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Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns > Latchkey to over 1JN Homes of Martin Oonady. THE Watch the Label en Tow Paper, as It tarries the Date Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 93 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 22, 1938. ESTABLISHED 1899 Three Badly Hurt In Series of Auto Wrecks In County Two Removed to Hospital In Greenville For Treatment ? Three persons were badly hurt and several others less seriously in jured in a series ol automobile wrecks in this county last week-end. Mrs. W. B. Perry, suffering a brok en leg and a badly sprained ankle, and Miss Lula Mae Stipe, receiving painful cuts on her face and severe bruises in her chest, were removed to a Greenville hospital for treat ment soon after their car crashed into the rear of a truck owned by the J. A. Manning Peanut Company between Parmele and. Bethel early Saturday afternoon. Lewis Kearney, aged colored minister, suffered a broken leg and bruises in a wreck | at Spring Green Church last Sun day noon. He was given first-aid treatment in Robersonville and la ter removed in an ambulance to his home near Scotland Neck. The first of the series of wrecks was reported about noon Saturday, when Alonza Allen, Martin farmer, started to pass a car a short distance this side of the Martin-Pitt boundary on Highway 64. The Allen car and trailer were badly wrecked, and Mrs Allen received a painful cut on her face. Returning from Rocky Mount, the Manning truck was waved down to pick up several articles thrown from the Allen trailer Patrolman Rnih rock stated the truck was parked to the side of the road and off the hard surface Approaching the wreck, a car traveling east came almost to a stop, and Mrs. Perry, driving close behind, turned off the road to avoid crashing into the rear of the car and ran into the rear of the parked truck. The Perry car was wrecked, but very little damage resulted to the truck. Mrs Perry and Miss Stipe, members of the Loulsburg College faculty, were accompanied by Miss Jane Fuller, student in the college. She was not badly hurt. The trio were on their way with the col lege glee club to Elizabeth City to appear before the Methodist church conference. The injured were report ed yesterday to be getting along very welt. The aged colored minister, travel ing with his son and grandson to fill a preaching engagement at Wil son Chapel, near Everetts, was in jured when his grandson, Lewis Kearney II, drove from a side road into the path of Sheriff C- B. Roe buck's car at the Spring Green in tersection. The two younger Kear neys were not badly hurt. The of ficer said he was traveling toward Robersonville about SO miles an hour when he saw the Kearney car, a Chevrolet, approaching intpr. section. He almost brought the car to a stop, but crashed into the side of the Kearney car to do consider able damage, Sheriff Roebuck es timate that done to his car at about $200. No one was hurt and very little damage resulted when the cars of Dewey Hayman and E. M. Taylor crashed at the Haughton-Washing ton Street intersection here Sunday night shortly after 10 o'clock. ? ?? Thanksgiving Service At Church Of The Advent Thanksgiving Day was not created ' as a civil holiday, but was created! by the civil authorities as a religious festival. In this spirit the Church of the Advent invites the people of Williamston to attend its services on this day. There will be a celebra tion of the Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. and a Thanksgiving service at ten o'clock. If you plan to go out of town for the day you have the op portunity to attend the early servic? The opportunity will be given for the communicants of the church to present their offering for the Thompson orphanage at both ser vices. The orphanage is maintained entirely by this offering and by special gifts. ? Brother Of County Man Fatally Injured In Pitt Oliver Jordan McKeel, brother of William McKeel of this county, was fatally injured when he fell while making shingles in Pitt County last Wednesday. He was 62 years old. Mr. McKeel died in a Greenville hospital Monday and services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by Rev. M. A. Woodard at the home of J. Edgar Ingalls in the Leggetts' Cross Roads section. Mrs. H tcher Thomas and son, Fletcher, Jr., of Elizabeth City, at tended the wedding of Miss Blanche Sullivan and Mr. James Bullock in Robersonville Sunday. Proclamation The custom of observing -the fast Thursday in November of each year as Thanksgiving Day is a very beautiful one and has been observed in our fair land for many years. It is fitting after the harvest to halt in our every day vocations and render thanks to our Creator for the inestimable blessiftgs of this life. No land is more blessed by Providence than this land in which we live. Free from war, postilence and famine and again blessed with an ample harvest. I, J. L. Hassell, Mayor of Williamston, N. C., do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 24th, as a day of Thanksgiving for the people of the town of Wil liamston and call upon all to close their place of busi ness and may every one repair to their various places of worship and carry in their hearts a deep sense of gratitude to our Creator for all these wonderful bless injys *?