Smallwood Recalls
Boyhood Davs Here
(Continued from page one)
ache for the twelve months' period
ahead But so soon as another Spring
sunny day rolled around, so woi^ld
'Mr. Clary and his bucket If Mr. Cla- j
ry's remedy ever failed him. he was?
wary enough never to divulge it But j
if it did; and one can have faith suf
ficient to make the faith work: why
not have faith*
I have implied that these clippers I
were for the general use of clearing |
around cuts and bruises on damaged
heads resulting from fracases, or
street brawls, so the same might be
the better dressed and plastered, or
maybe sewed up: and such w as real
ly the case. With liquor and license
as plentiful as they then were, such
affairs repeatedly occurred, but to
no serious damage that I recall; nor
did the participants seem to hold
rage or rancour toward one another
after the fracas was finished. But
some of them then seemed serious
enough to me. the youngster, who
looked on. and often helped with the
"doctoring".
Upon one occasion I saw two men
wrangle out of a barroom door and
continue the fight on the sidewalk
one hammering the other over the
head with a beer bottle until he was
so bloody his faee could not be seen
Then over to the drug store he tod
dled, and lay down just inside the
door, to be doctored. He was so tip
sy, that about all he could say was,
Fix me up Mr Biggs, fix me up; that
fellow didn't play fair.
?Another- lime... one of "the hovs"
got sufficiently "happy" as to be
come disgusted with himself; hav
ing imbibed to the remorseful stage,
he flattened himself against the bar
room wall, and said I'm tired doing
like I do. won't somebody please
shoot me; I want to get shot; won't
somebody please shoot me. Where
upon. another fellow about as fully
soused, said. Yes. partner. I always
did like you. and if you sho' 'nuf
want,to get shot dast if I don't think
enough of you to accommodate you.
and thereupon popped a little "22'
bullet at him which struck lightly in
the forehead, but bounced off. the
would-be "angel" shaking himself to
gether and making for his "friend
ly assistant" for being "such a fool
as to think he meant it "
And so tire days wore into nights,
and the nights back into days, and
both into years, and years, and
years, that w ill never* be years any
more; but others there are. with
their joys and woes.*and the world
wags on in its Way.
Then one day I heard a horse trade
the likes of which it has not,been my
privilege to hear since nor had 1
before I catinot recall the identity
of either party, but seem to remem
ber that the seller was from out of
town, and the buyer one of the boys
of the town.
All that I heard took place in the
drug store and stretched through sev
eral uiduivi'ii through several days.
The would?be buyer surely thought
that horse was a wonder, and want
ed him to be shore"; while the
would-be seller, just knew he was
two wonders, but simply had to have
some quick cash, or no mountain of
gold would induce him to part with
that horse. Therefore, such and such
a price would take him for tin sake
of the cash; while the buy* r con
tended no horse could be worth such
a price, unless it be Maud S
Then the argument wmiiIH vu iir
to the soundness of tlu horse; where
upon the seller was w illing t<? "guar j
an tec soundness in every respect."
and so forth and so on. and so on and j
so forth, until reaching the point
where tin* buyer was .to write out
the soundness guarantee in his own
words, and to ius .own satisfaction, i
This he did with a vengeance;
coming in one day (they seemed to
have the drug store for a trading
mart) with a written instrument the
seller said he must have sat up all
night and searched every horse dis
ease dictionary 'in the land finding 1
"ailments" to be guaranteed against.
He seemingly had them all. and each I
was specifically" guaranteed not to
exist in that horse, and the instru
ment of writing so stated
The seller endeavored to plod I
through it. finally becoming disgust- '
ed or apprehensive of its liabilities, I
saying he be-garl-dasl iT he'd put his 1
name under such a piece of torn-fool- j
ery. The buyer flung back, you prom
SQUARE DANCE
At
Everett* School
Fri. Nijjht. Jan. 110
ADMISSION 25p
Calling Card
SPECIAL
Embossed KM) . H5c
Engraved 100 .81.15
new plate furnished
Order While These Special
Price* Are In Effect!
Peele's - Jeweler
121 Mmim Tel. 55 J
New S|0.00(1 House
OUbtrsliipWillRe
III I se Firsl Time
(C< r:t ifuji H frotn pone one)
foundation for an uninterrupted and
impressive movement The follow-j
inn group of ministers served the
church w ithout interruption since
l(i?5 Stanley Ayers. 1885-1886; Jo
sephus Latham, 188!). II C Bow.eri,
1?!K). J W Trolman. 1801, Thomas
Given. 181)2 IH!l.i J I, Burns. 18!)4:
J S Henderson. 1895, Thomas Green,
1898: J I, Winfield. 1897- C E Lee I
1898-19117:..I If Tingle. 19(18 Asa J
Manning. 1909-1925; I) Guy Saun- '
ders, 1928-27; Joseph A. Saunders j
1928-1929. W J, B. Bonus. 1930-33. |
Rev Dennis Warren Davis, the pres- j
ent pastor started his ministry there
in 1934.
