Employment Office'
Offers New Service
Landlord* and farmers of this
section are turning more and more
to the Stole Employ men! Service for
farm help of all kinds. The Farm
Placement Program in the William
ston office has recently enlarged its
scope of activity and service.
Curtis B. Gilliam, who has had ex
tensive experience working with
farmers in the potato and strawber
ry grow ing areas of North Carolina
is the farm placement worker in the
Williamston office and has been vis
iting many farmers recently. If a
landlord needs tenants, sharecrop
pers or farm hands, he may secure
them either from the Williamston
office or other offices in East Caro
lina who have such people registered
and available for transfer from the
best farming sections. Special work
ers for harvest and planting time
needs or for farm improvement
work at any season can usually be
secured on reasonably short notice.
Landlords and farmers generally
are urged to send unemployed farm
workers to the employment office
to make application. They may do
this at the Williamston office any
day in the week or at Washington,
Plymouth, Columbia, Belhaven and
Swan Quarter on certain days when
the representative is at these places
to take registrations ?? -
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Registrants Slack
In Listing Changes
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While there is possibly no intent
to violate the draft law, quite a few
registrants in this county are chang
ing their addresses without notify
ing the draft board. R. H. Good
mon, chairman, said today. Numbers
of questionnaires have been for
warded to original addresses where
they are unnoticed. Excuses have
been accepted in a number of cases,
but the board is now resorting to a
strict ruling that the files may be
gotten up to date.
Andrew Lloyd, Williniaston col
ored man, has been cited to the Unit
ed States District Attorney, and it
is understood the case has been
turned over to the United States De
partment of Justice, Washington,
D. C. The case charging King Lem
uel Council, Hassell, with delinquen
cy, has been cleared up, it was learn
ed from the draft board secretary,
Marion Cobb.
ADMINISTRATRIX* NOTICE
Having qualified as administratrix
of the Estate of Joe Henry Lilley,
late of Martin County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all persons hav-1
ing claims against the said estate to 1
exhibit them to the undersigned at
her home, R.F.D., Williamston, N. ]
C., on or before the 19th day of No
vember. 1941, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All |
pwwuis indebted to said estate will :
please make immediate payment.
ANNIE GRAY LILLEY.
Administratrix of Joe Henry Lilley
Hugh G. Horton, Atty. d6-5t
There Is A
Santa Claus
In its day the New York Sun w
one til the foremost newspapers In
this country. One of the editorial
writers for tne Sun was Prank P.
Church. In 1897. a little girl named
Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to
the Sun asking about Santa Claus
and Mr. Church was assigned the
duty of answering the letter. That
answer lias become a newspaper clas
sic which was reprinted by The Sun
every year as long as it remained in
existenoe. and hundreds of other
newspapers throughout the country
liave also adopted the custom of re
printing it every Christmas to keep
alive the spirit of Santa Claus.
The complete article, including the
letter written by the little girl fol
lows :
"We take pleasure In answering at
once and thus prominently the com
munication below, expressing at the
same time our great gratification that
its faithful author is numbered among
the friends of the Sun:
" Dear Editor: I am eight years
old.
" Some of my little friends say
there is no Santa Claus. Papa
says ' "If you see it in tire Sun
it's so."
" Please tell me the truth; Is
there a Santa flail';'>
" "Virginia O'Hanlon."
"Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe except they see.
They think that nothing can be
which is not comprehensible to their
little minds. All minds. Virginia,
whether they be men's or children's,
are little. In this, great universe of
ours man is a mere insect, an ant,
in his intellect, as compared with the
boundless world about him. as meas
ured by the intelligence capable of
grasping the whole of truth and
knowledge.
