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Man E. Thompson. 91 Years Ohl. Passes At Home Of Her Son ? \\ ai> V idoH of Lale miin ami Sea (iaptain Dur ing flit* Civil ^ ar Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Latham Thompson, well-known citizen of Robersonville and Martin County, died at the home of her son. Mr Joe Thompson. Sunday. April 6th. at 3 45 p. m. Mrs Thompson had been quite ill for the past three weeks. She was 91 years old and her death was attrib uted to complications resulting from old age Unusually active until last fall, she made her home with her son. Mr Joe Thompson and daugh ter. Mrs John Whichard ?She was a native of Martin Coun ty In 1850. she was born in Wil liamston, and at the age of 13, mar i led the late Captain Thomas P Thompsop .an operator of sailing vessels which plied the w aters along the Atlantic coast during and after the Civil War At the time of their marriage. Captain Thompson was 40 years old He was an Englishman and the son of a prominent family of the British Isles For the past 50 years. Mrs Thomp son made her home in Robersonville Despite her age, she was especially active and enjoyed the respect and friendship of a wide circle of friends She was a loyal and faithful mem ber of the Christian Church arid at tended regularly every service un til illness prevented her active par ticipation in religious activities. Funeral services were conducted at the home of her daughter. Mrs John Whichard. Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Rev. J M. Perry, her pastor, officiated Interment was made in the old cemetery here. Surviving arc two daughters, Mrs Jonh Whichard and Mrs. Ed Kober son. of Robersonville; three sons, Joe Thompson, of Robersonville Andrew Thompson, of Ruckv Mount, and John Thompson, of Scotland Neck. Williamslon residents who remem bered Captain and Mrs Thompson, stated that Captain Thompson was a very prominent Mason being directly responsible for the organization" of Skewarkee lodge in Williamston. He was also instrumental in organiz ing the Masonic lodge in Hamilton. Bids For Surfacing Several Streets To Be Received Soon (Continued from page one) and other facts subject to approval by the State Board of Health. If an adequate supply is not available j there and health requirements can not be met, the contractor will con- j Unite at his own expense to make as many tests as are m ces.suiv m find ing a proper location for the well. The new well is to have a capacity equal to that of the three combined wells now being used at the niunici j pal water plant. Town engineer. Henry Rivers, was instructed at the Wikiriesday meet mg to prepare cost estimates and ad vertise for lnds~for surfacing several j local streets, including Warren. Ray. Smithwick. Grace ahd a block on Elm Street and Marshall Avenue The : bids will be advertised within the next two weeks, and it is planned to launch the project as soon as possible thereafter. Preparations for the street im provement project are now under - way. wl'A and town fours die mak ing individual connections ahead of the paveis A water line on Grace Street is to be lowered and a sewer line will be laid on one block in Smithwick Street Grading work wilHikely be started within the next week or ten days, according to* R E. Manning, superintendent of the water and street departments Alfred Straw bridge, of ^Norfolk, is here spending the week-end with his parents. Mr and Mrs J G Straw bridge. Good-Will Beauty Elected "First Lady of El Salva dor" In a popularity and beauty contest, Ethal Canessa will repre sent her country on a good-will tour of other Central American repub lies. She is a member of one of El Salvador's richest families. Mrs. Cunningham To Head Roman's Club Ai the uvular meeting of the Woman's Club Wednesday, Mis F. I* Cunningham wu.s ? leeted presi dent She ha> hern one* of the most loyal members ever since the clubs organization and the membership was greatly gratified that she ac cepted the presidency f<?r the com ing two years Mrs F M Manning was elected second vice president, and Mrs Daisy W. Pope, correspond ing secretary, unanimously The treasurer reported $82.00 on hand and Mrs W K Parker reported $14 65 cleared on the recent art ex hibit This money will be spent for a picture for the grammar school Mrs Wheeler Martin, retiring president, brought up several ques tions to be discussed by the club and it was decided to sponsor clean up week with Mrs N. C. Green and Mrs Cunningham, chairmen. They suggested a program of beautifna tion. on which is planting of dog wood and honeysuckle on approaches to town They reported that the A C. L. and State Highway had agreed to assist whenever they could. Members were asked to carry magazines to the club rooms to be sent to Fort Bragg# The key can be gotten from Mrs. L. T. Fowden to get in the room. Every member of the club is asked to do this and oth ers may bring them and the club w ill be responsible