North Carolina Newspapers

Large Number Civil Cases On Calendar For Trial In Court ? (Continued from page one) year. W L Chesaon is asking $240 dam ages of the Town of Robersonville. alleged to have resulted to his car when it crashed into an unguarded canal in the streets of the town Margaret Whitaker. by her next friend, is asking $1,000 actual and $2,500 punitive damages of D M Roberson. The plaintiff alleges she | was assaulted when she went to the , defendant's place of business to col IZi money wages. ihe WHipUlnl says the defendant slapped the plain - tilt . ' ?, ? Irene Roebuck is asking alimony without divorce in her case against Alvah Roebuck The Great Americans Indemnity Company is suing B S Courtney for | 5115.24 damages resulting in an auto- j mobile-truck wreck near Williams ton on April 7. 1941. Worth Moble.v was driving the car figuring in the wreck with the defendant s truck Stating he turned his car over to J. C Hendricks to have certain work done O S Winborne is suing Chas H.xJenkins for $850 Alleging that Hendricks was an agent of the dv tendant. Winborne further points out that Kendricks and the car have not been heard from by him since he tarried it uwuy on June 16. 1041 R. S. Critcher is suing Oscar Jones for the possession of two steers val ued at $250 Van Council is suing Ins brother. Archie Council, for $126.65. an amount allegedly due him as his part ol a farming agreement. His car damaged in an accident near Smithfield last May. H. T. Highsmith is suing T E Kecter to recover damages In Hie sum of $225. Robert B Nelson is suing D. M i Roberson for damages alleged to j have resulted when his car crashed into one of the defendant s trucks \ last August on the Hamilton-Wil hamston Road. The plaintiff is ask ing $125 C. B Roebuck is suing J T Barn hill and others for the cancellation , of mortgage which was lost ; Mrs Gladys Barefoot, of Hope- | well, is suing Malgram Barefoot for $500 allegedly due her in rents, the two having separated some time ago Barefoot.'* number was the first to be drawn in the first national lottery under the Selective Service Act in October of last year J K Downs is suing A E Downs for a petition for the sale of certain lands Although the case has already been settled. Sherwood Carraway. injur ed in an auto accident last Septem ber, will appear in court by his next friend. Whit Moore, to claim dam ages against J. W. Zimmerman. The j amount agreed upon in the settle ment was not disclosed The case goes to cuuit to have it~ entered in the records. Joseph D. Wynne, experiencing tailing health in recent months, is suing the Life Insurance Company of Virginia for disability compensa tion on a $2,000 policy. Claim and delivery proceedings are pending in the case of G H. Har rison, partner, against H. C Mizelle. The $5,000 damage suit of Willie Bullock against M O. Minges and others is scheduled for trial on the last day of the court. Bullock *on April 21 allegedly drank a soft drink from a bottle with a partly decom posed mouse in it. Fertilizer Co. vs. McCullen. Fer tilizer Co. against Kennedy. Fertihz er Co. versus Carter. Fertilizer Co. vs. McMillan. Smith Douglass ver sus Godard Fertilizer Co. against Davis, Hardware Co vs. Rawls, Fer tilizer Co. against Reid, Watkins 4 Co against Biggs. Fertilizer Co vs. Lee, Fertilizer Co against Mitchell, Fertilizer Co versus Ferrell, Chemi cal Corp. against Biggs, Fertilizer Co. vs. Herring. In Re Highsmith. Harrison against Mizelle. Bullock vs. Bottling Co. Mr. and Mrs George Whitehurst and guest. Mrs Ezra Denton, of< Wake Forest, and Mr and Mrs Mar ion Cobb and daughter. Marian, vis ited at Maul's Point last week-end Mrs. Denton remained there for a few days' visit. Athletic persons, as a result, pos sess the longest and most beautiful eyelashes, according to the Better Vision Institute The Medium Tank Shows Its Punch A telegraph pole la no obstacle to th? army's new M-3 (medium) tank, being tested at Schenectady. N. Y. The juggernaut ia shown snapping the pole as though it were a matchstick. The tank carries a 75-mm. semi automatic cannon, a 37-mm. gun and two .30 calibre machine guns. This Week In Defense (Continued from page one) Act at a cost of $300,000,000. The State Department announced a lend lease agreement with Cuba involv ing an undisclosed amount of U. S. defense supplies for that country and supplies of sugar, tobacco and manganese in return. Other Foreign Relations State Secretary Hull announced the U. S transmitted to Finland a peace offer from the Soviet Union with the advice that