"Yes; Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that the.v abound and
give to your life its highest beauty
and Joy Alas- How dreary would be
the world if there were no Santa
Claus! It would be as dreary as if
there were no Virginias There would
be no childlike faith then, no poetry,
no romance to make tolerable this
existence. We should have no enjoy
ment. except in sense and sight. The
eternal light with which childhood
fills the world would be extinguished
Not believe 111 Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus.
but even if they did not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus. but
that is no sign that there Is no Santa
Claus. The most real things in the !
world are those that neither children
nor men can see. Did you ever see
fairies dancmg 011 the lawn? Of
course not, but that's no proof that
they are not there Nobody can con
ceive or imagine all the wonders that
To our inuny friend*
u it d around Wtl
Mam-ton. Me extend
and ruHtoiner* in
idiieere CHS 19T>
MAS GREETINGS.
MR. DeMAI
*77ie Sandtcirh Man'
To New Faces, New Friends
and New Customers, We Say
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
EAGLE STORES, Inc.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
Italian Ships Roar?and Run
Somewhere in the Mediterranean, south of Sardinia, an Italian battleship fires her broad ide of heavy
guns during a recent battle with the British near the island. The Italian vessels roared?like this ?and
ran, seeking safety in port. Each side has put out conflicting claims of damage.
Appeal To Santa Claus
Is*
Santa Claus will pick Rifts of cotton this year if these Cotton Belt
tota have their way about it. Holding between them the National Cot
ton Council's official 1940 Cotton Christmas emblem, these youngsters
ask mothers and dads everywhere to make sure that the Christmas
tree bears plenty of cotton gifts, including at least two big cotton dolls.
The Topic: Shipping
Under Secretary of State Sumner
Welles addresses the First Inter
American Maritime Conference, in
Washington, attended by delegates
from the 21 American republics.
First of its kind, the conference
was occasioned by abnormal condi
tions affecting shipping and trade
which have followed in th? wake of
the war. Seated, is Dr. William
Manger, Counselor of the Pan
American Union.
are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
"You may tear apart the baby's rat
tle and see what makes the noise in
side. but there is a veil covering the
unseen world which not the strong
est man. nor even tin- united strength
of all the strongest men that ever
lived, could tear apart. Only faith,
fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push
aside that curtain and view and nic
ture the supernal Beauty and glory
beyond Is it all real? Ah, Virginia,
in all this world there is nothing else
real and abiding.
? No Santa Clans? Thank God, he
lives, and he lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia* nay,
ten tinies ten thousand years from
now. he will continue to make glad
the heart of childhood."
NOTICE Of SALE
Notice is hereby.- given ihifpunder
and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain died, of
(lust executed by Jasper Smith and
wife, Mamie Smith, Dallas James
and wife, (iirlean James to the un
der.signcd Trustee, and dated the 1st
day of April, 1513(5, and of record
the Public Registry of Martin
County in Hook P-3, at page 77 and
at the request of the holder of the
note of inedbtedness thereby secur
ed, default having been made in the
payment thereof, will, on the 31st
day of December, 15)40, at 12 o'clock
Noon, at the courthouse door in Mar
tin County offer for sale at public
auction for cash the property de
scribed in said deed of trust as fol
lows, to-wit:
A certain tract of land in Jamos
ville Township, Martin County
known as the Jerry Smith Home
Place. Being our undivided interest
in said lands adjoining S. R. Coburn
on the North, on the Fast by the
Daily Road, on the South by the At
lantie Coast Lint Railroad and on
The West by R. G. CobUrii, contain
ing twenty-one acres, more or less.
This the 30th day of Nov., 15)40.
W II COBURN,
d3-4l Trustee.
ADMIMSTRA" RIX NOTI( K
Having this clay qualified as ad
ministratrix <?f the estate of the lat,
W. C. Andrews, deceased. of Oal
City, Martm County. North Card
lina. tins is to notify all person;, luiv
intf claims atfains]_j>ud estate t?
ni'iaciit tilVIki ToFpaj moid nn ,11.
for the 17th day ?>f December, 15)41
or this notice will be plead-l .n ba
of their recovery All persons in
debted to the said estate will pleas,
make immediate settlement,
This the 17th dav of Hot. 15)40
MRS CHARITY ANDREWS.
