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VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 32 ff'illiamaton, Martin County, ISorth Carolina, Tueaday, April 22, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899
Forest Fires Rage
Over Large Areas
During Past Weel<
County Forest Fire Warden
Aftkeil To Investigate Fire
At Edge of Town
#
As Hitler and his German horde!
lay waste to property worth untolc
millions and human life beyond reas
oning value, we in America are sav
agely attacking among other thing:
our timbct resources. Forest fires
during the past few days have beer
raging in several states, reports stat
ing that the fires have lapped the
edges of several towns in New Jer
sey and caused great damage. Sun
day night in Norfolk, palls of smoke
poured down on Norfolk, giving un
mistakable proof that valuable tim
ber lands were being devoured by
fires miles away.
Several fires were reported in
this county during the past few
days, one leaving charred brush and
trees to offer a saddening sight along
the highway. On the edge of Wil
liamston, two young boys are said
to have wilfully or carelessly fired
woodsland on Dr. J. S. Rhodes' farm.
Large volumes of smoke poured into
the sky Sunday afternoon and late
into the night. Dr Rhodes himself
with several boys and hired help
fought the fire several hours in an
effort to check it. Damage was esti
mated in the hundreds of dollars.
County Forest Fire Warden Marvin
M. Leggett is said to be planning an
investigation with the possibility
= that some action will be taken in con
nection with the fire here.
* No extensive damage has been re
ported in any one section of the
county, but during the past few days
many fires have been reported. For
est Warden Leggett stating that he
received three calls in thirty minutes
the other day. In Washington Coun
ty it is estimated that the damage to
timberlands will approximate $50,
000, one man-estimating his loss at
$25,000
Caught by a southeasterly wind,
smoke and fine embers almost chok
ed local streets about 5:30 o'clock
yesterday.
A tipiely report on forest fires was
released this week by the North Car
olina Extension division, as follows:
Destructive mortality accounts for
13 per cent of the drain on living
timber in the South, says R. W. Grae
ber, extension forester. The destruct
?ive forces ore chiefly fire,?insects,
disease and wind
"Timber farming is a great indus
try in the Southern states," Graeber
said, "but it can be a greater and
higher income-producing industry if
care is taken to control destructive
forces. 4
Recent data compiled by the U.
S. Forest Service and other agen
cies shows that 40 per cent of the
timber used in the South is made in
to lumber. Another 29 per cent goes
for fuel wood, 4 per cent for hewed
cross ties, 4 per cent for pulpwood,
3 per cent for fence posts, and 7 per
cent for other uses by man.
North Carolina, a typical Southern
state, has more than 10 million acres
of farm woodland, or more than 50
per cent of the total farm acreage.
Another million and a quarter acres
of idle land can and should be re
turned to forests throughout plant
ing, the extension specialist stated.
"We in North Carolina can use our
woodlands more advantageously by
cutting conservatively, preventing
fires, and growing more timber,"
Graeber stated. "Firebreaks can wise
ly be constructed along property
lines, to divide timber into small un
its of 20 to 25 acres each."
Other points in progressive timber
farming are listing by the forester in
the form of questions: (1) Have you
made an effort to stop fires from
reaching your land from adjoining
property? (2) Do you cooperate with
your neighbors and the county fire
wardens in preventing and controll
ing fires? (3) Have you had your
land posted against hunting, fishing
and camping without permission? (4)
Do you inspect your woods for
"lightning strikes" after each storm
to remove damaged trees and there
by prevent insect outbreaks9
Mrs. Mary Powell
Dies Last Saturday
Mrs. Mary Emily Powell. 85 years
old, died at the home of her step
son, J. A. Powell, near Gold Point,
last Saturday morning following a
long period of declining health. Her
condition was not considered critical,
however, untif about four days be
fore her death. Mrs Powell was a
native of this county and lived here
moat of her life except for a short
time spent in Pittsboro
She was first married to Jefferson
Norwood, two children, Mrs. J. W.
