Drunken Driving
Cases Increasing
Drunken driving and general vio
lations of the liquor laws are liter
ally crowding the docket scheduled
for consideration in the count}' court
next Monday. Up until yesterday
noon, ten new cases had been book
ed for trial in the court. Five of the
defendants are charged with drunk
en driving, and two others are
charged with violating the liquor
laws. Two others cases charge de
fendants with larceny and receiving.
A ninth case charges reckless driv
ing. and in the tenth case the de
fendant is charged with non-support
There are a. few cases that were
brought over from previous terms,
and it is quite likely that other new
ones will be added to the docket be
fore it is finally made up for the
court
To l??ue No Driven'
Licen$e? ft eek After Next
Mr. M. J. MflrWd, local driver's
license examiner, announced today
that he will not be in Williamston
to examine applicants for driver's
licenses the two weeks beginning
May 4 through May 16. During this
period Mr. McLeod will be attend
ing a special training school in Ral
eigh for all driver's license examin
ers. The school is being conducted by
the Department of Motor Vehicles
with the assistance of representa
tives of the National Safety Council,
cooperating with the American As
sociation of Motor Vehicle Adminis
trators
might need a license during this
period to make applications before
May 4th
Little County Child Died
In Hospital Early Today
Janice Carroll, year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Roberson. of
Poplar Point, died in a Washington
hospital this morning at 6 o'clock
following an illness of about two
weeks' duration. Meningitis was giv
en as the cause of the little child's
death.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Saturday afternoon and interment
will follow in a new burial plot on
the farm
Besides her parents, the child is
survived by an infant sister, nine
other sisters. Annie Bell, Daisy,
O'Dell, Jamie, Ruth. Frances, Allie
Marie. Polly Fave. Shirley Jean and
Bet tie Lou .>!.d f I Vi 111 ? 11 h e . Zeph.
Bill. Jr. Charlie. Bennie Earl and
Lloyd Gray Roberson. all of the
home.
Senator Sayn Rubber
Shortage Exaggerated
Senator Herring, of Iowa, was
quoted as saying that the rubber ,
shortage had been exaggerated, that
many tires could be replaced before j
they wear out.
VISITING CARD
SI'KC I A L
EMBOSSED -85. ix-r 100
ENGRAVED 81.75 per 100
fAcir Chile Furnithed)
ENGRAVED from Your
Old Plate ..81.25 per 1(H)
Buy yours now
while these prices
are in effect!
Peele's - J ewelers
"Gift Center"
Draft Board Places
79 Of 233 Men In
1-A Classification
(Continued from page one)
3076?James Teel, c, 3-A
3077?Biscoe Bruce Rogerson, w,
3-A
V-307O?William Jesse Roberson, w,
(volunteered) Jan. 7, 1941.
3079?Charlie Edward Barnes, c, 3-A
3080?Charles Williams, c, 3-A
3081?James Reddick Griffin, w, 1-A
3082?George Hyman, c. 3-A
3083?Elias Evans, c, 3-A
3084?Thurman Bell, c, 3-A
3085?George David Grimes, Jr . w,
3-A
S-3085?James Ellen Whjtaker, w,
3-A
3086?J. D Holliday, w, 3-A
3087?William Lewis Patterson, w,
3-A
3088?Marvin Vernuri Taylor, c, 1-A
30HQ--T.es) ie F.arl Simpson w 3-A
3090?Elisha Speller, c, 3-A
3001?James William Taylor, Jr., w,
3-A
3092?Leon Spence Hardy, c, 3-A
3093?James Wallace, Jr , c, 3-A
3094?Clyde Buie Bailey, w, 1-A
3095?Classification pending
3096?James Edward Reed, c, 1-A
3097?Claude Samuel Butter, c, 1-A
3098?Roland Thomas Sills, w, 3-A
3099?Charlie Columbus Gainer, c.
