Quietness Marks Observance Of
Holiday Season In Williams ton
And Throughout Martin County
Death Toll Over
Nation Is Smaller
Than A Year Ago
A r
Few Arresti) Are Reported in
This County Diirinjc
Christmas
Quietness marked the observance
of Christmas here and throughout
the county, reports from the various
?aw-enforcement agencies describ
ing the holiday period as being with
out incident Reports from individ
uals described the observance as be
ing the quietest in their memory
Tnere were no unfortunate incidents
to mar the season, and fewer arrests
were recorded in the county last
week than in any corresponding per
'J**.?" record Good cheer and fel
I wsh p were quite noticeable, and
"I will was pushed into the back
ground at least for the period.
Rogues prowled at large, but no
startling robberies were reported
Excessive celebrations were check
ed early during Christmas week
Mayor H. S. Everett, of Roberson
ville stating yesterday that a few
-o a^?v.uuy Vila I a
E*?? Uken in tow there on
*" wvv mere on
Monday and no further trouble was
experienced "It was the quietest
the mo!,t enjoyable Christmas
in my memory." the mayor added
In Goose Nest a man was hit over
the head with a bottle, and that was
the most serious incident of the per
iod there according to J A Rawls,
tax list-taker, who was here yester
aay attending a meeting of tax of
ricials.
"We had an unusually quiet but
enjoyable Christmas down our
way," Mr R. l. Stallings. of near
Jamesville, said
"We had a quiet and enjoyable
hoUday over our way." Mr Charles
Daniel, of Williams Township said
yesterday
"The holiday observance was
smooth as far as I know in Cross
Roads Township," Mr Gordon Bail
ey said
C a luiet Christmas out in
Griffins according to Farmer George
Griff n. who keeps pretty well post
ed with the happenings in that sec
tion.
Williamston reported a robbery or
two but Patrolman Whit Saunders
of the N. c. Highway Patrol, and
Chief W B. Daniel reported an un
usually dull time on the crime front.
There was a cutting scrape out on
Washington Street, but as a whole
the populace remained within re
spectable bounds, the reports de
clare.
We didn t even have a fire-crack
er accident in our section," Mr I,
H. Everett, of Hamilton, said
"Bear Grass enjoyed a safe and
quiet Christmas," Elder A B Av
ers said.
Santa Claus surpassed prelimi
nary expectations in his work and
business operators reviewed in ar
hurried survey stated that their ac
tivities were equally as extensivi
and larger in most cases than thej
were a year ago. Merchant P. P Pee
volunteered that he had enjoyed th.
largest holiday business than at ani
previous Christmas season
A f^w homes were saddened b
death or serious illness, and as
whole there was more sickness thai
uaual in the county. One remarkabl
feature about the holiday was tha
it was not marred by a single un
timely death or serious accident. Th
death toll in most sections of th
country was smaller than it was
year ago, and aside from an earth
QUikc in the northeast there were n(
major catastrophes.
Immortal Baby" Comes Home
Jean Gauntt, the baby who wa? to livi
in the New York home to which Jei
month? in the haven of the Royal Fn
at Oakdale, L. I. Expert dieting an
to have made Jean immortal, but hei
back home. She had given her ui
s forever, is shown with her mother
in has returned after spending 16
eternity of Master Metaphysicians
d nursing and pure thought were
' mother asked instead to have her
) because of financial troubles.
Heads Trade Board
though before the season has end
ed, they probably will have been
pretty well "picked", and by that
time will be better known as the
"Bald-Eagles". '
Practices have already begun, and
equipment has been ordered, the new
uniforms "to be gold and black main
ly. Once the season is underway, the
Eagles will attempt to play most of
their games away from home, in
order to eliminate, as much as pos
sible, any conflict with the "Mar
tins" home games.
Among the members of the new
team are three Toms?Rose, Barn
hill and Skinner; Speedy Bob Cow
en, Clayton Crofton and Dizzy
Dawse Cooke. Wheeler Manning is
business manager
Colonel Charles H. March, of Min
nesota, is slated to head the federal
trade commission for 1941. The
chairmanship of the five-man com
mission rotates annually. Appointed
to the commission by President
Coolidge in 1929, March was re
appointed In 1936.