Perkins and T. C. Norwood, both ol
this county, surviving the union
Her second marriage was to J. A
Powell, late of this county. TTiree
step-children. J. A. Powell, of Gold
Point; Mrs. A. A. Peel, of Williams
tonr and Mrs. W. J Martin, of Balti
more, survive.
funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the late home
by Elders B. S. Co win and William
E. Grimes. Interment was in the Rob
ersonville Cemetery.
Man Hospitalized Here After
Drinking Mouse From Bottle
Bill Bullock. Bear Grass Town- j
ship farmer, entered a local hospi
tla yesterday just before noon for
treatment after drinking a soft
drink from a bottle with a mouse in
it. His condition was little improved
early this afternoon, and it is likely
that the patient will continue in the
hospital several more days.
While hauling logs to a mill, the
farmer stopped at a store in Bear
Grass and bought a frozen soft drink !
He sipped part of the contents and j
sucked some of the mulch from the
bottle. As the frozen contents of the
bottle began to thaw, he detected a
bad odor. Making a close inspection
he saw a dead mouse, its body in an
advanced stage of decomposition.
One report stated that the teeth were
about to fall from its mouth and the
hair was floating free of the skin.
Several customers were in the store
and examined the bottle contents.
Returning to his home. Bullock, a
farmer of about 25 years of age. be
came desperately nauseated about an
hour later and was removed to the
hospital. A sotmach pump was used
and a course of medicine, was pre
scribed His fever chart readings
could not be learned immediately,
but visitors to his bed side late last
evening stated that he was a "mighty
sick man."
County health authorities were no
tified and the bottle and part of the
drink were turned over to them, but
it could not be learned whether an
investigation would follow
Town Calls For Bids
For Street Surfaeing
REGISTRATION
That the election scheduled to
be held no Tuesday. May 6 is
attracting more attention than
the convention of last Thursday
night did. is evidenced by a re
port coming from Registrar John
E. Pope today. Five persons?
one-eighlh as many as the num
ber voting in the convention?
have registered to date. Of
course, it is possible for an in
dependent ticket to make its ap
pearance, but one is not likely
and straight voting is predict
ed at the polls when the elec
tion, a mere formality in town
politics?is held.
The books will be open for the
last time next Saturday for new
registrations. On the following
Saturday the books will be open
lor the challenge of any registra
lions.
Preliminary Report
Issued On Roanoke
River Flood Survey
Aiiftiiftt Flood Damage in Ro
anoke Hu*in Ffttiiiiatrd
At $5,130,000.
At the request of Congressman *
Herbert Bonner, the United Statefc i
Department of Agriculture last week
released the following preliminary j
report on the Roanoke River flood '
survey:
The preliminary examination re- |
port on the Roanoke River and its
tributaries has been completed by
field personnel of the department
engaged in flood control work This
report indicates that a program of
remedial measures on the watershed
of the Roanoke River and its tribu
taries will aid materially in reduc
ing the prevailing flood hazards
Floods in this area are, to a large ex
tent, due to mismanagement of the
land and neglect in tin* treatment of 1
cultivated areas, pastures and for
ests. This condition is typical j
throughout the greater part of the !
Piedmont area, and good land use 1
practices are recognized as an effect- j
ive solution to the problem.
The average annual flood damage
to agriculture alone on the water
shed of the Roanoke River and its
tributaries is estimated at $579,000.
This loss is concentrated chiefly
among the flood plains of the Roan
oke and Dan Rivers, and more than
half of the average flood damage oc
curs within the major flood source
area above Clarksville. Damages
from the August, 1940, flood, an ex
treme overflow, were estimated at
$5,430,000, of which $3,206,000 was
to agriculture and $2,224,000 non
agricultural.
A number of watersheds of high
priority for survey, including that
of the Roanoke River and its tribu
taries, are being carefully consider- |
ed af the present time, with a view
to outlining a tentative program for 1
the fiscal year, 1942, I will advise
you of the possibility of surveying
this watershed as soon as the depart
ment has had an opportunity to more |
definitely plan the program that can '
be carried out with the funds that !
may be available for next fiscal
year.
Bear Captured At ;
Liquor Distillery
???
Liquor manufacturing on the R.F.
