the. sufsasmtam- »-*®asu&s— OVER 3,304 MARTIN COUNT! • FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 72 Williamston, Martin County, ISorth Carolina, Tuesday, September I t. 193 t ESTABLISHED 1899 i Bloodmobile far Below. Its-(taota Ninety-One Report To Tin Center; Get Seventy Four Pints of Blood During the several years it ha: been operating in this chapter, th< Red Cross Bloodmobile receiver its poorest response last Thurs day. The apparent indifferenci and feeble support are threaten • ing the operation of the bloodmo bile, it was learned unofficially Even while the bloodmobile wa here, calls were coming in frori people in the chapter for blood. Martin County liberally sup ported the blood program and in return, it has ben greatly be nefitted. Future operation of th bloodmobile depends on the re sponse to be recorded during th' next regular visit in December. Ninety-one persons reported h the center and offered their blooi last Thursday, but only seventy four pints of blood were donat ed. Names of those reporting to th center include: Julian Jackson, one of the stea dy contributors; Moses Stator Noah Boston, Rufus Earl Browr Cecil Brown, Willie Gray Lee Mrs. William S. Peel, Lela C Bond, J.C; Coltrain, another hea vy contributor; V. J. Spivey, Clabon Summer lin, still another main donor Mrs. W. M. Myers, Wilbur Jack son, who also is a member of th galloh-plus club; Wheeler Man ning, Mrs. Edith Weathersbei B. Roy Ward . W. M. Tetterton, another gal lon-plus club member; Dock Bui Vick, Exum Ward, Chester 8 Mimms, Braxton Williams, Mr: Braxton Williams. Mrs. Dora E Rogerson, Mrs, Mattie White, A D. Ange, James Manning, Wil liam Harrison, Simon Lilley, Wal ter Jones, ® Mollie Whitehurst, D. D. Bazi more, William Decato, Leslie 1 Fowden, Mrs. Melba Wynni Wendell Peele, Saunders Grit fin, Billy Griffin, Willie H. Whit field, D C. Frank, S. C. Griffir Mrs. Mary H. Griffin, Josep planning. Hugh Hines, N D. Grif fin, Henry E. Griffin, Clyde Man ning, Paul Griffin, Hezekiah Bel Mrs. Elbert Griffin, Coirone Bry ant, Lester Bryant. Mrs. Rub; Coltrain, James E. Peele, Arthu Simpson. Dewey Simpson, Mrs. Henr Ql Johnson, Willie James, Halil Peele, Samuel Manning, Tha Jones, Elbert Peel, Jr., Urne Bunting, Oscar Daniel, W. Jess Griffin, Mrs. Lee Reynolds, D. Le Reynolds, Grover Jones, Olli Gaynor, James Coffield, Williar A. Wiggins, W. T. Ross, J. V, - Curtis, Bruce E. Roebuck, Mr: Abner Brown, R. L. Bailey, Glenn Cannot Caroline Stalls, Rufus Gurganu. Hubert Cherry, Mrs. Elsie E Roberson, Robert Johnson, Jaim Vann, Lugene Bell, Charles I Biggs, William R. Reddick, Jr Floyd Gorham, Jasper Jone: Kelly Gay, J. H. Black, Miss Rutl Manning and Kenneth P. Linds ley. To Take Special Census Shorty « —«— Establishment of a field offic J for the 1954 Census of Agricul ture was announced today b Randolph Williams who has bee appointed supervisor for thi area. The Census field office wi be located at Room 304, Post Ol fiee Building. Wilson, N. C-. Mr. Wilfiams states that preli ^^ i i^Ko «! of Agriculture, to be taken till ^ fall, will begin immediately. Thi includes organization of the fiel office, interviewing applicants fo jobs, selecting and training of ol fice clerks, field crew leaders an enumerators. The territory assigned to thi office for the 1954 Census of Agri culture includes the followin counties: Warren, Halifax, Nortf ampton, Bertie, Edgepmbe, Wi son, Greene, Lenoir, Hertforc fc Gates, Perquimans Chowan, Pas quotank, Camden, Currituck, T> rell, Washington, Dare, Hydi Martin, Pitt, and Beaufort. Approvimately 16 crew leader and 249 enumerators will be em ployed to take the farm censu in this area. 1 Leaders Plan Farm Bureau .Uta^ Jn.County Wednesday! . ... ————r-r* , Meeting in the educational: j building of the Methodist church ;! here last Friday evening, farm leaders completed plans for hold ing the annual Farm Bureau membership drive day on Wed nesday, September 15. Driving ' rains kept some of the canvas | sers away, but forty reported