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Authorities Look For A Busy Day In County on Monday (Continued from page one) dispose of those case* and how is to be determined Monday morning Several of the cases on the docket next Monday involve defendants who have offered the court a big problem from time to time for many months. Township constables will come in for some attention at the courthouse Monday All old terms expire that morning and no new ones can qual ify until they have furnished bond in the sum of $500 Charles Moore, for Williams ton Township, and Joe Hardison. for JamesviUe Township hav> been ciulv nominated and elect ed to the "powerful" political posi. but there is still some doubt if the latter will be able to qualify on ac count of residence There is a re port that the JamesviUe citizenry will offer one Of its number toi ap pointment by the board Harper Peel's term as Hamilton Township constable expires Monday, and it could not be learned if he would seek reappointment at the hands of the board Mrs. haimir Hiftiis Is Slightly Improwl Tttday Mrs. Fannie S Biggs, one of Wil liamstoti's oldest and most beloved citizens, has been quite til at her home here during the past two weeks or more Her condition was reported slightly improved today. Mrs Biggs is H9 years old Mr. and Mrs W G IVele are vis- j ltmg in Richmond today Dr. and Mrs W C Mercer and ehil- j dren and Miss Mary O'Neal Pope visited in Norfolk yesterday. . Mrs Eloise Bennett vi ited in Nor-1 folk yesterday Miss Mara Harrison, (it Bear j Grass; Miss Margaret Cateman. Rob ert Earl Ang< and Dail. Waters, of | Plymouth. \ ; il? tru ??ids in Nor folk Thur.Mk>\ | Mr and Mr Ohar'iu. Ayr!.- of Bear Gras Mi J II James, ol Roberst?i.\ i,< w? *i"? ? ? ? i-iin.-s 'vis itors in Rod. v M .Jb 1 u? sda> Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulsion reliefs promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nat ure to soothe and ticat nrvr: tender. In flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of CroomuUton uutU-tha un derstanding you must like the any It quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis KPALMulIVE-" ICOHCEifKiATIC { f,?. SUDS 23, mm?** OCTAGON 10 r 'iScBS- SOAP 2? r ?^T s OCTAGON iofr ?to . DAUf zx r D ? j ? j rUVTUtn -^r OCTAGON /Toilet So BELK-TYLEK CO. Eagle s Store Ha* Successful 0|>ening Hagle't new dime stori J corner of Main and Washington ; Street* here reported a very .u ce?ful opening this morning M?n agei G r Fitzgerald stating that h? was well pleased with th. early j I sales i Almost an hour before the .tor. i opened. numbers of people I thertng at th. two main entrancta., land when the w,;n op*" ' 1 o 20 shopping go> underway on a | !comparatively big scgk The forty two clerks and the manage' too. | I wen kept busy waiting Iturners numbering well oua 150 a j 1 times during the early morning Carrying an unusually largi stock,. ; .he stor. is one of the finest and larg | ..I in th" ' .?'?niio of ll"' Slab f .?.|Tn building w as I. w il I' 1 ?wo months ago and during the past mx weeks an extensive remodeling program was advanced, leaving th. store managem.nt very little timi : lo niak. ready for the op. nmg wt.icl, 1 was just 2(J minuU'S behind the an nounced schedule. "We an adding I to out stock as rapidly us we can. and-will display a greatly increasid toy stock between now and Christ mas.' the management said this morning ? New Auto License I Plates ^ ill Lo ()n Sale This Saturday (Continued from page one) and w'ouId rcquiri a new art of dies. Also, officials thought that addition al lettering besides the name of the state would cause the colors to hlut and thus make the numbers illegi bl. when read from any distant'. Business is on the increase in North Cacolma tin. year if one may judge by the increased sale of licenses And increased license sales do mean bel ter business R R McLaughlin, head ;of the motor vehicle bureau, which Iconics under the Department of Kcv t-iiue said that up to October 30, a I total of (i58.05ti licenses had been ?old as compared w ith (132.01 foi ,lie whoh of 1030 That means that ?2a.'