Finland must give evidence of willingness to dis continue military operations against Russia if Finland wishes to keep U. S. friendship. Mr Hull also announc ed that if Germany does not now pay $2;967,000 damages for sinking the Robin Moor, the claim would be grouped with other pending cases for adjustment after the war. The Pres ident told a press conference the U. S. is considering withdrawing Ma rine detachments from China. Ja pan dispatched a special envoy to the U. S. for further discussion of Far Eastern problems. Navy Strengthened The President transferred the en tire Coast Guard to the Navy De partment and asked Congress for an additional $449,820,800 for the Navy. The Coast Guard transfer gave the Navy 230 patrol and auxiliary ves sels and a large number of in-shore Ships Building The Navy reported that during the first ten months of 1941, keels were laid for 115 new combatant ships, 34 ships were launched and 25 ships were commissioned. The Maritime Commission reported the first three Liberty cargo ships will be delivered the week of November 18th. T1k Commission has so fur launched 148 new ships and delivered 118 as re sult of its long-range and emergen cy programs. v tii Army Progress The War Department reported the late of delivery of critieal armament and ammunition to the Army by June, 1942. will be 360 times the rate during May. 1940 when $1,000,000 worth was delivered. The rate, the department said, increased 40 times by June of this year. 60 times by September, and 80 times by Octo ber The Army also announced in crease in the rate of training of mo tor maintenance officers by four times, battalion commanders and communications officers by 100 per cent, and aircraft warning service men by 900 per cent. The Army al so reported the rate of accidents in I military flying during the past year! remained unchanged despite great ly increased training and tactical fly ing and use of new and faster ships. Fuel Coordinator The President appointed Interiar Secretary Ickes to coordinate inform ation regarding solid fuels (coal, coke, wood, etc ) as well as oil and to make recommendations to the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board as to production, storage, transportation, marketing and other phases of the relationship of fuels to the defense program. The SPAB refused priority assistance for con struction of a pipeline from East Texas to Bayonne. N J . and said its action "constituted a final disapprov al." Mr Ickes announced 15 U. S. oil tankers were released from Brit ish service during October and 25 more will be released this month. The President asked Congress for $30,000,000 for additional power fa cilities in the Bonneville power sys tem because "a critical power short age in this area is now ifnminent." The OPM postponed from November 10 to November 17 the planned SO per cent power curtailment for non defense industries in six Southern states. Prices Price Administrator Henderson asked heating and cooking stove manufacturers not to increase prices above October 24 levels and radio and radio-phonograph combination manufacturers not to increase prlcee above October IS levels. He said price programs are being formulat ed for both industries. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill which would freeie apartment, house and hotel rents in the District of Columbia as they were on January 1, 1941. Materials Lasting J. Rosenwsld, Chief of the OPM Bureau of Industrial Conserve Parent-Teacher Meeting Date Ha* Been Thonged The regular meeting of the local Parent-Teacher Association, sched uled to bO held on Wedenaday o?-n4txt week, will be held on Tuesday, No vember 18th, instead. Principal D. N. yfiv annnnnppri this morning. The meeting will b^ held in the high school auditorium at 3:30 o'clock. The meeting date was changed to avoid a conflict with the Thanks giving holidays. President Roosevelt Declares Freedom Is Worth Fighting For (Continued from page one) battle fronts, as lovers of freedom and justice struggled to prepare and make ready to finish the task start ed more than a quarter of a century ago. Humble and feverent prayers were uttered in Britain and in con quered countries Sunday, but today the battle rages on, the world look ing to this country to snatch it from destruction. Fivv Marriage Licenses Are Issued Last Week-end <% Five marriage licenses were issued in this county last week-end to set a nm.r high r^rprd for the year. Li censes were issued to the following couples: Noah Staton Godard and Myrtle Brabble, both of Williamston; Har