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VOLUME XLI1I?NUMBER 31 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 16, 19tO. ESTABLISHED 1899
Officials Will Ask
Revocation of Beer
License Here Soon
Open Seatton For Brutal At
tacks Reported Last
Sunday
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Ranking next to public nuisance
No. 1, the colored beer garden oper
ated on Washington Street by Watts
and Andrew Brown (not Andy) is
subject to lose its license to retail
beer at the next meeting of the Mar
tin County Commissioners, Mayor J.
L. Hassell said last evening following
a session of his court. Action to have
the license rescinded was recom
mended by the Martin County grand
jury for March, but the suspension
order was delayed for some reason
or other.
Definite steps to clean up the gar
den were being seriously considered
today following a repeated disturb
ance at the gathering place for the
colored population's elite beer drink
ers and liquor sippers. Mayor Hassell
proposes to appear before the board
in person and ask that the license
be rescinded.
Sunday was open season for brutal
attacks among the colored popula
tion here. The first engagement was
reported some time after Saturday
midnight. Using a brick bat appar
ently to save his fist. King Staton
bricked Hattie Rascoe unmercifully.
Repeated licks tore sizable gashes in
her head and necessitated five dol
lars worth of medical sewing. The
victim is unable to be up and a pre
liminary hearing has not been sched
uled. The attack was reported at the
woman's home down the river hill.
Bud Freeman, young colored man,
invaded Brown's beer garden early
Sunday evening carrying a heavy
load of liquor Inside and malice in
his head. He directed a hefty swing
at Phillip Thompson's head but the
little fellow ducked to safety and
the blow landed in Mattie Brown's
face. A second swing met Thompson's
eye and he went down. Freeman left
the garden before officers could
reach the scene. Returning later that
night, Freeman effectively used a
knife on the face of a colored wo
man recently from Bertie. The vic
tims of the two attacks did not re
port to prosecute the case at a hear
ing before Justice J. L. Hassell last
night, and Freeman was faced only
with a charge of public drunkenness.
He was fined and required to pay
$5.50, costs of handling the case
Roberson Store Is
Robbed Saturday
Gaining an entrance through a
window, a robber atole approximate
ly $72 in cash from the Raymond
Roberson grocery store qn South
Harrell Street here last Saturday
night about 10 o'clock. No articles
were missed from the stock.
Mrs. Roberson who keeps the small
store in a corner of the yard, had
locked the door and gone Into the
home for a few minutes. When she
returned she discovered the theft.
John Lee Hadley, colored man who
was said to have been seen hanging
around the store, was arrested later
that night in connection with the
theft. He had about $24 on his person,
but he claimed he had won that
amount in a "crap" game. Officers,
rfter investigating the case, releaaad
hint yesterday morning and advised
him to leave town. "It is possible he
robbed the little store, but we could
not get ample proof for a conviction
in the case, "Officer J. H. Allsbrooks
said
Hadley is the same Negro who
robbed B. F Perry's store here four
teen months ago. He was sentenced
to prison to serve a five-year sen
tence. Two years ago he was arrest
ed lr> connection with a small theft
in Moore's grocery, but he was re
leased when officers were unable to
obtain enough evidence to warrant a
conviction. He had not been seen
here since that time until about two
weeks ago.
Farm Life Pupils
Make Field Trip
Accompanied by their teacher.
Principal Russell Martin, members
of the Farm Life eighth grade civics
class supplemented their book learn
ing by visiting public offices, the
superior court, radio station and a
few other places of interest here yes
terday. Starting out sarly, the pro
fessor and his ten pupjls, all of them
girls, did not stop for lunch. They
found the activities in the courthouse,
health department, radio station and
printing office quite Interesting.
The names of those making the
trip: Misses Hazel Martin. Thelma
Griffin, Dorothy Roberson, Nannie
Robcrson, Mildred Lilley, Josephine
Hard lao n. Re be Paye Griffin, Geor
gia Dean Roberson. Evelyn Hardison
and Elsie B. Lilley.
Etcapet Unhurt In Auto
Accident Last Sunday
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Oeorge Revels, young county white
man. escaped uninjured last Sunday
afternoon whan his car went out of
control on a curve and turned over.
He was driving near the home of
Elder and Mrs. Stone in Griffins
Township Damage to the car eras es
timated at $100.
