Happenings In The
Bear Grass School
Miss Dorothy Owens ot the facul
ty has organized a Handicraft club.
The pupils who are members of this
club have shown an intense interest
in the work, and are busy making
different articles which they will
present as Christmas gifts. Among
the things which they are learning
to do are embroidery work, making
purses, knitting, rug making, and
plain sewing. Miss Owens, a capable
supervisor, has organized this club
primarily for the benefit of those
girls who do not play basketball and
it has proved to be very instructual
as well as interesting.
Both the boys' and girls' athletic
associations are really going to work
practicing basketball so that they
may have a good team. Mr. Hick
man is supervising both teams with
Miss Doris Davis and Earl Rober
son assisting him.
The Parent-Teacher Association is
getting up a play, "Henpecked Hen
ry," to be presented some time be
fore Thanksgiving. The exact date
will be announced later. Those tak
ing part in the play are Leroy Har
rison as Henpecked Henrv: Miss Vir
ginia Shindler as Erella, his wife;
Garland Whitley as Ace; Miss Made
line Barnes, his adoring wife; Miss
Virginia Smith as Eda, the movie
star; Miss Jean Elliott as Gladys, her
bashful young sister; Miss Doris Da
vis as Pauline, her old-maid sister;
Mrs. Rossell Rogers, as Ellen, the
daughter of Henpecked Henry; Mr.
Syndey Beacham as Kurt Little, El
len's suitor; Mrs. Ruth Hazel Harris
as Lottie, the maid; and Mr. T. O.
Hickman as Mr. Crlpps, a strict bus
iness man.
The play is a roaring comedy and
will furnish two hours of splendid j
entertainment.
Hie shop work is progressing rap- j
idly under the supervision of Mr.
Hickman. The boys are especially in
terested in making book cases and
are really turning out fine specimens
of handiwork.
On October 31st, the senior class
was entertained at the home of
Misses Laura and Elva Leggett with
a masquerade Halloween party. Both
indoor and outdoor games and deli
cious refreshments were enjoyed by
all during the course of the evening.
On Wednesday of last week in |
chapel we had as our visiting speak
er, Mr. McClure, of New Bern. Mr.
McClure has been holding a revival
meeting in the Bear Grass Presby
terian Church.
Approaching Problem Of
Increasing Egg Production I
Foundation of any good poultr;
program Is the kind of stock pur
chased. Although careful feedin;
and good management are highly im
portant, they will not make goo<
layers out of chicks that do not havi
good breeding behind them. With i
heavy demand for chicks anticipat
ed at the beginning of 1942, poultry
men would be wise to place their or
ders as far in advance as possible. I
should be borne in mind that cheai
chicks are usually the most expen
sive in the long run and that monei
spent for breeding quality is an ex
cellent investment.
New Sinclair Tanker
Launched Ahead Of Schedule
(Above) S.S. Sinclair Superflamr
prior io launching. (Right) Mrs.
Harry A. Hassan who christened
the Superflame.
One of the ships recently launch
ed. ahead of schedule, according to
Mr. N. C. Green, local agent for the
Sinclair Refining Company, is the
new tanker "Sinclair Superflame"
built by the Fore River Yard of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation. "Ships
like this one," Mr. Green pointed
out, "are one answer to the eastern
oil shortage. The Superflame has a
capacity of 95,000 barrels of petrol
eum products and in a month's time
will haul about 8,000,000 gallons of
oil from the Gulf to North Atlantic
ports."
The keel of the vessel was laid on
May 31st and it is expected that the
ship will be in service a month af
ter launching, or three months ahead
of the original schedule. Mrs. Harry
A. Hassan, wife of the manager of
the Marine Sales of the company,
christened the ship.
The ship was designed by the Sin
clair Refining Company's Marine de
partment to make over 14 knots per
hour and to carry the largest cargo
for her weight and size. It is the last
word in comfort for the crew, with
hot and cold running water in every
room and reading lights over every
berth.
