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VOLUME XLill?NUMBER 101 ff'Uliamtlon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, December 17, IVW. ESTABLISHED 1899
We Have Forgotten
God, Bishop Darst
Declares In Sermon
Beloved Churchman Heard by
Large Congregation
Here Sunday
The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst,
Bishop of the Diocese of East Caro
lina, made his annual visit to Mar
tin County last week-end. As usual
Bishop Darst brought a message that
stirred the hearts of all who heard
him. ,
On Friday night at the Parish sup
per in the Woman's Club, the Bish
op challenged the hundred people
there, with the plans of the national
church. He told of the ten-year pro
gram by the preceding bishop and
how each person in the Episcopal
Church had a great part to paly in
its success. "We can only bring the
world out- of chaos by letttng God
take away our selfishness, greed,
htared and sin," said the bishop
On Sunday morning Bishop Darst
preached a stirring sermon chal
lenging the large congergation who
heard him to re-dedicate themselves
to God's purpose for the world. The
situation of the world today is caus
ed, not by dictator or political
schemes, but because we who call
ourselves Christians have forgotten
God. Christ is calling to his church
to be penitent, to get down on its
knees and hear his voice. The only
agency in the world today that can
give us strength to overcome the
hate, fear, suffering, softness ? the
sin in our world in the church of the
living God. The Bishop built his ser
mon around the spirit shown by the
little group of men who, at the risk
of their lives removed the time bomb
that threatened the destructoin of
St. Paul's Cathedral. in London.
They endangered their lives for a
symbol.
"The church today stands as a bul
wark against the incideous disease of
fear. It remains as a symbol of an
unquenchable faith in God, a symbol
of a free nation and a free people."
Sunday night the Bishop preach
ed at St. Martin's, Hamilton, and
confirmed one person.
Bishop Darst based his sermon
theme on the following taken from
a sermon by Rev. Fairfield Butt,
West Point:
In London for the first time in
many years there were/no Sunday
services at St. Paul's Cathedral. But
all London was praying for St.
Paul's. Within the shadows of Wren's
gray, old dome a squad of tight-lip
ped men worked to remove a huge
time bomb dropped by the Germans
and buried 27 feet in the ground.
Toward vespers they got it out,
lashed it onto two tandem trucks
and hauled it away through clear
ed streets. Exploding harmlessly in
the Hackney marshes, it blew out
a crater 100 feet across
Lt. R. Davies, a Canadian engin
(Continued on page four)
Christmas Cheer
Fund Totals $98.50
Late contributions have boosted
the Christmas Cheer fund here to
mBO. TKe~ sponsors of the move
ment stating that the amount is far
from adequate in meeting the needs
even in a very limited way Other
contributions are earnestly solicited,
and an immediate response is urged.
Packages and boxes for the needy
will be prepared the latter part of
this week, and it will aid the work
if the contributions are made by that
time.
Contributions not previously ac
knowledged, follow:
Senior Woman's Club $10.00
Harrison Oil Company S.00
Mrs. G. H. Harrison 1.00
Belk-Tyler Co. 2.00
Moore Grocery Co. 5.00
Charlie James 1.00
J. L. Hassell 2.00
A Friend 5.00
W. J. Hodges 2.00
American Legion 5.00
N. Israel 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Griffin 2.00
Fowden & Simpson 1.00
Building and Loan Ass'n 5.00
Mrs. Vernon Bunting 1.00
Previously Reported 50.50
TOTAL $9850
Little Child Died
Here Early Today
William Gray Clayton, six-wecks
old, died at the home of hi> parents,
Ifr. and Mrs. D. V. Clayton, on War
ren Street at 1 o'clock this morning
following an attack of pneumonia.
Taken ill about three weeks ago, the
infant successfully withstood an at
tack of pneumonia and ten days ago
he was much improved. Left in a
weakened condition he suffered a
relapse yesterday, death following
just a few hours later.
Besides his parents he is survived
by three brothers, Dsrrel, Bobby and
Joseph.
runeral services are being con
ducted at the home here this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. B. T.
Hurley, Methodist minister. Inter
ment will follow in a Plymouth cem
etery.
Decorations Are Placed in the
Residential Areas This Week
Decorations that have added so
much to the holiday spirit here in
years past and which will, no doubt,
be advanced on a larger scale this
Christmas season, are beginning to
dot the doorways and yards of lo
cal homes, and by the latter part of
the week cheery lights will burn!
in numbers of yards, doorways, on
public building^ and in quite a few
rural homes in this community where
darkness has yielded to the touch of
scientific man.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A James
have already made a strong bid for
a first prize in the home decora
tion group. Charlie, working under
well-planned instructions, did a good
job of it, too.