.55 more license plates were sold ,,, ten months than were sold for all ? il 1039 t)t the liiH.050 plates sold up to October 30. th. Carolina M'.toi Club through lis branches, sold 515.406 And. according to a statement by all McLaughlin North Carolina dis tributes its licenses at a lower cost il.an any other state in the union Tin- Carolina M"bn club has l?? ; filing plates for the state since 1024 and during these 16 years tile slatiM_ has never TjacTTo TualcT a single t.adj elu'Ck as the Carolina Motor ( lull 'is responsible and must make good | any bad check which its offices ac- j | cepl. In Its 54 branches, the club | j handles a vast amount of paper w ork . I in connection with the sale and prop- j !cr recording of every auto license | sold. . The slate bureau, of course, sells license plates in Raleigh, but the] Carolina Motor Club sells annually about 80 lo 85 per cent of III. plates The little whit, registration cards are being mailed out from Raleigh to ; all Car owners this month. Those pel | sons w ho present the white card at [the Carolina Motet Club offices, of course, receive instant service. Those I who lose their cards, or who tall to get them because ol a wrong ad dress. or change in address, an oat orally delayed 11 pays a ear owner to notify the motor vehicle bureau of a change in address so be may get I Ins card without delay I North Carolina's auto plates are [made at the Slato l'.tt111 Tl111"v m j Raleigh by convict labor. A numbe. <>f other states also use tills method of making their plates, thus sav Img money for the taxpayers. Con relets start work in the prison shops early in the summer and finish tin I job by early fall I North Carolina issued its first li cense plate July 1 1909, when the -tat, saw a chance to make some ad Men's SUITS $19.75 up Men's O'Coats $19.75 up I'ants. Sport (loalH. Shoes. Ties, Shirts. I mlerwear. Soeks. Kte. "Everything for Men" Pittman's CLEANERS TELEPHONE 159 WILLIAMSTON Total Of $674,915.35 Is Spent For Spirits Since Stores Opened -{Continued from page one) ported by the four stores, the Alco holic Beverages Control Board. V. J. Spivey. chairman, reported $229.85 earned by discounting invoices. boosting the total to $6,367 15 for tlx past quarter. Profits were apportioned, as fol low. Town of Williamston $468 26. Rabrrsonvrtle, $244 47, Oak City. $30 H7 Jamesville: $52 54: Martin Count) treasury for the general fund. $2,93Hlll. State of North Carolina, $2,217.99 and reserve for law en forcement, $414.91. Total expenses, including admin and general-^amounted^ to four lores, as follows Williamston, $1.794 65. Robersonville, $1,309 49. Oak City, $466.54. and Jamesville, $480 15 In the expense column are such items as follows: salaries, $1, 960.20; rent, $291.00; supplies, $21.56; heat, hght and water. $34.52; repairs, $10.00; unclassified, $38.23. A break down of administrative expenses show .? salaries, warehouse, office and administrative, $531.40; station ery and office supplies, $117.05; tele phone arid telegraph, $13 42; travel. $25. audit and legal. $6250, federal and slate licenses, $110.00, drayage, $116 75 insurance premiums, $155 8t? bond premiums, $557.67; wuty-nousc repairs, $16.41, and un classified. $3.26 At tlx end of the quarter the board had an inventory valued at $13,240 47. cash and other items boosting thi total assets to $17, 036.10 A review of sales and profits by quarters from the time the stores Wen opened in July. 1935. follows: Quarter Ending Sales Profits Sept . 