English Are Careful In Cultivating Land Before the war, Britain had 12 million acres of land under cultiva tion. This year, about 16 million acres were plowed. According to Triple A Administrator R. M Evans, who accompanied Mr. Appleby to England and lost 10 pounds during the trip, "The British are not only distributing their food with utmost care but are straining to the limit to produce all they can." "ftiey have farmer committees somewhat simi lar to the Triple A committees in this country, but with powers un dreamed of in the United States. If a committee looks at your farm and doesn't think you are making an earnest and intelligent effort Id pro duce enough, you are told to im prove your methods. If you say, "It's my farm, I'll do as I please," the committee tells you, "You're not farming here any more." Out you go, and the committee moves in with tractors and farms the way it thinks your place should be farmed.?Hie Progressive Farmer. This Is One Christmas for Sentiment This is the time to he with loved ones, to clasp hands and renew pledges of friendship ? to be frankly sentimental. This is Christmas, and at no other time in the year do warm feelings and fond words seem more fitting! Merry Christmas say we, from the bottom of our hearts! PEELE'S ? Jewelers REMEMBRANCES By CHAS. SMALLWOOD Williamston, N. C. during irrr* ui Wi It was Sam Newberry's big livery stable that was afire this time, and which burned to the ground, includ ing Mrs. Clemmons' office building, which Mr. Biggs had but recently vacated with his drug stock; having moved to his new two-story brick. I was present at all these afore mentioned fires, and indeed felt as if I had helped Williamston bear tier many burdens of conflamation. This livery stable stood corner Main and Academy Streets, and made quite a blaze. A few years after I had left Wil liamston, Mr. Biggs lost his two story brick, also several new adjoin ing stores burned at this time. After losing the two-story, he built a one story brick; which still stands, but is i drug store no more. Now, back to the days of William ston's rebuilding after the big fire. After once getting started, construc tion progressed quite rapidly; all peing of brick, and which gave the ?sew town quite a progressive ap pearance; and it deserved it, for progress it did, and at a more rapid pace each succeeding year. And then it was, that Grover Cleveland's first campaign was at its height. I have intimated and almost said, :hat controversy and antagonism imong Williamston-folk were sharp ly in evident. This was to the great est extent true, but politics was about Peyond or outside the pail of har mony. The Democratic South had nit recently had to swallow the pill if '76, and now saw in Mr. Cleve and's chance of success, some vin iication, or retaliation, for that throt ;ling and all Democrats were of the io or die disposition. Mr. Biggs seemingly had decided :o have for Williamston, a drug store xmimensurate with its new growth, ind was finishing the inner part of lis two story brick, with attractive ihelving and counters. All base irawers were faced with inch-thick valnut boards, highly polished and varnished, with attractive pulls; wal lut top counters and base shelves; ind gold-stripings against white paint on shelving proper; and had procured a high grade painter and iecorator from Tarboro to do this 'inishing, named Bassett. Mr. Bassett was a young man, just :urned twenty-one, and ready as any 'rampager" to cast his first ballot lor the winning hero who would 'turn the Rascals out." He was as peat in his dress as the proverbial pin, and so soon as work-hours sl owed him to doff his overalls, he ippeared on the street, with his Daily News-Herald under his arm, ind verbally propounded everything {leaned from it into the ears of any Republican he could get up with. No jse to fool with a Democrat; he al J"" ready saw the light; but the black ed-out Republicans needed to know what was coming to them by de grees, or the morning after election might paralyze their understanding. And here was ample proof in the New York Herald, which knew what it was talking about, or it would not so talk. Some Republicans got to calling him Rome Biggs' Political Painter; but he would talk them to a stand still, with that N. Y. Herald to prove it; and between the Herald and the Paint-Brush the Political Painter be smeared those Republicans until they hardly knew what their real color was; and the home Democrats were right behind him. Another incident of the Cleveland campaign. When election day came, Mr. Tom Harrell, the bed-ridden rheumatic, was not forgotten. He could not get to the polls, so the polls were taken to him; box, poll-hold esr, and all. (Voters arriving while the polls were gone, had to wait til the polls got back.) Poor old Tom just should not be deprived of his privilege and pleas ure to vote for the next President of these United States, which he had | soundly cussed during reconstruction days, but Cleveland would be differ ent from them dastardly republicans, and he voted with a vim. That afternoon, a very prominent Democrat came in to vote. The Re publican member of the poll-holders said. Well, I reckon we'll have to let you vote too; there's been one ille gal vote cast today for your Mr. Cleveland. The Democrat snappish ly asked. Who was that? The Repub lican replied, Tom Harrell. Box-lye would not have boiled more quick ly. The Democrat ragingly asked, Do you mean to say Tom Harrell's vote was not legal? (his mind being on the