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VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 78
County Fee System
Ends Next Monday
System Passes After a
Stay Here Equal
That of County
Monday, December 6th, marks the
end of the fee System in this county,
for on that day all the offices of the
county will go on a straight salary
basis. The fee system passes with
little sorrow expressed in its behalf,
and goes after having been used since
the formation of the county.
Under the old system, deeds, mort
gages, summonses, in fact all manner
of papers were sent in by mail and
placed on record and called f6r and
paid later. Occasionally they were
never called for. Now no paper will
be entered until the proper charges
have been paid. These charges will be
the same as they were under the old
system. The clerk of court, register
of deeds and sheriff Will each collect
all items due for all work coming
to their respective offices .and turn
their collections over to the county
treasurer every thirty days.
For convenience to those having
work done, the clerk of court and reg
ister of deeds announce that all fees
for both the probate and recording
may be paid to the register of deeds.
This will enable people mailing pa
pers in to send same with all the fees
togeiher to the register of deeds.
In court actions before the clerk,
it is generally difficult to know just
what the costs may run to, and for
that reason the various items will
have to be met by those bringing
court actions as their cases proceed.
Where the county officers once ex
tended credit, the county will not.
The itmes heretofore payable to the
various county officers will, begin
ning December 6, go to and belong
to the county.
Old Mill Closed Its
Doors Last Friday
Conditions reached a, climax at the
Old Mill Inn, located about 4 miles
t'rom here on the Washington Road
last Friday night, when a customer
reported he lost a gun there. Several
reports had been made to Sheriff Rob
erson, but each time he was unable
to do anything, there being insuffici
ent evidence to warrant the closing
oi the place. Last Friday night, af
ter a lively day's business at the inn,
Sheriff Roberson went there and had
the doors closed.
Up until the 22nd of this month
the roadhouse had been under the
management of Grover Lilley and
Monk Strowd. These two men varied
from the conditions of the contract
and were forced to give the place of
business up. From that time Mar
vin Everett and John A. Griffin had
charge until the sheriff ordered it
closed. 1
The owner, Mr. Simon Lilley, states
that it will not be leased any more,
and it is understood that he might re
open it some time next month.
Episcopal Church St.
Andrew's Day Service
The congregation and public are
advised that the service in the Epis
copal church t&night will beg4h at
seven-thirty.
St. Andrew's Day marks the be
ginning of the period of preparation
for the Bishops Crusade in the Epis
copal Church. All day the churches
through the nation have been visited
by individuals and groups for prayer
for the success of this great move
ment in evangelism. Tonight at seven
thirty, the Rector of the Church of
the Advent will conduct evening pray
er with sermon.
STRANPI
THEATREU
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WEDNESDAY
Fred Thompson
Silver King
—in
"The Tough Guy"
And remember you
get a free pass for
Friday—
Always a Good Show
THE ENTERPRISE
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Many Products
of Peanut Will
Feature Show
Windsor WuTWitness a
Lively Week Last
Of Next Month
One hundred and eighty-two pro
ducts made from the lowly "Goober"
will attract thousands of people to
the Eastern Carolina and Tide Water
Virginia Peanut expoosition which
will be held in Windsor the latter
part of next month. Professor G. W.
Carver will have the products on dis
play and we term it a splendid op
portunity to learn what route the pea
nut takes when we load it in the cars
of the Coast Line railroad and on
the boats of the Norfolk, Baltimore
and Carolina line.
A mid-winter poultry show is an
other feature of the exposition. Dis
plays of county products, showing the
various resources of our countie, will
he there.
The week in Windsor will be, no
doubt, the greatest in the history of
that town. The exposition is the first
of its kind to be held in America, and
the Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce is advertising the event
far and wide. It will be a busy time
there when basket ball teams from
all over this section and part of Vir
ginia meet-there in. a tournament, and
when event after efent is annouced in
rapid order. Speakers of national
fame will bring up their part of the
program. *A mammoth stye show with
living models has just been announc
ed. Miss Katheryn Mel le, a member
of the Chicago, Los Angeles and San
Francisco operas, will have a place
on the program, while the Virginia-
Caralina aces will furnish music for
the Ave-day event.
