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Watcii the Label on Your Paper, A3 It Carrier the Date Your Subscription Expires THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns a Latchkey to over 1,500 Homes of Martin County. VOLUME V1J1 NUMBER CJ8 U iUiam?ton9 Martin Couniy, North Carolina, hriday. December ft* IWt. ESTABLISHED 18V9 Prominent Ionian Dies at Her Home Yesterday Morning l-a?l Kill - Are Hen- 'I'ltii>. Afternoon for Mr*. Kolantl Everett Mrs Roland Orah Everett died at j her home here Thursday morning ? December 7th, at six o'clock Mrs Everett had been in ill health for more than four years but her con dition became acute four weeks ago being constantly attended by local physicians. Mrs. Everett was the daughter of the late Mac Gilbert Taylor, of this county, and Sally Host Taylor, of Tarboro, and was born at the old Taylor homestead where her nephew LeRoy Taylor, now lives. Both her parents' families were pioneer set tlers of Martin and Edgecombe counties. She was the last to survive of her immediate family. Her broth ers, V. R and Moye Taylor and a sister, Mrs. Aaron Smith, died sever al years ago Her marriage to James Arnold Ev erett took place on December 16, 1891, and for nearly thirty years they lived at the old homeplaoe of Elisha Everett, father of Mi Ever ett. Later the family moved here w here Mr. Everett d^ed May 12. 1932. She joined the Memorial Baptist church here twenty-five years ago during the pastorate of Dr. W R Burrell Mrs Everett was interested in her church and was actively en gaged in its activities, receiving com fort from its teachings over a long period of years To her marriage w ith Mr Everett, there were six children born, one dying in infancy. She is survived by four sons, Robert and Harold, of Wil liamston; Warren Edward, of Wash ington, and Joseph Henry Everett, of Norfolk; one daughter, Miss Mar garet Everett, of Williamston The grandchildren are Mrs Horace Kay, Miss Julia F Everett, J K Everett, Jr., Roddy Everett, Harold Everett, Jr., and Frankie Everett Mrs. Everett was a faithful moth er and a friend to those with whom she came, in contact Her memory will long be cherished by her chil dren and family for she gave them her undivided affection and love over a long period of years Primar ily a home-loving individual, she gave of her time without stint, and during her life on a large planta tion, all those who lived near her depended on her for guidance and assistance. One of her most lovable traits and which was always present, was an intimate spirit of kindness, especially toward children. The funeral services were con ducted in the home at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon by Rev. Burrell, of Asheville. assisted by her pastor, Rev. James Smith. Interment was in the Baptist cemetery Active pallbearers wire as fol lows. Leroy Taylor, Van Taylor, Bryant Taylor. Claud Smith, Marion Smith, and Oscar Smith Honorary pallbearers were Reg Simpson, Frank Carstarphen, W. G Peele, Dr Rhodes, C D Carstar phen, Sutton Carstarphen, W. H. Carstarphen, I)r McAllister, Bill Haislip, Dr Ramsey, John Hassell. C. G Crockett. W J Hodges, Dr E T Walker. Warren Biggs, Jim mie Brown, C H Godwin, W C Manning, Pete Fowden, B. S. Court ney, J Sam Getsingt r. J C Ander son, Harry Biggs, Eddie Trahey and Dr R L. Payne, of Norfolk. To Show Series ot Religious Pictures r Continuing the program of relig -us pictures, which started las' lonth when the picture, "In His teps," was shown to around 250( ersons in the County, Rev Z. T iephoff will show at the schools iroughout the county and to thos< iterested in seeing good pictures ne of the outstanding pictures oi le Life of Christ now available 11 8mm sound pictures. The pictun i entitled "The Crown of Thorns, nd is an 8-reel picture A one-ree 3und picture of the City of Damas us will also be shown with a one eel animated comedy. There is no charge for admissioi d these showings An offering i aken at the end of the showing t efray expenses The public is cordially invited t ittend any or all of these showing: A schedule of the showings wi >e published in Tuesday's