Another Semi-Pro
Quint Is Formed
Williamston was assured another
semi-pro or independent men's bas
ketball team last week when sever
al young men formed another loca
team. This new aggregation lias
chosen "Eagles" as its nickname, al
Prospects For New
Year \re Bright
Janus was an old Roman god
?quipped with two faces, one to see
.s hore ho was going, the other to |
k*o "where he'd just been." What's
hat got to do with business? Noth
ng except that our month of Jan
iary is named after him. and along |
with everyone else, our business
Itld industrial leaders about this'
Lime of year do quite a bit of look
ng. both backward and forward, to
review and preview the business
scenes. So?
It's no secret that industrial activ- i
ity in the U. S soared to the high- j
?st levels in all history during 1940, |
stimulated by the government's gi-1
gantic defense program and by the1
huge inflow of British war orders.
The speed-up was most terrific in
the final three months, so far sur
passing any previous period that it
lifted the average output for the
whole year to 10 per cent above the
previous best year?1929, of course.
Prospects for 1941 are even
brighter, in terms of production
gains. The general level of predic
tions by economists is for another
10 per cent gain in the coming year
and with the rearmament factor
looming even more importantly as
the driving force.
National income for 1940, accord
ing to estimates of the Alexander
Hamilton Institute, fell short of the
all-time peak of $82,885,000,000
chalked up in that same year of
1929. Ik?wer prices partly account
ed for that But, even so, our '40 in
come was light around $70,000,000.
000 for the second-best year on rec
ord and that's six-and-a-half bil
lions higher than for 1939, and 30
billions ahead of the "bottom" de
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
For 1941, we hope every
one dear to you in gainfully
employed and that you will
meet with success in pri
vate, business and social
ambitions. We have faith
in America. We have faith
in our community. We have
faith in all good aims: May
1941 make only the good
dominant.
L'
W. G. PEELE
INSURANCE
New Year Begins
More Than Once,
Believe It Or Not
New Year's day isn't always New
Year's day The actual date varies
among the Egyptians, Chinese, Jews.
Romans and Mohammedans from
September 6 to March 1.
January 1 was designated to be
New Year's day when Julius Caesar
established the Julian calendar in
46 B.C. However, the calendar year
thus established was 11 minutes
longer than the astronomical year.
To correct this discrepancy. Pope
Gregory 111 suppressed 10 days in
1852 by ordering that October 5 be
called October 15. England and its
colonies, however, did not adopt this
new calendar until 1752. For almost
three centuries, therefore. New
Year's was celebrated twice every
year?both times on January 1.
New YearVtiever fell on the same
day two years in succession in old
China, The new year began on the
first moon after the sun entered the
sign Aquarius. This date varied from
January 21 to February 18 Jewish
New Year's, when translated into
dates of the Gregorian calendar,
varies from September 6 to October
4th.
Mohammedans celebrated Muhar-1
rain, or New Year's, on February j
10 last year. But it wasn't the be
ginning of 1040 for them, it was the
first day of 1350 Because the Mo
hammedan calendar is arranged dif- |
ferently front ours, the new year I
does not always fall on the same
date according to the calendar in |
use by the Christian nations
Happy New Year When will you
celebrate?
? 4
Fewer
According to reports compiled by
the National Livestock Marketing
Association, there will be smaller |
numbers of hogs on farms in the
United States in 1041 than in the
year just closing
Mr and Mrs I). I). Coburn were
visitors in Washington Thursday af
ternoon.
pression year of 1932 "National in
come" embraces the total monies
that all of Uncle Sam's nieces and
nephews gather in during a year?
from wages, salaries, commissions,
income from investments, rents, in
surance annuities, royalties, every
thing . In this statistic, too, the
general prediction is for another 10
per cent rise in 1941 If that come
true we'll really go ahead of good
old 1929 by about two billions.
NOTICE
North Carolina. Matrin County. In
The Superior Court.
Mary Bell Dryver vs. Emmett
Charles Dryver.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Martin Coun
DR. V. H. MEWBORN
OPTOMETRIST
Please Note Dale Changes
Rnbersonville office, Scott's Jew
elry Store. Extra visit, Tuesday, De
cember 31st.
Williamston office, Peele's Jewel
ry Store, every Wed., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Plymouth office, Womble Drug
Store, Every Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.rn
Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted
Tarboro Every Saturday.
Widowed by Jap "Incident"
Arriving at San Francisco en route to Kentwood, La., are Mrs. Chiyo
Kent and aon, Peter, aged 3. Her husband was killed while piloting a
civilian passenger plane on the Hong Kong-Kungming run. According
to reports, five Japanese planes machine-gunned his plane, which had
landed to give aid in a bombed village. Nine, including Kent, the only
American in the group, were killed.