*6 ???? _? . ? , J. L. HASSELL, Mayor. PEANUT MARKET The peanut marketing season entered its fourth week yester day with a mixed outlook, un official reports pointing to a slight weakness for the inferior types and a stronger demand for the better grades. The trend among farmers is to dispose of the inferior grades / and hold on to those of better quality. It is admitted there la ~a marked shortage of the bet ter quality nuts, and It is quite reasonable to believe the grow er will do well to hold on to those types for a while, at least. Two Men Arrested In Liquor Raids Raiding in the upper part of the county last Saturday evening, Offi cers Joe Roebuck, Bill Haislip and Roy Peel arrested two men, confis cated an automobile and five quarts ot illegal liquor. Henry Purvis, colored, was arrest ed when he started into a filling station. At "Stingy Point" on Highway No. 11 in Robersonville Township, Officers Roebuck and Haislip were searching a filling station when Henry Purvis walked in the front door Seeing the officers, Purvis backtracked and hurried to a corn field nearby and disposed of two| pints of white liquor. Roy Peel was stationed there to watch the activi ties, and was almost hit by the li quor. He gaye chase, fell over some wood and hurt his leg. Peel, recov ering himself, finally got his man. Late that evening, Everett Jen kins, also colored, was arrested when he- drove to -Council's filling station with a gallon of illegal liquor aboard. The car was taken. Jen kins and Purvis were placed under bond for their appearance in the county court next month. Raiding with Edgecombe officers along the boundary line Monday af ternoon, Officer Roebuck captured a 40 gallon copper still near the home of Arthur Council, r'lve barrels of beer and five gallons of liquor were poured out. Council was recogniz ed but effected his escape. Council's' wife, firing warning signals, was arrested _ and placed in the Edge combe County jail. Mrs. Louis Taylor Dies In Bear Grass Mrs. Louis Taylor, highly respect ed county citizen, died at her home in BearGrass Township Sunday eve ning at seven o'clock following a long period of declining health. She was about 40 years old. Although she had experienced ill health for about two years, Mrs. Taylor was as well as usual Sunday morning and attended church ser vices at Sweet Home. Returning home early in the afternoon she suf fered a stroke of paralysis, death following a few hours later , The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Slade Harris, Mrs. Taylor lived in this county all her life. She was a devoted mother and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was a faithful attendant upon religious services and had a large friendship circle in her commun ity. Besides her husband she is surviv ed by several children and brothers and sisters. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. Xdgar Harden, and interment was in the family plot in Bear Grass township. Bumper Hay Crop Is Harvested In County This Year Harvesting of Peanut Crop In County Almost Completed While general reports point tp one of the smallest peanut crops in years, Martin County farmers this season are harvesting a bumper hay crop. Based on unofficial estimates, the reports maintain that a new high production record has been estab lished for the feedstuff. First indications that the hay crop would fall into the bumper class were seen when a shortage of baling wire was reported. The binding wire was purchased by the carload and repeat orders were received from farmers over the county, it was learned. Picker operators, experiencing an unprofitable season as a whole, ex plained that the ratio of hay to pea nuts ran as high as six to one, that I the average in normal seasons was about two bales of hay to one bag of peanuts The ratio has been known to stand at one to one in some years on certain farms. Affected by ad verse weather conditions, peanuts were harvested as a secondary crop, hay crowding the goobers out of the picture. * The quality of the hay crop was reported as slightly above the aver age. Peanut harvesting is virtually complete in this county, many pick er operators having completed their schedules and returned their equip ment to storage for another year. Nearly all the crop was dug, stack ed and picked before much rain fell, uuc picker operator stating that ac tivities were continued from the be ginning of, the season until the last without a single interruption on ac count of weather conditions. Heavy rains over the week-end has delayed those who were late getting started, but with favorable weather during the next few days I the peanut crop will have been har vested in its entirety by t' e middle or end of next week in th . county. ? Thanksgiving