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*: ' L -, * WtlltSlHft tt jUfffllSttlH SltZl Ifftflttß M ir t - VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 84 * A A." *a! I ) l» I Scholastic ictivitits in tM local h!|h month JSta JSSrof «TUpto appeared on the honor roll, aa k»l --1 Iowa: Grade I-A: Melvm Bennett, David tHekey, Tillie Gardner, Betsy Man ning, Anne Meador, Angela McLaw horn, Albert Knox, Betty Rogers, Al sti«a Swain, David Stephenson. Grade I-B: Polk Burroughs, Jen nls Cherry, Elmer Chesson, Nathan Mist lie, Lotha Price. > Special: Dennis Beech, Fred Cher ry. George GurMn. Anetta Moore. Omde i-A l Conrad Getsinger, Courtney Jenkins, Delia Jane Mob ley, Lfcnora Meteon, Susan Moore, Maurice Moore, Richard Margolia, Burke Parker, Mary Trulah Peele, Luther Peele, Collin J. D. Woolard, Jr. Grade 2-B: Blsle Coltrain, Elsie Gardner, William Gardner, LiUie Mae Gr.de J.A: Bill Griftn, Doris Grif. An, Evelyn Griftn, Joseph Gtirganui, Patricia King, Velina Parry, Mary 0'N«l Pope, Madeira Taylor, Mary Warren, Hurley Shaw. Grade J-*t Robert (Coltrain. Grade 4-A: Mary Charles God win, Susie Griftn, S. C. Griftn, Bina Jackson, Bettie Hoard, Mary Lewis Manning, Elisabeth Parker, Sybil Roberaon. Grade 4-B: R. T. McClaren, Jr.. Simon Roebuck. Grade S-A: Stuart Critcher, Mar jorie Gray Dunp, (Catherine Manning. Grade 5-B: Ethel Bennett, Ethel LillCy. Grade 6-A: Bill Ballard, Jerry Clarke, Sallie Gray Gurkin, Mnry Ruth Mallory, Louise MeUon, Doris Moore, Edna Shaw, Martha Ward. Virgil Ward, Julia Watts, Reid White. Grade 4-B- Zula Mae Bonds, Min- , nie Chesson, Ellen Cobnrn, Dixie . Daniel, Janis Newton. Grade 7-At Rlva Grace Barnhill, , Wilbur Culpepper, Alma Godwin, Tkelma Griftn, Nora Grimes, Reg Manning, Geneva Roberson, Jack Baker Saunders, George Samara, Ber- , nice Ward, John A. Ward. Grade 9 Marie Griftn. . Grade 10; Grace Manning - services at the Christian Church Sunday will consist of Bible!' School at 9:45 and preaching service *at II o'clock. A mixed quartet will 1 sipg "The Name of Jesus" at the morning worship. The pastor .wW preach on "The Bethlehem Rom- 1 »nee." You will enjoy the incidents of moving, historic interest woven into this marv«|oui and fascinating 4 Bible story. Yon will want to wor ship on this Christmas eve day, and the morning worship will afford the opportunity. So t«ke the family and your friend*. Do not stay home and I miss service because friends and rela tives h«e come to spend a week, with yon. They want you to attend ; your church service. They will feel hurt if you stay home to feed them, and miss your spiritual food. There will be no evening service st the I *»Joy\he m ChriTt- TJ p*« ,u * the E9itcop " eburch ; jj M u$S JtITiMttMMMM I iiliC i, \ t Vvmnia lea A" . , «. T | events leading up to tnt holiday »ca- j pared to eaioy th *** od* h° W aid I N T HEli 1E Roads And tI2S In Finet° P 11 , y ■ •re laid entered Leggetf. J *" jMl* ° n j^e ange Peel, appealed from the four pay men t of the coat In the caaei chartritiß John M , . ... wult with a deadly weapon. Sentenced to the roadi lam a 'period of >ix months o It 'Godard appealed. *^' i aaecona cue charging I n °Adjadmd Jim «C M WilUamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 22,1933 TOt®® " _^^ MM jfcjjfcJSSSiSSSMMMW» i ssiilb MAYOR URGES ALL TO JOIN IN FIGHT ON RATS Several Hundred Pounds Of Poison On Hand For Anti-Rat Campaign Preparation* are now underway for - >ne of the most inteniive anti-rat campaigns ever undertaken in tbh lection, Mayor J. L. Hassell said this week. Several hundred pounds of poison i now on hand for use in the cam paign, and special employees will handle the drive, it was said. But to make the campaign even more suc ressful, Mayor Haaself is calling up on all the people for their coopera tion. The drive will likely be launch ed daring the first few days of Janu iry, and the authorities are consider ing offering awards to young boys for 1 Ike largest number of dead rodents reported. Complete details will b« nade later in connection with the priaes and the starting date for the i dean-out drive. j No Pied Piper stunt can be u- i pected but with special employees at 1 work and with the cooperation of u-ery person in the town, it is be lieved a very effective drive againat 1 rais will result. The authorities, realising that the . rodents', commonly referred to as'i wharf rats the sise of cats, are multi- i plying rapidly and are doing unbe- | lievable damage to property, are ar- , ranging the campaign in the hope . that unneceasary waste and loss can , !