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VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 51 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 27, 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899
New Postoffice To
Be Ready About
15th of Next Month
Postmaster Leslie T. Fowtlen
Announces Vacancy in
Custodial Service
With construction work nearing
completion, plans are being advanc
ed for opening the new postoffice
building here on or about the middle
of next month. Pending the an
nouncement of a definite opening
date, no formal program has been
formulated for the event, Postmaster
Leslie T. Fowden said today. It is
likely that Postmaster General Jim
Farley will be extended an invita
tion to be present on that memor
able occasion, but it isn't very like
ly that he will be able to attend as
he is quite busy making ready for
the Democratic National Convention
which is just about a year removed.
liamston some months ago, checked
up on the plans for the building and
showed much interest in the proj
ect.
With the exception of hanging the
front door and handling a few de
tails about the yard, the exterior of
the building is complete. Work on
the inside is rapidly nearing com
pletion, and if there is no further
delay in the delivery of material the
building should be ready for occu
pancy on or about the middle of
next month.
Postmaster Pete Fowden right now
is worrying over the task of filling
the positions of janitor and assistant
janitor. The janitor's job will likely
be filled by a transfer from the gov
ernment's engineering department.
Supplied with several hundred ap
plication blanks, the postmaster is
nuw miigiuncing ah opening in the
custodial service. Women are not
eligible for the job which will likely
be assigned to a colored man The
following announcement was releas
ed this week by the Civil Service
Commission, and those interested in
applying for the job are directed to
follow its instructions:
"The United ^States Civil Service
commission announces an open com
petitive examination for the position
of unskilled laborer for filling va
cancies in the custodial service, post
office, Williamston, N C., the usual
entrance salary being 50 cents per
hour.
"Applications for this position
must be on file with the Manager,
Fourth U. S. Civil Service District,
Washington, D C., not later than
July 6, 1939
"Competitors will not be required
to report for written examination,
but will be rated on their training
and experience.
"Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
Secretary, Board of U. S Civil Ser
vice Examiners, Post Office, Wil
liamston, N. C."
No Sizeable Hail
Losses In County
Said to have made extensive prep
arations to protect themselves
against hail loss, Martin County to
bacco farmers have experienced very
little damage from the elements so
far this season,
A few scattered losses have been
reported in the Cross Roads section
of tha county following a bad wind
and electrical storm on the 18th of
this month. The extent of the dam
age there was not very great, re
ports state. A slight loss was also re
port in Poplar Point a few days ago.
Reports from other section main
tain that hail losses have been tre
mendous, farmers in Pitt, Lenoir and
Edgecombe Counties claiming losses
that ran as high as 50 and 60 per
cent of their crops
It is estimated that between 75
and 80 per cent of the tobacco acre
age in this county is covered with
hail insurance. After experiencing
heavy losses year before last, Martin
farmers last year and this season be
came heavy purchasers of the pro
tection policies.
Arret I Tiro Here For '
Liquor Lair Violationt
Charged with possession of illegal
liquor for the purpose of sale, Re
becca Midgett and Chas. Joyner. col
ored, were arrested here on Railroad
Street last Saturday night by Of
ficers J. H. Roebuck, Bill Haislip and
John Roebuck. A quart of the fluid
was found in the Midgett home and
a pint in the home of Joyner.
The two people are said to be lo
cated in a district where numerous
but small scale retail liquor sales
have been made during past months.
The man and woman are booked
for trial in the county court on July
10th
Lotet $41 In Cash On
Local Street Saturday
Edward Killette, construction su
perintendent on the new postoffice
here, lost $41 in cash between the
Hotel George Reynolds and the new
building last Saturday. The builder
did some earnest searching (or the
lost cash, but his efforts were not
successful and he has not heard from
the finder He will gladly share 50
per cent or more of the amount as a
reward for the return of the mon
ey
Stabilization Price for 1939
Pea nut CropSu bject to A ttack
Farmers and officers of the North
Carolina Peanut Stabilization Coop
erative are certain to face strong op
position in maintaining this year the
basic stabilization price in effect last
season, according to unofficials re
ports reaching here this week.