There will be many other features
to the exposition, such as sensational
indoor circus acts, and queen contests.
The Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce is sending out information
almost weekly regarding the exposi
tion, and we feel sure It will be of
interest to our every reader to in
vestigate it and prepare for the event
next month.
The exposition is right here at
home, the first of its kind in America.
It is a spendid opoprtunity for us to
give an account of ourselves, our
farms and their products. The Town
of Windsor is spending several thous
and dollars on the exposition, and the
outlook for the event Is most promis
ing.
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Miss Trentham Goes to
Agents' Conference
Miss Anna Trentham, county home
demonstration agent, left today for
Raleigh, where she will be for two
weeks attending a conference of all
the State extension workers. At the
close of the Raleigh conference,
Miss Trentham will visit her home in
Spring City, Tenn;, for a few days
vacation, after which she will return
to Williamston and prepare to take
op, the work for the new year.
Miss Trentham's report for the
month of November follows:
" Number of meetings held, 26.
Attendance at meetings, 664.
Number of home visits, 16.
Number letters written, 64.
Office days, 3.
Days spent in field, 20. x
-Holidays, 2. ..
Miles traveled in performance of
duty, 710. *
Method demonstrations given in
food preparation, 4.
Method demonstrations in clothing,
fifty. v
Result demonstration In food prep
aration, by women, 16.
Result demonstrations in arts and
crafts, by women, 8.
Result demonstrations in clothing,
by the girls, 200.
Baptist Philatheas to
Have a Silver Tea
The Philatheas of the Baptist
Church will give a Silver Tea Friday
afternoon from 3:30 to 0:80 in the
pustorium. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend. A silver offering will
be made for the benefit of the class
vn the good work that it does.
COPIES OF ENTERPRISE
OF NOYXMBEB 6 WANTED
The Enterprise is in need of a few
copies ef The Enterprise dated No
vember 6th. Anyone having a copy
of that date will confer a favor on as
by sending as same.
Williamston, Martin Comity, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 30,1926
Local Market
Reopens With
Medium Sales
Buyers Return After
Enjoying Holidays
With Friends
The tobacco market reopened here
yesterday with a fair amount of to
bacco on the three warehouse floors.
The amount on the floors today was
held to a low poiht on account o( the
bad weather. While there is no marked
increase in prices, right many of the
buyers and growers seem to think the
market is a little stronger than it
was prior to the Thanksgiving holi
days.
All the buyers were on the sales
yesterday morning when the bell
sounded, ready to finish out the sea
son here. Practically every one of
the buyers spent the holidays with
their families in various parts of this
and other States. The Messr. Tun
stall brothers spent the time with
their people near Oxford; Mr. E. E.
Hodges visited in South Boston, Va.;
Messrs. H. T. Warren, J. M. Horton,
and R. L. Henry were in Durham for
the four days. Mr. John McAddin
was in South Hill, Va.; Mr. W. E.
Draper was in Rocky Mount; Mr. F.
W. Graves visited in Danville,
Mr. W. I. Skinner was with his fain
tly in Greenville; Mr. J. W. Hight re
mained at home here. Messrs. Mc-
Cluer and Early did not return here,
but went to markets In Kentucky.
Since they did not return, their com
panies are being represente by local
tobacco men. A most pleasant time
was reported by many of the buyers.
Negro Is Badly
Hurt in Affray
45 Stitches Required to
Close Wound of
Aaron Speller
A knife wound, requiring 45
stitches to close it, was made in the
body of Aaron Speller by William
Pugh, both colored, of Bertie County,
early yesterday morning when they
were riding along the Windsor high
way, about three miles from here. A
colored boy was driving Speller and
Pugh in his car when the two men
started quarreling over a woman. A
point wa.i reached where the driver
Of the car told Speller and Pugh to
get out, that he was not going to have
« fight in his car. The two men
s.epped from the car and the boy
drove on down the road a short dis
tance when he turned around and re
turned to the spot where he had left
the two men. Speller was found with
an ugly gash in his body, Pugh hav
ing cut him on the side and making
a wound that reached to the lung and
several inches long. Pugh was not to
be seen.