pape Vatch for the announcement an >lan to attend the show in your com nunity ar Tear* Into Light l'olt> (luy Wire on Main Slret Electric service in a confined art i West Main Street was interrup I for a short while last Wedne ?y night when a car driven by Rol 1 donds struck s guy wire ar .re down an electric light pole i le Pearl Street crossing. No one wi jrt and little damage resulted : le car swerved to the side to avo riking a car entering Main Stre ?out the north. Charged with operating a car wi nproper brakes, Bonds was fini IS and taxed with the coats Edg oes, owner, was also fined $15 at with the coat for driving tl nt Christinas Cheer Drive Off To Slow Start; Canvass for Old Toys and Clothes Saturday harly reports iron; the sponsors today indicated that the Christmas Cheer movrii.ent for the less fortu \ nate in the community would be quite limited this year Hope for a successful mission in sharing a bit o' cheer and spreading happiness among the j>oor has not been aban doned b\ the sponsors by any means but early responses to calls for aid in supporting the movement have been disheartening Up until this morning one lone dollar had been contributed to the beer fund Others are said to be planning to participate in the move ment, hut are slow to respond, the ponsois pointing out again that tiny were hopeful no personal so licitation would be necessary in ad Jnd^e H. 0. IVelr Holds Session Of Recorder s Court O.irChil \iid Nineteen Crim inal (!uw? i'ri' Tried Monduv In th? regular session of the re corder's court Monday, one civil ac tion and nineteen criminal actions wc:r aired before Judge H C) Peel 1 1 the lone civil action, Ben Av er: against Willie Roberson, in a landlord and tenant dispute the plaintiff received 3.27 39 as a judg ment and the defendant is to pay the court costs. F S Harrell, white, was taxed with the costs of selling mortgaged cotton In tie ease of Wilson Moore for non support the courts rendered a special verdict of not guilty when a local physician gave proof that the illegitimate child was a nine months baby. The case of J S Allen for careless and reckless driving was nolprossed Jeremiah Fulford was judged not guilty on the charges of selling and buying scrap tobacco without li cense The ease of Robert Lee (J a I nor, col unci, for bastardy, was nolprossed A continuance was granted in the east- of James Leak with drunken driving and violating the State li quor laws, Fred Whitle> and Willis Davis, colored, received twelve months each for larceny and receiving. On No vember 13, the two men stole coats and other wearing apparel in the amount of $18 from the cars of James Frazor. Hildreth Mobley and D j House, all jiarked on Main Street in I Wiiliamston. A ten dollar fine and the cost ol , court w.e imposed on Irving I>a tham for carrying concealed wea j pons and for assault on a female The 1 same fine was imposed on Arthui j Whitfield for the same offenses. A non-suit was rendered in the ! ease- of Joe Coffield for violation o (Continued on page four) (luscolTiihm'iilosi* Reported In (lount) In a report released this week b the Martin County Health Depart ment, it is significant that there i . J only one case of tuberculosis, that o * ; a colored pe rson, in Robersonvillc reported. With the opening of th ? ! sale for Christmas seals here thi 1 j week, one can easily see how far thi > section has progressed with the pre ), vention and cure of tuberculosis, an ' must realize how important it is fc s | everyone to continue buying thes - j inexpensive seals to maintain th : progress that has been made, i Communicable diseases, other tha 3 I the one tuberculosis case, are. se\ p ! en teen cases of whooping cough, a colored, in and around Williamstor two cases of scarlet fever, both whit in Jamesvllle, and six cases of dipt theria, four white and two colore in Parmele and in and around Wi liamston. Interesting B Ole Home 7". Mr and Mrs Wheeler Martin r reived a telegram Tuesday nig from their son, Wheeler, Jr , statii that he had been assigned to the Pa ama Canal Zone Young Martin w recently commissioned a lieutena in the army air corps at