1-A
3100?James Tony Cooper, w, 3-A
3101 Remus Ray Everett, w, 3-A
3102 Thari Katch, c, 1-A
3104?Benjamin Eugene Griffin, w,
3-A
S-3104?Luther Mountwell Holliday.
w. 1-A
3105?Henry Herbert Pope, Jr., w,
1 -A
3106 Joseph Waldo Griffin, w, 3-A
3107?Ben Staton Rogers, w, 3-A
3108?Columbus Harrell, c, 1-A
3109 William Clayton Whitley, w,
1-A
3110 Lewis Sherwood Davis, w, 1-A
3111 Isaac Jessup Harrison, w, 3-A
3112?Clarence Grady Godard, w,
3-A
3113?Rupert Russell Rawls, w, 1-A
3114?Horace Dee Dixon, w, 1-A
3115? Rufus Henry Taylor, w, 3-A
3116?Samuel Reese Edwards, w,
3-A
3117 Booker T. Teel, c, 3-A
3118?Alonza Hassell, W, 1-A
3119?Theodore Boston,-c,.3-A
3120 Turner Haze Slade, c, 3-A
3121 Almond Barnes, c, 1-A
3122 Joe BjlJy Harrington, w, 1-A
3123 Arnold Durwood Johnson, w,
3-A
S 3123 Snencer Ravnor. w. 1-A
3124 Hubert Roberson, c, 3-A
3125 Alton Harper Stalls, w, 3-A
3126 Willie Curtis Wynne, w, 3-A
3127 Benjamin Hymun, c. 3-A
3128 Jesse Bennett, c, 3-A
3129 William Columbus Parker, c,
1-A
3130?Henry Edwards, c, 1-A
3131 Robert Edwin Manning, w.
3-A
V-3132 Warren Griffin, Jr., c, 3-A
3133?Charles Worth Sessoms. w.
3-A ??
3134 George Allen Smith, c, 1-A
3135 Milton Louis Goldman, w, 3-A
3136?Daniel Pagan, w, 3-A
3137 Benjamin Thomas Wynru w.
3-A
3138 James Gilbert Smith, w, 3-A
3139? Torn Henry Ward, w, 1-A
3140- Noah
3141?Claudie Haywood Rawls. w,
3-A
3142 Samuel Lewis Spruill, r, 3-A
S-3142 Lonnie Garland Peele. w,
1 A
3143?James Moore, c, 1-A
3144 Cosar Gorham, c, 3-A
3145 Kenneth Frederick Woolard,
w, 3 A
3146?James Barner Mann, w, 3-A
3147 Garland Burrel Whitley, w,
1-A
3148?Leamon Beach, w, 3-A
3149? Irvin Ralph Davenport, w, 1-A
3150? Booker T Wynne, c, 1-A
3151?William Victor Andrews, w.
1-A
3152 Theodore Williams, c, 3-A
3153?C. B. Price, c, 3-A
3154?William Leroy Hadley, w, 1-A
3155?rGeorge Lee Jones, c, 3-A
3156 Howard Lee Earps, w, l.C
3157?Darious Prembroke Respess,
c. 1-A
(Continued Next Week)
Announcing
? The ?
OPENING
Of The
Victory
Beauty
Shoppe
Saturday, April 25
? .' .. ?. .. ? ?. : ? ? w v;
Come to tee u? for expert hair shapinjr
and ?t\ liiifg. We im the very best mater
ial* and supplies money ran buy.
Over Eagles' 5 & 10c Store
Entrance on Washington St. Williamston, N.C.
TELEPHONE 393-J
The 19th Week
Of The War
(Continued from page one)
situation.
Army and Selective Service
The War Department said organ
ization of 32 new divisions this year
is being carried out on schedule. The
department said the army medical
corps strength will be doubled to
meet demands of the expanded
army. Physicians under 45 years and
dentists under 35 will be eligible for
commissions as first lieutenants. The
department also announced forma
tion of a new combat force, the tank
destroyer command, which will be
gin training in Texas^ early this sum
mer.
The department said it will grant
furloughs of 10 days to inductees af
ter their processing at reception cen
ters if local boards recommend such
action for men who need the time
to clear u|t personal affairs. Select
ive Servise Director Hershey said
the supply of men c lassified as 1-A
probably will be exhausted by the
end of summer and the calling of
men of 1-B classification probably
will start in the Fall.