NoGreatCropDamagelsDone
By Freeze Here Last Saturday
Freezing temperatures accompan
ied by hail, sleet and snow did no
great damage to early field and gar
den crops in this immediate section
last Saturday morning, according to
a hurried survey made Sunday and
yesterday among a large number of
farmers. It was generally agreed,
however, that tobacco transplanting
already scheduled from two to three
weeks behind a normal season would
be further delayed as a result of the
cold spell. Just now the tobacco out
look is not at all encouraging. Even
with normal weather during the
next few weeks and with no blue
mold to interrupt them, tobacco far
mers could hardly expect to start
the transplanting task before the 10th
or IS of May. Blue mold has already
been reported in the county, but the
extent of the damage has not yet
been determined.
"A few apples and peaches might
drop off as a result of the freeze, but
we don't believe the cold spell caused
any great damage to our crops," Far
mer Getsinger said. "Our bunch
beans were slightly damaged, but
our Irish potatoes escaped unhurt,"
Farmer Mayo Hardison said. Farm
er V. G. Taylor is of the opinion that
advanced Irish potatoes were dam
aged In most cases the crop is hard
ly through the ground and no dam
age resulted. The 25 per cent of the
crop above the ground is not believed
greatly damaged, however. Corn is
still under cover, and peanuts will
not be planted before the latter part
of next week.
Reports from other sections and
states indicate that the crop dam
age will run into several millions of
dollars as a result of the cold wea
ther last week.
Superior Court Hears
Lone Case and Quits
LAST MEETING
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Members of the WlUianvtoo
Parent-Teacher association will
hold their last meeting of the
current school term in the rram
mar trade building tomorrow af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. With the
election of officers for next
term scheduled, the meeting to
morrow Is recognised as one of
the most Important of the year.
The fifth grade will offer a
short entertainment program,
and all members and other pa
trons of the school are urged to
attend.
Belligerents Make
Conflicting Claims
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The status of Germany's invasion
of Norway remained uncertain for
the most part today as conflicting
claims were heard from the belllger
ents. Germany while admitting tjat
the Allies were moving troop trans
ports to Narvik, Insisted today that
she still held forth at the seaport
town. The Allies had maintained that
they had taken the iron ore territory,
and advised Norway that a huge ex
peditionary force was moving rapid
ly to her rescue,
Rumania was said to have cut off
all shipments to Germany, but an
other report stated that guards had
been placed along the Danube to
guard against sabotage of German
shipping on the stream
Belgian and other small neutrals
are not making any outward move
ment to sign up with the Allies, but
are still insisting they planned to re
main neutral.
Italy, in local demonstrations, is
said to have voiced opposition against
the Allies.
France said today that one-third
of the entire German fleet had been
destroyed, and that another big nav
al battle was in progress in the North
Sea. The Royal Air force was said to
have auccessfully attacked Norway
airports held by Germans this morn
ing.
Germany today issued a note
warning the United States not to
meddle in the European affairs.
As the war gained momentum in
Europe, Congress today proposed to
increase armament appropriations.
Extending Electric Line
Into Bear Gran Townxhip
The Virginia Electric and Power
Company is adding three and one
half miles to Its rural electrification
system in Bear Grass Township this
week. Starting at Bear Graas. the
line will follow the surfaced road to
the G. A. Peel home, turning at that
point and continuing to the Malona
home. Hie new addition will serve
about a dozen customers, and is to
be energized some time tomorrow.
Freakish Weather
Sends Snow ? Sleet
Here Last Friday
Ola Mao WloUr, blowlnf a
last breath, unbundled tome
freakish weather here and
throughout the seetioo last Fri
day nifht when rain, uww and
sUet fell dnrtnc the fleeter part
ad an hoar. Startinf about ltd*
that nifht, snow and sleet fell
In quantities or until the rround
and bulldlnfi were eorered In
spots. The mercury dropped well
Into the hifh twenties, and there
were numerous tlfns of snow
and ice the Mlewtnf morninf
well after sunrise.
It was one of the few times
that anew has fallen that late in
More than one inch of rain fall
here dnrtaf Friday afternoon
Court Will Resume
Trial of Civil Cases
Here Next Monday
Only One ('.aw Is Heard by
Jury; Cases Continued
Oue To Illness
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The special two weeks' term of
Martin County Superior Court con
vening here yesterday for the trial
of civil cases only was short lived.
