THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY im OUH 3.300 MARKIN' ^OT'NTV • I AMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BE _ OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEER =-- -- . -. —. -__X VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 58 Hi Hi amnion. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 27, 795/ ESTABIISHED 1899 Aerial Pictures Taken Of Homes . In This County Public* Being Asked to Telp Identify Fifty-Two Aerial Photos During the course of the coming twelve months, this paper plans to run about fifty aerial photos of homes in Martin County. The pic< tures were taken at random by a "dare-devil” aerial photograph 9 er of the Zekan-Robbins Company of Harlan, Iowa, and he picked his own "shots”. The problem now is to get the pictures identi fied, and the owners of the prop erties are being asked to drop a card to this paper identifying the pictures as they appear from time to time. The countryside in Martin County has been mapped on the surface and from the air. First hand observations have been made by travelers in their fast moving vehicles. Now, this paper is making it possible to get a good look at the farm picture from the air. No assignments were made The pilot and photographer flew into the county one day and snapped the pictures at random. In tak ing the "mystery farm" pictures, the company representatives flew almost 300 miles back and forth across the county, swooping down every now and then to get a close-up of. a farm property. Just when the pictures were made could not be learned, but it is be lieved they were taken about three weeks ago. Possible some of the owners of the properties photographed saw or heard the company representatives flying low about that time. The photo graphers, it should be noted, are not to be confused with the air plane dusters who have been tak ing the tops of tr.<;es off during recent days. ® Original photographs of the properties can be made available to the property owners, and the compuny has agreed to make pic tures also of post card size. The first in the series of farm ir.« today. Help ^ in !O'er, t > *• TiT^Vi ‘To TnficTT'iTi “I"" follow is solicited by this paper. Informers are asked to jot down the name of the owners and loca tion of the properties and mail the card to this paper without delay. The Zekan-Robbins company, of Harlan, Iowa, is composed of _ men who learned their trade in ® the U. S. Navy and Army during World War II. Zekun and Robbins psed cameras similar to the ones they now use, when they were flying from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Farming today is big business. Big investments in land, livestock, j buildings and machinery are shown in the series of aerial pho tos, and the picture series ifc a tri bute to agriculture in Martin County. County Boy Now At Canadian Base » » Prince George, B. C.—A/2c Wil liam D. Taylor, son of Audrey Taylor, Route 3, Williamston, was j assigned recently to overseas du- | 1y with the 918th AC&W Squad- j ron at Prince George, British Co lumbia, Canada. Taylor, a 1951 graduate of Oak I City High School, is a radar op- i erator. The 918lh AS&W Squadron is one of several radar stations : across northern Canada providing J early warning against possible air | attack across the polar region. Wm. Cullipher Now In Korea 7th Div., Korea —Pfc. William | T. Cullipher, son of Mr. and Mrs. George P Cullipher, Oak City, N C., recently joined the 7th In- ( fantry Division in Korea The “Bayonet” division is un dergoing intensive training to ♦ maintain the peak combat effi ciency it displayed from Pusan to the Yalu river. Cullipher, a former employee of the 1J. S. Department of Agricul ture, entered the Army last Aug ust and completed basic training gt iert Jackson, t>. C. Martin County From The Air r ! This is the first in a series of aerial photos made of Martin County homes under a special con tract entered into by this paper and a company in Iowa. A photographer who had never set foot in the county made the pictures, and they were taken at random. The property owners or those