Speller was brought here by the
boy, and Dr. J. S. Rhodes worked
faithfully from 3 o'clock yesterday
morning until almost day, trying to
patch the wound. Three sewings were
required in Bpots to stop the flow of
blood from the negro's body. His
condition is such that pneumonia is
Blmost sure to result, which will, no
doubt, bring about death.
The injured man is a nephew of the
lute Buck Speller. He and Spruill
were said to be very intimate friends,
and it was through a fit of jealousy
that Pugh carved his friend. Infor
mation has been forwarded to author
ities in Bertie County, but so far as
can be learned here Pugh is still at
Urge.
Members of Kiwanis
Club Meet Tomorrow
The attention of all Kiwanis num
bers is called to the meeting to be
held tomorrow. It is understood that
several matters will be up before the
membership for consideration. The
meeting will be held as usual in the
rooms of the Woman'* club and at
the regular hour. k
Federation Meets in the
Baptist Church Friday
The Federation will meet at the
Baptist church Friday night at 7:30.
The public is invited and we urge
those who used to be with us in our
meetings to try and attend. The lead
er for this meeting will be Mr. J. 0.
Manning. Scripture reading will be
the 24th chapter of Matthew and will
be open for discussion. Special music
by Mr. R. F. Pope. Come and bring
some one.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Horton spent
Thanksgiving in Raleigh and Durham.
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Train Hits Car;
Driver Located
TwoDaysLater
Occupant Escapes Both
Death and Scene
of Accident
A Coast Line train hit and
demolished a Fowl touring car just
this side of Bethel last Friday even
ing, when the driver of the ear tried
to beat the train to the taosaing.
The train crew looked at the debris
before the train stopped and were con
fident that no one could have gone
through the accident without meeting
sudden death. The train remained 20
minutes on the scene sqpiching for
occupants of the car, buf all that
could be found was in the form of
an aged hat and five gallons of whis
key, the Ford didn't count, aince it
was so completely wrecked. It was
first thought the occupants of the car
were knocked many feet by the train,
but after searching in the near-by
fills such an idea was given up by the
train crew. After failing in evrey
attempt to locate anybody, the train
came on toward Parmele with its
find, the hat and contents* of a five
gallon keg.
The affair remained a mystery for
two days, when it was learned that
the ear was occupied by a colored
man and that when his car hit the
train he escaped both death and the
scene. His name could not be learned
here, and it is not known whether he
was placed under arrest or not.
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Fire Damages
Local Church
Four Class Rooms Are
Damaged by the
Flames
Approximately SBOO damage was
done when fire started in the class
rooms of the Christian Church here
last Sunday morning hkoitry after 9
o'clock. A hurried response was made
to .he call by the volunteer fire com
pany, but it arrived too late to save
the Philathea class room, which was
practically destroyed. Thiee other
class rooms were damaged, but not to
as great an extent as that of the
The main auditorium was
smoked and damaged slightly by wa
ter, but the flames did not reach it.
Furniture in the class rooms was
ruined. *
ine fire broke out just beiore the'
Sunday school hour, and no school ,
was held. Church services were i
however, both morning and evening.,
A fire had been made in a heater
in the Philathea class room early
that morning, and it is generally
thought the blaze caught in some way
from it. The loss is covered by in
surance.
Not To Ask Pledges
For Reducing Acreage
At a recent meeting held in Ra
leigh for the purpose of discussing
the reduction of cotton acreajje for
1927, it was decided not to ask farm
ers to sign pledges to reduce.
The plan will be to ask each farmer
to follow a diversification program,
which will reduce the acreage, accord
ing to the opinion of good guessers,
about 80 per cent. The crop must be
reduced at least that much if the
price on the present crop is to be
increased.
Many North Carolina farmer? are
now selling cotton and buying norse
feed.
An urgent appeal will go out to all
cotton farmers to diversify.
Now that the present crop Is to
yield around 18,000,000 bales, the
South can cut the acreage 40 per
cent and supply the world next year.