Service Piney Grove Thursday A special Thanksgiving service will be held in the Piney Grove Baptist church Thursday evening at seven o'clock. Rev. W. B. Harrington, the pastor, is extending a cordial invi tation to the general public to at tend. Visiting ministers are expect ed. Thanksgiving Services Be Held At Baptist Church Services will be held Thursday morning at the local Baptist church beginning at ten o'clock and ending at ten-thirty. One of the main pur poses of this meeting is to receive the funds for the Thomasville Or phanage, a yearly event. Each per son is requested to give the amount of a day's work. Tarboro Rotary Club Holds Orthopaedic Clinic The Tarboro Rotary Club will hold its regular Orthopaedic Clinic on Monday, November 28, at 9 a. m. at the Presbyterian Church Sunday School rooms, Tarboro, N. C. The Rotary club is anxious to ren der service to all cripples, regard less of age or race, who are unable to pay for treatment. We will thank you for your co-operation in finding these cases and directing them to the clinic. Private (pay) patients are request ed not to come before one o'clock. Two Weeks Term Of Superior Court Now Underway In County Few Cases Disposed of in First Session Held Monday Convening a two weeks term of the Martin County Superior Court here yesterday morning, Judge W H. S. Burgwyn, of Jackson, cleared several complicated cases from the docket. The litigants were in a com prising mood in several of the five cases called, and the court complet ed the first day session by early af ternoon. Trials by jury were hardly more than mere formalities with the ex ception of two cases involving^ grounds for divorce Created for the trial of civil cases only, the court will ohfferve Thursday and Friday as holidays. It will resume its work next Monday. Proceedings; Based on two years of separation, a divorce was granted Ada White hurst Knight in her case against James L. Knight. The case of Harrison Oil company against E. 11. Roberson was settled by agreement, the records showing that the plaintiff recovered nothing and the defendant received nothing in a counter claim. I a " The Standard Fertilizer Company was awarded a judgment in the sum | of $436.89 in its case against W. H and W. F. Kelly. Pleading two years' separation, Delia Brill-w as given-an- absoluta divorce from William S. Britt. The case of Guthrie Strawbrtdge against J. B. Cherry was settled by agreement, the plaintiff receiving a judgment in the sum of $450 Enlarging Church At Cedar Branch Maintaining one of the largest ru ral Sunday schools in the county, the Cedar Branch Baptist church leadership is enlarging the plant near Jamesvllle, Rev. W B Har rington, the pastor, stating that four sizeable Sunday school rooms would possibly be ready for use during the tmcly part of-January, Divided into groups, the Sunday school has carried on its activities in the church auditorium. The new building plan provides four addition al rooms connecting the rear of the church. Work is well underwuy onl the 14 by 18 rooms, the church pas tor said. At the present time, the Cedar Branch Sunday school has an aver age attendance of nearly 100 pupils and teachers. The church itself has u membership of nearly 250 MERIT BADGE OF THE WEEK Scout master Pioneering TOM ROSE, Counselor To obtain a merit badge for Pion eering a scout must: 1. Tie twelve kinds of knots quick ly and be able to splice rope 2. Lash spars properly together for scaffolding. 3. Make a camp kitchen. 4. Build a bridge or derrick (each) capable of supporting two hundred pounds in weight: 5 Build a leen-to, or some kind ol shack suitable for three occupants and sleep in same at least one night. The following scouts are planning to work on the above merit badge, which will be awarded them at the next court of honor, providing they I meet the requirements; James Car row, J. D. Woo lard, Jimmie Leggett, Buddy Weir, Jimmie Taylor, Carlyle Langley, and Conrad Getsinger A few of the local scouts will leave Friday morning for Camp Leach, where they will stay until Sunday, for a Thanksgiving camp. Scouts from all over the East Car olina Council will be there, under the direction of Mr. J. J Sigwald, scout executive, for the three days. The scoutmaster will accompany the local scouts. At the last meeting the boys had a one hundred per cent attendance which they were proud of and they I expect to have the same tonight when they meet in the American [Legion Hut at 7:30. Farm Bureau Head Opens Drive For Crop Control Program In An Address Here Last Friday INight Community To Offer Thanks At Individual Services Here People in Williamston and com munity will gather in several of the local churches this season to offer humble thanks for another harvest reason and to advance the funda mental meaning of Thanksgiving Day. The idea of a union service has been abandoned,- religious leaders explaining that possibly a greater number would pause long enough to vices their appreciation to the Crea tor for the untold blessings that are ours. Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock I a short prayer and preaching service 1 will be held in the Christian church | with the pastor, Rev. John L. Goff, in the pulpit. The following morning at 7:30,1 Holy Communion will be celebrated! in the Church of the Advent, follow ed by a preaching service at ten| o'clock. A special thirty-minute service! will be held in the Baptist church | beginning at 10 o'clock The Pentecostal Holiness Church | Reviews Work Of Farm Bureau In Times Of Stress Winslow Recalls Opposi tion Offered by Former Governor 1 Speaking to a group of Martin County farmers and others last Fri day night in the American Legion hut, J E. Winslow, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, offer ed an interesting review of the State and National Farm orguniza tiuns. " "Back in 1933 when the AAA was created, there was a great need for an organization to advance the in terests of tobacco and peanut farm ers in this section," Mr. Winslow said. "We studied the situation, and learning that the American Farm Bureau was instrumental in getting the farm program passed, we called Ed O'Neal down, and we started to work. Our first opposition was of fered by Former Governor Ehring haus when he attempted to effect a compact of states We then went to see tne gubernatorial candidates, and finally Candidate Hoey endors ed the program. We then tackled the State Democratic Platform commit tee and finally got a plank wedged in the party platform favoring a control program. With the help of the national bureau we succeeded in getting a control plank in the plat form of the national parties. "We were told to organize our ranks and ussert our rights for votes Hitching on to the National organi zation, we started moving, and when we went to Washington, the Ameri can Farm Bureau Federation got us hearings, and was the main driving force in producing a control pro gram. "The court battles were reviewed. We had to pay lawyers to represent the defense in cases brought to de clare the tobacco scrap law uncon stitutional, to restrain warehouse men from collecting tax penalties set up in the act. "The restraining order has been moved from the State to the Feder al courts and the national forces have taken charge of the defense to uphold the penalty provision of the control law. "We won the first test case down in Georgia where an appeal was made from the provisions of the con trol law, and we are hopeful the United States Supreme court will uphold the act when the case reaches there," Mr. Winslow ex plained. It was evident from Mr. Winslow's review that the farm organization has been in the thick of the fight to place agriculture on aw even keel. to place it on par with industry. He made appeals foh support of this work, and urged the half hundred farmers at the meeting to go out and solicit additional members and work for the continuance of the agricultural program. A barbecue dinner was served, and the meeting, as a whole, took the form of a < meeting similar to those held by directors of corpora tions. will hold a special Thanksgiving service 11 o'clock. A general invitation is extended the public to attend any of the ser vices scheduled Religious leaders are anticipating a greater?response?trr ttre?cull to worship this year. No*{ftt'ial events out of the religious sphere have been planned here that day, and wmle quite a number of local people will travel away for various sports the majority of the population will spend the day at home Holiday proclamations have been released by president, governor and mayor, and little business activity is expected here during the day. Special services have been an nounced for two rural churches, and large crowds are expected to participate in the community thanks giving programs. The first of the services will be held^at Smithwieks Creek at 11 a. m , and the second will be held at Piney Grove that evening at 7 o'clock. PAY DAY Complrting thrir third month of the current term tomorrow, the 200 Martin County school teachers will receive their sal aries before they leave for var ious destinations to observe the the two-dav Thanksgiving holi day. Approximately $18,500.00 will be distributed to the several faculty members, and about $3,000 will go to janitors, truck drivers and others connected with the county school system. Green Wave W ins Final Game, 26 to 0 ' ? The Green Wave closed the 1938 football season Friday afternoon when it was victorious over the Columbia eleven 26-0. The victory was the third of the season. Outstanding for the visitors were ( Snell and Hollowuy, backs, and t Armstrong and Mann, linemen. | Pacing the locals were George Rob erson and Martin Anderson m the backfield and C. T. Ho be r son and Everett in the line. Every man on the squad played in the game with jTRe exception of Sullivan and Hid dick who were out with injuries. Scoring started early in the game. George Kobe ram scored the initial touchdown with a wide end sweep running 24 yards on the play C. T. Roberson converted the point. Mar- i tin Anderson