Small wood Recalls
Boyhood Days Here
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(Continued from page one)
whence he came and never again did
he come to Williamston, or its sher
iff, or its jail (when there was a new
one) to request Sheriff Hardison to
lock Sam up. Sam had learned to
operate at least one corner of his
brain, and it said to him when on his
treks, no-no Sam, not that way, burn
Sam up. and Sam's compass switch
ed.
The firm of J. D. Biggs and Com
pany never reopened after the big
fire Mr. Dorse Biggs formed a co
partnership with a Mr. Davenport,
from down Plymouth way. and they
did quite a mercantile business as
Biggs and Davenport, in a good size
temporary building on the back of
the old store lot. facing Smithwick
Street, and from which they never
moved so long as they did business
Mr Dennis Simmons formed the
Dennis Simmons Lumber Co., with
Mr. Dawson Biggs as partner, and
which was to grow to a tremendous
affair for those and after days.
As already stated. Mr Biggs had
begun the erection of a two-story
brick drug store on the front of the
lot. The main drug department and
sales room in front, followed by a
doctor's office and a business office,
divided by a narrow passage lead
ing to the ware room in the rear,
where groceries and other stocks
were kept. The upper floor consisted
of a sleeping room, which I occupied
at time, and the rest of the floor
space was devoted to storage of his
burial-casket stock, which he had be
gun to handle in a substantial way. |
My little grocery store on the back of
the lot had been turned into a stor
age for paints, oils and other barrel
stuffs
Even in the new building, rats had
taken harbor and I possessed myself
of a fine cat, to keep them thinned
down He could get under the floor
ing through the wall ventilators, and
I cut a hole in the floor of the ware
house so he could come in and out
at his liking, and he certainly kept
the rats down
The cat lived for quite a number
of years, even after 1 had left the
state and gone to Birmingham, Ala.,
always under the protective care of
Sister Sallie. who would let no one
both Charles' cat
To little things we tie; to bigger
things we grow; little things make
big things, that tie us heel and toe.
And thus it was that my love and
appreciation for Mr Biggs and Sis
ter Sallie ever grew bigger and big
ger; and 1 was the last one she taW
ed to before dropping into a coma
tose condition when the time came
for her to leave us.
She knew that Mr Biggs had gone
some years before, and that she had
since lived for her boys and girls.
She spoke of hating to leave her boys
1 told her that her boys were each !
all right, each doing the right things,
and getting along well It seemed to
quiet her thoughts, and I left her
dozed o 11, from wnich she never luiiy
recovered
And though the recent years may
have grown new hills for some of the
boys to climb, I indeed trust I spoke
to her the truth, that they were all
right, and would do the right things
always
Now back to the days when life
continued, and none had left its trail;
back to the days when all worked
together to keep old Williamston
real; back to the days when brick
and mortar mingled with hopes that
were steel; back to the days when
hearts grew stronger the redder the
nights grew ablaze.
For with it all, not so long after
the courthouse and jail had tum
bled, the night was aglow once more.
(To be continued)
Visiting in Norfolk
Miss Lorene Weaver is spending
the week-end in Norfolk.
Navy Launches Huge Flying Battleship
Colorful ceremonies marked the launching of the world's largest
Oving boat, the Navy's $2,500,000, sixty-seven ton, four-engined
-? r:'onn L. Martin plant at Baltimore.
The giant craft, which has a wing span of 181 feet, is manned
by a crew of 11, can carry a bomb load to Europe and return
non-stop. Details of armament are secret.
Charges Of Murder
And Manslaughter
Before The Court
(Continued from page one)
about the middle of last March.
Shooting and nearly killing Tom
Outterbridge, near Williamston last
June 1, Alonzo Biggs is booked lor
trial on a charge of an assault with
a shotgun and pistol with intent to
kill. Outterbridge, crippled in the
attack, is able to be about Biggs is
at liberty under a $500 bond.
Joe Henry Spruill is charged with
fatally shooting Cleo Hinton in or
on the edge of Everetts on Septem
ber 20th. There are no witnesses to
the attack, and Spruill is said to have
an "air-tight defense." Lying at the
point of death for a week in a Wash
ington hospital, Hinton was never
able to tell about the attack or trou
ble leading up to it.
