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THE ENTERPRISE IS REals .1 OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNT! » FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1 OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNT! FAMILIES TW*CE EACH WEEK VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 76 = Williamston, Martin County, JSorth Carolina, Tuesday, September 28, 1954 ESTABLISHED 1899 Judge Carr Hears Last Oi Criminal . Case* 0“ Frida? -- Hung Jury Results In Mis trial In Speeding Case Against Bus Driver After clearing twenty-nine cas es from its crimmal ducket and; continuing seventeen others, I Judge Leo Carr ordered a week-j end recess early last Friday after noon marking the close of the first week of a two-week term of the ^ Martin County Superior Court. The tribunal, encountering long, drawn-out cases, worked slowly but surely, searching out justice at every turn, A few defendants squeezed their way out of the hands of the law via the jury route, but there were more convic tions than acquittals by the jury. The speeding case against Henry Frank Crummey. bus driver, claimed the spotlight during the criminal trials last week, and re sulted finally in a mistrial. The case attracted expert witnesses, and just about all of Thursday morning was given over to the | trial. Taking the case at nooti Thursday, the jury deliberated the issue a short while and took time out for lunch. Returning for the afternoon session, the jury tied up nine to three when the court asked for a progress report. At 5:10 o’clock that afternoon, the fount was ten to two, and Judge Carr started to arrange for a mis trial. However, he told the jur ors to take the case home and sleep over it and try for a verdict Friday morning. When no de cision had been reached at 10:55 Friday morning, Judge Carr di rected the withdrawal of a jury man and ordered, a mistrial. It was reported that the count stood ten to two for conviction. The case was first heard by Judge Peelel in the county court where the defendant, Crummey, was adjudged guilty. Appeal was £ noted and bus line officials ap peared in court to support the plea of not guilty. Machines were in troduced in evidence, tending to show that the bus had not ex ceeded the speed limit The State offered witnesses who maintained toe machine was inaccurate The (^se is now on the docket for trial lit the December term. Other proceedings in the court Dot previously reported, follow: Pleading guilty of being drunk and disiftderly and resisting ar rest, Charles B. Andrews was sen tenced to the roads for sixty days. The sentence is to begin Novem ber 1, and the defendant was re quired to give $200 bond for his appearance before and surrender to the sheriff of the county mi that (Continued on Page Eight) P.-T. A. Holds Its Opening Session With about 300 members in at tendance the Williamston High School Pa reilts-Teaehers Associa tion held its opening session of the I 1954-55 scholastic year in the high j school auditorium last night. A] social hour followed with parents and teachers getting acquainted and discussing individually their] mutual problems of the year—the training of the children of the. community. The organization got off to a 4) good start in its aim of increasing its membership by 10 per cent; over the 522 enrolled last year. A committee is to be appointed to j review and possibly revise the I rules and by-laws of the assoeia- I lion and have the approved by the state headquarters. . * —Jgjjgp'ftc briif vVitiuUfii. 0' ten" sr « winMi'ilii 1 »;i«: t Tffaitwi V v~-am,"*'**"' 0Rev. Thomas L. Hastings review ed the recent history of recreation here and told of the revival of the) program through the organization of a Youth Club which has elect-1 ed officers and set up a temporary , program which it is hoped will] develop into a permanent one. In ] telling of the effort, lie said that; parents and fi lends of the young] people will be railed upon to help m the work with both time and] 'djknoney. President Janies Bulluek pre sided with Miss Velna Collins as secretary. Door prize was won bv Mrs. Jack Hardison. It was con tributed by the Muse Jewelry Co. Attendance award went to Mrs. Dorothy Manning’s room. Battery C Of National Guard In New Home c Btry. 550 Members of Battery C, 150th AAA Gun Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard are now at home in their new $100,000 Armory, corner of Highway 64 and the new truck route around Williamston. The guardsmen moved in early this week, and are planning a formal opening in late October. Pictured are, kneeling, Sfc Wilbur L. Jackson; First row, standing left to right, Sgt. George D. Reason, Pvt. Willie B. Bullock, Pfe. Geof frey