Hicks Allsbrooks, local officer, do
ing his best job at decorating the
old town clock tower, has given the
courthouse gang something to shoot
at. and Sheriff C. B. Roebuck is
rounding up his artistic group, head- i
ed by ABC Officer Joe Roebuck,
and making ready to enliven the
county's old hall of justice. Bob Man
ning and Millard Lilley changed
their decorative scheme on top of the
water tower where the inviting lights
spread their cheery glow to thous
ands of persons miles away.
Calling in an individual artist. P
P. Peel is making a bid for recogni
tion in the store interior group. Add
ing a patriotic touch to his decora
tion plans, the merchant out on
Washington Street has a very at
j tractive store w ith a large stock of
I Christmas goods to match the dec
orations.
Possibly local people are starting
their decoration work a bit late this
year, but by the end of the week and
in ample time for the judges' visit
next Monday night thousands of
cheery lights will burn in their ap
pointed places here on trees, door
ways and housetops.
Farmers ilave Stored
850,000 Bags Peanuts
CANTATA
A sacred cantata, "Prince of
Peace," will be given by twen
ty-one members of the choral
club at the Baptist Church. Fri
day night, at eight o'clock. There
will be no admission fee and the
public is invited.
Threatens Life Of
Farmer. Man Loses
His Freedom Here
Boli Small Tried, Sentenced
I'aroled and Rearrested,
All in One Week
It was a week of lightning events J
for Robert Small, colored man, who
went into the superior court here
Monday, December 9, for the theft
of tobacco from Farmer J Robert
Everett in Poplar Point Found guil
ty, Small was sentenced to the roads
for a period of eighteen months. The
sentence was suspended upon cer
tain conditions which called for the
payment of the case cost and one
hundred dollars to Farmer Ever
ett for the stolen tobacco. He was
then placed on probation. Parole Of
ficer Kenney appearing in court
that morning to help the boys out
the minute the court convicted them
and sentence was pronounced by the
judge
While some thought the alleged
tobacco thieves got off light, no di
rect criticism of the judgment was
heard, and the case was fading from
the public eye when Small perhaps
in an indirect way threatened the
lift? of Farmer Everett
"You know when I ran away when
the officers started arresting the
others in the tobacco stealing case,
why I saved your life that week,"
Small was quoted as saying to Far
mer Everett after he had com
manded him into a corner for a se
cret conversation. Continuing, Small
said, "Now, they have a $100 debt
on the court records against me, and
you can get it off." Pulling some old
roots and herbs from his pocket.
Small attempted conjuration. "If you
don't get that $100 off, you are go
ing to die within a certain time,"
Small warned the farmer in a
haughty manner.
A bit angered by the threat, Mr.
Everett reported the incident to of
ficers who arrested Small. Proba
tion Officer Kenney, learning of the
threat, invoked the sentence, and
Small, after being tried, sentenced,
and placed on probation, started
serving the eighteen months' road
term within a week.
Farmer Everett will lose his $100,
the value of the tobacco stolen by
Small.
Arrested last Saturday, Small
started serving his sentence on the
roads this morning.
BASEBALL?
Whether Willtamston will
have baaeball next season or
not will possibly be decided at
a meeting to be held in R. H.
Goodmon'a office here tonight
at I o'colck. L. T. Fowden and
aeveral other fans are calling the
meeting, and everyone Interest
ed in the sport Is Invited and
urged to attend. "If you are net
able to support the club finan
cially, eeene out and lend your
Mr. Fowden
that the reining
would offer some long
days and nights without the
Mr. Eason Lilley, elub own
r, has stated that he wanted
else to ran the elab
R. C. Holland Gives
Review Of Growers
Peanut Cooperative
W illium>loii llou-r-. Ilailillr
About Ono-Kifjlith of drop
In Serlion
R. C. Holland, assistant manager
of Growers Peanut Cooperative, In
corporated, in charge of operations
of that association in North Carolina
in commenting on the operations of
the association during the present
peanut-marketing season, said: "Fol
lowing the announcement by the
Surplus Marketing Administration
of the II S. Department of Agricul
ture of the Peanut Surplus Remov
al Program this association set out
to establish a warehouse system in
North Carolina and Virginia to han
dle that program. The first lot of
peanuts was purchased by the asso
ciation at Wilmington, N. C., on No
vember 11. During the week of No
vember 11. warehouses were open
ed to purchase and receive peanuts
for the association at various points
in North Carolina, but the opera
tions of the association did not real
ly get underway until November 16.
