Essay Contest Held
In High Schools
Nov
will
high
at the- (Mr in IV spring of
by IV North Carolina Building
D R FonvilV at
city, chairman at the Keealer
to
day "The Vague sponsors this c
Mr. Fonvillr stated.
12.000 high
participated The
I fund ?? created
some six years ago as a memorial to
the late E. L Keesler at Charlotte,
a pioneer m hmlding and loan in the
state and in the South. The proceeds
of the fund are expended in the es
say contest the purpose of e-hich u
to create interest in thrift and home
ownership among the young people
of the state*
The contest this year a-ili be lim
ited to the junior and senior classes,
and arill culminate in district con
tests held in the sots league dis
tricts rather than in a final contest
held at the state Vague convention
as heretofore School eliminations
m ill be held during tne week of Feb
14-19. the school winners then com
pete in a counts contest, held in
March, and the county winners com
pete in a district contest held at the!
tune and place of the district meet
ings of the Vague probably in April
The contests m the seven districts of
the league will be the final contests
Total prize money of S2100O mill
be divided equally among the seven
districts. Mr Fonvillr staled, with
the w inner of first prize in each dis
trict receiving a cash award of S30 00
provided by the Keesler fund Win
ners of 2nd and 3rd places will re
ceive cash prizes provided by the
respective districts School and coun
Hassell Christian Church
Home-coming On Nov. 28
The Christian Church at Hassell
will have its annual home-coming
Sunday. Noverher 28 Hev. J. M
IVnj will preach at 11 o'clock ag
at 7:90 p m There will be fecial
music at both services. All members
are requested to bring well filled
baskets Dinner will be served
the ground All friends and neigh
bors are cordially invited
Farmers Receive 23
Per Cent More Cash
A 23 per cent increase in the cash
income of North Carolina farmers
during the January-September per
iod of this year over the same period
a year ago has been noted by crop
statisticians.
In a report to the N C State Col
lege extension service, the federal
bureau of agricultural economics
pointed out that the total cash in
come during the first tune months
of 1937 was $117,389,000
The first nine months of 1936
brought North Carolina farmers
cash income of $95,786,000
Through September. 1937. the re
ts contest winners will receive prizes
offered by local associations. County
cnatrmen are now being appointed
among building and loan officials
throughout the state to handle the
contest in their respective counties,
and a complete list will be announc
ed later Serving with Mr Fonville.
who is secretary of the First Feder
al Savings & Loan Association of
Burlington, on the Keesler Memor
ial Committee are A. S Krister. di
rector of the Gate City Building and
Loan association. Greensboro and
C B Miller, secretary of the Albe
marle Building & Loan association.
Albemarle
Several Million of
Pine Seedlings Are
Readv for Planting
Interested Persons Urged
to Make Plans Now
For Tree Stock
Mr P W Tillman, dnectnct tar
ester at Rocky Mount, announces
that for the fall of 1937 and spring
of 1936 two and a half million tree
seedlings are available at the State
Forest Nursery, near Clayton. N. C,
shich is operated by the Forestry
Division of the Department of Con
servation and Development
The district forester urges that
thoes mho are interested in forest
Uee planting make their plans now
to apply for the planting stock Ap
plications and announcements of
the terms of distribution are avail
able at the district forester's office
el the above address, or from the
state forester at Raleigh. The apph
cations are filled in the order they
are received until the supply is ex
hausted.
Hunters. campers, woodcutters
[and any other persons frequenting
the woods are requested to be care
ful with their smoking. Remember,
there is a law forbidding the start
ing of any fire without securing a
written permit from the N C. For
est Service. You may burn up some
one's future crop of trees that they
have just planted and destroy their
natural crop also
Plans are underway to double the
capacity of the State Forest Nursery
for next year so that S million trees
will be available for the fall of 193S
and spring of 1939
The species of trees now growing
at the nursery consist of loblolly or
old field pine long leaf pine, short,
leaf pine, black locust, white ash
and slash pine The slash pine is not
a native tree of North Carolina and
its planting is recommended only in
an experimental way in most of the
counties of the State
Over 215 million forest trees were
planted in the United States last
year on Federal forest land and the
southeastern states distributed 56
million trees to private individuals
from state nurseries.
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Cotton G
u
Small In County
Martin County farmers
more cotton during the last eleven
days of November than they did
during all the season prior to that
time, according to a report just re
leased by the Bureau of the Census
of the Department of Commerce
through its agent. Mr. Luther Hardi
son. of Jamesville Ginning*. howev
er. are running considerably behind
those of a year ago. the report show
ing that only 1JM bales of cotton
had been ginned up to the first of
this month from the 1937 crop as
compared with 2.669 bales ginned up
to the same time a year ago from
the 1936 crop.