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Methodist Ladies to
Have Bazaar Dec. 9
On Thursday, December 9, the La
dies' Aid Society of the Methodist
Church will hold its bazaar at the
Woman's Club rooms. The doors v«ill
be opened at 5 o'clock. Many beauti
ful and useful articles will be on
sale. The ladies are particularly in
vited to be there and buy their Christ
mas gifts. A turkey dinner will be
served; ice cream and candies will al
so be sold.
EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL HAVE
ITS SOCIAL NEXT WEDNESDAY
The Senior Epworth league will
have Its monthly social Wednesday at
8:15 o'clock in the Epworth League
room In the Methodist church. AU j
members are urged to attend.
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Queens Contest at Peanut
Exposition to
Williamston Eligible to Enter Queen in Contest;
Kiwanis Club Will Take Matter Up At
Its Luncheon Tomorrow
The queen's contest will be one
of the features at the Eastern
Carolina and Tidewater Virginia
I'eanut Exposition at Windsor on
the 27th, 28th, 2»th, SOth, and
31st of next month. Bertie Coun
ty will have a contest when sev
eral queens will be selected frum
Windsor, Aulander, and other
towns. .Towns outside of Bertie
Coun.y will have the privilege of
entering one queen, and they will
Mrs. Fannie C. Guano Factory
Saunder_ Dead To Locate Here
Body Placed to Rest In
Scotland Neck At 1
O'clock Yesterday
Sunday afternoon in a Washington
hospital Mrs. Fannie C. Saunders
quietly passed away, following an
acute illness which had lasted only
10 days but which was very probably
h reult of the infirmities of old age.
She was in her eighty-third year.
Mrs. Saunders was the daughter of
Dr. Neal and his wife, who was Miss
Anne Mariah Baker, a daughter and
descendant of doctors and surgeons
of Revolutionary fame. During her
girlhood she lived in Murfreesboro
and in Gates County, where her father
was a prominent physician.
After the war she was married to
Col. Joseph Hubbard Saunders, who
had fought in the Civil War and had
in the Rattle of Gettysburg received
injuries from which he never fully re
covered. They went to Pitt County
to live and* settled on a plantation,
"Avon," where they lived until her
husband died. Then she with her
three sons, moved to a farm in the
Rear Creek section of Beaufort Coun
ty, where her sons attended the school
at Chocowinity.
Later she removed to Washington,
in which place she lived until her
death. She was a woman who had
lived and learned through the varied
experiences of life, especially through
tiying times, but her strong character,
which was inherent, was always able
to face any issue, and that coupled
with her faith in God and her religion
made her one of the strongest and
most beloved women of this section.
She leaves three sons and several
grandchildren. The sons are Dr. Jo
seph Hubbard Saunders, of this city;
John Hyer Saunders, of Kinston! and
James McKimmon Saunders, of Wash
ington.
The funeral services were held from
Old Trinity Church at Scotland Neck,
and interment was made by the side
of her husband in the cemetery of
that church The Revs, Theodore
I'artrick, Stephen Gardner, and C. O.
Pardo officiated at these serviaes,
which took place Monday at 1 o'clock.
The pallbearers were Messrs. June
Grimes, Dempsey Grimes, Frank
P.ryan, J. G. Cox, Chas. Flynn, Frank
Rowers, and Harry McMullan.
Kailroads Say Keep
Up With the South
One of our big railway systems in
a display ad says, "Keep up with the
South," and follows the slogan up
with a few big figures, in which they
say that from 1900 to 1920 agricul
tural products in the South have in
creased from two and a quarter bil
lion dollars to ten billions, which is
fourfold, and the manulactured goods
have gone up from one and a quarter
la five billions, also increasing about
four times.
Warehouse Glee Club
Pleases Large Crowd
With "Uncle" Buck leading and
Ned Laiighinhouse bursting forth
every now and then with a correspond
ing note, the warehouse glee club
rendered a few selections such as
"Carry Me Back to Ole Virginia"
before starting the sales this morn
ing in the Dixie warehouse.
