Local Hrem*-n Are Called
To Ray Street Crest Fire
Local volunteer firemen were call
ed out yesterday morning at 11 gO
o'clock to a grass fire on Ray Street
The fire, burning rapidly in tall grass
near a fence, was brought under
control'without damage to proper
ty.
Officers Wreck Liquor
I'lants In The Countv
Raiding in Bear Grass and Hamil
ton Townships this week, liquor law
enforcement officers wrecked two
liquor plants and poured out 800
gallons of beer The plant in the
Poplar Point sect ion of Hamilton
Township had been partly dis
mantled A 100-gallon rapacity rap
per kettli was lound at the plant in
Hear Grass.
Start ff oris On Academy
Street Home Vext ff eek
Construction Work on a new home
for Dr and Mrs John D Biggs will
get underway the latter part of next
week or the week following, it was
learned today from a Greensboro
contractor. successful bidder
Dr and Mrs Biggs have been in
High Point for the past several years
where he was prominently connect-1
ed with the federal banking depart
rfient He has completed his work |
there and the many friends of Dr.
unH Mr- Biees are glad to learn they
will return here to make their home j
CORRECTION
1
In publishing tin honor roll for
Tfi? firKt grartf. Wdhamsh?n grammar
?chnol, li^t wcil the name of liar
net We
i rror V
1 rection.
net Ward was omitted through an
error. We ar? glad to make this cor
Final Cl< 1 a ranee!
HERE IS A REAL BUY!
35 Dresses
I aliifn Tip SI6.7.T ? \?ir
$5.00
ONE <;ROlfl? DRESSES
I allien 77? $7.95
Now $3.00
ONE GROUP COATS
I alum To $19.75
Now $5.00
SPKINC COATS
DRESSES and MILLINERY
Art- Kt'ut'liin^ Our Store Duily. Treat
Yourself To A New Frttek Ami Itri^lilen
t |i Your Wardrobe.
Margolis Brothers
We Have Moved
FROM THi: HARRISON
BROTHERS BUILDING TO
Barnhill Bros. Store
We have bought the entire Barnhill Bros,
stoek and will liquidate both the Baruhilj
Bros. Htoek and the stoek from the Harrison
Brothers store in the building. With hoth
stoeks you ean find styles ami sizes in all
types of Beady-To-Wear.
Sale Prices Prevail
We invite you to do your shopping with us. Our
storks are new?Quality the Best ami Prices
the Lowest. Look for us at the
Barnhill Brothers Store
Both StoeltH On Hand Will Be Liquidated
G. W. Hardison and Co.
WILLI AMSTON, N. C.
BAD * EATHER
Bad wither tar tarty awe
day* was predicted by Scoundrel
Ground Hog at noon today. A
brlf bt sun greeted the Uttle ani
mal. but soon after his scheduled
visit the sun disappeared behind
the clouds and a north wind in
creased its speed. That was en
ouch to place Mr. Monaz back
into his own richts as a weather
procnosticalor However, there is
some hope for it will be reman
bcrcd that the animal saw his
shadow a year aco and a pleasant
period followed as far as the
weather was concerned.
Mr Ground Hoc hardly had
time to cet back into the cround
before snow started fallinc at
1:3? o'clock this afternoon
U . S ft null I ri flounces Fur
Com m it tinner of Agriculture
a
(Continued from page one)
and insane.
Senator Spill ill is 50 years old
and was born 111 Bertie County He
married Miss Ruth Bazemore. also
of Bertie County, and they have
two children. He is a Baptist, a Ma
son and Shriner, and a member of
the Junior Order.
In announcing his candidacy,
Spruill said, "If nominated and elect
ed. I will work in harmony with the
Council of State, the Extension Ser
vice at Stati- College, the represen
tatives of farm organizations, and
the farmers of North Carolina to
further the cause of sound and bal
anced farming, and especially to see
that the farmer receives fair prices
for the crops he produces Returns
to the farmer for what he grows are
now badly out of line with the in
come of other groups, and the wel
fare of all business depends upon the
income of the farmer."
Spruill officially opened his cam
paign by challenging his opponent to
a joint debate in every county seat
in.the State Reporters and other vis
itors to Capitol Hill anticipate, if
'Cuiiinii.sBioni r fimtl act'optr, -tWcliab
lenge. that huge crowds will be
drawn to the series of debates, which
are expected to provide some fire
works for an otherwise drab politi
cal year.
' * ?
I'ritouer E$ca/tet From The
Office Of Juntice Ihttntell
Banished from this county under
a judgment handed down in Justice
J. L. Hassell's court the early part of
last week. Henry Bryant, young
Edgecombe County Negro, wander
ed back into town last Wednesday
atnl fell mill Ihr hands nf thr 'aw
again. Carried before Justice Has
se 11, the colored man explained that
he had come over with a friend for
a brief visit and was 1 raving within
an hour.