Officers nMlie church are Messrs
" ( (11 * ?ii. secretary and treasurer ^
and J I. Holliday, clerk, The names
of till; deacons are, Messrs. Roy T.
Griffin, Robert Lee Perry. Henry C
Gr. en. Clan lice Gurkin. Raleigh
I-11' ? Ben Whdehurst Elders are.
fat. llodgi .. w Amos Perry. C'har
lii Gurkjn and Louis T Holliday.
"Die old church served well its
purpose, and we lejoice now as we
make ii ady to dedicate and set apart
to tlie glorv of God and to the praise
vf "iti fs'iil Jesus Christ the?new
Church next Sunday morning." Dea
con 11 C Green commented in an
nouncing the special service
If' i John R Smith also served
tin church in later years, hut the
date: "f lus pastorate could not he
<i< I in-it('(v 1Urmined.
Dealer Discusses
Collection 01' Old
Scrap For W ar I se
(Continued from page one)
And this point is noteworthy If
the Coiled States had cut off exports'
of scrap*to Japan earlier, the Japan-1
' ' would haye built up a blast furn
;J" industry and therefore would
hav. been much better equipped to
? h'1 taw materials for its steel in
-duutrv."? ... I
Wandering Youths
Are Detained Here
Running away from their homes
III B. llaire. Olnu, the middle of last
Week Vernon Hughes, Iti. and Pete
otapi. |,. w,re forced to halt their
wanderings lu re last Tuesday Pen
niless and hungry, the youths wired
home for money, hut instead of send
ing the boys money their parents no
tified local police to hold them
Wednesday night the mothers of the
boys arrived here and started the
return trip yesterday morning. "Just
wait until f get you home, and we'll
settle things." Mrs. Corapi was quot
cd as saying to her Son.
Striking out on their own. the boys
applied for work in Norfolk, but un
able t? identify themselves they
were refused employment. Turning
(Uu_lhivu?^n._!oadi_the youths were
,h<" way toFh^d^hFiTTW
I for Help an 0l"' and ,5< y wirtd h"n'('
jised to guarantee him in"every re~
spect and if thorn ailments ain't cov
'-'re<l by t,u'm words then it's no trade
LI them cash dullum. Then tin; eg
asperated seller says. Gimme the
| amed thing, I'll put my name to it
you m S ? outn mc- wcI1 as
And so the trade wound up. I do
!fk *' ,he horsi' ever d'od; but
If he did. and of one those "ailments"
mentioned in the guarantee, and the
thHl'rnWaJ m*elf yet alive- I'm sure
.that buyer went after him with his
document tucked safeiy under hts
[arm I have mentioned "Uncle" Tone
Bagley and his democracy, but such
Democracy in the hands of "Uncle"
Tone, deserves still further men
(To be continued)
.J!?"1 ?C' A Harrisori returned yes
Mn. Bl? h Ya" with her moth".
Mi*. Blanche Anderson, in Leggetu
Judge R. L Coburn
Molds Short Session
01 Recorders Court
(Continued from page one)
-ing Join with non-support, C. B.
Tyler was sentenced to the roads for
a term of six months. The road sen
tence was suspended on condition
that the defendant pay $8 u month
into the court for the use and bene
fit of the illegitimate child, and to
pay the court costs in the case. Judge
Cohurn stipulated in the judgment
that the amount is to be paid on or
before the first Monday in each
month during the next year, and re
quired a bond guaranteeing fulfill
molft Of the judgment in the sum of
$100.
Extend Time For Joining
Officer* Retirement Fund
I The Board of Commissioners of
the Law Enforcement Officers' Ben
efit and Retirement Fund at its meet
ing in Raleigh January 28th, ex
tended to April 1, 1942. the deadline
for law enforcement officers to be
come members of the retirement
feature of the fund and still receive
, prior service credits.
The retirement feature of the Law
Enforcement Officers' Benefit and
Retirement Fund was inaugurated
July 1, 1940, and past service cred
it was allowed all officers who be
1941, provided contributions were
I made on all earnings from July 1,
I 1940. The board received several
[petitions from law enforcement agen
cies stating they did not receive no
tice of the former deadline, and in
order to make the retirement plan
available to all officers the deadline
was extended to April 1, 1942. All
officers who become members prior
to April 1, 1942, must'pay contribu
tions on earnings since July 1, 1940,
in order to receive credit for past
years service.
