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
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Prepared by Greenbros lnc Cm ft 0
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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
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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