County Court Tourney
Will Begin Next Week
Annual Contest Will
Op en In Loeal Gym
Wednesday Evening
Large Crowds Expected Front
All Over The County
This Year
The annual Martin County Bas
ketball Tournament will open in the
local gym next Wednesday night.
There will be two girls' games and
one boys' game on the opening night
with Jamesville against Williamston
girls; Farm Life against Bear Grass
girls, and Robersonville against Wil
liamston boys.
On Thursday night, the feature at
traction will be the Farm Life-Bear
Grass boys game, and the strong Rob
ecsonville girls playing the winner
of the Farm Life-Bear Grass game.
^The Jamesville boys will also play
* winner of the Robersonville-Wil
likmston game.
The finals will come Friday night
in both boys and girls divisions.
Last year the Jamesville boys and
girls won the new trophies that were
presented for the first time. The tro
phies will be returned this year on
the final night to be presented to the
winners with their names engraved
to the list thereon.
Hack Gaylord, of Windsor, and
Sam Edwards, of Williamston, will
be the officials for the contests. The
first game each night will begin at
7:30 daylight saving time.
Climaxing the sports schedule in
the county schools, the tourney is
certain to attract large crowds from
all over the county. While there are
the favorites, the tournament opens
with every team possessing a chance
even though the chance is admitted
ly a slim one for one or two of the
squads.
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Clover
A promising new recruit in the
Food-for-Vlctory campaign is the
new high-yielding disease-resistant
Midland red clover, introduced last
year by several State experiment
stations.
1
The Navy's women nurses are not
allowed in combat zones but are
replaced by male nurses trained by
them.
Marines' Top Man
Elevated to rank of lieutenant gen
eral, Thomas Holcomb becomes the
highest ranking commandant ever
to head the U. S. Marine Corps.
Formerly a major general, he not
only was raised in rank but became
commandant of the corps instead of
major general commandant.
All-Out War Effort
Brings Big Changes
America's all-out effort works vast
changes throughout the whole geo
graphy of the nation. A case in point
is Arkansas. Known as the principal
U. S. source of bauxite (ore of alum
inum) for more than a half-century,
the Razorback state has never
achieved a plant for making alumi
num, nor one for making alumina,
the intermediate, step in the conver
sion of bauxite to metal. You see, it
takes nine pounds of other mater
ials, and more than 10,000 watts of
electric power to make a pound of
aluminum; and Arkansas is rather
far removed from sources of the oth
er materials and never has had suf
ficient cheap hydro-electric power to
make aluminum production commer
cially feasible in peacetime. But the
country's war-time need Jor alumi
num outweighs the economic disad
vantages, and when new government
plants are completed, Arkansas will
become the first state to produce "all
three"?bauxite, alumina and alum
PEPIDER
Quality Jooa Stow i
? for Finer Flavor, Better Quality?Try
SOUTHERN MANOR FOODS
Tiny Peas, No. 2 can 15c
String Beans, No. 2 can 19c
Shoe Peg Corn, 2 No. 2 cans.... 23c
Fruit Cocktail, 2 No. 1 cans. . . . 27c
? For Budget-Wise Housewives
COLONIAL FINE FOODS
Lima Beans, No. 2 can 10c
Cut Beets, No. 21 can 10c
Tomato Catsup, 2 14-oz. bots... 19c
Select Bacon, 2 8-oz. pkgs 31c
Colonial
Macaroni or Spaghetti, 3 for .... 10c
LAND O'LAKES AMERICAN
CHEESE u>. 29*
TRIPLE-FRESH OUR PRIDE
BREAD, 218-oz. loaves
DOUBLE-FRESH GC
COFFEE. 2 lbs.
DOUBLE-FRESH GOLDEN BLEND
IN OUR MARKET
SWIFT BACON lb
HOT DOGS lb.
BOLOGNA lb.
COUNTRY SAUSAGE lb
BACKBONE lb.
Local High Teams
Double Bill
To Robersonville I
Drop
The Williamston High School basj
ketball teams lost both ends of a'
doubleheader with Robersonville last
Tuesday evening.
The local girls team was defeated
by a score of 18 to 7. During the first,
half the Williamston girls failed to 1
score, while their opponents rolled
up a 14-point lead. In the second,
half, the local girls held the Rober-1
sonville lassies to only four points, i
while chalking up seven themselves. |
The Williamston boys went down
in defeat by a count of 14 to 8. In
the first half, the Robersonville team
||led Williamston by a score of 5-2.
The second half found the Roberson
ville team taking the offensive again.
An additional nine points were add
ed to their score, while Williamston
scored only six.
