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Judge Sets Aside Verdict In Civil Action This Week (Continued from page one) and Malinda Jones against J. W Bellflower. The plaintiffs were in jured in an automobile accident be tween Hamilton and Oak City on the evening of May 2, 1940, alleged ly when the defendant's truck was being operated on the wrong side of the road. Confined to the hospi tal for several weeks, the defendant, Malinda Jones asked damages in the sum of $5,000, the jury awarding her $75. The other defendant asked dam ages in the sum of $1,000 and she was awarded $225. The trial of the case consumed a greater part of Wednesday, the court claiming it was up with the calendar, ordering a recess until next Monday morning Other proceedings in the court: Wesiey James- was granted tt di vorce in his case against Stella Peel James, the action being based on two years' separation. After working five hours on the case charging Charles H. Avers with false pretense, the court allowed a motion advanced by the defense to j have the action non-suited Possibly more criminal cases were carried over for one reason or anoth er by the court this week than by any other one in recent years Cases continued are as follows: Wesley James, bigamy; Henry Davis, aiding and abetting forgery; Harry Davis, false pretense; Henry Elli son. drunken driving In the Ellison case the defendant failed to answer when called and papers were issued for his arrest. The case charging Narcissus Wil liams with an assault with a dead ly weapon, was nol prossed A nol pros was ordered in the case charging Bennie Holloman with forgery, the case being second of that | type against the defendant. The case charging Walter Jones with an assault and' robbery, was nol prossed. James Watts Rhodes was granted a divorce based on two years' sep aration from Norma Staton Rhodes. Failing to appear before the court i and show that the fine and Cost previously imposed in the case | charging him with an assault had j been paid! O R Bovd was ordered arrested In the civil action of J. K Downs against A E Downs and others, it was shown to the court that a settle ment had been .effected whereby certain property was to be sold for division. Grand Jury Files Quarterly Report In Court Tuesdav (Continued from page one) 4. The Clerk's office advises that all reports from guardians and ad- j ministrators are properly filed, and j that all bondsmen are living and ev- j idently solvent 5. We checked Justices ul Peace re ports and find their reports filed and funds remitted to County with ex- j ception of C. L. Nelson, Hassell, N. C 6. We have checked, all the school | busses at the various schools in the County both white and colored.xand find most of them in good, shape, however, Truck No. 25 at the Hamil ton school is in very bad condition 1 and suggest that it be condemned un til repaired. Several of the other. busses have minor defects, and we | recommend that the county mechan ic visit each school and check all I trucks, especially giving particular' attention ot the rear door, as Sever j al need some means of staying , closed. Bookmobile to Tour County Next Week The regional bookmobile will make its regularly scheduled tour of the county next week, beginning Monday morning at 9:15 o'clock. Ac cording to an announcement from the district librarian, the 'bookmo bile will have a large number of new books for circulation in the county next week In a special announcement, the district librarian stated that the bookmobile will visit the Roberson ville public library next Monday af ternoon at 2:10 o'clock when more new books will be available- for cir culation and the public is invited to meet in and make suggestions for books desired in the library. The bookmobile schedule: Monday?9 15. C B Allen's Serv ice Station; 1(5:00. Hamilton School; 11:05, in front of Hamilton Bank; 12 45. Gold Point School; 1 35. Jim Johnson's Service Station; 2:10. Rob -rrsonville Public Ltbrttry. Tuesday ? 9:30, Hassell School; 10:20. Httksell Post Office; 11 15, Oak City School; 1:05. Wilbur Barrett's Drug Store 1 45. Smith's store on Palmyra Road. Wednesday 9:00. Williamston High School; 9 45. Everetts School; 10 35. J. S. Ayers Stort . Everetts; 1130. Cross Roads Church; 12 30, Elementary School, RobersOnville; 1 45. Robersonville High School; 2 10 Parmele Post Office Thursday--9:00, Williamston Ele mentary School; 11:00. Farm Life Scshool; A :15, Corey's Cross Roads: 2:00. Bear Grass School. Friday?9:30. Jordan's Store. Har dens; 10:25. Browning's Store. 