The price scheduled for the lowly
goober successfully hurdled its first
obstacle last week when appropria
tions were made by Congress to fi
nance the 1939 farm program But
there is a growing tendency on the
part of the United States Department
of Agriculture to lower the sched
ule. Possibly there has developed
some strong opposition to the sched
ule and it is likely that additional
pressure will be brought between
now and the time the new schedule
is determined.
The department, failing to realize'
that peanut production has gradual
ly increased because there was no
assumes that the price is so high that
more farmers are planting peanuts
and that old peanut farmers are in
creasing their acreages. The depart
ment also fails to take into consider
ation the fact that many farmers
turned to peanuts when the price of
cotton crashed.
Congress, according to information
received from Congressman Warren,
has done its part to maintain the
old stabilization price by making
available adequate appropriations,
and now it is up to the growers to
prevail upon the Department of
Agriculture to reinstate the sched
ule for the 1939 crop
Scheduled to meet in Windsor the
20th of next month, peanut farmers
headed by the N. C. Farm Bureau
Federation and representative of the
stabilization cooperative are slated
to draw their lines for battle and
plead with the authorities for a basic
price that will equal if not surpass
the one in effect for the 1938 crop.
N. G. Bartlett, secretary of the
Fastorn Carolina Chamber of Com
merce, is planning a state-wide meet
in Jackson on August 1 for a discus
sion of the peanut price problem.
OVERWHELMING
By a vote of 35 to 1, Martin
County farmers favored govern
ment grading for tobacco sold
on the Greenville market. A
tabulation of the complete vote
has not been made public, but
judging from the vote recorded
in this county the measure will
be adopted by a large margin.
Martin County farmers gained
a right to participate in the vote
by their having sold tobacco on
the Greenville market last sea
Pitt farmers voted 856 for and
88 against the grading service.
Farm authorities withheld any
comment on the vote, but it is
apparent that farmers, as a
whole, were not interested in the
government grading plan for the
foreign market.
Escaped hi jury In
Main Street (Irtish
No one was hurt but considerable
damage resulted when the cars of
Charlie Smith and James Baldy Rog
ers, both colored man, crashed on
South Haughton Street just off the
Main Street intersection yesterday at
noon.
Rogers, alleged to have been
drunk, approached Main Street driv
ing to the left of the right traffic lane
when Samuel Mabry, driving the
almost new Ford V-8 of Charlie
Smith's, started to turn into South
Haughton. Making a long left turn,
Mabry had his car within a few feet
of the curb on his right when Rogers
plowed lno him with his old Model
A. Its body crashed in the middle,
the V-8 was damaged to the extent
of about $150. Little damage result
ed to the old car, driven by Rogers.
Sensing the situation, Rogers at
tempted to run, but members of his
race caught him and held him un
til Chief Daniel could reach the
scene of the crash. Rogers would not
submit to arrest easily, but the of
ficer did not use any weapon on
him. Patrolman w a Hunt, reach
ing the scene about that time, bun
dled up Rogers and carried him' tt)
jail where the courthouse gang ov
erpowered the chunky fellow and
bodily placed him in the jail to so
ber up. Kogers is to get a hearing
some time today if he has recovered
from the effects of the bad liquor he
was drinking just prior to the crash.
Rogers is a Bear Grass Negro far
mer.
State Supplements
Health Personnel
For Short Period
l)r. John Cliunililt-t- VI ill Tuki
Fit-Ill Training llt-rt
Nt-xl Month
Recognizing in the Martin County
Health department a valuable train
ing ground for those planning to en
ter public health work, the State
Board of Health authorities are as?
signing Or. John Chamblee to the
county office for his field training
this week from Dr F E. Wilson,
head of the local health unit
Completing his interneship in one
of the country's largest hospitals. Dr.
