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VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 23 ffilliamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuotdmy, March 19, 19 W. ESTABLISHED 1899
Judge Nimocks In
Address To Grand
Jury Here Monday
Exprewe* Hope This tounlv
Will Adopt "Permanent"
Jury System
-1
Addressing the March grand jury
Monday, Judge Q- K. Nimocks ex
pressed the hope that Martin Coun
ty would adopt a continuous or per
manent" grand jury system, the jur
ist declaring that such a system had
many advantages and that no addi
tional cost would be entailed in
maintaining- it. "I?believe -it will
prove advantageous." the judge said
adding that a majority of the coun
ties in the State had a continuing
grand jury system
Losing his way to the Martin cap
ital. Judge Nimocks asked to be ex
cused for being an hour late, and ex
plained that his charge to the jury
would be short. In the beginning he
stressed the importance of jury ser- |
vice, explaining that when the
rights of property and human beings
are at stake it should be the will of
business men and others to find time
to serve and uphold those rights.
The grand jury is an integral part
of the court machinery and without
it no one can prosecute or try al
leged offenders of the law; therefore,
the peace and quiet and to a certain
extent the prosperity of Martin
County depends largely upon the
manner in which the grand jury
handles its work. Judge Nimocks
said, adding, "if you fail in your duty
you help bring the courts into disre
pute."
That all men are equal in the eyes j
of the law was stressed by the judge
who urged the jurymen to remember
that no man is above the law. that
regardless of standing or position ev
eryone should be called to answer
for an alleged infraction of the law
Explaining that he had no pet hob
bies or theories about any particular
law. Judge Nimocks declared that so
long as a law was on the statute
books the court should see that it is
enforced. If there are laws on the
books that are not wanted, then let
the people have them removed
through their representatives he rir- ;
ctsrear
Briefly outlining the various types
of crime, the jurist ' particularly
-?chaiged the jULy -with the duty <>t
presentment of crimes that are vio
lated to their own knowledge or are
called to their attention by reliable
informants. While this duty is often
ignored, it offers one of the best
methods of checking up on law vio
lations "If you have reliable infor
mation that a crime has been com
mitted, take action and make pre
sentment to your body You can't
shift responsibility, you can't shield
friends and maintain respect for the
law," the jurist charged the jury
men. "The manner in which you han
dle your duties will largely deter
mine the peace status In Martin
County." he added
"Human nature is about the same
north, east, west and south, and many
are satisfied to let the officers en
force the laws, but you as members
of the grand jury are sworn to take
oi me gi ttntj jus j ??v. ~ t
action in those cases where crimes
action nt -? j ??
are know to have been committed
In charging the jurymen to in
spect all public buildings owned by
the county, Judge Nimocks said, "If
you men make the periodic inspec
tions and give praise where it is not
due it will be better that you rumam
away Much good can come from an
honest inspection and an inquiring
investigation, and praise should be
given where it is due, but praise only
if it is justifiable and condemn where
(Continued on page si*)
Funeral Is Held For
Weil-Known Citizen
Funeral .services were conducted
last Saturday afternoon at 2 30 in
the Skewarkey Primitive Baptist
Church for Mrs. J K. Gurganus who
died last Friday in a Rocky Mount
hospital following an operation for
goiter. In good health despite her
advanced age. Mrs. Gurganus was
taken ill about eight weeks ago,
spending most of that time in bed.
She was moved to the hospital on
Sunday of last week and was oper
ated on the following Wednesday
Miss Alice Bennett before her mar
riage to Mr. Gurganus nearly half
a century ago. she was born near
Williamston 67 years ago. the daugh
ter of the late Calvin and Matilda
Bennett. She lived in this county all
her life and was highly respected by
everyone. She was. a faithful wife,
and for nearly a quarter of a cen
tury she patiently looked after her
husband who was blind. She was a
devoted mother and a good WOJTWRi
one who appreciated the simple yet
finer things in life. About 40 years
ago she joined the church at Ske
warkey, remaining a loyal member
and one who walked humbly before
the Creator. Interment was in the
?churchyard there beside her hus
band who died hardly a year ago.
Elder Cowln conducted the last
rites.
She Is survived by five children.
Mrs. Charles Coltrain, of Roberson
ville; Marian B"" Gurganus. Mrs.