11:00, Ange town by intersection of road; 11 30. Poplar Chapel Church; 12:45, Jamesville School, 2 20, Brown's Store, Jamesville Mrs. Nash To Head Parents - Teachers The Williamston Parent-Teacher Association held its March meeting in the grammar school auditorium Wednesday afternoon with approx imately seventy members in attend ance. Mrs Garland Woolard presid ed over the meeting, which was de voted to a discussion of "The Devel opment of Responsibility in Youth." Mrs A J. Osteon, Rev. John Goff, Miss Madge Glazener, and Mrs S H Edwards led the formal discus sions. Musical selections were ren dered by tiie girls' glee club under jthe direction of Miss Mewborn, by | Mary Warirn, Billic Peele and Mary .t )'Neal Pope J The following officers were offer ed'by the nominating committee and accepted by the association: President. Mrs B W Nash; vice | president, Mrs. David Koberson; sec retary. Mi^s Dons Leach; treasurer, Mrs D R. Davis ' Officers for iiext year will be in ducted at a meeting which will be I held in the high school auditorium on April 15th. Seine Fishing OH To \ (vootl Slarl Seine fishing in tin Roanoke Riv er was off to a very successful start Tit Jamesville yesterday, according to indirect reports received here to day. Fairly large catches were re ported for an opening day. one re port dating that large numbers of shad were taken As many as 300 herring were taken at a "haul" yes terday and increased catches were reported today. The fish were said to be slightly larger than they were last season. As the season progresses, the fish try is expected to take fish from the stream by the tens of.thousands, the peak coming along about dogwood blossom time. TO THE FARM WOMEN -Of Martin Countv J WOt'LI) YOU LIKE TO Be A Tractorette? WE PLAN TO OPEN A Training School In Williamston For Women vtho would like lo learn the opera tion of tractor* a* an aid to our defense program. If yuu would like to join, please send u* a card and we will advice you the date* for the school. Chas. H. Jenkins &Co. International Dealeri WILLIAMSTON, N. C. New York's Delayed Action Bomb Carrier Here is a delayed action bomb carrier drawn by a truck tractor, that was developed by the New York City Department of Public Works. It is made up of heavy cables and houses a smaller similar cage. It is designed to convey delayed bombs to isolated areas to be demolished. (Central Freu) NOT \ CANDIDATE v It is really unusual, but there's one elective office holder in the county who will not he a candi date this season. According to an announcement released by Judge Robert I.. Coburn he will not be a candidate to succeed himself on the county bench in the May 30th primary. According to rumors there are two potential candidates about ready to announce for the post, but neither of them could be reached for a statement immed iately. There's very little activity on the county political front at the present time, but there's much a'brewing, rumor would have it. Frank Lee Haislip Passes In Hospital Alter Short Illness (Continued from page one) sibitities of citizenship willingly, do ing his bit for the betterment of his community. Funeral services are being con ducted in the Hamilton Kpiscopal Church this afternoon at 4:00 o'clock by Rev. John W Hardy, rector. In terment will follow m the family plot in the Hamilton Cemetery. Major Developments Are Still Pending on War Fronts of World (Continued from page one) for Russia, however, for Bulgaria has virtually agreed to make formal declaration of war on her and send 100,000 hicn inU* battle for-4litter^ Turkish diplomats, in recent con ference with German authorities Berlin, are returning home today with a proposal to have that country join the Axis Patriotism Aiding In War Product ion Patriotism is putting a "super charger" on production. Factories find their employes full of ideas that give immeasurable added push to the war effort. Here are a few examples: General Electric, which pays em ployees for their suggestions, has noted a 25 per cent