Wins Her Wings
of salt contained ui that certain
at 12 o'clock. Noon, in front of the
Deed of Trust executed to the un
dersigned Trustee by Virginia Lil
ley. dated 20th day of February.
1939, of record in the Register of
Deeds office. Martin County, in
Book X-3, pa^e 100. to secure certain
notes of even date therewith, and
the stipulations in said Deed of Trust
not having been complied with, and
at the request of the holder of said
bonds, the undersigned Trustee will,
on the 10th day of January. 1941.
Courthouse door. Martin County, of
fer for sale to tin* highest bidder, for
cash, the following described tracts
gf land
First Tract: Bounded on the
First co-ed at Dickinson Collage at
Carlisle, Pa., to win her wings un
der the CAA student pilot training
program is Alice Abbott, of Phils
delphia. Conquering new fields ia
becoming a habit with her. Last
spring she broke tradition by win
ning her letter on the men's varsity,
tennis team.
ty. North Carolina, to secure an ab
solute divorce based upon two years
separation; and the defendant will
further take notice that he is re
quired to appear before the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Martin Coun
ty m Willianiston, North Carolina,
within thirty (30) days after comple
tion of this notice, and answer or
demur to the complaint in said ac
tion, or the plaintiff vs ill apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
This the 25th day of November,
1940
L. B. WYNNE.
Clerk Superior Court
dl7-4t Martin County.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
To Relieve
Misery of
COLDS
l.lquld?Tablets
flf-lf) Salve?Nine Drops
<'ough Drops
Try "Rl'B-MY-TISM" ? A
VVondt-rful l.lnlment
North by County Road leading tram
U, S. Highway No. IT, running by
Eli Taylor Farm, on the East by the
County Road lending from U. S.
Highway No. IT intenceting with
Taylor Road, on the South by Wil
liam Taylor land and on the Weil
by Bill Edward* or Eli Taylor land
Containing 7u acres and being the
same land described in a Deed of
Trust from J S Lilley to Federal
Land Bank.
Second Tract Bounded on the Eaat
by what is known as the Taylor
Road, on the West by J. G. Staton
land, on the North by J. G. Staton
and on the South by Branch or Eli
Taylor Farm. Containing 29 acres.
This 9th day of December, 1940.
B. A CRITCHER,
dlO-41 Trustee.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executor of
the estate of S. B. Stalls, late of
Martin County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the said. estate to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or be
fore the 10th day of December. 1941,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
This the 10th day of Dec., 1940
R. E DOWNS. Executor
of the Estate of S. B.
Stalls, deceased
II G Morton, Atty. dlu-tit
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Creomulsion relieves promptly be
cause It goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender. In
flamed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chart Colds, Bronchitis
A JOYOUS
NEW YEAI<
1
V* the clock ticks out llic last
Mfuml of 1940 mill ticks in
the * cry first second of 1941
?ne extend our good wishes
to >ou for a New Year rich
with Kood fortune and ){ihmI
friends.
WILLIAMS TON
IMvANUT CO.
appif gg
Our New Yearns Surprise ior You & You
We huvf on display fur the entertainment of uur friends ami , . . ,, , ,, , ,
? ' t II in line lo live among Midi friendly folk anil mi- air happy to
neighbors, three or more paintings of prominent firniH and in- ,.?|| it ^ exU.lu| olir ?;ll(.rrc good wishes for a prosper
dividuala. We extend lo everyone a eordial welcome lo onr ma and happy new year to every of you and you.
atore to view theae paintings and to identify the munagcrs of
tlieae important huaineaaea. They will he diaplayed for the
firat time today and we extend a apeeial invitation lo the Stan
dard Oil. Texaro and Sinclair offieiala, iiiuuugers and em
ploycea to view the paintings that represent their firms. Vi e in
clude representatives of all other oil companies in our midst,
and partieularly all big deep sea fishermen and even the po
licemen in our immediate localitv.
Anyone hidling gifla, who through necessity, were late in
making purchases, may secure llicin from our store at at
tractive prices. Vie are glatl lo have hail the pleasure of serv
ing you during the past year. Our business lias been unusual
ly fine iiml we are indebted lo you for ibis fine biisiuexs, anil
we sincerely trust we may have the pleasure of serviug you
in llie future.
For Entertainment, For Pleasure Ami The Rest V(lines In Town, \ isit
P.P. PEEL Williamston