A lone case was heard by the jury
and a few orders were signed before
the first week of the term blew up
with little,or nothing done Judge A.
Hall Johnson packed up and left for
his home in Asheville while local at
torneys explained that the first
week's calendar would be consoli
dated with the second and that ev
erything would he all right with the
taxpayers' money collected to run
the tribunals of justice It was also
pointed out that tiial lswyer. J. H
Matthews, of Windsor, was critical
ly ill and could not appear in two
cases. A defendant was reported sick
also,
Today court officials ware busy
notifying witnesses in Raleigh and
Elizabeth City that the Mitchell-Hall
case had been postponed until Thurs
day of next week. There is some
doubt if the witnesses will receive
the notices in time not to report to
morrow, the day the case was set for
trial. It is the general opinion that
the case could have been settled for
less than what the actual cost will
amount to.
Proceedings in the court:
The trial of the case of Howard H
Hopkins against the Home Insurance
Company occupied the jury during a
greater part of the day. The plain
tiff's automobile was destroyed by
fire and the defendant refused to
pay an amount in excess of that ac
tually owed on the car. A judgment"
in the sum of $54.54 was awarded the
plaintiff.
Judgment in the sum of $99 58 was
entered for the plaintiff In the case
of T. A. Bone against Herman Rog
crson.
In the matter of George M Steven
son, guardian of Johnnie Parker, the
guardian was permitted to sell cer
tain lands to finance his charge's ed
ucation, the payments not to exceed
$80 to $100 a month.
A survey of the boundary conten
tiona was ordered in the case of E.
H. Jefferson against the Southern
Land Sales Corporation. Surveyors
W. O. Ellis and A. Corey were named
to make the survey.
In the matter of the estate of Wil
liam Hassell. Administrator John E.
Pope appealed to the court for in
structions. The administrator stated
that he was ready to settle the estate,
that there was no debt outstanding
against it, but that J. B. Williams,
an alleged bastard son of Hassell,
(Continued on page six)
Three Men File For
Township Constable
A contest lor constable of James
ville Township will bring up the
rear end of Martin County politics
on May 29, Chairman Sylvester Peel
of the Martin County Board of Elec
tions announcing yesterday that
Clarence Wallace and Joseph H. Har
| dison had filed for the post. Reports
from the township Indicate there'll
be some hot politics there during the
next few weeks as the race for the
post progresses.
Filing without opposition, Charlie
R. Moore, part-time mechanic, will
be, in due course, declared the Dem
ocratic narty's nominee for consta
ble of Williamston Township. Fail
ing to get an appointment to the poif
at the hands of the Martin County
Commissioners in their regular meet
ing the first of this month, Moore #n
tered his name in the election hop
per. His election is assured unless an
independent ticket is offered and
that isn't very likely.
Weather Effects A
Decrease In Church
Attendance Sunday
Leiw Than One Out of Six On
Church Roll Present
In Some Cases
REV. JOHN HARDY. Rector.
Church Ot The Advent
With the return of winter last week
end the people of Williamston did
not attend church in as large num
bers as they did on the previous Sun
day. The Presbyterians and the mem
bers of the Christian Church show
ed some gain in percentage but their
attendance was not as great. This
was caused by not having the num
ber of membership last week and
the estimation was too high. The at
tendance at Sunday school is still
far ahead of the church attendance.
The Holiness Church is still far
in the lead in percentage of Church
attendance.
Total Attendance
Church
S.S.
Y.P.
A.31.
PM
Baptist
113
30
101
52
Methodist
92
29
81
40
Christian
138
10
135
51
Holiness
104
70
69
Presbyterian
27
35
Episcopal
15
51
Totals
489
69
473
212
Percentage Attendance
The tabulation below shows the
totsl membership of the Sunday
Schools and percentage of attendance
in the first and second columns re
spectively, and the total church mem
berships and percentage of attend
ance for the morning and evening
services in columns three, four and
five rospectivcly.
Sunday School Church
Baptist 200 57 308 33 17
Methodist J86 58 2B0 31 LO.
Christian 102 85 224 60 23
Holiness 154 67 58 121 121
Presbyter'n 33 82 38 92
Episcopal 25 60 143 36
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Young People Hold
Jamesville Meeting
?'s Interdefrioni
national League of Martin County
held its regular quarterly meeting
in the Jamesville Christian Church
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
with Mary E. Keel, president, pre
siding over the group.