While an officer went to check the
story, Bryant tore out of the mayor's
office and disappeared. "It was the
first time a prisoner ever escaped
from my office," Justice Hassell said,
adding that the man, charged with
vagrancy, faced only a 30-day sen
tence on the roads.
Reuben Bland 111
Near Robersonville!
Reuben Bland. 85-year-old Martin
County man who received much
publicity at the hands of Carl Goerch
when paraded in Washington as the
father of 34 children, is seriously ill
I at the home of his son, George
| Bland, near Robersonville.
Mr Bland fell and broke his shoul
der when he was visiting in the home
of his son. John Thomas Bland, re
I centiy. ?|
Charge Four With Running
Over Fire Hose Saturday |
Judgment was suspended by Jus
tiee J. I- Hassell in his court this
week upon the payment of costs in
I three cases charging Frank Edwards,
Jr.. Mack G. Rogers and G W Hy
rnan with driving over fire hose lines
at the Grimes fire here last Satur
day night. Each of the defendants
was required to pay $5.50. A .similar
charge is pending against E. M. Tay
lor.
Activities in the justice's court |
hove lx*en limited these past few :
weeks, the docket carrying only one j
other case. Sallic Freeman, colored,
was taxed with the cost, $5.50. in the I
case charging her with disorderly |
conduct.
RpBpected Colored Man
I'tuueM Near Oak City
Whit Close, respected colored citi
zen. died at the home of his daugh- (
ter. near Oak City, last Wednesday ?.
He was born in this county about t
1852 and was one of its oldest colored <
residents. He lived in Hamilton most t
of his life where he gained the re
spect of a large number of friends \
numbered among both races. The old
man was said to have been a loyal i
follower of the Democratic party for J
years.
Funeral services will be conduct- *
ed Sunday afternoon.
Taylor Fleetric Company
Of fern Free Measuring Class
Company, agents j
for Frigidaire and Easy Washers,
General Motors products, announc
ed today any married woman who
stopped by their office and exam
ined the new 1940 Frigidaire would
receive absolutely free a handy
measuring glass.
Mr. J B Taylor, manager of the
Taylor Electric ?ompany. is ex
tending to everyone a most cordial
invitation to see the new line of
IFrigidaires now on display.
Farmers Rear Economy Load
Drive Is linderuay To Have
(Continued irom page one)
to tenant farmers.
ly predicted that the desire of the
House to economize, manifested to
the extent of $128,000,000 on four
other bills, would mean defeat for
pleas that some of the cuts be re
stored.
The opinion prevailed that only
the sugar item might be reinserted
NOTE OF THANKS
To the Williamston fire depart
ment and my many other friends I
wish to express through this medium
my sincere thanks for their loyal
and untiring efforts during the burn
ing of my home. Only through the
help could anything have been sal
vaged and I most sincerely appreci
ate the aid rendered by each and
everyone. t
S. Harcom Grimes.
ETH ELBERT,
BE A GOOD BOY
AND MAMA'LL
TAKE yOU TO THE
PREVIEW!
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FRIGIDAIRE
MW&MTORS
AND FIECTK/C MNNfS
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Company
Williamston, N. C.
Wants
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each insertion.
25c Minimum Charge
2c a word thin size
Cash must accompany &U or
ders unless you have an open ac
count with us.
We reserve the i ight to revise
or reject any copy.
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zippers in leather coats, etc. Prices
-an.unable Willurd Shoe Shop.
26-41
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\TTENTlON CAR OWNERS: WE
are offering Ford car owners with
-ars having 30,000 miles or over on
ipeedometer a complete ring job for
inly $18 00 We are using the Ford
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cleaners and refrigerators. All
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iPECIAL?RUBBING ALCOnOL?
Regular price 25c. Extra bottle,
!c. P. P. Peel jl2-6t
FREE: SIX MONTHS' FREE PRESS
ing on any suit bought between
lanuary 15th and February 15th.
Yes. we'll press it as often as you
vtsh, free Jor six months from date
>f purc'iase. Pittman's Cleaners.
Telephone 159. j3Q-5t
FREE ? FREE ? EASTER SATUR
day we are giving away your
:honce ot any suit in our stock pr
120.00 worth of dry cleaning to the
HTsiHi holding the?lucky?number.
Each garment cleaned entitles you to
a Free Chance. See Pittman's Clean
ers for details. Phone 159 j30-5t
SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THE
NU-BU-T Shoppe for their Hairj
Cuts. 25c.