The vessel is also equipped with J
the latest type of fathometer which
automatically gives the depths of
waters over which the ship is ap j
proaehing, a gyroscopic compass
which steers the vessel automatical- 1
ly; ship-to-shore telephone; radio di
rectional finder, together with the ]
very latest radio equipment.
The Super'flame. Mr. Green says,
j is the third Sinclair tanker to be
launched at the Fore River Yard this
I year and three others are on the
| ways there at this time. She is one
of ten tankers ordered by the com
pany in May, 1940. The other four!
are being built by the Federal Ship
building Corporation at Kearny, N I
J.
Curing Of Street Potatoes
ff'ith Electricity Succenful
D. E Jones, rural electrification
specialist, says farmers ini this and
neighboring states using electricity
for curing and storing sweet potatoes
have found it economical and satis
factory. It provides more even dis
triDulton of neai, resulting in a hel
ter and more uniform cure In addi
tion, fewer potatoes are lost through
under- and overheating, and space
formerly required by the stove is
utilized for storage.
Pecan Trees In State
| Are Injured By Scab
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???s <>' n"'al and urban
fmmos m Nurth Carolina have .r, a
u,,'m ',nt' "r ""'re pecan trees There"
.TiL ?. '',"mr","nal on bards
in the State, also. *
Howard R Garriss, extension plant
pathologist of N c. State College i
Z'r,r i'Ul " 'irg<' numl?'r of sam-j
l> of diseased pecans have been
?ent l? his office this fall. and they
continue to come in every few days
In answer to these requests for
diagnosis of the trouble, and for rec-1
ommendations for control of the dis
ease, Garriss said: "In nearly every
case the samples received were found
to have the pecan scab disease It is
too late to correct this trouble in the
current crop of nuts But there are
several ways to curtail or prevent
damage to future crops."
The extension specialist said thut
certain varieties of pecans are re
sistantto the scab, while others are
susceptible to attack. Immune and
An'*?n?? var,c,,cs include: Mobile,
n M,,ore' Nelson, Stuart, Frat
sches Moneymaker. Techc, Russell
and Success. Among the varieties
susceptible to scab are: San Saba,
Georgia, Delmas, Van Demon, Bol
ton, Schley and Pabst.
! 'In planting new orchards, espec
ially small home orchards ,and in
replacing trees in old orchards, it is
advisable to use immune or resistant
varieties, Garriss said
A good sanitary practice is to de
stroy the diseased leaves and shucks
as they fall to the ground. A Bodeaux
mixture spray, applied four times at
three-week intervals, starting im
mediately after pollination has taken
place, or when the tips of the small
nuts have turned brown, will tend
to control the disease if carried out
over a period of several seasons, Gar
riss advised.
Interesting Bits Of
Business In the US.
Standard equipment on one of llncle
Sam s battleships includes about 100
*nPe?W[riterS~t? say nothing of some
80 filing cabinets, 20 adding ma
chines and a pair of cash registers
. . Banks are combing the woods for
tnra7n!? hT"** f*,St ** they get the?
trained defense plants grab them for
paymasters . . - One of the country's
largest vanity-case manufacturers
found it easy to switch his machinery
over to making shell cases . . . Car
negie-IJlinois steel announces a $1S
Ind expansl0n Pro?ram in Gary,
-?
,, Eggs
If every person in the United
btates ate one egg each day, poul
trymen of the nation would have to
increase their production of this pro
tective food by about 30 per cent.
Demand
,QT2'e dernand 'or farm products in
in ?o?. eXff,tled 10 be than
I will n K gh the improvement
| Will not be as marked as a was this
.year over 1940, says the U S. Agri
I culture Department.
Happenings In The
Oak City Schools
The Halloween Carnival waa a
huge success. A large crowd was
present and everyone spent a pleas
ant evening. A cakewalk was held
and eleven cakes were given away.
There were many interesting and
novel attractions.
On Friday. Nov. 7th, a donkey bas
ketball game will be held in the gym
nasium. This is sponsored by the bas
ketball association and they are ex
pecting a large Crowd. Tickets are
on sale now. and everyone is urged
to buy his ticket in advance, as they
are being sold five cents cheaper
now than they will bo sold at the
gym on Friday night.
