County Plaintiff
Loses Damage Suit
Against Bottlers
Mrs Florence Adams, of Par
mele. Asked Damages in
Sum of $10,000
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company,
of Greenville, and Wilber White
hurst storekeeper of Parmele, were
held not liable in a damage suit filed
by Mrs. Florence L. Adams, also of
Parmele, in the November term. Su
p?rinr Court Pitt County, last Fri
day.
Testimony was completed on last
Thursday and Friday morning Judge
Jeff D. Johnson, "of Sampson Coun
ty, charged the jury. Mrs Adams was
suing the merchant and bottling firm
for $5,000 actual damage and $5,000
punitive damage in the case which
required two full days for all testi
mony to be presented. -
The plaintiff alleged that she swal
lowed a piece of glass while drinking
a soft drink purchased from White
hurst and bottled by the Greenville
firm in 1939. and was injured inter
nally. Julius Brown represented the
paintiff, while the defendants were
represented by Burt James
Reports state that the case was
earnestly presented and fought, and
that it attracted much attention dur
ing the two days it was before the
Pitt Superior tribunal in Greenville.
Proj>ose Correction
Of Minor Physical
Defects For 92 Men
(Continued from page one)
?*yhon would be widespread ob
jection to allowing men to escape"
military service because of some mi
nor and remediable defect.
As data concerning the physical
condition of registrants accumulated
at National Selective Service head
quarters. the President was kept ad
vised of the growing number of men
escaping military training because
of correctable defects, and on Oc
tober 10th he issued the following
statement in the form of a report
made to him by General Hershey:
"About 50 per cent of the approx
imately twoTrTittiorr registrants who
have been examined for induction
into the Army of the United States
under the Selective Training and
Service Act of 1940 have been dis
qualified because of physical, men
tal. or educational reasons Of the
approximately one million rejected.
900.000 or aboqt 90 per cent, were
found to be physically or mentally
unfit."
County Teacher* Receive
Third Month Salary Today
The more than 100 white school
teachers in the county are receiving
their third-month salary checks
from thr office of the board of edu
cation today The payroll amounts to
approximately $24,000 for all teach
ers, bus drivers, principals and jani
tors.
Recovering Tram Operation
In .4 If ashing!on Hospital
Undergoing an operation in a
Washington hospital a few days ago
for appendicitis. Mr. Roland Co
burn, brothe r of Judge W II Co
burn, is recovering in a Washing
ton hospitaT
[Serious Climax To
Far East Crisis Is
Believed Imminent
(Continued from page one)
littered graveyard, the spokesman
said, adding that casualties have
been been heavy on both sides, and
the end is far away.
' Our objective still is to wipe out
the Axis tank units in Libya," he
pointed out. "but it will take a lot
more hard fighting
Encouraging reports were heard
this morning when 100 French air
p~lalies joined the British against the
Nazis in Libya. It is apparent that
the French in Africa are angered
because of the Nazi-forced dismiss
al of General Weygand as comman
der-in-chief of the African French
forces. Late reports from London
hinted that the- British goal in Libya
has virtually been reached.
New disorders were reported today
in France Railroads were wrecked
and attempts were made to dis
rupt power service. There were two
executions by the Germans.
A sub-committee today approved
Senator Conally's proposed bill to
curb strikes in defense industries
It was also reported that the admin
istration's proposed price control bill
may be defeated or may be passed
m th^-llnnse hefnrp nigM
Surest Cotton Gifts
For 1*541 Christmas
Cotton is grown on about two
third of the farms in North Caro
lina Textile manufacturing is one
of the leading industries in this
State
Miss Willie N- Hunter, extension
clothing specialist of N. C. State Col
lege. says the people who grow cot
lon, the people who manufacture cut
ton goods, and all the other folks
who indirectly benefit from the
prosperity of cotton producers and
processors owe it to themselves to
use cotton products.
She suggests: "Let's make it a
Cotton Christmas this year; give
presents made from cotton, and use
this basic agricultural and industrial
product, in our decorations and oth
erwise."
Miss Hunter said that shortages in
many other commodities used in
gift Hems are already apparent be
cause of the National Defense
"There is a vast surplus of Ameri
' can cotton." she stated, "and the
, purchase of cotton Christmas gifts
will serve a three-folk purpose
"In the first place, cotton gifts
will bring happiness to the recipient,
second, it will aid the millions of
pepole who are either directly or in
directly dependent upon the produc
tion. manufacture and sales of cot
ton products for their livelihoods,
and, in the third place, will contrib
ule lo National Defense by relieving
the demand for more limited com
I modifies urgently needed in the re
; armament program."
j The extension economist suggest
I ed cotton* blankets, clothing of all
kinds, linens, and others of the
j thousands of products made entire
j ly or partly of cotton as desirable
Christmas gifts for this year.