acquainted with the properties pictured are asked to help identify the pictures by mailing in the names and locations. The pictures were planned with the idea of giving the readers of this paper a bird’s eye view of agriculture from the hii-. Georgia Tobacco Markets Weaker —♦— Average prices for Georgia Florida flue-cured tobacco last week showed a slightly lower trend on grades sold in largest volume. Also, quality did not hold as good as the first two days of the season. Sales were heavy al though several markets through out the belt cleared floors daily reports the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Gross sales for the week ending •Juiy 23 totaled 42,718,386 pounds end averaged $51.83 per hundred; The average was 96c below that paid the first two days of the sea son. Though the same date sea son gross sales amounted to 57, 054,467 pounds for an average of $52.12. Sales last year for th' first seven days grossed 67.1^2.907 ||fc3 i id Lowei quality lugs, primings and nondescript were off general ly $1.00 to $5.00 from last week. Better lugs and cutters were stea dy. A better demand was shown for leaf grades as these increased $1.00 to $5.00. Price variations in most instances were only $1.00 and $2.00. More than 60 percent of the grades brought $1.00 to; $7.00 more per hundred than aver ages set the second week last sea- \ son. A larger percentage of low quality tobacco was marketed during the week. The ratio of good lugs was smaller. Lugs and i primings again predominated the offerings. Approximately 4 percent of weekly gross sales was turned over by growers to,the Stabiliza tion Corporation for Government loan. Season receipts through Thursday, July 22 were 2,137,085 pounds or 4.4 percent of gross; sales. Formulate Plans For Annual Fair At a regular meeting of the jlub last Thursday evening, ten Lions were named by Chairman Fletcher Thomas to serve as a committee to promote the annual Martin County fair here this fall. I T% ten-member committee is to meet a similar group from the , Kiwanis Club at a “Dutch" bieak- j fast._j.ii .Thursday _ of i week I when plans for the event will be advanced. Determined to make the fair :he “biggest” ever, the promoters will soon contact those business inns that sponsored booths fast ^ear. ROUND-UP J Few arrests were made and 1 only three persons landed in i the county jail during the i past week-end. One each was charged with < forgery, drunken driving and public drunkenness. i The ages of the group rang- I ed from 22 to 35 yean and t one of the throe was white. 1 ! f 100 PERCENT ! v-> Wheat quotas for 1955 | were riven a 100 percent sup 1 port by growers in this coun ! ty last Friday. Both wheat I growers, holding allotments, voted for the program, it was announced. This county, is al I lotted 119 acres, but only 76 acres are planted by the two growers. A few other farmers plant wheat in the county, hut their acreages are not large enough to classify them as commer cial grov srs. Lone Accident On County Road Motorists, traveling the high tty • tiara'? last *m only two accidents. No one was injur ed and the property damage was limited. Henry Lee Arnold, operating Mrs. Francis B. Lawton’s 1951 Ford, was driving toward Wil liamston on the Poplar Point road last Saturday night at 11:15 o' clock when William Henry Har rell of RFD 1, Hamilton, started to pass. The cars sideswiped each other and the Harrell car, a 1953 Chevrolet belonging to James Oliver Wynne, went out of con trol and turned over twice. Damage to the Ford was esti mated at $50 and that to the oth er car at $400. Two other Martin County peo ple were involved in an accident on Highway 903 over in Pitt County late Sunday night. Neith er of two parties, Henry Taylor and Lowell Everett, was injured. Property damage amounted to an estimated $700. Garage Robbed Here Thursday —•— Stevenson’s garage on James villt Road here was entered and robbed sometime during late rhursday night or early Friday morning. Removing the window stops, the robber removed a side win dow to gain an entrance. Cnee in ode the robber tore into the V—! $1.0 