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VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 21
ESTABLISHED 1899
Thirty-Four Cases
Are on Civil Court
Calendar for Trial!
Few Important Actions Found |
In List for Trial During
Two Weeks Term
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Thirty-four civil cases have been |
placed on the calendar for trial
the Martin County Superior Court
during the two weeks term conven
ing next weekrAi. a wliulerthf cal
endar carries very few cases of in- |
ierest to the general public, many
of them having been in the courts for |
as long as two years.
Allotting next Monday to the trial
of criminal cases, the Martin Coun
ty Bar Association has tentatively
calendared the first civil case for
trial next Tuesday morning Judge
J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, is to
prelide over the term.
A brief review of the calendared |
cases follows:
In the suit of Vanderford against |
Hodges, the action involves a mule.
The Griffin case against Marriner |
is one involving a piece of land.
In his suit against Bellftower.
Plaintiff Jones is asking damages al
leged to have resulted in an automo
bile accident about two years ago
Biggs is suing to recover from Bri
ley damages alleged to have result
ed in an accident at Bethel last sum
mer.
J. W. Bailey is suing an insurance I
company tor disability and policy
premium refunds.
Chesson is claiming damage from
the town of Robersonville. alleging
that at a result of the defendant's
negligence his automobile was dam
aged when it crashed into an open
ditch.
Whltaker, a young girl, is asking
damages alleged to have resulted
when she was slapped by defendant
Roberson.
R. B Nelson is suing to recover j
damages from Roberson which hi
alleges resulted in an accident on I
the Hamilton Road near Spring |
Green some months ago.
Haywood Rogers is asking the I
court to set aside his mother's will
Minga Rogers is contesting the ac
tion
Davis, alleging the defendant's
train fired and damaged his timber
lands, is suing the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company for dam
ages.
The old case involving h boundary
line and brought by D. L Howell
against E. P. Leathers is on the cal
endar
G. N. Cowcn is suing L. B Flem
ing for $40 damages alleged to have
resulted when the defendant's cow
damaged his ear
The cases oil the calendar are, as |
follows:
Tuesday, March 17: Vanderford vs
Hodges; Griffin against Marriner
Wednesday. March 18: Matthews I
versus Downs; James against Bell- |
flower; Fertilizer Co vs. McMillan;
Fertilizer Co. against Davis; Fertiliz
er Co. versus Reed; Watkins & Co.
(Continued on page six)
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Number Sign For
Nutrition Course!
Plans for the Red Cross Standard
Nutrition course, sponsored by both
the Senior and Junior Women's clubs
of Williamston, are well underway,
according to reports from club offi
cers yesterday. The Virginia Elec-1
trie and Power Company has offer
ed the services of its home econom
ist. Miss Irene James, who has been j
appointed by the American Red
Cross as instrucftir of food and nu
trition with full authority to con
duct the classes in nutrition.
The course is a simple study ai.
what foods to eat; why we should
eat them and how best to provide
them at reasonable cost. Along with
this information food demonstra
tions and exhibitions will be held.
This course is known as the Red I
Cross Standard Nutrition Course of |
twenty hours. A minimum of eigh
teen hours must be attended in or-1
der to receive a certificate. The Wo
men's clubs are especially anxious
to have a large number to attend the
classes and receive certificates. If the
attendance drops below twenty-five
the course will automatically be dis
continued.
Approximately 35 women have al-1
ready signed for the course and oth
ers are expected to enroll. If inter
ested, you are asked to call either
Mrs. H. O. Peele, Mrs. K. D Worrell
or Mrs. Ben Courtney. The time and
days on which the course will be
given will be published next week.
A standard nutrition certificate is
necessary in order to enroll in the
Red Cross Canteen Course which the
Junior Woman's Club is expecting to
sponsor at the end of the nutrition
coursa.
The following women have signed
for this special course: Mesdames Z.
T. Piephoff, Ben Courtney. "Jack
Manning, Urbin Rogers, Miller Har
rell, Woodrow Tice, Henry Manning.
Dean Speight, John Williams, J. H.
Saunders, Jr., George Whitehurst.