for i the event and heard Will Rogers, state director of the organization, in a brief talk. In the absence of President Chas. L. Daniel who is improving but continued to his home by ill ness, Vice President Sam T. Eve j rett presided. Asked to sign right at 2,000 members for the 1954-55 Farm Btit'e'iflj*9year. tuo'T&H-as&rs'-uW* carry the appeal to every nook 1 and corner in the county tomor- i row. It is expected that a large' percentage of the membership! quota will have been signed by! late Wednesday night. On Friday evening of this week, the canvassers are to meet in the county courthouse and report on the' progress of the drive. Included in the group at the meeting last Friday evening were most of the leaders who have giv en the Farm Bureau a strong sup port down through the years. However, quite a few new leaders were in the group and they pledg ed their efforts in the current membership drive. Working On Long Range Farm Plan ♦ > Tin- Marlin County agricultural • j workers met in the courthouse ■ ; Monday afternoon in an effort to ■; make the final publication of the ! book "The Challenge". This is a “ program sponsored by all paid agricultural workers to promote ' a long range farm and home pro > giam here in the county. Much > time has been spent during the • past three years in drafting this • program, and now that it has ' I reached a state of near perfection, | it is agreed to publish it in pamp *| let form in order that it might be • carried to all farmers in the coun ’ ty. ? Each committee chairman gave his final report for approval of ’ the entire group. The reports were then rearranged as need to conform to the wishes of the other members, and will be turned over ■ to the editing committee for print. A brief business meeting was ■: held an'd officers were elected for the coming year D. W. Brady was elected chairman to succeed J. C. Eubanks; V. B. Ilairr was elect ed as vice chairman to succeed D. W. Brady, and Mrs. El.zabeth ' P. Harrison was elected secretary ’ to succeed herself. Those in attendance were: D. W, ' | Brady, J C. Eubanks, A B. ’ 1 Wynn, T. B. Brandon, H. F. Mr 1 j Knight, V. B. Hairr, J. H. Dixon ' j R. M. Edwards, Charlie Hawley, ’ | Catherine Ingram, Peggy Jordon, ’ t Dorris S. Leggett, Alma E. Smith, ' Lorna G Adkins, and Elizabeth P. Harrison. Mr. L. D. Naugher, and Miss Florence Cox from the program planning division, Raleigh, N. C. “ were here to ateer the movement i along. Also, Mr. L. M. Stott ol the Soil Conservation Service at ' tended the meeting as a visitor. International Truck Caravan / ’ Sponsored by the Martin Trac ’ tor and Truck Company, local ' dealers, the International Har s vester Better giving Caravan at tracted considerable attention ’ here last Friday despite hurricane ’ weather. Following the parade of fifteen truck units of all sizes and descriptions, hundreds visit ed the company’s new home on the truck route and inspected the vehicles and equipment. Sixty-eight participated in the competitive driving contest. Ver lin Griffin, driving the new Model R-100 32.4 miles on a gallon of gas, took first pi;ize. The door prize, a food mixer, was won by Mrs. Daniel Manning. Mr. Harvey Baggett, manager of the local dealer company, ex plained that the Martin Tractor and Truck Company plans to hold open house in its new home at a future date, that plans for the i f ROUND-UP r < Eight persons, including i two women, were arrested and placed in the county Jail s during the past week-end. The two women were book s' ed for public drunkenness. Non-support, drunken driv -1 ing, assault, disorderly con 1, i duct, larceny of au auto, and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license were charged in each of the other six cases. > A1I but one of those ar rested were colored, and the } I ages of the group ranged from 19 to 49 years. f LOCAL TRAFFIC I | vs Its bituminous surface com pleted last week, the truck route around town is being opened to local traffic today and tomorrow. Contractor