-TiUE ENTERPRISE i& *R£A2> 2T
OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNT!
* FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ R1
OVER 3,3M MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 81
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W’illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 11, 1951
ESTABLISHED 1899
Judge Peele Calls
Thirty-Two Cases
• In County's Court
Fines* Imposed In The Smn
Of SI 15 By Judge H. O.
Peele Monday
Judge H. O. Peel called thirty
two cases and worked right on
1 through the lunch hour to clear
the docket in the regular Monday
session of the Martin County Re
corder's Court.
Fines and forfeitures added up
_to $1,1 JiO, including $115 cum
^bined fines assessed against speed
ers.
Evidence offered in the ease of
Marie Wilks Fonville climaxed
the proceedings of the day. The
defendant, a stranger in the court,
maintained that she had about
two pints of illicit liquor on hand
merely to cut tobacco dust and
other foreign substances from her
throat. She explained her occupa
tion was in a tobacco factory. The
claim was discredited a bit by
Judge Peele who imposed a $25
fine, plus costs, and who warned
that future possession might land
her in jail.
Other proceedings, exclusive of
the speedings cases, follow;
Riley Everett pleaded guilty of
drunken and careless and reck
Ibss driving and he was fined $100
and taxed with the costs. He los
es his operator’s license for a year.
When Frank Williams, charged
with violating the liquor laws,
failed to appear judgment abso
lute was ordered on his $150 bond.
Johnnie Allen Smith was fined
$50, plus costs, when he pleaded
guilty of carrying a concealed
weapon.
Pleading guilty of operating ^
motor vehicle without a driver’s
license, William Raymond West
brook was fined $25 and taxed
with the costs.
*
In the case in which Eva Knight
was charged with an assault with
R deadly weapon, the defendant
pleaded not guilty. When the
Rtate had concluded its evidence.
Judge Peele ordered a bench war
rant issued, charging Annie Pur
(Continued on Page Three)
Hearings Held
* By Commission
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Hugh Currin, deputy for the
North Carolina Industrial Com
mission, conducted several hear
ings in the courthouse here Tues
day and yesterday. He is expected
|^o announce his decisions within
the next ten days or two weeks.
Several of the cases were set
tled, it was learned, but the de»
usions were not made public im
mediately.
The case of Elbert CarroW
against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company was dismissed when the
plaintiff failed to appear.
The case of James Staton Ayers
against the State Board of Edu
cation was settled.
Other cases on the docket were:
Milton Letchworth against
Chas. H. Jenkins and Company,
Lucille Stanley (Smith), guar
dian of Jack Stanley, against
State Board of Education, Noah
D. Gurganus against Atlas Ply
wood Corporation, Willie Scott I
ugainst Woo lard Furniture Com
pany, James E. White against
Atlas Plywood Corporation, and
Ida Bland) Pitt, whose husband,
Nathaniel Pitt, was killed in a \
logging accident, against Stacy |
| Herndon.
The hearing attracted a battery
o'( attorneys from several parts
of eastern North Carolina, includ
ing, Rom B. Parker of Enfield,
Woodrow Teague of Raleigh. Rob
erts and Stocks of Greenville, J.
A. Pritchett of Windsor, Gerald j
r White., of the Attorney Gen- ;
eral s staff in Kaietgh, and others. .
Cancel Burning
Permits In State
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Martin County farmers along
with others throughout the State
are being asked not to burn
hedgerows or trash just now No
permits to burn brush are bejng
issued anywhere in the State, the
0 forestry service explaining that
the water level is so low that it
is dangerous to start fires out of
doors.
Hunters, turning to the woods
tomorrow, are being asked to be
cautious in guarding against
vccda fire*.
Aerial Photo Of Martin County Farm Home j
i
Approaching it at a front angle, the aerial photographer makes it easier to identify the above
picture. But to make certain, the publishers are asking their readers to verify the identification.
Guessing at the ide .tity of the picture last week, the paper did not miss it hut about twenty
miles. Instead of being out in Griffins Township, it was about one mile from Robersonville on the
Gold Point road. The picture was identified by Hoke Roberson as that of his uncle, Henry B. Rober
son. This paper is offering original and clear photographs of the farm homes at a nominal cost.
Small Vote Developing In
Comm uni tyFarmE lections
A small vote is developing in
the Agricultural Stabilization
Conservation committee elections
in tins county, according to a re
! port coming from the county agri
I culture building late yesterday,
i At that time only 340 ballots had
i been returned, or hardly one
seventh of the vote potential.