Charles Keel, of Everetts; Simon
Gurganus, of near Hamilton, and
Norman Gurganus, of Snow Hill.
She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Lu
ther Nicholson and Mrs. John Har
ris, both of near Williamston
Machinery Being Set Up for
Handling Elections in County
The main cogs in the machinery for
handling the 1940 elections in this
county were carefully installed by
the State Board of Flections in R*l
eigh last Saturday when Messrs
Sylvester Peel, J. R. Winslow and
Wade Vick were appointed to the
Martin County Board of Elections.
Mr. Sylvester Peel, for twelve years
head of the board of elections in this
county, is expected to continue as
chairman of the body when the three
men meet in the courthouse next
Saturday to perfect their organiza
tion and decide the registration prob
lem:facing trim. Mr. Winslow, Rob
ersonville man, succeeds himself as
a member of the board. Mr. Vick,
also of Robersonville, represents the
Republican party and enters upon
the duties of the board as a new
member He succeeds A T Perry, re
signed
It is fitting here to state in con
nection with Mr Peel's appointment
that during his 12 years as head of
the board there has been no question
raised as to the methods employed
in handling elections in this county.
Political corruption has been aired
in other counties, but at no time has
members of either party questioned
his honesty and fairness in handling
the job. and in the present board
Martin voters are certain their
wishes will be recognized.
All members of the board could
not be reached, but one of them after
discussing the plans ior bringing the
registration books up to date stated
that he believed a re-listing of the
names would prove more satisfactory
than a complete new registration.
"Our registrars know their people,
and they can revise the books with
a marked accuracy," the member ex
plained.
Large Number Forego
Trial By Jury In The
Superior Court Here
REAPPOINTED
Recognized for his integrity
and honesty in operating the
election machinery in this coun
ty, Mr. Sylvester Feel, Griffins
Township citizen, was reappoint
ed to the county, board of elec
tions for his seventh term last
Saturday.
County Woman Dies
At Home In Griffins
Township Monday
Unexpected Deulli of Mrs.
Fannie I). llur<li*on Sad
iletiH (ioiiimimitv ?
The entire Hardison Mill com
munity was saddened last night
when Mrs. Fannie D. Hardison died
unexpectedly at her home there Al
though she had been in feeble health
for about five years and for two or
three days had . been very ill, her
family and her physician did not
consider her condition serious until
a short while before the end.
Mrs. Hardison was born a short
distance from where she had lived
ever since her marriage on April 15,
1873, the daughter of Hiomas and
Elizabeth Daniel Whitley. Her fore
bearers were among the original set
tlers in that section of the county.
When quite a young woman she was
married to George Hardison, who
died thirty-three years ago. To this
(Continued on page six)
Williamston Gets
Into The Nation's
Political Spotlight
Williamston broke into the
political limelight laat week-end
when First District Republicans
met bare and instructed Its deie
gates to support Senator Robert
A. Taft as their party nominee In
ill# convention Jki Phil
adelphia. The district meeting
here was the first to formally in
struct Its delegates for Taft. The
action of the local convention
received special notice in Taft
campaign headquarters in Wash
ington where the presidential
candidate, hailing the action, de
clared, "Republican sentiment is
strong In North Carolina this
year, and increasing opposition
to the New Deal is raising hopes
that the State will bolt the Dem
ocratic ticket In November."
Wheeler Martin, local attor
ney, and John L. Phelps, Cres
well, will represent the first dis
trict aa delegates at the Phila
delphia
Trial Of Criminal
Docket Is Nearing
Close I^ate Today
Oef<>iuluntH in Ijirccny (!uws
Throw ThemnrlvM Upon
>1 crcy of the (lour!
Facing a Strong chqan 01 evidence
many defendant's facing Judge~Q K.
Nimocks m* the Mgrtin County Su
perior Court this week are foregoing
trial bv iurv and throwing them
f ? ?????? ?? ? - ?> ?? ? -
trial by jury and throwing them
selves upon the mercy of the court,
is 11f isiiiTtv. f<>?tnrt>(T the entries
Pleas of guilty featured the entries
in nearly every case called during
the first day of the court, the clerk
stating that only one defendant naci
denied connection with the crime
charged against him and the court
summoned a jury and started the
trial of the case late in the afternoon.