During the 25 working days begin
ning November 16 and ending De
cember 16 the association purchased,
received, graded, weighed and stored
an average of 27.240 bags of pea
nuts per day for which it paid the
growers delivering them an average
of $81,000 per day.
For the period from November 11,
1940 through December 14. 1940, the
association purchased from 3800
peanut farmers 32,317 tons of farm
ers' stock peanuts, or the equivalent
of 681,000 bags, which peanuts were
graded, weighed and stored in
warehouses in North Carolina for
which the association paid $1,975.
000. These peanuts were stored in
60 warehouses conveniently located
in the peanut territory.
The warehouses serving the asso
ciation in North Carolina have been
authorized to cease receiving pea
nuts for the association at close of
business on Saturday, December 21
and to resume buying and receiving
peanuts on December 30; and to con
tinue buying and receiving opera
tions until midnight of April 30.
1940?the last day of the buying per
iod of the association, as fixed by
the Secretary of Agriculutre.
It is conservatively estimated that
the association, if good weather pre
vails during the remainder of this
week, and based on receipts during
the past week?will have purchased
and stored in North Carolina at the
close of business on Decernbre 21.
39,000 tons of peanuts, or the equiv
alent of 850,000 bags, for which it
will have paid to the peanut farmers
delivering the peanuts $2,500,000
More than 100,000 bags or about one
eighth of the stored crop is in Wil
liamston houses.
Competent authoriteis estimate
that the Peanut Surplus Removal
Program will increase the income
of peanut farmers of North Caro
lina for the 1940 crop by not less than
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Exlentive Decorations
In P. P. Peel't Store
Keeping stride with the Yuletide
season and the town-wide decorat
ing scheme, P. P. Peel, old-establish
ed local merchant, has elaborately
decorated his store on Washington
Street. The services of John Phi I pot
were used in painting a life-sized
portrait of Santa Claus and his rein
deer which covers the three walls of
his store.
In keeping with the national re
armament program, he had painted,
and now has on display in his two
show windows, two large urawings of
the army and navy in action.
Assisting Mr. Peel in planning his
elaborate decorations were Joe John
son and J. Carroll Jones.
Christmas Pageant
Well Received Bv
1,00ft People Here
"The NaHvity" Impressively
I'ri'M'Hlnl hy IIifsli
School I'npiU
Attracting one of the largest
crowds ever seen in the local high
school building, the Christmas pag
eant. "The Nativity," was impress
ively presented by eighth, ninth,
tenth and eleventh grade pupils and
a few from the lower grades in the
high school auditorium last Sunday
evening Filling every one of the
734 seats, the crowd overflowed the
aisles and halls, one estimate plac
ing the number of spectators at a
thousand. Quite a few turned back
when they found no room.
Staged under the direction of Miss
Kathryn Mewborn, the pageant was
regarded as the most impressive ev
er seen here, and it was well re
ceived by tne record-size audience.
Favorable comments were general
among those who came from all over
the school district, and many com
ing from neighboring communities
were greatly impressed by the gen
eral theme and by the able and sin
cere acting. While the entire per
formance commanded a strict si
lence. the three boys, Zack Piephoff,
Bobby Harrison and Bruce Powell
Rogersbn, highlighted the program
with their parts.
Two unfortunate events, caused by
excessive heat and the apparent emo
tional and physical strain, did not
mar the program as the cast exe*l
?uleil each part Willi precision and
without the slightest interruption.
Suffering fainting spells, Carlton
Phelps and Jasper Browder were
quietly removed from the stage and
the play went on. the two youths
quickly recovering as soon as they
reached fresh air.
The cast, supported by members
of the glee clubs and the seventh and
eighth grade chorus, included, Jim
Critcher. Grucifer; Wajrrcn Pope,
reader; Evelyn Wynne. Mary; Mid
burn Hardison, Joseph; Jack Bailey,
Billy Mercer and Benny Weaver,
shepherds; Zack Piephoff, Bobby
Harrison and Bruce Powell Roger
son, children; Elizabeth Parker, Len
ora Melson, Mary Trulah Peele, Mil
dred Thomas, Marjorie Grey Dunn
and Frances Jarman, angels; Bill
Peel. Luther Peel and Jasper Brow
dor, three kings; Parker Peel, John
Whitley and Jack Mobley. attend
ants. The instrumental quintet was
composed of Billy Mercer. Courtney
Jenkins, Anne Lindsley. Billy Peel
and J. B Taylor.