tJ small change. Nothing else was missed from the garage, Sheriff M. W. Holloman said following a preliminary Investigation. Fined For Follouing Fire Truck Here Friday — _•— George P. Webb was fined $5 ind taxed with the costs in Jus ice W. M. Tetterton's court here or following a fire truck to the Cherry Street fire last Friday light. Members of the volunteer fire lepartment point out that they .re finding it more difficult to each fires, that the traffic delays hem and makes it impossible for liein to get within one or more Jocks of a tire in their vehicles.. Home Damaged By Fire Friday —»— Fire of undetermined origin damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nuah I). (Btid) Gurganus on Cherry Street here last Friday evening shortly after 9:00 o' clock. The second floor ceiling1 was charred and just about all | the contents there, including two or three beds and much clothing] were burned. Members of the family were] attending services just across the j street in the Holiness church i when the fire was discovered.' | Starting at one end of the house, j j the 'fire burned through a window land apparently had a good start * before it was discovered. Ncigh j bors rushed there and removed | all the furniture from the first | floor. Using a large hose line, ; li.renmn had the fire under ™ir | time. Water damaged the first | floor. An unofficial estimate placed! j the loss on contents at $1,000 and damage to the house will ap proximate $1,500. The home was owned by Wil- | lie Lassiter, and the loss was cov ered by insurance, Fire Chief G. P. Hall said ■-*• if Mi 1 bverens mud Supports Fund The Everetts Hume Demonstra tion Club, supporting the appeal | for the Cancer Fund in this coun ity, raised and reported a total of $60.72, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Harri Ison, home agent, announced this week. Contributions were made as follows: Hardy’s Grocery, 5.00; D. C. Peel, 1.00; Mobley’s Station, .50; Tom Barnhill, 5.00; George Blai^d, .50; Bullock's Service Station, 1.00; Mobley’s Grocery Store, 3.00; Mrs. Ida Clark, .50; Mrs. Eula Biggs, .50; Mrs. Sallie Mobley, .50; Mrs. G. G. Bailey, .50; Mrs. L. A. Clark, .50; Mrs. Russell Wynne, I. 00; Mrs. J. S. Peek-, 100, Mrs. Elmo James, 1.00; Mrs. A. D. Wynne, 1.00; Mr. and Mrs Thur man Wynne, 1.00; Mr. and Mrs.' J. S. Wynne, .50; Mr and Mrs. J. W. Bailey, 5.00; Mrs. Rosa; Peaks, 50. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peele, 10 00;) Mr. and Mrs. Ayers, 1.00; Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Wynne, i.00; Other contributions,’ "02; " *Mrs." " Van Peerce, .10; Mrs. J. S. Ayers, Sr., 1.00; Merritt Tarkington, 1.00; Alton Keel, .50, Mrs. Loraine Jackson, 1.00; Mrs. Mack James, .20; C. G. Leggett, 1.00; J.; M. Stalls, 1.00; Taylor Brothers, 5.00; Paul Bailey, 1.00; James Stalls, .50; Ida James, .50; H. H. Williams, .50; W. S. Leggett, .50. To Show Holy Land Picturea In Jametville Returning from a three-year stay in Europe and the Near East, Mrs. Thomas Stuckle will show a series of interesting pictures of the Holy Land in the Jamesville Christian Church Thursday eve ning at 8:00 o'clock. The public invited. a n a ii fa o !J c Wheat Growers Approve Control By Thin Margin - Coin |>a ralivrly Small Vole ( a.'l In Referendum Last Friday Washington. — The nation’s wheat growers have voted once again to accept controls on their next year's crop—but the margin was the thinnest ever. The outcome means that the government will continue pay ing high support prices for wheat —somewhere between 75 and 90 per cent of parity. The rate is not yet decided. But it also means that, in Sec retary of Agriculture Benson’s own terms, controls on what the farmer can plant in 1955 will be the toughest ever. Growers supporting controls cast 73.3 per cent of the vote in Friday's referendum, the Agri culture Department calculated. Since a favorable vote of 66.7 per cent was needed to continue controls, the margin was thin in deed—much slimmer than was expected from advance indica tions. i.igni turnout Some 267,000 farmers voted— a light turnout. Nearly a million