The ballots were mailed only to
landlords, but tenants and share
croppers may participate in the
elections by calling at the office
' of the county agent and asking for
ballots.
i Ballots must bear a mailing
date not later than October 15,
i but ballots may be delivered di
rect to the county agriculture
bulding as late as next Monday.
It is important that a large vote
be cast in the elections, but in
some communitties mighty few
farmers are taking part.
Community committeemen are
to be elected for chairman, vice
chairman, regular member and
first and second alternates. The
nominations were made at con
ventions held the latter part of
September in the several com
munities. The nominee in each
community receiving the greatest
number of votes will attend the
county convention on the 19th and
elect the county c immittee. If the
person poling the greatest number
of votes eannot attend the county
convention then the person poll
ing the second greatest number
of votes will attend as an alter
nate.
Native Oi County
i Dies In Norfolk
Willio J Warrington, a native
of this county, died in a Norfolk
hospital at noon yesterday Death
was attributed to a heart attack.
The son of the late John W. and
Mary Elizabeth Griffin Warring
I ton, he was born near Jamesville
i (18 years ago on September 22,
1 1888. In early manhood he was
married to Miss Rebecca Askew
; of Kinston. After spending his
early life on the farm, he went to
Richmond for three years during
World War I, later locating in
Norfolk where he was employed
by the Norfolk County ferry serv*
ice for- the past thirty-six years,
: He had been a member of the
Poplar Chapel Christian Church
since early youth.
| Surviving are his widow; two
sons, Edward Warrington, of Nor
! folk, and T Sgt. Woodrow War
I ring ton; one daughter, Mrs. Jean
I Jaeger, of Norfolk; three sisters,
| Mrs. John Sawyer of Jamesville,
Mi s. John Askew oi' Washington
! County, and Mrs. Fannie Robei -
i son of Washington, D. C.; four
j brothers, Etheridge (Pete) War
rington, of Norfolk, J Dan War
rington, of Portsmout h -and 1111a
bert Warrington, of Norfolk, and
Charlie Warrington of New Bern.
Funeral arrangements are being
| delayed pending receipt pf word
I from nis son ii -T’i>kyo. However,
j il is tentatively Planned te, i;pn
i duct the funeral in the Virginia
! city Sunday witii graveside rites
; to follow at the family cemetery
at the old home near Jamesville.
NICKELS VOTE
v-J 1
Martin County farmers j
along with others throughout
the state, will go to the polls
in their respective com muni j
tics tomorrow (Friday) and
participate in the Nickels for
Know-How referendum.
A two-thirds favorable vote
provides for a five-cent levy
on each ton #f fertiliser, seed
and feed, the revenue derived
therefrom to be used in fi
nancing research and other
projects
I , s
I POLIO RULED OUT
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j Joe Stokes, six-year-old son
of Ellis Ray Stokes and wife,
died in a Chapel Hill hospi
tal last Friday morning at
7:00 o'clock. It was first
thought he had poliomyelitis,
but an autopsy pointed to a
tumor of the brain, and polio
was ruled ont as a cause of
death.
There are now only four
known cases of polio in the
county, and all the youthful
victims are said to be im
proving.
Funeral services for the
Stokes child were held Sun
day at the home of his
grandfather, Henry Brown,
near Robersonville, and in
terment was in the Chance
Cemetery near Parmeie.
Grant New Trial
In Timber Case
In Marlin County
——
Supmnc ( our I Say* \j»
|M*al By Mrs. Annie* Boli
iTson llais M«*ril
—♦—
Raleigh. — A Martin County]
widow will gel another chance
to try to prove in court she was
defrauded in a timber deal.
The State Supreme Court said
yesterday that Mrs. Annie L. Rob-1
erson’s appeal had merit and re
versed Superior Court Judge
Chester Morris.
Mrs. Roberson sued D C. Wil
liams, Jr., of Wilson for damages,
charging fraud, but Judge Mor
ris in March non-suited the tim
ber on a 110-acre tract owned by
her. The tract, she said, was 14
miles from her , home and she I
had never seen it.
She said Williams repeatdly at
tempted to buy the timber. She
insisted she did not know its
value. One day, she said, Wil
gliams showed up with a man
whom he did not identify except
to say he was a timber cruiser.