H. Corey, Lt. Hugh G. Horton, Jr., Cftpt. Elbert S. Peel, Jr.. Lt. Garland B. Wynne, MSgt. Paul T. Peele, Jr., Sgt. Russell E. Keel, SFC Noah R. Peele and SFC Charles D. Edwards, Sec ond Row, left to right. Sgt, George C. Moore, Pfe Bobby C. Moore. Sgt. A1 G. Mills, Pfe. Cleon C. Latham, Pfe. Herman D. Holliday, Pfe. Ernest H. Godard, Pfe. Calie S. Biggs, Pvt. James D. Ward, Pvt. John R Pierce, Jr., and Pfe. Dewey C. Simpson. Third Row, left to right, PVt. Aubrey S. Rogerson, Pvt. Willie J Beacham, Pfe. Bonnie R. Pilgreen, Pvt. Joseph L. Peaks, Pfe. Archie D. Col train, Pfe James H. Coltrain, Pfe. Tommy W. Gardner, Sgt. Hubert D. Smith, Pfe. William E. Chesson, Pvt Chester M. Nicholson, Pfe. Thomas W. Revels. Fourth Row,left to right, SFC George B. Selby, Sgt. George W. Williams, Pie. Dallas F. Col train, Pfe. Shelton R. Long, Pfe. Earl T. Sills. Pvt. Comer G. Griffin, Pfe. William R. Mobley, Pfe. David L Hughes, Pvt Reginald W. Rawls, Pfe. Johnny W Bowen and Pvt. Elton W. Williams. National Guard Bovs not in the picture: MSgt. Regina) W. Coltrain, MSgt. Leslie T. Fowden, SFC Alton M. Hauell, SFC John R. Wobbleton, Sgt. Alfred F. Craft, Sgt. James T. Perrv, CpI. William H. Mobley, PFC Spencer A Ayers, PFC Billy S. Biggs, PFC George A. Green, PFC Jerry G. Savage, PFC Earl T. Sills, PFC William R. Whittaker. Pvt. William C. Bailey, Pvt. Gene C. Bennett, Pvt. Herman S. Bowen, Pvt. Levi C. Oglesby, Pvt. Alfred Perry, Pvt Ervin A Bowen Pvt. Russell C. Bowen, Pvt. Jimmie D. Bullock, Pvt. William F Edmonds, Pvt. Donald J. Meeks, Pvt. William ,1. Moore, Pvt. John R Peaks, Pvt. Rob ert L. Reesen, Pvt. Wallace M. Smith, Pvt. Samuel M. Worsley ; Fatal Auto Wreck Said Unavoidable By Coroner's Jury Says Signs liixiiffiriml On Truck Route; Injured Victim Improving •The two cur collision at the intersection of Highway 64 and; the new truck route near the Na I tional Guaid Armory on Satur- 1 j day, September 18, was ruled "un- ; | avoidable” by a six-man jury fol I lowing a hearing in the county'! I courthouse last Friday evening.' The jury went on to point out that the accident was traceable j I to insufficient signs on the new; I route. The accident claimed the life I of seven-month-old William Am-; I brose Maye of Portsmouth, Va.,] | ;yid resulted in the serious injury of his mother who is reported im-; proving in a Durham hospital and i I who is expected to be able to re turn to her home within a few | days. Conducting the inquest, Coron er W W Bigg- called several witnesses. LeRoy Williams, driv- 1 ing one of the cars involved in; the fatal crash, said he was driv ing toward Willi unston on High way 64, that he was near the in tersection when he saw the car approaching the spot from the i east on the truck route, "I was al- ; ready slowing down and immedi-1 (Continued on Page Eight) --—-— Wrecks Auto On A Local Street 1 Losing control of his 1950 De I Soto on White Street near Broad | 1 at 1 30 o’clock last Thursday mor ning, George Willis Lee did con siderable damage to the machine .'When H<" ”OVi /VT 'i t’Ttitij it" » 1'iii'S"-''1 by rm>v ;• P>o1 >■■>: two . The car went out of control in deep sand, Officers Verble Jones j and Arthur Perry said following! ; their investigation. ‘ Damage to the machine was es timated at S400. Neither the driver nor his com panion, Emma Watts, was injured, the officers said -iy I Thief Steah Money From. Filling Station ■"" - Breaking a pane in a window, a thief reached inside and stole I several dollars in cash from a| cigar box. in Ernest White’s filling ; station between „Williamston and J Hamilton last Saturday night oi" early Sunday morning. Native Of County Died Saturday At Baltimore Home Fiiiierui CoimIiicUmI In Bap tist Church VcKlmlny fur Mullhrw L. Nicholson Matthew L. Nicholson, ;i native of this county, died at his home in Baltimore Saturday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. He had Been in fail ing health for several years and critically ill for some weeks. A son of the late James Nichol son and wife, Susan Irene Nichol son, he was born near Williams ton 78 years ago on August 6, 1878, and spent his early life on the farm and in Williamston where he engaged in the building trade He was married to Mrs. Lilley Mi/elle Ward of this coun ty abonut fifty years ago, making his home on West Main Street un til about 1912 when the family moved to Smithfield. A few years later he located in Baltimore where he continued in the build ing construction business. Before leaving Williamston he was also engaged in the mercantile busi ness lor a few years. He is re membered here as a worthy friend, and one devoted to his home and family. He had made regular visits to his.old home hertf, enjoying the renewal