Answer Is Filed In
Case Asking $5,000
Damages of Bottler
b
(Continued from page one)
by the plaintiff or others unknown
to the defendants, for which the de
fendants are not responsible, and it
is specifically denied that the de
fendants have violated any duty
they owed to the public or to the
plaintiff, anchit is denied that the
defendants have failed to use the
degree of care and precaution ex
pected by them and by law imposed
upon them, and it is specifically den
ied that any foreign or deleterious
substance was bottled in any bottle,
of Pepsi-Cola bottled by these de
fendants. which may have been pur
chased by the plaintiff, and it is
specifically denied that the plain
tiff has suffered any sickness, ill
ness, injury or damage as the result
of drinking any bottle of Pepsi-Cola
bottled in the plant of these defend
ants. or that the plaintiff has suf
fered any damage or injury for
which the defendants are in law re
sponsible, and each and every-alle
gation of the complaint inconsistent
with this answer and further answer,
and not specifically herein answered
or denied, is hereby specifically den
ied. and it is denied that the defend
ants have been guilty pi any omis
sion or commission 111 then duty to
the plaintiff or the public in gener
al, and it is specifically denied that
the plaintiff has been damaged 111
any amount fur which the defend
ants are responsible or answerable
by law.
"Wherefore: Tht defendants hav
ing fujly answered, pray the court
that the plaintiff take nothing, that
this action be dismissed aiid the de
fendants go without day and recov
er their cost to be taxed by the
clerk.'
Planning Series Of
Tonsil Clinics For
Children of Count v
(Continued from page one)
emergency and incidentally I saw
that ambulances gut them there.
It your family physician operates,
then, of course, you have confidence
in him and he will be the man to do
your work and J am sure he will
make his fee reasonable (Remember
a tonsilectomy* is not a minor oper
ation) and extend cretjft when de
served. If you physician does not op
erate, he knows those wlvp do and is
willing to write a note to the opera
tor suggesting that you are able to
pay any reasonable fee or deserving
of extension of time for the rcmain
dor of the fee uftor the ten dolldis
is paid In other words ten dollars
and a little honesty will do the work,
whether it*is in the operators prr
vate office or a hospital I am noT
attempting to set any fees for the
operators and the 25 dollars us men
tioned because that seems to be the
standard There are exceptions
to all cases and som?> cases have to
have more care than others
North Carolina To
Kun I j) All Clocks
Sunday at Midnight
j p
(Continued from page one)
new time and that merchants as.se
nations in 30 of the larger cities ha,
reacted favorably He quoted Seen
tary Willard Dowell of the Stat
Merchants Association as saying tha
all merchants' associations were un
animously favorable to the chang
but had delayed commitment unti
they polled their membership.
I think that automatically th,
rest of the population will fall n
line, the Governor said.
While it is certain that all clock,
Will be run up, .1 is likely that som,
old schedules will be maintained
For instance, it will be impossible t.
play night baseball during twilight
and in that case the games will star
tL, P "1 saving time
Trams and mail schedules will hi
maintained without change. For in
stance the morning mail reachini
here now al 6 o'clock will react
here at 7 daylight saving time next
week instead of 6 o'clock daylight
saving time or 5 o'clock eastern time
It is not certain what schedule the
rural carriers will observe.
"??? wuatri vtf.
To avoid confusion, local pcot
can run up their clocks at bed tir
Sunday night, apd .go by that tir
until September 28th.
Part Of Fill Will
Be Replaced With
Different Material
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ty and that normal traffic has been
moving over them for weeks. Down
here Martin County property own
era continue to pay at the rate of
more than $1,000 a month in interest
and principal on a debt incurred
nearly twenty years ago to finance
the construction of the original road,
and are now getting little more than
premises of completion dating back
as tar as April, then liay, then June,
then July, and now "next week." The
At will haunt the property own
l until IBM
Another tobacco marketing season
going to be hit squarely in the
by the unfinished project, and
a houses, hotels and others
to trade conditions made poa
by the ftset fill trill just have
to wait and hope for the
at the project.
