Forty-Seven Homes
Are BuiJt Here In
Past Twelve Months
(Continued trom page one)
ness section but the program was
scattered over a wide front to in
clude inexpensive stores and build
ings in the outskirts of the town
Home remodeling and repair work
jumped to a record figure, the build
ing inspector's report showing that
more than six times as much money
w as spent remodeling and repairing
homes last year than was spent in
1939 Thirty-one home remodeling)
and repair jobs were listed in the |
records, the ?i6t being placed at $25 -
935 as compared with $4,275 the year
before.
Remodeling work on the commer
cial front was centered on the old
Atlantic Hotel building, and that
project along with five others boost
ed the cost to $21,750 as compared
w ith $1,600 spent on six projects the I
year before
In addition to the home, commer ;
cial and repair program, several
public buildings were started last I
year, including manual arts shop*,
for the white and colored schools
and a recreational center for color
ed youths. The cost for the three
structures was estimated at $11,
000 After the costs of these build
uigs and that spent for the construe
tion of church property, the town
will have an adduonal $184,905 sub- J
ject to taxation minus those losses
resulting from fire and other causes
No record on the fire losses has been !
filed by the fire department chief
but the loss in 1940 is understood to i
e greater than in the previous year
A review of construction here for
the past six years, including all
types and repairs, follows
}!|5 5117,090
?? 125.150
[It V '31.895 I
939 188'3S0
82.510
1940 200.405 I
A)utJookToi*-EaniuJ
And Business This I
Vear Encouraging
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(Continued from page one)
unfavorable develop^^^ ^h
otherwise would have occurred in
some lines of production and to this
extend will not mean a net increase
1940ndUStrial ac,ivi,y over 0la< m
Export demand for United States '
f,arma?r.1dUCUi 18 1,kl'ly lo ?>< worse !
1941 than it was in 1940
? -? ?
Accept* Volition Kith
'Munition Hardwire Co.
George Harris. Jr.. experienced
hardware salesman, has accepted a
position with the W.lhamston Hard !
ware, Company on Washington
Donkeys in the Desert ,
Fine sand that would ?oon atall the beet of mechanized equipment
doesn't faze these patient donkeys, used in the desert in Britain's
campaign against Libya The Tommies who lead the animals wear
much leas than regulation uniform as they bring up supplies.
Organization ^ill
Handle the Sale of
Auto License Tags
(Continued from page one)
rangement during the past few
months, it was explained.
Mr Clark, former secretary of the
chamber of commerce, resigned a
short time ago to accept a position
with a credit company with head
quarters m Rocky Mount
Peace Talk Heard
Amidst Increased
^ ar Preparations
(Continued from page one)
been unsuccessful in their work
there. The British have offered to
evacuate Italian women and chil
dren from Africa to save innocent
lives The offer apparently means
that an all-out war is to bo expect
ed in Africa.
In this country. President Roose
velt returned from Hyde Park to
Washington where he is planning to
take personal charge in urging the
passage of his lease-lend bill to
England While the plan is said to
have a majority support, it will be
bitterly fought by isolationists in
cluding Senators Nye, Vandenburg.
Wheeler and a few others. An unof
ficial poll of Congress just announc
ed declares that theU ruled States
will not declare war against Ger
many or Japan, that it will not re
new shipping schedules in the war
zones, and will not repeal the John
son act.
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Martin County motorists are
working on a unique record, Pa
trolman Whit Saunders stating
this morning that he had not
been called to investigate an au
to accident so far this year. The
vajue of such a record is little
realized, but motorists can rest
assured that it is well worth
while " to work for greater safe
ty and keep accidents off the
roads, and other places, too.
It will be remembered that
1040 was started with few acci
dents but before the year was
spent the number reached a rec
ord figure- and the death toll in
cluded five persons.
The following tabulation# of
fer a comparison of the accident
trend, first, by corresponding
weeks in this year and last and
for each year to the present time.