J. S. Hill explained that the action is being taken to ac commodate local traffic only, that through traffic will not be turned on the route until possibly about the middle or latter part of October. Starting within the next ten days or wo weeks, the contractor will start work on the shoulders and traffic will have to move slowly. The bituminous surface, a bit rough to be sure, is to get a sand asphalt top within the next eighteen months or two years. No Storm Damage Reported In Area Although there wore about 1.15 ' inches of rain anti fairly strong gusts of wind during the period, : Hurricane Edna caused little or | no damage in this area last Fri j day night. No great damage was | reported anywhere in this State, but the storm exacted a heavy toll in the New England States and part of Canada befort it blew itself out in the North Atlantic. There were no power or com munications interruptions, but lo cal people were convinced that a storm was passing not too many miles away. j The wind during the last Friday ] storm was not as forceful as that ' kicked up by the one on the : tlOth. The rainfall was only two I one-hundredths of an inch great* ! er last Friday than the amount recorded during and after Carol’s visit. Start Work On Building For Colonial Store* Howard Mitchell, Richmond contracting firm, started work yesterday on the construction of a new building for Colonial Stores, corner of Main and Elm strets here. The project is slated for completion in about ninety i days. John R. Bullock Funeral Conducted For: Cross Koads Farmer Sunday Afternoon John Robert Bullock, progies! si»'e farmer of Cross Roads Town ship, died in a Williamston hos-1 pital last Friday shortly after | 12:00 o’clock noon. He had been j in declining health for several years, and was forced to retire from his farming operations. His | condition had been critical for about three months and he was a patient in the hospital for al most two weeks. The son of the late Robert and Fannie Price Ange, he was born in Cross Roads Township 64 years ago on September 2, 1890. and j farmed all his life there. He was married to Eliza Ange thirty-six years ago. Surviving are Mrs. Bullock; two sons, Leslie Wilson Bullock of the home and Bobby Bullock, stationed in the United States Air Roree in Vermont; one daughter, Mrs. George Sprouse of Beeville, Texas; seven grandchildren; one brother, Staton Bullock, of Blve retts; and one sister. Mis. Ches ter Beach, of Cross Roads Town ship. -— Fees Collected In County In August Business was dull in and around the public offices in this county last month, according to reports filed by the several officers. Reporting about two-thirds of normal business, Register of Deeds J Sam Getsinger listed the fees collected in' his office at $403.15. The official pointed out that few credit papers were pre sented for recording. However, there was a big rush at the office for birth certificates, most of them going to the little tots entering school this term for the first time. Fees collected by the clerk of court added up to $3,184.25, most of the collections being traceable to fines, forfeitures and costs m the county court. The sheriff’s office reported fees collected in the amount of $200.60. S<‘t>s dame* flayed hi All Kinds Of Weather Explaining he had seen football games played in all kinds of wea ther, including 95-degree heat, freezing rain, snow arid bitter cold, a follower of the sport said he saw the first game played dm ing a hurricane here last Friday night. The storm caused no property damage, but it held the attend ance to a low figure and chased ' away quite a few of those who | reported for the game. Hut N. C. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Iverson Skin ! ner, J. D. Page arid quite a few j others held to then places in the j open spaces, taking the storm in I stride. Funeral Held At fcmesvUle Home Well-Known Resident Of| The Poplar Chapel Area j Died Last Thursday Mi's. Virginia Davis Holliday, well-known resident of the Poplar Chapel Community of Jamesville Township, died in a Plymouth hospital last Thursday evening at 8:00 o’clock. Suffering a broken hip in a fall from the porch of her home early last Tuesday night, she was removed to the hospital for treatment. Pneu monia developed, causing her death. M's. Holliday was born in Jamesville Township 75 years ago on February 28, 1879, the daugh ter of the late Thomas H. and Bettie Holliday Davis. She lived in that community all her life, and was married in 1914 to Walter Franklin Holliday who died last Ja nuary. Prior to the recent accident, she was in her usual health, taking an active part in the duties of her home and in the affairs of the community. She was a mem ber of the Poplar Chapel Chris tian Church for more than half a century, giving it loyal sup port down through the years. She was the last member of her immediate family. Surviving are one son, Lee Holliday, of Jamesville, and two grandchild ren. The funeral service was con ducted at the home last Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by the j Rev. Frank Butler of Washing ton. Interment was in the family plot in the new cemetery at I Jamesville Education Group Plans Meetings Tentative plans for three meet ings have been made by the Plan ning Committee of the Martir County NCEA Unit On December ft, a combined NCEA and CTA dinnei meeting will be held m William.-ton. An invitation has been extended to the State CTA President to speak at this meeting. Sometime during the month ol February a dinner meeting will be held in Robersonville, and in May the Jamesville school will be host to the NCEA. Mr. John Roberson, president ol the local unit, will announce de finite dates and speakers for the meetings as soon as this informa tion is available. ■ --i5--— — Tirvuiim Callnl To Thv Marlin Tractor-Truck Co. -<•✓— — Local firemen were called to the Martin Tractor and Truck Company plant on the new truck route this morning at ft:25 o’clock. A spark from a welder’s torch 1 fired a hydraulic lift on a trai tor and threatened the machine inside the building. Employees, using sand, water and an extingu isher, had the fire under control when the firemen reached there. lobacco hales Pass FESTIVAL OFF I i ___✓ Scheduled for November bya a special committee in a meeting last week, the har vest festival here was call ed off for 1954 yesterday af ternoon after several obsta cles presented themselves. The action taken by the group last week was reconsidered by representative merchants and the festival committee at the meeting held yesterday in the Boosters' office It was explained that spe cial efforts are being made to get industries to locate here, that every possible pen ny would be spent in promot ing industrial projects rather than spending approximate ly $2,000 in the festival. It was also explained that all obligations Incurred in promoting the 1953 event had been paid. {Several Accidents In Martin County One person is believed to have been badly hurt and two others were battered, bruised and skinn ed in a series of accidents on thi highways and streets in tins coun ty during the past week-end. Roman Lock, 25-year-old Negro was skinned and bruised frorr head to foot, when he lost con trol of his 19-12 Ford and the ma chine plunged into a ditch on i rural road near Oak City Mon day morning about 1:00 o’clock Lestei Martin was also painful ly, cut, bruised and partial!) skinned from head to foot in tlu same accident. Elbert Cotton, 21 years old and a passenger in tlu Lock ear, suffered a bad bail injury and was removed to t Tarboro hospital for treatment The car was demolished. Johnny (Jnl I in of Roberson ville lost control of lus 1950 Che vrolet in a curve between Rob ersonville and Pannele last Fri day morning at 11:00 o’clock, anc the machine left the highway anc int a telephone pole in two. Tlu investigating patrolman said tlu tires on the car were worn anc that the car skidded on the we pavement. The driver was no: injured but damage