Bear Grass Church
Expecting Throngs
For Annual Meet
(Continued trom pace one)
will be effected for the remainder j
of the association that morning
Picnic dinners will be served or
the grounds Saturday and Sunday j
If the weather is favorable. w < are j
looking for five to seven thousand j
people Sunday." Elder A B Avers |
said yesterday Of course if the wca- j
ther is bad. the number will hardly |
be half that large." Mr Ayers ex
plained.
.Asked if the community could |
amply provide for the huge throngs
Mr Ayers stated that he had been j
u. attendance upon similar meet
ings for forty years or mtrre and j
they always had plenty and sonie to
spare at every one of them
While the membership of the host
church will accept the mam respon
sibility of feeding the -throngs,
friends of the church will extend ai
willing aid and see that the task is
well done. It is possible that forty
pigs will be, barbecued, cakes baked
by the hundreds and a table made,
ready after a fashion that would
please an exacting king
Entertaining the association for
the first time 65 years ago. the Bear
Grass church has been one of the
main centers for the religious groups
on lour other occasions in the years
" I hhf>. 1915, 1927 and 1935. Wnh world"
conditions as they are arid with a i
noticeable trend back to the church,
the Bear Grass unit is expecting its
greatest meeting this week-end
Hardware Stores
Change Personnel
r
A shift in the local hardware per
sonnel front was effected today when
George Harris. Jr.. resigned Ins post
with the Woo lard Hard wart- Com
pany to join his father in the opera
tion of their filling station-store on
East Main Street and Julian C An
derson resigned his position with
the Williamston Hardware Company
to become associated with the Wool
ard firm
Mr. Anderson has been in the
hardware business here foi a long
number of years After a long as
sociation with the old Culpepper
firm, he resigned and participated
in the establishment of the William
irton Hardware Company some years
ago Mr. Harris has also been con
nected with the business for limp
period j
The Messrs. Whcdbee Brothers Will j
handle the operation of the William
si<>n Hardware Company on Wash
ing Inn Street
Mr and Mrs. Clarence Bailey and
little son, "Boobie", and Miss Carrie
Whitford visited in New Bern on
Sunday.
Mi R 11 Robertson, of Suffolk,
visited relatives here last week-end.
WITH NEW FIRM
Julian C. Andenadn; associated
w ith the W illiamston Hardware
C ompany since it was establish
ed here several years ago. has
resigned to join Mr. Jodie Wool
ard in the operation of the Wool
ard Hardware Company.
Preliminary Hearing In
Issunll (ase Tonight
Ananias Davi.s. charged with as
i vaulting James Wilson, colored, with
'a deadly weapon with intent to kill
will he given a preliminary hear
ing before Justice J L Hassell here
j this-evening.
Davis opened fire on Wilson when
I.he found him stealing gas from his
'car last Saturday night a week
ago When fired upon tin- first time.
I Wilson speeded up and when fired
I upon a second time he continued to
I run It was not until some time later
that Davis learned he had hit the
youth.
Wilson will likely lose the sight
of one eye, but his general condi
tion is apparently all right
Davis is at liberty under a $300
bond which was arranged follow
ing his arrest last Thursday
In Mayor's i.ourt Tor
I'nldie Drunkenness
A marked decrease was noted in
Justice J L. Hassell's court business
yesterday when only two "patients"
appeared before him for carefully
measured doses of medicine.
Charged with public drunkenness,
Tobby Barber and Ananias Spruill
were taxed wtih the costs of $5.50
each, the court suspending judg
ment.
II illkie ISot II ell Received
In Pontine Thl? Morning
Wendell Willkic. Republican pres
idential nominee, was not well re
ceived this morning in Pontiac,
Michigan While riding down the
main street there, the Republican
Party leader was bombarded with
eggs No direct hits were scored.
Mr Willkie's campaign has met
with reverses on previous, occasions,
but the attack this morning was the |
fust openly directed gainst him.
^ ill I rjie Group To
Maintain All Li^ht
Traffic Over Route
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sible
White no official time estimate is
to be had at this time, unofficial re
ports state that the road will be un
der construction from ten to eighteen
months
Working in a united movement to
maintain all types of light traffic,
the several towns are expected to
send more than 100 representatives
to Rah igh tomorrow morning. Eden
t?<n is lining up around 50 of its lead
ing citizens. Windsor will send two
dozen or more Robersonville has
already loaded two cars, and up un
til early this morning 37 local peo
ple had announced they planned to
support the ioint plea. Mnynr J L
Has.se 11 heading the local delegation,
urge.-, those who plan to make the
trip to arrange transportation among
themselves. Others who have not
hi i u contacted are urged to make [
arrangements to attend the meeting,
too The delegations are to meet at
the highway commission office at
10:30 tomorrow morning for a pre
liminary session before going before
the authorities at 11 o'clock. The
names of those planning to make
the trip from Williamston are, as
follows
B S Courtney, A. J Manning. Gus
Rigus, Ray Goodmon, Herman Bow- |
i n. .1 D Woolard, Cotton Davis, D.
R Davis. George Sefsos, H. S. j
Manning. C H Godwin. J. E. Pope,
J. H Edwards, Guy Thomas, N. C. j
Green. T M Britton, J. C. Anderson, |
W O Griffin, D. V. Clayton, D. E. I
Darderi, Garland Barnhill, G. P.