of i cquaintanees with a rapidly dwindling list of old friend. He had retired some years ago. Surviving are Mrs. Nicholson, two step-sons, Cornelius and Ron ald Ward, and a step-daughter, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Benjamin, all of Baltimore, and several niec es and nephews of this county. ral service was con ducted in the Memorial Baptist Church here-yesterday afternoon (Continued on Page Eight) f GYMNASIUMS v/ The Martin County Board of Education is meeting here this afternoon at 2:00 o’clock to receive bids on the con struction of three gymnasium | projects at Jamesville, Bear Grass and Oak City. The plans call for widening the present structures by about seventeen feet and extend ing the ends thirty feet. Few or no bids had been filed up until the week end, according to one report heard yesterday. George W. Smith Died In Hospital Monday Morning Fuimrul Ttiemlay Afternoon For Retired Jnmr*\ i11< Township Farmer George William (Jake) Smith, retired Jamesville Township fur mer, died in a Plymouth hospital Monda.v morning at 2:30 o’clock. He had been in declining healthj tor several years, and confined to his bed for two weeks. He was a patient in the hospital several days. The son of the late James C. and Susan Clemeijt Smith, he was born in this county 86 years ago | on December 4, 1867, and lived all I his life in the Dardens community I of Jamesville Township. He fur-j med until declining health forced I his retirement a few years ago. Mr. Smith was a member of the Corinth Free Will Baptist1 Church, and was active in religi-| ious and otfac u-nafH> m his cum j munity, serving the cnurch as a I deacon several terms. ^ (Continued on Page Eight) Seven Divorces Granted Monday In This County I'Vw OiIut CaM'ii (Irarcd From (iairmliir tty \gl'(M‘llUMlt Seven divorce* were granted and another marriage was an nulled in the Martin County Su i perior Court Monday. A few other eases were settled by agreement. ! A $100 value was placed on a hu man life in one ease, and taken settlements were effected by agreement in other eases. Judge Leo Carr of .Burlington returned to the county Monday to 'continue his work on the bench after presiding at the trial of cri minal cases all last week. The marriage of Helen Girvin to Ernest Carl Finley the 3rd of last October was declared void when it was established in court Monday that the defendant was already married to another wo-, man unknown to the plaintiff. Bases on grounds of two years' separation, divorces were grant ed in the following cases: Lilly Blackwell against James Edward Blackwell, Annie H. Har mon against Alfred L. Harmon, Cora McNair Pegese against Luci us Pegese, Sr., Mary Doughty against William Doughty, Helen Louise Roberson Kirkman against William Roosevelt Kirkman, Charlie Highsmith against Lula Pill Highsmith, Samuel Hardison against Mary Hardison. In the friendly suit brought by Sarah Lee Smith by her general guardian, Lola G. Smith, against H. O Warren, the plaintiff receiv ed by a consent judgment. $5, JaO.OO. She was asking $!?Th43.80 as a result of an automobile ac cident near Fayetteville on Sep (Continued on Page Two) Civil War Diary of* •j Installment 14 (On page 116 of Ins diary, Mr. Bagley tells about the surrender of Fort Clark on Hatleras Island, as follows:) “ the soldiers of Company A, commanded by Captain Lamb, who left here on tile 20th day of May, 1861, for Halteras, where under State officers, built ,i for' called Fort Hatteras, after which they built Fort Clark to which he and his men were ordered, both forts and appurtenances, guns, and even cartridges being shcfet ami insufficient in the face of impor tunities to the Governor who has had all power granted by the Leg islature, from which was confi dentially anticipated a dreadful defeat and loss of life if attacked by a large force, which has been too readily realized as will bf shown for "On Wednesday, the 28th of August, 1861, at an early hour a fleet of iarge steamers, transports, imall steamers, and other ships, it is said thirteen large steamers were actively engaged with shell, canister, and grape during all Wednesday. At night they effect ed a landing but ceased firing and I drew off tile vessels. Thursday : morning they returned to their ! work of destruction. Our troops [were reinforced from Beacon Is land Fort Wednesday night, hut jail proved unavailing as they could not land ammunition which they had brought from Fort Beac on Island, and being entirely out ; of ammunition at 12 o’clock, noon, or thereabout, spiked their guns and surrendered! The following persons were off. on furlough at the time: Ebenezer Lill<*y, Jesse E Cory, James E 1 Prominent Citizen Died At Her Home Sunday