2nd Week Comparison
Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge
1941 0 0 0 $ 0.00
1940 1 2 0 47.50
Comparison To Date
1941 0 0 0 $ 0.00
1940 3 2 0 100.00
Hear Grass Hi Wins
Pair From Plymouth
The undefeated girls' team of the
Bear Grass High School won their
^StXTh game by walloping Plymouth
27-7 on the Plymouth court. Ruth
Terry led Bear Grass with 12
points. Nobles was best for Plymouth
with mx points. Mabel Wynne, of
Bear Grass, was defensive star of
the game.
In the other game, the Bear Grass
boys defeated Plymouth 33-21 for
their fifth victory of the season. El
bert Harris was high for Bear Grass
with 14 points. Ronald White and
Earl Roberson were runner-ups with
seven each. Rufus Gurganus was
best on defense. Duncan Getsinger
led Plymouth with H points. Fibber
Magee was next with six points.
Owens was best on defense.
Cotton Comforter
Program Started
A cotton comforter urogram, as a
supplement to the cotton mattress
program, has been started in North
Carolina, announces Miss Ruth Cur
rent. State home demonstration
agent of N. C. State College. Every
family who has received a cotton
mattress is eligible to receive four
pounds of cotton and 10 yards of per
cale with which to make a comfort.
The program of distributing sur
plus cotton to low income families
is sponsored by the State College Ex
tension Service, the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, and the
Surplus Marketing Administration
of the U. S Department of Agricul
ture
Although the mattress program
did not start until mid-summer of
1940 in most of the counties, al
ready 39,069 mattresses have been
made in H3 counties, and about 46.
000 more applications are on hand.
Of these, some 24.000 have been ap
proved and cotton and ticking is on
hand in the counties for making
these mattresses.
"We feel that the comforter pro
gram will be a great aid in our pro
gram of helping low incopre rural
families," Miss Current declared.
"We expect to place 50-pound cot
ton mattresses in 100,000 North Car
olina farm homes, and that means
all of these families can receive a
comfort, thereby 'sleeping not only
on a comer of the cotton surplus.
but under a part of it.' "
The comforts will be made in the
mattress-making centers, and com
petent supervisors will be on hand
to show the families how to make
the comforts, just as they are now
instructing in the making of the mat
tresses The only charge for these
materials is a small fee for the cost
of such materials as thread, needles,
and fuel to heat the centers. This us
ually amounts to $1 per mattress.
Vegetables
Prospective supplies of fresh veg
etables for late winter marketings
are indicated to be substantially
larger than a year earlier, but con
sumer buying power will also be
larger.
Thirty-Nine Years
Ago As Recorded
In The Enterprise
JINE 14. 1901.
Mis J. B. Cherry, of Hamilton,
was in town Sunday
Miss Nora Fowden is visiting
friends in Washington. ,
Miss Flanagin. of Greenville, is .
visiting Mrs. J. W. Watts.
Miss Lola Staton is very ill at :
her home. Kelvin Grove. ' 1
Rev. G O. Guthrie, of Raleigh. ;
came in Wednesday evening 1
Mrs. Martin Cobb, of Mildred, is '
visiting her brother, J. P Simpson <
Mrs. E M. Gordy returned to her I
home in Hobgood Tuesday morn- <
ing | *
Miss Sophie Shelburn, of Green- !'
ville, is visiting Mrs. W. H Craw- !
ford "? [i
Rev Mi Wingate preached in M
the Episcopal Church Sunday morn- I <
ing and night '
Jesse Taylor, Express manager of
the Southern Express Co., spent
Sunday in town.
Mrs. J W. Smallwood, of Wash- ; 1
ington, is visiting her daughter, Mrs *s
S. R Biggs
Chas. ""Hassell leturned from Tar-1
boro Friday evening where he had !
been attending school.
L. B Harrison and McG Taylor j
left Friday evening for the Pan
American Exposition
Mr and Mrs. C R Alley, of Wash
ington City, are visiting Mrs Alley's
mother, Mrs T. J. Latham.
Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews, of
Robersonville. spent Sunday visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Crawford.
Martin Carstarphen, of Tarboro,
spent Sunday in town visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K Car
starphen.
J E. Green, of Winterville, was
in town last Friday and called at
The Enterprise office to renew his
subscription.
Miss Lavenia Peel left Wednes
day morning for Toronto, Canada,
where she will spend the summer
visiting Miss Hattie Adams.
Among those who went to Plym
outh to attend the Barden-Hassell
wedding Wednesday morning were:
Misses Ida Hassell and Alys V.
Lutz, Messrs. K B. Crawford, A
Hassell, Dennis S. Biggs, C. H. God
win and W H. Biggs
I Livestock Outlook
i
Lor 1941 Is Bright
A bright outlook for livestock
farmers in 1941 is indicated by the
increased defense activity, says Prof.
E. H. Hosteller, State College ani
mal husbandman. "People eat more
meat when they are working and
earning regularly," he pointed out,
"and the farmer who combines live
stock production with cotton or to
bacco growing will benefit the
most."
Pri?f cav? Ihut tho r??
employment will help the livestock
cotton farmer in two ways, name
ly. Workers can utilize more cotton,
and they can consume more of the
livestock products that are products
through the feeding of cottonseed
by-products.
In this connection, the State Col
lege leader cited a recent estimate
that one hour's wage received by the
average American will buy 2.1
pounds of beef, whereas the same
amount of labor will earn an Eng
lishman only 1.4 pounds of beef, a
German 0.9 of a pound, and a Rus
sian 0.3 of a pound?when meat is
available at any price.
"The basic 1941 farm outlook in
dicates that reductions in unem
ployment, coupled with increased
earnings of those who have not been
classed as unemployed, should raise
the demand by consumers for such
farm products as meat, dairy and
poultry products, vegetables and
some fruits. Our North Carolina cot
ton and tobacco farmers might as
well face these facts and diversify
their operations," Hostetler declar
ed.
In conclusion, the animal husband
man suggested that farmers get in
touch with their county farm agents
and discuss with these representa
tives of the State College Extension
Service the best types of livestock
to raise for the particular commun
ity in which they live.
Brilliant Season
Ahead For Cottons
New York City?The importance
of cotton as a high style fabric dur
ing the spring and summer of 1941
cannot be stressed too greatly, Car
mel Snow, editor of Harper's Bazaar,
advised the National Cotton Coun
cil today.
"Printed cotton in the country for
day and evening will be the import
ant summer fabric. This cotton will
be different from last year because
the printed flowers will be small
rather than the big patterns of last
year. Butterflies printed on cotton
are divine. They are in many cases
enormous?sometimes black printed
on bright blue or bottle green back
grounds. America is becoming cot
ton crazy," Mrs. Snow declared.
"I believe that cotton lace can't
be accented enough and that It will
be used in blouses, evening clothes
?and that it is quite likely that cot'
ton lace evening shawls and scarves
will be used in place of fur jackets
for evening wraps.
"Brigence is showing biscuit and
string color corduroy cotton pique.
1 consider it one of the smartest fa
brics for the spring. It is divine and
will be used in tailored suits and
dresses."
?
Mr. Dave Fuller, of Hertford, was
here last night.
Next Draft Call
On February 17th
i
The Martin County draft board of
fice is making preparations to meet
the third call for men on February
17, the board clerk stating this morn
ing that additional men are being
examined in anticipation of the call.
To date 56 men have been exam
ined by the board's physicians.
Twenty of that number have been
called into service, and seven others
have been rejected on account of
physical disabilities, leaving 29 in
line for the call to duty. There are
only four volunteers now on the
waiting list not including two already
called as replacements. A fifth
young man. James Edward Moore,
:>f Willaimston R.F.D. No. 1, stated
?arly this afternoon that he plan- j
led to volunteer next week."^~ >
Induction dates for the two re- j
placements have not been determin
ed, but Joe Pender, Jr., and Herman
Clayton Williams are expected to
leave for Fort Bragg between now
ind Saturday of next week.