Administratrix of W C.
d.20-6t Andrews. deceased
NOTICE OF SAM*:
North Carolina Martin County, li
The Superior Court.
County of Martin vs. Tom IVrrv am
Others
Under and by virtue of an order
.of sale and judgment made by L.
B Wynne. Clerk of the Superior
Court of Martin County, on the 16th
day of December. 1-940. the under
manned com m is loner will, on the
17th day of January, 1941. at twelve
o'clock noon, in front of the c ?urt
} house door in Martin County, of
T fer for sale to the highest bidder fur
?ash. the following described ract
or parcel of land, to wit
A Beginning at a Sweet Gum. Na- j
than Mi/ell's corner in Daucey's
Inn running thence along ^aui Mi
/ell's line to Samuel Whitley's line, i
thence along Whitley's line to the!
run of Snuthwick Creek. thence1
down the various courses of said ?
?reek to Cason's corner, thencei
.ilting and with Eason's line to Ho- !
inoke River, thence down said rtv '
j it to Tattling Gut. thence along
?aid gut to Hawtree Landing. Dau
cey's line, thence along said Dau- '
jcey's line to the beginning, contain-I
ing 340 acres, more or less
The above property was convey j
to L. H. Perry from Emma V ?
d to L. M Perry from Emma V j
j Stalling* by deed recorded in Bool.
(XX) page 418 and by deed from J
H. Mi/ell ct ux to 1. II Perry rec
orded in Book SSS. page 78 Better
description may be had bv rtjferene ?
Book NN. page 288 and 9
B Second Tract It being the ract
of land commonly known as Char
ity Roddick land ami which de
scended to G. 1. Whitley and S W.
Kwell from their mother. Marina
Whiltey. it is bounded on the North
byrvLeggett land or Sweeten Water
Cr?-el*.on the East by Stalhngs~and
Rigesb.ee land, and on the West by
the old Noah Roddick land, and ??n
t-hc South by Monett and I'h Rob
lljy.m limit?nmt oiling?2UZ?,u i
moi'e or less
The above property was convey j
i-d to 1. It Perry by N I' I Ian >
* t ux by deed recorded in Book l.l
t c'
Third Tract Beginning at a
mall ash op the edge of Roanoke
River, thence up the river to the
mouth of Sweeten Water Creek,
i thence up the run of said creek to
?l is. B Kigesbee's corner, thence a
straight line to the beginning, con 1
j taming 25 acres, more or less,
i 1 This the 1 tith day of Dec.. 1940.
ELBERT S. PEEL.
I d20-4t Commissioner.
FIVE
STAR
BLENDED WHISKEY
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G??oderhant A Worts. Ltd.. Detroit,
Michigan Lst. 18.12. ?
Tl\i grain neutral spirits; 90 proof
Christmas
<; m i; i; r i \ <; s
to m i on;
DMIH >SiTOKS
I I..- season's' lii-nl "reel in-is to our
depositors! I ron, the hitches! ex
.-.?uti\?- lo ll.t- l.-ll.-r olio is at your
eoiislanl si-rvicc. o c send In-sl
wi-lns for a fruitful and joyous
< liristmus. II lliroiiuli our eoop
.-ration mmi hn\e mail.- this sea
son a happier one, lira) we express ,
our hopes that such a spirit of mut
ual "o.i.l will lie the foilndation for '
other joyous Yuleli.le seasons, l or
until], .ears, depositors ha\<- plaee.l
their faith in our ser. iee, and we
pledge this (hristiuas lo eoiitimii
onr prineiples in their In-half al
way s.
Hruin-h Hank
& Trusi Co.
heerio and i?Jcrry iiir
From all of us to toii .
>C 9 v; ,
Just multiply i tliat greeting by
tbree-tbousand-four-forty-two!
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