With the possibility that the soli
citor will accept a plea of second de
gree muraur in me cum- cnarging
Joe Willie Moore with the killing of
Cheatham Kay in Jamesville last
montR, the court is likely to complete
the trial of the criminal docket late
this afternoon. It was first thought
that the tribunal would spend a
greater part of the week handling
the criminal docket but when the
defendants saw it was useless to
contend their innocence against the
strong chain of evidence woven
against them they pleaded guilty,
threw themselves upon the mercy
of the court and made possible the
early disposition of most of the crim
inal cases.
Early today Judge Nimocks had
not expressed himself in the term
of months or years, and the defend
ants, pleading guilty yesterday, had
a nervous period last night and to
day awaiting judgment at the bar of
justice
It was quite evident from the sen
tence imposed in the case against
Curtis Rhodes that the jurist has lit
tle use for the drunken automobile
driver. Rhodes, appealing from a
judgment in the county court in the
case charging him with drunken
driving, was sentenced to the roads
for four months and had his license
revoked for a period of three years.
First-day proceedings in the court
are, as follows:
Vernon Whitehurst, charged with
forgery, was sentenced to the roads
for three months
The case charging Randall Jones
with an assault with a deadly weapon
was nol prossed with leave for the
charge* to be renewed. This action
was taken when the prosecuting
witness failed to appear in court.
Alphonso Moore, charged with
larceny and receiving, was sentenc
ed to the roads for ninety days.
The case charging Columbia Rog
ers with bastardy was nolprossed.
Lin Williams pleaded guilty in the
case charging him wfth drunken
driving. Sentence was delayed pend
ing a review or the defendant's rec
ord. Immediate pronouncement of
judgment was not expected since the
man is alleged to possess a long
court record and that tome little
time will be required to review the
cases. M
Hubert Page, charged with the
larceny of an automobile, was sen
tenced to the roads for ninety days.
Paul Terry was ordered into the
custody of the juvenile court judge
for trial. The case against a third de
fendant, Dennis Crisp, was nolpross
ed.
A major part of the criminal dock
et was handled in a reaord time when
Dennis and Bill Wynne, young white
boys, and Grandy Pemberton and
Lawrence Wiggins, colored, pleaded
guilty in a series of cases charging
him with breaking and entering and
larceny. The two Wynne boys plead
ed guilty of breaking into and steal
ing tires and other properties from
filling stations in Everetts and Wil
liamston. Pemberton and Wiggins
(Continued on page six)
Fire Greeks Second
Colored Home Here
In Past Four Davs
AgiitjK Couple* I-OM* Sa\iu^ of
Lif* Tinw* When Their
Home Burn* Monday
James and Delia Wilson, fast-aging
colored couple, stood helpless by j
terday afternoon when fire- wreck
ed their home carrying up in smoke
the savings of a life time. But some
how or other after the damage was
done and as the couple looked around
for places to lay their heads dur
ing the rapirfly npprnirhutf mght
there still burned a spark of hope in
the two person's minds.
Believed to have started from a
spark picked up by the wind from
around a wash pot in the neighbor
hood. the fire was first discovered
under the house which stands just
off Washington Street and three
doors below the New Carolina To
bacco Warehouse. Fanned by a
strong west wind, the fire gained
headway rapidly, neighbors finding
it impossible to bring it under con
trol at the start. A brief delay was
reported before the fire company
was called and when the apparatus
was carried to the scene fire covered
the building on all sides, the fat
lightwood seasoned Since before the
Civil War seeding up large vol
umes of smoke and sparks. Two lines
of hose were laid by the firemen,
but it was almost an hour later be
fore the fire was brought under con
trol. Fire in a water-soaked mattress
broke through and rekindled the
fire about an hour later, and the fire
company answered another call to
the scene. All the damage was done
oy the first fire, and the second call
amounted to nothing.
At one time the fire threatened to j
spread to the old stockyard building,
i few feet aw^ay, but the fire fighters
were able to confine it to the home
ind a small shed in the yard where
he Wilson woman operated an elec
;ric ironing board and kept store pJJ
i smaIT scale
Owned by Mr. Sid Mobley, the
lome was valued at about $400. No
*xact estimate on the loss of the fur
liture could be had, but it ranged
from $600 to $1,000. including the
rlothes of several families No msur
mce was carried on the contents,
ftrtr Mohley enulH not ho t i ;icb
Ki fur a statement in connection with
nsurance coverage on the one-story
'our-room house.
