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7 uftdiiy. May 27. I'fll.
(.rying \rrrl f ur II vrtliirhilr t hings
Listing tlie needs that must he met before
this nation can expect to butUi successfully for
defense and prosper in the years to come, a
lational leader placed books near the top of
the list A return to religion occupied first place,
but books were in a ranking position. Elaborat
ing on those needs, the leadet was careful to
say that it was not the trashy book, but the
book with a meaning and a moral that was
needed today and tomorrow
The list of needs attracted more than pass
ing attention because public-spirited citizens in
Vlarttn County, citizens interested in the wel
fare of their fellowman, are now cooperating
in a library movement that is certain to make
ivailable good books to the people m every
rook and corner in the county.
We have wandered far afield in our search
'or pleasures, and it is about time that we were
iettling down and preparing our minds for the
ihocks ahead It is.also time that we started
Peking the real pleasures and stop our dash
iere and there for mad excitement Those who
told the public interest at heart can do no bet
?er thing just now than push forward for an
mproved library service fbr all the people in
Martin County. If ever there was a need for
rood books and earnest readers that time is
low.
Sal jtsh
There are those who refuse to compromise
with criminals, and there are those few who
will adhere to the truth and to what is right ev
en though such action proves costly Sad as it
may seem it is fast becoming the practice in
this State to compromise with the criminal, the
t rooked politician in the hope that our person
al gain will be greatei Some will even go into
the camp of the criminal and bow down to the
detrimental whims of the law-breaker in the
name of increased trade or indirect gain.
" , A fairly well-known leader recently asked
what good was accomplished by opposing the
promotion of Bob Reynolds to the chairman
ship of the United States Military Affairs Com
mittee" As it turned out, the opponents to the
promotion gained nothing, but one thing must
be said in their behalf and that is they main
tained for that which was right in their sight
and did not compromise to an old custom of
advancing the next in line to places of high im
portance be he a leader, statesman, or a plain
old jackass of the first water.
We have gone so far from the truth and com
mon decency that we will now gladly form a
partnership with crime and crooked politics
that a nickel or a dime might be gained for our
own personal benefit.
fiiai of Accitlfnli
University News Letter.
Traffic accidents cost North Carolinians more
money each, year than it costs to operate the
entire State-supported school system, accord
ing to Konald Hocutt. director of the Highway
Safety Division.
"We art inclined to look upon the cost of
highway accidents only in terms of human suf
fering. twisted limbs and horrible death, while
overlooking the economic aspect of the accident
picture Last year, for example, the cost of traf
fic accidents in North Carolina reached up
wards ul $'Jj.UIHl.OOO. This sum included all costs
of hospitalization, doctors' bills, repairs and re
placement of damaged vehicles, working time
lost by accident victims, and an estimated val
uation of $0,000 placed on each life lost."
Traffic accidents cost North Carolina indus
tries a pretty penny, too, Hocutt said, pointing
out that the average compensation costs paid
to industrial workers involved in traffic acci
dents m connection with their work is higher
than that in any other type of accident in in
dustry. and that the average number of days
Inst as a result of traffic accidents in industry
is greater than that in any other type of acci
dent.
"Yes, highway accidents cost more than hu
man suffering, tears and anguish Accidents cost
North Carolinians inanv millions of dollars each
year And while it may be true that much of
this cost is borne by insurance companies, we
all know that these companies are not in bus
mess for their health, and the cost of these ac
cidents ultimately must be borne by all policy
holders."
II North Carolina drivers are not concerned
over their safety, consideration for their pock
etbooks ought to prompt them to drive more
carefully.
Most of the critical things in life, which be
come the starting points of human destiny, are
little things. Robert P. Smith.
?
_News that Italy lias devised a process of mak?
ing wool out of milk must make the cows feel
rather sheepish. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Texas small bov who swallowed 30 cents
and coughed up a dime will do for a slot ma
chine. as the proportions are the same Char
lotte
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Bi<r Increase In
Production Needed
An increase of at least 0 per cent
(10 million cases) is needed in egg
production this year to meet the re
quirements of the National "Food for
Defense Program." including sup
plies to be exported under the Lend
Lease Plan.
Prof Roy E Dearstyne, head of
the State College Poultry Depart
ment. says poultrymen will be mak
ing a valuable contribution to the
program by taking good care of eggs
on the farm. Farmers also should im
prove methods of feeding and make
full use of poultry equipment, he
said.
"Carelessness in handling eggs for
market lost 5 per cent of the Unit
ed States' egg production in 1939,"
Prof. Dearstyne declared. "This loss
represents 175 million do/en eggs,
with a cash value of about $30,500.
000. Careful handling means more
eggs for food supplies for this coun
try and other democracies, and ad
ditional income for poultry produc
ers."
The steps in producing quality
eggs, and more of them, are simple
and can be followed on eVery farm
without additional expense, the State
College-.ieader stated. The steps in
clude:
1. ProSSde the flock with the prop
er quality feed for good eggs.
2. Keeping a deep, clean litter on
the poultry house floor, and confin
ing the birds in the house until noon
if needed
3. Providing plenty of clean nests,
at least one to every five hens.
