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VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 17 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, February 27, lfU). ESTABLISHED 1899
Supervisor Points
Out Importance of
Agriculture Census
Names of Enumerators in
This County Have Not
Been Made Public
While the names of the several
enumerators for this county have not
been made public, plans are being
advanced rapidly for handling the
farm and population census, begin
ning April 1, D. W- Lupton, director
of the First Congressional District,
said this week. The business and
manufacturers census is nearing
completion in this county. Mr. Claude
Smith, who is handling this phase
of the work, stating last week-end
that he would wind up the survey
in Williamston in a day or two.
Stressing the importance of the
agriculture census. Mr. Lupton said.
"No group has a greater degree of
self-interest in the success of the
decennial census of 1940 than has the
farmer.
"Agriculture as an industry has
been in bad health for a number of
years," declared Mr. Lupton "Just
as a prudent person goes to his doc
tor for a complete checkup the far- j
mers wtlL in the census of 1940 get
the most complete study of their:
symptoms that has ever been made
Facts to be collected on the seven
million farms will provide the far-;
mers themselves, the government,
and students of the farm problems :
with a guide to the future.
"The nation as a whole cannot be
fundamentally prosperous unless the
farmer is prosperous," declared Mr
Lupton. "because the farms direct- !
ly support 25 per cent of our popu
lation and the business of farming :
affects about half of all of our peo
ple. Betides being the producer of
the nation's food supply, the farmer
is one of the largest customers of
the business man. The farmer's abil
ity to purchase goods directly af
fects all business as well as their
workers in the city. The farmer is
one of the greatest suppliers of raw
materials for industry.
"Vital changes throughout the
world have directly affected the'
prosperity of the American farmer,"
explains Mr. Lupton. "Dislocation of
world markets due to wars and Ho
efforts of foreign nations to make
themselves self-sufficient has made
the American farm surplus burden
some by curtailing exports. Mechan
ization of farms has increased farm
production while decreasing the
numDer of consumers even on the
farm. Greater mechanization in fac
tories has reduced physical labor
and the demand for staple food prod
ucts. Lighter women's clothes have
added to the cotton surplus, and re
duction of physical labor has re
sulted in a per-capita decline in the
consumption of wheat. The reduc
tion of horses and mules from 27,
000,000 to 15.000,000 in favor of trac
tors and trucks have made it neces
sary to find a market for cash crops
from 30.000,000 acres formerly used
to raise horse feed. The greatly re
(Continued on page six)
Eight Thousand Arc
Killed And Injured
On State Highways
Nearly 700 lVrwirn. Suffered
Fractured Skull* in Road
Accident* Lant Year
Raleigh?Violent deaths and ser
ious injuries are always horrible to
a certain degree, but they reach their
peak in highway accidents, judging
from records of the Highway Safety
Division.
During 1939, for example, of the I
8,133 persons killed and injured on
the streets and highways of North
Carolina, 685 suffered fractured
skulls, 189 sustained fractured spines.
3,258 suffered severe general shock
with contusions and lacerations, 301
had internal injuries, and 264 suf
fered from concussion of the brain
Those are violent deaths in the strict
est sense of the word; those are in
juries more painful in some instances
than those of the medieval torture
chambers.
Of course, lots of the North Caro
linians involved in highway acci- i
dents last year suffered no pain at
all, because they were killed instant
ly or died without regaining con
sciousness and never knew what had
hit them. A majority of them, how
ever, suffered untold agony and dire
torture before their ultimate death
or recovery. And some will be mark
ed or maimed for life as a result of
the accidents in which they were in
volved last year
The automobile, in other words, is
a deadly weapon, especially in the
hands of an incompetent, reckless or I
drunken driver. It is, in fact, the -
deadliest weapon now in common j
use. Confirmation of this statement |
is to be found in the fact that motor
-vehicle deaths .in North Carolina last
year were 50 per cent above all thp
homicides and suicides combined.