Navy and Air
The Navy Department said the
Bureau of Yards and Docks will act
as contracting agency for the de
partment for all construction accom
plished by private agencies, includ
ing works subcontracted under a
prime contractors Two new destroy
ers were launched and a third was
commissioned. The President direct
ed Navy Secretary Knox tf> n
er three plants of the Brewster Aero
Nautical Corp. in order to increase
their production.
President Roosevelt and Canadian
Prime Minister MacKenzie King an
nounced jointly that all United Na
tions with air training programs un
derway in the U. S. or Canada will
confer in Ottawa early in May on
"further united military efforts.'
Shipping
The War Shipping Administration
requisitioned all the remaining Am
erican-owned ocean-going vessels
which had not been taken over by
the government previously. Every
detail of operation?cargoes, routes
of travel and time of departure ?for
ocean going vessels can now be spec
ified by the WSA.
The President authorized the Mar
itime Commission "to acquire, use
and dispose of" any real or personnel
property needed for the building of
merchant ships. He also authorized
the commission to award medals to
members of the nation's Merchant
Marine for distinguished conduct.
War Bonds and Stamps
The Treasury said a campaign
will bo opened May 1 to secure vol
untary pledges from all persons in
the U. S. to purchase war savings
bonds and stamps with at least 10
per cent of their income. The cam
paign will include the establishment
of war savings committees in every
county of the nation. It will attempt
to double the monthly volume of
bond and stamps purchases The
WPB said war bond sales totaled al
most $5 billion ac of April 1:
Rationing
The Office of Price Administration
reported the first sugar ration will
be one pound per person for a two
week period. 'Hie office said ration
ing books will not be issued to per
siv ponnHw of migur PorSOOS With]
Two pounds on hand but not more
than six will have stamps removed
at registration time, at the rate of
one stamp for each pound over the
first two. Each sugar ration book
holder will be permitted to receive
a special allotment of not more than
five pounds of sugar a year for home
canning or preserving of fresh
fruits and vegetables.
Civilian Supply
| The WPB ordered production of
medium and heavy trucks for ci
vilian ,use discontinued after exist
ing quotas have been completed.
The Board froze all stocks of new
plumbing and heating equipment,
with the exception of retail sales of
$5 or less and orders bearing a pref
erence rating of A-10 or higher. The
Board also prohibited manufacture
of oil burners and coal stokers for
residential use. Amounts of shellac
Used in the manufacture of phono
graph records were restricted to 30
p. i cent of 1941 consumption.
- Homing and Construction
National Housing Administrator
RlandforH said ho n-iii nntnhii?h -ror
gional offices, tentatively set at 10,
to shift more responsibility for plan
ning the billion-dollar war housing
program to the communities it will
benefit. Responsibility for building
the projects will remain in Wash
ington. The WPB reported military
and other essential construction in
1942 will give the industry its great
est program in history?20 per cent
above the 1941 record.
?
Surry Parker Diet At
Hit Home In Norfolk
Mr. Surry Parker, well know in
this section of Carolina for many
years and the father of Miss Jane
Parker, former employee in the of
fice of the Virginia Electric and
Power Company here, died at his
home in Norfolk last Tuesday. Mr.
Parker, 83 years old, was a timber
man and carried on extensive opera
tions from Pinetown for many years.
Funeral services were conducted yes
terday afternoon and interment was
in Portsmouth.
Mrs J, F. "Hogpen and Mrs J. Mc
Kimmon Saunders attended the fun
eral.
?
(iatoline Rationing Is
Scheduled For May 15th
While high-ranking officials can't
agree on the amounts to be allotted,
it is fairly certain that gasoline will
be rationed beginning about the mid
dle of next month.
Fourth County Man
Makes the Supreme
Sacrifice In War
(Continued from page one)
As far as it can be ascertained, the
young man lost his life about the
same time Murry Cargile, another
Martin County youth, was killed at
Pearl Harbor, possibly a few min
utes before or a few minutes later.