The timber cruiser told Mrs.
Roberson her tract contained 250,
000 feet of timber, valued at no
more than $10,000. She agreed to
take that price. Williams wouldn't
even let her finish dinner, she
said, before asking her to cornel
to his office. There he counted I
out $10,000 in $100 bills, and the1
deed was exchanged.
A little later, Williams resold
the timber for $19,000. Mrs. Rob
erson produced witnesses whp
said the timber on the tract was
worth from $25,000 to $38,000.
(Continued on Page Three)
All Indications
Point To A Big
Fair October 25;
Spt'cial KxiiiiiiU Anti l’ui-i
i|m' Knlrrluinnu'iil Hook- j
eil For County Fair Herr I
-$- j
A 10,000 watt bulb and a bulb
smaller than a grain of wheat will
be two ol the items on display in
the Virginia Electric and Power
Company booth at the Martin
County Agricultural Fair to be
held here during the week of Oe
tartober 25. The VEPCO exhibit,
which will pay tribute to the Dia
mond Jubilee of the electric light,
is but one of many outstanding
commercial exhibits which will be
on display at the fair which is an
nually sponsored by the local
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs.
In addition to the commercial
booths, farm, home and school ex
hibits are expected to be among
the finest ever displayed in Eas
tern Carolina. Spurred by a SI,-1
500 premium offering, the non
commercial group of exhibitors
are reported to be going all out
to have displays which will merit
ribbons of award and the cash
which will go to the winners.
Outstanding entertainment fea
tures will he presented daily in
the exhibition hall at the Newr
Carolina Warehouse. Among these
will be the Melody Masters, a
male chorus made up of citizens
of the immediate area. The Sun
shine Boys, who need no intro
duction, and Cowboy Copas who
is coming to Williamston from the
Grand Ole Opry at Nashville, Ten
nessee.
Probably no folk program has
ever been aired that has had the
popular following that has been
the case with the Grand Ole Op
ry. and it has been stars like Cow
boy Copas who have made this
popularity possible. Copas join
ed WSM, the home of the Opry,
(Continued on Page Eight)
Oak City Home
Damaged By Fire
Fire of undertermined origin
damaged the homo of Chief of
Police and Mrs. Albert Smith in
Oak City about 7:15 o’clock Tues
day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Smith |
had gone out of town and when!
the fire was discovered it was
burning rapidly in the living
room.
Forming a bucket brigade,
neighbors and other friends
fought the fire to a stand still,
and calls were made to the Hamil
ton and Robersonville fire de
partments. Both departments dis-1
patched trucks to the scene, it was
said.
No official report on the loss
could be had immediately, but
one estimate placed the damage
at $2,500 on the home and a si
milar amount on the furniture
and furnishings, much of the dam
age being traceable to smoke.
The home was owned by Kelly
Bunting who said the loss was
covered by insurance. The Smiths
also had insurance on their fur
nishings, it was said.
Harvest First Of Peanut
Crop In County This Week
The first portion of the current
peanut crop was harvested in this
county a few days ago when Far
mer Foy Roge'rs threshdd the
goobers on his acreage near Rob
ersonville. He is believed to be
the first farmer in this section
to have harvested and sold his
peanuts.
Complete details on the harvest
could not be had here immediate
ly, but the crop was said to have
been of good quality, and that it
was sold to F,. G. Anderson, Rob
ersonville peanut buyer, for $13.35
per hundted pounds.
So far very few goobers have
been picked this season, and an
accurate description of the quali
ty and yield is not to be had. Far
mers declare the crop is “spotty",
meaning that yield promises to be
fair in some sections with fairly
good quality prevailing through
out the county with some few ex
ceptions.
It is estimated that more than
95 percent of the crop has been
dug in the county, reports stat
ing that it will be another ten
days or two weeks before picking]
opetitions are to get under way
on any' appreciable scale. The
crop, as a whole including those
peanuts dug weeks ago, is hardly
ready for the threshing machines,
it has been pointed out. Farmers
explain that the hay is pretty
dry, hut that the weather, al
though hot and sunny, has not
been the kind to properly cure the
kernels.
The priee outlook is most fav
orable, and peanut growers will
find it profitable to exercise eve
ry care in handling the harvest
this season.
Farmer Leo Hollis started pick
ing twelve acres in Poplar Point
Township yesterday afternoon,
but no report on his crop could
be had.