Chamblee will work in the field un
der Dr. Wilson during July and part
of August or until he is slated to
leave for Chapel Hill where he will
enter the United States School of
Public Health After completing his
courses there, he will be assigned to
some county in the State as health
officer. Dr. Chamblee, reporting here
next week, will find a sizeable anti
typhoid campaign in progress. He
will likely be assigned to several of
the clinics in addition to his work as
assistant in the veneral disease clin
ics and general health work.
Miss Ideil Buchan, registered
nurse, has aLso been assigned to this
county for special work during the
next six weeks She is to report next
week and wili-Ukely see duty in the
typhoid clinics during the first part
of her six-weeks' stay in the county.
In addition to that work, Miss Buch
an will plan a series of classes and
offer special instruction to mid
wives
Dr. Chamblee and Miss Buchan
come here as representatives of the
North Carolina State Board of Health
and not at county expense, Dr Wil
son explained.
kinnlon Manaper Fined
For Verbal Vm/pire Alluek
Bill Herring, pitcher-manager of
tne mnslon bagles, was fined $10 by
League President R H. Goodman
for an alleged verbal attack upon
umpire Harry King in Wilson yes
terday Club President Hubert Lan
daurer, Herring and Umpires King
and Jim Stroner were present for the
hearing.
Following the hearing. President
(Tnudmim held a conference with
Umpires King and Stroner and Tom
Hanna and pleaded for their coop
eration in promoting baseball as a
sport and in eliminating trouble here
and there in the circuit.
Highway Accident Record
The automobile continues its effective attack on human limbs
and struck a fairly heavy blow at property on Martin County high
ways during the past seven days. One of the five injured is schedul
ed for a stay of several weeks in the hospital, and one other will
carry a scar possibly the remainder of his life.
Each week, with few exceptions, offers valid reasons why ev
ery person under a steering wheel should exercise care. Despite those
realistic warnings, the motor public, with some exceptions, of course,
blunders along on the highway, their feet pressing the throttle to
the floor boards and their minds far removed from the all-important
task of driving.
A double-barrel holiday is just around the corner with a flare
up in accidents, the number killed and maimed predicted. Let's
place Martin County on the safety honor roll during the period and
keep it on there in the weeks and months to follow. Towns larger
than Williamston and Rnbersonville combined have gone four years
without a fatal automobile accident. Cities with a population great
er than that of Martin County combined have reported only one
third as many highway fatalities as Martin County has reported so
far this year. It's time for us to wake up and heed the laws of the
road and study safety. As the first six months of the current year
draw to a close, property damage costs have been equal to the pay
received by at least ten men during the entire year, not to mention
time lost by the injured, doctors' and hospital costs.
A comparison of accident records for the past week and for the
first months of the year follows:
Last Week's Record
Prior Record
TOTALS
Accident* 1
2.
21
Injured
5
17
Property
Dinife
? 750.00
6,050.00
$6,800.00
Growers Will Seek
Change In Opening
Dates For Markets
F.ayle* anil I)ail To Rrproi-t-nl
Bright Belt Fariiirrn at
Meet This Week
?
Five tobacco growers were select
ed at State College last week to at
tend the U. S. Tobacco Association
convention a t White Sulphur
Springs. W. Va.. June 29. to seek two
weeks earlier market opening in
?ach belt, longer sales season and a
seven-hour sales day.
The committee includes Claude T
Hall, of Woodsdale, representing the
Old Belt. W W. White, of Manson,
Middle Belt; W W. Eagles, of Mac
clesfield and Haywood Dail, of
Greenville. Blight Belt; and L. M
Lawson. of Darlington. S. C., Border
'It. One grower each from Virginia
and Georgia will be invited to ap
pear with the committee
Committeemen were named by the
Tobacco Advisory Committee, State
AAA and N. C. Farm Bureau Feder
ation. Hall, chairman of the advis
ory committee, presided at the meet
ing and explained that Chairman R.