Booked for false pretense, Charles
H. Ayers is alleged to have obtained
a quantity of tobacco from L. T. Har
den on or about the 30th day of last
September
Mack Peterson, colored man who
has been associated with the illicit
liquor business for years, is facing
a charge of murder in the court. He
is alleged to have stabbed George
Purrington to death as a^ctjf^x to"
a brief quarrel on Williamston's col
ored beer garden district. William
Owens, since arrested for alleged
transportation of liquor and a close
associate with Peterson, is charged
with accessory after the fact to mur
der. Owens is alleged to have carried
Peterson to a beer joint near Wind
sor soon after the fatal attack.
Charged with larceny and receiv
ing, Thomas Ryan, Jr., is alleged to
have stolen an old model car from
Joe Hollis last October. He is at lib
erty under bond in the sum of $100.
The two manslaughter cases are
against John Robert Bryant und Lea
mon Mizelle. Bryant, a Durham man,
ran down and killed Zenious Sneed,
Jr., colored, on Highway No. 11 last
October 12. He was released under a
$500 bond. Mizelle, said to have been
driving his old model car in a reck
less manner, turned it over and fa
tally injured Raleigh Rawls at the
intersection of the Washington and
Bear Grass roads on October 19.
An additional case was docketed
today when Haywood Spruill, charg
ed with failing or refusing to pay
his 1939 dog tax, appealed from a
justice of the peace court judgment
to the superior court. Justice J. H.
Hopkins had suspended judgment on
condition that the defendant pay tin
i case cost and the taxes, but Spruil
appealed'
To Dedicate Legion
Hut Monday Night
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Next Monday night, the John W.
Hassell Post of the American Legion
will delicate the Legion Hall, and
the portrait of John W. Hassell will
be presented to the Legion Post
bearing his name. The Williamston
high school band will render most of
the music. Mrs^J. H. Smith will sing,
f John W. Hassell was the first Men -
tin County boy to fall in the first
I World War and when the veterans
of Martin County decided to form a
,post of the American Legion, they
named the post after John W. Has
sell in his honor Miss Clyde V. Has
1 sell, a sister of John, has had his I
I portrait painted and will present
it to the post at that meeting The
I portrait will be accepted on behalf
I of the post by the post commander,
I J. H. Winslow. Hon. Elbert S. Peel,
| a boyhood friend and associate of
j John W. Hassell, will make a short
J address on his life. After his address,
Mrs. J. H. Smith will sing, "There
is no death."
The hall, which was built in 1936,
will be presented to the Post and will
be accepted by Commander Winslow.
! The main dedicatory address will be
made by some outstanding orator
and nationally known speaker.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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Juniors Present
| Play Last Night
The Junior Class uf Williamston
I High School presented "For. Pete's
Sake," a three-act farce, to an appre
ciative audience in the school audi
torium on December 4th. All mem
bers of the cast were applauded fOT
j their appearance.
Comments were - especially favor
able for Lenora Melson in her char
acterization of a May Robson role.
She carried the role with the dignity
of a stern and stately old lady. Billy
Waters, in the lead, moved with ease
j on the stage. Richard Margolis furn
ished the audience with many laughs
. by his impersonation of a girl.
Bernard York and Reg Griffin, in
comic roles, appeared to have a spec
ial, almost personal, appeal to the
| audience. -
J. D. Woolard, Jr.. as a college,
football player, was outstanding for
his naturalness on the stage. Delia
Jane Mobley, Julia Clyde Waters,
Nancy Mercer, Bill Peelev-and-Alice
Belle Jenkins were equally good in
i their respective roles.
Proceeds from the play will be
1 added by the class to the Junior
Senior banquet fund.
Japan Stalling For
More Time In Her
Aggression Move
(Continlied from page one)
of an onslaught along a broad front,
then struck back so strongly that the
Germans lost a number of*villagcs
behind their original lines. I
Tlie offensive wail bcllevi-d m rep. 1
resent a German effort to divert Mar
shal Semyon Timoshenko's pursuit
of Axis troops reported in disorder
ly retreat along the Sea of Azov. A
Tass agency dispatch from Moscow
said the westward stampede contin
ued. with the Qermans and Italians
ousted from "several dozen" vil
lages.
In Libya, the fighting has shifted
from land to the air with the Royal
Air Force bombing and machine
gunning Axis troops and tanks in
repeated relays in preparation for a
third round of tank attacks in the
desert. The British forces after
sweeping to victory across the desert
met with reverses, but they are op
timistic as they reorganize their lines
and make ready for the third battle.