Farmer Chas. Pate is picking
eight acres over in Williams to
day, and a few others are at the
task in other sections.
Tobacco Sales Go
Over 1953 Record
The Williamston Tobacco Mar
ket has already sold more tobacco
tlii^j season than was handled here
all last year, according to official
records coming from the market
this morning.
Up until this morning the mar
ket had sold 11,357,684 pounds,
and the sales had been running
only a short time today before
the 1954 poundage pulled ahead!
of the total offerings for last sea-]
son.
Yesterday, the market sold 170,- j
218 pounds for $96,15(1, an average
i>f $56 49, A fairly sizable sale is
in progress today with prices lit
tle changed from the figures re
ported yesterday.
So far this year the market has
paid out $6,325,959, maintaining
an average for the season of
$55.70, which rates w ith the best
in the belt.
When the market closed last
year on October 30 sales added j
up to 11,368,090, bringing in $6,-'
756,855 at an average of $59.44. [
The gloss income to date is trail- ]
ing that of lust year by about
$430,000 with the poundages hold
ing about the same at dhis time.
It is believed that sales will hold
up for a while longer, that the
total income this year will exceed
that recorded last year despite a
drop of almost $4 per hundred in
the general price average this
season.
(Ji unge (Government
(traders On Market Here
Mr. R. 11. Clayton, local man,
has been assigned to the local
market as government grader. He
succeeds Mr. Henry Harmon who
is now on the Robersonville mar
ket.
Mr. Clayton has been in the
grading service of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture for many
years, and returns home from the
Wilson market where he has been
stationed for some time.
Civil War Diary of Docton Warren Bagley
Installment 19
(Mi Bagley n the following iri
stallrnent lists the Hamiltun Vul
unteers, including officers,
1 they ieft the county on June 5
1861, for Fort Hatteras. Apparent
'.vat * unabj
to get a complete list and ente
it in the records until after th
fall of Hatteras on August 9
18H1).
“Hamilton Volunteers: L. I
Cicillerti-j, ■ apiviii.'K'fi.Ui . Abram.
1st lieutenant; Augustus Whitley
2nd lieutenant; Thomas B, Grif
fin, 3rd lieutenant; Arch T. 'Sta
ton, 1st seigeant; Ebenezer Brice
2nd sergeant; Janies H. Lloyd, 3r<
sergeant; James T. Price, 4th ser
geant; S. W. Morrisett, 5th ser
geant; Joseph R. Ballard, 1st cor
poral; J R Page, 4th corporal
W W Andrews, drummer, Alex
Griffin, fifer, William Rawls,
standard bearer;
"Privates: J J Andrews, Wil
liam D. Andrews, William G. And
rews, F. P. Bazemore, James
Bland, J. J. Bland, William Bland,
B A Bowers, B. B, Brown. B. L.
R. Blown, Samuel Cherry, Al
bert Coburn, Seth Coburn, F. J.
Cushing. William M Cushing,
Joseph Downing.. J. Ldmundson,
Thomas Edmiindson^ Henry Eve
| ritt, Sr.. Henry Everitt, Jr., John
j Everitt, Janies B. Everitt, I). D.
Gardner, A. II L. Gray, King
I Griffin, William A Haddock, Ab
j nor Haislip, Alexandci Haislip,
|wi.«vi:-r A. -Haislip, B. T Har.,
j reil,' ’George Sr Harrell, James A.
| Harrell, John It. Harrell, R. R.
I Harrell, William A. Harrell,
1 Rodman Harrison.
I "Ed Hedricks, J. R. Hoard, Ed
-vv-iV. cKi:- Hobte, J. 1! ! !• >i. Er!
ward Hollis, Elisha Horton, S L).
Horton, L B. Huff, J. H T. Hut
chings, S. A. Hyman, J H. John
son, M. V B. Johnson, Ashley
Keel, James O. Keel, Standley
Leggett. Joseph J. Long, Jona
than Lynch, Stephen Kite (from
j Halifax!, Mack Manning, J. J.
Martin, William B. Marlin, Wil
liam G. Martin, Harmon Mat
thews, James B. Matthews. Mira
moil Meeks, M H Mitchell, G W
Page, David Parker, J L Perkins
Moore, John T. Niblet, Dawson
(from Pitt County!.
"William A. Philpot, James A.