vey Glen worth Currie and Lillie Bell Wells, both of JamesviJle; Rob ert Woodrow Manning, of Bethel R. F.D. 1. and Ethel Mae Powell, of Palmyra Route 1; David Green Gay, of Williamston and Oma Faye Rog erson, of Oak City; Samuel Henry Clark, of Williamston Route 3, and Bettie Margaret Hnard. of William ston R F.D 1. tion, announced the Government will soon begin a series of continuous campaigns to seek out unneeded household rubber, iron, aluminum, paper, steel, copper (which OPM said this week was more scarce than any other needed material), lead, zinc and cotton and wool. In the new cam paigns materials would be given out right or sold to scrap and junk deal ers who would resell to defense in dustries. Price Administrator Hen derson reported 400,000 members of the Boys' Clubs of America in 360 cities are enlisting in the nation's wastepaper salvage campaign now underway. Oliver F. Gilbert Friday Afternoon (Continued from page one) ?is without benefit for himself. His greetings were marked by a genuine friendiness, and if troubles were his at any tunfe he never burdened olh ers with them. While he sometimes expressed concern over the modern istic trend in human relations, the grand old gentleman never over looked the bright side of life which he seemed to enjoy in all its fullness. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Genevieve Windsor, of Milford, Delaware; a daughter, Mrs. Valdo Wilson, of New York and Wil liamston, and a son, Oliver Gilbert* | Jr.. of Elizabeth City. Funeral services were held in i Elizabeth City last Saturday after- I noon at 4 o'clock and interment was i in the Episcopal Cemetery there. Woman's Club Will Present Play Here "Bubbling Over," a local talent play, Sponsored by the Junior Wo man's Club, will be presented W^d nesday and Thursday nights, No vember 12 and 13, in the high school auditorium. The play, a light come idy, pertains to college life. - Members in the cast are: Judy, Miss Evelyn Lilley; Carol, Mrs. Jack Edmondson; Bruce, Jack Frank; Bob, John Hatton Gurganus; Tubby, Jim Manning. Jr.; Priseillu, Mrs. Ran dolph Allen; Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs Charles Leonard; Professor Watts, Jack Edmondson; Miss Doolittle, Mrs. Ben Courtney, and Miss Lively, Miss May Sawyer. There are a num ber of choruses with high school and other town girls in them. Proceeds from the play will be used:.by ihe club for some commun ity project. <s> Hearing In Fatal Accident Friday Formally charged with manslaugh ter and reckless driving, Leman Mi zelle, young Heuufort County white man, will be given a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace John L. Hassell here next Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Patrolman Whit Saunders said yesterday. Driving an old model coupe, Mi zelle turned it over at the intersec Germans Are Still Struggling To Get Into Russian City (Continued from page one) cessful encounter with Italian sea forces in the Mediterranean, the British Admiralty announced today that in addition to wiping out a ten ship convoy, three Italian destroyers were sunk and two others were dam aged. Guerilla warfare continues in the conquered countries, late reports from Yugoslavia stating that num bers of Gjfman soldiers had been killed even though the action meant death for many hostages. The con quered cuuntifes todaj weit in. hi at the end of cold bayonets prevent them from observing or even recog nizing the anniversary'of a 23-year old Armistice. The United States Senate last Fri day night altered the Neutrality Act, permitting the arming of merchant | ships and renewing America's claim I to the right of the seas. A concur- I ring vote is expected in the House to morrow or Thursday. Pri.nHnut tnHay iv plan- | ning to take a hand in the strike pic ture in aneffort to head off the cles-j ing of captive mines on Saturday of this week. The Mediation board den ied the union the right of a closed j shop in. the captive mines. Pass On, We Are looking For Hitler In a recent problem between the III and VI Army Corps an advance patrol noticed a possible ambuscade near a road-bend southwest of Albe marle, N. C. Two privates and a cor poral moved forward cautiously to The patrol was embarrassed to find a band of six young lads armed with four pop guns, a bow and ar row, and a toy cannon barbette (orange crate) mounted with reced ing carriage. Their barricade con sisted of flour sacks filled with sand and covered with pine boughs. "Pass on," shouted the commander ' of the Pop Gun Brigade. "We're looking for Hitler." tion of Highway 17 and the Bear Grass road early in the morning of October 19th, fatally injuring Ral eigh Rawls, a Bertie County young man and a former citizen of this county. The hearing has been delayed sev eral weeks on account of Mizelle's condition. While it was reported that Mizelle was not hurt, he has not been getting out much until just a short time ago. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . , The accident record count in this county continues to climb higher and higher, last week's activities pushing the total for the year to 84 as compared with 80 for the corresponding period in 1940. More than half a hun dred persons have been injured, several of whom are maimed for life. The property damage has reached an all-time high, and the number of killed is already greater than it was for all of last year. nmpit.i tin, rnlrl furls gatherer! here and there on the highways, about nine out of ten motorists don't bother to dim their lights, but still cling to the idea that a deafening horn will blow them safely through any and all dan gers. 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. 43th Week Comparison Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge 1941 4 2 0 $ 500 1940 5 4 0 510 Comparison To Date 1941 84 51 6 $21,330 1940 80 51 4 9,415 Rev. Jamet F. Eppn Holding Meeting Here Arpvivat meettng K beingTreia in the local Pentecostal Holiness Church this week. The meeting be gan last Sunday with the Rev. Jas. F. Epps, of Kenly. N. C., conducting the services. This is Mr. Epps' first visit to Williamston and, the public is cor dially invited to come out and hear him. He has traveled extensively within the past few weeks through the U S. and Canada and has an en viable reputation as an evangelist. Wants CLARK'S MALARIAL TONIC Fur Chills and Fever. Guaranteed, or money refunded. Clark's Phar macy. m23-tf LOST ON WEST MAIN STREET? A ladies' watch of white enamel and black onyx. Opens like locket and worn around neck on black cord. Has radium dial. Kindly return to Enterprise and receive reward. nl l-2t AUCTION SALE?I WILL ON SAT urday, November 22, at 10 o'clock a. m. sell all my household and kitch en furniture, and a 1934 model Chev rolet at auction at my home on the Williamston-Everetts Highway, four miles from Williams ton. Mrs. Frank Gurganus. nll-3t UNEXPECTED CHANGE MAXES available fine Rawleigh Route in East Martin County. Splendid busi ness secured in this locality for many years, and has many weeks produced sales of $75 to $100 and more. Near by dealers making exceptionally good records. Good opportunity for man with car to get established in profitable business. Write at once. Rawleigh's, Dept. NCK-251-201, Richmond, Va. n7-14-21-21 FOR RENT: 3-ROOM APARTMENT, " "first floor. W. MHTrTSt.-Jorrh W.' Green. DON'T FORGET TO VISIT OUR T oyland Martin Supply Co. MENS EXPERTLY TAILORED Suits and Topcoats Regular* ? Slim* ? Short* ? Stout* REASONABLY PRICED! Martin Supply Co. hrandubroo^ ^APPLE I BRANDY I Mb# VANOtRVCKR OtJriLLtQV CO. I4TQWTOWN . n. j. RADIO REPAIRING tiring us your Radio for Repairs. All work guaranteed. Reason able Charges. Western Auto Store W. J. Miller, Owner Give Your Car High Anti-Knock in Speed Ranges Don't you find that you drive your car mainly in the two speed ranges symbolized by these boats? You use the low speed range in traffic and the high speed range on the open road. Therefore for knockless driving, you need a gasoline that gives high anti knock in both these speed ranges? not in just one. Sinclair H-C Gasoline gives you this Double-Range Anti-Knock. The reason is that H-C goes through two special processes in refining. Try a tanlcful of Sinclair H-C Gasoline today. It gives you Double-Range Anti Knock, yet sells at the price ofy regular grade. m N. C. GREEN, Agent POPEYE, THE RECRUITING OFFICER, DEVELOPS A PICTUREI BUT, POP EVE, I tXATT KNOW WHETHER THE WHJV WILL TAKE ME I'M KIKJD OF ?>LIM, VOU i KNOW!] " /IF *3U"REOK*V 5 OTHERWISE. THE HAWS good food , UflT' PLEWV d VfTAMMisI ULHLL BUILD SA UP! . HERE'S A PICTURE C TAKEM OF A BOV SIX ^-11 ? ?. MONTHS ^Cva^oim * I f] THIS BOV fS l_f ARKilM' TO BE > AN ELECTRICIAN, SO THA' UJHEN HE GETS OUT OF TH' NAWW HE'S PREPARED FOR CIVIL J LIFE!! VA OUGHT T'SEE J~1 HIM, NOUJ! A Si 3b. UWA'D'Sfc KNOUI.' LOOK!! , . THERE HE ) ( GtOE'j Mo\U!! xnowti IP THE MAWV mo THAT tor him, ?SIGN ME UP RKlHT NO\N You'ra liu kind of a bay tbeNovy woats Have you got ambition? Do you wont to loam a moot is up? THon tbo Navy it Ibo ploco for you. 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