John Hardy, Dred Darden, John
Ward, Irving Margolis, Charlie Bow
ers, Richard Elliott, C. B. Clark, Jr.,
Daisey Pope, Richard Levin, Edwin
Peel, David Davis, James Cook, Paul
Simpson, E. P. Cunningham. N. C.
Green, Prank Margolis, Hoke Rober
son, Mack Simpaon and H. O Peel.
Family of Submarine Hero
Mrs. Virginia Dempsey and her son, James Stewart Dempsey, 3Vi,
are shown in their Germantown, Pa., home admiring a photo of their
hero, Lieut. James C. Dempsey. He was one of seven-U. S. submarine
commanders awarded the Navy Cross for "especially meritorious con
duct" in actions against the Jap naval forces in the Far East.
(Central I*res* >
Bank Night Is Ruled
Unlawful By Coburn
INCREASING
Bolstered by a hefty gain in
Bear Grass, property values in
this county continue to reflect a
sizable increase. Tax Supervisor
C. I). Carstarphen stating today
that five townships, including all
the smaller ones, show an in
crease of $180,482 in assessed
property values.
The Bear Grass listings, just
reported, are tentatively fixed
at $645,488 as compared with
$593,005, a resulting gain of $52.
482. Increases in the number of
hog's accounted for a large por
tion of the gain, it was pointed
out. No reports have been filed
for Jamesville, Williamston, Rob
ersonville. Hamilton and Goose
Neat.
Much Interest In
Diet Experiment
Stressing the value of a well-bal
anced diet, Di M it Evans, <>f the
State Health Department* is treat
ing much interest with an experi
ment now in progress in the local
schools.
The white rats which are being
used for a nutritional demonstration
showed a marked progress. Those
rats that Ihevc been fed a well bal
anced diet in the high school (Miss
Glazner's room) gained a hundred
and twenty grams over the ones fed
an unbalanced diet in a short per
iod of two weeks. In the graded
school (Mrs. Crawford's room) the
rats fed on a well balanced diet gain
ed a hundred and seventy-five grams
over those fed an unbalanced diet
in a similar two-week period. How
ever, one need not look at them on
the scales to see a marked change
Growth is the most important in
dication of good health in all young
things. Likewise, of all-thc controlL
able factors which affect growth,
food is the most important. Children
are frequently skeptical of the value
of following good food habits. When
this is the case, there is often a
change in attitude if they can see, as
the children, of Williamston schools
are seeing, the contrast of young rats
fed on adequate and inadequate
diets. This is especially true since th#
rats are eating the same type foods
that the children eat.
Hot Time Is Had
At Salvage Meet
A hot time was had by all at a
meeting of State salvage dealers in
Greensboro yesterday, local repre
sentatives stating that the session
almost blew up when a government
official direct from the War Produc
tion Board in Washington called all
the junk dealers liars.
Said to have been drinking, the
War Board representative was fi
nally ousted from the meeting.
"It is apparent that some of the
dealers are trying to take advan
tage of the situation, but over 90 per
cent of them are willing and anxious
to do all they can to aid the war ef
fort,** one of the representatives from
here stated upon his return early to
day.
The meeting drew fire from the
War Board representative when he
asked dealers to list the prices they
paid for waste materials. The an
swers apparently were evasive. And
so it goes with America's war pro
gram.
If there were tangible results at
the meeting, theye were not disclos
ed.
Judge Rolit. Column
('alls Seven Cases'In
The County s Court
ProHenites Gambling:
In General While l)efen<l>
ing lli* (llient
Theater bank nights ran afoul of i
the law in this county last Monday ;
when the practice was branded us a
lottery and without legal status by
Judge Robert L. Coburn in the re
corder's court. The alleged violation
of the law designed t?> control or
stamp out lotteries was.of a techni
cal nature, and the charge was the
result of action brought by a dis
gruntled ticket holder rather than
as the result of any expressed desire
to uphold the law or to reform.a de
generate world. Citing cases in sev
eral states of the Union, Judge Co
burn ruled that the bank night fea
ture was unlawful, and the defend
ant. J M Highsmith, owner-opera
j tor of a Robersonville theater, was
i found guilty. The court, withhold
ing a fine, first ordered the defend
ant to pay the costs of the case and
"cease and desist" in the operation
of bank nights. The court later con
tinued the case under prayer for
[judgment, intimating that final ac
tion would await a direct ruling in
the case from the State attorney gen
eral. There was some doubt as to
whether the judgment would per
mit the continuance of the bank
night program until the ruling is
had. Attorneys J C. Smith and H.