M. Garrett of the tobacco associaion's
sales committee had approved par
ticipation of farmers in the session
to fix sales and procedure.
It will be the first time farmers
have had a voice in making the
rules.
A resolution by secretary E. F.
Arnold of the Farm Bureau was
adopted unanimously, asking the
earlier opening and present seven
hour sales day. The Tobacco Asso
ciation is said to favor a five and
one-half sales day with possibly a~
longer season.
Of 28,000 North Carolina growers
polled by the AAA recently, a ma
jority of 20-1 favored a longer sales
day, fearing a short day would cause
delay and consequent damage to to
bacco on warehouse floors. The poll
showed sentiment in favor of a two
weeks earlier opening, longer selling
season and permanent opening dates
for each market.
As a result of the poll, commit
teemen will seek to correct the sit
uation which causes higher prices
on Fridays and Mondays than on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays
and a preceptible slump after each
Thanksgiving. They will ask for uni
formity.
Justice J. L Hassell
Calls Six Cases In
Court On Monday
(llt'urH Docket for Two ( oilli
ly Towns in Ltng Session
Here Yesterday
?
Handling a combined docket for
the towns of Jamesvillc and William
ston, Justice J. L. Hassell had a busy
day in his court here yesterday The
six cases heard by the mayor were
of no great importance as far as ex
eitement gQL'S, hilt the wheels of the
court turned smoothly as justice was
turned out in rapid fashion Despite
the busy day, the justice found time
between cases to go out, drink a cool
drink and enjoy the fresh air. The
last case was cleared and the court
was adjourned in time for the eve
ning theatre program
Arthur Lilley, charged with being
drunk and disorderly icntcnc
ed to the roads for thirty days, the
trial justice suspending sentence on
pledged good behavior for twelve
months and the payment of the rase
costs.
Charged with assaulting his wife,
Hubert Williams was bound over to
the county court for trial. Unable to
furnish bond in the sum of $50, Wil
liams was placed in the county jail.
Reports stated that his wife, taking
advantage of his forced leave of ab
sence, packed her belongings and
left their home
Charged wtih public drunkenness
in Jamesville, Lewis Gardner was
sentenced to the jail for thirty days,
the court suspending sentence upon
payment of the case dusts.
Lonnie Williams, booked on a dis
orderly conduct charge in James
ville, was sentenced to jail for thir
ty days, but was released upon pay
ment of the costs of the case
Charged with driving on the wrong
side of the road, Lewis Redwood was
fined $10 and taxed with the cost.
Redwood, Tarboro colored man, was
driving a large truck loaded with
peanuts and ran several cars off the
highway between Robersonville and
Williamston. Traffic traveling in the
same direction dared not pass him,
a witness at the trial testified before
Justice Hassell.
Henry Jones, also of Tarboro, was
booked for public drunkenness, the
court suspending judgment upon
condition that the defendant leave
and remain out of Williamston Jones
was said to have made good the first
order when he went hopping out
Main Street hurriedly
James Rogers, charged with
drunken driving, is slated to appear
before the mayor some time today,
and several other cases are to be
heard by the justice the latter part
of this week.
Martin Farmers Cure First
Barns of Tobacco Last Week
Tobarco euruT'j (jetting underway
in the county last week, is establish
ing-? nottiinjrtiVf an early record this
ea; >n as compai 1 with last but the
indications now are that a majority
of the farmers will be handling the
day and night task with about an
even start. Last year, the task that
holds the farmers' feet "to the tire"
night and day during the greater
part of two months was launched on
June 13 in Cross Roads Township.
Last week. J Edward Corey, the
farmer who lives in town, "barned"
what is believed to be the first to
bacco to see inside a curing barn this
season. Chief W. B. Daniel, another
town farmer, established a close sec
ond when he harvested a barn on
Friday. June 23. ten days later than
the record established a year ago.