box-taking). Do you mean to say it was legal? the Republican shot back. Certainly it is legal, pronounc ed the Democrat. Poor old Tom is al so ill, isn't he? quietly asked the Re publican. Go to H , quote the Democrat, and proceeded to vote a wrathful ticket. The Republican poll-holder had advocated taking the box to "poor old Tom." Damn Yankee-Jim when Williamston-Tom was ill and want ed to vote. And when the election was over, and Cleveland had won "The Boys" unhid that old cannon which was Williamston's prized stock of artillery; loaded it on a cart; roll ed it all over the town and surround ing territory; "bombing" every Re publican they thought was about, al ways claiming to have it "full of brick-bats this time"; and off she would go with a thud through which we knew no Republican could sleep. Daylight caught us still on the war path; then after the old cannon got "hid" again (and I have never seen it since) all went home to dream of the night's events. I wonder where that old cannon is now. If it could have a wish, I know it would have wished "to be out and doing again," at least three times during the last decade. If it is gone, then Williamston has lost a relic indeed. If still in exist ence, won't Williamston have it mounted, from where it cannot be moved, so all who may pass it in the future may touch a finger to it, in remembrance of its and their fa ther's past. Mr. Walter Hassell was among the re-builders after the big fire. He erected a one-story brick store next to the drug store, and did a general mercantile business, for how many years I do not know. Jehu Nichols, Mrs. Hassell's brother, clerked for him. In after years Jehu got with 'Uncle Sam" on some ship, and while on shore at the island of Sa moa, was accidentally killed by a shelter blowing on him during a windstorm and was buried there. A brother, Josh Nichols, lived in Birmingham at the time I was there, being bookkeeper at the Alabama National Bank; the president of which, Capt. Johnston, was after wards Governor 6f Alabama. Mr. Josh Nichols later moved to Green wood, S. C., where he was in bus iness, and made several visits to Washington, visiting a sister, Mrs. Hill, after I had returned there. An outstanding incident in which a Martin County man outwitted the ways of Yankee smartness?but let's let the story come from the Yankee end. Young George Whitley, ion of George Llewellyn, it ? time not so many years past, had gone to the state of New Jersey to live and work, and had fallen into povial comradeship with the Jersey boys about him; and as is the general in clination among all Northerners, they just had to talk with this Southern er about the "rebellion." Many a theme was spatted out; finally verg ing into an acclaim by one of the Jersey boys?"But my dad got one of 'em. Our folks was marching through a railroad cut, with high banks, near such and such a battle field one day, and about every two minutes a single bullet would whis tle into the ranks and drop one oi our poor fellows. Pretty soon some body says, Boys there's some John ny-Reb sharp-shooter hid around here sum'mus; let's stop and watch and see where the smoke comes from and pretty soon they saw it come from mongst the branches and leaves of a tree, facing right dowq the railroad cut little beyond the bend, and pretty soon my dad says?Hold on boys, I saw 'im, I saw 'lm. He poked his head out ready to shoot, but when he saws us all standing still and looking his way, he dodged back. You all march on slow, like you been mistaken, and Til stand here and pick 'im off next time he peeks. And aho-nuf, pretty soon here comes his head a-inchin' up out the tree branches, and my dad up and took one crack, and he saw his hat fly down, and he knew the bullet went clean through his head. And George says, Did they go to 'im and get his rifle? And the boy says. No, they was afraid there was summo of 'em; sides, dad jest know ed his bullet went plum through thi Don't Burn Leaves, Let Them Decay Don't burn leaves and straw, for when decayed they form humus. And says M. K. TTiomton. Texas extension agricultural chemist, humus in the garden helps keep moisture in the ground and in turn helps prevent dry weather injury. If you are fortunate enough still to have leaves around, save them. When they are wet, rake them into broad, flat-topped piles in a remote corner of the garden and allow them to decay. If raked dry, wet them as they are piled. The leaves may re quire a year to decay properly. To hasten the decaying process, add to 20 pounds dry leaves, or to 40 pounds of wet, 1 1-2 pounds of a mixture of 5 pounds of ammonium sulphate, 4 pounds of ground lime stone, and 4 pounds of superphos phate. Later, wood ashes may be sprinkl ed over the pile at the rate of 1-2 pound of ashes to 20 pounds of the original dry leaves.?The Progress ive Farmer. 