The agriculture boys are plan
ning to attend the Tri-County Feder
ation Wednesday which meets at
Robcrsonville. They are also plan
ning to enter the parliamentary pro
cedure contest on that date
The grammar grades are looking
forward to the new playground. This
was given by Mr. J. H. Ayers, free of
charge, except the cost of fencing.
An operetta is being prepared by
the grades and it is coached by Mrs.
Lupton. -It will be presented at an
early date. i?
The chapel program this evening
will be led by Mrs. Jones and her
French Class. A program of French
songs and readings will be followed
by a short play, "Le Dejeuner," writ
ten by members of the French class.
We are all looking forward to the
completion of our agriculture build
ing and we are hoping to be able to
be in before Thanksgiving
Some of the ladies are planning
to attend the convention of the
Christian Church at Greenville on
i Thursday. This convenes with the
Christian Church at Greenville.
Recruits in Uncle Sam's Navy
learn the rudiments of sailing a boat
by actually navigating a vessel un
der the watchful eyes of instructors.
Experience has taught the Navy that
this is the fastest, most thorough
method of teaching new men.
? NOTICE
Under authority of Section Four,
Chapter 486, Public Laws of 1935, the
North Carolina Board of Conserva
tion and Development at a special
Winter Peas Worth
Over $3.00 Per Acre
Thousand! of North Carolina far
mers are sowing Austrian winter
peas this fall in order to complete
their AAA soil building units. They
hope eventually to receive a payment
of $3.00 per acre for turning under
the legume.
E. C. Blair, extension agronomist
of N. C. State College, says .the far
sighted farmer will sow winter peas
even though he has earned all his
Triple-A soil building units. "The
peas pay much bigger dividends than
the $3 per acre government pay
ment," he asserted.
Using tests carried out by farmers
in 1941 as the basis for his state
ment, Blair said that winter peas
turned under a crop of Austrian win
crease the yield of corn that follows
as a summer crop by $15 worth per
acre.
Here are reports of several dem
mstrations conducted by farmers in
cooperation with their county
agents:
In Bertie County, W. J. Mizelle
turned under a cro pof Austrian win
ter peas and produced 48 bushels of
corn per acre without fertilizer. Ad
joining land of the same type, where
no peas were turned under, yielded
28 bushels of corn per acre. The lat
ter field received 250 pounds of 3-8-3
fertilizer and 50 pounds of nitrate
of soda per acre.
meeting on October 13, 1941. at Ashe
ville, N. C., adopted the following
regulation which is now in full force
and effect:
It shall be unlawful tn hunt or taW.
"quail in Martin County except on
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday of
each week during the period from
November 20 to January 31 for the
season 1941-42.
PAUL KELLY, Secretary, N C.
Board of Conservation
and Development.
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NOTICE of TOWN TAX SALES
I, L. IT James. tax collector for the town of Williamston, County of
Martin, State of North Carolina, have this day levied on the following
tracts of land, and will sell same at public auction, for cash, at the court
house door in Williamston, North Carolina, on Monday, November 10,
1941, at 12 o'clock noon, for taxes due and unpaid for the year, 1940, un
it ss said taxes, penalty and costs are uaid on or before that date. A
charge of $1.50 to care for costs in handling the sale are to be added to
each of the amounts shown.
This the 7th day of October, 1941.
I. U JAMES, Tax Collector.
ol7-4t Town of Williamston.