Fires were seen burning in furnaces
in Robersonville Township the lat
ter part of last week.
county will be following suit this
week, and by the middle or latter
part of next week fires will be burn
ing in furnaces on nearly every
farm There are a few farmsr who
experienced late starts or who did
not "hit" the weather just right and
their crops will hardly be ready for
harvesting before the middle of next
month, if then.
Curing activities have been under
way in Lenoir and other eounties to
the south of here for almost two
weeks.
"We are harvesting what we be
lieve is our best tobacco crop in
many years," Chief W B. Daniel
said yesterday. "The tobacco was
ripe and we should get good quality
and we know the pounds are there,"
the chief-farmer explained.
No new record for poundages on
the acre basis is anticipated* howev
eK the general reports indicating
that while the per acre poundage
will exceed that of last season it will
hardly exceed the normal for the
county. A large portion of the crop
has not reached any great height,
but favorable weather conditions
can alter the situation between now
and the end of the next two weeks.
First Showing Of
"The Lost Colony"
Scheduled July 1st
Accluiiucd A* Forcmodl His-1
loricul Attraction in Mod
ern America
e
The summer-long celebration of |
the 352nd anniversary of the found
mg of the first English colonies in
the new world and the birth of Vir
ginia Dare gets underway on Roan
oke Island July 1, with the open
ing of the third summer season of
Paul Green's historical drama, "Lost
Colony," at the huge Waterside
Theatre on Roanoke Island.
Acclaimed by dramatic critics and
civic leaders throughout the country
as the foremost historical attraction
in modern America, "The Lost Col
ony" begins this season on a perma
nent basjp to be produced summer
after summer on the site of the first
English colonies for those making a
pilgrimage to this birthplace of the
nation
Originally produced two summers |
ago in connection with the 350th an
niversary celebrations, "The Lost |
Colony" is being repeated in re
sponse to thousands of requests from I
both sides of the Atlantic. With more |
than 200 performers in the cast, com
posed mostly of native islanders atvd
fishcrfolk of Roanoke Island, it is
now being presented as a sort of pa
Paul Green wrote he drama gratis
and solely for presentation on Roan
oke Island A native of this part of
the state, the famous dramatist was
moved by the elements of mystery
in the story of the first colonists and
their cryptic message, "Croatoan",
carved on a tree. It is being sponsor
ed by the Roanoke Island Historical
Association. D. B-. Fearing, presi
dent.
"The Lost Colony" will be present
ed nightly from July 1 through July
97 Aiu i wards u will be offered ev
ery Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Curtain time
is 8:15 p. m Special ceremonies will
take place during the performance
of August 18, which marks the 352nd
anniversary of the birth of Virginia
Dare?first English child born on
American soil
Overnight accommodations for
several thousand are available on
Roanoke Island. Rooms with modern
conveniences are listed at one dollar
per night per person. Delicious meals
are being served in various new res
taurants, tourist homes, hotel and
boarding houses. Ample accommoda
tions can be found on the beach I
along Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and |
other spots in this historic area.
The entire production is under the
direction of Samuel Selden, who
has headed the Lost Colony forces
since it was first produced two sum
mers ago. Director Selden is being |
assisted this year by a group of Car
olinians who have also been connect-1
ed with the production from the |
first. The list includes.
Howard Bailey, production man-1
ager; Ora Mae Davis, costume de
signer; Fred Howard, dance direc
tor; Harry Davis, assistant director;
John A. Walker, director of lighting;
Wilbur Dorsott, technical supervi
sor; Gene Langston, stage manager;
Lubin Leggette, supervisor of make
up; Wautol Selden, art director, and |
Walter Preston, properties.
The Lost Colony Chorus, compos
ed of twenty-five experienced voices
of the famous Westminster Choir of
Princeton, N. J., is under (he direc
tion of Theos Cronk. The chorus
sings a musical score collected and
compiled with additional lyrics by
Paul Green from songs, ballads, car
ols, dances and hymns of 16th cen
tury England.
