Williamston Loses Thrilling Battle To New Bern, 37 To 36 Jeff Grant, With 16 Point*, Led Local Scoring Barrage . . a I e Playing without the service of Tenner Wallace and Don Brock, two stalwarts -of the local independent team, the Williamston Martins drop ped a thrilling battle to the New Bern Bears at New Bern last Friday night. The fmal score was 37-36. At the end of the first quarter the Mar tins were ahead 12 to 6. while at the half they were leading 19 to 13. Jeff Grant, lanky center, dropped in points from all sections of the court to lead the locals' scorin(p bar rage, garnering lfi points during the contest. A great improvement has been noticed in Grant's play during the past few games and at present he is crowding the other members for leading scoring honors. Versatile "Big Leaguer" Beaird followed Jeff with four field goals and a single free goal. Stuart Flythe. former State Col lege star, was the mainstay in the Bear line-up chalking up a total of 16 points. TTie line-ups: Williamston G F T Beaird. f 4 19 Manning, f 1 1 3? Grant, c 7 2 16 Anderson, g 3 0 6 Flack, g 10 2 Diem, g 0 0 0 Totals 16 4 36 New Bern G F T Flythe, f 7 2 16 Archer, f 2 3 7 Bell, c . -.4- a * Lilley, c 1 6 i Stallings, g 2 0 4 Williamston High Will Play Edenton Here This Evening Doubleheader Will Begin at 7:30 O'Clock Sharp in Local Gym The Williamston High School boys and girls basketball teams will op pose the strong Edenton High outfit tonight in the local gym with the girls playing first at 7:30. The gym will be well heated for the occasion. The Green Wave girls had a little difficulty in finding themselves on the court in the first games of the season but an 18-9 victory over the Oak City sextet last Friday showed an improved team. Oak City beat the Green Wave fair sex in a game be fore Christmas but the city slickers were no match tor the local girls last week. With Marjorie Dunn, Captain Ray Everett and Bina Jackson play ing at forwards. Coach Sam Edwards has developed a strong offense. The guards are all newcomers tojthe game but the marked improvement in last week's victory proved that the rookies were learning fast The Williamston boys have met no competition in the county in their opening games except in a much dis puted contest in Robersonville. The local boys defeated Washington last week for their first victory over Washington in the pant five yeur.' Coach Edwards has had the same boys on the basketball squad since he has been here for the past three years. Edwards foresaw the poten tialities of a winning team in such sophomores as the Anderson twins. J. E. Boykin, Stuart Critcher, and Lupton, g 0 0 0 ?Lewis, g tr 0 0" Totals 16 5 37 Every TUESDAY AT JAMESVILLE 9 to 10:30 a. m. AT HARBISON'S MILI 11 t? 12 m. AT BEAK GRASS .... 1 to 3 p. ni. AT OAK CITY 9 to 11 a. at. AT HAMILTON 11:30 a. in. to 12:30 p. in. AT GOLD POINT 1 to 2 p. in. EverySATURDAY AT WILLIAMSTON 9 to 11 a. in. AT EVERETTS 11:30 a. in. to 12:30 p. in. AT ROBERSONV1LLE 1 to 3 p. in. Goloml 111*11 h, l>>f(liorii Hpum, State*. Roontern WE PAY TQ1? MARKET PRICES Pitt Poultry Co. GREENVILLE, N. G. AVOID TAX PENALTY J ANUARY Lasl IS THE : M on THAT COUNTY TAXES MAY BE PAID AT PAR. Beginning tFeb. 2 A PENALTY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL TAX ACCOUNTS DUE THE COUNTY. Pay Your Taxes Nowand Save the Penalty C. B. Roebuck Sheriff. Green Wave Takes Double Bill From Oak Gty Friday Girl* Win 18 to 9, M. Antler con and Bo> Win Lead Boy a, 13-5 Last Friday night Williamston High's girls gained their second vie 4ory of the ucasun uul uf five Starts when they defeated the Oak City sextet with an 18 to 9 victory. Mar jorie Dunn stole the scoring honors with four ringers from the floor for a total of eight points. GIRLS' GAME Williamston G F T Dunn, f 4 0 8 Jackson, f 2 1 S Leggett, f 2 0 4 Biggs, f 0 1 1 "Ward, g 0 0 0 Lindsley, g 0 0 0 Bunch, g 0 0 0 Totals 8 2 18 Substitutions K. Manning. M. Biggs. F Gurganus. S Whitley. A. Jenkins, M. Coburn Oak City G F T M. Johnson, f 2 1 5 H. Johnson, f 10 2 Davis, f 10 2 M. Grimer, f 0 0 0 F. Grimer, g 0 0 0 Council, g 0 0 0 -0 0 0_ Tolals 4 1 9 In the boys' contest, it was a shoot ing duel between Boykin and Mar tin Anderson for the Green Wave scoring with Boykin winning over the twin by an eight to five count to make Williamston's final count 13 lone points while the Oak City slick thc strong Green Wave defense. Wil liamston High boys are trying hard to outdo the fine record of the local semi-pro Martins and have been quite successful thus far in the sea sun having won four games out uf five starts. J 1'. Boykin is the lea mg scorer foe the Green Wave with a total of 30 points in the first five games. ? BOYS' GAMK M'itltamslon V, F T~ Boykin, f 4 0 K Roherson, f 0 " " ' Critcher, { 0 0 0 Crofton, c 0 0 0 Ward, f 0 0 0 M Ande-rson, n 2 1 5 A. Anderson, g 0 0 0 Totals 0 t 13 Oak City Ci K T Ayers, 1 _ 1' 