HINTS FOR
HOMEMAKERS
?"?? Allf/WMI, Hnmf
Service Director, Virginia Electric
And Power Company
LETS ADD SPICES TO MEALS
Planning meals can be a real joy
if you'll use a little imagination in
doing it It's that "something differ
ent" touch which adds spice to meals
and provides interest in this busi
ness of planning and preparing three
meals a day. At this time of the year
you can plan ahead by preparing
Pickled Melon Rind, Relishes or
some other Condiment which will
give your menus variety in the win
ter months. Here are a few of our
favorite recipes.?
Pickled Melon Rind
Watermelon. Citronmelon, Canta
loupe and ripe cucumber rind, are
all used Peel rirttl. cut in 1 inch
squares, soak in alum water. (2 tsp.
powdered alum to 1 qt. water) 12
hours. Heat gradually to boiling
point boil 15 rnin. Drain, cover with
ice water, let stand 2 hrs., drain and
dry between towels. For 3 pounds
rind use 1 lb. brown sugar, 1 qt. vin
egar and 1 qt. water. 1 tbsp. whole
cloves. 2 07- stick cinnamon Heat
together, boil 20 nun. Add prepared
rind. Cook until tender (1 1-2 to 2
hrs) Seal hot.
Pickled Onions
Peel small silver onions, cover
uith brine, allowing 11-2 cup salt
to 2 qt. water, Bring to a boil. Cool
and let stand 2 days Drain, cover
with more brine?bring to boiling
point and boil 3 min. Pack onions in
jars and cover with following li
quid which has been brought to a
boiling point, then^seal.
1 gal. vinegar
1 c. brown sugar
1 o7 Horseradish Root
3 tbsp. peppercorns
4 tbsp allspice berries
Add sliced red pepper, mace and
cloves it^cfesired.
( how ( how
?2 qts small green tomatoes
3 rc 'if peppers
2 bunches celery
2 qts. string beans
2 oz turmeric
l-,2 oz. pepper
Salt
12 Small cucumbers
1 cauliflower
1 pt. small onions
1-4 e. mustard seed
1-2 oz. allspice
J 2 oz. clove
1 gal vinegar
Prepare vegetables and cut into
small pieces, cover with salt, let
stand 24 hours and drain, heat vine
gar and spices to boiling point, add
vegetables and cook soft. (Easiest
way to o?t up vegetables is to put
them through food grinder using
coarse knife) Pack in jars and seal.
Sweet Piekled Peach**
12 pk. peaches
2 2 lbs, brown sugar
1 Dint vinegar -
1 oz stick cinnamon
Whole Cloves
?B<"l 'sugar, vinegar and cinnamon
20 minutes Dip peaches quickly in
Itot water, then rub off the fur with
a towel Stick each p< ach with four
clove put into 'syrup and cook un
til sop, using half 111? peaches at a
tune. or pack peaHu > in jars, fill
jars - within 1 inch top with boiling
syrup partially seal process. (Rc
ler to chart for timing )
Note Follow above directions for
pickling pears, apples, craD&ppies,
apricots.
Bread and Butter Pickles
1 qt. thinly sliced cucumbers
- 3 ilun.lv sliced
Wash cucumbers, and dry. Slice,
put with onions, sprinkle with salt.
Ix t stand 3 hours. Drain. Wash off
the salt water and add: 1 cup brown
sugar. 1 cup vinegar. 1 tsp celery
seed. 2 red peppers (sweet), 1-2 tsp.
turmeric, 1 tbsp horseradish. Bring
to boiling point. Stir frequently.
Pack in hot sterile jars. Seal tight
ly at. once. Makes 2 pts
NoU Avoid using zinc tops for
pickled foods because they cannot be
used the second time.
Corn Relish?(Three Pints)
t) ears corn
1 medium head cabbage (2 qts.
shredded)
2 green peppers
2 cups mild vinegar
1 c. sugar
2 tbsp salt
J tbsp mustard _______
1 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp celery seed
Boil the corn 10 minutes, then cut
closely from the cob and combine
with the finely chopped cabbage and
peppers, add the vinegar, sugar and
seaspnjjjgs. Jleat. slow ly to the boil
ing point and continue cooking for
~5- minutes.?Fill sterilized- jars and
seal.? ??