Rev. Jack Vinson, of the Bear
Grass Presbyterian Church, gave an
inspiring address on the topic, "Why
I Must Go Back to China." The mea
sage was a great inspiration and chal
lenge to the young people of the
county. Rev. Vinson was born in
China and spent his early childhood
there, and hopes to return as a mis
sionary some time this fall. Special
music was rendered by Mrs. Rossell
Rogers and Mrs. E. D Harris, and
Mrs. Herman Rogerson accompanied
them at the piano.
During the business session, the
following officers were elected, pres
ident, Mary Elizabeth Keel, re-elect
ed; vice president, Mildred Hardison,
secretary, Patsy King, and treasur
er, Charlie Harrison, re-elected. The
two officers re-elected will serve
only until October, 1940, but the sec
retary and vice president will serve
for a term of two years.
It was voted that the next meet
ing will be held in the Williamston
Baptist Church on the third Sunday
in July, 1940.
There was a group of 81 register
ed by Misses Patsy King and Annie
Mae Bailey. This was the beginning
of a new year for the county league
and more churches were represent
ed than at any previous meetings.
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Candidates Naming
Managers In County
Increased interest in the race of
at least three candidates for governor
is expected in this county with the
announcement this week of three lo
cal managers.
Interest in the candidacy of L. Lee
Gravely, this immediate section's
candidate, was boosted to a high
point when Mr. Iverson Skinner was
announced to manage Mr. Gravely's
campaign in Martin County.
Howard Earp has been named to
head the Wilkins P. Horton forces in
this county.
Elbert S. Peel has agreed to serve
as field manager for J. M. Brough
ton in this and a few adjoining coun
ties.
As far as it could be learned none
of the other candidates has announc
ed managerial appointments in this
county.
You ng Democrat* To Hold
Rally Next Monday Night
Young Democrats of this district
will hold a big rally in Greenville
next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
in the armory under the Jefferson
ian banner, H. G. Horton, head of
the youngsters In this county, an
nounced today. The rally was first
scheduled to be held on Friday of
this week, but was postponed that
Senator Josh Lee, of Oklahoma,
might attonrf and address the rally.
Mr. Horton has a number of tick
ets for sale, and all young Democrats
in the county are invited to attend
the rally.
Martin Voters To Decide Seven
County And District Political
Contests in Primary on May 25
Warehouse Stockholders Will
Hold Second Meeting Shortly
Receiving a call for the first time i
in several years, stockholders failed
to attend a meeting of the Planters j
Warehouse Company in the county
courthouse here last Friday after
noon. With only a minority of the
stock represented, no official action
was taken at the scheduled session.
bu4 the group of about half a dozen
stockholders agreed to have the of
ficers call another meeting within
the near future. After discussing var
ious matters in connection with the
warehouse ownership and its opera
tion, the small group branched off
to the subject of politics. The con
servation was not official, and no
records were entered on the books.
Built at a cost of approximately
$20,000, the warehouse4 is now free
of debt with the exception of a $2.
500 mortgage granted by the offi
cers to repair damage caused by the
heavy snows m the winter of 1935
1936.
According to unofficial reports
there is a movement underway to
offer the property for sale. No price
figures have been mentioned, and no
action can be taken officially until a '
majority of the stock is represented |
at an announced meeting. It is un
derstood that the officers plan to!
schedule a second meeting as soon
as possible.
Might Lose Fund For
Improvement to River
Rights Of Way H ave
N o t Been Provided,
Warren Points Out
Contract for $323,000 Proj
eel Hum Keen lYmling:
Since Firnl of Year
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Representative Lindsay Warren
stated today that there was eminent
danger of an allocation of $323,000
which he secured nearly two years
ago for the improvement of Roan
okeRivcr, betrTg withdrawn. All wa
terway projects in the nation require
1 oca 1 interests to furnish free of cost
10 me United States necessary rights
of way and suitable disposal areas for
the dredged material. The Secretary
of War has been ready to let the con
tract for Roanoke River since Janu
ary 1st and it has been held up be
cause the rights of way have not
been provided.