The harvesting of the cotton crop
was delayed, no doubt, by the raah
surrounding tobacco marketing, but
apparently the crop in this county
is not as large as it was a year ago.
It is also apparent that some cut
in land was turned into tobacco,
but while this county was decreasing
its cotton, the nation came through
with a record crop, late government
estimates placing it at eighteen and
one-quarter million bales.
port said, farmers of this State re
ceived $87,685,000 from the sale of
principal crops. $17,699,000 from the
sale of livestock and livestock pro
ducts. and $12005.000 in govern
ment AAA payments.
This meant a 14 per cent increase
in cash income aside from any AAA
payments received.
AFARTMCNT FOR RENT ? I N
furnished 3 or 4 rooms. See or call
Mrs Theo Roberson. 14J n3$-3t
CHURCH
NEWS
EPISCOPAL
?c*. ?. Mmlii. _
First Sunday in Advent
Ho!) Communion, 8 a. m.
Church school. 9:45 a. m
ST. MARTIN'S, HAMILTON
Church School, 10 a m
Holy Communion and sermon, 11
a m
Evening prayer and sermon. 7:30
P- m I
CHRISTIAN
?e?. Ma L Omtl. Paster
Bible school. 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship. 11 a. m.
Evening services. 7:30. The pastor
*111 speak at both services.
Mission study class. Monday af
ternoon. 4 p. m
Mid-week service. Wednesday. 7:30
P m
Christian Endeavor. Thursday,
7:30 p. m
The offering for religious educa
tion for the Southeastern Area will
be taken at the Bible School hour
The entire promotional work of this
area is dependent upon this offer
ing Superintendent J C. Manning
is anxious to see this offering repre
sentative
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PRESBYTERIAN
Williamston Church School. 9:451
a m
Worship service and sermon. 11
a m
Bear Grass Church School. 9:45.
a m.
Young People's meeting. 6pm
Worship service and sermon, 7 p
m
Roberson s Chapel Church School.
3 p. m.
Harrison's Church School. 1 30 p.
m.
Poplar Point Church School. 1:30
p. rr
Prison Camp services. 6 p. m.
Let us show our gratitude to Al
mighty God for the season's bless
ings by attending church this Sun
day
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BAPTIST
? Bible sehool. 9:45 a m
Morning worship. 11 a m.
B T U, 6:30 p. m
Evening worship. 7:30 p. m
We wan to complete our offering
? rse orphanage this Sunday. The
response has been good, everyone
should enjoy this opportunity for
expressing thanks.
Wants
AN EXTRA SMART CHRISTMAS
gift is our Rytex personal sUtion
ary. 100 sheets, 50 envelopes with
name printed on each priced at only
$1. See these samples at Peele's ?
Jewelers and you will be agreeably
surprised For Christmas delivery
order before December 1st. Peele's,
'Jewelers 111 Main St nl-4t
TBT A BAG OF LAND O'COTTON
Hour from your nearby grocer. We
are Aire you will like it. Harrison
Wholesale Company, Williamston. N.
C n23-jl-ep
WINTER IS HERE. IT'S TIME TO
change to Havoline Motor Oil, No.
10. 20. 30 or 40. 30c a quart. Chick
Manning. Central Service Station.
COLD WEATHER IS HERE TO
stay It s time to change to winter
weight New Texaco motor oil. 25c
? quart Central Service Station.
Chick Manning
economy auto store
m Goodrich Tina
Skewarkey Masons
To Hold Contest
Starling this week Skewarkey
fourth annual attendance con
test. Grand-Master J. C. Manning
in the event. The coo
through most at Feb
the losers to entertain the
winners at a supper in early March.
Divided into tiro groups. "Blues"
and Whites," the Masniu will be
captained in the contest by Ed Maee
ley and R H. Goodman who will be
?ssiitid by Lieutenants S. H GllRiei
and L- B Wynne.
The names at the "Blues" are: J.
C. Anderson. W. H Booker. F. U
Barnes. J. Dlaniel Biggs. & R Biggs.
J H Bailey, .L M Brown. M L
Barnes. C. B Clark. R L Coburn.
T. C. Cook. W R Daniel. W H Ev
erett. Dallas Frank. Sam Getsmger.
L H Gurganus H C Green. Bill
Harrison L R Harrison. C. A Har I
rison, Henry D Harrison. K P.
Lrndsley. J. A Manning.
W. C. Manning. Sr . Irving Mar.'
golis, James C. Manning. R L. Per
ry. Maylon Price. J. U Peele. John
T Price. J E Pope. H O Peele. A
T. Perry. G. A Peele. C. C. Parker.
Ralph Parker, C. R Roebuck. J. S.