Chantf? Hours For Rod
Cross Production Unit
Effective next Tuesday, the Red
Cross production center in the Wo- J
man's Club building will close at .
four o'clock instead of five. The cen- I
tor will open at the usual hour, 10 |
o'clock each Tuesday and Friday,
YES
THERE'S A SHORTAGE IN LOTS
OF THINGS, BUT NOT IN OUR
SELECTION OF
MEN'S suns
And TOPCOATS
Stoutft, Long*. Short* or Regular*.
\\ <? have your ttize. dome in antl
gee tlieni without obligation to
JU>.
PITTMANS
Student
SUITS
See Our Large t
Selection of SUITS I
In COVERTS, TWEEDS and other
materials. All color* to choose
from. Sixes 14 to 20.
Price $12.50 to $19.95
PITTMAN'S
RESIGNS
Sanitarian for the Martin
County Health Department since
the organization was establish
ed in February, 1938, is resigning
to accept a position with a surgi
cal supply company. His resigna
tion, effective January 1, is the
third reported within the past
several months in the depart
ment which is now operating
with a nurse's position vacant.
Number of Red Cross
Members Continues
To Crow In County
(Continued from page one)
Lester Peete, Gomer Harrison, Rod
sell Rogers, Mrs. Wheeler Rogerson,
Mrs. Minnie Motley, Miss Irene Hes
ter, Mrs Eva Avant, Miss Blanche
Parrott, Miss Janie Freeman, Miss
Ella Mae Gaylord, Miss Ruby L.
Barnhill, Allen P. Ulmstead, Mis.
Oscar Anderson, Oscar Anderson, E.
S. Scott, Mrs. Clifton Whichard, F.
A. Weston. Mrs. E. C. Watson, Miss
Edna E. Alphin, Robert C Keys, Jr.,
R L. Perry. Lee A Wallace. Mrs
Elbert Sherman, Miss Ruby John
son, H. B. Keehln, Earl Miller, Mrs.
Bessie Gwynn, Miss Rosa Moore, Dr.
John Williams, W. F. Sessoms, H. B.
Hargett, Mrs. C. D. Cavenaugh, W.
T. Martin, D. V. Clayton, D. E. Dar
den, Miss Kate Philpott, Bob Leg
gett, L. E. Rudisill, Proctor Shoppe,
Willard Shoe Shop^ Harrison Shop,
L. T. Fowden, Charles Manning, Mrs.
Joe Godard, B. A. Critcher, Miss Nell
Harrison, Mrs. Edwin Peele.
The following made contributions
of less than $1.00: Miss Julia Ever
ett, Mrs. Torn Barnhill, Misses Bes
sie Malone, Carrie Dell Terry, Mag
daline Harrison, Velma Bailey, Ruth
Hazel Harris, Annie Davis and Mrs.
Albert Coltrairi and H. D. Harrison.
Army Truck Drivers
Set Safety Record
Fort Bragg What muy be a new
safety record for Army transporta
tion was reported here today. Offi
cials disclosed that vehicles operat
ing fit)ni the Quartermaster motor
pool during October traveled a dis
tance equivalent to more than four
teen trips around the world without
a single personal injury, and only
four property-damage accidents.
Completing a total of 8.31)3 errands
the vehicles ? ranging from light
motorcycles to heavy cargo trucks?
journeyed 387.212 miles during the
nth I'll, cost of npairs resulting
from the four mishaps was only
$35.21.' including labor and mater
ials.
Capt. Karl S. Hall, transportation
officer, attributed the low accident
rate to "cooperation on the part of
the drivers, both soldiers and civil
ians, and a good selection of opera-1
tors."
The vehicles averages better than
ten miles to a gallon of gasoline, con
suming 36.045 gallons of the fuel.
Slightly less than one thousand gal
lons of oil were used.
There now are 150 civilians and
125 soldier-drivers in the pool, us
ing 310 vehicles. Coincident with the
Arm* expansion program, the pool
has mushroomed from its staff of
25 selectee-operators and 25 trucks
last March 1st.
Fire Does Slight Damage
To Colored Home Today
Caused by a defective flue, fire
slightly damaged the small home of
Martha Williams, colored, on South
Sycamore Street here this morning.
The fire was burning rapidly in
the roof when the firemen reached
there, but was soon put out.
Local Man Returning
Home From Hospital
Mr. Charles A. James is returning
home this afternoon from a Durham
hospital where he underwent a stub
born tonsil operation last Tuesday
morning.