for getting them there. Mrs. H L. Swain was appointed to see the WPA about redecorating the club rooms, to report at the next meeting. have any club dishes, especially the blue plates and cooking utensils be longing to the club to return them at once as tin1 supply is so low it causes a great deal of l>orrowing to serve a supper. \ orris I in Slio/> Worci/ To 1ttrf It a fifty Factory Mi J C. Norris. who for several years operated a tin and plumbing shop on Washington Street, recent ly purchased the old Martin County Buggy Factory v on Smith wick Street near the local Christian Church. The building is being renovated, a cement floor has been laid and an office is being constructed, giving Mr Norris all the floor space needed for a modern tin. plumbing and gen eral repair shop Mr Norris will, as in the past, make tobacco flues for the farmers of this section. Mr. Iversqn Skinner was in Rich mond this week attending to busi ness ? ;? ? Messrs Henderson Mi/ell and Henry Clyde Walters, of Jamesville. were business visitors here today. WHEREVER IT HAPPENED Today's News Is in the Charlotte News TODAY! Have The Eliarlotte News Delivered To Your Door Every Weekday ? Afternoon . . . J iyib nw v 15c PER WEEK Color Comic* Every Saturday mo I 1 omi Crowded Calendar Awaits Attention j Of Su|>erior Court (Continued from page one> was'cnncally hurt in the accident | She i* asking *10.000 personal and *5.000 punitive damages 1 The next big suit is that of Willie j Lee Chesson against the Town of Robersonville Suffering a broken | 1 neck and other injuries when his car plunged into, an allegedly urn marked or unguarded canal or ditch across a street of the town, the plain tiff is asking *350 doctor's and hos pital hill and *10.000 personal dam age- The accident took place on the night of October 15. 1940. A similar i sun growing out of the same accident has already t^-en settled in the i courts There are quite a few damage suits on the calendar as a result of automobile accidents Nellie Jones is I suing for *1,000 and Malinda Jones is asking *5.000 damages of John W Bel If lower as a result of an auto obile accident on May 2 last year Harvey Williams and wife. Na ?.ni Williams, are suing William H Roebuck for $775 damages as a re sult of an automobile accident near 'Robersonville "n September I. 1940 I) G Matthews is suing M. M ' Mills and Di Q H Cooke tor $500 I damage alleged to have resulted from a woods fire carelessly started I by Mills. J H Manning and others in their ease against Lola Williams Coburn IS petitioning the court for sale of certain lands in Robersonville Town dnp for division. In the case of W G Peele against W K. Upshaw, the plaintiff is suing In recover $500 78 on an insurance contract Mrs Sarah Copeland is suing W R Copeland for alimony Ollie Belch is appealing to the court in his case to recover $60 on a note from Monroe Holliday. Henry Brown and others are su nig Jasper Anderws for possession .f properly belonging to the Church ,f God in Christ at Robersonville. A boundary line dispute is involv ed in the ease of D G. Matthews against I). W Downs. E G Ander son and E. U. Barnes. J K Barrow is suing Nicodcmus Barrow and the Farmville-Wood- | ward Lumber Company for the price of logs sold the lumber company by Nicodcmus J K Barrow is said to have deserted his family aliout 30 1 years ago His soli sold some timber to the lumb?E-Cgmpany. J. Knowl edge Barrow returned home and is now suing the company in an effort to get it' to pay for the timber a see ond time. In the ease of C. B Rogerson against C. H Jenkins and Company, the plaintiff, a minor at the time, bought a car from the defendant, is asking that the contract be rescind I'd. W M Long is suing Roy Clark, ad ministrator. over a will or to recov er $1,475 spent in improving prop erty formerly belonging to the late Mrs Delia Clark Considerable time will likely be spent in hearing the ease of Haywood Rogers who is seeking to have the will of his late father set aside Les ter Rogers is the propounder Lloyds of America is suing J. H Everett for $269 91. The case of Goldie Hyman against Peter Hyman was calendared in the "big" court when a justice of the peace awarded the plaintiff a judg ment in the sum of $108.40 and the defendant appealed Dink Page, "allowing" he was poisoned by allegedly spoiled meat -old by tlu- defendant -a suing the i Colonial Stores for $1,000. Henry Salsliury is suing John H Everett ill an effort to recover cer tain lands Salsbury alleged he gave the defendant a deed to the land with the understanding that he was to get it back when he repaid a certain debt. He further alleges that he of fered to pay the money, but was re fused the land. And then there's p case involving a cow. Mrs Allie Taylor, according to the complaint, gave the defendant, G D. Grimes, a cow with the under standing that she, the plaintiff, was to get the calves. The mamma cow finally died, and the claim is now advanced for the