G. Horton are handling the case for
the defendant.
The case was carried into the
| courts by J. S. Whitman, Parmele
man. Whitman went to the theater,
saw the show and when the draw
ing was held he. according to his
testimony, could not set? the number
on his ticket and went to the light.
Learning that he Tut ilthc lucky tic le
ft, he went back but too late to
prosecute his claim. The $70 cash
prize was carried over with anoth
er ten added to the amount.
Attorney Smith, pleading for his
client, maintained that the defend
ant was not operating a lottery, th&t
the theater patron received his mon
ey's worth when he saw the show
that the bank night prize was extra.
, Smith then went on to designate real,
j honest-to-goodness gambling, and
I some mention was made about the
prosecuting attorney rolling the
(Continued on page six)
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Rides Army Plane
Home For Funeral
Learning of the serious condition
of his father too late to make passen
ger plane connections, S W Man
ning, Jr., was flown from Hendrick's
Field. Fla , to Raleigh last Tuesday
by a large Army bomber. Leaving
the Florida field at 3:10, the huge
B-17 bomber flew the approximate
ly 700 miles in two hours and fifty
minutes.
Flying a straight course, the young
man estimated they were almost 100
miles from the shore at one time,
that they did not see land until they
nearcd Charleston and from then on,
the navigator was kept busy check
ing off the towns and cities. "He
steered us right over the middle of
Raleigh," the young man said, speak
ing of the navigator. Manning was
met in Raleigh and reached home
about 8:30 Tuesday evening, the trip
from Raleigh requiring almost as
much time as the flight from Flor
ida to Raleigh.
Jap Drive Toward
Australia Halted
For The Present
Ku**ia Start* Lurp<? Srale Pudi
Again*! German Inwuler*
In the South
1
Regardless of whatever there is to
follow, it was very definitely point
ed out by military strategists that
Japan has been halted, temporarily
?least, in her drive tow aid Aus
tralia. Daring submarine attacks di-;
rected against the Japs in their own
"front yard" and effective work by
big American and Australia bomb
ers off Now Guinea have set the yel
low hordes back on their heels.
Whether the defense was of perma
nent effectiveness or whether the
Japs were stalled until reenforce
ments can be brought up is yet to be
seen. One thing is certain and that
is the heathen barbarians are suffer
ing heavy losses in both men and
equipment
Attacking at the root of the long
Japanese supply line. American sub
marines sunk four Jap ships while
Australian defenders were busy
around New Guinea sinking oi\dam
aging thirteen Japanese transports
and one or possibly two warships.
Convinced that the striking power
of the Japs while materially inter
rupted had not been shattenxi. Aus
tralia is calling for more help, more
planes and more equipment.
Observers were of the opinion
that the Japs would swerve their
course from New Guinea and drive
to cut off supply lines from this
country to Australia. Jap ship move
ments have been reported near the
Solomon Islands, but no landings
have been effected tllere.
Plans, accredited to one Adolf
Hitler for a gigantic spring offensive,
apparently have been taken over by
Joe Stalin. Reports from Russia in
dicate that a drive supported by
General Timoshenko and -more than
one and one-half million men is now
getting underway against the Ger
mans in, the south or around Khar
kov in the Ukraine and on south
[around Stalino and Taganrog. In the
northwest, about 130 miles from
Moscow, the Russians are reported
to have isolated another German
army of approximately 100,000 men.
Increased action is also reported in
the Leningrad area. Recent devel
opments on the Eastern Front clear
-Ly indicate that Russia is striking
first and heavy in an effort to
thwart a possible German spring of
fensive, and^t would appear that the
Soviet actaii is-playing havoc with
Hitler and Vns plans.