Court Business Is
Picking Up Locally
Following alleged violations of the
laws after a wholesale action, the
ribunals of justice experienced a
^usy day yesterday in the county.
Hie activities were not limited to
the "big" court by any means. Jus
lice J. L. Hassell reporting several
:ases in his own court
A serious charge was brought
against Lin wood Speight, colored
leaf mute, by Governor Carson and
tus wife, Margaret, colored couple
who live down the river hill. In the
complaint, Cason charged Speight
with badly beating him and attempt
ing to rape his wife. The woman was
said to have been painfully beaten.
Speight was arrested Sunday by
Chief W. B. Daniel and Officer Hai
slip. At the hearing yesterday he,
by his own TightSj waivetf prelimi
nary examination.
Charged with public drunkenness,
Jake Norfleet was sentenced to jail
for 30 days, the justice suspending
judgment upon payment of $5.50
costs.
Charged with operating motor ve
hicles with improper lights, Jar^es
M. Jennings and Samuel Kanipe
were each fined $10 and taxed with
the costs.
Charged with speeding through
Jamesville at a 40-mile clip, Wilmon
Pierce was fined $5 and taxed with
the cost.
Fire Deatroya (Country
Home Near Here Monday
Its origin unlearned, fire destroy
ed the home of Amos Archer, color
ed, near the Williamston fair grounds
yesterday afternoon. Most of the
contents were burned
Reports stated that a nearby house
caught fire from the sparks of the
burning house, but no great damage
resulted to the second building.
The Archer home was a small one
and was located just across (he rail
road on the McCaskey Road
SCORES A HIT
Delayed almoat an hour when
he got I oat on a "rut-off" road
romlng here from Fayetteville
yesterday. Judge Q. K. Nimocka
scored a hit with the common
people when he apologized for
being late and explained that he
would readily exeuae other* who
had a xtmilar experienre. "I left
home In ample time to reach here
and open court at the appointed
hour, but I attempted to make
a abort eat and learned later that
I waa headed in the wrong direc
tion," the juriat aaid.
Pulled away from thair work
farm era were heard to complain
after they had waited St minutee
or more for the fudge, but they
were ready to exeuae him after
he voluntarily offered an apolo
gy
Office of County Treasurer Is
- ? ^ : - ? ?
Retained bv Commissioners Who
9/
Order Drastie Salary-Reduction
Retained By Board, Office of
Treasurer Invites Candidates
The action of the county commis
sioners in retaining the .office of
county treasurer yesterday brought
a concerted action on the political
front, an incomplete count made
early today showing three candi
dates already in the race and the
likelihood that two more would en
ter shortly. The commissioners threw
a bombshell into the camp, however,
when they ordered the salary cut
into half, but the $50 still kioks at
tractive. and. too, it might be that
the candidates recognize the -honor
and distinction in holding the posi
tion.
Jo.hn K. Peel, Williainston man. an
nounced his candidacy week before
last subject to the action -of the j
board in special session Mohday- hnd i
of course, subject to the wishes of
the people in the May primary ,
Early today he had not done any
thing more to advance his candidacy.
and lj?I-, tmt?know n?w t>?? t? icr?the
salary reduction will alter his posi
tion in the race ar not
li. M Burras. one tune treasurer
years a(ti, announced soon alter the
commissioners' meeting, his message
to the voters appearing in this is
sue along with that of Warren 11
Biggs, who arinouneed his intention
of seeking the office this morning
In a statement released late Mon
day. Mr .1 K I'ope stated that he
would not he a candidate for the of
fice The announcement was con
trar> to rumors heard from some of
those promoting the proposal to
have the office abolished.
No official statement had been
filed early tins mo riling, but reports
state that Benjamin Courtney was
consjdyrihg entering the race Filing
time does' not close until April 13.
and it is possible that still more can
didates will appeal to the voters
Man Is (IritieulK
Shot in Mysterious
Way Late Sunday
Identity of Ulan Who Shot
John Linrenee Not
\ rl Knowii
John' Lawrence, young colored
man. was critically wounded when !
an unknown assailant fired a load j
of gun shot into his back near the '
Spring Croon Chinch in Hamilton !