Austin Randolph Jackson, formerly
of Jamesville, was accidentally kill
ed in Pearl Harbor some weeks af
ter the initial attack, and Dennis R.
Coltrain, former Williamston young
man. lost his life possibly off the
North Carolina coast as a member of
the United States Merchant Marine.
Young Mr. Leggett is survived by
the following brothers and sisters,
Messrs Marion, H. Ernest and Andy
Leggett, of Poplar Point; Mayo Leg
gett, of Hopewell, Va.; Mrs. Bob
Johnson, of Robersonville; Biscoe
and Chus. Leggett and Mrs. Lee
W1111f? i11 ti and Mrs. Albert li. Uray,
all of Washington City. He also
leaves a half-brother, Mr. Jack Leg
gett, of Poplar Point.
Three-Year-Old Youth
Paste* In The County
-t
Luther R., three-year-old son of
Mr. Joe F. Griffin and wife, Mrs.
Louise Brown Griffin, died at the
home of his parents in the Spring
Green Community of Hamilton
Township Wednesday morning fol-,
lowing a brief illness.
?Besides his patents, the little child i
is survived by a sister, June Griffin.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at I
the home by Rev. W. B. Harrington,
Baptist minister. Interment was in
the Stallings Cemetery, near James
ville.
Wants
AMERICA'S BEST FLOUR ? TRY
a bag of it. Best quality and guar
anteed Price reasonable. Martin
Supply Company, Williamston, N. C.
a24-2t
METROPOLITAN FLOCR ? THE
best to be had. One bag will con
vince you that it has no superior.
Try a bag of Metropolitan and you
will get another Martin Supply
Company. a24 2t
Loral (ontrartor Badly
Hurt In Fall Thit ff 'rrk
Mr. F. B. Birmingham, local build
ing contractor, was badly hurt in a
fall from a building in Snow Hill
early this week. Suffering a broken
shoulder and other injuries, he was
removed to a Kinston hospital for
treatment, later continuing to his
home here. He is able to be out.
1
Mr. and Mrs. D Collins Barnes, of
Murfreesboro, will attend the 25th
anniversary celebration of the lo
cal Episcopal Church here Sunday
While in Williamston they will be
the guests of Mrs. Barnes' sister,
Mrs. J. H. Saunders.
HAVE YOU EVER USED SUN
gold Flour? If you haven't you are
not using the best flour on the Am
erican market for the money. Mar
tin Supply Company. a24-2t
GROCERIES OF^ALL KINDS ? j
Both staple and fancy. Priced rea
sonable. Farmers Supply Company.
a24-2t
BUY YOUR TOBACCO TWINE
now. Wo have large stock and
you'll find it priced very reasonable.
Farmers Supply Company. a24-2t
FOR RENT ? SIX-ROOM HOUSE
near fair grounds. Sanford Rob
erson. a21-2t-pd
TOKYO STOCK PEAS FOR SALE.
Only a few bushels left. Closing
them out for $2 00 per bushel. J.
Walter Gurganus, Williamston.
a212t
FOR SALE? BUNCH SEED PEA
nuts. 8c per lb. S. R. Coburn,
Jamesville, N. C? R.F.D. 2. a21-2t
FOR RENT ? 3-ROOM APART
ment. First floor. West Main St.
Williamston. J. W. Green. al7-3t
FEATHERS WANTED ? WE BUY
geese, duck, turkey, chicken feath
ers. Goose and turkey quills. Good
prices. Write for same. Preston E.
Cayton, Edenton, N. C. m20-tf
A GOOD TEXACO SERVICE STA
tion in Bethel for rent. Located on
highway. This station has a good
gasoline quota The right party can
make a good living operating this
station and put a few dollars in the
bank every week Harrison Oil Com
pany. a24-2t
FOR SALE ? BUNCH AND VIR
ginia Runner seed peanuts, Cok
er's 100 cotton seed. Wood's yellow
soybeans, and tobacco trucks. John
W. Eubanks, Hassell, N. C. a24-4t-ch
A GOOD TEXACO SERVICE STA
linn in Oak City for rent Looted
on highway. The right party can
make a good living and put a few
dollars in the bank every week. This
station has a good gasoline quota.