Morning Funeral Service Held For Mrs. Eliza Carstarplirn Yesterday Afternoon --t Mrs. Eli/a Bennett Carstarphen, member of a family for many i years prominent in the religious and political affairs of this coun ty, died in her sleep at her home here on North Smithwick Street about 4:30 o’clock Sunday mor ning. In declining health for ma ny years, having undergone sev eral major operations and pro longed treatment, she apparently was getting along as well as us ual when she retired last Sat urday night shortly before 11:00 o'clock. She was up and about the home during Saturday, and mem bers of the family found her in normal sleep just a short time before the end. Death was the ap parent result of a heart attack. Members of the family, going to her room shortly before 9:00 o’ clock, thought she was sleeping, but when she did not waken a short time later they called and received no answer. The daughter of the late Wil liam Henry and Mary Elizabeth Bateman Bennett, she was born in Hamilton 74 years ago on March 8, 1880. When a child she moved to Williamston with her parents, making her home here since that time. She was married April 24, 1901, to Charles Daughter)' Car starphen who died in 1929. Mrs. Carstarphen was a member of the First Methodist Church here for many years, contributing to its work and participating in its services until she was forced) into virtual retirement by declin ing health. She was an able stu dent of the Bible, and was devot ed to her family and friends, liv ing the life of a true Christian and lending encouragement to other in her daily walk through life. Surviving are three sons, C. D., William H., and Sutton Carstar phen; one daughter, Miss Maty' Carstarphen, all of Williamston; one grandson, W. H. Carstarphen,) Jr; and one sister, Mrs. Alortza I Hassell, nl Roanoke Rapids, The last rites were conducted I in the Biggs Funeral Chapel Mon- j day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock by the H, v R. K Walston, pastor of, the First Methodist Church. In terment was m the family plot in ' Wood lawn Cen#tery. Mrs. George Keel Died At Her Home |In County Monday; i Funeral W ill lie lli-M In ('.liiirrli Al Everett a Wediicwluy Afternoon Mis. Caddie Edmondson Keel, well known resident of Cross Hoads Township, died at her home there Monday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock. She had been in declin ing health following an operation in a Rocky Mount Hospital in July of last year, and was critically ill for several weeks. The daughter of the late John and Florence Edmondson, she was born in Pitt County near Bethel 55 years ago on July 1, 1(199, and spent her early life there Fol lowing her marriage in 1921 to George Keel of this county, she made her home near Everetts in > Cross Roads Township. She was a member of the Everetts Chris-' tian Church for more than quar ter a century and was active in (Continued on Page Two) « - I Cory, Eli Brewer, Henry F. Lilley, | Thomas Williams, William J. Grif j fin, Outlaw' Gurganus, James E. Barnhill, Asa J Daniel, A B. Knight, Benjamin Knight, William III. Weathersbce, John Edward ; Peal, James R Perry and Noah , Biggs, "Those in the fight who have re turned home: F. W. Waters, Major1 Gurganus who was wounded i slightly in the hip, John Edwin j Peal who was sent away sick, Dr. 1C. W Knight, 1st lieutenant, who escaped by bringing off Lt. Mur (Continued on Page Five) Tobacco Prices Hit Record Peak Monday f RETIRING Following twenty years of faithful service, Mr. Eli Ange is retiring as postmaster at James vilit-, the resignation to become effective October 31. No formal announcement has been release, but Mr. Ange is tentatively plan ning to return to private business. Succeeding the late H. O. Mar tin in the $4,000 job, Mr. Ange ex plained that the action is entirely voluntary. Loyal to the position, Mr. Ange declared that the people had been most cooperative during his stay in the office, that he had enjoyed the work and serving the public. No competitive examinations have been announced, but it was unofficially learned that Repub licans outside the county are in terested in the job. " - —- ■-...