FOR SALE ? SEVERAL Dl'ROC
Jersey Bred Gilts We will sell at
the right price. See them at once. T.
W Holliduy, Jamesvillc. f2-2t
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of the power of sale con
tained in that certain deed of trust
executed by G. R. Coburn and wife,
Maude Coburrr, hi the undersigned
trustee, and dated the 1st day of
April, 1935. and of record in the
Public Registry of Martin County in
Hook M-3 at page 406 and at the re
quest of the holder of the note of in
debtedness thereby secured, default
having been made in the payment
thereof. I will, on the 1st day of
March, 1940, at 12 o'clock noon, at
the courthouse door in Martin Coun
ty offer for sale at public auction for
cash the property described in said
deed of trust as follows:
Adjoining the lands of J F Jack
son on the East, adjoining the lands
of J. F Jackson and Mrs. C. C Bun
dy on the South, adjoining the Daley
Road on the West, and adjoining the
Jamesville-Plymouth road on the
North. Containing 50 acres, more or
less, and being known as the N. T
Coburn Home Place.
This the 29th dav of January. 1940
W H COBURN,
f2-4t Trustee.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
North Carolina, Martin County. In
The Superior Court
Cape Charles Brown vs. Ethel Blanch
Slade Brown.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Martin County
North Carolina, to secure an abso
lute divorce, based upon over two
years' separation, and for the cus
tody of plaintiff's child, Charles Irv
ing Brown; and the defendant will
further take notice that she is re
quired to appear before the Clerk of
tne Superior Court of Martin Coun
ty within thirty (30) days and an
swer or demur to the complaint in
said action, or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint.
This the 23rd day of January. 1940
L. BRUCE WYNNE. '
Clerk Superior Court,
j26-4t Martin*County.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in that cer
tain deed of trust executed by W. R
Hampton and wife to H. D. Bateman,
trustee, dated August 7th. 1928. and
recorded in the Register's Office of
Martin County in Book B-3, page 1.
to which reference is made, de
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the indebtedness thereby se
cured, upon demand of the holder of
the same, the undersigned trustee
will offer for sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, at the Court House door
in Martin County, at 1:15 o'clock P
M., on Monday, the 26th day of Feb
ruary. 1940, that part of the proper
ty described in said instrument lying
in Martin County as follows:
That tract of land containing 25
acres adjoining the first tract afore
said and described as follows: Begin
ning at a cypress atW H. Hampton's
corner, running south 31 degrees
wast 42 polas to a marked pine,
thence, north 77 degrees west 100
poles to Warren Neck Creek; thence
down said creek to Roanoke River;
thence, down said river to the be
(inning, containing 25 acres and is I
the same tract of land conveyed by I
Harriet E Thigpen to W H Hamp- 1
kin by deed dated March 7 th. 1864. <
whnli is registered m Martm Coon- I
iy
Also two Stationery steam engines; 11
two water pumps; one generator;
thirty vats, sixteen windlasses. 1600 ;
yards of seine and all rigging and , i
equipment of every kind and descrip-'i
Hon used by W R Hampton in the
operation of his fisheries. It being j
the intention of the above descrip-1
lion to cover and include what is
known as the Hampton Fishery on
tioanoke River in Uartin County,
North Carolina, together with the
equipment used in connection with
The bidder at such sale will be re
quired to deposit as much as five
per cent of the amount bid in cash
ss a guaranty of good faith pending
-onfirmatson and the right is re
served to reject any and all bids.
This the 24th day of January, 1940-.
H. D. BATEMAN.
Trustee.
W L Whitley. Atty j2fl-4t
COME ON 1
Taylor Electric Co.
WIIJJAMSTON, N. C.
DON'T BE
FOOLED
DO NT BE FOOLED BY PICTURES
OF CHEAPER REFRIGERATORS!
I ton'I (,ct Excited liy Tlteir Loir Price*.
HciiiciiiIht. ^ otl Alwuvs Get What Von
Pa\ For. Clieup Price, Cheap Product.
There h Oiih One Heal Friftiduire Ami
ll Is Made llv General Motors.
TAYLOR
ELECTRIC CO.
I'f 10 MODKLS ON DISPLAY
LISTEN MEN!
FREE!
Six Months'
FREE
Pressing
ON ANY SUIT
Rouplit Before Feb. 15
Yet, ft e'lf I'rett It Am
Often Am Yon ff'iMh!
Free! Free!
Eailtr Saturday we
are giving awav your
choice of any wtiit in
our stock or 920.00
worth of dry rleaning
to the prriiop holding
I h e lucky number,
larh garment cleaned
entitles you to a free
chance.
Pittman's Cleaners
DRY CLEANING AND MEN'S CLOTHING