last calf. The case has been heard in the lower courts. In the case of J. C. Miller against Sam Gudard. the plaintiff claims that the defendant is in wrongful possession of a Boston bull terrier. A claim and delivery proceeding was instituted. In the justice of the peace court. Miller was declared owner of the dog The defendant appealed and the dog case will be aired in the su perior court. Joe Bunting is suing Ben Rober son on a *75 note and claiming in terest thereon from December, 1939 John R Coltrain is suing George E..J^oberson for *30 damage, alleg ed to have been caused by the de fendant's hogs. The plaintiff was awarded a judgment in a J. P. court and the defendant appealed. Harry Jones is suing W. H. Carstarphen for breach of contract, the plaintiff alleged that he was di rected to repair damages done to the river wharf by flood waters Jones seeks to recover *400 on the ed I contract, e purchase of certain equipment, and $108 for time lost while waiting on the defendant for definite instruction!. Ilan As To Ohterve Easter Monday As Holiday Hera ??? While no general holiday will be observed, the two local banki will suspend activities for the day. The offices of the Virginia Electric and Power Company will cloae for the afternoon only. No holiday will be in effect in the schools and general business will continue as usual. The Williamston public library will observe Monday as an holiday. IN UNCLE SAM'S ARMY Leaving the county April 1. nine of the colored boys pictured above are now working for l7ncle Sam in his army at Fort Bragg. Grandy Remberton was rejected. The names, kneeling, left to right, Wesley Moore, Herbert Ia>uis Peel. Samuai David Slade; standing, Ordele Lit tle, Thomas Lee Hawkins, Pemberton, Benson Swarner, John D. Gainer, Jesse Walston and Louis Riddiek, whose face is partly hid den behind Walston's head. U. S. Seizes Italian Ships Following discovery that their crews were disabling the engines to make them useless in event of seizure, the Coast Guard placed armed guards aboard twenty-seven Italian vessels in U. S. ports from Boston to Portland, Ore., and the Panama Canal Zone. This airview shows four of the Italian vessels berthed in Port Newark, N. J., with Coast Guard ships in background. The ship in right foreground is the San Leonardo. The others are the Brennero, the Alberto and the Auusa. The action was taken under the 1917 Espionage Act, permitting seizure if foreign shii^are wrecked, tying up American harbors. itantiim; i>\ti:s > Dr. G. K. Middle ton, professor of field crop* at State College, has prepared a Spring Planting Calendar for the State, and he lists April 10 as the best plant ing date for corn in the Coastal Plain. For cotton, the best plant ing date is April 20 in the Coastal Plain. Peanuts, a Coastal Plain crop, can be set from April 15 to June 1. but the best planting date is May 5th. British Are Facing Another Dunkirk In Balkans Today (Continued from page one) toward both of them and asked why they should wait longer to act. It was a gloomy picture Mr. Churchill paint ed, and he added that it was now fairly apparent that the war would finally be decided on the Atlantic. Simultaneously with the Balkan blitzkrieg came a renewed drive from the air on England. However, the British were paying back blow by blow, the Germans admitting ser ious damage to the heart of Berlin. Kiel and other German naval centers have been battered by the Royal Air Force. The big puzzle yet unexplain ed is the escape of the Rumanian oil fields. Possibly it is more advantag eous for the British to destroy the output of the fields before it has been manufactured and stored in Ger many. In this country there has been an over-night push for hurrying up de fenses and increasing aid to Britain. Greenland has been taken in under the wing of protection of the United States iA gn at, deal of talk has been heard about the transfer of ten small coast guard boats to the British. President Roosevelt today declared the Red Sea open territory, allowing American ships to carry supplies as far as the Suez Canal without vio lating the law restricting shipping to designated areas. Families Improve Appearance Of Home? liy landscaping Farm families are greatly improv ing the appearance of rural Lincoln County by landscaping their home grounds properly, reports J. W Webster, assistant farm agent Grains The combined acreage of four feed grains planted in 1941 will ap proximate 149,000,000 acres, a de crease of unc per cent from tha 1940 ? planted acreage if farmers carry out their March 1 intentions. a Columbus James, Martin Counnty colored man, is receiving orders to report to the Baltimore board for service. Series Of Meetings Will Explain Plans For Peanut Control (Continued from page one) moots and for diversion into oil of peanuts not needed by the edible trade However, there was no regu lation of marketings, and the acre age planted to peanuts increased steadily so that the 1940 crop was by far the largest in history. About one-third of this crop was diverted to oil in order to protect the price for edible peanuts. This made the cost of the diversion program ex Wtihout the diversion pro gram the farm price for the 1940 crop would have dropped sharply to about the level of the oil market price. It became evident that the di veision part of the program could i not be continued without regulation of marketings. In recognition of this situation, the recently approved leg islation was requested by peanut growers and their representatives. The main provisions of the law are: 1 Marketing quotas are in ef fect only if two-thirds or more of the peanut growers voting in a ref erendum approve quotas. 