to Ins eai was estimated at $700. Driving toward Poplar Poinl last Saturday night at 9:00 o' clock, Tliad Harris of Perry St. Wilhamston, overran a curve anc ditched his 1951 Ford coupe. Hi was not hurt and damage to tin ear was estimated at $200. A minor accident was reporter near the post office on the mair I street here last Friday afternooi i when William S. Peel, Jr., starter to back from the curb and was | lot by R. T. Chambers of Ich Michigan. Damage was limited tc $15 or $20, Chief John Roeburf |said following Ins investigation. Civil War Diary of Docton Warren Bagley Installment 10 (Volunteering their services to Governor Ellis on June 17, 1801, members of Company C, known as the ‘‘Bagley Guards”, were in line for their bounty be fore they left for active service on July 12, 1801. Mr. Bagley in ! this,' the tenth installment of his diary, lists the amounts paid the ! tnen). >— w n »<• im j bounty to Company C of tile Mai * 1 tin Volunteers, known as the Bag I ley Guards, and the sums paid j each man, the data being $11.50, ' $1.50 of which was allowed for the purchase cf a pair of shoes each, others having had' an advance paid per order of Capt. (Peter W.) Rieves: James Franklin Keel, $11.35; Asa Smithwick, $11.50; Sergeant Thomas Pollard, $11.50; Lieute nant John R. Mizelle, $11.50; Capt. R. W. Rieves, $11.50; Lieu tenant Henry A. Gurkin, $11.25; James G. Tweedy (a non-com missioned officer), $11.25; Lieu tenant N. B. Fagan. $11.50; Ser geant Eugene Burras, $11.50; Third Sergeant Joseph Taylor, $1150; Fourth Sergeant John I Taylor, $11.50; | Tilmon Ayers, $10, William j | Sexton, $11.50; Francis M Crad j dock, $9; Ashly Mod I in, $11.50; j Joseph Vanhorn, $10; Thomas j Rogerson, $11.50; Henry W Hoi I i - * (day, $11.50; L. B. Harrison, $11.50; i Willie Taylor, $8; William Bate man, $9.60; McGilbra Wynn, $11.50; William Russ, $11.25; Luke AM-30, Wchh j $11 50, Cvjitc/i Reasons. $i » la: | Franklin Simpson, $11.50; W11 - | liam W. Tweedy, $11.50; Henry H. | Tweedy, $10; James W Coultrain, I $11.25; Noah Ashby, $11.35; James ! R. Gurganus, $11.25; Adolphus j Coburn, $11.25; James L. Keel. $11.05; Albeit Richards, $11.38; I Allen Ausburn, $11.25; James B Taylor, $10.63; Henry D. Taylor, $11.35; Eh Gurganus, $1150; j James B. Leggett, $11.35, (Mr. Bagley lists the name of! I Allen Ausburn twice, receiving] at one time, $11.25, and $11.50 the! second time); Jesse Beach, $11.50; Noah P. Robason, $9.60; McGilbra Taylor, $11.50; Asa Hardison, $11.50; Ed mund Martin, $11.50; Spencer Gardner, $!1 50, David Sallinger $9,115; Wm, D. Anderson, $11.20, Bailey Craddock, $ 11.10; William H Hardison, $1125; Randol Mi I, $11.50; William Best, $11.50, Asa Brown, $11.95; Richard Ha milton, $11.25; James Simpson, $11.05; Noah Gurganus, $11.50; William Belanger, $1150, James A. Modlin, $1125; Den nis Price, $11.50; Richard Tricker, $11.50; Jasper Leary, $11.55; Hen-, ^ hoi|a|ft ! US ai .n.:.n w*n taker, $11.10; J. Good!lines, $ 11.50; John L Mobley, $11.50; John Co wen, $11.10; William Jolley, Jr., $10; Arden Rogerson, $11.10; Ed mund Harrison, $11.50, Asa A. Peal, $11.50; William E. Bailey, $11.50; William Jolley, Sr., $11.50; David J Kelley, $11.50; Samuel Vanhorn, $1150; James j B. Wynn, $1150; William Simp - j son, $11.50, St ill Williams, $11.50; William R. Ml/clle, $11.50; and William H Robason, $11.50. (The company always had good times with it, one of its volun teers bearing the name of J Good times. The roster fclso lists, the | names of father and son in the I stfnie company, both volunteers), j (Turning back to page 104 m| tin- diary after the war had ad valued into the Hiehmond sector Mi Bagley in foot notes, made several entries. Their meaning i: not quite clear, hut by "killed' he lists the names of Richarc Tricker, a name lost to this sec tion; John II Ausbume and Reu ben Leary. William H. Robasoi was listed as wounded. Undei death' aie listed tin- names o] ..... i » A j j-'eai -at • Richmond) tint Dennis Price) (On page 105, Mr Hag