Skeuarkee Mason* To Hold
Regular Meeting Tonight
There will be a meeting of the
Skewarkee lodge tonight, June 27,
at eight o'clock. Work will be given
in the third degree and all master
masons are urged to be present.
LOOKING GOOD
Making a tour of the several
tobacco belts recently, Tobacco
Specialist Lloyd T. Weeks, for
mer assistant farm agent in this
county, said on a visit here last
t'rlday that there were no weak
spots In the tobacco sections thLs
year. "While there are a few
'poor' crops scattered here and
there, the crop, as a whole. Is
looking the best at the present
time of any In recent years," Mr.
Weeks said.
The present indications point
to a record quality and quanti
ty crop, according to the tobac
co specialist. The crop in this
county compares favorably with
those in other sections, the spec
ialist added.
Returns For Visit;
Sees Changed Town
"I didn't think I was in the right !
town for everything had changed so j
much," Henry Cook, former resident j
said upon his return here this week
for his first visit in about twelve
years. "There's hardly an old land
mark left to identify the place by,"
he said, adding that the town had
made remarkable progress since he
moved with his family to Virginia
twenty-two years ago. -v
Hardly aware of the changes that
follow in the course of time, the av
erage person does not see or realize
tie* rapid trend of events as they
take place day by day. It was Mr.
Cook who pointed out that there
were only one or two men in busi
ness twenty-two years ago that are
111 business here today With those
one or two exceptions, there has
been a complete turnover in business
personnel. In the professional field,
the turnover has been almost as
great, the visitor recalling only one
or two doctors and a couple of law
yers who were practicing here when
tie moved his home to Hopewell.
?Mr. Cook who seems to be enjoy
ing his visit here very much, stated
following a tour of the countryside
that the crops in tins .setturn?are
far better than those in Virginia.
County Club Roys
Start Pig Pro j ect 1
Martin County 4-11 club boys are
showing much interest in a pure
bred pig project started in several
communities last week. Offered by
the Farm Bureau Federation, four
pigs were distributed to Hubert
Hardison, Poplar Point; Maurice
Roberson, Farm Life; Luther Cratt,
Bear Grass, and Abner Simpson,
Hobersonville.
To promote the production of pure
bred stock in the county, the Farm
Hureaut donated the pigns on the
condition that the boys give two
from the first litters to other club
boys in the county.
In addition to the pigs placed by
the farm organization, several boys
bought several outright.
The pigs were purchased from the
Hlackland Test Farm, in Washington
County, ,and from agricultural stu
dents at Oak City.
Judge Invoken Judgment
In Untvte Griffin Cute
Reported to have disregarded a
judgment of the county court, Dawae
Griffin, well-known farmer of the
Smithwicka Creek lection, was tak
en into custody by the strong arm of
the law yesterday and placed In the
county jail for a stay of thirty days
The procedure, handled without for
mality other than a written capias
by the court, was based on a former
judgment of Judge H. O. Peel In the
county court.
Apparently drinking, the prisoner
"preaching" some and cursing some,
told Jailer Roy Peel they had jailed
Paul and Silas.
Ordinarily highly respected when
sober, and recognized as a friendly
fellow, the farmer would often cre
ate a disturbance when he imbibed
too freely.
James R. Manning
Died On Friday At
Jamesville Home
Lust Rites Are Held Saturday;
Interment in Family
Cemetery
James Raleigh Manning, well
known county citizen and former
head of the Martin County Welfare
department, died at his home in
Jamesville last Friday evening at
7 30 o'clock following a long period
of declining health and intense suf
fering during the few weeks preced
ing his death. Heart trouble was giv
en as the immediate cause of his
death.