1935 $ 22.249.35 $ 2,743.11 Dec . 1935 37,379 29 9,887.99 Maii h, 193H . 25.274.9ti q 99 June 193ti 21,584.05 3,425 70 Sept . 193(1 27,864 59 5.619.93 Deo.. 1936 44,727.00 11,661.14 March, 1937 29,771.20 6,563.07 Jum. 1937 31,640.98 4,484.77 Sttpt . 1937 30,259.05 2,854.43 Dec.. 1937 . 56,179.40 16,224.82 March, 1933 33,325.62 7,694.35 June. 1938 26,968.35 5,853.82 Sept . 1938 32.502.15 7,739 45 Dee . 1938 40.710.30 11,605.38 March. 1939 25,407.05 5.768.68 June, 1939 24.174.25 5.456.40 SepI. 1939 30,539.58 6.727.00 Dee, 1939 48,481.05 10,809.60 March. 1940 31,719.25 7,703.77 June. 1940 25,625.08 5,987.35 Sept. 1940 27,561.82 6,194.68 .-Total* ? $674,915.35 $149,767 44 Farm Security Has Splendid Ginning Record In County (Continued from page one) son voile Group 5 To the family who car ned the most quarts of fruits an vegetables per person in her fan ily. First prize: One hot-water bat i-amier. goes to Mrs. W H. Danit Jamesville, who canned 115 quar ? f fruits and vegetables per persoi She canned a total of 230 quarts an there are only two in her family. Compliments Lindsley Ice Co., Wi liamstun. Sjecond prize: One case of pint jai ditional revenue and also keep up with the steadily mounting list of gasoline buggies that rolled around -a. -jniimi muj iujUs uf thai day. From December 1, 1910 to Novem ber 30. 1911. a total of 1.686 license plates were sold. These are the first registration figures available. The. been so plates today have been re duced greatly in cost from those of a few years ago. South Carolina and Georgia, however, have reduced I lie i r tags to about half what they :<>st in this state. Farm Meetings Are Scheduled In County A sene? of farm meetings will be held in the several communities in this county next week in connection with the cotton marketing quota ref erendum to be held on Saturday of next week. The meetings will dis cuss the cotton and tobacco allot ments and the soil building goal for 1941 It is certain that the referendum will carry in this county, but there is a possibility that the full strength will not be voted. Farmers, warned that no cotton loans will be advanc ed and that prices are certain to de crease if the measure fails of pass age, are urged to attend the meet ings next week and work for a big vote on December 7th. Meetings are scheduled, as fol lows: , Monday, December 2: Roberson ville High School, 2 p.m.; Bear Grass and Everetts at 7 30 p m Tuesday. December 3: Hassell at 2 p m.; Oak City and Farm Life at 7:30 p. m. ?Wednesday, December 4: Williams Township at 2 p m.; County agricul tural building and Jamesville at 7:30 p. m. The last of the meetings will be held in Hamilton Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Jurors Drawn For December Court Jurymen were drawn for service in the Martin County Superior Court during the one week mixed term convening the second Monday in December by the county commis sioners in their recent sesion. Judge John J Burney is scheduled to re turn to this county and preside over the term. Names of jurymen follow by town ships: Jamesville Township: G. C. Lilley, |~Clifton AngeTG. M. Ange, M. D. Dav is. H. A. Hardison, Grady Davenport. Williams Township: S^J Tetter ton, D. A Cherry, and Sam Pate. Griffins Township: B. R Man ning. Bear Grass Township: Robert. L. Hodges and Claude L. Hadley. Williamston Township W G. Thomas. R. A. Taylor. R. L. Smith, and George E. Moore. Cross Roads Township: Pete Wynne. G G. Bailey, D. A Ausborn, G. W Taylor. Jr., and A P Barn hill. Robersonville Township: A. Pitt Roberson, H. H. Pope. Jr.. and T. L. Roberson. Poplar