ley goer back to his minute bofikkeeping Mi (C B ) Hassell balanced with cash the following accounts, Mos es Brown, $3.40; Bennett Burgess $5; and Berry Jones, $1. (The account of P. Ci Foster p< r Mr. Jordan, to i iglit yards ol casemcre at ten shillings, wading at one shilling, silk and thread at two shillings and sixpence, two yards of lining at one shilling and three pence, adding up to Sii.tiO, was paid by Mr. Bagley personal ly) (In the next installment, the diary lists arrangements for the indigent and families of volun teers. Sale Yesterday Third Highest Oi The Season One Of Tin* lai^rsl Sales In History Of Market Also Ke|iortedi«l Church Sunday Afternoon Herbert Asa Cullipher, retired farmer and building contractor, died at his; home near Williamston on the Everetts highway last Fri day afternoon shortly before 5:00 o'clock. He had been in declining ^ health for several veras, but was , able to be up and attend to minor ] duties until a short time ago. He | had returned to his home only the early part of last week fol | lowing treatment in a local hos j pital. The son of the late William Thomas and Lizzie Turner Cul . lipher, hi' was born near Wil liamston 72 years ago on April 18, 1882. He spent most of his life on the farm where he was I born, but in recent years and until hampered by declining health, he i engaged in the building contract | mg business. Following his retire ment he had spent much time with relatives in Virginia and Wash : ington, D C. Possessed of a jovial nature, Mr. Cullipher was a popular character wherever he went, always having la cheery greeting for his friends. | He was a member of Vernon Mo I thodist Church near his old home 1 for half a century, and was one ,] of its leaders, supporting it iib | orally of both his time and means. He was a friend to everyone, one i who put much into life and one I who got a great deal out of liv ing. He was married in 1900 to Miss Simpson who died some years ago. Surviving are six sons, John , S. Cullipher of Bethel, William T. Cullipher of Durham, J. Rich ard Cullipher and Elbert C. Cul lipher of Washington, D. C., J. I Herbert Cullipher of Williamston, , | and Irvin C Cullipher of Nor . i folk, Va.; three daughters, Mrs Haywood Rogers of Williamston, Mrs. Wilber Covven of Washing ton, and Mrs I) C Boone of Pinetops; 22 grandchildren, and 12 ; great -grandchildren. Twelve Volunteer F or Army Service Twelve Martin County men, six white and six colored, will enter service on Thursday of this week All of them are volunteers, | the group including twins. 11 John Andrews is to enter the I service at Philadelphia, but the ,i others are to leave the county at tt:15 o’clock Thursday morning on a charter bus. Although they are vulunters, the young men are meeting a regular final induction quota assignment, meaning that draftees are getting a few days’ grace. There’ll be no more calls this month, the pre-induction call first scheduled for September 28, hav ing been cancelled. A pre-induc tion call is slated for 27 men on October -1. and a final induction call I'm five men is falling on Oc tober 19 The name's of those volunteer ing to enter the service on Thurs day of this week. White Russell Ward Beach, RFD I, Robersonvilie; Alvin Mc Gowan Hardison, RFD 1, Wil liamston; William Russell Mob lev, RFD 2, Williamston; Vernon Randolph Moore, Williamston; and F.lme Lee ivnox, RFD l, Oak City Colored James Edward Bry ant, Oak City and New York City; Herman Randolph Bunch and Theodore Rudolph Bunch, both of JV,Ilian, ton; Harry Clinton Ewell .d JiUlk, AiiJSuk i Parr'spoil. - -. ■ -■ ••• Report Decrease In Peanut Crop llased on reports from growers as .if September 1, the 1954 pea nut crop is estimated at 261,9.">0, 000 pounds. Tins is 0 pereent be low the 1953 crop of 270,810,000 pounds Current prospects indicate a yield of 1,550 pounds per acre. If realized, this will be the second highest yield of record, being ex ceeded only by 1952 when the average yield was 1,590 pounds pel acie.