Fig Conserve
2 lbs. sugat
1 c water &
? 3 lbs. figs j11
1-2 lb raisins (seedless)
1-thinly sliced seedless orange
Juice 2 lemons
2 pieces ginger root (optional)
1-2 lb. nuts
Boil sugar and water until dissolv
ed?remove figs from soda bath (1
tbsp. soda, 4 qts. water). Cut figs in
to 4 pieces?cook until three quar
ter# done, add raisins, sliced orange,
lemon juice and ginger. Cook until
thick and transparent Add chopped
nuts Boil 5 min. Seal.
VEPCO Relish
10 lbs. tomatoes
12 green peppers
4 bunches celery
3 Its. unions
4 tbsp salt
4 e sugar
Few sticks cinnamon
2 tbsp whole cloves
1-2 c whole mixed spice
3 pts vinegar
2 tbsp whole allspice
4 tbsp ginger root
Chop or cut vegetables in small
piece*. add aalt and sugar Mix thor
oughly, cook slowly until mixture
Voting Light In Leaf
Grading Referendum
According to reports reaching here
comparatively few Martin County
farmers are voting in the referen
dum which upon favorable passage
would provide federal tobacco grad
ing for the Williamston and Rober
sonville Tobacco Markets Possibly
35 or 40 farmers have been to the
agricultural building to report their
ballots. This was not necessary, how
ever. as the farmers could have mail
ed their ballots directly to Raleigh
Most of those visiting the building
were said to have favored the plan.
Tomorrow is the last day for vot
ing, and ballots must be mailed and
postmarked not later than midnight
Two Road Fatalities
In County This Year
Two traffic fatalities were charg
ed to Martin County in a report is
sued this week by the Highway Safe
ty Division covering the first six
months of this year.
This report showed a grim toll of
545 human lives reaped-on North
Carolina streets and highways the
first half of this year, against 363
persons killed in the same period
last year. This increase of 50 per
cent is well above the increase for
the country as a whole.
Jn the face of this steadily rising
slaughter, ten North Carolina coun
ties succeeded in having clean, traf
fic fatality records for the six
months period, these being Alexan
der. Alleghany, Avery, Camden,
Cherokee, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Polk
begins to thicken, add spices and
vinegar, cook down until the desir
ed thickness. Pour into hot sterilized
jars and seal at once. Note: It is well
to taste and check flavor before fill
ingjarp.
WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM
Eight of the eleven men pictured above are now working for Uncle
Sam. doing a bit of soldiering down around Fort Jackson, South Car
olina. The group is identified, as follows: front row: Hufus Jones
Jones. Henry Thomas Peel and Abram Fonville; middle row: James
Author Grimes, Johnnie Bell, James Jasper Neal and Curtis Roberts;
back row. George Spencer Jones, Khoden Purvis, Frank Slade and Wil
liam Henry Wiggins. All of them in the back row except Slade were
rejected by Army doctors.
and Yancey.
| Nineteen counties with 10 or more
traffic deaths each accounted for an i
almost even 50 per cent of the total. I
I These were, Wake, with 29; Cum
berland with 24, Mecklenburg, 22;
| Guilford, 20; Buncombe and Colum
CD IK each: Halifax and Durham.
14. Robeson, 13; Rockingham and i
Alamance, 12; Davidson and Gaston,'
11; and Harnett, Henderson, Johns- j
| ton, Pender, Sampson and Wilson.
Fifty-seven of the 100 counties in
the State showed increases over the
first half of last year.
The greatest increases were rec
orded in Wake, Columbus, Cumber- j
land, Henderson, Halifax and Rock- i
ingham.
REJECTED
The 23 Martin County young
mean leaving for the Army last
Wednesday almost pulled down
a perfect health More, unoffi
cial reports stating that only one
of them was rejected, failing to
meet the physical requirements,
Robert Lee Dickerson, of Wil
liamston Route 1, was dismiss
ed. He returned home last night.
"Some of the other lads were
a hit disappointed when they
learned how healthy they were,
but they were sticking it out all
right when I left them," Dicker
M#n said today.