For esaiy person shot down by gun
fire in the state last year, two or
nsMv pedestrians were mowed down
by automobiles. Bullets are faster
than automobiles, but they don't hh
' people. For every suicide in
oa page sin)
Increase Cotton Parity Rate
Will Be In Effect This Year
North Carolina cotton growers will
receive a parity payment of 1.55
cents a pound this year for planting
within their 1940 A A acreage allot
ment, announces E Y. Floyd, AAA
executive officer at State College.
These price adjustment or parity
payments, which supplement the
[ regular agricultural conservation
payments, will be made under the
provisions of the Agricultural Ad
justment Act of 1938 and the 1940
Department of Agriculture ppropria
tion Act which set aside $96,000,000
for cotton growers of the nation.
The 1940 act provided that pay
ment be made on cotton this year if
the 1939 average farm price was less
than 75 per cent of parity. Since the
estimated 1939 season average price
for tobacco was above 75 per cent of
parity, no price adjustment payments
will be made on the leaf crop this
year.
Three other basic crops will share
in the $225,000,000 set aside for parity
payments on this year's production
In addition to cotton, payments will
ba made on rice, wheal and corn.
Since cotton prices improved rela
tively less than those for the other
crops, the proportion of the parity
fund going to cotton producers in
1940 will be larger than it was jn
1939.
Floyd indicated that estimated in
creases in participation in 1940 as
compared with 1939 estimates are
responsible for the somewhat low
er rates of the parity payments for
Ihia year.
Besides the parity payments, far
mers who cooperate in the 1940 AAA
program and plant within their acre
age allotments will receive agricul
tural conservation payments. The
conservation payment for cotton has
been set at 1.6 cents for 1940. This
added to the parity payment of 1.55
cents would give farmers a total gov
ernment'payment of 3.15 cents a
pound
Last Quarter Liquor
Sales Second Largest
POLITICS
v
County politics, quirt these
many months, will be coming
out of hibernation within the
next few days if all the report
ed whispers burst into audible
sound. No announced candi
dacies have been officially ad
vanced, but several are eyeing
the treasurer's Job. one reliable
report stating that John K Peel
along with possibly several oth
ers is making plans to enter the
race.
Representative If. G. Ilorton
is awaiting developments before
announcing his intentions as
they relate to the State House
or Senate. It has been suggest
ed that Martin and possibly
Beaufort would concede the sen
smaller counties in the district,
and reports state that corres
pondence has been carried on to
that effect. These plans, how
ever, are indefinite.
Mrs. B. F. Copeland,
County Native, Dies
At Guilford College
Kunerul Services Condiicled
In Guilford County, Yes*
lenlay Afternoon
Mrs. Josephine Nolan Copeland, a
native of this county, died at her
home in Guilford County just out
side of Guilford College last Satur
day afternoon following a long ill
The daughter of the late Henry and
Maria Fisher Nolan, she was born in
old Dymond City, this county, about
60 years ago. Mrs. Copeland was the
granddaughter of Abram Fishjjr,
manager of the old Jamesville and
Washington Railroad Company and
pioneer who came to this county
from Ireland. Mrs. Copeland's father
also came to this country from Ire
land and was prominently connect
ed with the old J and W Land Com
pany and its holdings in this coun
ty back in the early eighties
Mrs. Copeland lived with her mo-1
ther at Dymond City until the set-,
tlement had all but disappeared.
She assisted her mother in keeping
the postoffice in that community un- !
til it was moved to Amherst, near j
Hardison's Mill about forty years
ago. The family migrated to North
ampton County, several of the mem
bers later locating in Pennsylvania
(Continued on page six)
Enterprise Named
To Receive Gifts
For Finnish Fund
Recognising the pitiful appeals
coming from a gallant Finnish
people from across the Atlantic
and upon the urgent request of
George Watts Hill, State Chair
nun of the "Fighting Funds for
Finland," The Enterprise has
agreed to head the drive for
funds in this county. Martin is
among the last to organise ma
chinery for handling the drive,
and an immediate response is
urged.