The project was approved by Con -
gress two years ago after it had been
under investigation by the Army
Engineers, for several years. It pro
vides for a channel 12 feet deep and
150 feet wide from Albemarle Sound
to a point about one mile west of
Plymouth and then for a channel 10
feet deep and 100 feet wide beyond
Williamston to Hamilton, and then
for a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet
wide from Hamilton to Palmyra. The
project has been much desired by
business interests and farmers and
will undoubtedly aid the flood situa
tion on the Roanoke. Mr. Warren said
today that if the project was to be
saved immediate action on the part
of the local interests was necessary.
He said that he had been assured by
George H. Harrison of Williamston,
and Zeb Vance Norman, of Plym
outh, they would do all possible to
aid in the matter.
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Mrs. Kelly Lewis
Died Last Friday
Mrs Tracey Emma Lewis died at
ih" home i.t her - daughter, Mrs ML
E. Ambrose, near Oak City, last Fri
day night at 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. Lew
is, wife of Kelly Lewis, retired in her
usual health that evening about II
o'clock. Within an hour she got up
and told members of the family that
she was not feeling well and before
a doctor could reach her she died
while sitting in a chair of an heart
attack.
Mrs. Lewis was born in Edgecombe
County 49 years ago. She married 31
years ago and lived in Edgecombe
until about five years ago when the
family moved to Pitt County Since
about the first of January of this
year she had made her home with
her daughter in this county near Oak
City She was the daughter of the
late Mack and Annie Owens, of
Edgecombe County.
Besides her husband she is surviv
ed by the following children: Miss
Daisy Lewis, Mrs Wiley T Webb
and Miss Beulah Macclesfield, all
of Macclesfield; Mrs. W. E. Am
brose and Miss Gladys Lewi.s both
of Oak City; Mrs. B F. Griffin, of
Conetoe; Robert Lewis, of Tarboro,
and Thad Lewis of Fort Davis, of
Panama Canal Zone. She also leaves
two brothers, Tommie Owens, of
Fountain, and Rufus Owens, of Mac
clesfield.
She was a member of the Forbes
Free Will Baptist Church In Edge
combe County for a long number of
years, and was held in high esteem
there and in her adopted communi
ties.
Funeral services were conducted
Elder W. E. Grimes, Primitive Bap
tist minister of this county. Inter -
ment was in the Owens family cem
tery near Macclesfield.
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SHARK KXPENSK
Candidates for public offices
in this county are sharing part
of the cost of regtstfiinjr the peo
ple and holding the elections, a
preliminary report from the elec
tion hoard chairman stating that
the office aspirants have already
contributed a total of $173.60 in
the form of filing fees.
Fees were assessed at the rate
of 1 per cent of the annual sal
ary with a $5 minimum fee.
Kates were as follows: county
commissioner, $5; county solici
tor, $7.80; county judge, $8.40;
hoard of education, $5; senate,
>6; house, $6; register **r
$24; treasurer, $5; county sur
veyor, $5; constable, $5.
Williumston Native
Passes Iii Norfolk
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Sam Gurganus, member of a well
known and prominent Martin Coun
ty family, died suddenly last Satur
day noon in Norfolk. Suffering an
heart attack last Tuesday night he
entered a Norfolk hospital and was
able to be out the following day. Last
Saturday he was busy in his store
when he suffered a second attack
and died before he could be carried
to a hospital
The son of the late Kli and Sarah
Mobley Gurganus, he was born in
Willigmston 52 years ago. He served
in the army during the World War
and married Miss Lucille Sharpc, of
Greensboro, who survives with two
children, Edna Karl and David Worth
Gurganus. Following his service in
the war he never returned here to
make his home, but located in Rich
mond where he lived until about
twelve years ago he and his family
moved to Norfolk to make their
home. Since leaving Williams ton he
spent u short time in the mercantile
business at Kelford
He joined the church in Richmond
and was an active member in the
Anffcrican I region, which organiza
tion participated in the last rites con
ducted in Norfolk yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock by his pastor. In
terment was in a Norfolk cemetery.
Besides his wife and children he is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. M G
James and Mrs. Robert Waldie, both
of Norfolk, and Messrs. Roy Gurgan
us, of Williamston, and Durward
Gurganus, of Norfolk.
Advance Plana To
Check Compliance
Ea rlier Th is Yea r
(ailing twenty-five or more
county supervisors here (or a
three-day school, agricultural
authorities are making plans for
an early check of compliance un
der the soil conservation pro
gram In this section of the State
this spring and summer. John
Broome, of the agricultural ex
tension service. Is Instructing
the men and one lady in the
rules and regulations governing
the new 1940 program. The
school ends tomorrow, and at
tention will then likely be cen
tered on the selection of county
units for handling the district
work.