Point Township: K L. White and 1\ M. Matthews Hamilton Township: Henry Lee Hopkins, W F. Thomas. R. H. Sals bury and B. B. Taylor, Goose Nest Township: J. C. John son, Asa Moye, E. L. Glover, Jesse Lee Hale, W. J Hollis and S. V. Sills goes to Mrs. Frank Hopkins, who canned 102 1-2 quarts of fruits and vegetables per person in her fam ily. Compliments A. O. Roberson and Sons, Robersonville. Third prize: One combination measuring cup, funnel, strainer, etc.. goes to Mrs. Rufus A. Coltrain, who canned 93 1-2 quarts per person in her family. She has four in her fam ily and she canned 375 quarts. Wants The ENTERPRISE WANT AI) RATES One cent a word (this type) each insertion. 25c Minimum Charge 2c a word this size Cash must accompany all or ders unless you have an open ac count with us. We reserve the right to revise ? or reject any copy. The ENTERPRISE PHONE 46 SPECIAL ? SALE ON PABLUM, ,43c. J. C. Leggett's. n26-2t SPECIAL?SALE ON MEAD'S LAC tic Acid Milk, 90c J. C. Leggett's. n26-2t FOR RENT ? TWO SEPARATE rooms. Telephone 109. n26-3t FOR SALE ? WE HAVE A NICE assortment of used suits in all styles and sizes. $4.95 to $12.50. Pitt man Cleaners. Phone 159. s27-26t TRY "THE MARTIN" FOR REAL good sandwiches We toast 'em in butter. Country ham, barbecue, pi mento cheese, chicken salad. Texa co Products. Curb service. Exum Ward. CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE ? Early Jersey and Charleston Wake field. Pecan Grove Farm. Henry C. Green. Williamston. n8-15-22-29 d8-13-20-27-jS SEE ME FOR MONUMENTS AND memorials I represent Warner Memorials, of Rocky Mount, N. C. They have been designing and build ing monuments since 1902. Prices reasonable. Quality and workman ship the best. George Mobley, care Alpha Cleaners, Williamston, N. C. n29-2t WANTED ?WHITE OR COLORED family to work for wages and part crop on farm. C. H. Ayers, Route 2, Williamston. n29-d3 [New Requirements Limit Number On Local Honor Roll Srventyoae Pupib Make AH To Get Their Name* On Honor Liftt Clamping down with greater I scholastic requirements, local school officials trimmed down the number of pupils names on the honor roll for the first period. A pupil must make an "A" on every subject to gain a place for his name on the honor roll. Released a bit late, the honor list for the first six-week period of the 1940-41 term carries the names of ! seventy-one pupils. Principal Hix explaining that no ratings are at tempted fur the fust grade duimg the initial period of the term. The honor roll: Sceond grade: Noah Davenport. Joseph Nicholson, Alice Peaks, Eve lyn Rogers. Bobby Davis, Jack Ed wards. Billy Bob Peele. Elizabeth Griffin, Betsy Horton. Mary Caro lyn Leggett, Sarah Manning. Jean McLawhorn, Harriett Peele, Rhoda Fay Peele, Ruby Savage. Harriet Ward, Ann Woolard. Third grade: Rush Bondurant, Jr., Charles Carver, Warren Goff, Asa Manning. Benjamin Moore, Tommy Osteen, Shirley Ann Beacham. Mad eline Chesson, Jessie Mae Melson, Elizabeth Muse. Elizabeth Whitley. Fourth grade Julian Mason. Zack Piephoff Fifth grade: John Gurkin. Eunice Britton. Edna Hadley. Barbara Mar golis. Melba Revels. Sixth grade: Dorothy Leggett, i Louise Griffin. Elizabeth Manning, Elizabeth Taylor, Louise Hines, Lucy Andrews. Seventh grade: Audrey Coltraine. Eighth grade: Isabelle Anderson. Jack Mobley. Violet Phelps, David Roberson Ninth grade: Jasper RrowHpr, Con rad Getsinger, John Goff, Fred Har dison. Richard Margolis, Lenora Mel son. William Peele, Julia Clyde Wat ers, J. D. Woolard. Tenth grade: Evelyn Griffin, Mad eline Taylor. Joseph Gurganus, Ther on Gurganus, Rena Howard, Emma Belle Ward, Bill Griffin. Eleventh grade: Mary Charles Godwin. Susie Griffin. Elizabeth Parker, Daisy Peaks, S C. Griffin, Billy