No general soliciUtion is be
ing considered, but everyone in
terested in humanity is cordial
ly directed to forward cash do
nations to The Enterprise for im
mediate transfer to the State
Chairman in Durham. "I sin
cerely hope you may be able to
Join ns in aiding the Finns In
defense of their country," Mr.
Hill said In his letter urging the
people of this county to partici
pate in the worthy cause
Total Of $589,009.20
Is Spent For Spirits
Since Stores Opened
? ?
Lust (Quarter Sales Are Larger
By $8,000 Than They
Were Year Ago
?
After showing a downward trend j
since the latter part of 1938, legal li- J
quor sales in Martin County staged
a strong comeback last quarter to
approach the all-time high record of
$56,179.40 established in the fourth
quarter of 1937 Falling behind the
high record by almost $8,000, the
sales last quarter were almost $8,000
greater than they were for the fourth
period uf 1938. Bolstered by?$467*
481.05 last quarter, the total sales
now stand at $589,009.20, the figures
representing the activities of the four
legal stores from the time they were
opened in July, 1935, through last
quarter. Profits, increased by $10,
809.60 last quarter, now siand at"
$129,881 64
The striking feature of the fourth
quarter audit just released by Great
house and Butler, certified public ac
countants, is the ratio of profits to
sales. While the sales during the per
iod were the second largest on rec
ord, profits dropped to fourth place
in the quarterly listings. The appar
ent loss in profits is directly trace
ahle to the increased sales tax as
sessed against gross sale by the State
of North Carolina. During the past
quarter, Martin County paid the
great State almost $1,400 a month in
the form of sales tax on its legal
liquor sales. Accounting for $1,120 22
for the law enforcement reserve
fund, the audit places the gross
profits at $15,236.89 for the last four
months' period. The sales by stores
and apportionment of profits are, as
follows:
Sales Apport'ment
Jamesville 3,424 85 121.53
Martin County 7,920.09
N.C. Sales Tax 7,920.09
Enforcement 1,120.22
Williamston $22,619 50 $ 1,040.05
Robersonville 17,419 80 797.60
Oak City 5,016.90 202.73
$48,481.05 $15,236.89
Of the $48,481.05 spent for liquor
in the four legal stores last quarter,
(Continued on page six)
Mrs. Jno. R. Rogers
Passes In Hospital
Mrs Nora Ann Rogers, widow of
John R. Rogers, and highly respect
ed citizen of Bear Grass Township,
died in the local hospital Sunday
morning at 5:30 o'clock following a
stroke of paralysis while attending
a hog kilting at thr home of Rom-;
ulus Griffin in Griffins Township
last Thursday. She was removed to
the hospital here in a semi-conscious
condition the following day. She
gradually became worse, the end
coming peaceably Sunday morning
Mrs. Rogers had been in fairly good
health up until she was taken fUd- j
denly and critically ill.
The daughter of the late William
and Sara Peel Hadley, Mrs. Rogers
was born in Bear Grass Township on
May 20, 1882, making her almost
58 years old. In early womanhood
she was married to Mr. Rogers who
died in 1934. She made her home in
Bear Graaa Township all her life.
She was a member of the Macedonia
Church for more than twenty years.
Two sons, Jease and Wixie Rogers,
both of Bear Grass Township, sur
vive. She was the last member of
her immediate family
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the Macedonia church by Rev. Gil
bert Davis, of Washington. Inter
ment was in the Rogers Cemetery,
near the Slade Bee) home in Bear
Grass Township.
Skewarkev Masons
Hold Entertaining
Meet Here Friday
Picture of Late Enterprise
Editor ami Past Master
Presented to Lodge
Climaxing a several months' at
tendance contest, the annual ban
quet of Skewarkey Lodge Masons
was held in the Woman's Club Hall
here last Friday evening with the
membership well represented and a
goodly number of special guests in
attendance. The meeting, recogniz
ed as a high spot in the Masons' an
nual program of events, was greatly
enjoyed with members of the organ
ization from several sections, of the
county participating in the program.