In Burn/a, Chinese1 and British
forces liuvi' at last joined in an ef
fort to stabilize a defense-, insure the
! moveme iJl of supplies into China and
to he lp shock a Jap drive into In
dia. Ge rielralissimo Chiang Kai-shek
y that the- Allies will strike
(Continued on page six)
Funeral For Local
Prominent Citizen
Is Held Wednesday
Simon VI . Miimiiiij: Tiicm
iluy Afli-rnoon in lloH|tilal
Aflcr Brief llliie*?
Funeral services were conducted
in the local Christian Church Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Si
mon Wilson Manning, prominent
county citizen, who died in a hospi
tal he n- last Tue sday afternoon at
2 20 o'clock. RCV. John L Qoff, his
pastor, conducted the hist rites. In
terment was in the- cemetery here.
Suffering a slight heart attack on
February 26th, Mr. Manning had
been in feeble health since that time
spending much time in bed but at
tending to his duties for brief in
tervals during that period. He was
able to be out one or two days last
week, his condition becoming worse
last Friday night. Pneumonia de
veloped Saturday and he was remov
ed to the hospital Sunday, and while
that ailment was brought under con
trol his heart gave way Tuesday, the
end coming gradually and peaceful
ly with members of the family at
the bedside He was conscious al
most to the last and hardly two min
utes before death he stated that he
was resting comfortably and with
out pain.
The son of the late Wilson and
Nancy Hardison Manning, he was
born in Williams Township on Sep
tember 29, 1876. He spent his early
life on the farm there and joined the
church at Fairview. When a young
man he entered the timber business,
and was employed by large interests
operating over a long period of years
in eastern North Carolina and South
Carolina.
In 1914 he war. married to Miss
Ada Gray Britton, of Beaufort Coun
ty, and located m Jamesville where
he was employed by the Dennis Sim
mons Lumber Company. Six years
later the family moved to Middlesex
and later to Charleston. In 1935 he
went with the Farmville-Woodward
Lumber Company as appraiser, mov
ing his family here about a year la
ter. He was greatly attached to his
work and just a short time before
his death he discussed land estimates.
Despite his advanced years, he en
(Continued on pace >lx)
Serial N umbers Are Assigned In
Preparation For National Draft
Lottery To Be Held Next Tuesday
County Equalization Board
To Hold Meeti ug Next Monday]
Meeting as a board of equalization
and review, the Martin County com
missioners will next Monday morn
ing, March 16th, willingly listen to
all complaints from those owners
who have reason to believe or think
their property has been placed on
the 1942 tax books at a higher as
sessed valuation than it should be
according to the schedule of values
in effect for all property m gener
al. The board, crowded out of its own
room m the courthouse, will meet
in the agricultural building at 9 .'!<>
o'clock.
No real property was revalued this
year, and any complaints against the
real holdings will hardly be in order
except in those cases where new
buildings were erected or where the
condition of the property has been
altered by fire, wind or other simi
lar causes.
Those property owners who wish
to file complaints are urged to do so
at the meeting next Monday as con
sideration at a later date is optional
with the authorities. Requests for
changes in valuations after the tax
books are prepared often causes con
fusion and necessitates much extra
work and trouble
Ordinarily very few complaints
are filed with the commissioners in
those years when no revaluation is
effected. Real properties were re
valued last year and since no changes
were made, very few complaints are
anticipated by the board next Mon
day. However, every property own
er has a legitimate and perfect right 1
to appear before the authorities and
appeal for a-.change in his property 1
listings. The board will be in session
just as long as it is necessary to'
I hear any and all complaints
Nineteen Criminal
Cases On Superior
Doeket For Trial
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Jml^e J. I Fri/./.rllr W ill
1'reniile Over Term
Opening Monthly
Nineteen criminal doses are on ti??* |
docket for trial m the Martin Coun- j
ty Superior Court during the two
weeks of the regular March term
convening next Monday with Judge
J. Paul Friz/elle presiding. No cases
of unusual interest are on the dock
et, and the court is likely to attract
very little attention from the general
public.
Believing the criminal docket will
be cleared in short order, the Mar
tm Cotmty?Bar?Association has
scheduled civil cases for trial next
Tuesday. Thirty-six civil cases have
been placed on the calendar, but
most of them are of little interest to
the general public The court will
hardly last the full two weeks, it is
believed.
