Nineteen Criminal
Cases On Superior
Docket For Trial
(Continued from page one)
came out of the hospital three weeks
later with a $130 bill, doctors aeclar
inf that they did not know what it
would take to kill the man. Unoffi
cial reports state that the defendant
and prosecuting witness are now
quite friendly, and that they are
suggesting the attack was all in fun.
that they were just playing
Charlie Whitehurst is charged with
attempting to rape a sixteen-year
old girl.
Walter Jones is charged with an
assault and robber)', the State claim
ing among other things that he
threatened one James Ernest Proc
tor's life and took 35 cents in cash !
from the victim on December 23rd
near Robersonville.
Wdham Bkmrrt?is thai get! with
larceny and receiving and drunken
driving
Tim Council, breaking and enter
ing and larceny and receiving.
Willie Taylor and Charlie Price,
young white boys, are facing the
court for allegedly entering the Ed
mondson store in Hamilton on Jan
uary 25th.
Jap Drive Toward
Australia Halted
For The Present
(Continued from page one) J
at the right time, that Japan is much
weaker than she was three months
ago.
In Brazil open demonstrations are
being held against German national? i
as a result of the attack on Brazilian |
merchant ships, indicating that that
country is moving toward open
warfare.
President Roosevelt said today I
that he is thinking about a plan for
controlling wages and profits, but
that he had reached no decision.
German spies, tried in New York,'
were sentenced to prison for terms
varying from 12 to 20 years, one wo
man drawing 15 years.
Another fire was reported on the j
capsized Normandie today, but no
great damage resulted. Officials re- 1
fused to comment.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
Effective March .UK 1942
Due to U. S. Government reg
ulation* no one Mill lie per
mitted to cuff any trousers
made from Moolen elotli.
Therefore Me advise you to
buy your Spring Clothing
need* this month.
?tiH) Suit* ami 400 pair* of
Slacks to select from !
P I I T M A N ' S
Parents-Teachers
Meet Wednesday
The Williamston Parent-Teacher
Association will meet in the gram
mar school aurfltonum next Wednes
day afternoon. March 18th, at four
o'clock, according to an announce
ment coming Hum?Mi*?Garland
jWoolard, president, today
I The special program arranged by
(the program committee will include
selections by the girls glee club of
the local high school and discussion
of three timely topics by parent and
teacher leaders.
Parents are asked to note that the
time of the meeting has been chang
ed to four o'clock and the place of
meeting to the grammar school au
ditorium The change in meeting
place will permit inspection of the
grammar school library, which is
one of the association's projects dur
ing this term
Judge Robt. Coburn
(lulls Seven Cases In
The County's Court
(Continued from page one)
! bones to determine who would not
ipay for drinks?cool ones, of course.
And then the defense attorney cited
bedspread raffles operatmg under the
wing of the church and the good wo
men of the church, "bless 'em." the
attorney said.
During the course of the confusion
near the end of the trial someone
dropped the remark that the action
was not brought by malice against
the defendant, that it was just an
other case in a general trend spread
ing toward the devil
What will be done about bank
night and other gambling features?
An alert grand jury next week may
or may not take a hand in the game
of chance.
Judge Coburn called seven cases
in the court Monday, and after mak
ing news of an unusual nature in the
bank night case he went on to set
new precedents by directing a strong
wallop against the illicit liquor traf
fic. In this instance, too, it is appar
ent that the motive behind the ac
tion was not to prosecute severely
but to aid the conservation of sugar
and keep it out of the hands of the
illicit liquor manufacturers. It's an
indirect procedure, the jurist admit
ted. but if you close up the retailer,
you'll close down the manufacturer,
the judge"ruled, arid he took thcTirst
step when he sentenced one defend
ant, William Pitt man, colored, to the
roads for possessing a quart of il-1
licit liquor. A second defendant in
the case, Dorothy Brown, was sen
tenced to the county jail for Six j
montfus to be assigned to the coun- |
ty home for work there. The sen
tence was later suspended upon con- j
and the case costs. She was charged
with aiding and abetting the posses
sion of illegal liquor. Both defend
ants pleaded not guilty.