increase in pay ments in the past few months . . A large shipyard, stepping up production on Hull No. 1491, gave each worker 5 button reading "91 in 90 days", a few da>> later it had to print new buttons reading "91 in 76 Days." Douglas Aircraft gives each newborn child a $5 defense stamp /V. C. G reen Improving In U ashintfton Hospital Taken seriously ill a week ago to day. Mr. N C. Green was reported improving in a Washington hospital this afternoon. A late report stated that his condition yesterday was better than it was the day before and that it was much improved today ov er yesterday. It is now thought that he will be able to return home with in a few days. He suffered this morning anoth er of the attacks that have been troubling him for a week, but it was said to be light. ? Registration For "OW Men Set For April 27th The registration of "old" men? 45 to 64 inclusive?has been set for Monday. April 27th. by the Select ive Service System. Under the pres ent law, the approximately 13 mil lion men expected to register at that time will not be subject to military service. In fact, the present law only requires the old boys to register with [the possibility they will be called for I some duty before the struggle-now engulfing the world , is ended. Soldier a To Make Camp At Fair Groundn Here ? Approximately 130 soldiers of the U. S. Army Engineering Corps are scheduled to establish a temporary is mr camp in the fair grounds TtVrc Mon day. March 30 The 14th Week Of The War (Continued from page one) lerday Service stations in the cur tailment areas must limti their op erations to a maximum of 12 hours in any one day and to a total of 72 hours a week, except to provide serv ice for certain essential civilian us ers To conserve stocks of fuel oil in coastal areas, the board curtailed installation of new fuel-oil burning jequipment in the same states affect ed by the gasoline order. Price Ad jminStrator Henderson asked filling j station attendants to impress on mo tm ists the necessity for saving auto mobile anti freeze for use next win Rationing Hie Office of Price Administration announced men in the arhied forces and those called for induction may Sell their new passenger-ears without lestriction The OPA placed used typewriters under a complete alloca tion program, prohibiting their ?ale until Apiil 13. hut authorizing uu restricted rentals under a (it) day price ceiling based on rates prevail ing March 5th, allocations will he handled by existing auto and tire rationing hoards. Shipping Maritime Commissioner Vickery reputed the 11)42-43 "Victory" ship construction program has been in creased from 18 million to 20 million deadweight tons to produce 2.000 slops in two years Admiral Vickery said 1J S ship production will he greater than all the rest of the world combined The Commission's over all program calls for 2.877 ships to he commissioned by the end of 1943 War Production Chairman Nelson congratulated 4,000 ship-yard work ers at the liethlehem Shipbuilding Voids at San Francisco who offered to donate a Sunday's work without pay in order to get maximum pro -dm ?turn aiC-waie voiambo-- _ Air Hie Civil Aeronautics Administra tion announced expansion of its pro grams in order to train 45,000 men a vcar in elementary flight training instead III 25.000, and 30.000 men ill secondary courses instead of 10,000 and to inaugurate training of 31,000 ground technicians annually. Prior ity m the training will be granted students eligible for appointment as avian,,,, cadets. The Army Air forces first class of flying sergeants were graduated as military pilots. All Air Corps officer candidate school will be established at Miami Beach. Fla to train Air Corps en listed men. Civilian Defense OCD Director I.andis and Federal Security Administrator McNhjtt out lined plans for temporary hospitali zation of civilians injured as a re sult of enemy action The plan pro vides all voluntary and government al hospitals will serve as casualty re ceiving hospitals and certain hospi tals in "safe areas" will be desig nated as emergency base hospitals, the program will be carried out by the OCD Medical Division in coop eration with the U. S Public Health Service and state and local authori ties. Prices President Roosevelt, in a radio ad dress, said