The son of the late William E. and
Mury Jane Manning, he was born in
the Farm Life community of Grif
fins Township fifty-one years ago,
the eighth of next month. His early
life was spent on the farm, and fol
luwmg his marriage about IS years
ago to Miss Alice Brown, of James
ville, he lived in Everetts a short
while. Purchasing the Hardison Mill
property in the Farm Life section, he
lived there several years and farm
ed at Hardens before locating in
Jamesville where- he lived during
the past eighteen or twenty years.
Misfortune was his on two occasions
when his home at the mill was burn
ed and members of the family bare
ly escaped with their lives and again
when his home in Jamesville was
destroyed by fire. His health failed
him in the early part of 1930 and he
spent a year in Colorado. While his
health was greatly improved follow
ing his stay in Colorado, he never
regained the vigor that surrounded
his activities prior to that time.
In the latter part of 1932, he head
ed the welfare activities in the coun
ty first under the R- F. C . and later
under the Civil Works Administra
tion and the Emergency Relief Ad
ministration That period was mark
ed by desperation on the part of hun
dreds and the administration of re
lief wax a difficult task in its pre
liminary organization days. His
work as head of the hastily formed
department was marked by a hu
mane understanding and a sincere
desire to help the needy and suffer
ing Often he reached into his own
| pockets to help others less fortunate
I than he During the nearly two years
' he held the almost thankless job, the
appeals of the needy were heard with
compassion by him, and his admin
istration had the endorsement of the
needy themselves
Soon after he located in Jamesville
he joined the Methodist church, and
was active in its support until he was
rendered disabled by ill health He
held the various offices of the church
and was a teacher in the Sunday
school for a number of years In the
community he wax recognized as a
valuable citizen, and for a number
of years he was affiliated with the
sheriff's office in general enforce
ment work.
lie was a capable builder, but fail
ing health limited his activities.
During the early part of May he suf
fered an acute heart ailment and
since the ninth of that month until
his death he was unable to lie down
and found only partial rest in an
easy chair. He fought valiantly for
life until the- last, but in a talk wito
members of the family who with
neighbors and other friends heTd a
constant watch night and day for
v.. h- said a few Havs before the_
end that he was resigned to his fate
and wax ready to go Held in high
esteem by all who knew him, he en
joyed a large friendship throughout
the county.
Funeral services were conducted?
at the late home in Jamesville Satur
day afternoon by his pastor, Rev.
Wade Johnson, Methodist minister
of Plymouth, assisted by Rev. W. B
Harrington, Baptist minister of this
county. Interment was in the family
cemetery, near the old family home
in Griffins Township.
Besides his wife he leaves six
children, Mrs. W. W. Griffin, of
Williams Township; Mrs. G. E. Mar
tin Miss Leyta Fay, James Raleigh,
Jr. George Harold and Tom Brown
Manning, all of Jamesville He also
leaves two brothers, Professor John
Eber Manning, of Athens, Ga.. and
A. E. Manning, of Griffins Township
and four sisters, Mrs Hattie E. Bal
lard, of Robersonville; Mrs. J. D.
Mizelle, of Jamesville; Mrs. B. B.
Biggs, of Everetts, and Mrs. R. Sher
rod Corey, of Griffins Township
Local Firemen Re-Elect
Officera For Neut Term
?
Meeting in regular aeasion last
evening, members of the local fire
department re-elected all their offi
cers and assigned A. J. Manning as
No. 2 truck driver.
Officers re-elected are: G. P. Hall,
chief; James Herbert Ward, assistant
chief, George H. Harris, president.
The chief and president were nam
ed to represent the department at
the annual state firemen's meeting
next month.
MR. J. G. STATON CONTINUES
TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Going to Hot Springs more than
two weeks ago, Mr. J. G. Staton, lo
cal man, continues to show improve
ment, Mr. W. H. O. Chase said upon
his return from Arkansas last week
end. "Mr. Staton is able to walk
about now,' Mr. Chase said, adding
that he was expected home in July.