Spring Harbingers
Make Appearance
There will be some more cold
weather, no doubt, but spring is
surely on the way, judging from the
numerous signs observed during the
three or four unusually warm days
the early part of this week. Some
of the most noteworthy signs:
Fishing poles displayed on the
streets. ?
Chirping of the birds.
Early flowers budding.
Large purchases of garden and
flower seeds at local stores.
New stocks arriving at stores.
First herring caught in the Ro
anoke.
Appearance of a snake in the old
Dymond City section of Griffins
Township The snake, a rattler
2 1-2 feet lon? was killed by W M
Biasell and P E. Getsinger Wednes
day, the reptile having gone through
the severe winter unharmed
Spring officially opens March 21,
but this section got a taste of what
it will be like when the mercury
reached nearly the 80-raark on the
thermometer earlier this week.
County People Escape
Unhurt in Florida Wreck
e
Mrs. Allie Roberson, Mrs Lizzie
Smithwick, Mrs. Frank Jordan and
son, Hugh, all of this county, escap
ed unhurt, but their car was badly
damaged in a wreck at Vero Beach,
Fla., last Tuesday, according to re
ports reaching here. A Massachu
setts car, figuring in the wreck, was
badly damaged also, but none of its
occupants was'hurt.
Fi?~e, Smoke and Water
? SALE! ?
Still Going Strong
MANY WORTH-WHILE VALUES
ARE TO BE HAD AT THIS SALE
Those Farmers Who Have Not Been Able To
Come To Town Should by All Means Attend
This Sale. We Have What You Need at Prices
Below the Actual Cost of the Items
PLOWS AND
PLOW CASTING
25% Off
TRACE CH AINS, now 6'V
PAINT
Inside Enamel & Flat Paints at Big Reductions
H AMES, No. 61 now 97^
ARSENATE OF LEAD, lb 9c
HORSE COLLARS
Being Sold at this Fire Sale at Give-Away Prices
CULPEPPER
HARDWARE CO.
PEOPLES
Trading Co.
Royster Field Tested
FERTILIZER
The planting season is drawing near
and it is natural that we turn our thoughts
to FERTILIZER.
We suggest ROYSTER for your 1936
requirements?a fertilizer that has stood
the test for over fifty-one years.
We carry a full stock of plant bed, '
truck goods, and all other analyses for
various crops.
Nitrate Soda, Cottonseed Meal, Lime, Oats, Etc.
Lot of Fresh Mules, Ready to Work
TRADE MARK
See Our Representative
For Your 1936 Requirements
TRY OUR SERVICE PLAN
PEOPLES
Trading Co.
Office and Representative in
Bethel ? Robereonville ? Williamston
RELIGIOUS NEWS
Go To Church
Sunday
Sunday School,
Too!
EPISCOPAL
Church of the Advent
Rev. E. F Moaeley, rector.
First Sunday in Lent.
Churgh schoio, 9:45 a. m
Holy Communion and sermon, 11
a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30
p m.
Holy Trinity Mission
Sunday school and preaching at
2:30 p. m.
METHODIST
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m
Morning service, 11 a m.
Young peoples' hour, 6:45.
Evening service, 7:30 p. m.
Our presiding elder, Rev. B. B.
Slaughter, of Elizabeth City, will
preach at the Methodist church at
the morning service and hold our
first quarterly conference immedi
ately after preaching. The public
generally is invited to hear Mr.
Slaughter
Mrs. Mary Fleming
Dies Near Hassell
Mrs. .Mary E. Fleming died at the
home of her daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Fon Fleming,
near Hassell, last Saturday morning
of pneumonia, following an attack
of influenza a few day-r before. Mrs.
Fleming, a native of Edgecombe
County, was 64 years old.
Funeral services were conducted
from the late home last Sunday aft
ernoon by Rev. R. N. .Fitts, pastor
of the local Methodist church Bur
ial was in Enfield, her old home.