Township about 10 o'clock last Sun
day night Removed to a hospital
Monday afternoon, the man was said j
dicaTihg that his condition was crit
ical.
Lawn nee had carried his wife to
a doctor in Hamilton a short tVme be
fore, and she had just retired when
he went into the kitchen and sat
down to eat a bite of supper No had
hardly sealed himself to the table
when someone fired' a gun through
the window, the entire load of No
6 shot striking him in the back just
below the shoulders The gun was
fired from a distance of not more
than eight feet. Deputy J. H Hoe
buck said after investigating the
shooting.
After Lawrence was shot down,
he called two young men who were
in the house at the time and asked
them (o movtMiim to safety to an
other room. The request was grant
ed and the two men with laiwrcnce's
wife left immediately for a neigh
bor's house, leaving the man there
to live or die. It was explained that
the man's wife was suffering with
heart trouble and that she was
moved for her own safety. Neighbors,
learning of the shooting, told offi
cers they?were afraid amb did 410 b
go to the house. About an hour la
ter, Lawrence struggled Uv his feet
and walked to the highway where
he was picked up by a motorist arid
carried to a doctor for treatment The
shooting was reported tu officers,
Monday morning and Deputy .! II
Roebuck started an investigation
Suspicion centered on Guy Rol
lins, Lawrence's brother-in-law. and
he was arrested by the deputy at 9
o'clock last night and placed in jail
where he is being held until the
investigation is completed. Rollins
and Lawrence.are said to have had
some trouble last fall when Lawrence
cut him. Last Sunday, Rollins went
to Lawrence's home and they quar
reled, Rollins stating that Lawrence
ordered him away at the point of a
pistol Rollins and his family had
deserted their home and were at
the home of his wife's sister when
he was arrested Denying any con
nection with the shooting, Rollins
says he was at his home at 8 o'clock
Sunday night. His wife says he came
in at *7 o'clock.
Man Is Jailed Alter
Hour Of Freedom
He leased laTe'Sunday after serving
a sentence in the Martin County road
camp for trespassing, Charlie Bonds.,
colored man, was jailed an hour la
ter on a similar count. At one time a
suitor of the cook in the household
of Mrs. Eloise Bennett on West Main
Street, Bonds had worked a hit
around the house. He had been open
for trouble on several occasions, but
he generally escaped the roads. Last
fall Bond# was found in a room in
the home, and booked on a charge of
trespassing, he was sentenced to the
roads
On his way into town last Sunday
might "fitr stopped by the tioifff And
was heard walking around the house.
Officer John Roebuck was called and
he arrested Bonds under a window
The trespasser will be given a
hearing in the county recorder's
court on April 1.
v\ in >n \k iimi
Or. Olin T. Itiiiklev, head of
the Department of Religion at
Wake Forest f!oHegc. will con
duct a series of services in the
local Itaptist Church which will
begin next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. I)r. Itinkley is one of
the most distinguished ministers
of the Itaptist denomination.
Following the regular Faster
morning service he will speak
each evening at 7:30 through
Friday night. A cordial welcome
is extended to everyone.
larger Attendance Is
Reported At Church
Services On Sunday
InrrriiM'tl liHcrinl I- llring
Manifi'itlt'il in ltt-1 i^fion?>
\<'livili?'H IIitc
By RKV. JOHN I.. (JOKK
The first of the union Lenten ser
vices in the Watts Theatre was held
Monday ah noon with Kev J It.
Smith speaking on the first words
uttered from the cross by our Lord,
"Father, forgive them for they know
not what they are doing." There were
about sixty five in attendance. These
services will he held in the theatre
each day this week through Friday
The seven sayings from the cross will
be followed by^J-he ministers of the
city.
Rev. Z T Piephoff reports the be
ginning of a series of services each
evening at Roberson's Chapel with
Rev. J. W. Vinson doing the prcach
.Infr. ??i??? :?-?-?*?
(Continued on page six)
Finding business a bit slack
when spread throughout the
week, workers in the Martin
County seed-feed loan office in
the agricultural building will re
ceive applications only on Tues
day and Saturday mornings be
ginning week after next, W. B.
Watts, application-taker said
yesterday. Farmers, planning to
float loans through the organi
zation .are urged to keep the date
changes in mind.