FARM FORUM
"Food for Freedom" will be
the topic for discussion at the
bi-weekly forum of the Martin
County Farm Bureau in the
agricultural building here this
evenlnf at 7:It o'clock. County
sericulture authorities will lead
the discussion which will center
around the part the govern
ment Is asking the farmer to play
In the bid for freedom.
Unofficial report
the Bureau Is only II
short of Its 1,*M (oal, and It is
believed the names ef more
i will be turned In at the
tonight.
This Week In
Defense
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have greater fire power, maneuver
ability and speed than European
models as well as "many times the
powers of endurance." He said the
Ordnance Department has also de
veloped .a light anti-tank artillery
piece "capable of knocking out any
known tank at very great ranges."
Army Health
The War Department announced
the death rate in the Army from dis
ease now is less than one-tenth what
it was in 1917-18. and the venereal
disease rate is less than half what
it was at that time. Ch7eT~6f Aimy
Morale Osborn said most of the USO
buildings will be in use by Christ-1
mas. The Army also announced field \
houses are being built in 37 camps to j
furnish additional recreational fa
cilities during winter months.
Civilian Supply
Director of Civilian Supply Hen
derson announced passenger car pro
duction during February, 1942, will
be reduced by 56 per cent as compar
ed with production in February. 1941
?from 396.000 cars to 174.000 cars.
An OPM automotive committee rec
ommended the effective date for the
order banning bright work from au
tomobiles be postponed from Decem
ber 15 to December 31. The OPM
made tentative allocations of 112 air
planes to U. S. commercial airlines
during 1942.
Subcontracting
The Maritime Comission announc
ed that because it started 14 months
ago to^arm" out** contracts to small
manufacturers, it is now receiving
machinery and equipment for the
emergency ship construction pro
gram from 450 concerns in 32 states.
The Treasury Department issued a ,
booklet on procedures called "Doing
Business with-the Procurement Di
vision." Copies are available without
charge from the Treasury Procure
ment Division, Washington, D. C |
The Contract Distribution Division
opened nine more field offices to
bring the total to 66.
Coke and Coal
Fuel Coordinator Ickes reported
coke production during the first 10
months of this year was 16 per cent
greater than during the correspond
ing period last year. A record pro
duction of 65,000,000 tons is indicat
ed for the complete year of 1941. Mr.
Ickes also said production of Penn
sylvania anthracite coal through Oc
tober, 1941, was ^ine per cent above
the corresponding period of 1940. If
the percentage is maintained, he
said, total 1941 production will ap
proximate 56,000,000 tons, the largest
since 1934.
Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture
said additional improvement in the
demand for farm products is indi
cated for the next few months as a
result of increased consumer incomes
and increased Government buying.
Farm income from marketings in
creased 15 per cent more than ihe
normal seasonal gain during the per
iod from June to September. The de
partment also reported 10,420,000
persons employed in agriculture as
of November 1, the lowest Novem
ber level since 1925. Secretary Wiek
ard announced establishment of a
nation-wide organization of farmers
and department workers to make
plans for an agriculture post-war
program.
s
Invite Special Singer*
For Service Here Sunday
A special invitation has been ex
tended the Emmanuel Trio, of Har
kor's Island, to sing in the Pente
costal Holiness Church here Sun- ]
day. The series of revival services
underway at the church will continue
through Sunday, it was announced
STRONGER
While the basic price contin
ues to center around five cents,
the local peanut market was said
to be showing added strength
today, some quotations running
as high as 5 1-8 cents a pound for
the very best. Some farmers are
said to have refused to sell at
that figure, but quite a few are
understood to have dealt on that
basis.
Conservative estimates indi
cate that 90 per cent of the crop,
or even more, has moved out of
the farmers' hands, and that de
liveries are rapidly declining in
volume.
Mistake Of First
War Is Corrected
The first World War caught Am
I erica badly short of trained engineers
' and production supervisors, men
I who could step into a new factory,
take over a department and make it
run. Moreover, most ^supervisory
training was left to factories them
selves, where new men learned new
joL. only thxough costly and pain
ful experience. This time, going on
j quietly behind the scenes, has been
I a vast new federal program to avoid
a repetition of this mistake. It has
u nlisted the support of 144 engineer
| ihg colleges throughout the country.
In Pennsylvania, 11 institutions have
trained 35,tltltl- men?9.0,000 of them
by Penn State College alone. Since
ilasl February nearly 150,000 men',
| all-told, have been added to this tech
nically-trained manpower reserve.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Davis, Jr.,
arid sob, Stewart, visited relatives
in Louisburg this week.
Wants
LOT FOR SALE ? LOCATED ON
I Simmons Avenue. 70 foot front.