Miss Mewborn was assisted by the
following, stage. Mr. Barrett, Mrs.
Hassell, Mr. Hix, Charles Coltrain;
programs, Misses Whitley, Fowler.
Everett, Sylvia Green and Mary
Had ley; costumes, Mis.s Glazener;
brass quintet, Mr Butler; pianists,
Miss Grace Talton and Mrs M. B.
Dunn, and violinist, Irving Gurgan
us.
Legality Of Liquor
Store Is Uncertain
The legality of Jamesville's Alco
holic Beverages Control store is now
uncertain, according to unofficial in
formation rt'CeiviH hi n- fhin morn.
ing from a reliable source. Alcoholic
Beverages Control Board officials
could not be reached immediately
for a statement, but accordinglo one
source of information the legislative
act providing for the establishment
of the stores requires certain police
protection.
Jamesville is said to be without
law enforcement officers at the pres
ent time, and it is believed that the
operation of the store under such
conditions is illegal. How the situa
tion will affect the burglar insur
ance on the store is not known.
Ruled Ineligible on account of non
residence, Joe H. Hardison, recently
elected constable of Jamesville
Township, did not take over the du
ties formerly nanaled by Paul Hol
liday. Clarence Sexton, appointed
constable by the Martin County
Board of Commissioners ?n session
here December 2, has not formally
accepted the post offered him.
GKKHK FUND
American* have been warm
ly applauding the heroic Greeks
in their fight against slavery
and barbarism, but the move
ment to raise funds for the suf
fering Greek civilians is ad
vancing slowly in this section.
There have been several cases
where Italians in this country
have made sizable contributions
to aid the Greeks, one report
stating that Fredericksburg had
a goal of 11,500, that after II,
200 had been raised, the Italians
iKKMted the figure to 11,500.
Two contributions have been
reported here, but it is under
stood that other donations have
been made to the Greek Relief
Fund direct.
The Woman's Club Is contrib
uting |5 and The Enterprise Is
donating a similar amount. Oth
er donations will be received by
The Enterprise and forwarded
Immediately to headquarters,
Greek War Relief Association.
Incorporated, Fifth Avenue, New
York.
Personal Property To
Be Listed In January
Commissioners To
Name 2 Additional
Property Assessors
Sii|Mki'vi*or and (.ommixMoiicr
In Clliaprl Hill For l)iwn?
sion of Tax Problem*
Determined to iron out existing in
equalities as far as it is humanly pos
sible to do so and to possibly lift the
county's total assessed property val
ue to fifty per cent of their true
worth, Martin officials are spending
much time and giving study to tin1
revaluation work to get underway
next month.
Attending a school for tax author
ities in Chapel Hill last week. Tax
Supervisor S. H Grimes and Com
missioner C. D. Carstarphen gained
a pretty good idea of the plans fol
lowed in revaluuating property in
many of the other 99 counties in the
State. Certain legal points were dis
cussed, and it is likely that the Mar
tin Commissioners will effect some
changes in the present plans for
handling the property revaluation
when they meet with list-takers and
assessors in a special meeting here
next Monday.
Proposed plans will eliminate the
list-taker as an assessor in at least
two townships and possibly in one
or two more. Following the Chapel
Hill meeting, Tax Supervisor Grimes
and Commissioner Carstarphen stat
ed that they were convinced that tin*
listing of personal property should
not be delayed until the real values
had been determined. According to
present plans, the list-takers will
serve us assessors, handle the reval
uation of real estate and other real
properties and then take their reg
ular posts to handle the personal
property listings. This, it was point
ed out. will delay the listing of per
sonal properties in some townships
until the mdidle or late February.
To avoid possible delay, the com
missioners, at their special meeting
next Monday, will consider the ap
pointment of an additional assessor
for WiUiamston and Robersonville
Townships and possibly for one or
two other districts, leaving the reg
ular list-takers free to handle tin
personal property listings. In the
smaller townships, it was pointed
out, the assessors including the list -
taker, can effect the revaluation of
real properties within a week or
two, leaving the list-taker ampleI
time to complete the personal prop- I
erty listings before tin- end of Jan
uary.