Cases on tin* criminal docket are,
as follows:
Roosevelt Pagan, larceny and re
ceiving. Pagan, wanted for the lar
ceny of an automobile, is serving a 1
term in prison for another alleged
ci\ime and he is not expected to ap j
pear for trial. The case has been j
pending in the courts of this county
for a year.
Henry Ellison, drunken driving.
Adjudged guilty in the county court,
Ellison appealed to the higher tri
bunal arid lulled 10..appear when
called last December.
Charles 11. Aycrs, false pretense.
This case was continued from the
December term.
Howard Griffin, forgery. The case
was continued last December.
Narcissus Williams, charged with
an .assault with a deadly weapon, ap
pealed from a judgment in-the coun
ty court.
Wesley James, bigamy.
Jonah demons, drunken driving,
appealed from a lower court judg
ment.
llarry Davis is lacing the court on
two counts, aiding and abetting in
forgery and false pretense.
Edgar Taylor and Willie Taylor
are charged with breaking into a
Hamilton store.
Bonnie Hollomun is facing the
court in two cases charging forgery.
Ncwcom Boston, alleged to have
attacked and almost killed James
Boston with an axe, -is facing the
court on a charge of an assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Claiming James was paying too
much attention to his wife, the de
fendant ran him down with an axe.
Knocking him down with the weapon
the defendant then directed a mean
ingful blow on the man's head. He
(Continued on page six)
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To Change Grand
Jury Personnel
???
In accordance with the special law
establishing a "permanent" grand
jury for Martin County, the superior
court in session here next week will
release nine of the jury members
and add nine new ones to the list.
Messrs. D. D. Coburn, the fore
jman of the body for the past six
months, Thurston Wynne, Mayo Har
dison, W M. Savage. Zack Cowan,
Jesse Keel, Arthur Peaks, F. F Ed
wards, and M. W. Bissell are retir
ing after serving as members of the
jury for the first period. Messrs.
Frank Weston, E H. Gaylord, David
T Griffin, A F. Lilley, J Daniel
Lilley, L. D. Roebuck, J. C. Taylor, J.
H Crisp and R C. Everett will con
tinue to serve until next September
with the nine new members to be
chosen next Monday.
CAMUDATK
John C Rodman. Jr . of Wash
ingtoii, (his week announced
his candidacy for the State Sen
ate from this, the second dis
trict. Hugh Ci. Morton, local
man, announced his candidacy a
few days ago for one of the two
seats. To date, no opposition has
presented itself in the senatorial
race.
Start Deliveries 01
Waste Paper Here
Plans for receiving waste paper
antl other scrap materials such as
lags, discarded rubber at the plant
??f the Willianvston Parts and Metal
Company on West Main Street are
about complete, the management
stating today that deliveries would
be accepted for waste paper tomor
row While arrangements for handl
ing the paper have not been complet
ed, the management stated that the
material would !><? received, that 35
cents a hundred pounds would be
paid for all types of paper including
newspapers, cardboards, old books,
but it was pointed out that the ma
fecial must he dry antl clean.
The salvage company will load the
paper in a truck at its plant and
store it until a special press can be
built the early part of next week.
Tentative plans for effecting a
thorough collection of waste paper
and other salvage materials have
been discussed, the appointed com
mittee stating that the main object
was to get the discarded waste into
circulation. Organisations such as
the schools, scouts or others may
handle the collection, but the field
is open and the first there will be
the first served. County Chairman V
J Spivey is contacting the various
mayors in the county, urging them
to start collection drives in their
communities. It is understood local
dealers will send for the material
when sufficient volumes are collect
ed, or the collectors may sell to any
dealer they might choose. Business
firms and others may sell direct to
the dealers, hut the main thing is to
get the material moving into chan
nels-where it is needed.
Vhin Unhurt W hen
Auto Turns Over
Ralph Denton, navy yard worker,
escaped injury when his car, a 1941
fodr-door Oldsmohile, turned over
near here on U. S. Highway 17 about
3 o'clock yesterday morning. Den
ton, traveling north, and alone, went
to sleep at the wheel and the car ran
off the road and turned over. The
man was jarred and slightly shock
ed, but he soon was all right and
able to continue the trip 1^ bus.