Mercer. Warren Pope. Twelfth grade: Marjorie Grey Dunn, Edna Earl James. Miss Marie Harrison visited in Washington Wednesday. Mi and Mrs. S. R Biggs and son. Billie, visited relatives in Edenton yesterday. Mrs. J J. Phillips, Mrs. Biggs' sister of vNorfolk. accompan ied them home for a short visit. DR. V. H. MEWBORN OP-TOM-E TRIST Please Note Date Changes Robersonville office, Scott's Jew elry Store, Tuesday, December 10. Williamston office, Peele's Jewel I ry Store, every Wed., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plymouth office, Womble Drug j Store, Every Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted Tarboro Every Saturday. FIVE STAR BLENDED WHISKEY Quart-$2.10 ^ G&W Gooderham A Wort a, Ltd., Detroit, Michigan Eat. 1832. 72Vk*C (rain neutral spirits. 00 proof Truck And Auto Crash !\emr Everett s Tuesday No one was hurt but a consider able property damage resulted when an old model truck and a M Chev rolet sides wiped each other near EveretU late Tuesday afternoon Going out of control, the truck driven by Jesse Dixon, colored man of Greenville, turned over. The rear wheels and part of the housing, torn from the truck, crashed through a log fence on the Everett farm. The automobile was driven by William M Johnson, colored, of Plymouth A hearing will be held in the case by Justice J L. Hassell in William ston this evening Capture Liquor Still Sear Here Early This Worninf K^ing in WlllllUnflon lowhSTlip. early today. Officers J. H. Roebuck and Roy Peel wrecked a liquor still and found a quantity of liquor on the premises of John E Hassell, colored. A warrant was issued at noon for Hassell's arrest. The still was of the steam type, and the operator was using a gaso line drum for a kettle Conflicting Claims Received Following Naval Engagements (Continued from page one! up its shipments to England, but the quotas have not been met in their i ntirety. Airplanes are going oyer in greater numbers, and in October ten million dollars worth of planes and eouipment moved to England m addition to tanks and munitions valued at twenty-one million dol lars- j e* e In the Far East, Siam and French are battling h'"H and in tin air at Indo-Chtna. -*> Mi B S. Courtney is confined to his bed by illness. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of an order made by the clerk of Martin County Superior Court in the Special Proceedings entitled J. S. Jackson et .als vs. Olive Mizelle the undersigned coiinmissioners will on Saturday, December 7th. 194U, at 12 o'clock Noon in front of the court house door of Martin County, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described tracts of '"first Tract: Bounded on the North and East bv the Jamesville-Plym outli-River Road, on the South by State Higliwav No. 64, on the West by the lands of D D Coburn, con taining ninety -live (95) acres. more or less, and being wTTans~ known as the J. F. Jackson Home Place. Second Tract: Adjoining the lands of S. H Coburn, R I. Coburn and others, containing thirty-seven 43") acres, more or less, and being lot No 1 of the J G. Godard Land Di vision Plat Book No. 1 at page 473 of the Martin Coulny Public Regis try. This the 6th da^of_Nov_;_1940^_ R. L COBURN, W H. COBURN. LEROY SCOTT, W. L WHITLEY. n8-4t Commissioners EXECUTRIX NOTICE Having this day qualified as ex ecutrix of the estate of James A. Griffin, deceased, late of Martin County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to present them to the undersigned on or before Octo ber 31. 1941, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payments. This the 31st day of October, 1940. R D PERRY, Executrix of the estate of James A. nl-6t Griffin, deceased. 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