Apply to Charles H. Manning, agent.
n25-2t
LOST: PLATINUM BROOCH WITH
j diamonds and green sapphires.
Lost in Williamston Saturday night.
$5.00 reward. Return to Enterprise
or Mrs Dillon Peel, Everetts. n25-2t
TWO NEWLY PAINTED ROOMS
for rent. Mrs Clyde Manning. Wil
liamston, N. C.~~ ?.? n25-2t
FOR SALE: MULES, FARM UTEN
| sils and hay. Willie Roebuck. Wil
[ liamston R.F.D. 3. in Hamilton Town
iship. n25-2t
LOST? FUR FOX COLLAR WITH
I
UNEXPECTED CHANGE MAKES
availuble fiue Rawleigh Route in
East Martin County. Splendid busi
i ness secured in this locality for many
I Y'.'iir?i gad hmany weeks nrodurert
sales of $75 to $100 and more. Near
by dealers making exceptionally
good records. Good opportunity for
man with ear to get established in
profitable business. Write at once.
Rawlcigh's, Dept. NCK-251-201,
Richmond, Va, n7-14-21-21
?KADIO
REPAIRING
Bring UN your Radio
for Repairs. AH work
guaranteed. Reasou
ahle Charges.
WeitefBt Auto Store
If. J. Miller, Owner
CLARK'S MALARIAL TONIC
For Chills and Fever. Guaranteed,
or money refunded. Clark's Phar
macy. m23-tf
WANTED ? FAMILY WITH TWO
men and one person able to hoe
for three-horse farm, next year. C.
H. Ayers, Route 2, Williamston.
n25-2t
NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court. Before the
Clerk.
Mary S. Gray, Administratrix of the
Estate of Warren A. Gray, vs. J.
D. Gray, William Warren Gray,
and others.
The defendant above named, Wil
liam Warren Gray, will take notice
that an action entitled as above has
i uini iisuiuiciiccru in me superior
Court of Martin County, N. C., to
making assets, in which said defend
tant. William Warren Gray, owns an
interest; and said William Warren
Gray will further take notice that
h<- is required to appear before L. B.
Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court
of Martin County, h. his office in
Williamston, N. C., within ten days
after completion of this service by
publication, and to answer or demur
to the complaint of the plaintiff in
this action, or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint.
This the 27th day of Nov., 1941.
L. B. WYNNE,
n28-4t Clerk Superior Court.
NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
i The Superior Court.
Estelle Williams Holliday vs. Roland
Hollidav.
The defendant above named will
I take notice that an action entitled
I as above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Martin County,
| North Carolina, to secure an abso
I lute divorce based upon two years
| separation; and the defendant will
I further take notice that he is requir
I ed to appear before the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Martin County in
Williamston, North Carolina, within
thirty (30) days after completion of
this notice, and answer or demur to
the complaint in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
This the 25th d*" Nov., 1941
L. B WYNNX,
Clerk Superior Court of
n28-4t Martin County.
A FRESH NEW STOCK OF
USED CARS
At Prices You Can Afford To Pay!
//ere Arc A Fciv Of Our Bargains:
5 1986 FORDS, Coaches, Sedans
1988 FORD COACH
1988 FORD CONVERTIBLE
1985 FORD, Special Value
19.17 FORD "60" COACH ?
1987 FORD "8")" COACH
1989 FORD "85" COACH
1981 PLYMOUTH SEDAN
1989 BUICK SEDAN
1940 BUICK 5-pas. COUPE
1987 CHEVROLET COACH
1911 PONTIAC-a SEDAN
1987 CMC PICK-UP
SEVERAL USED TRACTORS
See Them On Our Lot ? Try Them On The
Rami ? (lei Our Price$ Ami Terms
Chas.H. Jenkins & Co.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
Visit" Our USED CAR Lot Before Yon Buv
WE'LL SAVE YOU MONEY!
A Well km tun St tire in Robersonville Passes Out of the Picture!
Quitting Business Sale
A Bon if id e Selling Out To The Hare Walls! Everything Must Go!
D. A. James Gen. Store
ROBERSGNVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Says Goodbye? We Are Through and Really Quitting
After 15 years of honorable business dealings,
I). A. James is to retire from the mercantile
business. Stock consists of dry goods, men's,
women's and children's shoes, men's work
clothes, notions, hardware, and groceries.
Sale Begins Wed., Dec. 3,9 A.M.
And will continue until every piece of mer
chandise and every fixture has been sold . . .
This is no fake Sale?WE ARE REALLY GO
ING OUT OF BUSINESS.
D. A. James Store 4- Robe?sonv ille