4 Producing infertile eggs for the
market. This will require removal
+>f male birds from the flock as soon
as the breeding season is over.
5. Gathering eggs frequently, to
reduce the number of dirty eggs.
ti Cooling eggs as soon as they are
gathered, to as near 50 degreed as
possible, to prevent spoilage. Never
place warm eggs in the case.
Latin America Lines
Spread Axis Gospel
The charge that German and Ita
ian-dominated airlines in Latin Air
erica are an arm of the axis air fore
on political missions in this hem
sphere is made by C. V. Whitnej
chairman of the board of Pan Arr
erican Airways. He has learned. 1
says, that every Fascist pilot is coir
milted to spread axis political got
pel, and says it is an open commei
cial secret thut many of the axis ah
lines are highly unprofitable entei
prises, kept afloat only by subsidit
from Berlin and Rome. Mr. Whitne:
one of the founders of Pan Amer
can. says that up to the beginning c
1941.'nine axis-controlled airline
were still operating without hindei
ance over strategic routes of Sout
America. These planes, he adds, fl
a total of 21.762 miles and are linl
ed directly with Berlin and Rome b
the Italian transatlantic airlin
which regularly crosses the Sout
Atlantic to the coast of Brazil.
Public Must Be
Beady To Crimp
Must strongly-worded warning yet,
given public as to need for being ;
ready and willing to crimp on stan
dard of living in order to help de
fense is that of W L Batt. deputy di
rector of production division of OPM
He stated "very simply" his opinion
that "we cannot produce the vast
quantities of fighting equipment that
must be produced, and at the same
time preserve our standard of living
in' terms of automobiles and electric
conveniences and leisure hours." He
pleaded for hustling ahead on all
fronts?managerial, labor, govern
mental?to gel tilings done, let wage,
tax. jurisdictional and all other ad
justments be worked out afterwards,
so that quibbling over them wouldn't
delay defense work. Finally, he said
wc must "beware of self-congratula
tion. and we must avoid the compla "
cent notion that all is going well."
EXECUTORS' NOTICE
Having this day qualified as ex
ecutors of the last will and testa
ment of Simon D. Griffin, deceased,
late of Martin County. North Caro
lina, this is to notify all persons hold
ing claims against estate of said de
ceased to present them to the under
signed for payment on or before the
28th day of April, 1942, or this notice
will hi- pleaded in bar of any recov
ery thereon. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
This 28th day of April, 1941
J S and S. C GRIFFIN,
a29-6t Executors.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of a power
of sale embraced in that certain deed
of trust executed by Paul W. Allen,
to Z. V. Norman, Trustee, on the 11th
day of MarcK, 1940. and recorded in
the office of Register of Deeds of
Martin County in Book E-3, page 639
and default having been made in
the payment of the notes thereby se
cured. and the holder of said notes
having applied to the undersigned
trustee for the foreclosure of said
deed of trust:
No*. therefore, the said under
signed Z. V. Norman, Trustee, will
expose at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash, at the Court House
Door of Martin County, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, on the 6th day of
June, 1941, the following described
real estate:
FIRST TRACT: Beginning at a
Sweet Gum, the Sandy Bottom Cor
ner on the Warren Neck Road,
thence with the said Sandy Bottom
line 808 feet to a pine stump former
ly a marked tree, thence by a Sweet
Gum to a sltfrke near a pine, 390 feet
to W. H. Hampton's line, thence with
jsaid W. H Hampton's line 697 feet
I to the beginning, .containing 3 1-3
; acres more or less, and being the
| same land described in deed from
C C Fagan et als to W. H. Allen
which is of record in Book C-l, page
474, Register of Deeds office, Martin
County.
DR. V. H. MEWBORN
OPTOMETRIST
Please Note Date Changes
Robersonville office. Scott's Jew
elry Store, Tuesday, June 10th.
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.m
Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted
Tarboro Every Saturday.
SECOND TRACT: Bounded on the
East by E. W Harden, on the West
by C C Fagan. North by Sullivan
land, and South by Sullivan. Being
same land formerly owned by Brad
ford Allen on which he lived and
died and where said W. H Alien now
lives, containing 25 acres, more or
less, and being the same land as de
scribed in deed from J. H. Hamil
ton and wife and Mary Allen to W
H Allen of record in Book YYY,
page 596. Martin County Registry.
The said land will be sold subject
to all unpaid taxes and the highest
bidder at said sale will be
to deposit ten per cent of his bid to
be forfeited in the event of non-com
pliance.
This the 6th day of May, 1941.
Z. V NORMAN.
ml3-20-27-j3 Trustee
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PAYYOURTAXES
Interest Rate In
creases Each Month
On June 1st Interest Rate
Increases Another One-Half
Of One Per Cent
^our tuxes must he paid, so give this import
ant matter your prompt attention. Payment
now will wave you money. If you are tinahle
? ?> J
to pay all your tuxes, part payment will be
accepted. *
MARTIN COUNTY
C. B. ROEBUCK, Tax Collector.
Economy
Sprayers
Sprays Either
Cotton or Tobacco
Fields and Reds
This Year's Model Has Many New
Inventions. I?ess Working Parts.
Williamston Hdw. Co.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.