The box
Girls Game
Robersonville G F T
Everett, f 4 0 8
James, f 0 0 0
Everett, f 2 0 4
Parrish, f 0 0 0
Keel, c 3 0 6~
Everett, c 0 0 0
Edmonton, c 0 0 0
Johnson, g 0 0 0
Andrews, g 0 0 0
Totals 9 0 18
Williamston G F T
Moore, f 2 0 4
Roberson, f 10 2
Hardison, f 0 0 0
Perry, c 0 1
Gurganus, g 0 0 0
Mobley, g 0 0 0
Ward, g 0 0 0
Totals
Boys Game
Robersonville
G
F
T
Bullock, f
3
0
6
Ross, f
1
o
2
Johnson, e
1
1
3
Taylor, g
0
1
1
Roberson, g
1
0
2
Totals
6
2
14
Williamston
G
F
T
Cunningham, f
1
2
4
Griffin, f
0
0
0
Jones, f
0
0
0
Hardison, c
0
0
0
Sullivan, g
1
0
2
Peele, g
1
0
2
Peele, g
0
0
0
Totals
3
2
8
426,475 Barrels Of
Beer Are Consumed I
Raleigh North Carolina's con
sumption of 428.475 barrels of beer
in 1941 netted the federal, state and
local governments $4,934,959.55 ui
taxes.
?This represents an increase of $1,.
810,478.76 over the tax yield of $3,?
124.482.79 for the calendar year of
1940. according to figures compiled
by the Brewers and North Carolina
Beer Distributors committee.
Consumption increased from 299,
191 barrels in 1940 to 42(5,475 barrels |
for the 12-month period ended De
cember 31st. Sales for every month |
last year were larger than the vol
ume for the corresponding periods |
of 1940. Oc tober and September ac
counted for more than one-fourth of j
the year's sales. _
In 1941. the Federal government |
collected $2.671,037 96, the State $2, |
111,371.59 and local units $152,550
The collections for 1940 consisted of |
$1,657,333 42 by the federal govern
ment; $ 1,321.024.37 by the state and |
$140,125 by the local units.
Beer taxes have become an im
portant source of revenue for the
State. The State collected only $183,
103.37 in taxes in 1933, the first year
beer was permitted to be sold un
der the Francis Act of 1933.
OiSTllltD IN HARRISON
COUNTY. THE HI ART Of
THf. KtNTUCKY BtUf"
GRASS DISTRICT. WiTH
LIMESTONE WATER.
By THE IDENTICAL
PROCESS AND TOR
M U I A I N USE
SINCE ISA!
$2.60 qt.
$1.35 pi.
Bea r Grass A nd. J a mesvillc hi
Twin Bi II Tlx rillerWednesday
The Jamesville and Bear Grass
basketball teams divided a thrilling
twin bill on the local gym court last
Wednesday evening when the young
ladies from down Jamesville way
turned their opponents back with
a lone point to spare and when the
Bear Grass lads carried their battle
into an extra period to top the James
ville lads. The games were almost
a duplicate of a previous engage
ment, and the players attracted at
tention as possible strong bidders
for championship titles in the annual
county basketball tournament open
ing here next week.
Despite able work on the part of
the Bear Grass guards, the James
ville girls, led l?y Mi/elle. forged
aheud to win 20 to lU/
After trailing 10 t?? 7 .it tin half,
the Jamesville boys turned on all
the power they had to tie the count
at 21-all at the end of regular play
in their game with the Bear Grass
lads. Professor Hickman's Ihajs took
charge in that extra period and scor
ed four points to leave the count
standing at 25-23 Karl Rohtrson fig
ured in four-fifths of tlie scoring foi
the victorious Bear Grass boys, and
Ange played best for .lamesville
These teams will likely be meet
ing one another in tin annual tourn
anient next week when some real
fur is almost certain to fly
Claims to be 131
Egyptian-born Sayed Mehrcm, a
naturalized American citizen of
Chicago, has passed another mile
stone, celebrating what he calls his
131st birthday. Coming to the
United States with an Egyptian
party in 1893 to attend the Chicago
exposition, he remained, taking out
citizenship papers in 1890. Happy
Birthday!
Interesting Hits Of
Business In the V.S.
Quick-fro/en foods, due to get a i
further popularity push front the tin
can curtailment, already have been I
making giant strides. Installation of
some 4,500 freezer-locker plants has |
doubled consumption of that type of j
food, with plants in nearly every
state serving at least*a million fam-1
llies . . . Home sewing's comeback as
a war economy trend is reflected in
sewing machine sales gains for 1941
. . . Freeport Sulphur Company has
renewed its pledge of a year ago not
to increase its base price of sulphur
for delivery this year, an action ap
plauded by OP.A Chief Henderson as j
exemplary (this product is a pri
mary industrial raw material partie
utraly vital to war industries) . . .
Spring fashion notes, a la WPB.
Skirts will he shorter and have few- ,
er flared effects, women's coats and ,
suits will have trim, non-balloon
sleeves, "inside^ rather than "patch"
pockets, and scantier linings
Eagles FinalK W in
(panic < Mi the (lourl
?
