addition to the agriculture build ing. Routine business will also be handled that day by the officials. Bids On Local Street Paving Project Far Below Estimates! Rea Construction Company Submits Bid Oi 6139,072 ——<S> Board To DVckl Whether To Extend Program Or Cut Bond Sale Down -• Meeting in special session yes terday afternoon Williamston s town commissioners let a con tract for an extensive street' pav ing program for $139,072,50, a figure which is about $85,000 be low the original estimates. The over-all bid was listed among the lowest on record in this section of the State in recent years, ac cording to comments coming from contractors. Six contractors were represent ed at the letting, the low bid be ing submitted bv the Rea Con struction Company of Charlotte. The bids ranged up to $102,332.50, Engineer Tom Rivers said. Those participating in the bidding were J. S. Hill Construction Company of Washington, F. D. Cline of Raleigh, V. B. Towles of Wil mington, Clark Construction Company of Greenville, Brown Paving Company of Lexington, and the Charlotte firm. A repre sentative of the successful bid ders said his company is ready t 1 go to work on the project. Ten days are allowed for the execu tion of the contract signing, and work is scheduled to start within ten days after that date, meaning 'that the project is to get under j way on or about the 20th of Juily. The Rea Company submitted bids on individual parts of the | over-all project as follows: Curb and gutter, $1.4ti per lin | cal foot or $58,400; excavation, 25 cents a cubic yar dor $0,250; excavation requiring select ma terials, $1.00 per cubic yard; over I hall was figuied at $00; two-inch j asphalt paving of the F2 type, ! 25 cents a cubic yard or $0,250; J rock base, $3,55 a ton of $5,325; ' W.W: munholr- . st.-yi .•■■cfr ! $000, the cost to run $20 an addi tion foot in excess‘of six fact; catch basins, $150 or $1,500, plus $25 a foot in excess of six feet; 12-inch concrete pipe, $2.25 per foot, or $225; 15-inch pipe, $2.00 per foot, or $260; 18-inch pipe, $3.50 per foot or $350; 24-inch 'pipe, $5 per foot oi $500, trench ling in excess of six feet, $2 per | foot; 4-inch sidewalk, $3.50 per square yard or $1,400; manhole adjustments, $20 each or $500 to tal; catch basin adjustments, $15 each or $150; and vale box udjust ments, $3 each or $75, making a total of $140,872.50. The contrac tor explained that the sum oi $1,800 would be deducted if it was awarded the entire contract. The project, according to the terms of thi■ contract, is to be (Continued on Page F.ight) J I KXTKKMINATORS V ^'here's a lot of talk about exterminating flies, rats anil mosquitoes, anil much has been accomplished, no doubt. There’s little' talk about it, but Arthur (( lab) Roberson and Clyde Silverthorne have been thinning out (he stray docs in the county. So far, 737 stray dogs ha»e been killed, including 318 in Williamston Township, it was reported. Tax Vatues Considerably Increased By Late Listings Between $100,000 and $150,000, is expected to find its way into the tax values in this county as a result of an investigation of t^ie j tax books conducted by the tax I supervisor during recent days. The investigation is not yet com plete, but up until late yesterday | approximately $75,000 had been i added to the values by late list ings. Nearly seven hundred letters have been mailed to property owners, pointing out ifieonsis- ! tencies or errors in the listing of. motor vehicles, the tax supervisor explaining that quite a few had listed their vehicles tn one name and had their State license tags issued in another. Those cases are being reconciled willingly by the vehicle owners. Quite a few vehicles were, not listed at all, a few of thy owners explaining they were under twen ty-one years of age and that they were of the opinion they did not have to pay taxes. In other cases, the owners admitted they were a bit careless in listing their prop erties, overlooking to list some items altogether and dropping back the models unintentionally inq other eases. Approximately 350 of the 700 letters have been processed, and others are being handled daily. It is possible that criminal action will resorted to in some few cases where theyo are apparent discre pancies in the listings and the property owners are slow in eor resting probable errors. Forty Cases Monday In Recorders Court \ Judge Peele To | Hold Next Term j Monday, July 12 Special SeMMiun Of Superior Court To He Convened Next Tuesday -.■»..