Kelly Fiel He will leave for his new post fro Charleston, S C . Wednesday, D cember 20th John Hardy, Jodie Woolard, James Manning and David Hlx will spend the next two or three Sundays repairing toys for the Chrhitina* Cheer Drive. Ladies, give the old meh a "break" ? Give them some toys they ran fix. Mr. and Mrs W R. Cherry I thia morning for their new home Sulphur Spring!, ru. Mr. Chtrry v uncing l)? drivr I" happiness [ tu tilt' blunt and underprivileged tuts. hiTt* Saturday morning a canvass for 1 old toys and old clothing will be' made throughout the town under the I direction of Scoutmaster Horace Ray _ and Professor Hicks It vaiII take the! sponsors at least two or three Sun I days t.? icpair the toys and they are j I hopeful the mothers of Wilhamston ; will he as lenient as possible when | donating toys Saturday ' Success of the cheer movement w ill be measured in enact proper ^ lion tu the response given by the people of the town Surely, the good ! people of Wilhamston will not stand | idly by in a crisis when the happi SCHOOL IIOl.il>va Nearly 7,000 Martin County school children will enter upon their 1939 Christmas holiday sea son on December 20, it was ruled hy the Martin County Board of education In session here this week The holiday, confined to seven school days, will come to a close Monday morning, Janu ary 1 At their meeting, the mem bers of the board inspected and placed their approval on two buildings completed recently in llobersonville and at Woolard s in Itear (irass Township. County Native Dies Suddenly at ^ ilson Home Wednesday I n lit*riiI Hi'lil INi'ur lli-ur (irasH V fsliTiluv Afternoon for Mrs. Karl Williamson Mrs Karl Williamson. 27. of Wil son, died at her home Wednesday morning at six o'clock from a heart attack Mi Williamson came in for breakfast and found his wife drnd She had. apparently, been in the best of health and her sudden death was a shock to friends and relatives The deceased, a daughter of Mr and Mrs M D, Taylor, of Bear (irass, lived in the Bear (Irass com munity until about two years ago I when she, with her husband, moved to Wilson Mrs Williamson was not a mem ber of any church but by preference she attended regularly the Presby terian church. She was a devoted wife and moth er and was well-liked in her home and adopted community Cheerful and friendly, she numbered a great many friends who mourn her un timely death. Besides her parents and husband. Mrs Williamson is survived hy two j children, Peggy 3, and Jack. 7, two f i sisters. Mrs Sidney Beacham and Mrs Ira Rogerson, of Bear Grass, and one foster brother, Iceman Keel, also of Bear Grass Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon at three o'clock from the home of the parents in Bear Grass. Interment was in the family cemetery Rev Z T Piephoff and Rev. Jack Vinson conducted the last y I rites - ! Active pallbearers were Joseph s I Keel, of Wilhamston; J B Roger f | son, Hildreth Rogerson, H B Bailey, *, i J C Rawls, Elbert Rawls, Leon e ! Hall Rawls and William Harrison s ( hihi Hadly Hurt M iwn Hit Hy i.ar in County Tuenday d ' ir | While playing in the yard of hii ,e j grandmother's home in Bear Grasi e late Tuesday evening, Jack Taylor son of Mr and Mrs Jeff Taylor, wai n knocked down by a car, fracturing r- two vertebraes in his spine 11 The child ran behind the car anc i; was hit by the bumper, knocking .e j him down out of the path of thi i wheels. He received the Injurle ?d from the impact and is resting com 1- fortuMy at the home of Mrs Addi< Gurganus, in Bear Grass. its of News of iwn Condensed manager, proprietor and advertisin manager for the Cherry Modicin Company The lack of parking space cause tourists and visitors to pass throug our town without stopping Even th usual shopper from the rural sec tion or other towns gets disgruntle when he cannot find a place to pari Professional, business men ar*i mei chants, give the people who want t spend money with you a chanci Leave your cars home. A little wal will be good for you middle age men who are rapidly developing middle aged spread Christmas calls our attention to New Year's, and New Year's