were eligible by virtue of plant ing more than 15 acres of wheat. The I maI outcome was in doubt for hours, until North Dakota came in with a whopping majori ty of "yes" votes—46,206 to 2,073. Had controls been rejected, the support price of wheat woud have dropped to 50 per cent of parity— the standard said by law to give farmers a fair return for their produce compared with their pro duction costs. But farmers would have been able to grow as much wheat as they wished. The "yes" vote means high Supports but stricter-than-usuul controls on what farmers can plant. The referendum was held un der a law which provides for rig id acreage controls whenever the supply of wheat on hand is above "normal.” It was the smallest “yes" per centage ever rolled up in a wheat urogram referendum andcono and Ml per cent lit 1941. The unofficial totals—complete, official figures won't be available for three or four weeks- show that 195,801 farmers voted for the control program and 71,303 against. One year ago the vote was 390,221 "yes" and 57,221 "no”. Agriculture Department offi cials had several explanations foi l the light total vote and the in crease in the "no” vote compared with last year. Marvin L. McLain, chief of the department’s grain branch, said i drop in vote was expected since ast year's total was unusually ligh. He said there probably also vas a lack of interest because "ongress and the administration lave not yet settled on the sup port level. In addition, Mr. McLain said,] iorae farmers may have thought hey were voting only on wheth :r to accept controls—not on vhether to continue high sup lorts. It’s not known now at exactly vhat level wheat supports will >e pegged next year. The pres •nt law would set this at 90 per cut of parity. But Congress is onsidering President Eiscnhow r's recommendation ol a flexi ile system ranging from 75 to 90 icr cent. The House has passed scale sliding from 82 1-2 to 90 icr cent. The Senate hasn't acted nit its Agricullture Committee ecommcnds continuation at a igid 90 per cent. Under the program voti d Fri ' r..''~ir'.. (CoflilJiufca on Page ba) Mosquito Control Program Effective Tlie new mosquito control pro rain recently advanced here is! roving highly effective, accord lg to preliminary reports. The town recently purchased a 1 Ubting or fogging machine, and i dust is being used to kill the { losquitoes. While the dust has i somewhat disagreeable odor, it i not poisonous to humans or irds and will not damage shrubs s r flowers. The machine cost ap- i roximately $‘J00 and is being i ^crated fairly _Uy. ; Funeral Monday For Dr. Wm. C. Mercer Prominent Doctor ! Died In Hospital At 2 A. N. Sunday Fuuvrul For Local Dentist Held Iu Church Mon . day Afternoon —♦ I Dr. William Cassie Mercer, pro minent local dentist, died in a hospital here at 2:00 o'clock Sun day morning following a two-day illness. Apparently recovering from a heart attack suffered four years ago last May, he has been active in his practice and was in his office when he suffered an attack last Friday afternoon about 3:00 o'clock. Removed to the hos pital, he suffered a second attack that evening, his condition be coming following another attack at Midnight Saturday. Members of the family were at his bedside, having reached here several hours earlier from Tennessee and Whiteville. The son of the late William Henry and Mary Parker Mercer, he was born in Fountain 57 years ago on October 23, 1890, and spent his early life there. Completing the schools in his home communi ty and graduated from Piedmont College in Western North Caro lina, he entered Atlanta-Southern Dental College and was graduated there in 1918. After serving as a first lieutenant overseas in World War I, he located in Durham. Fol lowing his marriage to Miss Grace Beasley of Ahoskie, he moved to Ahoskie in 1920 and practiced there until 1934 when he located and continued his professional work in Williamston. lit was a member of XI Psi Phi fraternity while at Atlanta South cm, and was a member of the Baptist Church for many years, serving as a deacon several terms. Dr. Mercer was active in var ious civic and community affairs in his adopted communities, tak ing a keen interest hi their gen of S Wd 1 •Krwwf«r@fc»-b; •wr.H-' always had a smile and a cheery1 greeting for everyone. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Lewis Smith of Whiteville; one son, W. C. Mercer, Jr., stu dent in a Tennessee dental col lege; two brothers, D. R. Mercer of Fountain, and H. M. Mercer of Walstonburg; and one grand ehild. Funeral services were conduct ed in tin' Baptist Cliureh Monday afternoon at 4:00 o’cloek by the Ruv. E. Gordon Conklin, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Oscar Creech of Ahoskie. Interment was in the family plot in Woodlawn Ceme- \ tery here. Active pallbearers were, Ferboe j Beasley, Marvin Mercer, Jr., Bill ( Glover, Bruce Beasley, Bill Spi- i vey, Dick Elliott, John Henry Ed- |i wards and Frank Margolis. j Appoint Walser To Faculty Here Dale Walser, Lexington young man, was recently appointed to succeed Miss Maud Thomas as a member of the local school fa ulty. His appointment just about rounds out the teaching person al in the local school for the :oming term, Principal B. U. Ste •cart said yesterday. Mr. Walser is a graduate of Ap slachian State Teachers College, tnd taught in the Jonesville High school last term. He will handle , < .* -S i 1 S.4 .-'fi.? -'*-- thc Miss Thomas resigned to enter ho matrimonial field 1 Band Rehearsals To Begin Tonight Rehearsals for the Williamston iigh School Green Wave Band re to he resumed tonight be ginning at 8:00 o’clock in the band oom with Director Jack Butler n charge. This will be a very important ession for the bund and all the neinbers and prospective mem iers for the 1954-55 scholastic but are urged to be present. I DIES SUDDENLY i Funeral services were con ducted in the Baptist Church here yesterday afternoon at 4:0« o'clock for Dr. William j C. Mercer, leading citizen and prominent member of the dental profession, who died suddenly in a local hospital Sunday morning. Attend Funeral For Dr. Mercer —•— Among those from out of town who attended the funeral for Dr. W. S. Mercer in the Baptist Church here yesterday afternoon were: Mrs. Dclphia Parker, Lelah G., Parker, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Park er, Macclesfield; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Woolard, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Beasley, Kinston: Mrs. Ted Sfcn», Adcic Lambi.it, Wind sor; Mrs. J. C. Smith, Mr. and Mis. Eugent Sears, Whitcville; Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Carson, Rob crsonville; Mr. Wood Beasley, Colerain; Mrs. S. M. Crisp, Green- i v’ille; Sgt. Ted Mercer, Columbia, South Carolina; Mr. and Mis ; Stoi vy Cul< bins, t uiiiKiin, Va, ►■Mi: Wad - - A mil:- "m~.l. y, Mr. A. B. Beasley, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mercer, Mr and Mrs. i Larry Eagles, Mr. and Mis. J. A. Mercer, Mr. F. J. Turnage, Mr. ind Mrs. Earl Luerattean, Mrs. i Myrtle Lane, Mrs. M. J. Yelver- j on, Mr. and Mrs. Rod Harris, Mr. and Mrs. John Fountain, Mr. md Mrs. J. M Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gay, Mr. and Mrs. \. C. Gay, Mrs. R. A. Fountain, fountain; Mrs. Florence FI Fleas ey, Ftev. Oscar Creech, Mr. and Mrs J. P. Newell, Mrs. .C. U lughes. Mrs J. S. Deans, Mrs. i I. A. Mitchell, Ahoskie; Mr. and Mrs. FI. M. Mercer, Jr., Mr. and i Mrs. Harry Shackleford, Mrs. A l. Tugwell, Mr. and Mis. A. W Shackleford, Walstonburg. Recreation Hours Listed For Week The following schedule for the j est of the week has been released >y Director of Recreation Roger j thrift: Tuesday—10-12, General aetivi-I y at the gym; 3-5, baseball or 11 oftball; 5:6:30, tennis for older roup. ! i Wednesday—10 11 Tennis in- | ] (ruction, young group, 11-12 gen- , ral activity at gym; 2:00 o’clock, ,ittle League practice in Green- ; ille. 1 Thursday—10-12, Ping Pong | 'ournament at gym; 3-5, baseball; < -6:30, General activity at gym. < Friday—9-10:30, Tennis foi the , oung group i i Woman Traps Big j; Fish In Her Lap _*_ 11 While expert fishermen run all t ver eastern North Carolina try- i ig to catch