Harvey Lassiter, charged with
drunken driving was found guilty
over his own plea of innocence, and
was sentenced to the roads for six
months. The sentence was suspend
ed upon payment of a $50 fine and
costs of the court. His license to op
erate a motor vehicle was revoked
For Defense of Mother India
With the Japanese smashing through Burma, India finds itself almost
in the front line of the war. In that country of 38'J,000,000 inhabitants,
the might of a nation is rapidly being mobilized. Here is a scene in one
of the new plants where airplane engines are being made. The turbaned
Sikh at left and the lean Hindu are learning to assemble an engine.
Thirty-Four Cases
Are on Civil Court
Calendar for Trial
(Continued from page one)
Biggs i t a!; Biggs against Briley.
Monday, March 23: Bailey versus
Insurance Co.; Chesson^ys. Town;
Whitaker against Roberson; Fertiliz
er Co. vs. Lee et al; Nelson against
Roberson; Downs vs. Downs; Rogers
versus Rogers; Rogers vs. Bailey;
Harrison against Mizelle; Lilley vs.
Miller; Fertilizer Co. versus Lane;
Fertilizer Co. against Cavenaugh.
Tuesday. March 24 Leggett versus
Gurganus, Fertilizer Co. against
Murphy; Outterbridge vs. Burroughs;
Williams against Williams: Matthews
versus White; Fertilizer Co. against
Hopkins; Fertilizer Co. vs. Hopkins;
Risby vs. Mooroi Trustee et al; Davis
versus A C L ; Cowen against Flem
ing, Cordy vs. York; Close against
Hyman, Howell versus Leathers.
Funeral For Local
Prominent Citizen
Is Held Wednesday!
(Continued from page one)
joyed his field trips, serving well |
his employt is
with his fellowman.
He was thoughtful of his family |
and was a willing supporter of and |
active in the church, holding the of
fice of elder at the time of his death. I
Neighborly and friendly, he was |
held in high esteem by all whose |
privilege it was to know him.
Besides his wife he leaves three
children, Mrs Joseph W. Griffin and
Miss Dorothy Manning, of William
ston, and S. W. Manning, Jr., of the
U. 8. Army with headquarters at
Hendricks'Field* Fla. lie also leaves
three sisters, Mrs. Delia Gurkin, Mrs.
John E. Manning and Mrs. J. T.
Price, of Williamston, and two broth- I
ers, Perlie Manning, of Oak City, and |
John Manning, of Elm City.
The funeral service was largely
attended, many friends and relatives
coming from numbers of towns and
counties throughout this part of the
State.
for one year.
Pleading guilty in the case charg
ing him with non-support. John
Henry J'eel was directed to pay $8
a month for twelve months for the
benefit of His child and reappear at
the end of that time for further
judgment, execute a bonafide bond
in the sum of $100 or go to the roads
for six months. The case was still
pending today with Teet possessing
a good chance of seeing time on the
roads.
Pleading guilty in the case charg
ing him with drunken driving, John
Nicholson was fined $50, taxed with
the cost and had his license revoked
for one year.
The case charging Clara Ann Sta-1
ton with abandonment was contin-1
ued under prayer for judgment.
James Lloyd Price, charged with j
non-support, failed to answer when ]
called and his arrest was ordered.
Court will be in recess for two I
weeks while the superior tribunal |
is in session.
Openings For Men
In Naval Service
Raleigh?North Carolina workers
will have another opportunity on
March 18 and 19 to interview a Bur
eau of Yards and Docks officer for
Naval. Reserve rates in the Navy's
new construction regiment.
Lieut. ()g) E. R. Bonacci will re
turn to the Raleigh Navy Recruiting
for a two-day visit to interview
workers who are interested in ex
changing their trade for a corre
sponding rate in the Naval Reserve.
The construction regiment, being
organized for duty at bases outside
the continental limits of the United
States, is composed of skilled and
unskilled workers who carry on
their trade or work as bluejackets in
the Naval Reserve. Appointments
are being made in ratings up to and
including chief petty officer, de
fending upon the age, experience
and other qualifications of the appli
cants.