>e prevented. Entire flocks of chickens have been killed and eaten by the rodents over , night, and the trash piles arc said to ( lake on the appearance of a fog eo , thickly do the gray animals gather to ( feed. The rats continue to spread, ( ind unless they are checked very soon ( ihe entire town will be infested by, wrier*. I 1 Five-Passenger Plane To Take Up Passenger a ( ■ • j The Hoffman Flying Service will t establish a temporary passenger aer- .. vice here for a few d#ys, beginning t Friday and continuing through s Christmas day, Mr. Hoffman said j today. A five-passenger plane will! i be, used The field is located one m*e , (row here on the Washington road. I •— ( To Feature Amusements . —•— .... .. A special stage show and unusual 1 picture at the Watts Theatre herej' midnight Christmas eve will tatwrc 1 the l.oliJgy amusement program in 1 fold MET!S CoWi!irU * (he! [NO PAPER TUESDAY] % - A ■ ' Following « long established custom and on* eagerly looked forward to by all members of tha forca, thare will b* no iaaua of Tha Enterpriae na*t Tuaaday. Tha currant laaua makaa its ap pearance a day ahaad of ita regu lar schedule, and after cleaning up ahop Friday force will cloee the doora for a few daya of rest. Operation will be resumed next Wedneedsy preparatory to tha ieeuance on Friday of a farewell edition for the year 1933 and a brand near one in a brand new year the following Tuesday. Until then The Bnterpriee group aigna off, but only after wishing for the paper'e every patron and other frienda tha beat of tha Christmas season. Baptist Sunday School To Contribute To Needy ■■ The Christmas services at the Bap tist church will be held Sunday morn ing, there being no evening service in this church since this and the other congregations are invited to hear the special Christmas music at the Epis copal church Sunday evening at 5:30 o'clock. | The Baptist Sunday school will as semble at the regular hour, when all those coming are asked to bring ar ticles of food which are to be distri buted in the community where there is need. It is hoped that all Sunday school pupils will bring something, so that the total offerings may be considerable. "We have seen His styr in the east, and are come to worship Him" will be the test of the Christmas sermon, to be delivered at the 1) o'clock ser vice Sunday morning There will be special music by the choir. Christ mas hymns and a Christmas cantata will be sung. The membership and the public in general are invited to worship with us at this Christmas Sunday service. This church welcomes back int«. the community the young men and young women who have been away to school. And the thoughta of the' congregation go out in a special way, to those homes where there it illness' and sorrow. The psstor and the peo-j pie wish for all a happy holiday sa*-| soa—a season when the real signific ance of Christmas will be magnified. ♦ • Capacity Crowda At Prison Camp Here The State Highway prison camp near here is said to be having capa-' city crowds, these days, the superin-| tendent stating that his number of' boarders is the largest since the camp was established Six inmates are in the county jail with pot - prospects of release before Sheriff C. B. Roebuck said thia week indications pointed '■ I ORIGIN, MEANING CHRISTMAS DAY IS EXPLAINED ♦ Difference Of Opinion As To Exact Day Jeaus Was Born By Christmas Day is a day set apart by sanction and custom of the Chris tian church. It comes on the 2Sth of December by common consent through the years. The Eastern Church observed it on the 16th of January in conjunction with Epi phany, and was supposed to represent the day when the Holy Spirit spoke His approval of Jesus at his baptism. In the Western or Roman church it was aasociated with the coming of the wise men. It was in connection with the Epiphany that the romance start ed that the wise men were three kings and their names were: Melchoir, Gaspar and Balthacar. The Western church celebrated or observed Christ fas on the 25th of December and the Eastern church finally accepted it and it is well nigh universal in all Chrsi tian communities around the world. Some think that the Roman festival Brumalia, which came at the winter solstice was the day selected for Christmas day. However, no one need worry about the correct