Harrison Oil Company. a24-2t
TOKYO SOYBEANS FOR SALE?
Have 20 bushels or more. Price
reasonable. John H. Roberson, Wil
liamston, N. C. R.F.D. a21-2t
CORN FOR SALE: IF YOU ARE IN
terested, see J. B. Lilley on the
Washington Road, about three miles
from Williamston. a24-2t-pd
FOR SALE: FRYING SIZE CHICK
ens, ranging in weight from two
to two and one-half pounds. Minga
E Rogers, R.F.D. 3, City. a24-2t-pd
JUST AVAILABLE ?AN EXCEP
tionablc Watkins locality in Ber
tie County Will consider man over
45 in good health and able to furn
ish good references. No investment
required. All replies treated confi
dentially. Write Katkins, Box 5071,
Richmond, Virginia.
WANTED: SETTLED WHITE LADY
for light house work. Communi
cate with Mrs. John R. Wheeler,
Edenton, N. C.
FOB QUICK, QUALITY DBT
cleaning service, briny tout rlnthaa
to Pittman's. One day service on any
garment Suits, coats and dresses, S3
cents, cash and carry. 85c delivered.
Pittman's Cleaners. ffl-tf
FOR SALE ? SOW WITH 8EVEN
small pigs. Asking $45 lor all. Ap
ply to John E. Mobley, three miles
from Everetts on the Bear Grass
Road. . a24-pd
HAVE YOU TRIED X. WARD'S
Barbecue? It's the best you ever
tasted. The Martin, near the Fair
Grounds, Williamston.
TRY A COMBINATION BARBE
cue and brunswick stew. The Mar
tin, Williamston, N. C. Near the Fair
Grounds.
100 PIGS WANTED ? WILL PAY
top market price. See me at once.
Bill Abbitt. a24-2t
DR. C. L. HUTCHISON
DENTIST
Next To Marco Theatre
WDUamston, N. C. Tel. 114-1
Be Comfortable
This Summer
In
CURLEE
SUIT S
T ropical
WORSTEDS!
Lightweight
GABARDINES!
These fine suits combine
style and good looks with
comfort and economy!
Sport
COATS
A useful gartnen for sum
mer. Wear it with blending
or contrasting trousers for
infinite variety. Tans, blues
and browns.
Sharkskin
TROUSERS
Regular and novelty wegyes
in tans, browns, green and
blue.
iilabardinr
IROUSERS
Tans, browns and blues in
solid weaves and twills .
I'OOL!
(Iioose your now straw hat from our large selection
=PITTMANS
CLOTHIERS FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN
HAIL Insurance
BE SURE ? INSURE
Your Tobacco attain*I llic ravage* of Hail!
Yoii may miffrr u ili'Hlrnrliii'
Hail Htorm tliirt year.
The of thin protection i? very little
compared with the hetiefll? mIioiiIiI
hail *trik< SEK ME TODAY!
H. P. MOBLEY
>
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M A PC O LI/
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Maigolis Bros.
End of Month
SALE
Although These Values Cannot Be Replaced, We Do Not Propose To Car
ry Merchandise From One Season To Another. This End of Month Sale
Begins SATURDA?, April 25th
Sale Will Run Until END OF THE MONTH. We Offer At
SPECIAL PRICES Our Entire Stoek Of SPRING DRESSES
LADIES' SPRING DRESSES
$6.95
GROUP I?Our regular
810.95 Values ? To
Go For Only
LADIES' SPRING DRESSES
CROUP II?Our Regu- A a m
lar $14.95 Dresses ? gU U ^
Closing Out For Only ?r
One Group of SPRING GOATS
And SUITS Specially Priced
One Group of HATS ?New Colors
Styles ? Closing Out for 1-2 Price
LADIES" SPRING DRESSES
$14.95
GROUP III?Ren
ular 22.95 values.
During this sale
LADIES' SPRING DRESSES
$18.95
GROUP IV?These
Dresses sold for
29.95. Speeial
NOTHING CHARGED AND NO ALTERATIONS AT THESE PRICES