According to registrations in
the office of the register of deedN
Martin lafmem have floated 84
loans through the seed and feed
or emergency loan organisation
representing a total of 810,885.
advanced to date. The loans av
erage 8130.77. Last year more
than 100 loans were made by the
organisation in this county.
Complaints \?aiust
la\ \alnations \re
Filed Before Board
\utlioriti<>M in S|M'<-ial Mirl
< ill Salary To #30
\ Month
Fiiidini; public opinion divided, the
Martin County Commissioners meet
j mg 111 special session as a tH?ar?t of
equalization and review Monday
solved the problem surrounding the
office of county treasurer by slash
| ing the monthly salary by half and
reserving the duties for the mdivid
1 tial who survives the primary and
! general elections this summer and
next fall While the proposal to
i abolish the office and turn it over
to the hanks had received a strong
' support in some quarters, there was
a divided opinion in the matter,
and the board in its action reasoned
i that i^ would prove satisfactory to
all A spirited political race for the
j (iflice is now predicted even at the
I reduced salary.
Upon the motion of Commission
er K A. Haislip which was seconded
by Commissioner Fleming, the board
, unanimously agreed to reduce the
salary from $100 to $50 a month. The
action was taken after Messrs. J, T
Barnhill. V CI. Taylor and Joseph
S Griffin had voiced then support
of the proposal to abolish the of
lice H M Bunas, who a short time
later filed his candidacy for. the of
lice, urged the commissioners to re
tain it. explaining that he understood
the hanks did not want the job and
that to abolish the office would pro
mote-the centralization of the peo
pie's 'business Kc?>ti??my m county
government was |>omted out by the
supporters of the proposal to abol
ish the office.
4 Thofo nijpri.ining tin n?rrpimotw=
before the commissioners explained
that they were not there in the in
terest of the office or of abolishing
the'post, that they were there to
appeal to the. commissioners as a
board of Equalization and review
Unexpected action toward a jh>ssi
hie step in economy was taken-by
Ithe board at the meeting when Chair
man J K Pope named Commission
ers R I. Perry. C A. Koberson anil
{ K. A llaislip on a committee to re
| view the salaries of officers, all
.igents*"'and .employees and report
their findings with recommendations
, to the full hoard at its next regular
meeting on April 1. The motive be
hind the action was not disclosed
Turning to its regular assigned
I job, the hoard received quite a few
complaints directed against assessed
property Valuations as recorded in
i January of this year. Comparative
ly few adjustments were effected and
| in most of those cases where the
' v alues were altered the property
owners pointed out errors in listing
? Hearings were granted in the fol
lowing caseH.
| The assessed valuation on Paul D.__
Koberson's residence in Roberson
ville was reduced from $2,800 to $2,
700.
Apparently Mr. Dennis A Kober
son" did not appear before the board
of equalization and review because
I the value on a vacant lot owned by
: him in Kobersonville was raised
Irom $200 to $300
Representatives of the Harrison
estate appeared before the t>oard and
(Continued on page six)
Dr. Frank Craham
Is Finals Speaker
Dr -Frank Porter Graham, presi
dent of the University of North Car
olina, will deliver the principal ad
tlres* of tin- graduating exercises at
I lie \Villiamston High School on the
evening <?f Muy 1, according to in
j formation coming from Principal D.
N Hix today. Dr. Graham is known
throughout the nation as an able
speaker and tine of the more pro
gressive college presidents, and his
I many friends in this section will
welcome the opportunity to hear
him.
The schedule of events to be hold
timing tlx1 remaindof~orttig schooT
| term are as follows:
Tuesday, March 19: The Senior
Plav. "Nothing But the Truth."
Friday. April 5: Junior-Senior
banquet.
Friday, April 12: Grammar Grade
Operetta, "Little Red Riding Hood."
Sunday, April 28: Comnn ncement
sermon, Rev. J. H. Smith, pastor of
Williamiton Baptist Church. Music
by the Glee Club.
Tuesday, April 30: Senior Class
Day Exercises.
Wednesday, May 1: Graduating
Exercises, principal address by Dr.
Frank Porter Graham, president of
University of North Carolina.
Out-of-town events in which WM
liamston students will participate are
the District Music Contest in Green
ville, March 28 and 29, and the tri
angular debates in Scotland Neck,
and Washington.