'Johnny's' head. And George said, with a grin?I have heard that story before, and it tallies right with yours clean up to where the hat fell off to the ground, but it didn't fly off that fel low's head, it flew off his rifle bar rel he had poked it up on to see for sure if he had been spotted. And while your dad and his army was running away from one man, my dad slid down the tree, and left your dad to come get the hat; but you say he didn't. And me bein' a whole lot younger than that war, proves your dad didn't get my dad that trip. (To be continued) PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION State of North Carolina Department of State. To all to whom these presents may come greetings; Whereas it appears to my satisfac tlon by duly authenticed record of the proceedingi tor the voluntary dissolution to all by the unanimous consent of all the stockholders de posited in my office that the Sals bury Supply Company, a corpora tion of this state, whose principal of fice situated in the city of Hassell, in the County of Martin, State of North Carolina, has complied with the re quirements of chapter 22, consolidat ed statues, entitled "Corporations" preliminary to the issuing of this Certificate of Dissolution. Now, therefore, I, Thad Eure, Sec retary of State, of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did on the 3rd day of December, file in my office, a duly executed and attested consent in writing to the dissolution of said corporation, executed by all the stockholders, thereof which said con sent and the record of the proceed ings aforesaid arc now on file in my said office as provided by law. In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and affixed my offi cial seal at Raleigh, this 3rd day of December. THAD EURE, d9-4t Sec. of State. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. Having qualified us administra tor of the estate of Lula Council, de ceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned within one year from the date of this notice or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 26th day of Nov., 1941. F. L. HAISLIP, Administrator of the estate n28-6t of Lula Council. 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 and all the other heirs at law of Warren A. Gray, will take notice that an action en titled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Martin County, N. C.. to sell a piece of land (or the purpose of making assets, in which said defendants own an in terest; and said defendants will fur ther take notice that thev are re quired to appear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County, at his office in Willlamston. 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, d2-4t Clerk Superior Court. EXECUTOR S NOTICE North Carolina Martin County. | Having qualified as executor of the estate of John J. Manning, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said .estate to exhibit them to the undersigned within one: year from the date of this notice or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate payment. This the 26th dav of Nov., 1941 ELI ilOYT MANNING. Executor of the os n28-6t John J. Manning NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina Martin County. 1 Under and by virtue of an order : of the Superior Court of Martin! County made in the special proceed ings entitled "James E Griffin, ex ecutor Of the Estate of Susan A Thomas, vs Mabel Peed, et als," the undersigned commissioner will, on! the 31st day of December, 1941, at I 12:00 o'clock M. at Ihe Coiirt House! door, offer for ?ale to the highest bidder for cash, a certain tract of land in the Town of Wiliiamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as fol lows: A house and lot in the Town of Williamston. N. C., on the South side of Warren Street adjoining the lands of B. B. Rogerson, Herman Bowen, R. T and W O. Griffin, and being , Lot No. 21, Block B of the J. W. Watts Land Division, said Division being | of record in the Public Registry of i Martin County, in Land Division Hook 1. at page 322. Dated this 29th day of Nov., 1941. WHEELER MARTIN. d2 4t Commisioner. Qtumy -Gkiliti"? WE hope lliut this Christmas bringt you fulfillment of every wish, and that it finds you hap pily surrounded by the thingi and the people you love. These are the things that make for con' tentment?than which nothing h more precious! And if our greet ing* add one iota to your enjoy meht of the holiday, then oui Christmas shall be happier too! PAUL AUTO SUPPLY HERE WE ARE ... To say "Merry, merry Christmas to you" ? and when the holiday is over, we'll still be here to serve you! Edgewood D^iry Oran^ i flavored i m K bq?*0(* a l.oo Prepared by Greenbros lnc Cm ft 0 ' V"-* 1 We extend to you the rouipliments of the sea Ron with sincere wishes for a Yuletide full of health, happiness and prosperity. W. E. OLD Local Representative Planters Nut and Chocolate Co. Iii The Old American Tradition. We Sa\ Merry Christmas Willi A MSI ON ? 1 COMPANY WILLIAMS PON AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS! BECAUSE of emergency priorities on copper wire and other materials essential to our country's defense effort, we are obliged to alter our practice with respect to extension of service to locations not on existing distribution lines. Priority rules covering use of materials make it important that anyone who contemplates building on a site which is even a short distance removed from existing distribution lines should discuss with us In advance of starting to build, the question of availability of Electric Service. In other words, it is necessary that you FIRST find out whether we are allowed, under priority rulings, to make the reouired Electric Service extension. This change in policy i? due not to any shortage of electric power in Virginia Electrle end Power Company served territory, but to a shortage of materials necessary to de fense. It is our desire to co-operate fully with the Govern ment in the defense program, and to that end we are appealing in this way to all prospective builders for their help In living up to the spirit as well as the letter of all emergency rulings governing use of materials. VIRGINIA ILICiKH AND POUI lt COMPANY