Youth (let* Term On
Rtmd* For Vagrancy
i Loafing around the streets for sev
eral weeks and sleeping in ware
houses and other places more or less
exposed to the weather, Sam Lee,
colored youth, was arrested this
.week and later sehtenced to the
(roads for 30 days on a vagrancy
charge. Lee says he is from Erwin
and that he was just wandering
| around.
APPLICATIONS
I
? >
Approximately 350 additional
applications for soil conservation
payments, or come-back monies
as many farmers call them, were
filed this week by the Martin
County farm agent's office with
the proper authorities in Raleigh.
So far around 1,150 applications
have been filed, leaving about
450 to be prepared and filed.
No checks have been received
in the county, but the first pay
ments are expected some time
during the next month.
Making Plans For
'Victory Gardens'
Meeting in the county agricultur
al building next Tuesday evening at
,7 30 o'clock, vocational teachers,
| farm security employees, extension
' workers, welfare workers and the
school authorities will discuss plans
for launching an extensive victory
garden campaign in Martin County
The work will be handled under
an organization known as the Coun
ty Workers' Council, and appeals will
be addressed to the people of the
icQunty, urging them to enlarge their
gardens and produce more food. It
has been pointed out already that
"fair-weather" gardeners will not be
included in the program, the author
ities explaining that it is not advis
able to use seed and fertilizer ma
terials where the gardeners will!
start a project and then let the grass
and weeds take over.
MacArthur Holds In
Bataan While Japs
Win In Other Areas
(Continued from page one)
Members of the American Expedi
tionary Force to Ireland are asking
for action They saw a small skirm
ish today when enemy planes visit
ed them and when anti-air fighting
took place. No damage was report
ed, however No details have been
made public, but President Roosevelt
has intimated thaf there are possi
bly six or eight expeditionary forces
already set up in various parts of
the world.
No recent action by submarines
along the Atlantic has been reported,
bul the count, according to the Na
vy Department, now stands at nine
ships lost and two damaged. Ger
many claims more than 30 ships
have been sent to the bottom along
the Atlantic coast. Apparently the
Germans are extending their opera
tions, late reports state they have
submarines from Canada to Florida.
However, Secretary of the Navy
Knox declares that counter-action is J
taking quite a few of the subs.
maintained that some of the food
sent from this country to France was
finding its way to Germany.
Recognized reports heard today
stated that a supreme Pacific war
council was being set up in Wash
ington, that action In that part of
the world would be directed from
this nation's.capital.
The price control bill, signed at
noon today by President Roosevelt,
is now law. In signing the bill, the
president warned thai some action
would be necessary if farm prices,
indirectly controlled by parity fig
ures, boosted living costs too much
and started an inflation spiral. The
law's enforcement is up to Leon
Henderson who, reports state, may
effect a rationing system for all re
in 11 goods.
Thieves Shoot ,4n<l Steal
Hogs In Island Section
Operating in the Davenport islands
of Williams Township, thieves are
shooting and stealing hogs from Far
mer Herman Bowen. At least twelve
hogs have been shot and stolen there
during the past few days.
Soldiering H'ilh Claude
Corbett Doicn In Georgia
, ? ?
Advising his mother and friends
here that he is getting along all
right, Howard Cone explained a few
days ago that he was soldiering side
by side with Claude Corbett, former
shortstop for the Martins in Wil
liamston. The young men are in an
Army camp down in Georgia.
Rising Prices For Potatoes
Cause Farmers To Sell
Advancing prices for Irish pota
toes arc causing Avery County far
mers to soil some of their stored
crop, reports C. B Baird, Farm Agent
of the N. C State College Extension
Service.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bowen have
moved into their new home on
Church Street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bowers will move into the home va
cated by the Buwens on Warren
Street. Mr and Mrs. Dick Dunn will
move to the home vacated by the
Bowers. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Lindsley will move into the home
vacated by the Dunns on Watts
Street. . 1
Rev. and Mrs. John Hardy, Mrs.
C. B Clark, Jr., and Mrs. J. Paul
Simpson attended a two-day church
meeting in Goldsboro this week.
?
Waste
Highly important for wartime
needs, approximately 450,000 tons
of waste paper have been collected
in England since the war began 25
months ago.