0 -2 Johnson, f 0 0 0 Ross, f Oil ilaJTgll, c 0 0 0 Rrllflowrr, g 0 0 0 Stinnett, g 10 2 Totals 2 J 5 Prosperoun Pig Year For Lincoln County Farmer? All indications point to a prosper ous pig year for Lincoln County in 1940 ,as more purebred animate have been placed in the county, reports Assistant Farm Agent John W Web ster. James Ward and began the first year he came to Williamston to develop this combination. This year the wave coach will cash in on the three years of hard practice with these boys. The first year this combina tion won only seven games as they dropped 11 to their opponents. Last year the Green Wave opponents took away only eight games from the lo cals while Williamston was racking up 10 victories. This year the same combination of a strong defense in the twins and a scoring offense in Boykin, Ward and Roberson, has won four games out of five starts. The Williamston High School bas ketball girls need the support of the student body to encourage them as they struggle to win a few games this season. The boys need the long neglected support of Williamston to place high school basketball on the status of a worthwhile high school activity Location of Tobacco Plant Bed Important Locate your tobacco plant bed conveniently, and construct it prop erly, and the task of controlling the deadly blue mold disease will be made considerably easier, says Dr Luther Shaw, plant pathologist of ti e State College Extension Service. Blu? mold positively can be con trolled with one of the three meth ods recommended by the Extension Service, he declared. They are: Ben zol fumigation, paradichlorobenzene fumigation, or copper-oxide spray. "Application of any of these three blue mold control treatments will necessitate frequent visits to the beds, and in some cases the move ment of equipment to and from them," the specialist explained. "Therefore, the plant bed should In placed in a convenient location. "The bed should be located close to a source of water, either a stream or well, because water will be need ed in the application of either fumi gation or spray treatments. Also, it U desirable to locate the beds where they will be protected as much as possible from strong winds." Dr. Shaw also emphasized the value of a narrow plant bed. He list ed the following advantages from such construction: (I) More plants are produced per square yard; (2) the danger of trampling on plants while weeding and mi I line is avoid ed; they can be watered more easily and uniformly; and (4) nar row beds can be equipped and treat ed for blue mold control more eas ily than w ide ones. The seed bed may be any desired length, but should be only 5 feet 8 inches wide to allow the standard six-foot cover to fit snugly when the fumigation ?of control ?un used. the plant pathologist advised. A pathway 18 inches to 2 feet wide should be left between adjacent beds. REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon tlu? undersigned by that certain deed of trust inudc by v.. H Jefferson and Wife, Amanda K Jefferson, dated April 14, 1939. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Martin County, North Carolina, in Book T-3, page 63H. on account of default in the payment of the same, the undersigned will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bid der for cash at the County Court House door, in Williamston, at 12 o'clock noon, on the third Monday, in February, the same being Febru -nrjrTfL 194u, ihe following described real estate, situate, lying and being in the County of Martin, in the State of North Carolina, to-wit: AH that certain dract or parcel oT laru^ lying and being in Goose Nest Township, Martin County and State of North Carolina, on the Hamilton and Palmyra public road about three miles North from the Town of Oak City and bounded on the North by the said Hanjilton and Palmyra Pub lic Road; on the East by the lands of Carrie Norfleet and on the South and West by the lands of Carrie Nor fleet; S. P. Green. Lemon James and the Red Marsh Branch, containing 384.5_acres, more or less, as shown by a map of same made by T. Jones Taylor, Surveyor, which said map is now on file with the Atlantic Joint Stock Land Bank of Raleigh and be ing the same and identical land de scribed in a mortgage from W. R. Everett and wife to the Atlantic Joint Stock I*and Bank of Raleigh, dated June 1, 1925. and of record in the public registry of Martin County in Book X 2, page 107. Reference be ing made to said map and said moft gagc for a more perfect description of the lands herein conveyed and by such reference made a part of this description . This the 12th day of January, A. D., 1840. J F HACKLKR, Trustee. ~ Hackler A Allen. Attys. Wilmington, N. G-. ?? j 16-4t SALE OF VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon us in a Deed of Trust executed by Jasper Roebuck and wife, Alice Roebuck, on the 1st day of December, 1937, and record Saturday, the 10th day of February. 