Several of the sixteen men leaving
for camp last week have been trans
ferred from Fort Bragg to Fort Jack
jon, South Carolina.
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1MIONE 46
riCXACO SERVICE STATION FOR
rent. Located in Hamilton. New
ly painted and in good location. Har
rison Oil Company, Williamston.
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FOR RENT: DESIRABLE NICELY
furnished bedroom with tile
shower for couple or two men. Tele
phone 84. j7-4t
READ THE NEWS AND OBSERV
er for current events. 20c weekly,
15c daily only. R. E. Peele, agent.
Williamston. nl2-ea T-tf
SOY BEANS WANTED: WE ARE
paying 68c per bushel at our mill.
W O. Abbitt. j!4-4t
GUANO SACKS WANTED. IIIGH
est prices paid. Deliver to our
mill. W. O. Abbitt. j!4-4t
MEN WANTED FOB RAW'LEIGH
Routes of 800 families in South
Bertie. Northwest Beaufort Coun
ties. Reliable hustler should make
good earnings at start and increase
rapidly Write today Rawleigh's,
Dept NCA-251-SO. Richmond. Va.,
)r see J M. Ogden. Jr . Williamston.
N. C Route 2 jl7-24-31-f7
FOR SALE OR FOR RENT: LARGE
brick warehouse 38.000 square
feet Located in Williamston, N. C j
Well constructed and built for to
bacco warehouse Bids for sale or
for rent will be received until Wed
nesday, March 19th. Send all re
quests for information or bids to G.
H Harrison. Williamston, N. C.
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WANTED ? 50 SECOND HAND
suits, any size or style. If you have
a used suit that you wish to trade
on a new one. we will make excep
tionally good allowance now Pitt
man Cleaners. Phone 159.
WANTED: EXPERIENCED WATT
ress Apply at once to Central
Cafe
CAMEO PIN LOST ON STREETS
of William*ton Friday. January
10th Finder please return to Mrs
Joe Cowin. jl4-2t
EXPERT ALTERATIONS ON Wo
men's and men's clothing. No job
too large or too small. One day serv
ice. Phone 159 Pittman Cleaners.
25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL
overcoats, leather coats, sweaters
and all other winter clothing. An
vil Brand overalls 97c. Pittman
Cleaners.
FOR SALE ? HARD AND PINE
wood, dry and ready for heater.
$5 cord delivered. Call Dr. J F. Thig
pen 215-J, or see boy at Dinah Hill
farm.
WANTED ? SMALL IRON SAFE.
Dick Smith.
Final Clearance
Here Is An Unusual lluy Far
The Wise Ami Thrifty!
.'{9 DRESSES?Values to #16.95
$5.00
Including All H vols and Silks
45 DRESSES?Value* to K9.M5
$3.88
.411 Salet Final. I\o charge* ? Sliuhl
Charne For Alteration
15 SPORT and DRESS COATS
VALUES TO 829.75
$8.88
If Your Size li in the Lot It'* An Inntital tiny.'
ALL FELT HATS?Values to
OO
Hundred* of Other Item* That Are Too
Limited in Quantity To Quote.
COME AND BUY!
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
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Martin Supply Co.
WILLI AMSTON, N. C.
Our First
Anniversary
TUESDAY, Januury I llli. marked our firs! anniversary as dealers
fur Dodge anil Plymouth automobiles in Williamslon. Martin anil
adjoining counties. Our business fur tin- past year lias been sat
isfactory anil we arc grateful for the patronage ami cooperation
received from our customers untl friends.
Plymouth-Dodge
Wo are agents for both Dodge and Plymouth
automobiles, two of the best low-prieed cars
on the American market. When in the mar
ket for a new ear or a Dodge truck we would
welcome the opportunity to quote you prices
and demonstrate to you our products.
Dixie Motors
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.