The attendance contest, ended
week before last, was won by the
Whites under the generalship of Ben
Courtney assisted by J. W Manning,
his lieutenant. Rev. J. H. Smith, cap
tain. and S. H Grimes, his lieuten
ant, offered competition but lost
by a few points, the losers paying for
the turkey dinners which were serv
ed by the local Parent-Teacher As
sociation.
Serving the lodge as Worshipful
Master. Mr R. H. Goodnion presided
over the evening program He pre
sented Past Masters A T Perry. R
H- Smith and Charles Davenport
with jewels in recognition for their
faithful service to the organization
in past years. An enlarged picture
of the late W C. Manning for thir.
ty years editor of The Enterprise
and an active Mason of the Skewar
key Lodge for a number of years'
during which time he served as Wor
shipful Master, was presented to the
organization Attorney Hugh G. Hor
ton made the presentation speech,
briefly reviewing Mr. Manning's ac
tivities in the community and coun
ty and his interest in the fraternal
organization as well as in civic and
religious activities. Master Goodmon
accepted the picture on behalf of the
lodge.
the entertainment program while
including several contests was cen
tered on Mr. William G. Peel, the life
insurance man, who was initiated in
to the Boyal Order of Tom Cats by
Panther Cats Coburn, Green, Spivey
and Starnes. "I fully appreciate the
to join," Mr. Peel said in an enforced
speech accepting membership
Poplar Point Man
Accidentally Shot
Joe Moore, Poplar Point colored
man, was shot in the leg by Floyd
Williams, also colored, near the Log
Cabin filling station in Poplar point
Township last Sunday afternoon.
Mi.?wc was painfully hurt, but he
is expected to recover,
x No report of the shooting has been
in th?. office of th" sheriff, and
details of the attack are not definite
ly known here. One report stated that
the two men were playing and the
gun was fired accidentally. Another
report maintains that the two men
had been arguing, and that the shoot
ing was possibly intentional No ar
rests have been made in the case.
Moore was treated by local doc
tors, and he is reported to be getting
along very well.
Uoy'n Finder Im Torn Off liy
Homr-Maric Mvrry-(?'o-Hound
Asa Daniel Taylor, five years old,
had the little finger on his right hand
nearly smashed off last Sunday af
ternoon when he caught it between
a plank and a post on a home-made
iperry-go-round near his home on
the old Greenville Road.
"1
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Martin County motorists di
rected a telling attack on slow
traffic last week, official records
of Sergeant Jackson and Patrol
man Saunders of the Highway
Patrol showing where one mule
was killed and thrown from the
highway and ?a wagon was
smashed and knocked from the
highway. A minor wreck was
reported on Williamston's Wash
ington Street to run the count
to three for the week. Odd as it
may seem no one was hurt, not
even slightly, but the property
damage picked up to hold a con
siderable lead over the damage
reported during the'-firat eight
weeks of 1931)
With the number of wrecks to
taling three times as many as
were reported in the first eight
weeks of 1939 and with the num
ber injured being more than
three times greater, it is appar
ent that Martin motorists have
thrown safety to the winds so
far his season.
The following tabulations of
fer a comparison of the accident
trend: first, by corresponding
weeks in this year and last and
for each year to the present time.
Eighth Week Comparison
Accidents Inj'd Killed Daa'ge
1940 3 0 0 $ 000
1939 1(}0 29
Comparison To Date
1940 18 13 0 $1936
1939 6 4 1 879
Martin and Elliott Bnv
V?-I
Local Wholesale Firm
Harrison Wholesale!
Firm Is Dissolved
Bv Death Of Partite
r
M essrs. Martin and Klliott To
\^imie Management On
Marrh Fihi
Recently purchasing the Harrison
Wholesale Company here, Messrs. W
T Martin and R D. Elliott. Jr.. will
assume active management of the
firm March 1, it was announced here
today. Inventories are being complet
ed this week preparatory to the busi
ness transfer which will be handled
without inconvenience to the com
pany's large number of customers
throughout this section.