day, j for the spirit and motive behind the day is «of far more importance than the calendar correctness of the time. 1 Some have advanced the idea that 1 the birth of Jesus must have occurred about October, as shepherds and sheep were not out in the open at night as late of December 25th on account of the rainy season. Even if this be true it does nqt affect the correctness of our manner of celebrat ing the d#y, as the Christ child be hind it all gives it its meaning and true value. We remember in a fit ting way and commemorate the com ing of the Prince of Peace, tha Baba of Bethlehem, the Christ Child of the Manger. We give gifts to our { . friends. We remember the less for- , tunate who might not receive a gift should we overlook or forget them. The Santa Claus idea arose in Ger many, where old St. Nick would come 1 around laden with gifts for the chil ; dren. Hence Christmas has grown 1 up, having its origin and meaning at | Bethlehem 1933 years ago. The celebration became so abased because of drunkenness and unbridled pleasure seeking, that in England tha Puritans abandoned Christmas alto gether, and even among tha early American settlers they refused to I celebrate it. But we are trying to 'restore the true spirit and go back to I its true origin and i»gning, and j celebrate soberly, righteously and in • the epirit of Him whose birthday w* ! honor on Christina* Day. v , i r-A- Quarter-Inch ; & Reported On Tuesday Ij GREETINGS ) Appreciative of the patronage given dm and Mrlag to offar a token of good will, WUUama-ton merchant* and other buainaaa firms an txtanding greetings to tha paopta of thia taction through tha columna of this papar today. A now hopa has baan kindled in alt of us, and to add to that hopa theaa buainaaa man aaprass in a sincara wnjr, thair wishes for a Marry Christmas and a Happy Naw Year. Read tha little meesagea and know that theaa Snns are intereeted in your happiness at all timea, but •specially so at this season of the year. MRS. J. W. WATTS DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE ♦ ■- Prominent Lady Succumbs Shortly After Stroke Of Paralysis Mrs. Ophelia Hardison Watts, member of a long prominent family in this part of the State, died at her home in New Town here Thursday morning at 1:15 o'clock, following an illness of only a few hours' duration. Apparently in her usual health, Mrs. Watts was active about her home un til about 8 o'clock Wednesday even ing when she suffered a stroke of paralysis, the end coming gradually and peacefully. The daughter of the late Sheriff W. J. HardisoA and wife, Mary An drew Hardison, Mrs. Watts was born on the Hardison plantation home in Williams Township May 21, 1862. When she was a young girl her par ents moved here to make their home. In 1887 she was married to Mr. J. Wlgg Watts, who with four children, Mrs. Mary Gladys Heydenreich of Alexandria, Va., and Messrs. W.' 8., J. W., Jr., and Maurice Watts, all of Williamston, survives. She also 1 leaves one brother, Ed H, Hardison, of Oklahoma, and one sister, Mrs. W. H. Crawford, of Williamston. Mrs. Watts was unusually indus trious, and cherished a marked devo tion for her family and friends. Shej enjoyed the peace and quiet of her, own home ( but she always found tiraej even to within a short while before •he was stricken to visit with her friends and relatives. Although Mrs. Watts had been in declining health for some time, her sudden passing came as a decided •hock to the many friend* of the family throughout Eastern Carolina. | Funeral services will be conducted' this afternoon (Friday) at 2:30 o'clock! from the home by Rev. Charles HJ Dickey, pastor of the local Baptist! church, assiited by Rev. 2. T. Plep hoff, local Presbyterian minister. In terment will follow in the family plot in the cemetery here. ♦ Ford Car And Oarage Destroyed By Fire I . # I Fire, believed to have been of tn , cendiary origin, destroyed an old Model T Ford coupe and the garage' of Annanias Davit, colored, on the Jamesville road just off the Washing ton road near the plant of the Colum bian Peanut Company. When dis covered, the fire was spreading rap idly over the roof, and the loss was complete with no insurance on either the car or the small building. Seeing the blase in making his reg ular inspection of the business dis trict, Officer Allsbrooks turned in the alarm at ten minutes to two o'clock Wednesday morning. Just before the roof fell, the flre