It Is pomlble that these plans
will be advanced within the
next two weeks and that actual
surveys of the compliance work
will get underway on or about
the time some crops are plant
Thirty Persons File
Before Deadline on
Saturday, April P>
Twciily-om' Tu Appear
On Martin C.nnntv
Ballot
Tin* fiIiiik time deadline 'a-1?' ^al
urday evening at 6 o'clock ended the
suspense for six candidates but
marked the official opening of seven
district, county and township politi
cal contests in Martin County. Late
I entries boosted the number of con
tests in the district, county and town
ship to seven with six of them claim
ing a major part of the attention or
dinarily given political campaigns
by tlu* electorate
Apparently unnoticed until the
latter part of last week, the office
of judge of the county recorders
court received dual consideration and
openings on the Martin County Board
of Education bobbed up as the main
centers of interest light at the last
minute. A race for commissioner in
the Robersonville-Cross Roads dis
triet was developed within about an
hour of filing time when the name
at a second candidate was entered
-mr-the iHiolu, Other high ypots-m-thu. ?
lastminute filing activities were Un
official entries of candidacies foi
township constable in WOttamsHW
'ahil jami'M'llL' man ih'i'-1 ? "
According to an official report re
I leased yesterday by Mr. Sylvester
Peel chairman of the Martin l"u[i
lv Board of Elections, twenty-eight
persons got their names on the can
didates' entry hook under the rules
and regulations controlling the filing
ofc aTi(Ti d ucu > s
Two others will be picked up from
Ilvde and Dare Counties to round
"id a tHTce -corBefeSTraoT
senate seats from this distriA How
s ' will nor appear
?vcr. thirty names will nof appei
or several offices will he declared
he party nominees since no oppo
.Ton was offered their candidacies
The names of two other candidates
A 111 appear only on a township ticket
leaving twenty one names on Hi
County Democratic ticket tobi
placed hefore nlie vhTers or th.
" The line-up of contests fol'"wsj
For State Senate, Second Senator
, ,1 District, composed of the counties
of Pamlico, Hyde. Tyrrell Dare.
Washington, Beaufort and Martin,
Hugh G Morton, of Wilhamston I
I: Gallop, Of Swan Quarter; and D
Fearing, of Manteo. The candi
jcies of Messrs Gallop and Fear
1L, haVc not been certified to th<
uurman of the board in th^county
y the chairmen of the hoard in
.unties of Hyde and Dare, hut offi
iul reports state that, the two men
ad met the filing rcgulatio^ Mr
lorotn's candidacy is being tir tified
, the election chairmen ill the six
tl.er counties today, and the names
., the three men will appear on the
.allots 111 the seven counties in the
"fo^ Martin County Treasurer;
Warren H Biggs, II M. Burras.^ohn
it. Peel, Ben Courtney, R. H (Dick)
'Tor Judge Martin County Record;
,.r's Court: II O Peel and W II Co
County Commissioners: Josh
ua L cTram and CC Fleming.
Robcrson and V G. layiu
Tht'll
(Continued on page six)
Badly Injured In
Accident Sunday
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Hubert Smith, local State Highway
Patrol mechanic, was dangerously
hurt last Sunday afternoon when his
foot slipped and was torn by a set
screw in a boat crankshaft. Torn in
two places, his foot was sewed up
by a Plymouth doctor and the young
man is getting along very well at
this time. If the injuries do not get
infected, he is expected to recover
completely
Smith with several other members
of the local fire company were tow
ing a house boat from Cashie River
through the thoroughfare, near
Plymouth, when he Started to refuel
the engine. The set screw in the
crankshaft caught and tore the legs
of the man's overalls and trousers off
above the knee just as smooth and
even as though they had been cut by
a tailor's scissors. His shoe, ripped
in several places, was torn from his
foot, the set screws tearing his left
foot in two places, one on the instep
and the other near the heel.
A rope was tied around his leg to
stop the blood and he was carried to
the Plymouth doctor in about twen
ty minutes, returning to his home
near here later that afternoon. The
man hurt his foot. Purchasing thfe
boat a few days ago, members of the
local tire company plan to tow it ia
some time during the next few day*.