To be operated under the name of
Martin and Elliott Wholesale Com
pany. the firm will continue to main-1
tain the able, efficient and extensive
service as offered by the Harrison
firm for nearly a quarter of a cen
tury. The new owners are recogniz
ed business leaders and are well ex
perienced in the wholesale business
Mr. Elliott has traveled extensively
for a large manufacturing firm in
this section of the State for a num
ber ot years where he is held in high
regard by hundreds ol business men.
Mr. Martin, formerly of Houston.
Texus. has had a number of years*
experience in the wholesale business
in that state. He is also well known
in this section where he married
and looks forward to locating in. this
territory. Both men will be active
ly connected with the business and ,
they will be assisted by~an offictCTftl
corps of workers
i no new owners and operators 01
the firm possess pleasing personali
ties, and they will be heartily wel
comed here as business men and citi
zens. Definite plans for locating here
have not been announced.
In announcing the sale of the firm,
Mr. G. H. Harrison, surviving part
ner, stated that it was impossible for
him to give the required attention to
both the wholes-''1" -?"d Harrison Oil
Company and handle the numerous
other duties he has so willingly and
unselfishly handled in the civic and
material interest of the town and sec
tion.
The Harrison Oil Company is es
tablishing new offices in its build
ing on Kim Street just across the
street from the Williamston Supply
Company, and the new firm will take
over the offices and warehouses of
the wholesale company on Haughton
Street. Mi R II. Smith, bookkeeper,
and Mrs. Joseph Griffin, secretary,
will be,associated with the oil com
pany' and-R i^ uiiderstpod that sev
eral of the wholesale employees will
be associated with the new firm.
?The Hauison Wholesale Company
was founded by Mr G. H Harrison
and his late brother. Mi C A Har
rison, in 1917. They first opened for
business in the building now occu
pied by Wier's pool room on Wash
ington Street. A few years later
they built the brick building on
Haughton Street, increasing their
storage facilities some time after
that. Through hard work and with a
keen personal interest in their busi
ness and customers, the two men
developed one of the largest whole
sale* houses in this section. The busi
ness was alert to the needs of an ev
er-expanding patronage, and budd
ed an enviable reputation in the bus
iness field in this section of the State,
a reputation which Messrs. Martin
and Elliott bid well to maintain and
advance in the future.
Messrs. Martin and Elliott have
been here during the past few days
handling arrangements for making
the business transfer.
Two Shops Opening
On East Main Street
The march of business fnto the
postoffice area is being noted, this
week with the opening of the Harri
son Shoppe and the announced plans
for opening of a modern floral shop
two doors away by Mrs. J A. Eason
and Mrs. Henry D. Harrison.
Mrs Anna Harrison has already
opened a modern ladies' shop In the
building recently vacated by Dr. C.
J. Sawyer, next door to the postof
fice. Handling a recognized line of
millinery, ladies' wearing apparel
and accessories, the shop is receiv
ing additional shipments daily, Mrs
Harrison, the owner-operator, an
nounced today
Mesdames Eason and Harrison an
nounced today the leqse of the build
ing formerly occupied by Attorney
J W. Bailey, just one door removed
from the newly-opened Harrison
Shoppe. Operating under the name
of '"Hie Flower Shop," the new firm
is having repairs made to the build
ing. and equipment and stocks will
be located there within the next
few days, the stating thit
the opening date will be announced
shortly. Mrs. Eason and Mrs. Harrf
son have just completed the purchase
of necessary oquipmeniTTor operat
ing the new business, and a varied
selection of potted plants, *ctrt How -
era and novelties will be made avail
able, they announced today with
special orders receiving immediate
attention at all times.
RECOMMENDED
>l??srv Sylvester Peel, of Cirif
fins Township, and Joe H. Wfatf
low. of Roherson ville. have been
recommended by the Martin
County Democratic Executive
committee for places on the
county board of elections, the
appointments of the two Demo
crali awaiting action hv the
State Board of Elections in meet
ing at Raleigh on March 16. Rec
ommendations of the county
committee are recognized al
most without exception by the
State Board.