Damage to the car was placed at
about $500, Patrolman Whit Saun
ders. investigating the accident, stat
ing that the tires were not damaged.
National Lottm To
Be Hold In Nations
Capital On Tnosd av
New Hr>.ri>truiit?? To Be Call
ril into \rm\ Srrurr On
V Katio lta?i?
Posting the namos of 1.289 now
registrants Ntoday. the Martin Cc.un
ty Draft Board is ready for the na
tional lottery to bo held in Washing?
ton next Tuesday evening at 6:00
o'clock
As a public service feature, this
paper is~carrying a complete list of
serial numbers with the names of
the owners arranged as best was
possible by post office address and
race Those men who registered on
February 17th can find their serial
numbers in the group appearing at
the bottom of this page and on an
other page in this paper. If they
would know their order numbers im
mediately after they are determined
next Tuesday, they can take the ser
ial number and follow the drawing
If the serial number "T 1" is drawn
first which, of course, isn't hardh
likely, then the registrant holding
I that number will have order number
j 10.001 If the serial number 1.289 is
drawn first, then the holding of that
number will have order number 10.
001. Those who plan to keep up with
the drawing as it progresses or who
| would check with the national list
it will likely appear in the state
press the following day or Thursday"
are warned to ignore.ail serial num
bers in excess of 1.209. For instance,
if the serial number "1.300" is drawn
first, it will not apply to this coun
ty.
I Just how the new registrants will
he drawn into the service picture is
not ilefinitely known at this time, '
No instructions have been received
i by the draft board in this county, but
| according to unofficial information
; received here, it is now believed that
some of the new Registrants will soon
| he in line for service more or less im
i mediately It was first announced
that the new registrants would be
I drawn into service only after .the
first and second registrations were
j exhausted or virtually so If that rul
' ing had beet! allowed to stand, netf
registrants in this county could have
expected many months of.grace, but
it is now understood that the new
ruling will call for the new regis
trants to Ik* filtered in with the old
j registrants on a ct-rhiin ratio and ;ic=?
l cording to age groups. That ratio has
not been announced, but it is believ
ed that it will stand about possibly
j three to one or possibly a greater
'disparity than that m this county,
meaning that every time three men
ire called from the old 'registration?
groups, one will be called from the
(new, provided, of course, this ration
j is established.
In this county there are approxi
j mutely 3,590 men in the first two
| registration lists. Nearly 2,800 of that
i number have been classified. It is
j understood that about 1.800 ordei
I numbers have been exhausted, and
that there are about 300 potential
j 1 A men in reserve. The last regis
tration is swelling the potential man
powei for possible military service,
and it is believed in some quarters
that fairly large numbers of men
will be moving out within the next
few months from hoth the old and
new registrations.
The serial numbers which can
well be forgotten after the lottery
nrxt ruesday, follow:
HARDENS ? WHITE
Charlie Lee Bland
703
Hershel E Daniel
310
Fred Dunn
343
Julian Pagan
312
Robert Bruce Pagan.-*
281
Thomas E. Harden
1104
Marvin Hardisoii
468
Walter Leon Nobles
1145
William Henry Oliver
1045
William Birt Seott
390
Charlie Lee Stanley
517
Melvin C. Stalls
518
Jarvis Edward Waters
753
Raleigh P. Williams
733
HARDENS ? COLORED
Joseph Clark
1107
Hermon Peele
991
JAMESVILLE ? WHITE
Garland M Anderson
1035
Edward S. Brown
843
Walter L. Brown
848
Edwin Horace Carson
,77
fll
James Henry Girven
Guy Fleming
299
Joseph Halsey Davis
220
Otis Elbert Hardison
998
Kinneth R. Hassell
1017
Andrew J. Holliday
1080
(Continued on page four)
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Firemen Hailed To Gnu*
Fire Near The Laundry
Swept by a strong wind fire burn
ed over a large grass plot bark of
the New Carolina Warehouse and
near the laundry Wednesday after
noon at 5:20 o'clock. No damage was
done but several buildings includ
ing a couple of outhouses
threatened.