the fight "against infla tion IS not fought with bullets or it calls for mutual good will and willingness to believe in the other fellow's good faith." Tile Labor De partment reported the average fam ily's food bill jumped 0.5 per cent between nnd-January and mid-Feb ruary. The Department said rents in many defense cities were raised during the last quarter of 1941 on I as many as one in every eight rent ed homes. The Bituminous Coal Di vision of the Interior Department and the OPA said they arc prepared to take whatever steps are neces sary to prevent wartime inflationary prices for coal. Priorities and Allocations The Board extended the ban on use of "bright work" to all types of motor vehicles and prohibited its use m replacement parts. Manufac ture of bicycles was curtailed and production of tire rrtreading and re capping equipment was suspended except on preference-rated orders. The Board directed canners to set aside for the Government consider able quantities of their 1942 pack of' fruits and vegetables Maintenance I and repair of existing plumbing and I heating installations in farms, resi Filling Stations To Lesson Work Hours Instructed to limit their working schedule to 72 hours each week by government order, local filling sta tioh operations had reached no uni jforin schedule of operation shortly before noon today. Some of the operators explained they were closing at f> p m. and opening at 8 a. m , and would work on a seven-day week schedule. The operator of the Sinclair Service Sta tion is planning to operate 72 hours during the week and close on Sun days, the schedule calling for a 10 o'clock closing on Saturdays The government in fixing the hour limit, did not specify a definite sched ule. The move to curtail gas consump tion by limiting hours of operation is to be supplemented by a ration ing system within the next six or eight weeks, according iu reports. The rationing system is drawing a bitter protest from the oil compan Bonds Set In Arson Case This Morning $ Bonds were fixed at a preliminary hearing held this morning before Justice J. L Hassell m the case charging Bessie Mabry Smith and hi'i son, Sam Mabry. with burning their home on the corner of Church and Sycamore Streets early in the morning of March 2 The mother was released under bond in the sum of $700, and the son was required to raise bond in the sum of $1,000. The cast' was scheduled for trial in the superior court the third, week in June The evidence ofh red by the State wa . - substantially the same as that disclosed by officers following an in vesllgat-ion earlier m?the?week. James Wiggins and Watsy Latham, charged with aiding and abetting the alleged crime, were released, but were said to have been later detain ed for questioning by highway pa trolmen in connection with the op eration of cars for hire. Vltiyprouml Accident \ ictim Is Improving Injured while playing ball on the high school grounds last Wednesday afternoon, Hal Dickons. Jr . was re ported much improved today in a Washington hospital where he was carried for treatment The youth suffered a severe con cussion of the brain when he skid ded into third base and his head struck some object just under the ground. He is expected to return home from the hospital about next TuescTay or Wednesday, but he is un der doctor's orders to remain in bed several weeks. Firemen ('.ailed To Mill On The Hamilton Road Fire, starting from a gasoline en gine, threatened Abbitt's grist mill on the Hamilton Road, near here, late last Tuesday afternoon. Local volunteer firemen were called, but workmen brought the fire under con trol and the firemen were turned Very little damage was caused by the fire. * Firit Mutrition Claim Held Here IT'ednenday Afternoon The first of a series of nutrition classes, sponsored by the Junior Wo man's Club, was held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Woman's Club building. The class, conducted by Miss Irene James of the V E.P. was enthusiast! cally received by those present. In order for the class to continue, it is necessary that at least 25 people attend. Twenty-nine women attend ed the Wednesday meeting These classes are open to the pub lic and everyone is urged to attend. Those who miss not more than two hours of the scheduled 20 hour course