reminds us of resolution*, but in is I (Continued on ptgo tour) ness of litii. ones i> at slake L< nd your support today to a movement thai us worthwhile Send your dona lion to the Enterpg??e and it will be acknowledged through the columns of this paper Don't wait to be so tinted for the movement i.x ne of giving and not one >.f persona! soli citation You van enjo> >our Clu istmas dinner and the fun your own chil dren tiave playing with their toys if you have the assurance that the other little children in the commun ity have been cared for There are millions hungry and thousands .starv ing to death throughout the world We cannot reach them all but we can care for those about us Commissioners Hold Extra Session Mere Tuesday Vlternoon IIoikU Approved; Tax Hook*. \rr I'ho cd in llamU of I lie ( olleelor The County Commissioners ret.on vened on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock to complete the unfinished business earned over from Mon day The board resolved that the bonds of all county officials had boon ex amined and found "not to be im paired" during the past year It was concluded such bonds continued "good and sufficient" and were to continue in force. The tax books of Sheriff Roebuck were checked over the week-end by accountants, Greathouse and Butler. The final settlement for 1938 taxes was consummated and accepted by the commissioners, the sheriff giv ing in an insolvent list amounting to $7,794.03. The total levy for 1938 amounted to $198,379.74 Settlement was also made by J Sam Getsinger. register of deeds, for all taxes collected' by him for the year 1939 In the settlement, the 1939 tax books and all receipts were turn ed over to the sheriff for collection. This delayein giving the sheriff the 1939 tax books is caused by a State statute which prohibits any sheriff in the State from having m his pos session at the same time two sets of tax books In the special meeting Tuesday, the following resolution was approved j by the commissioners | "In consideration of the North I Carolina Farm Census survey law ; I the special need for maximum farm j information to compare with tin I 1940 census, and the proven need, reliability and usefulness of such information, the Martin County Board of Commissioners in regular session assembled, insist that each official connected with the 1940 tax list taking duties, shall give maxi mum effort toward obtaining 100 per I cent farm reports as a part of their required duties That each lister' shall submit a report for the March meeting showing, (1) the number of such farm i eports secured; (2) the number ii"t reported, and the prin cipal reasons why not obtained Local Officers Check Scries of Milk Thefts Receiving numerous calls from his customers advising him that the milk had not been delivered, after the route had already been covered, Frank Weaver, operator of the Edge wood Dairy, became suspicious. He had a very definite idea as to where the milk was going, and why it sud denly disappeared, after it had been placed in the homes throughout the town. With the assistance of local offi cers, Mr Weaver covered the route last Friday night just a few minutes after the truck had make its deliv eries. Two white boy* and two col ored boys were caught stealing the milk and one or two quarts had been consumed before the officers ar rived The boys were not arrested but their parents were notified No action will be taken by the of ficers or Mr Weaver unless the practice of stealing milk continues in Williamston. "We don't have milk to give away or waste but the greatest nui sance to contend with in stealing milk is that I have to put my shoe! on after I have retired and make the second delivery," Mr. Weaver said 1 SALE OF SEAI-S ?> Splendid progress is being made in the Christmas seal cam paign, Mrs. II. O. Peel, chairman of the committee from the Jun lor Woman's Club, stated yes terday. Approximately $30 00 has al ready been realized from the sale of the tubercular seals and we hope to sell many more, Mr*. Peel aald. If you have not been approach ed, call a member of the sales committee for jmr seals. \ otr Tomorrow On Production (Control (H MM) (otton (rop . r?