scored the second | touchdown on a line buck Agjnn C. T. Roberson's try for the extra point was good. The next score came on a pass, Peel to George Roberson. It was at this point the second string went in to take a hand in the affray. The locals led in first downs, 13 to 5. Of the five passes Williamston attempted, three were completed for a total of 73 yards. The visitors com pleted only one, a flat pass which netted only eight yards. Pastor Returning To Charge Hen Dr S A. Maxwell, just recently completing an unusually successful year as pastor of the local Metho dist church, was returned to the charge here this week by the North Carolina Methedist Conference in session at Elizabeth City. Members of all denominations were pleased with the action of the conference and welcome Dr Maxwell back. A review of the conference ap pointments shows many of the for mer Williamston pastors returning to their posts as follows. Rev. R. R. Grant. Manleo; Rev. T. W. Lee, Brooksdalo in the Durham district; Rev. C. T. Rogers, Rose mary; Rev. D. A. Petty, Middleburg; Rev. E. D. Dodd, Norlina; Rev. O. P. Fitzgerald, Whiteville; Rev. J. T. Stanford, Roper. Rev. L. C. Larkin is now presiding elder of the Rocky Mount district. Rev. C. T. Thrift, pastor of the Jamesville church, goes to Halifax. Rev. B. Duke Critcher, former local man, returns to Snow Hill. Serious Problem Is Pacing Farmers of State. Speaker Says ? Def"/ ?fC?ntro1 Program Will Almost Wreck This Section , ftut w. ill Li tall, a MMiuus piub-? Ion. for all Eastern North Carolina " jrr?.W'nf'ow. u_ wui th Cuiwliuu Farm Bureau Feder at.on, said in an address here last ! evening marking the opening ?' oanipaign for an overwhelming majority vo?e at ,he polIs ne* month in favor of crop control. Mr Winslow, appearing efore half hundred Martin County Farm Bur eau members ,n the American Le gion hut. predicted a hnght future for tobacco farmers if they get to gether and give the program an ov erwhelming vote on December 10, The speaker reviewd the proposed lirogram. and told of confer ences held in Washington City in recent weeks with Department of r i.'n's",?'fK'ials- Fa,m Bureau the"ui'iiud states'.' ' U"",u't Going ?,to a friendly conference htiymg companies, farmers were promised a "fair" price for heir 1939 tobacco crop if they would produce 763,000,000 pounds The quota was fixed at 750,000,000 pounds, II,e conference anticipating a production of around twelve mil hon pounds outs.de the program. Mr Winslow said that ,t was reason able to believe that 1939 tobacco prices would range from 20 to 30 cents, depending upon general con i lions 1 he buying companies promised us that," Mr Winslow ex plained _ A more flexible system for ad justing individual allotments is be ing advanced for the 1939 program, I'1-'" calling for a return to the county and community committee men of those problems concerning the individual farmer. In an effort to limit the sale of Surplus poundage raised by the k'owe, uh? |(,(UM.s E cooperate with the program, the 11)39 law will """"it the purchase of market ing cards excess of ten per cent f his allotment, forcing him to pay the regular penalty for those sales "Xl'"ss his allotment and the "" "'"t. A farmer can sell all hi 'Uiplu., pnuinlager-trmn iei, but a buyer can purchase only ten per cent ofliis allotment, he explained. ^ -WmsW-rroirrtrd-rrnrttrat the~ control program has a bright-future m the Supreme Court, that the fu ture of the program is up to the far mers themselves. Various organiza lons I.ne pledged the Jirogram their supjiort in this State, Mr Win sl"w explained, adding, "and we are hopeful this State, but in oth er sections the program is facing strenuous opposition. If we don't get out a big vote in this state, grow ers in Other parts of the belt are subject to defeat it And if the pro gram is defeated, it will just about wreck eastern North Carolina," Mr Winslow said "VVc are not trying to push tobac co prices to an unreasonable figure we are merely trying to advance good business principles in the hope of maintaining a living price," Mr Wnslow rontimied. : "There are those who are for con ' out ;ln<1 "ft. There are those Who want no control this year so Ibey can buy a world of farm-prb-~ duce cheap, and then want control next year so they can sell it at a big Profit, and the next year they want control again and so on. And then t iere are those who are against con trol, he said, adding that it was the right of everyone to vote as he pleases. Plans for carrying the campaign into various parts of the county are now being considered, and dates will be announced shortly. Community Service At Smithwicks Creek Church Following a custom of long stand ing, and one that advances the true meaning of Thanksgiving, the mithwicks Creek community will hold an informal service in the church there Thursday morning at o clock. Several visiting elders are expected to be present and the public is cordially invited to attend and participate in the unique aer
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