D. front has gone to the bears in the
Free Union section of Jamesville
Township. Raiding in that area yes
terday, officers found a plant de
serted except for a small cub. The
animal, trapped in a box. was cap
tured and brought here this morn
ing. The still operators, troubled with
bears, had placed the trap at the
plant and apparently forgot about
it Officers state the animal appar
ently had been in the box trap sev
eral days and was half starved.
Will Let Contract
At Special Meeting
On Board On May 2
\\ ork (Ian Hr Handled in \ cry
Short Time, Supermini
ilent of Street* Sn\*
Bids for the surfacing of several
streets here will be received by the
town board of commissioners in a
called meeting on Friday, May 2. it
was announced today by Mayor J
L. Hassell. The bids will be opened
at 10 o'clock that morning, the town
officials explaining that the suc
cessful bidder will be asked to start
and complete the work as rapidly
as possible. Several contractors are
said lo have come here a few days
ago to study the specifications possi
bly with the intention of bidding on
the job.
The proposed plans call for the
surfacing of Warren and Kay Street
and Marshall Avenue on the south
side of town and Elm, Hassell, Smith
wick and Grace Streets on the north
side of town! Only one block on Kay,
two blocks on Warren, one block on
Elm and one block on Smithwick
Street will be surfaced according to
mately 12,500 square yards of rock
and asphalt grading are included in
the improvement program
The contractor will bid on furn
ishing motor grader and operator
for conditioning the sub-grade, furn
ishing roller and asphalt distribu
tor with operators and proper trucks
for spreading stone. All grading will
be done by the town. The town will
also haul in any material needed for
the proper conditioning of the sub
grade ^
A performance bond is required in
an amount equal to 100 per cent of
the contract price, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the con
tract and upon the payment of all
persons supplying labor and furnish
ing equipment for the construction
of the project.
Consideration will be given only
to bids of contratcors who submit
evidence showing that they are li
censed under "An Act to Regulate
the Practice of General Contracting"
ratified by the General Assembly of
North Carolina on March 10, 1025,
and as subsequently amended.
Each bid must be accompanied by
cash, a certified check, or bid bond
for five (5) per cent of the amount
of the bid, made payable to the
Tuwn of Williamston, N. C, as a
guarantee that a contract will be en
tered into with the Town within ten
days after award to the bidder and
that the required bond will be ex
ecuted.
The town reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids
Bear Grass Finals
Begin Tomorrow
The commencement program of
the Bear Grass School will begin on
Wednesday night, April 23, with a
music recital under the direction of
Miss Melba Russ. This recital will
begin at eight o'clock and the pub
lic is cordially invited to attend
At eight o'clock on Friday night,
April 25, the junior class will present
a play, "Aunt Tillie Goes To Town,"
A small admission will be charged.
On Sunday morning, April 27, at
11 o'clock, Rev. J. H. Smith, of Wil
liamston, will deliver the baccalau
reate sermon. There will be special
music by the elementary choir.
On Tuesday night, April 29, at 8:00
o'clock, the Class Day exercises will
be given. ?
On Wednesday morning, i^pril 30,
at 11 o'clock, the seventh grade will
be given their diplomas. This will be
followed by a picnic dinner to which
the public is cordially invited to at
tend and bring a basket lunch. In
the afternoon, there will be a base
ball game between Bear Grass and
Mars Hill at Bear Grass
On Wednesday night, April 30th,
at eight o'clock, the seniors will be
awarded their diplomas and the
commencement address will be de
livered. y *\ \
ft'
Germans Continuing
Devastating March
Against Greek Armv
?
Greeffy Hands of Hitter Arc
tiring Pointed to Other
Parts of ^ orld
*
Apparently pushing his devastat
ing march into little Greece to a rag
ing conclusion. Killer Adolf Hitler
is now extending his hand into other
areas The fight in Greece is not ov
er in its entirety, but a gloomy fu
ture is staring the valiant Greeks
and their co-defenders battle against
tremendous odds The Greek defend
ers have offered a stubborn resist
ance. but the mighty machine in
hands of mad men has called for
withdrawals all along the line. But
the Greeks still maintain that they
have retired to new and stronger po
sitions. that they will fight the in
vading hordes to the bitter end.