There were exceptional if not
promising voices in the club, and
their renditions were greatly enjoy
ed by the some forty-odd spectator^
DANCE HERE NEXT
FRIDAY NIGHT
Permission to hold a dance here was
gained yesterday by Lon Hassell, jr.
when he presented a petition to a
majority of the town commissioners.
The dance will be held in the Roa
noke-Dixie warehouse next Friday
night. Stub Johnson's orchestra will
furnish the music.
compete among Wiemseb'es for
SIOO in K old.
At the present time no definite
method has been advanced for the
selection of a queen to represent
our town, but it is understood
that suggestions will be made at
the meeting of the Kiwanis Club
which will be held tomorrow.
Rules and regulation* in more de
tailed form will be announced
upon the selection of a queen.
Will Be Able to Serve
the Trade of 14
Counties
With a 14-eounty traile capacity, a
new fertilizer factory will be ready
for operation here the early part of
1928, according t« direct information j
trom thoae interested in the project.].
Plana for the factory here materializ- !
eJ three months too late to be able !
to care for the 1927 trade.
Mr. 1). D. Stalls returned from
Baltimore this week, and he states
that plans are almost complete for the
factory. While the site for the new
enterprise will be along the Roanoke,
Mr Stall's states that officials in Ilal
timore are considering' another spot
than the one near the old cooperage
company's mill.
No definite time was mentioned
when work would be commenced, but
it was officially stated that the plant
would be complete by the latter part
of next year or the early part of
lit UK.
Just what effect the establishment
ol' a fertilizer plant here will have on
the prices of fertilizers is not known,
but some advantageous change is j
very likely to bo seen.
Judge and Solicitor
Finish Office Term
Judge J. C. Smith and Solicitor R
S. Feel finished their term of office]
here toilay when the Recorder's court i
was held &>r the last time this fiscal j
year. The VseHSion was only a short !
one, only one case being tiied. Mack
Cherry, the boy who brought a gun
ir.to an argument when he with sev
eral of his friends were testing their
strength.
The verdict was a four-hour sen
tence in jail, the payment of all costs
and the agreement to reimburse J.
1). Harfield $25, an amount paid to
the doctors attending the men shot by
Cherry.
During the trial it was learned
that Cherry succeeded in planting
a load of bird shot in one of his
friend's eyes, another's hand and still
in another's neck. It was further learn
or! that one of thtv negroes was about
o enrve Cherry with a knife, and for
J that reason he shot, hitting his as
saliant in the hand arid punching his
I eye but with the muzzle of his gun.
| The other fellows were struck by
! stray shot.
j Other cases coming before the
j court were minor ones and were,
I either continued or compromised.
(Club Musical Put
Off To Later Date
| The musical which wan to have been ,
rgiven-by+he-Woman's Chrb-rm"Thtrrs--" i
j ay night has been-changed to a later j
date on account of some of the people J
who were to have been in the per- j
formance being out of town and ill- j
ness in the family of the other. There ;
will be an announcement in the Kn- [
terprise when it will be given some |
j time very soon. Those who will par
ticipate in the musical are already
practicing and the show should 'be
well worth the admittance fee.
LOCALS MKET ROBERSONVILLE
IN LAST GAME OF SEASON
The local high school football squad
meets that of Robersonville here this,
afternoon at the fair grounds in the
last game of the season.
The locals have downed the Rob
eisonville team once this season and
a good game is expected this after-*
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. James Manning and
little son, Jimmie, spent the week end
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. A.
J. Manning.
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Mrs. J. B. H. Knight and son,
Charles, spent yesterday in Raleigh.
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ESTABUSHED 1898
Many Wrecks
Over Week End
in This Section
One Auto Never Reach
ed Home of Owner; Is
Wrecked On Way
' Activities of the week enu
were. greatly hampered when auto
wreck alter au.o wreck occurred in
this section. Personal injur.,
slight in ..each case, and damage L
The cars will not amount to any lufjfce
turn, It was all aiter me loowa.i
3tyle, knock the other fellow from
the path of a desired, goal. The v«. '*
Jamston Motor Co. was kep ,
practically all of yesterday br.n..,»l
the cripples here lor repairs.