In addition to the base pay of the
various ratings which ranges up to
$99 per month, men accepted for the
regiment will be entitled to all the
incidentals which other enlisted men
receive, including housing, food,
clothing, transportation, medical and
dental care. Cash allowances for
quarters are provided for married
men with ratings of petty officer
second class or above
Enlistments for the regiment have
been heavy in North Carolina, re
ported Lt. Comdr. McFarland W.
Wood, officer-in-charge of Navy re
cruiting in the state, but numerous
vacancies still exist for most trades
nan and an unlimited number of un
skilled workers are being enlisted as
laborers.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this opportunity to
thank Dr. Brown and the nurses and
everyone else for nil the acts nnd
kind deeds including cards and flow
ers, done for me during my stay in
Brown Community Hospital.
Mrs. Lester Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Llndsley at
tended a state convention of ice man
ufacturers in Raleigh this week.
Wants
FOR SALE? Bl'ILDlNG LOTS ON
West Main Street. Good prices for
cash. SetrC. B. Clark. Sr. ml3 2t eh
FOR RENT? LARGE STORE AND
apartments in Tar Heel Building.
Hot and cold water and steam heat
included in rental prices. Apply Mrs.
Jim Staton. ml3-pt
DAFFODILS FOR SALE AT THE
Eagles Ten-Cent Store. Marina
Whitley. ml3-pd
USED ELECTRIC STOVE WANTED
Prefer table top. See or call Mrs. J. (
F. Thigpen, WiHiainatun. m!3-2t
FOR RENT: THREE ROOM APART
ment, furnished or unfurnished.
Mrs. Theo Roberson. mlS-ch
POTATO SUPS FOR SALE: ONLY
35 or 40 bushels left. See me at
once. J. W. Gurganus c-o C. H. God
win farm, near Williamston, N. C.
ml3-17-pd
WANTED? YOU TO TRADE YOUR
old suit on a new one. 500 suits to
select from. Pittman's. m!3-4t-ch
As broad as it is long
AND THAT'S THE
SHORT OF IT . .
A lot oi our clothing business
comes from men who once
thought they couldn't wear ready
made clothes. But now they
know, as surely as the seasons
roll around, that they can al
ways find Curiae Suits In our
stock which will fit them.
These customers know they can
always choose their Curlee Suits
from a good selection of models
and pattern* ? that style and
wearing quality are doubly in
sured by the Curlee label.
If you are not one of those chape
who can iuat slip into any ordi
nary suits and walk off with it.
drop in to see us. We hare the
answer to your problem In mod
erately priced, smartly styled
Curlee Suits for Spring.
Pittman's
To the Voters of
Martin County
The Seeond Senatorial Oinlriet in repre
nented in the State Lefcinlalnre hy Iho
Senators. I haw- aniioiineed my eamli
ilaey for nomination in the Demoeratie
Primary an one of your Senatorn. If
nominated and eleeted, 1 Mill do my hent
to reprenent yon honently. eonneientioim
ly and eapahly.
Jno. C. Rodman, Jr.
WASHINGTON, N. C
Protect Your Family & Country
with a
"Security Registered Policy*'
SEE
Leslie Fowden
J. Paul Simpson-C. G. Coltrain
(Our compmuy it investing premium income in defense bonds)
Let a Buick Dealer
ONSMi ns Cai !
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LL cars don't have the same service needs.
All adjustments shouldn't be made the
AL
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They are not just mechanics, they are Buick
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factory service specialists who keep them con- brakes for wear, all of
.. .. , , .. eighteen steps for a
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every model. ment. Don't you think
you ought to go to men
They learn from the factory - not from "trial who know what these
and error." They don't guess - they know! operations are, and will
? , . be sure to perforin
And by looking over your car regularly - say ,hem all right?
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NOTICE!
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Will Meet In The Agricultural Building
WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Monday, Mar. 16
AT 9:30 O'CLOCK A. M., AS
Board of
Equalization
and Review
For the purpose of hearing complaints against
values fixed by the list takers for the year 1941
MARTIN County
Commissioners