Hitler Bogged Down
In Russia; Japanese
Moving In Far East
(Continued from page one)
Around Smolensk the Germans (
appear to have made no substantial
headway for two weeks, nor have ,
they been able to push on eastward {;
Lrom the Polotsk-Nevel sector, it is i
indicated by the Russian communi-1
ques.
Of about 150 German planes which |
attempted to smash through to the ;
capital with their loads of incen
diaries and high explosives Wednes
day night, only eight or 10 broke
through the tight network of Mos
cow's fighter planes, anti-aircraft
and barrage balloon defense, it was
said.
However, some fires were started j
and there were many civilians killed !
and wounded.
Official announcement of the Ja
panese entry into Indo-China is ex- ,
pected next Tuesday. During the
meantime, this country is likely to
consider economic reprisals against
Japan tomorrow. President Roofce- j
velt said today that the Japanese ,
move should awaken in the Amer
ican people a greater realization of
danger facing this country.
The President alt*) said he felt that
Senator Wheeler had gone too far
in asking selectees to w rite1 to the |
President about the war situation,
and added that the Senator was on j
dangerous ground. Secretary of War
Stinrtson declared that Wheeler was '
engaging in activities approaching
treason. Wheeler replied with his us
ual sarcasm.
Late reports from the war arena
declare that a German raider had
been flying an American flag and
was named "Dixie". While Russia is
occupying Germany in the East, Bri
Officers Capture
Still In County
Raiding in Bear Grass Township
last Wednesday, County A.B.C. UI
ficer J. H. Roebuck and his assistant,
Deputy Roy Peel, wrecked a liquor
plant, including an old fifty-gallon
capacity gasoline drum which was
used for a kettle. The still was equip
ped with a 10-gallon wood-keg cap.
The officers poured out approxi
mately 900 gallons of beer. The plant
had not been in operation for a few
days and no arrests were made.
It was the first still taken in that
township by county officers during
the month of July, one report stat
ing that the industry is fading out
in that territory.
*>
County Man Taken III
In South Carolina Toirn
?
Lee House, well-known county
citizen and prominent automobile
dealer of Robersonville, was taken
seriously ill suddenly while in Con
way, South Carolina, this week. Late
reports state that his condition is
slightly improved, but that it will be
several days before his return home
can be expected.
1
W. E Davis was called to his home
in Easley, S. C-, today, due to the ill
ness of his" mother and brother.
tain continues to pound the Nazis
in the West, one report stating that
one of the heaviest raids of the war
was directed against German occu
pied territory and centers yesterday
and last night. Russia, in a late re
port, tells that 15,000 German troops,
had been wiped out around Molensk
in a recent engagement. The Ital
ians claim several British ships were
sunk in a convoy in the Mediterran
ean day before yesterday, but the
British say only a destroyer was
sunk and a freighter damaged.
COTTON FARMERS
<;i:t ii.c greatest values
And WIDEST VARIETY of
COTTON DOOllS . . .
Trade Your
COTTON
STAMPS
?-???- . ? y ??i 'If;; - ' _
In Martin County
Here in Martin County's large stores
you can get the most merchandise
lor your stamps
Prices are lower here where compe
tition is keenest?your stamps will
go further
Stocks are larger and of greater va
riety?You can find what you want
without trouble.
The merchants of Martin County ex
tend you a cordial welcome
\
Your Cotton Stamps Will Be Accepted As Cash At The Stores Belotc ?
BELK-TYLER COMPANY MARGOLIS BROTHERS A. 0. ROBERSON & CO.
WILUAMSTON, N. C. WILUAMSTON. N. C. ROBERSONVILLE, N. C.
ANN'S VARIETY STORE MARTIN SUPPLY CO. R.L. SMITH & SONS
WILUAMSTON, N. C. WILUAMSTON, N. C. ROBERSONVILLR, N. C.
DARREN'S DEPT. STORE N. ISRAEL FARMERS SUPPLY CO.
WILUAMSTON, N. C. WILUAMSTON. N. C. WILUAMSTON. N. c. -