In this country, the House of Rep
resentatives is voting on an eight
billion dollar bill to supplement the
defense effort.
Serious Shortage In
harm Lahor Likely
"The most dangerous labor short
age in the years ahead may not be
in defense industries but in agricul
ture, said C. W. E Pittman, Farm
Placement Supervisor, who attended
a conference of Federal Farm Place,
menl Supervisors in Washington last
week. The conference studied pres
ent facilities and discussed proposals
for extending services to the agricul
tural areas in view of the belief that
the farm program will be one of the
most important of the near future.
Defense plans call for increased agri
cultural production The Federal Se
curity Agency anticipates a heavy
demand upon its facilities arising out
of agricultural labor problems and is
taking steps to strengthen the Farm
Placement Servict.
Charles Daniel Earn? Hi*
Second Promotion In Army
Entering the Army Air Corps at
-? 1 t'xas, the latter
part of last September, Charles Dan
iel, Jr . recent earned his second
promotion. He was a corporal only
a short time before he was promoted
I to the rank of sergeant.
Mother Of Local
W oman Dies Toda^
Mrs, I) W Wood, mother of Mrs
Leman Bamhill of this place, died
at her home in LaGrange at 3 30
o clock this morning following a
long period of declining health She
was 79 years old. Funeral service:
wil be held tomorrow afternoon a
her late home in LaGrange
Besides her daughter here she is
survived by one son, Styron Wood,
?'U?Gr,n?e' a"d three daughters,
Mrs. Guy Dawson, of Clinton; Mrs
LaGrange a"d ^
Mrs Wood, visiting her daughtei
here often, had made many friend
ships in Williamston.
Expect Release Of
Men From Arm)
According to unofficial mformi
tion received here, a few Marti
from Vh T Wi" 'lkrt* **? ,<?l"ase
,le.A?y rth'n ,h" next fei
days, one report stating th? U
inTh'.ir'n22?*". Wl" placi
m their hands abSut the riddle*
next week.
In. k a T and names of the m<
JO be discharged could not be lean
Wh* I ma' has b^'n rePorted thi
Rav ire ^>r"r Ward a"d Wo?dro'
Kay are keenly anticipating the:
honorable discharges. Ward an
Ray entered the army on last Marc
ly^meTtT1 ,hat aPPTOximate
will ^1. J"? of **e <>f ove
niiil^t sh?rtly' and tha
arly 1,700 Will be released be
tween now and next March on ac
count of dependency
h.Ce,LTedMHertmaCOUnty a?yme,
have filed dependency claims, bu
Year Expected To
Set A Dry Record
Unless the clouds burst wide open
during the remainder of this month,
1941 will go down in the books as
the driest year on record here. Up
until yesterday 28.52 inches of rain
had been recorded since last Janu
ary 1st by Hugh Spruill on Roanoke
River here. This amount compares'
w+th?a Ifl.ycar avpragp of 47.79 1
inches and with 37.89 inches record
ed in 1940.
Starting last August, the unusual
ly dry season has held forth in an
aggravated condition right up until
now despite the two inches of rain
recorded in October. The .54 of an
inch of rain last month did not alter
the seriousness of the situation, but
hope was renewed yesterday after
noon when a heavy rain started fall
ing. The downpour, however, meas
ured only .39 of an inch, but it was
followed last night by another heavy
rain which boosted the total for the
48-hour period ending this morning
at 8 o'clock to 1.21 inches, or nearly
I half as much rain as was recorded
during all of September, October and
November.
Large numbers of farmers have
hauled water, some from neighbor
ing deep wells and some from the
town's water system here, for sever
al months. Forest fires although well
controlled under the existing dry
conditions, have filled the heavens
witti smoke during short intervals
for weeks.
Alonza L Hay nor
Killed in Highway
Accident Tuesday
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(Continued from page one)
Ran to worry about what might hap
pen to Raynor on the foggy highway
in view of the fact that he had been
drinking. So he picked up W. Robert
Worsley, Tarboro chief of police, and
started back out the Bethel road to
pick up the man.
In the meanwhile, Raynor had
been killed His crushed body was
lying about 200 yards from the spot
where Morris-had put him out of the
car.