According - to- the tog auuervisorj
tnd county officials, the property re
valuation next month will be advanc
ed on an extensive scale. Every piece j
of real estate will bo visited and as
sessed on the ground. In addition to
that, personal property schedules
will be based on sample tests which
the authorities will handle them-j
selves or call in specialists to set up 1
values
"We are not trying to cause a
hardship on any one. W?- are trying
to iron out inequalities and give the
owners and the county a fair and
just properly vuluutoin," Commis
sioner Carstarphen said, following
his return from the special school
held in Chapel Hill last week.
Escapes Serious
Injury In Wreck I
Cecil Bullock, young white man,
was painfully hut not seriously in - j
jured on his hip last Saturday night
about 11 o'clock when the car he was
driving went out of control and .
turned over on the Roberson villi
Gold Point Road, near Robersonville
The car was said to have turned ov- i
er five tmies, Bullock stating that he
was in the seat on the ^first "turn and I
in the foot on the second and third
turns. He lost count then.
Striking a muddy place on the
road, the car, belonging to Tom
Bunting, skidded on the long curve,
and turned over and ovc;r on the
road and shoulder.
The car, stored in a garage lot
here yesterday, had its top smashed
and its doors nearly ripped off. The
engine would stlil run, however.
Damage to the machine, a Ford se
dan, was estimated at $450.
9
Movement Started For A
Two-Day Holiday Here
A movement for a double holi-1
day?December 25 and 20?has been
started here, but according to one
report some opposition has been di
rected against the two-day holiday
schedule for Christmas. Governor
Clyde R. Hoey has proclaimed n hol
iday for all State banks, and it is
likely that some public offices as
well aa the banks will observe De
cember 26 as a holiday as well as
Christmas day, irrespective of the
action taken by the merchants.
Quite a few towns in this section,
including Plymouth and Ahoskie,
have announced a double-holiday
schedule for its business houses next
week.
ELECTOR
Flbcrt S. Peel, local attorney,
cast his vote for Franklin l>.
Roosevelt in the presidential
electoral college at Raleigh yes
terday. Don't be alarmed, the
vote cast was for the same man
the |h ?ple voted lor last month.
The Klectoral College is just the
out-m<Nled method of electing a
president under the constitution.
British And Creeks
Continue To Carry
War To The Italians
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!\?'? I'rolilem- (amfroiil Mil
ler in Krani'i'. I lair ami
Africa
A blitzkrieg offensive started by
the British forces against the Ital
ians in A/rica a Week ago is contin
uing to move forward in high gear,
and the Greeks are continuing their
successes against Mussolini's men in
Albania British forces are now well
within Italian Libya, and the Greeks
are nearing Valona. one of the three
remaining Albanian ports in Italian i
hands, forced to fight at Ihe end of
guns held in their own officers' hands
the Italians are hard-pressed in both
areas, and rumors of a truce are still
being heard unofficially
While the war in Africa and Al
bania continue to hold the spotlight,
far-reaching developments are be
heved to be_Jjanspning -U4-France
and Italy The Vichy government tins
been shaken up, and the changes,
especially the removal of Foreign
Ministre Laval, are causing worry
for Hitler in France. Laval was re
moved shortly after Hitler demand
ed passage for his troops across
France apparently for a Mediterran
ean port and subsequent disembarka
tion for Africa to help relieve the
Italians of their bad plight there. It
has been suggested that alterations
ill tin" ai mist u e teims with Fra n re
will follow.
Mussolini's weakness is causing
some concern for Germany. While
Hitler is apparently unconcerned ov
er Mussolini and the plight of the
Italians, lie is apparently making
plans to take* over that country and
subject it to treatment similar.to that
accorded other nations trampled un
der the Nazi heel.
To counteract his losses in Albania
and Egypt, Mussolini today directed
a serious threat against Britain. He
claims. .? 100 Italiaji submarinea^are
about ready to go into action against
British shipping. It is a known fact
that Italy has that many and possi
bly more submarines.
According to Air Minister Beaver
brook. another invasion attempt by
Germany is expected in early spring
by sea and air, but principally by
fifr
That England's finances are being
taxed is evidenced by a direct call
for aid from the United States, one
report stating that no additional war
supplies can be bought by England
unless financial arrangements can
be effected.
A late report from Africa states
that the British are planning an
offensive against Ethiopia and Ital
ian Somaliland, that the Libyan of
fensive is nearing completion.