WHITE
Cherry, J 11, 0 Haughton St ten, Smithwick St property, 1 Main
St Store, 1 vac lot near Main St
Clark, C. IV, 1 Academy St res, 1 Main St ten
Clark, C B. and C. B. Jr., 1 Main St Store?1939 1940
Ciiichei, B. A , 1-3 nit. Main St Bank Bldg and Store
Critcher, B A , 1 Main St Store
Critcher & Wilson, John Koberson Main St property
Critcher, K. S , 4 E. Church St ten, 2 Church St ten, 1 R.K. St ten,
1 Pearl St ten, 1 Broad St ten, 3 Main and Elm St ten, 6 Wash.
Road ten, 1 Pine St ten
Daniel, 11 L , 1 Haughton St res
Pow.dcn, L T . 1 Church & Smithwick St res
Gurganus, I. II., 1 Watts St res
Gurganus, Mrs. Mary Bonner, 1 Watts St res
Harbison, G. W , 1 Warren St property
liardison. Garland, 1 Simmons Ave res
Harrison, Henry D , 1 Hassell St res
Hodges, F K., 1 Warren St ten
Hoyt, F W . 1 Watts St ten
Lamb, W G. Admr., 1 Smithwick St res
Leggett, Mrs. J. A . 1 Beach St lot
Lrggett, Mrs. W H . 1 Warren St lot
Martin, Mrs C. A, 1 Mam St office
Mobley, Mrs. J R. & Nettie Cowen, 1 vac Factory sit, Main St res
and ten
Moore, Geo. E , 1 Mam St Shop and res
Noli is, J. C\, 1 Marshall Ave res
Peele, M rs. II D. Est., 1 Haughton St property
Peele, Charles A , I Biggs St ten, 1 Haughton St lot
Peele, II O., 1 Main St Office
Peel St Fowdotv, J K Coltrain prop, 1 Sherrod ten, 1 Main St store
Hay, S. C , 1 Beech St res
Stalls, I) D. Est., I Main St res
Strawhridge, J. K , 1 Smithwick St res & Buggy Factory
Thompson, Mrs Emma, 1 Main St Apt., 1 Main St res
Wier, John A , 1 Simmons Ave lot
Norton, M. J . I Main St lot
Hay, II A , 1 Beech St lot
World War Veterans' Loan, 1 Watts St ten
COLORED
Alexander, Wm I,, 1 Garrett St lot
Andrews, Olivia, 1 Wash. Koad lot .
Andrews. S. L . 1 res. 1 vac lot Elm St ?
Bell, Eugene, 1 Leggett Lane res
Bonds, Sherman, 1 Railroad St res and lot
Boston, Virginia, 1 Mary Slade res
Brown, Wm Elmer, 1 Church St lot
Brown, Roberta, 1 Gurganus St res
Brown, Eddie Watts, Wash. Road property, Shop
Brown, Guilford, Wash. Road Shop
Bryant, Lucy, 1 Railroad St res
Bryant, Louisa, 1 Railroad St res ,.^
Bullock, Ella, 1 Wilson St
Clemmons. Elisha, Sycamore St property
demons, Roscoc, 1 Sycamore St res
demons, Homer, 1 Broad St res
Davis, Bob Est, 1 lot adj. Sherman Bonds
lliigan Adeline I W Main Kt leu r
Eborn, Caroline, 1 Harrell St lot
Everett, Jack, 1 Railroad St teri
Everett, Chestina, 1 Center St res, 1 R.R. St lot
Gaynor, Bryant Est . 1 Railroad St res
Giles, Lenora, 1 Elm St res
Gurganus, Heniy Est, 1 Wilson St res
Gurganus, Alonzo, 1 Biggs St res
Hassell, Bell Est., 1 Elm St res
Hawkins, Lizzie, 1 vac lot
Hyman, Geo. T., 1 Hyman St res
Hyman, Mary, 1 Wilson St res
Johnson, Viney Est, 1 White St res
Jones, Ella, 1 Eason Slade ten, 1 R.R. St res
Jones, Naomi, 1 Railroad St res
Jones, Henry, 1 Railroad St res
| Lanaford, Hollis, 1 Hyman St res
Latham. Maggie, 1 Church St ten
Lloyd, Clarence, 1 Warren St res
j Mizell, W. B , 1 Elm St res
Moore, Eliza Est., 2 West Mun St property
Ormond, Goler, 1 Martin St Rs
Ormond, W. V., Jr., 1 Rhodes St res
Ormond, W. V., Blount Road and Pearl St property
Peel, J. W., Wash Road property
Payton, Bruce. 1 Wash Road cafe, 1 Wash. Road ten
Price, W. H., 1 Hyman St ten
Price, Sudie, 1 Washington Road ten
Purvis, Geo. T., 1 Warren St res
Purvis, Caesar, 1 Broad St res
Purvis, Gus Sc Bertha, 1 Martin St res