*? Pulling IMac?> W ill fti? MainlaiiUHl in the ( oimh l"or ( otton (iromT" Every landlord. truant <?r -.liar* ' topper w ho had an int? i-est in th. ' noductioi: ?-f in ! WM) is ? ?! g 1 >le t" vet. .'ii tin . .lion u t. nudum ' >11 Satui da\ . DotiiiU'I Dili foci \ i unnet who is rligihl. t, ?, is uig ! ?d to nu io the polls on Satut'daN and , u lp to decide wlx-thcr then will bo I otton marketing quotas toi 1040 01 I whether the cotton producers wt'l . >. faced with larger surpluses It two thirds of the voters favoi ? naiketing quotas, control will tak. 'ffeet and a produce! will h. allow , ?d to sell tax free all of the cotton produced on the allotted acreage A ! M"Halts of three cents pel pound W ill j >nlv apply to the farmers who plant n excess of their allotment There will he no government loan >n cotton if marketing quotas are lot favored by the voters, howescr. I i sod conservation payment of up aioximately two cents per pound and .. cotton parity paymcrfl will he m.ide | roducei s who plant with ii their .o'otment, irrespective of whether marketing quotas will b* in el feet foi? 1U4U or i >t A egist< r, >f the eligible voters who can par ticipute in I lie referendum will he m the hands of the referendum com mittce m charge of the polls The location of the polls in each town ship listed below will open at H 31) u m and elo^e at 5 30 p. m Every termer is urged t.> vote in tin- township where the farm is lo rated. Township and committeemen arc as follow\s hold Point II 11 Kob, i n J A Powell and H 1. Kverct! Kohelsonv i lie R S Kvelett. J R Daniel and S T Event! Rohcrson ville and Gold Point are in the same township and have two -voting pic cincts Hamilton Township VV J Reach, J H Hillard and F I- Haislip. Hassdl Township 1) R. Edmund son, (' 1. Nelson and Woodrow Pur vis Oak City H A Karly, L H Hux, and I. I. ||.iri. II Cross Roads W I Austin. F H Forbes and Gaston James Hear (Iiass, Williams Janiesville, Griffins. Wilhamston and Poplai Point Tow 11ships w ill all vote in Wil liaiiis'on at the Agriculture Ruild lllg These townships Wile consoll dated due to the fact that oiilv a few farmers raise cotton m the t.eiritory. W M I l^rdi son. C C Martin and Geoigc C Griffin will serve as com mitteemcn for the above tow nships ?'%r? ? l)cla\ Kxpmniml In Placing Marker C Plans weie going fni ward at a rapid pace Monday to place the his toric.il marker honoring the memory of Asa Biggs at the corner of Man and Smithwick Streets m front ni j the Sinclair Service Station How | ever, work was suspended w hen ai official of the State Highway Coin mission advised local authorities that he was instructed to place tlx marker m front of the Gcoige Rev nolds hotel Warren Biggs, representing tin town and county, refused to permi this change Mr. Biggs (.intends tlx marker will he obliterated by tlx electric light pole and touristiTwouh be unable to see it Authorities in Raleigh will pas on the location site this, morning an< work will he resumed today it pos sible, Mr Biggs stated Three different departments w Raleigh are connected with the plai ing of historical markers throughou the stale The Historical Comrnissioi gets all the data; the Department n Conservation a n d Developmen makes the marker and the Highwa Commission has chaige of placin the marker Mr. Harriaon (.ontinuvn Heat Itri^ta In llon/tilii A stay of more than seven week in a Richmond hospital leaves M C A Harrison still smiling, the poj ular local citizen holding his ow with signs of improvement Yester day afternoon lie was leading h newspaper and talked with visitoi a short while Christmas He Season Well I The holiday shopping season, we advanced here, .will take on a cheei atmosphere this evening w hen mo than 1,500 van colored lights wi brighten the streets in the husine areas The switch will he turned < shortly after five o'clock The de orative scheme. recognized as heir the most extensive in this immediu section, will remain virtually tl same as it was last season With only eleven more da/K which to complete the holiday tas shoppers are turning to local stor in greater numbers. And as the tin for handling the task draws to a clo rapidly, the old appeal ia direct I Mans Completed For >enin^ 1'otato Mart UN \l If I I'Olf I In making his final report this week.