— Working most of the lunch hour, Judge II. O. Peele and So licitor Clarence Griffin handled 1 forty cases in the Martin County I Recorder's Court last Monday. Seventeen of the forty cases charged the defendants with speeding* the fines for those of fenses adding up to $ 135. Fines in ! the othei twenty-three cases uuinunhu to 45wr\i-a.s to $3£;t. Next Monday, July 5, is a gen eral holiday and no session of the court is scheduled. The Mar tin County Superior Court is slated to open a special term next fTuesday when No. 3 Drainage District cases are to be called. Judge Malcolm Paul of Washing ton is to preside over the term. Proceedings in the court lust Monday other than those relating to speeders, follow: Heinrich Guenther Weyse, Pro vost Marshal at Cherry Point, pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned on a drunken driving charge. Adjudged guilty, he was lined $100, plus costs. He loses his operator’s license lor a year. The ease had been pending trial since last February, The ease in which Alfred Mann was charged with aiding and abet ting larceny was nol pressed. Charged with larceny, Jimmie Higgs pleaded not guilty. The court, finding him guilty of a < Continued on Page Eight) I.iltlc Accident Victim Reported Im/mweil Here Madly broken up when struck by ; n automobile two months ago ! on Noi lli Haughton Street, Little Miss Pasty Morton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Morton, had ' .1 large cast removed from her leg ! yesterday. She hopes to be up and t walking 'ii about two weeks. I HOLIDAY I v/ Since July Fourth falls on Sunday, business, including all types, offices and public officials will observe Mon day, July 5, as a holiday. The county commissioners wiU meet Tuesday. Williams toil's town commissioners are to meet next Thursday night. The Fnterpri.se is closing down tomorrow for a long week-end vacation with no ! edition scheduled for next I Tuesday. Minor Accidents „Jn This C-ounty ' Nu line was injured and prop erly damage was limited in two accidents on county highways during the past few few days, according to delayed reports fil ed in the highway patrol office here. A loose mule, belonging to Farmer Claud Griffin, was struck and killed by an automobile on Highway 125 near Edwards’ fill ing station at 12:15 o’clock last Saturday morning. Its leg broken and sidt*punctured, the $200 ani mal was later killed. The car, belonging to and driven by Hay wood Alexander of Scotland Neck, was damaged to the extent of about $200, il was report ed. The It^l Dodge driven by Mrs Cafrie Johnson and a 1951 Ford driven by Frank Leathers were in collision at the intersection of Highways 125 and 44 in Oak City last Sunday afternoon. No one j was injured. Damage to each ve ■ hide was estimated at $150. McKeels Plagued By Adverse Luck Adverse luck plagued the chil dren of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Me ! Keel at their home near Stokes | early this week Master Larry McK.ec), eight ! years old, was painfully but not I believed critically hurt when he .. I. . I . ,* ■ !!,.>*, ..v '., r\ V- li t ’ Monday morning. Suffering a concussion, the lad was uncon scious until the early hours of Tuesday morning. He is wearing a black and badly swollen right eye and he was cut and bruised on the right arm and body when he was thrown into a fence. Re moved to Martin General Hos pital here, the little victim was reported responding to treatment nicely this morning. An older brother, playing with another member of the family at the home Tuesday, accidental ly stuck his right arm through a glass door and suffered a twenty Stitch cut. He was treated in the Robersonvilie Clinic and was re ported last evening to be getting along all right. Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Progam Set —•— A town-wide, strongly support drive is scheduled to get under ed clean-up, paint-up and fix-up way here next week, in accord ance with plans mapped by all civic clubs, other agencies and in dividuals. Since Monday is a holiday, the drive is to begin on Tuesday, the tlth. To aid the paint-up projects, hocal dealers have agreed to sell paint at a discount during the campaign which is to continue through July. In addition to the window dress ing features, the movement ia cen tering its attention on improved ■■■ • ■ health and sanitation. The com mittee, working with the coopera tion of County Health Officer Sam Graham and Sanitarian W 15 Gaylord, is striving for a garbage can and lid for, every home, the elimination of all mosquito breed ing places, and the proper hand ling of garbage and trash. The committee is appealing to property owners to tidy up and maintain their yards and vacant lots and beautify their premises. Special pleas are being