The first wreck (utracti.ig a. t..
tion happened Saturday evening auou
7 o'clock when the cars ot . .
Griffin and Charlie Spruill werJ
togetlrtr on the Washington Kou..' u
bout two miles from here. The c_u •-
of this one has not been determine
both parties stating ihe fauU wa. o;.
1 the other. The damage to the two
I cars was about equally divide.!, t
wheels and axles being badly
'and .bent. Sprudl had just putc a
his ear, a second-hand louiin , 1*
an I was on his way home w„en t
['accident took place He was lorem
| to make the remainder of the trip on
foot. He is a colored man and Ire
I about two miles lrom hfie. G.
I is the yon of Mr. Lon Grilmi, oi Gi
tins Township. While these two cat.
were tied up, l'lum Williams' buy
came along and hit one of the Spiu> i
car occupants. The man, a colore
friend of Spruill's, was knocked in
fiont of the car, the machine pas.-ing
over one of his legs. He was not huit
very much.
A second wreck took place on the
Jamesville road when Spruill John
son, colored, had his Ford roadster,
practically new, run into by two white
Johnson wa* slightly hurt, and
nbout SSO will be required to repair
the cur. The two white men were un
known to Johnson. The car driven
I by them was apparently unhurt, for
j they were on their way shortly after
(he accident. This was the first wreck
to be learned of Sunday night.
The service iruck of the Willium
ston Motor Co. answered a third call
early this morning when it pulled the
I truck of Mr, J. G. Modlin in from a
- .point on- the Jamesville road five
j miles from here. Mr. Modlin says he
| thought>,himself wide awake until he
I found his truck almost in the ditch,
and that it had swayed from the road
while he was "napping." Little dam
age was done other thaifi a bent from
axle. /
Several other wrt/ck* have been
i.oted, but no definite information
could be had on any of them. .
Answer To Call of
The Red Cross
The following have answered the
Red Cross roll call. The solicitor for
the business district has been out of
-town; tint she will begin at onre amf
the list will be much largetS witnin
the next day or so.—-
Mrs, W. K. Warren, Mrs. C. A.
Harrison, « Mrs.. Jennie Moore, Mrs.
Hugh Horton, Mrs. C. Frank, Mrs.
Jack Frank, Mrs. Hubert Morton,
Mrs, T. 11. Brandon, Mrs. J. IX Wool
urd, Mr. J. Lawrence Peel, Mr. Gay
lord Harrison, Mrs. A. K. Dunning,
] Mrs. Marshall Wilson, Mrs. John D.
| liiggs, Mr C. H. Dickey, Mrs. Fan
! nie Higgs, Mrs. C. H. Fleming, Mr.
jC. 11. Fleming, Charles and John
| Fleming, Dr. John D. Biggs, Mrs. C.
D. Carstarphen, Mrs. Walter Hassell,
Mrs. Clayton Moore, Mr. N. C. Green,
1 Mrs. P. R- Cone, W. H. Everett, O.
T. Paul, Mrs. C. H. Godwin, Mis. L.
! P. Llndsley, Mrs. J. D. Woolard, Mrs.
! li A. Pope, Martha Hassell, Mrs. J.
W. Anderson, W. J. Hodges, Mrs. T.
F. Harrison.
Miss Anna Trenthami Mrs. Elbert
| Manning, Mrs. B. S. Courtney, Mrs.
T. W. Lee, Mrs. R. S. Critcher, Mrs.
J. 11. Saunders and Mrs. J. F. Thig
pen.
Miss Anna Kate Ramsey leaves
tnmororw afternoon for her home in
Marshall, N. C. after having visited
her sister, Miss Norma Ramsey, at
tne home of Mrs. J. B. H. Knight
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Allen and
children, of Goldsboro, spent Thanks
giving with Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
f Ferry.
Mrs. Holly Bell and daughter, Miss
' Cecelia, and Miss "Honey" Rhea, *t
Windsor, were shoppers .here yester
day.
Mr. aad Mrs. L B. Brandon and
| their two children, of Raeford, spent
Thanksgiving with Mr Brandon's
brother, Tom Brandon, county agent.
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