Ph lpot, John W Pope, William
C. Powell, John B. Scott, William
Scott, Baker Staton, Hezekiah
Thompson, Persey Tunstall, J W
Wadsworth, J L. Ward, Luke
! Ward, Jr., William H. Warren,
Andrew J. Weaver, N. H. Weaver,
Henry Williames, J. H. Williams,
Josiah Williams, He/.ekiah Brown,
Henry Rawls, John Salsbury,
Cieorye Hobbs, Calvin Griffin,
■ JuUv.-. R'-owti, jo.ha. Sai.itlv .Jaim
Barden.'
(From an unknown papei, Mr.
Bay ley supplemented his diary
with a newspaper clipping which
is self explanatory as follows):
The HaMeras. Affair .
The following additional parti
culars we yet from the Yankee
accounts of the expedition:
List of Prisoners Taken. The
subjoined oftical statements, etc.,
accompany the report of General
Butler:
Official Roll of Officers and
Men surrendered at. Fort Hatteras
furnished by Col Martin, 7th
North Carolina Volunteers:
Commodore Samuel Barron, C.
S N., Flay Officer, Col. William
F. Martin, Seventh Regiment
North Carolina Volunteers, Lieut.
Col. G. W. Johnson, Seventh Regi
ment North Carolina Volunteers,
Maj. H. H. Gilliam, Seventh Regi
ment North Carolina Volunteers,
Maj. W S. G Andrews, (ot Ar
tillery; North Carolina Volun
, teem, Adjutant J. M. W. Poole,
Seventh Regiment North Caro
lina Volunteers, Capt. L. J. John
son, Company 11. Seventh Regi
ment North Carolina Volunteers,
Lieut. Wm. Sharp, C. S. N. Lieut.
-AIleHynSngik r and !
Oruance, Surgeon, W. M. Brown, |
Assistant Surgeon Wm. E. Poole,'
also Co. Bradfor. Lieut. Lasselle, I
i Company L, Seventh Regiment
i N. S. JoJunteers, J. G. Carraway,i
' Ordinance Officer If.
Roanoke Guards, Seventh Regi-|
rnent North Carolina Volunteers
—Capt. John C. Lamb, Second
Lieut. W. Briggs; non-commis-j
! sioned officers ad nprivates—100.
Washington Grays—Capt. Spar
row, Lieut. Shaw, Lieut. Whitak
er, Lieut Thomas; non-commis
sioned officers and privates— 100.
Tar River Boys—Lieut M F.
Noyes, Lieut G. M Daniver; non
commissioned officers and pri
vates—-70.
Morris Guards—First Lieut. G.
W. Grimes, Second Lieut, Mor
ris, Third Lieut. Johnson; non
commissioned officers and pri
vates—06.
Lenoir Braves Capt, Sutton,
(Continued on Page Eight)
( LITTLE INTEREST ]
1/lttle interest is noticeable
so far in the approaching
general election in this coun
ty. As far as it could be learn
ed few or no new registra
tions were handled in the
various precincts last Satur
day. Registrars S. H. Grimes
and Wendell Peel reported
no new registrations In the
local precincts.
Nothing has been said
about the November election
on the local or State level.
Native Of County
Accident Victim
Joseph L. Godard, a native of
the Jamesville section, was in
stantly killed in a highway acci
dent on a dirt road about twelve
miles from Vanceboro near River
side Church in Craven County.
Complete details could not be
had, hut an indirect report from
Patrolman C. C. Jones who in
vesjtigated the accident, seated
that Godard was lying in the road
and that Henry Lee Coward, .'10
year-old white man of RFD 1,
Grifton, ran over his head with
an automobile. Coward was quot
ed as saying that he did not see
the man until the car was right at
the victim. Godard’s head was!
just about crushed, it was said. !
The body was brought to the!
Riggs Funeral Home here early
this morning, but funeral arrange
ments had not been completed
earlier this afternoon.
The sun of Mrs Novella Whit
field Godard Bell, now of Long
Beach, California, and the late
Joseph L. Godard, he was bom
near Jamesville thirty-four years i
ago. He spent must of his life on I
the farm, but in recent years he
operated a taxi, drove a truck, and j
at the time, of his death was work-;
ing in Vanceboro with a construe-1
tion firm. He left the county a few I
months ago after making his home 1
on the Gomer Harrison farm in
Bear Grass Township.