*Alr K B Crawford, vaJrs supervisor for the Williamston lobacio Board of Trade, stated that the YVilliainston market sold 10.585,633 pounds for thr season lust closed Although the market remain ed closed for a month at the crest o! the season, the local market hroke all former records for pounds sold in one season The sales this year surpassed the for met record by more than a mil lion and one half pounds. The old record stood .it nine million IMMinds. Superior Tourt To ()|?eu Short Term ll< ir Next Momla\ Only I.it*|i| ( riniiiial (oil Docket for Trial; JihI^c ( arr To I'resiile 1 j C' 'II\otniig hero next Monday fur the trial of t)otii criminal and civil | cases, the Martin County Supcnoi , j c< "lift K likely to he m session for a brief period. Clerk of Court 1, B Wynne stating today that only eight j eases had Been placed on the crimi ' j rial docket and that no more than; | one in two civil actions would Be i heard Judge Leo Can, of Burling ton. holding his first term of court j in this county last June, will return Two years ago, the court establish J ed .1 reconl short term when Judge! | Clawson Williams convened the j j body, dispatched the business and adjourned within a few hours The session next week will last probably | two days As a whole, the docket is of only minor importance in that it carries no cases even ip coaching the sell salional i: : ? vera! of them arc "hang . rom previous terms Hornet Cili>. in till stands charg ed with i uiuimg ovei and killing Isaiah 11 aidisoii. colored man, near Hardens in September of last year. The case has been continued and continued pending the trial of a | criminal action brought against the defendant Kdwaid Lingo and Joseph (iardy,! two Newpjcrsey youths charged with stealing some equipment from a| daredevil diivei at the Williamston fan last v? at, ate again honked for, |trial (ieoige I'm kins stands charged 'with hieakmg into and robbing the IVelc Jewelry store here, hut Per jkiiis remains al large and there is some doubt if lie will report for trial. Rand. i Junes will face trial for an | as. ault w ith intent to kill. His vie 1 tun. alter a stay in a hospital srvei I al weeks, is able to he out, but lie j eoirt inucs in serious conditions Columbus Rogers, (barged with carnal knowledge and bast.iidy, i-y lat. <1 foi trial Rollers Tail To (.rack Iron Sale I Rohlx i hi. ing .ui entrance to the Will lain:-Inn Supply Company i | Bi/y'ding on Kim Stiert early last nigln {ailed in an attempt to crack t I the firm's lion safe and get the few n j nriri penning kept there foi cliange. f j Breaking through a side door, the Clobber then broke a small window y J in the door and entered the office g I The combination was torn from the safe and a small hole was pic k* <1 in ' the door, hut the robber failed to I leach the money box and left emp //' tv hnndrri Thr sttfr, valued at $125, j was damaged, hut the ownei Mi s Jesse Whitley, stated that it could r jhe i epan ed ) Receiving a call about 10 o'clock, n j local officers investigated, but found everything in order at that time This morning, employee, discovered the robbery when they entered tin I plant for work diday Shopping 'Jnderwav Here to shop pel s. urging them to "shop early " Holiday stocks are ample to can for the needs of an increased trade demand, and a close study will show that prices are in line with those posted in the big city stores, quality compared An appeal is again ad dressed to the thoughtful shoppers of this area, cordially urging them tc remember the local Williamstor merchant during the holiday shop ping season. Remember the local merehanti now. Just as they are always remem bered whenever a contribution ii needed for community betterment.' \i?Vtillo ( M Sweet I Potato Growers Is 11 e M In ( tHillt \ ??it Future Predicted For in Kantcrii North < irolina ;: s. :'i-g ..| -?|>|>r'i.\imaUdy ?!1 ? ' " ' I " .. 11 "I l?u h?? I nf sweet '.?!"