Claims from Germany state thai
part of the Greek army has been cut
off and that it is now quite, likely that
Britain will lose a large portion of
its expeditionary force. The fate of
Greece is hanging on one battle along
the 40-mile defense line thrown
across Greece. Generally agreed that
Greece can't hold out much longer,
observers are predicting that Turkey
will be next in line of Hitler's march.
However, it is possible that Germany
will swing over into Spain and start
a march toward Gibraltar. Hitler is
said to be seeking a path for his
troops across Spain presumably to
stage an attack on the mighty rock
.simultaneously with a German Ital
lan drive across Egypt toward Alex
andria and the Sue/ Canal in a huge
effort to wrest control of both ends
of the Mediterranean from England.
Germany's march into Greece has
been a costly one. reports declaring
that Hitler has moved without r
gard for the lives of his own men.
German dead will number well in
to the tens of thousands, one claim
declaring that 20.00(1 were killed in
less than 24 hours at one stage in
the campaign .
Britain's strategy for meeting Hit
h r's newly proposed moves remains
secret, but surely reverses will greet
Hitler as he continues to spread out
in his mad dash to dominate the
world.
Germany's drive in Africa is al
most certain to feel the power of the
British before they drive much far
thcr there. Tripoli, a supply base for
Hitler's African campaign, was vir
tually wrecked in a concerted attack
early today and several air transports
for troops were brought down en
(Continued on page six)
ReS|M'Ct('(l Citizen
Dies In Bear Crass
Mrs Mattie Harrison, highly re
! sported county citizen, tiled at her
I home in Bear Grass Township Sun
day morning at 9:15 o'clock follow
ing an illness of about six months'
duration. She had been confined to
her bed only a few weeks, however.
A native of Bear Grass Township,
she was 58 years old.
Miss Mattic Robcrson before her
marriage to Redmond Harrison who
died about 2(1 years ago, she was a
great believer in the Primitive Bap
tist faith and attended services reg
ular Possessed of a quiet and un
assuming character, she was a good
neighbor and a highly respected cit
izen.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at the home at 3
o'clock by Elders B S. Cowin and A.
B Ayers. Interment was in the Mob
ley Cemetery in- Bear Grass Town
ship. . T
She is survived by five children,
Gussie, Ernest, Reuben, Dennis and
Mrs. Lula Rogerson, all of the home
community. She also leaves a sister,
Mrs. Minnie Ward, and a brother,
Dossie Roberson, both of Roberson
ville, and a step-daughter, Mrs. J.
Frank Weaver, of Williamston
Thii Yimnn Men Are
Rejected Ry The Army
Two young Martin County men
who left for service in the army last
week were rejected on account of
physical disabilities. Leamon Fouch
Keel and Vernon Whitehurst, two
of the four boys leaving from this
county, were rejected
Nearly 100 young white men pass
ed through here last Thursday for
Fort Jackson, an unofficial report
stating that one-fifth of them were
rejected on account of physical dis
abilities or for other reasons
An apparent decrease in Wll
liamston's dog population has
followed since April, 1940, ac
cording to a report coming from
the vaccination center here last
Saturday.
A year ago more than 490 dogs
were vaccinated here. Last Sat
urday about 135 were vaccinat
ed.
The number of dogs has been
materially decreased or the own
ers are simply Ignoring the law
requiring vaccination. The rec
ords are being eheeked'for pos
sible action in the courts.
Blue Mold Attacking Tobacco
Plants Over Most of County
Making its appearance in large
numbers of tobacco plant beds in
ThtS coumy~durlng the past few days.*
blue mold is now causing much con
cern among farmers and others di
rectly and indirectly interested in
the No. 1 money crop Ordinarily
reaching a climax on or about the
10th of May, transplanting will fol
low on a delayed schedule this year
nearly every farmer frankly admit
ting that it is impossible to say when
the plants will be ready for trans
fer from the beds to the fields.