Former County Resident
Qies In Rocky Mount
Mrs. Kenneth H Hopkins, daugh
ter of Mrs. J. R. Knowles, of Har
dens, died in a Rocky Mount hos
pital Wednesday evening following
a brief illness. Mrs. Hopkins, who
lived in Plymouth, had some tooth
trouble which caused poisoning aild
resulted in death. She was 39 years
old.
Funeral services are being con
duted this afternoon and burial will
follow in the Windley cemetery,
near Plymouth.
I
Grover Harney Connected
With Local Warehouse
Grover Harney, for the past eight
years auctioneer on the Roberson
ville tobacco market, will be with
the Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse here
this coming season, it was officially
announced this week. Mr. Harney
is well known to the farmers of this
entire section and is recognized as
an able auctioneer.
After completing arrangements
for his new work here, Mr. Harney |
returned this week to his home in
Kentucky.
?
Norfolk Man Arrested for
Driving Car While Drunk
Bud Williams, Norfolk man, was
arrested on the Roanoke River fill
Wednesday afternoon by Patrolman
Stewart for alleged drunken driv
ing. After a short stay in the Mar
tin jail here, Williams was turned
over to Bertie authorities. Millie
Bradshaw, white woman of Wil
mington accompanying Williams,
was arrested on the streets here a
short while later for alleged drunk
enness. She was released yesterday
morning.
A Sabbath well spent.
Briafi a week of content
And - strength far the work of
But ? Sabbath profane.
Whatsoe'er may be gained.
Is sure to bring trouble and
HOW LONG? -
Genesis 2:2 ff?"And on the
seventh day God ended His
work, which He had made; and
He rested on the seventh day
from all Us work which God
had created And God blessed
the seventh day and sanctified
if
The Jews were forbid en to
gather manna on the seventh
day and were commanded to
gather enough on the sixth day
for the seventh day also.
Exodus 16:26: "Six days ye
shall gather it, but on the sev
enth day, which is the Sabbath,
in it there shall be none."
"And the Lord said unto Moeer
How long refuse ye to keep m;
commandments and my laws?
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of our dear
mother, Mrs. Florence Peele, who
departed this life three years ago,
March 1, 1933:
We will always miss you, dear
mother.
As the night shadows fall;
Each echo seems your footsteps.
Each whisper seems your call.
We miss you, dearest motherf*^
Though you are far away;
We'll always keep your memory
Fresh in our hearts each day.
In every flower we see thy love, so
deep.
Thy voice in tenderness, so soft,
so clear,
Comes through the eventide on
shadows' wings,
Each gentle whisper saying, "I
am near.''
We stood beside your bed, dear
mother.
And watched you fade away;
They told us you were going
To heaven with Christ to stay
And although we know you're hap
py. '
And in a better land.
We will always miss you, dear
mother.
And try to understand.
Her devoted children (Annie, Min
nie, Ruthie, and Heman).
?
Manv Phone Calls
During Past Year
Telephone calls in the United
States lead all forms of communi
cation in volume. There were 25
billion calls made from the 17,000,
000 telephones now serving this
country last year, as compared with
12 billion calls made in 1910.
- In 1935, according to the tele
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank all neighbors and
friends who so kindly ministered
to my son, Woodrow Jones, during
his illness with double pneumonia,
from which he is now recovering.
Mrs. Mattie E. Jones. lt-pd
FOUND: A BUNCH OF EIGHT
keys, several of Yale make. Own
er may get them at Enterprise of
fice. It
WANTED: THREE MEN WITH
cars to take dealership for nation
al advertised merchandise. If you
can qualify, you can build your
business from two to five thousand
dollars a month. Experience not
necessary, but honesty is essential.
Meet John R. Godwin at the New
Hotel Saturday at one p m. Be
sure and be there at one. It
PRESBYTERIAN
The regular service*, will be held
at all points at the usual hours.
CHRISTIAN
There'll be only one
Sunday school at 9:45?in the lo
cal Christian church Sunday. Ail
members are requested to attend
and bring a friend.