Purvis, Alice Est., 1 Center St res
Reddick. Solomon Est, 1 Roddick St ret
Respass, Millie Est., 1 Elm St res
Respass, Francis, 1 Garrett St res
Rice, Sheppard, 1 Sycamore St res
Roberson, Smith, 1 Blount Road lot
i Roberson, Beaulah, 1 Blount Road lot
: Roberson, Rosa, 1 Broad St res
Rogers, Rosa, 1 Pearl St re*
Rogers. Paul W. Wash. Road ret. Wash. Road Joyner property
Sherrod, Delia Est., 1 Huff lot
Slade. John Est.. 1 Church St res
Slade, J. D- Est., 1 Church St ten. 1 Reddick St ten
Slade, M. D., 1 White St res
Smaliwood. Moses, 1 E. Main St res
Smith, Phyllis, 1 Main St res
Speller, Colfox, Main St res
Speller, Mattie R , 1 res & Store Wash. Road, 1 White St res
Spruill, Abe, 1 White St res
stokea. .William^l Wash. Road res
Terry, John Est. 1 Sycamore St lot
Whitley, William. 1 Pearl St res
Wilder, Ella. 1 Railroad St res
Williams, Penlied, 1 Hyman St lot
Williams. Caroline Est., 1 Harrell St lot
Williamston Really Co.. 1 Jamesville Road lot
Woolard. Katie. 1 Sycamore St res
Woolard. Jessie Est., 1 Pearl St ten
Yarrell, Sarah, 1 Sycamore St lot
Rhodes. J Watts. 1 Church St lot
TRAPPERS?SMASH THIS RACKET
Beware of the Traveliiift (iypsies Who Buy Furs
Unless trappers get wised up to it,
a great racket will flourish this sea
son. It's the old traveling gypsy fur
fleecing game.
Unscrupulous personages, seeing a
lot of easy "dough" in furs, buy a
rickety-rackety; bruken-duwn mo
tor car and hit for the country by
paths. They drive up to the home of
a trapper, give lum a slick line of
talk, and drive away with the furs.
Often prices paid by these slickers
are but one-third to one-half what
he would have received had he sold
his furs to Jack Daniel, local dealer.
The gypsy gets his "cut" by paying
less. He waxes fat at the trapper's
expense and profit.
So goes this nolt-buvine racket.
The nameless; chiseling gypsy buy
er who goes launching on his way?
he gets the real profit leaving the
trapper mostly .sad experience.
The next time you are approached
by a I'lv-by night, nameless bird of
passage, give him the gate. Don't
part with your furs under any con
sideration unless you know the mar
ket prices paid by your local dealer.
Don t tie fooled by petty sleight-of
hand work. It's an old trick of the
gypsy to grade one skin extra large,
top quality, to gain the trapper's con
fidence. and then slap a dozen skins
of equal value into the medium pile.
Warn your neighbors, your fellow
trappers, your ranch and farm
friends. h? be on the lookout for this
racket
Remember that seasoned trappers
duwti?rirroiTgh tine years set! their
f.-.itrlio. dm el to a local dealui. Ex
perience has taught them this is the
satisfactory and profitable way for
trappers.to sell their pelts.
JACK DANIEL
l.oeal Buyer of Ron hurt
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Sweet Potato
Growers
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quality baskets in the process of
being made.
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Farm Implements
At Auction
Friday, Nov. 7th
AT 10 A. M.
Old J. S. Perl Farm. ISenr Hear (?' rn*<t
I Hill for wilt- at ant-lion tin- following im
plrmt-ul* ami olln-r farm pt-r*onal p'roprrly:
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ami lool?.
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