will receive a certificate. The next class will be held Wednesday afternoon. March 25th. and it will not be too late for others to enroll for the special course of Instruction. dences, and office and apartment buildings was facilitated by a new board order. Miss Jeanne Holman, of Raleigh, s spending the week-end here vLslt ng Miss Mary Lily-Moore. Wants 1 FOR THOSE DELICIOUS HOT dogs with chili, try The Martin, tear Fair Grounds. m20-pd rHE BEST BRUNSWICK STEW you ever tasted at The Martin, near Fair Grounds. m20-pd SHORTAGE OF COCA - COLAS forces us to reserve them for those auying our sandwiches, hot dogs, etc. We are extremely sorry to have to io this, but we see no other way out. Please cooperate with us. Thanks. The Martin X. Ward. m20-pd FEATHERS WANTED ? WE BUT geese, duck, turkey, chicken feath ers. Goose and turkey quills. Good prices. Write for same. Preston E Jayton, Edenton, N C. m20-tf MAN WANTED FOR ESTABLISH ed Rawleigh Route which has paid | big for years. Over 200 home-farm necessities. Specials help make larg er salts. Low wholesale prices. Good i-ash profits. No age limits No lay offs. If you will work steady for good pay, write or see me. Jasper J. Ben nett. Everetts, N C. ml7-2t-pd WANTED ? A MAN BETWEEN ages 21 and 55 to work industrial insurance in Williamston, Rober sonville and surrounding territory. Previous experience not necessary Attractive propositions. Address P. O. Box 507, Edenton, N. C. ml7-4t-pd MILL ENDS. SAVE 25 TO 50 PER cent. Upholstery Fabrics, Slip Cov er, Drapery and fancy rayon stripe mattress ticking. Stock on hand. Hundreds of patterns to select from. Mrs. Ellis E. Phillips. Shady Banks, Washington, N C. mfi-13-20-27-pd SEE ME FOR COLONIAL CHICKS Play safe by buying U. S. approv ed Colonial Chicks. Save money. All leading breeds at lowest prices. Re placement offer on best grades. Pres ton Cayton, Agent. Colonial Poultry Farms. Eden ton, N. C. ml3-tf OARDEN SEED: PACKAGES AND bulk. Also package flower seed and lawn grass seed. Now is time to plant. Leave us your order for cab bage plants. J. C. Leggett. Washing ton Street. m3-6t POTATO SLIPS 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 FOR Ql'ICK, QUALITY DRY cleaning service, bring your clothes to Pittman's. One day service on any garment. Suits, coats and dresses, 55 cents, cash and carry. 65c delivered. Pittman's Cleaners. f3-tf WANTED: MY FRIENDS AND Cus tomers to see "News & Observer" of March 6th, front page, relative to Freeze of Typewriter Industry. It now stands all users of these ma chines, to see that they are kept in good working order, for no one knows how long this Freeze will last. So I say to you, bring your in strument to me and I will recondi tion it and preserve its life almost | indefinitely. 118 Main St. H. T. Hy I man. Across from Post Office. ml0-4t EXPERT ALTERATIONS ON ALL ladies' garments. Fit and satisfac | tion guaranteed by Mrs. Minnie Bul lock at Pittman Cleaners. Phone 159. ml3-4t-ch BABY CHICKS ? LARGE HUSKY Chicks. N. C. and U. S. Approved Hatches Tuesdays and Fridays. PHONE 307-6 Windsor, N. C. LANCASTER'S HATCHERY Wv Wish To Announce That Our Service Station Will Be Closed ON SUNDAYS Ilrfiiimiiift Sunday, March 22 THE FOLLOWING HOURS WILL BE OBSERVED WEEK DAYS: OPEN STATION AT 7:30 A. M. CLOSE STATION AT 7:00 P. M. ON SATURDAYS Station Will Close At I0:(H) P.M. You. of course, realize why we are adopting this new M'lieilule. The rationing of gas oline makes il necessary. ? Sinclair Service Sta. A. J. M\NNIN(; Week-End Speeials ONE CENT SALE GILLETTE SHAVING CREAM 25c size ? Over Week-end. 2 for 26e MINES HONEY and ALMOND CREAM 50c size . . 2 for 51c (plus Fed. lax) Qt Genuine Imported RUSSIAN MINERAL OIL s. 8."jc. 2 for 86c pis. 60e. 2 for 61c SHOE POLISH?While, Ne.ilraL Black 10c size?Over Week-end. 2 for 11c WILLIAMS TALCUM POWDER 25e size?Over Week-end .2 for 26c JEWS HAIR TONIC and SHAMPOO 50c size, Botli Tor 51c (plus Fol. tax) WELCH'S GRAPE JUICE (^iiart. 60c quart and pint. . .61c PALMOLIVE SOAP Week-end Special?i cakes for 25c ETHIX COLD TABLETS 25c size?Over Week-end 10c GROVES BROMO QUININE 35c size?Over Week-end ...... 27c FROZEN FRESH ICE CREAM Pint 20c Quart 35c And Numerous Other Items LEGGETT'S WASHINGTON STREET
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