could be seen from a mile or more. The call, heard by a comparatively few of the town's citisens, was the Urit received by the local volunteer company during the Christmss sea son. » Methodists To Observe "White Christmas" 1 ■ ♦ C. T. ROQERS, Pastor Our Sunday school snd all others who will, will observe "white Christ mas" Sunday morning at the Sunday school houn 9:45. A Christmas pro gram will be rendered and gifts for others less fortunate than us will be, laid upon the altar. At the church services special. Christmas music will be rendered byj the choir. You arc cordially invited, to meet with us at both services. f No service st night. Holly Springs Sunday-school at 2 p. m. * a . u& -jf ti ; r jflflpPJJJHj^p^ ESTABLISHED 1891 I MARTIN COUNTY IS SUPPORTING TOBACCO PLAN —>— Only One Farmer Reported To Have Refused To Sign Contract ♦ - Martin County farmers are rapidly signing tobacco acreage reduction contracts, according to information received from several of the district Committeemen this week. As far as it could be learned here only one far mer had absolutely refused to take part in the reduction program, and it was later learned that he was recon sidering his position. Robersonville Township is leading the sign-up movement with over 50 per cent of its contracts already in. Williamston reported around 35 per cent signed Wednesday noon and oth i ers in proportion. Four townships, ' Hamilton, doose Nest, Williams and ; Griffins, had not reported any activi ties up until Wednesday noon, but it is understood that the work is well underway in nearly all if not all of those townships. During the meantime work on the equalization payments to farmere is i being continued rapidly. Farmers will be notified directly, it is under ! stood, what to do and when to act in 'l procuring their share of the, fund. It is however, that the grower wishing to share in the equalization fund must sign a reduction contract ! first. 1 » # , , Winter Officially Arrives Friday At 1:50 O'clock - ' ♦ ...... With a promise of. overcast skies i and a temperature more in keeping , with thermometer actions in summer time, Ole Man Winter makes his ap pearance, by the calendar, Friday af , ternoon at 1:50 o'clock. Just how , those fellows figure a change as , broad as that from autumn to winter [ is rather puzzling, but many poor , mortals wonder why they don't ar i range to have winter weather accom , pany the change. , Incidentally Thursday was listed as , the shortest day of the year, but we | common folks could tell no difference in the length of the day Wednesday . and that on Thursday, and no doubt : | the casual observer will see no dif ■ ference for weeks to come. J , • . High School Students Publish New Magazine , ♦ The first number of the Williams ton High School's magazine, "Green I Wave Echo," made its appearance j this wcek ( the work being a credit to I the young writers and business force. With its cover in color, the maga -1 zine carries 16 pages of interesting | news and features centering around I various school activities. Miss Jes- I sie Mae Anderson aided by able as sistants heads the "Echo." The paper will make its appearance quarterly. * Condition Of Mr. Taylor Reported As Critical * The condition of Mr. W. Joe Tay lor was described at very critical by ( Washington Hospital attendants . Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. A third operation, performed earlier in the day to remove pus that had formed in one of his legs, taxed hia heart greatly, it was said. Mr. Taylor is well known through out this section as a tobacco ware houseman and farmer. Civil Works Program Cause For Much Joy With approximately $4,000 going to them this week, the nearly 400 men on the Civil Works program in this county will have just cause to be more cheerful this Christmas than in several past. The hopes of little chil dren whose fathers are at work un der the program have been made brighter. Surely the little tota will have more reason to remember Christmas, 1933, than they had last year and the year before. O Dr. Cadman To Speak At A. C. College In May Wilson.—Dr. S. Parkea Cadman, famous clergyman, author and lec turer, has been secured as the com mencement speaker ->_*« Atlantic Christian College. Dr. Cadman will speak here on May » following an | address made at Duke University the \Local Farmers It MM y I* n 1 ext sot-in* '5
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