? ^ v\ iiI get underway at this '"'\t M"od;iv and Tuesday a : ? [? tw m (m\ >-i s u ? i | locate i'Oct*iv ' 1 ? '? I' i: n mi Storage .1 i iss ? \\ .ii > i ? . t., (Ui Haiti nad M ' ' 1 \ I !n i d I .ayei has made ten ?" '*?' ' * -* '' ' !" "pen .1 lee, r. 1IlK .sta 1 1 I 1 ' l.ilel II! the season. CoUll ? Hum Agent Miandmi explained de< img here last Tuesday evening '! I ?' '? agi icu I tu i a I building, (arm 1 hu \er repi esentat: ve.s and mar s' mg spei'ia 1 ist.s e?>mpleted plans foi opening tie market on a com pa atively large >cule At the meet 1,1 th, important position this o j'11> and section 11< Id in tin- pro luetion , , .m \ SW. et potato crop w.,, stre e od ci^the specialists d? luring that this sectmn can de velop and command a dominant 1"' d en tl e market tor t'ancy sweet potatoes R 1> Ki llam. i epi, e111 mg one ot thi large! retail onsumei organiza turns m the country, addressed the glowers and commended them for toe progress they had made tn de veloping their product, and intimat ed that his I trio w ould possibly en ter the market m a large way this season A lew \ ears ago. Keliam stated, u?' had to stop buying potatoes from Hasteni North Carolina be cause they would not hold Up in storage llowu vet, this situation has i hanged i < Misidei ably Hi' predicted that eastern North Carolina would en uli a substantial and permanent source of supply for yams and would receive just recog "III"" Tim IWIo Uhs. p'lfil"^ Wele stressed for greater uniformity I- 1' Watson, extension horticul turist lor the State agricultural ser vice, -flowed a technicolor moving picture on raising sweet potatoes, many "1 the seeiies having been tak en on the I, N James' farm near He11 ii I In -.tit ssing the importance of certified ;ecds and of choosing the seed potatoes when dug, Watson said. the tune to select your seed potatoes is when they are graded, and by grading them in the field a "k.i ' amount ol time i conserved." C C Hilton, of the KCX. told the growers that he and his entire staff weii woi king to improve the mar ki ting conditions foi sweet potatoes "ut o| Hasti in North Carolina and t" ti\ t'' low i r the cost as much as j po oil.I. Hi. prcscntative of the j HCX will act as contact rn> n with es tahlished headi|uai tci s in the Staton building in Williamstnn. W II Cabett, represent a ti v^^for the Coi belt Hacking Company, buy mg potatoes In rc for the second con ! .-?ofutive year .cautioned the grow j? i ?? ( "iicerning the size of potatoes li,i"wn stating a few facts concern I mg the pioeessing of potatoes for | shipment | Tin n citing was called by T H jRiandon. local farm .igi tit to ac |<juaint the farmers with the advan | tages of t.etter marketing practices. Among those attending the meet ing wet, (hue Knight, radio editor Ol the state extension service. W. V. Hayes, farm agent of Plymouth; R I) Smith, assistant farm agent, of Windsor, and ,! W Johansen, farm oi gani/ation specialist w ith the state j extension Si IA 101: I IK l eased Activity (In The War Fronts ?V In, M.tscd activities writ- r*-f>orU)d along the two war fronts of Europe today as Hussia continued its drive into little Finland and Germany felt counter attacks on land and sea A Gei man submarine was sunk off tin coast of England this morn ing and the series of attacks advanc ed by the Germans yesterday were countered by the French over a goodly portion of the Western Front today. An attempt to bomb Paris failed last night when pursuit planes drove the German bombers away without damage to the nation's capital. Reports coming out of little Fin land today maintained that the Finns, attired in white coats, had driven the Russians back two miles. Accompanying the reports were claims from Russia maintaining that the Reds had scored gains on all fronts France today pledged aid to Finland in the country's stand against Russia, and England extend ed offers of aid. The League of Na tions is scheduled to consider the Russian agression at a meeting this week-end with the possibility that the Reds wll be denied a aeat in the League. * Mr H. O. Roberaon, of route one, was a business visitor here today