CALAMITY
While others may have (heir
rares and woes, Kowena Kill
dick, colored woman, is believ
ed (o have experienced the great
est calamity of the holiday shop
pinf season here yesterday
morning. Carrying $210 rash in
a colored cloth hag she lost It
between the Roanoke-Dixie
Warehouse and the Williamston
Hardware Company building on
Washington Street.
The woman needs the money
badly, and if the finder would
make someone happy this Christ
mas season he could find no bet
ter opportunity than returning
the money to the owner and re
ceiving a liberal reward.
Two Colored Youth
Offering To Pay To
Cet Into The Army
'I'llirly Men Hu\e Volunteer
?-<1 Tlw-ir Service# in Thin
t lountv So Far
A patriotic fever is apparently
sweeping over colored young men
in this county, a report coming from
the draft board today stating that
two colored boys had offered to pay
$5 cash to get into the army immed
iately. It could not be learned whe
ther the law was closing in on the
boys or an illicit love affair had got
ten them in bad, both of them de
claring that they were tired of farm
ing and would like to try soldier
ing for a while. So far, sixteen col
ored youths have volunteered their
services, most of them holding fair
ly large order numbers. A few are
outside tin* draft aae group -
The number of white volunteers
was boosted to fourteen yesterday
when Marvin Roborson notified the
draft board he was ready for service.
The young man. now employed by
the Virginia electric and Power
Company, will possibly move out
with the next contingent possibly in
January or February. With two or
three exceptions, most of the white
volunteers hold high order numbers.
Yesterday was a big day for the
draft board office. Seven volunteers
were received Apparently giving the
economic situation minute discussion
over the week-end, and not antici
pating immediate warfare,?colored?
youths reported half a dozen strong
yesterday for voluntary service.
The board last Friday classified an
additional 131 men. boosting the
classification count to 400. A marked
drop was reported Vn the Number 1
group, according to unofficial in
formation An official classification
will be released shortly on the re
cent classification.
Just now the Draft Hoard is con
fining its work to routine activities.
No additional questionnaires are
being mailed, and after today no
physical examinations will be given
until after Christmas week. Thirty -
onc men have been examined to
date, the examining physician, Dr.
J S. Rhodes, examining the first
draftee outside the volunteer group
today. No official report on the ex
aminations .has been filed with the
draft board, but it is understood that
three of the thirty-one have been
ruled unfit for military service on
account of physical disabilities.
According to preliminary reports
reaching here today, Martin County
will likely be called upon to furnish
sixteen men to the Army the latter
part of next month or in early Feb
ruary "We have received no offi
cial quota." Mr. R. H. Goodnion,
chairman of the Martin County Draft
Board, said this morning.
Official Touch Is
\(hlcd To Election
An official touch to the last presi
de! inal election was added yester
day when the thirteen electors in
this State met in Raleigh and 518
other electors met in their respective
state capitals to record the wishes
of the Voters
The constitution provided for the
election of electors who, in turn, elect
the president. Up until a few years
ago, the names of presidential and
vice presidential candidates did not
appear on the common ballot. The
names of electors appeared there
and if the Democratic electors re
ceived a majority they, in turn, voted
for tin- Democratic nominee. In the
last fleet ion th<? names nf the nnmi.
nees appeared on the ballot, but to
make the election legal, the electors
had tn cast their vote in Raleigh yes
terday The vote is now being sent to
Congress where it wlil be counted in
the House of Representatives and
the results, known a few hours after
the election on November 5th, will
be officially announced.
Attorney Peel was named elector
for tiiy Virst Congressional Histrirt
last June at the State Democratic
Convention in Raleigh. Mr. Peel is
one of the few if not the only one
to serve as presidential elector from
this county.
It s A Big World
For IN. S. Nichols
N S. Nichols, Williams Township
colored man who started serving a
three-to-four-year sentence in State's
prison last week for highway rob
bery. declared while on his trip to
Halcigh that this is a big world.
Nichols is said to have never been
anywhere except in Williams Town
ship and in Williamston, and when
lie commented on the crooked roads
and the difference in the land com
pared with the swamps and low
lands of Williams Township, Sheriff
Roebuck sotpped the car. "Nichols,"
the officer asked, "which would you
like to do, get out and find your
way back home by yourself or con
tinue to prison* "Boss, take me on to
prison, for I'd never find my way
back from this distance."
But when the sheriff suggested
that there were several hundred
acres of cotton yet to be picked,
Nichols looked longingly at the
woods.