To date, the mold has caused no
great damage to the plants. The re
cent dry and hot weather aided plant
growth, but strong winds rising last
night and with temperature reading
falling as much as 30 degrees in 15
hours, the outlook is nof"X0?t>iirag
ing. Possibly anticipating the worst,
quite a few farmers are of the belief
that the small plants will be destroy
ed by the blue mold, that a marked
shortage in plants is to be expected.
Although the tender plants have
grown rapidly during the past week,
many farmers state that they are too
small for the blue mold to attack.
Dther farmers state that their plants
ure just at that stage of grow th to be
wiped out by the mold. Several far
mers were making preparations to
start transplanting work next week,
jut the blue mold made its appear
nice yesterday and they are now
forced to aw ait the outcome of the
mold.
Briefly stated, the outlook for to
bacco transplanting is not at all en
couraging m this county at the pres
>nt time. A few farmers in the low
?r counties have started transplant
ng. but the work there is advane
ng very slowly, it is understood
AskPeanut Farmers to
Support Control Plan
Reft 4re ih 1 uin Will Re
Held Next Saturday
In Producing \reas
Fariiirrx Vr?- I'oltl <'aiiipni^ii
Ih Nirowirv '!'?? (???! l.m?i<'
Voir Out Satur<la>
The importance of the peanut ref
erendum to be held throughout the
producing areas in several states on
Saturday of this week was vividly
and frankly pointed out to a good j
number of farmers attending the tn
weekly Farm Bureau forum here last
evening. It was frankly stated that
there is an up hill fight and that it :
is fairly apparent the proposal to |
establish peanut marketing quotas
will go down in defeat if farmers in
the old peanut belts fail to round up
a sizable vote between 7 o'clock Sat i
urday morning and six o'clock that
evening
Opening the meeting, Farm Bur
eau President Charles Daniel plead
ed with the farmers to study the
problem and get out a big vote. It is
rslnuated that 3,300 larnu is m pel ,
sons interested in farming includ- 1
ing those who derive a certain in
come from peanuts are eligible to
vote in this county, that judging from
the interest expressed or implied to
date, there will be less than 2,500
votes cast in the referendum.
Discussing the situation as it ex
ists today. Will Rogers from the
AAA office in Raleigh reviewed pro
duction figures. In 1916, according to
Mr Rogers, North Carolina and Vir
ginia produced })0 per cent of the
crop. That percentage figure had
dwindled to 33 now. In 1930, Georgia
planted 315,000 acres; Alabama, 161, 1
000; Texas, J20,000, and North Caro i
lina, 205,000. In 1940, Georgia plant |
ed 663,000 acres; Alabama, 290,000, j
Texas, 295,000, and North Carolina,.
255,000 acres. During the past ten |
years, other states have doubled
their peanut acreage, while North
Carolina gained a very small per
centage. In 1940, the entire peanut
crop in all states sold for about $53,
000,000, North Carolina receiving ap
proximately $10,000,000. But the gov
ernment had to step in to insure that
price, the diversion program cost
ing nearly three times as much as it
did just two years ago. Last year the
government paid 20 cents out of ev
ery dollar the farmer received for
his peanuts, the AAA representative
declaring that there is no telling
what the price would have been with
out the diversion program.
Mr. Rogers explained that there is
no more to force the farmers to sup
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Band Is A Feature
In Festival Parade
Taking to the streets again after
ari interval of four years, the Wil
liamston High School band scored a
distinct hit last Friday us they march
ed and played in the Tulip Festival
Parade in Washington. Thirty-two
youthful musicians, most of whom
have .studied music, for only five
months, joined fourteen other high
school bands in making the Beaufort
county festival an outstanding suc
cess. Dressed in uniforms of green
and white, and led by five young
majorettes, the local group swung
down Washington's main thorough
fare in perfect order, executing a
difficult pinwheel during the line of
march. Townspeople viewing the
parade were quite pleased with Wil
liamston High's new musical organ
ization, and reported complimentary
expressions from spectators along the
streets.