— Several Wrecks On County Roads During Week-End l\o Our Win* Jj[; ly Hurl in Of ArcideulH No unt' was reported badly hurt and property losses were com | paratively small in a series of au i tnmobile accidents on the high ' ways in this county during the past week-end. In addition to the highway wrecks, two accidents were re ; ported on Williamston streets, I boosting the property damage by I more tluin $400, according to pre liminary reports released by of ficers. Mrs. Selma Rawls was rendered unconscious at ti:15 o’clock Sun day morning when her ear, a 1935 Chevrolet was struck in the left side by a 1940 Chrysler, driven bv ■ William Earl Hudson of RED li, Greenville. An ambulance was or dered to the wreck, but the vic I tim quickly recovered from the shock and a trip to the hospital I was not necessary, the investigat ! ing officer quoted her as saying. Mrs. Rawls was said to have dri ven from Brierley’s station a few miles from Williamston on the Prison Camp road, into the path of the approaching car which was traveling toward Williamston. The Chevrolet was knocked around and into a ditch. Mrs. Rawls fell into the ditch. Damage to each (Continued on Page Ki -it) BaSlyUffured In Playground Fall ..nil saxaul i'c. heved badly hurt in a fail at the high school athletic field about noon yesterday. Suffering a pos sible neck fracture, he was pick ed up and moved by ambulance to a local hospital for first aid treatment. He was transferred to Duke Hospital, Durham, late yes terday afternoon. It was said that the lad at tempted to jump from one of the field bleachers to a swinging gate. The gate moved or was pushed by others, and the lad missed it and fell on his head. The boy moved with his par ents from the Oak City section last year to the Jenkins farm near Williamston on the Hamilton road. Market Here Set To Reach Twelve I Million Pounds Average Of $60.91 Estab lished Here Yesterday For 380,788 Pounds Staiting a noticeable climb last week, tobacco prices on the Wil liamston market moved on to a record peak yesterday when 388, 788 pounds were sold for an offi cial average of $60.91 per hund red pounds. It was by far the highest sale of the season, beat ing by almost three cents a pound the previous high fo $58.09 re corded for the sale last Friday. Up until this morning, the mar ket had sold 8,518,518 pounds for an official average of $54.84 per hundred pounds. The shift from tobacco to the peanut harvest is beginning to i make itself felt on the market, but a fairly large sale is in prog ress today on local warehouse floors. It is estimated that be tween 65 and 70 percent of the ! crop in this area has been market i ed, but reports from the market point to a season total of more than twelve million pounds. The following report, covering | activities on all the markets in the belt for the week and for the season to date, was released by the government marketing serv ices: Volume of sales the Eastern North was heavy on Carolina flue eured tobacco markets last week. Average prices by grades from an over-all standpoint .vere about m line with quotations of the pre vious five-day period. The Fed eral-State Market News Service reports the qualitv of tobacco continued to improve. The highest weekly average of the season was established as 60, 033.878 gross pounds returned an average of $53.57. — A j* , ■' < e K:ids**<4 SV i ages" Hurl uaT. (1 MASH *,.i'$'g.liii per hundred pounds. A few more gains than losses were obsorvda. Demand strengthened for smok ing leaf grades as most of these averaged $1.00 to $3.00 higher. Several leaf offerings declined, j Season averages are lower for I practically all grades when com pared with the corresponding period last year. Losses range from $1.00 to $8.00 per hundred pounds with most $2.00 to $5.00. The largest declines are center ed on primings and lower quality grades of smoking leaf and lugs. Fair to choice marketings in creased in percentage. The pro (Continued on Page Five) Band Schedules Three Events The Green Wave Band of Wil liamstun High School and its parents and friends are this week in the middle of one of their most intensive efforts.* The band lias scheduled three public events this week-end, their first under Direc tor Clyde Wadi' and a new sys tem and so have their work cut , out for them in the next few days while band parents and friends are working equally hard to com plete the annual band fund drive. The first ! new director will come Friday as the band holds its annual tag day by visiting the warehouses and | tile business listrict, parading and offering tags for sale. Friday rngmyrhc' band a if* put.iirr'i'ts" ■ • y • r f MfwaMRmMrti.••••• < v | son and an even bigger day is set for Saturday afternoon when the band enters Duke stadium at Durham to participate with other high school bands in a show at the Tennessee-Dukc football game. It is reported the Williamston band is the only one invited from tlus immediate section. Tile band lias been uorkitig at every opportunity to shake out the kinks left fron> a'sumnier of idleness and the marching ses sions have been long and arduous. There will be plenty more of the same between this time and Fri day. Meanwhile, canvassers have at (Continued on Page Five)
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