WE PAT CASH FOB COBN. WIL
liamston Hardware Co. dll-tf
Tomorrow I^ast Day
To List P roperties'
For 1942 Taxation
(Continued from page one)
poll tax while in the Army. Navy or
Marines, they will have personal and
real property taxes charged against
them These taxes are not payable
however as long as the owners are
in the service, but will be payable
within h certain period after the men
are discharged from the armed serv
ices.
Discussing the trend of values in
the county this year, Supervisor C.
D. Carstarphen said today that it is
apparent that several townships will
report small losses, that others will
show gains ranging in size from a few
dollars to possibly a quarter million
dollars. "The reports from Goose
Nest, Hamilton, Robersonville and
one or two other townships indicate
that small losses can he expected,"
Supervisor Carstarphen said. "Bear
Grass and Griffins are likely to show
some gains, and the increase in Wil
liamston will possibly approximate
a quarter million dollars," Mr Car
starphen said, basing his report on
estimates coming from the individ
ual list-takers.
Litlli* ff'ork Is Scheduled
For County Com missioners
There's little work on the calen
dar for consideration at the hands of
the county commissioners when the
officials meet in regular session here
next Monday morning. "They'll be
needing some new jurymen for the
March court, but other than drawing
the jury and handling routine mat
ters there's nothing else on the bus
iness calendar at this time for the
commissioners," Clerk J. Sam Get
singer said.
Three Divorct? Cases Are
Filed In Superior Court
Three divorce cases, based on two
years of separation, were filed in
the Martin County Superior Court
here recently by colored residents,
as follows:
Alexander Hill against Carolina
Hill; Wesley James against Stella
Peel James; and Orphelia Clark
against Bennie Clark.
Returns After Long Stay
In Greenville Hospital
After a stay of more than three
weeks in a Greenville hospital recov
ering from an operation, Mr. Claude
E Jenkins returned home this week.
He is able to be out but will not re
turn to his work within the next
week or ten days.
Cabarrus Poultry Flock
Averages 225 Eggs In 941
Best of the 13 demonstration poul
try flocks for 1941 iry Cabarru
County was that of Mrs. T. M. Query
Harrisburg, Route 1, each layer i:
that flock averaging 225 eggs dur
ing the year.
Vehicle Tax Stamps,
Go Like Hot Cakes
<f> ?
Hearing no complaints whatever,
the local post office force today stat
ed that motor vehicle tax or use
stamps are going like hot cakes
Nearly 1.000 of the little stickers
have already been sold at $2 09 each
and the supply is nearly exhausted
again. There were briefperiods thi
week when the office had no stamps,
but additional supplies were receiv
ed and two shipments are now being
S"it'^possible the stamps will be
made available at the State auto
mobile license bureau in the office
of the chamber of commerce on
Washington Street after the post of
fice closes at 1:00 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Definite arrangements for
handling the sale of the stamps at
the bureau have not been complet
ed, however. . .
According to unofficial informa
tion received here today, those own
ers operating cars after next Mon
day without the stamps will be made
subject to a fine of $25.
WANTS
WANTED! LIBERAL ALLOWANCE
made for good used suits in trade
on new ones. 500 suits to select from.
This offer good on made-to-measure
suits also Pittman's. J49"?i
OIL HEATER FOR SALE: LARGE
Plymouth JKashingtcm?oM heater ?
One year old. For immediate sale for
| less than one-half price. Dr. R G
I McAllister _
APARTMENT FOR RENT: FURN
1 ished or unfurnished. Call or see
Mrs. Eloise Bennett.
notice of dissolution
NUl lvt or
Of Darden's Department Store,
A Partnership
Notice is hereby given that the
Partnership of I). E Darden and B.
I, McMillan as partners, conducting
the business of Darden s Department
Store, Williamston, North Carolina,
under the firm name a"d J^-leof
Darden's Department Store, Wi -
liamston, North Carolina, has this
date been dissolved by mutual con
]M I) E Darden has purchased the
entire interest of B U McM. lan and
I) E Darden is now the sole ownir
of Darden's Department Store and
will collect all debts due by the firm
and will continue to conduct said
business in his own right, as sole
owner, trading as Darden s Depart
ment Store: ....
This the 30th day of January, 1942
1 D E. DARDEN and B. L. Mc
MII.I.AN. Formerly Doing
Business as Darden's De
j30-4t partment Store.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain
Deed of Trust executed by Neal God
ard and wife, Jennie Godaid to the
undersigned Trustee, and dated the
12th day of July. 1941. of record in
the Public Registry of Martin Coun
ty in Book B-4 at page 143, and at
the request of the holder of the note
thereby secured, default having been
made in the payment thereof. I will
on Saturday, the 2t)th day of Febru
ary, 1942. at twelve o'clock Noon, in
front o the Courthouse Door in the
Town of Williamston, offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash the
following described real estate, to
wit:
*'Attract of hnnl rnntnining 5" ?""''"i
more or less, and bounded on the
i i e r\ c 11../41 nti on
IllUIt yll ? ?*>1 Mine
South by lands of D. S Hadley, on
the west by Cary land, on the North
by J. F. Davenport and Ratling Gut
and on the East by lands of S. S.