1940. at 12 o'clock noon, at the court house door in Martin County, Wil Iiamaton K. C.. sell at pnhli<* ;tnr tion for cash to the highest bidder the following land. to-wit All that certain tract, piece or par cel of land containing 122 1-2 acres, more or leas, situate, lying and be ing on the Hamilton. Road about seven miles E. of the town of Wil hamston. Hamilton Township. Mar tin County, N. C-. having such shape, metes, courses and distances as will more fully appear by reference to a map made by J R. Mobley, Survey or. on the 10th day of May. 1923. and tdjnining th?? binds nf Willi-.m rir.f fin on the West; the lands of Riley Spruill on the East; the lands of L. Wynne on the South and the lands of.Greeley Slade on the West and more particularly described as fol lows: Beginning on the Hamilton Road at Greeley Slade's corner, thence down said road S H5 12* K 55 poles; S 51* E 36 poles; S 60 1-2* E 52 poles to Pollard or Main Branch. Riley SpraiH's corner; thence down Riley SpraiU's Ijne or branch; S 53* W 15 potog; S 70* W Tfi p^Tvr; S 74* W 32 poles; S 79* W 16 poles; S 56* W 20 poles; S 19 1-2* W 28 poles; S 4* 20 poles; S 17* W 14 poles; S 25* W 14 poles; S 21* E 20 poles; S 27 12* E 20 poles; S 2 1-2* 12 poles to Conoho Creek: thence up Conoho Crodk N 76* W 44 polos; N 77 1-4* W 18 poles; S 83* W 14 poles. N 63 1-2* W 12 poles; S 58* W 7 poles; N 45* W 11 poles; N 27 1-2* W 11 poles; S 51 1-2* W 8 poles to a gum, Gree ley Slade's corner; thence along Greeley Slade's line N 5* W 60 poles; N 42* E 20 poles; N 24* E 140 poles to the beginning, and being, the same land conveyed to the said C H ' dated Nov. 21. 1914. and on record in! 1 Martin County Public Registry in Book G-l. page 208 -This land ts sold subject to all un-j paid taxes. This sale is made by reason of the failure of Jaspfeg Roebuck and wife,, ! Alice Roebuck, to pay off and dis j charge the indebtedness secured by said deed of Trust. A deposit of 10 per cent will be re j quired from the purchaser at the ! sale This the 2nd day of Jopuary. 1940. TNTEHSTATK trustee corp.. Trustee Durham. N C j 16-4t SALE OF VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the au | thority conferred upon us in .? De> d of Trust executed by Nolle E. Rob erscm ?n the-1st day of Dttvnibrr I 1938, and record?'d in Book T-3, page (492. we will on Saturday. tjr\y lOtli day of February. 1940. at 12 o'clock I noon at the courthouse door in Mar | tin County, WiUiamston, N. C . sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder the following land, to ; \\ 11 Adjoining the lands of Joe Moye on the North. the lands of Henry Wynne on the East, the lands of Buck Clark and W K. l.ittle on the South; and the lands of J. I,. Roe ticularly described as follows: Be ginning in a path on the Public Road, corner of the lands of Buck Clark and W. R Little; thence with said Road N 42. 1-4* E 35 1-5 poles and N 38 1-2* E 47 3-5 poles, thence S 45 1 IT F. 34 poles; thence N 55* E 71 1-5 poles; thence N 47* W 101 3-5 poles; thence N 79* W 110 4 5 pedes to llorse^et^ Blanch; thence with Horsepen Branch S 4* W 58 pol? to Bates Branch; thence with Bate* Branch S 3' Eli] pole*; thence S 67* E 49 t -5 pntes: thence a 3f E 88.28 poles to the beginning, containing 118 1-2 acres, more or leu. and be ing the same land conveyed to Jo seph H Mi/ell by J. A. Mizell, trus tee. by deed dated Dec. 30, 19212, and recorded in Martin County Public Registry in Book K-2. page 582. This land is sold subject to all un paid taxes This sale is made by reason of the failure of Nolle E Roberson to pay off and discharge the indebtedness -ecured by said Deed of Tru?t. A deposit of 10 per cent will be re quired from the purchaser at the sale This the 2nd day of January, 1940 . INTERSTATE TRUSTEE CORP, Trustee Durham. N C jl6-4t DK. V. H. MEW BORN OP-TOM-E TRI9T Plymouth office, Liverman Drug Co., every Fri.. 2 to 5 p. m. -Kubei sunv llle Office, ScoTTs Jew elry Store. Tuesday. Jan 23 Bethel office: Rives Drug Store, Monday. Feb. 5, 9 a in to 12 m. Eyes Examined - t.lasses Fitted At Tarbdro Every Saturday Williamston office, Peele Jly Co., FERTILIZER FOR YOUR PLANT BEDS W K s E L L AGRICO It Crows litem Bigger, Ifeulthier and Thriftier /< Payi To V$e AGMf TP ForPLANT BEDS See Uh For Your 1940 Fertilizer Need#. Moore Grocery Co. Last Call For Christmas Savings W e ttish Iti call lo vour attention again a fi nal challenge for a PAH) FOR CHRISTMAS for 1940. have sold entirely out of ao?e denomi nations of otlr ihrislnia* dub .hot still have some oilier sizes on liainl. Onr (.lull litis year is a good ileal larger llian 'I lias ever hecn before, anil we urge vou lo lake ailvantage of this opportunity NOW to provide for next year's needs, not only for a Christinas Fund, hut for INS1IR \NCE PRFMII MS, TANKS and OTIIKR 1TKMS. 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