Wliliamston's Eagles finally won
another basketball 'name when they
turned back the Robersonville AH
Stars here last night by a 37 21*
jcount'. The locals went ahead in the
I early moments of the game on Cook's
only field goal ol the night, and from
then on they stayed in the van, using
|practicall.V two teams alternately
| The Eagles held a IN-10 lead at half
time, and moved this lead to 29-15 bv
the end of the third period. But in
I the fourth quarter the visitors ral
{lied against loose guarding and scor
ed lt? points to come within eigl.it
| points of tieing the game
Leading the All-Stars were Bui-j
lock, flashy forward, who scored la
points, and was high scorer for tin
night, and Whichard, the other for
{ward with eight Shorty Corey was
again high man. both literally and
figuratively, for. the locals and lie
scored 13 points during his sojourn j
in the affair, and he wa I blowing
by Crofton. Cobb and Karp 11 r. . ?
forwards, each with-six points ' i
Another meeting between the ?
two teams lias been set for this com
mg Sunday afternoon at 3 00 in the
local gym The Robersonville man
agement states they will have a
stronger club then, so this looks like
a pretty evenly matched game Of !
course there will be no admission
charge, and all are invited t?? at
tend.
The box
Eagles (i I T
Crofton, I 3 o 0
Cobb, f it 0 ?i
Karp,. f 3 0 o
Mears, f g 1 o 2
Ward, c t 0 2 2
Corey, e 0- 1. 13
Rose, g 0 0 0
Fitzgerald, g 0 0 o
. Cooke, g 10 2
Totals 17 3 37
Robersonville <i I T
Whichard. I 1 0 K
Bullock I 7 IIS
James, t ?3 U 0
Bage. g 0 (I 0
.1 Rolierson. g 0 0 0
K. Roberson, g 0 0 0
Totals 14 1 29
Students To Meet
Faculty (hi Court
The WiUiamston High School fac
ulty and students will hold a couple
of "special" classes at the local high'
t?*pic* of discussion (with demonstra- |
turns) will be. How the Modern
Teaeht i Conducts Herself Graceful
ly on the Court. If At All
In otlier words the local faculty is
gome hardwood "courting'.' against
the Green Wave hoys and girls var-1
si.tv h i kethall squads. The annual >
scramble will open with the women |
teachers opposing the high sextet
. t 7:30. if the women are on time
as unusual
The teacTu is are planning to line {
fup with such old stars as Mildred |
Crawford, Doris Leach. Virginia |
Reynolds. Kathryn Mt whom, Hetty
K\ 1'ivit. Madge Glazener. Mary!
Wluth > and Clarine Duke. The tu |
tors will he stronger than ever this
\ear with the strong practice teach J
emits .including Misses Tliom
assoii. Lawrence". Downing. Jenkins. !
and Privet te
The "professors" will he out to
duplicate their stellar performance I
of la t \t ai when thev doubled the I
.on the varsity hoys. The men
w ilt 1; iv'e a few six hvotel.s to bat
tl hall around with Mason. Yah ?
'?.u 1 Mantling Thev will also have
;th services of tin olil-thneis. Hix. ]
Inwards and Butler, plus their
' k.u , Boh Collard. from Illinois 1
Education Program
u
For Nation s Youth
This time 14 workers are needed
at home to maintain every soldier at
war. So America must train 3,000,
000 civilians for war industries this
year A nation-wide training pro
gram. already 17 months old, has
turned out 1.776(000 skilled crafts
men. and most vocational schools are
now on a 24 hour basis. Most far
reach imv hut probably least-known
ai: ? pa' liainini; projects is the U. S.
Offm of Kducat'.on $15,000,000 pro
giTirn toi' "out-of school" youth.
Tli' (in i'iI now operates un
i the 'Secretary <>f the Navy.
l.i .iruing about the scheduled test
hi i. ; t for next Monday night, the
te.i hits quickly retorted that it
worj! ! inal.i possible a much-needed
r? iod for them, o the games
vt ill' h. played
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AN IMPORTANT
NCE1
TO PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS!
BFCAUSE of emergency priorities on copper win ,r I
other materials essential to our country's rf?? f? n .? -
effort, we are obliged to alter our pi,i< r-' '.villi .
respect to extension of service to locations not on tin |
distribution lines.
Priority rules covering use of materials make it important
that anyone who contemplates building on a site which is
even a short distance removed from existing distribution
lines should discuss with us in advance of starting to build,
the question of availability of Electric Service. In other
words, it is necessary that you FIRST find out whether we
are allowed, under priority rulings, to make the required
Electric Service extension.
This change of policy is due not to any shortage of elec.tri-'
power in Virginia Electric and Power Company served
territory, but to a shortage of materials necessary to da
fense. It is our desire to co-operate fully with the (> vern
ment in the defense program and to that end we are an
pealing in this way to all prospective builders for their
help in living up to the spirit as well as the letter f all
emergency rulings governing use of materials.
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AND POWER COMPANY