Rhodes. H T. Roberson. Theo. Rob
erson. Carter Studdert, R H. Smith.
J. L. Spencer. D. L Speight. E. F.
Thomas. K D Worrell S P. Wool
ford
The names of the "Whites": H B
Allen. Paul Bailey. Jack
Bland, J. E. Boy*
S. S. Brown. O. G.
Courtney. E P. i
Harden. Charles
Dunn. J. E Eason. J. H ]
John T. Edm
John W. Green. N. G Green. C
Griffin. R T. Griffin.
G. P. Hall. George Ham, Jr, N
K Harrison. H G Horton. Bob Leg
Sett. L P Undsley. John W.
rung. W. C. Manning. Jr.. J. O.
rung. P. J. Margolis. J. C. Noma. E
S Peel. W. G. Peel. Luther Peel. B
P. Perry. Z. T. Piephoff. J. H Saun
ders. V. G. Spivey, F. C. Stalling. J.
r. staion H t. Taylor M. P WiL
son. J. D. Woo lard
Will Hold Meetings
To Explain Setup
The effects at low farm income <
the land, on the owners, and on con
sumers will be among subjects dis
cussed at community meetings to be
held in Martin County, early neat
month, announces Farm Agent T. B
Brandon
These meetings will be held to
explain details of the 1938 conserva
tion program to the growers and to
point out reasons why a farm pro
gram is needed to stabilize agricul
ture
The program has two main ob
jectives: to raise farm income by
stabilizing production, and to build
up and conserve the soil so as to
or the future welfare of
both uwini and consumcn, he
pointed out that when
are over-produced, surpluses
pile up and farm income goer down
are unahle to buy as much
ind business in
al slacks off.
cities that m
evitably
farm products,
by farmers are
pushed down still further.
Under the pinch of low income,
farmers in the past have been forc
ed to overcrop their soil by keeping
every possible acre IBCaah crops in
a futile effort to make enough to
On the other hand, when farm
prices have gone extremely high,
fanners were induced to plant all
the cash crops they could to take
advantage of the high prices.
All this has increased the speed
J of soil exhaustion and erosion, until
millions of acres of once fertile land
have been run down and abandooed.
Other millions of acres, though not
i yet abandoned, are not producing
profitable crops.
The conservation program is de
signed to avert these troubles by
stabilizing agriculture so as to keep.
1 farm income at a fair level.
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Active pallbearers were J. K
Brown, Chester Davenport, Noah
Oakley. C. E. Brown, L. E. Dail and
M. T. Whitehurst.
Used Trucks
FOR SALE
One 1937 Chevrolet half-ton pick-up
truck, -Driven only 6.000 .miles. In per
feet condition and just as good as new?
$500.00
One 1936 Ford half-ton pick-up truck.
In A-l condition. A good buy at
$350.00
One 1935 Chevrolet ton and half, long
wheel base truck. New motor and good
tires. To be sold for
$350.00
ROANOKE
CHEVROLET COMPANY
Closing Out
TWO R ACKS DRESSES
That formerly sold as high as $6.95 and
$7.95. You'll find these dresses unusually
good bargains. They are stylishly pattern
ed and made from the best quality materials.
If you are looking a bargain here it is. Only
$1.00
KMT DRESSES And SLITS
These knit dresses and suits have been
selling for $9.95 and $12.95. Many to select
from. Will close out for
$3.98
NEW SNOW SLITS
Arrived yesterday. All colors, designs
and sizes. Come by and let us show them to
We are selling them from
$1.98 to $6.95
Harrison Bros.&Co.
AUCTION SALE
MULES AND HORSES
BenthalFs New Stables
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
125 to 150 head of fresh Horses. Mules, Mares
and Colts, Western and locally bred, of all kinds
and descriptions. Something at every price to
suit everybody, from plain, middle aged- worky
kind- to the finest animal raised. I expect 2 loads
of consigned young horses and mules which will
be sold regardless of price, and every animal is
guaranteed to be as represented or your money
will be refunded. Every sale backed by my per
sonal guarantee.
R. A BENTHALL
ncs SQUAKX. N. C.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
For Men?For Women?For Children
Christinas is just around the corner and there is no better
time to do your shopping than right now. Our stocks have never
been more complete and we have appropriate and inexpensive
gifts for every member bf the family regardless of how old or
how young they may be. It will be a pleasure for us to show you
and you need not feel obligated to buy.
Shop Early ? It Pays
MARGOLIS BROS.
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'50,000 M CASH MUZESI
lie. O. Moore?Williamston, N. C.