fish. Mrs L R. Do- l aldson goes out to Farmer Van- * ortwick’s pond near here and s icks 'em up in her lap 1 Fishing with Mrs. Lizzie Ben- t ett a few days ago in tire Van- fc ortwiek pond, Mrs. Donaidsoii a as sitting in a boat at the shore f ne when a two-pound chub t irung out of the water and land- t 1 in her lop. Quick maneuver- r ,g landed the price in the boat, p 4-H Club Members Represent County At State Meeting —»— Om* Made Member of Hon or (ilub, Ollier Rates High In Special Contest -«, Bv Miss Peggy Jordan, Assis tant Home Agent The 4-H Club is the uldest rural organization in the nation and North Carolina has the largest en rollment of any state in the na tion. This past week, July 19-23, boys and girls from all over the state met in Raleigh. N. C., at State College for 4-H Club Week —a week of fellowship, fun, and education. Martin County may be proud of the part she played in 4-H Club week. Although there were only three 4-H girls representing the county, each was striving to full fill the 4-H club motto, “To make the best better”. Joan Carol Coltrain, eighteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Coltrain, of Farm Life was one of the 27 4-H’ers in the state to be tapped into the Honor Club This is the highest honor which a 4-H Club member can attain. Joan Carol has been very outstanding in 4-H Club work and intends to continue in the 4-H Club at Woman's College in Greensboro where she has enroll ed for the fall term. Catherine Rogerson, 15 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Rogerson of Bear Grass won fifth place in the State Dress Revue out of 9ti contestants. This is the first year that she could enter the Senior Division. Having woo first place in the County Revu< she was then eligible for th-i State Revue. Betsy Roebuck, fourteen yeaf old granddaughter of Mrs. Arthur Lilley, went to her first 4-H Club week. She along with the other two girls will tell you, "It was a terrific cpi*rience!” During the week there were many demonstrations given by district winners in competition for the state winners. To name a few of these demonstrations, there were vegetable demonstrations on production, marketing, and vegetable •«:■>£'.""DKW. areas \vhv. lv- -——- -Q- ' ,yi y* .. tests were held to determine the state winners were: Livestock, Conservation, Dairy Foods, Farm Home Electric, Soil and Water Conservation, Dairy management, Beekeeping, forestry, public speaking and Tractor operating. There was a talent contest fea turing the talent of the state win ners? On this program the boys and girls saw other 4-H’ers doing everything from a ventriloquist act to acrobatics. There is quite a bit of talent in the 4-H Clubs of uir state. Frank L. Teuton, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Wash ington, D. C., gave a very infor native talk on "New Things For More People.” He showed how esearch had put to use the manly (Continued from Page Six) Narine Injured In Car Accident _ M Sgt. Robert E. Hollings vorth, stationed at Edenton, was jainfully but believed not badly njured in an automobile accident i short distance beyond the nver iridge on Highway 17 about 3:30 I’clock yesterday morning. On his way back to his base liter taking his wife and child to lucky Mount to board a south iound train, Hollingsworth told iffieers he swerved his car, a 1950 Cadillac, to the left to miss a aeer n ,the l oad. He lost control and dunged off the fill to the right. ** 'he front of the ear plowed into he swamp and the machine flip p'd over, causing about $1,000 ainagc, officers said. Hollingsworth crawled out of he wrecked ear and walked to he basket factory. He was re loved by police ear to a local ospital where he was given first id treatment and transferred a hurt time later by marine ambu iiice to the base hospital in Eden 3ii. He suffered a nose injury, ruises and several broken ribs, i-cording to the investigating of eers. It was stated that the car aveled down the left side of ie highway nearly three hund _>d feet betore swerving and longing down tire fill.

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