Hadley and J W. Nichols and known
las the Bennett land
I This the 29th day of Jan.. 1942.
B. A CR1TCHER.
j30-4t Trustee
APARTMENT FOR RENT: LOCAT
ed on second floor. Desirable lo
cation. See or call George Harris,
Williamston Hardware Co. j27-2t
FOR SALE: LARGE ASSORTMENT
used suits in good condition. All
colors and styles. $4.95 to $10.00.
Pittman's. )30-2t
FOR SALE: HOUSE AND LOT IN
good condition and in good loca
tion. See Harrison and Carstarphen,
Williamston. j23-4t
CORN WANTED ? WE ALWAYS
pay top market price. Hardy's Es
so Service Station, Highway 64, near
fair grounds, Williamston. j20-4t
SPECIAL NOTICE! WHY NOT
economize by bringing your clean
ing here. Suits, coats and dresses
cleaned for 55c cash and carry; 65c
delivered. All work guaranteed. One
day service. Pittman's. Phone 156.
j30-2t
JAY BEE HAMMER MILLS, GRIST
Mills, Feed Mixers at no advance
in price, new or used, liberal terms.
See or write E B. Harrison, Box 479,
Bennettsville, S. C. j20-f3
FOR RENT: FIVE-ROOM HOUSE,
near fair grounds. See Sanford
Roberson, Williamston, R.F.D. 3.
j27-2t
BABY CHICKS?N. C. AND STATE f
approved from day olds to three
weeks old, of extra fine quality, from
as good blood lines as there is in the
State. See us before you buy. Phone
603-J. Sullivan Hatchery. Washing
ton, N. C. j27-6t
FOR RENT: ROOM, STEAM-HEAT
ed. next to bath. Reasonable rates.
| tine block irom uptown. Mrs. P. B.
Cone.
LOST ON THE STREETS OF WIL
liamston last Tuesday a check
drawn in favor of Sylvester Peel on
the account of the North Carolina
Pulp Co Finder please turn it over
to either of the Williamston banks.
WHITE WAITRESS WANTED FOR
dining room at Plymouth Country
Club. If interested, get in touch with
Mrs Mary Horton, manager, Plym
outh, N. C.
FOR RENT: THREE-ROOM APART
ment furnished. Mrs. Kate York.
NOTICE!
North Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
Alexander 11(11, Jr., vs. Carolina Hill.
Tlie above named defendant Caro
lina Hill, will take notice that an ac
tion entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Martin County, North Carolina, by
the plaintiff to secure an absolute di
vorce from the defendant upon the
ground that plaintiff and defendant
| have lived separate and apart for
more than two years next preceding
the bringing of this action; and the
defendant will further take notice
that she is required to appear at the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Martin County, in the Courthouse
in Williamston, North Carolina, with
in thirty days after the 28th day of
February, 1942, and answer or de
I inur to the toinpUiiil in said action.
ir the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in said
complaint.
This the 28th day of January, 1942.
L. BRUCE WYNNE,
j30-4t Clerk of Superior Court.
BUY
UNITED
STATES
SAVINGS
/bonds
J AND STAMPS
For Factory Wear
Though designed by Ihe Bureau
of Home Kconomics for?factory
near, this blue cotton denim mech
anics overall outfit can be worn
by women engaged in farm work,
the National Cotton Council and
Cotton-Textixle Institute point
out. The cotton denim will with
stand countless washings and is
designed for hard wear.
Military Miss
It's hiuh style *o be military
these days, and this R. A. F. rain
coat of waterproofed ccfton gab
ardine is just the thing to give
the right martial .ouch, the Na
tional Cotton Council and Cotton
ieatile Institute rei>ocl Overseas
cap, worn jauntily on the head, is
made of the same material as the
coat.
Special Notice!
DRY CLEANING
PRICES
CASH And CARRY
Suits, Dresses 55c
Called For and Delivered
6 5c
EXPERT CLEANING
PITTMAN'S
Cleaners
RADIO
REPAIRING
firing us your Radio
for Repairs. All work
guaranteed. Reason
aide Charges.
Western Auto Store
IT. J. Miller, Owner
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