The Republican county com
mittee has offered no recomnien
dation as yet. but a name will be
advanced before the State Board
meets next month. Mr. A. T. Per
ry resigned some time ago as
representative on the county
board for the Republicans.
Store At Gardners
Creek Padlocked
By Order Of Judge
tHfirrr. Hclir<r \i-lit>ii \X Ul
llimiiiuli- Source of
ik-Ii Trouble
The small store operated at Gard
lners Creek hv Lclanri Roherson w as |
ordered permanentIv p&dtOcked by
Judge H. O. Peel in county court here
yesterday, the Judge basing his uc-t
tion on complaints rating the spot as
a public nuisance. 'Hie aetion came |
as a result of a raid by Enforcement 1
Officer J. H. Roebuck and assistants
more than a week ago when a small
quantity of liquor was found on the
premises.
Experiencing much trouble there |
is years gone by. officers heartily f
approved the action by the court. It
was pointed out that it had been a
trouble spot long before Roherson !
took over its operation some tunc
ago.
Charged with possession,' Ruber
son pleaded guilty in the ease. Judge
Feel suspended a road sentence upon
the payment of a $25 fine and the
case costs i_
Roherson, pointing out that he had
only a small quantity of liquor on
hand, maintained that he -had put
chased the spirits for distribution at
a wood cutting. The state maintained
that Roherson operated no farm, that
he had no wood to cut and that there
was little need for wood that a com
munity wood cutting w-uM pi'Mimr
The North Carolina Beer Pistribu- j
tors Committee is asking the revo
ration of a retailer's license in the :
county, and action is pending in a
second case indicating that a move
ment is well underway to effect a
strict enforcement of tin- alcoholic
beverage control law.
Better Speech Week
Prize Awards Made
Mrs A. J. Osteon, Mrs Ernest
Etheridge and Rev. '/. T. Picphoff,
judges in the Hotter Speech Contest,
sponsored by the Woman's Club, an
nounced today that the prizes were
won by Rose Leggetl, daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. Jim I.eggett, and sixth |
grade student, and William I'ech
son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Peele and I
eighth grade student. The sponsors
are awarding prizes of one dollai
each to the winners for preparing
the outstanding posters on the theme
of Better English. Considerable dif
ficulty was reported tty the judges
in choosing from the fine collection
of posters prepared by students in
grades four through eleven
Favorable comment has been
heard on the display of posters which
will remain in the Harrison Brothers
building for two days more before
being returned to the local schools;
Making Extrusive
Plans For Dollar
Days, March 7,8, 9
With a large number of local
merchants cooperating, the dot
lar-day trade festival scheduled
In Williamston on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of nrxt week
is being advanced on an exten
sive scale, Billie Clark, secre
tary of the Chamber of Com
merce. the sponsoring organisa
tion, stating today that some of
the greatest values ever offered
by local merchants will be made
available to thousands of people
In several counties during the
three dollar days.
A complete schedule of bar
gains will be released on an ex
tensive scale next week, and
thrifty shoppers are cordially
directed to bear In mind the
dates?March 7, R and 9?and
look for the list of bargains that
will be made available on the
three days only.
Little Crime ^ ave
Reported Jtt Countv
During Reeenl Davs
Wcrk-tnil ICiMiirn- II err
ll?iii?l Total To I I Since
Kir?l of I lie ^ car
.Continued robberies, most of theni
Xet ui3solvtMl. have developed a lit
"tin crime wave hciv and iti--several
parts *>f the cotfnty the bold work
of the robbers being recognized as
a threat to the safety of property ir
respective of location and law en
forcement agencies
?The robbery nmnl ft a tin- irnvnt
year in the county was boosted to
eleven during tin latter part of last
week when property was attacked
in the town of Wilhamston and in
Jatuesville Township; Robb* n
were centered last week-end on the
colored school building. the Brown
Beer Garden (colored*, and the Mar
tin Supply Company, all in William
ston, and Farmer Mod tin" peanut
storage on the Fleming farm near
Jamcsville Other robberies iit the
county so far this year wen scatter
ed over six townships as follows
Griffin's filling station in Griffins
Township. Anderson's filling station
in Jamesville. Johnson-Matthews
store n Hamilton. Smith's -filling st;?