Rapid progress has been made by
the local band during the past few
weeks under the direction of J. F
Butler. During commencement the
band will play on several occasions,
including class day exercises and
graduation nifht. Several outdoor
appearances will be made at the cloae
of school.
SI m>KT
V J I
I
Realizing tlie wanton destruc
tion of timherlands, the Martin
County Farm Itureau in a ret;
ular meeting here la.st evening
pledged a greater support of the
forest fire protection program.
The group will call in an offi
cial of the Department of Con
servation and Development for
a discussion of the forest fire
problem at its next meeting on
May 5th.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that farmers were not apply
ing for permits to burn ditch
hanks and hedgerows and that
carelessness was causing a mark
ed increase in fires this season.
Carroll Wilson New
Road Commissioner
For This Territory
(tovt'riior Itt'oiiKlilon'n \ |>
\or ill 'I'lli? Si'i-lion
Since (ibverhor Broughton did not
see his way clear h? liable George II
Harrison of this enmity, the appoint
iveiit ol C'aiiull Wilsoli, Uoaiiokc
Hapids newspapi iman, to the State
Highway Commission was said t<>
have met with general approval in
this section
This county white advanemg un j
able candidate of its owif discussed I
the appointment frankly* with State
officials, offered no claim to tin
appointment. Mr Harrison explain |
ing to the Governor that lie would I
appreciate the appointment but act '
v ised that he did not want the chief ]
executive, to feel under any direc t
obligations to him After presenting
their candidate and pointing out his
qualifications, leading citizens of this
and those in several other counties
left the appointment entirely in the
hands of the governor.
Wilson emerged Victorious over
Warren County's candidate for the
position, and it is believed that had
no reported agreement been reach
ed, Mr. Harrison's candidacy would
have received favorable considera
\ ion
There is every reason to believe
that the new eorninissionei of this,
the first district, will give much
study to road problems and act ac
cording to his own findings from the
standpoint of every county in the
district and tin highway commission
as well
Mr. Harrison, closely associated
with the road problem in this section
as -a part of a progressive policy in
advancing eastern North Carolina:
lias pledged the new commissioner
his cooperation, and the people of
this and other counties in the district
are looking forward to a progress
ive period in highway development
under the new highway set-up.
Lawrence Benton Prince, Ifcnder
sonville lawyer, is tin* commission's
new chairman.
Jolin Cooke Hurt
In Auto Accident
John Cooke, local man, was badly
hurl on the knee and bruised on oth
er parts of the body early last Sun
day night when the car in which he
was riding struck a parked uutomo
bile on West Academy Street here
Reports state that hi* was thrown
from the cai and that several stitches
were necessary to close the knee
wound.
Driving west on Academy Street,
H. O. Peel accompanied by Mr. Cook
was blinded by the lights of another
car and crashed into the parked car
owned by Ernest Mcars. The driver
was not hurt.
It was estimated that the damage
ot the Peel car will approximate
$100, while $50 will repair the dam
age to the Mears machine.
W. H. Rogers" Will
Sustained By Jurv
In Superior Court
s!;iri Frinl Tmlav Oh #
s,"l \u:iin.| Town of
Kol><r<.oii\il|<
In an Jill-day law sim ? MartU)
j" v Superior Court jury v,sto,
Hay upheld th, will ,,f w II Rogers
';V " ",u,:u "" '"?,l "ur?-'
' t *' ?? addition to
about thirty rt,,?. Tins morn
ism i i .dlt'd fur tri;.I the $19,
damage su,t brought by Willie
t in Chess.,,, .iitiiin.it the town of
K"I? i?"iviHe ns a result of
tomobil,' accident ? Robersonvillc
Street last Octohe, The plaintiff, his
broken neck supported by a special
?nnnss. app, .,re,| curt this morn
!, Attorni'vs J c Smith and H G
ilid Ah l'V"Z"""K "" P'anit.ff
K tn ?" ' i,ul " and
fens I I''"'* ".ll?? the de
f.nse, selected the Jury a com
patalively short t,l?e by III
L he ' ' V 'Hence I ffer
.- ' "" Phnntill s counsel Names
JPtynten II,. .-as, ai. T F Ouv
'? l' Peel. J ? Glenn, G A
lari.s, Jr. Robert Davis. G. hV
^otbes. Key Cnltram. C C Parker
J I.. Pr.tebard, SI,ell,on Hall. Joseph
Tin! J"h" A "atH'-snn
J III.I of the case ,s likely to last a
theater part ot today
Aft.r Off, ,11,K the testimony of
J veil witnesses, the plaintiff rest
builtle 1 ^ """" l"d"V W" hav"
tided a I,an? up case." a represen
tatIV,? .for the plaintiff said just be
f?'v the curt recessed tnr tunch -
1 be defense is to have Us say this af ?