He was married twice, the sec
ond time to Miss Mary Hoell of
Rear Grass. Surviving besides his
widow are six children, and a
brother, Leslie f tbeiT1Godard.
Three children, Paulette, Alice
and Joseph Godard, Jr , all of
Roanoke Rapids, were born of
his marriage to Bertha Mae
•Wwe'ht. Surviving his marriage to
Miss Hoe! are three daughters,
Trudy, Jo Anne and Judy, and
one son, Herbert L. Godaid, all
of RFD 1, Grifton. Three half
brothers also survive.
A,
County Exhibits
At State Fair
—i—
Other than the possibility that
a few individuals will make en
tries, there'll be few joint exhi-!
bits from Marlin County at the
State fair in Raleigh neat week.
Negro club members are plan
ning a joint exhibit at the fair, it
was learned, but no other clubs
or organizations from this county
will be represented.
It was pointed out, however,
that quite a few club projects are
being planned for the fair to be
held in Williams ton week after
neat.
Fifteen Speeders
Have Cases Aired
In County's Court
I olal Fine* and Forfeitures.
Add Lp To Almost
$1.200 Iat* l .Monday
Fifteen motorists were pretty
I well convinced that it doesn't pay
| to travel through life in such a
, big hurry. Charged with speeding
on the streets and highways in
this county, all but one or two
pleaded guilty, paid fines in most
cases and went on their way—at
a slightly slower pace.
| Judge Peele imposed fines in
i the amount of $115 during the
j long morning session of the Mar
i tin County Recorder’s Court last
I Monday morning.
William Harter, a Johnston,
Pennysl vania, school teacher,
pleaded guilty and was fined $10,
plus costs, for speeding sixty
five miles an hour.
Federal Mizelle, of RFD 2, Cole
| rain, pleaded not guilty, but the
| court adjudged him guilty of
I speeding 65 miles an hour, and
fined him $10, plus costs
Speeding fifty miles an hour in
a 35-mile zone, Mayo Andrews
pleaded guilty and was fined $10
and taxed with the costs.
A Baltimore man, Ronald W.
Logan, pleaded guilty of speeding
70 miles ail hour and the court
fined him $15, plus costs.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the costs when
Joe Lee Durham of RFD 1, Rob
ersonviile, pleaded guilty of
speeding 60 miles an hour.
Harry Alexander Upton, of
Washington, pleaded guilty of
speeding 50 miles an hour in a
135-mile zone and he was taxed
with the court costs.
William Sol Mobley of RFD 1,
! Oak City, was taxed with the
costs for speeding 65 miles an
! hour.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the cost when
William Henry Bridges of RFD
1, Oak City, pleaded guilty of
speeding 45 miles an hour in a
35-mile zone.
Charged with and pleading guil
ty of speeding 65 miles an hour,
each of the following was fined
$10 and taxed with the costs:
Terriel Howard Royals of Cher
ry Point, Arthur Lee Miller of
Greenville, Thurman Raleigh
(Continued from Page Three)
Ange Successor
Not Named Yet
Coming after twenty years of
service, Postmaster E. H. Ange's
resignation has been recognized
by the Post Office Department,
but as far as it could be learned
no one has been named for the
office position in Jamesville.
It was reported that a dozen or
more were interested in the po
sition, but most or all of them
were Democrats, and it is readily
admitted by some that they have
little or no chance of an appoint
ment. It was also reported that
Farmer O. P. Wolfe, native of
Massachusetts, has been promi
nently mentioned as Mr. Ange’s
successor, but the report has not
been confirmed.
According to information
reaching here, Washington Coun
ty Republicans have shown much
interest in Ange’s successor, but
it likely that Mr. Wade Vick, -
party stalwart in Robersonville,
will have something to say about
naming a successor.
It is likely that an active post
master will be named to serve
pending the holding of civil ser
vice examinations and final ap
pointment.
Referee Hearing
On Boundary Line
-4>—
Attorney J. A. Pritchett is ref
ereeing a hearing in the bound
ary line case brought by Leighton
and M. K. Blount and others
against the North Carolina Pulp
Company. The hearing was open
ed yesterday in the Martin Coun
ty courthouse and is nearing an
end today.
It is understood that approxi
mately fifty acres of timberland in
the upper part of the county are
involved in the suit.
The case is attracting a battery
of attorneys and quite a few wit
nesses. Mrs. Kitty Bridges is re
porting the case.
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