BAPTIST
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m. A mis
sionary program preceding week of
prayer for home missions.
B_ T. U., 7 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:30.
Wouldn't it honor the Lord if ev
ery church in Williamston should be
filled with worshiping people next
Sunday morning and evening?
phone almanac issued by the Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, there were 13 billion letters
mailed, while 165 million telegrams
were transmitted^ This compares
with 8,000,000,000 letters in 1910 and
100 million telegrams.
Only 212 million telephone calls
were reported in 1885, which was
seven yetfrs after the invention of
the telephone by Alexander Gra
ham Bell. During that year there
were 2 billion letters mailed and
40 million telegrams transmitted.
There are now about 34,000,000
telephones in the world, 93 percent
of which may be interconnected
with telephones of the Bell System.
Thirty-five years ago only 36 per
cent of the telephones in the world
cculd be interconnected.
Basketball Games Called
Off Wednesday Evening
The doubleheader scheduled be
tween the Jamesville and Bear Grass
basketball teams here last Wednes
day evening was called off unex
pectedly. No reason for the action
was given.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County.
In the Matter of Moxlar Gardner,
^Jla^o^^iardner^Janiel^Uardner^
Emily Gard
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale made by L. B. Wynne. Clerk
of the Superior Court of Martin
County, in the above entitled pro
ceeding, the undersigned commis
sioner will, on Saturday the list
day of March, 1936, at twelve o'
clock noon, in front of the court
house door in the town of William
8ton, N. C., offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit;
Bounded on the north by Bob
Gardner, on the east by Eli Gard
ner, on the south by Alexander Lil
ley and on the west by Julius Hard
isont containing 30 acres, more or
less, and being known as the Wil
liam Thomas Gardner land, and be
uif the land whereon '
Gardner lived and died
Thie 17th day of February, int.
28 ELBEOT|8>m:U,
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County.
In the Superior Court.
Mn. Thdma Jem vs. B_ C. Jenee
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled
u above has been cerium need in
the Superior Court of Martin Coun
ty, North Carolina, to secure an ab
solute divorce based upon two years
separation; and the defendant will
further take notice that he is re
quired to appear before the clerk of
the superior court of Martin Coun
ty within thirty (20) days and an
swer or demur to the complaint in
said action or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint
This the 27th day of February,
1930.
L. B. WYNNE.
Clerk Superior Court.
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DON'T FEEL LIKE I? LOOKS
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WE EXTEND A WELCOMING HAND TO
Clark Candy Co.
Our firm, too, is new in Williamston. How
ever, we are very grateful for the many loyal
friends we have made and the liberal patronage
accorded us during the past few months, and it
is in this spirit of cooperation that we extend our
best wishes to the new concern here.
NOW, JUST A WORD ABOUT
HARDWARE
Our stock is brand new and very com
plete. We particularly invite all farm
ers beginning a new crop year to come
in and see us before buying their hard
ware supplies. t
CARLOAD FARM IMPLEMENTS
Now in Stock ? Get Our Prices Before Buying
WILLIAMSTON
HARDWARE CO.
PROGRAM FOR WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH *
Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C.
Monday and Tuesday March I and 3
SHIRLEY TEMPLE in
THE LITTLEST REBEL"
Wednesday March 4
Alice Faye and Ray Walker in
"MUSIC IS MAGIC"
Thursday-Friday March *-7
Warner Baxter and Alice Faye
in "THE KING OF BURLESQUE"
Saturday '
BOB STEELE in
"SMOKEY SMITH"
ALSO SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
FREE Picture Show
KNEW ROMANO!
*y
4 OF THE FARM
A PULL LENGTH FEATURE
TALK1NO MOVIE
BY UE ID TH
EpTTE* PARM|MO ME
ABOUT FREE TICKET* .
Saturday. Morning
February 29th
10:30 A. M.
Watts Theatre
This Free Picture Is Sponsored by the Purina
Mills and Ourselves
A NUMBER OF
Free Prizes
WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE ATTENDING
Lindsley Ice Company