Hall. James Herbert Ward. Frank
Margolis. L T. Fowden, D. M. Rob
erson, Charles H. Jenkins, William
Everett, Dean Speight, J. W. Watts,
G. H Harrison, E. S. Peel, Hugh G.
Horton. R L. Coburn, J. L. Hassell,
C G. Crockett, Clarence Griffin and
others
Increased Activity
Follows on All War
Fronts Early Today
% 1
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was said today to be striking back
(fiercely against Germany. Last night
| British airmen raided Berlin for
more than five hours, and women and
children are being evacuated there.
Heavy thrusts have been made along
| the?( oast iff?France,?the British
rhrnn 1 ng they destroyed large quah77"
titles of provisions and equipment i
gathered by the Germans at Calais.
Heavy British guns were directing aj
successful attack against the Chan-1
nel coast today.
As a result of the Japanese action
last week, England and the United
States are taking action against the
third Axis partner. The British have
already started turning supplies
away from Japan, and the United
RESIGNS
Georo Harris, Jr., for a Ions
number of years prominently
connected with the local hard
ware business, resigned his post
with the Woolard Hardware
Company today to form a part
nership with his father in the
operation of the Harris filling
station-store on East Main
Street.
Colored Youth Arrested
For Criterion Home Here
Linwood Spruill, young colored
I boy, was arrested yesterday morn
ing by ?hief W. B. Daniel for al
legedly entering the Louis Manning
home on North Smithwick Street
about two o'clock that morning. The
boy, said to be about 17 years old,
once worked on the premises and,
according to officers, he slipped in
the house about three months ago
and misplaced $10.
States is expected to declare an em
bargo on all Japanese goods. Pres
ident Roosevelt today applied the
licensing system to all exports of
war materials except to England.
Senator King today started a move
ment to permit loans to England, to
scale down her debt by taking over
military baijes in the Pacific.
The Petain government, apparent
ly acting at the direction of Hitler,
is talking about building up its for
tifications at Martinique on this side
of the Atlantic. The proposed project
is literally packed with .dynamite,
and the French ambassador has been
called to the White House this af
ternoon for a conference.
Wants
SEE OUR MATTRESSES, BEDS
and springs on our second floor.
You will find first quality items for
prices. Martin Supply Company.
Williamston, N. C. ol-2t
SEE US FOR AMERICA'S BEST
flour. Large stock. Reasonable
prices. Martin Supply Company. Wil- i
liamston, N. C. o 1 -2t I
ATTENTION Tl'EKEY GEO WEES
If you wish to get a nice Tom to
head your flock another aeaaon, be
sure to see me before they are pick
ed over. J. T. Weaver. s27-4t
HEATEES. BOTH TIN AND IRON
Also large assortment of chairs.
See them on our second floor. Mar
tin Supply Company Williamston,
N. C. ol-2t
FARMS FOR SALE ? REASON
?bly prices and terms. Co burn and
Cobum. Williamston. sM-llt
FOR 8ALE ? Ve HAVE A NICE
assortment of used suits is ell
styles and sizes. $4 99 to $12.90 Pitt
man Cleaners. Phone 199 i27-Mt
LET ME FILE YOUR SAWS AND
repair your clocks. Prices reason
sble and work fuaranteed- L. M.
Brown, Jamesville. s20-4t
FOB SALE: OIL CIRCULATING
heater, 12-inch burner, in good
condition. May be seen in operation.
Price very reasonable Alao unused
9x1] Congo leum rug. Arthur Ber
tolett, Phone 238-J *J7-Jt
FOB SALE ? I.AI NDRV HEATEB.
Reasonable Mrs. W. M. Baker
Telephone 329.
WANTED?TW O OB THREE-BOOM
apartment with bath. Call 46.
FIRST SALE!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th
AT THE
R'dF ront W arehouse
ROBERSONVILLE, N. C.
Now is the time to sell your good tohaeco and
the Red Front ami Central Warehouses in
Robersonville are the right places.
Monday, September 30th
WE SOLI) 275,694 POUNDS For An OFFICIAL
Average of $20.64
FIRST Sale at CENTRAL Warehouse, Thursday, Oct. 3
SECOND Sale at RED FRONT, THURSDAY, October 3
SECOND Sale at CENTRAL Warehouse, Monday, Oct. 7
JIM GRAY, ANDY ANDERSON and CHARLEY GRAY
Props. Red Front & Central Whses. Rohersonville
WILLIAMSTON LEADS EN
TIRE BELT MONDAY
Sold 201,062 lbs. ? Averaged $20.84
Tohacco marketing in Williamstoii warehouses
reached a new high record for the season on
Monday when the ceiling was lifted and prices
soared to the 10-ccnt level. This average was
witnessed hy dozens of new customers.
We invite you to bring your next load to Wil
liamston to verify our claim that every pile of
tobacco on our floors receive our personal at
tention. Ask your neighbors, who sold their
tobacco with us today.
We Are Not Blocked <-fe> No Waiting Overnight to Sell
= Just Come Early The Day You Want To Sell
Tobacco Board of Trade