Knowing Mr Raynor as they did,
some people in this county are of the
opinion that he possibly met with
"Some foul play. It was pointed out
| that he was not the type of man to
get mad and resort to drastic action.
"I have known him for many years,
and it is hard to believe that he
I would ever consider harming any
one," Sheriff Roebuck said, adding
that the victim of the accident was
honest as the day was long and
could be depended on for anything.
Mr. Raynor was born near Wil
liamston 63 years ago, the son of the
late Frank and Alice Cherry Ray
nor. He was an expert tobacco far
mer and had many friends through
out the county. In early manhood he
I was married to Miss Fannie Wynne
who survives him. No children were
. born to the union, but an adopted
son also survives him. He also leaves
two brothers, Pete Raynor, of Wil
liamston, and John Raynor, of Ox
ford.
I Several years ago he moved from
' this section and located near Oak
City where the last rites were con
ducted yesterday afternoon by Rev.
J. H. Smith, local Baptist minister.
Interment was in the Oak City cem
etery.
Supervi?or Delayi Naming
Of County Tav Litt-taker*
Finding few or no applicants in
some of the townships, County Tax
Supervisor C. D. Carstarphen said
this morning that the naming of list
i takers for 1942 had been delayed. He
I plans to have his appointments com
r plete within the next few days, how
; ever. The tax authorities will meet
1 here on December 15th to establish
f a schedule of values for personal
property and handle other details in
i connection with the tax program
- which is scheduled to get underway
on January 1st.
Best
Farmers are bringing to a close
their best year since 1929 with pro
duction. prices and income at high
levels, reports the V. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics.
Should a wartime emergency arise,
the annual supply of fish for food
could be increased "almost immed
iately" by 185,000,000 pounds, says
the Federal Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice.
Resent Conditions
Wake Cotton Quotas
Vecessary For 1942
(Continued from page one)
?raged greater than in any period in
he available series, extending back
o 1925.
The law provides that no loan pro
;ram can be offered to farmers dur
ng any marketing year for which
luotas have been voted down in a
[rower referendum. To make loans
>n an uncontrolled surplus would be
in unwise expenditure of public
'unds.
During 1940 the wars abroad cut
iff many of our foreign cotton cus
tomers. The number of countries able
to import American cotton is even
smaller now than a year ago. While
increased industrial activity in this [
country due in part to the defense '
program, has tended to increase
greatly our own use of cotton, the
loss of exports is far greater than
the increase in domestic consump
tion. Thus, the present war situation
is not, in itself, proving a benefit to
the American cotton farmer.
Although' cotton producers today
are facing serious difficulties, they
are in a much stronger position to
absorb the shock of war than they
were in 1914-15. There is in the AAA
farm program the machinery for
dealing with many important do
mestic and foreign problems affect
ing the national welfare. Through
a democratic procedure, more than
two million cotton farmers are co
operating in an effort to bring the
The cotton loan prevents collapse ol
the price structure. Concerted ef
forts of recent years to make an im
provement in the domestic markel
are now bearing fruit. Export pay
ments have been used in the past
and are being used again on a limit
ed scale, to make it possible for Am
erican cotton to compete in prices
with foreign cotton in foreign coun
! tries. AH the while, the Americar
cotton farmer is conserving the lane
for the long-time welfare of his fam
ily and his nation. Through the usi
of marketing quotas and allotments
more land is made available for thi
production of food and feed crops foi
home use.
GIVE FURNITURE FOR CHRIST
mas. A gift of furniture will maki
the whole family happy. Woolan
Furniture Company, Williamston, N
C. d2-2
Production Unit Is
Preparing Shipment
Red Cross Articles
(Continued from page one)
gram (or foreign war relief Red
Cross chapters are nearing comple
tion of 400,000,000 surgical dressings
for the United States Army and
Navy. The Red Cross also has under
taken a project to knit 500,000 sweat
ers for the armed forces.
Wants
LOST: WIDE-BAND GOLD BRACE
let. Saturday afternoon in Wil
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WOOLARD SAYS, "GIVE HER A
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CLARK'S MALARIAL TONIC
For Chills and Fever. Guaranteed,
or money refunded. Clark's Phar
macy. m23-tf
FOUND ? SUM OF MONEY ON
streets of Williamston. Finder may
have same by identifying amount.
Mis. Robert Harrell. Modern Beauty
Shop. Williamston.
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