lien in Oak City;-Jenkm.? garage and
"3~l3r GctsmgerV home trr Williams
ton. and the Bullock hom* in Cross
Roads Township. These robberies fol
lowed closely those at the Criteher
and Manning filling station ijc.Wil
liamston.
(,lnly one ? >I (hi1 -eleven m ?-liberies -?
has been solved, officers admitting
and hard they had made little or no
progress in the other cases
During the latter part of last
week, some one entered tire colored
school building and allegedly stole
approximately $50 cash from the
athletic and general-expense fund ?
On Thursday night some uric broke
into Brown's beer garden on Wash
ington Street and stole a low eats,
leaving other articles untouched
Last Friday night, robber- enter
eii the Martin Supply Company'
store on Washington Street and stole
two puns of shoes and twin boxes of,
ilrev.s sh irts?Si/Q Nil._ LI ? the sh( ?es
were for work and dress purposes
No Other articles were missed, Mi
Fd 'I'rahey. manager, told police An
entrance was gained through a back
window
Seven hags of seed peanuts were
stolen from Farmer Modlm. near
JarnesyiUe. officers, stating tiiat all
they had been able to learn was that
the goobers were hauled away ??some
time during Wednesday night or
rally Thursday morning on a-car or
truck
\Uni<laii(T Figures
KorSunday Scrv ices
hi Local (.Lurches
I 111111?*<I KcprcMnitaliou I pun
Scr\ici> Imlicntril lly
I'ir^l Ki^nriN
lly REV. J II SMITH
Last Wednesday evening the mu
sic of tin' hells in tin'. Williamston
churches was making a special ef
fort t?? remind people of the hour for
mid week worship, and Hit heard and
went into the House of the Lord, 50
at the Holiness Church. 14 at the
Christian. 24 at the Episcopal and 5
at the Baptist. No doubt those who
were in worship were in prayer to
bring added* blessings to bur- town.
"The prayer of the righteous avail
eth much " Listen to the bells tomor
row evening!
The Church Bells On Sunday
In spite of the rain and wind more
than'300 people were in our churches
this last Sunday The following fig
ures may be of interest to you:
Number attending Sunday^School:
Baptist. 100, Christian, 73; Episcopal,
12: Holiness. 05, Methodist, 05; Pres
liyteriflh, 24
Number attending morning wor
ship services: Baptist) 00; Christian,
70; Episcopal. 50; Holiness, 95; Meth
odist, 53; Presbyterian, 2H.
Number attending evening ser
vices Baptist, 73; Christian, 15; Hol
iness. 55. Methodist, 47
Twenty-eight young people in all
the church were in the young peo
ple's meetings at 0:30. In the Baptist
Church, at 6^30, four young men and
the pastor met to begin an organiza
tion for young men and ladies. Mr.
Arthur Bertolet is to be the leader
m the open forum discussion to be
held for young people in their search
for God and Truth. The meetings, to
begin with. Will be held each Sunday
evening at 6:30 o'clock. Jessup liar
store in Hamilton; Smith's filling sta
the week to invite young married
couples and both young men and
women to the meeting for next Sun
day. There is no restriction on the
age. Whoever wishes to come will be
welcomed. The Adult Training Un
ion Quarterly will be used as a guide.
This organization can be made a
most helpful service for our young
people who are trying to adjust
themselves to this age with its thous
ands of problems. This announce
ment is an invitation for you to at
tend next Sunday evening at which
time officers will be elected.
A revival meeting will begin at
the Holiness Church next Sunday,
Brother Tom Harris invites you to
attend. Certainly we will rcnr\ember
this meeting in our prayers.