2 If quotas are approved a loan or diversion program, or both, will be used to stabilize prices. 3 If quotas are not approved, the law provides that there shall be no loan nor diversion program. 4 The marketing quota for each farm will be the actual production on the acreage allotment under the ACP program. 5. Peanuts marketed in excess of the quota will be subject to a penal ty of 3 cents per pound, but payment of this penalty will not be required if the excess is delivered to an agen cy designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and sold at the current market price for crushing for oil. Sunday School CI ass Hat Fish Fry On The Roanoke Members of the junior adult class ! of the local Methodist Sunday school held a very enjoyable fish fry and | muddle Thursday afternoon on a < high bluff overlooking the Roanoke ; River near Hamilton. Fried white perch and rock mud dle, with all the necessary trimmings were prepared by and under the su pervision of tobacconist, Jimmie Taylor. Approximately thirty members and guests of the class enjoyed the occa sion. Congi essman and Mrs. Herbert Bonner, of Washington, visited here a short while last evening. Mf?r Emmott Edwards and Miss Louise Edwards, of High Point, are spending the Easter holidays here with Mrs. W. A. Knox and family. LIKE OLD-FASHIONED APPLE jacks? Try the Martin Open until ?12 p. m. Opening FUh And Seafood Market Here Next Monday ? G. F Fulcher wholesale fish deal er of Bayboro. Pamlico County, will open a modern fish and seafood mar ket in the building to the rear of Lawrence Peele's Jewelry Store, on Washington Street. Monday. April 14th Mr Fulcher says he is coming to Williamston and opening a retail market as an outlet for the fish he buys and catches on the coast. Wants WE PAY 7#e CASH FOR CORN? Williamston Hardware Co. a8-tf MEN WANTED? IS TO JS. WORK in Southern Airplane plant. Mhst have finished 7th grade. Must take 8 to 13 weeks schooling. Must pay part tuition in advance, balance pay able out of pay on job while earning 50c an hour and up Write E. P Hef ner, Carolina Hotel Raleigh, N. C. a 11 -25 ! BABY CHICKS ?I.ARGE HCSKY chicks from N. C and U. S. ap proved flocks only All popular breeds. Hatches each Tuesday from modern electric incubator. Reason able prices. Phone 307-6 Lancaster's Hatchery. Windsor. j24-tf EXPERIENCED LA0NDRI wanted at once. Apply to Lilley'i Laundry. WilliamsUm. al 1-13 BRCNSW1CE STEW. BARBECUE. hamburgers, hot dogs and hand made sandwiches Try The Martin Exum Ward COKEB'S COTTON SEED FOB sale: 35 bushels on hand Cleaned and treated. Price reasorablc W. M Green Robersut.ville. FOB MATOB To the voters of Williamston: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for renomination for may or of Williamston subject to the con vention to be held on the 17th day of April at the court house. If nominated and elected I prom ise to the people of Williamston to serve them to the best of my ability and take this means to thank you for your loyal support in the past. a8-2t J. L. HASSELL EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as executor of the estate of W H Kawls, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before April 9. 1942, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment. This the ninth day of April, 1941 WILLIAM ALBERT RAWLS, Executor of the estate of all-6t W. H. Rawls. Deceased. GENERAL ELECTRIC NOW ONLY $119.95 MODIL LS4-41. 6.2 cu. ft capacity. 11.7 ?q. ft. shelf area. 1 amous sealed-ia steel G-E Thrift Unit with the umurpaued mord f*r l>er}oTMJH(?. Com# In and ft## this Big Bargain! B. S. COURTNEY Candy for Easter GIVE CANDY FOR FASTER ?A gift ev ery member of the family will enjoy . . . Our boxen are moderately priced. The SODA SHOP A Foward STEP The purchase of the basket factory by Messrs. G. H. Harrison. Jesse ? Whitley ami N. C. Green is recog nized as a forward step in the ma terial progress of the town and the community. Keenly aware of the beneficial meaning the operation of the plant by local men has. The Enterprise congratulates the new owners and wishes for them every success in their new undertaking. The Enterprise Publishing Co. PRINTERS und PUBLISHERS
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