directed to owners of industrial sites,1 the committee members urging the caretakers to clear away the rub bish A special committee is to contact the owners and official appeals have been made to the owners of the vacated mill site on Hast Mam Street. If pi alij appeaI > tail, it is e* prefer! that the law will Ire invok erl in an < ffort to keep backlots clean. During the meantime, in dividends arc being asked to re frain from throwing paper and re fuse on the streets. Several projects that are cer tain to add to the attractiveness of the town are well advanced. Tire colored playground has been completed The Jay trees are sue —♦ ^•ceding in cleaning up the proper ty bark ol the Legion Hut for a ployground, and equipment is to be installed shortly. Plans are being made for the landscaping of the National Guard Armor.y, corner of the by pass and Jamesville Road. There is 'no end to the possi bilities of a clean-up drive, and the public is earnestly invited to participate in the plan. Anyone l having suggestions for advancing i the program is invited to write to, | "Clean-up Campaign, Box 1117, j Wiiliamston. Seventeen Booked For Speeding On County Highways Fines Add Up to $ 13«>.00 In The Recorder's Court Monday Morning Most of the home folks are fairly well convinced that one can t speed on the highways and get away with it, but the visitors apparently insist on taking chanc es. Seventeen more speeders had their cases aired in the Martin County Recorder's Court Monday when Judge H. O. Peele imposed fines adding up to $135. The fines ranged from $10 to $20. James Arthur Jenkins of Rocky Mount was fined $20, plus costs, when he pleaded guilty of speed ing se.vent miles an hour. Thaddious R. Sitterson of Wind sor pleaded guilty of speeding seventy miles an hour and was l ined $15 and taxed with the costs. Judgment was suspended upon i the payment of the costs in the case in which Cleveland Godard ' nf RFD 1, Jamesville, was charged I with driving 55 miles an hour in a truck. Pleading guilty of speeding 65 miles an hour, Julius Coffield of Robersonville was fined $10, plus costs. Plymouth F. Clark of RFD 1, Vanceboro, was fined $15, plus costs, when he pleaded guilty of speeding 70 miles an hour. Charged with speeding 65 miles an hour, James F. Davis of Rocky Mount pleaded not guilty, lie was adjudged guilty of pass ing another vehicle in a curve ! and the court taxed him with the | costs. > Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in th* j case in w hich John Mobley,. Jr, of Everetts was charged wit'i speeding 65 miles an hour. Samuel Chester Cranford, Sa vannah, Ga., man, failed to ap pear and answer in the case charging him with speeding, and the court ordered his bond for feited. Charged with speeding 63 miles an Iioui and pleading guilty each of die following defendants was fined $10 and taxed with the costs: Rudolf Shari:- of Atlantic I attic Creek, Virginia, and Jos eph G. Burden of Aulander. the payment of the costs in the ease in which John 11. Edmondson of Oak City was charged with speeding 60 miles an hour. George B. Barber of San Diego, California, was fined $15, plus costs for speeding 70 miles an (Confirmed on case eight) Judgment was suspended upon Summer Concert By Band July 11 The Summer unit of the Green Wave Band of Williamston High School which includes not only the current members of the band but also former members and a few members of neighboring town bands on occasions, will give its annual Summer Concert Sunday afternoon, July 11, at 6:15 p, m., ' Director Jack Butler announced this week. Usually attended by a .large number of band music lovers from all sections of the county, the con 1 cert is one of marches and pop tunes and usually is nut a long ' une although it has a lot of popu • lar appeal. Since it is always an outdoor affair with the public free to come and go as it pleases, sit I or stand or move around. uUb'.: .•••.'P'T'l.SUU, **• ,li( ... lot at the eastern end of the new band and cafeteria building bor dering along School Di ive. The band will be placed back against glie wall , Busy making arrangements for the concert, Director Butler has tried to work out the program so as to reduce conflicts as much as possible. The date selected was about the only one available as 1 many of the sthdents are leaving for vacations after the coming week uid to wait until they get back would put the concert too late in the season. Parking will be available about the outeilrim of the lot and seats will be set up if possible closer In toward where the band will be stationed.
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