? one lawyer j? the ease mti
evidence II,|| be m
, . f o. ,1' ,h;" remain
,hy 'Y would be spoiled by
-ft "incys irnuhioot
N ester,lay the curt awarded Joe
Bunting a judgment the sun, of
' 'ase against Ben Kobe,
">ii. clured, of Goose Nest
Pi eliiiiiiia, ? , ,r, wiil
ease hrouitht by Haywood Rogers
abaibst I- 1 linkers Were completed
about thirty ininiitvs^-y-esterday
?md the (impounders called their
f"-' vvifiiess, .1 |. it.,.^.n
I he witness told the curt that he
W rote II,e W ill for the lab Mi |{,,a
and also for Mrs Rogers. that
he consider!s| Mr Rogers was of
""""I mind al the tune the will was
I'K'purd in Nnvt'itihrr, 1935. Tin*
Witness also late,I thai Mr Rogers
had outlined how he wanted his will
made, thai the estate Was to be left
to bis son. la sler. b? Ins hi,. t??c
C'arstai phfi|t t|?. m>xt U j|
Iit-ss for the propouiulers, identified
Mi Rogers signature and those of
the w itness, and slated that lie en
l li < Ko?ci ui Miiind mind al
the lime llie will ? A,Ul
"I teling I lie test irntilly of J Jc Rope
til, propouiulers rested
Allocking the validity ,,l ||?. w ill
Haywood Rogers took the stand for
be eaveatoi and staled that ins fa
[ " I was 1,1 I,a,I health before 1335
that he hail had a face cancer and a
Jlt'.ke prior m 1935 He staled that
tie luce sons handled the business
f"th" that the father's
""'"1 was had ,,i 1935 On cross rx
iimintitinn, the witness stated that
hP brother. Hester, looked after the
it in waited on him. Iliat he did
some II was also admitted by the
""" '?? "' debt and that
III? talliei Paul iniist III It for him.
(Continued on page six!
Recover l>()(lv From
River Here Sunday
The body of Willie Adams, the
fisherman who lost his life nl the
Roanoke River here lust Saturday a
week ago, was recovered early last
Sunday afternoon In an advanced
state.of decomposition, the body was
removed from the stream and plac
ed under the i bridge to await
a Greenville undertaker Funeral
services were conducted at the grave
near Falkland, a few hours later.
Coming here ten days ago from his
hnrrrF in thtt County t<? fish, Adams
was in a boat in the middle of the
river when he mysteriously fell over
board and drowned just below the
Standard Fertilizer Company plant.
Kf forts were made at frequent inter
vals to locate the body and dyna
mite was used without success. Sun
day afternoon a tug boat, towing
three large barges, was coming up
the river and the body came to the
top of the water just ahead of the
lx?at. The river captain, unable to
stop and pick the body up. yelled to
fishermen along the bank and they
tied the body to a tree. Officers were
notified and they towed the body
ashore. The body came to the surface
of the water hardly fifty yards from
the spot where the man was drown
ed.
An anxious father and the drown
ed man's son, a. little fellow eight or
nine years of age, were on the riv
er patiently and anxiously seeking
to find the body. They were dawn
the river when the recovery was
made, but they followed to the
bridge a short time later. While the
tension on the elder Mr. Adams' face
had lessened somewhat, there was
still a far away look in hla eyes as
he and his little grandson stood watch
while waiting for the undertaker.
The drowning was the second re
ported in the river off the Martin
County ahore so far thia year.