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PAT DAT WAE idhA MI ' mmim-un $oum j ENTERPRISE OVER TKI TOP FOR VICTORY 't iiitfTED STATES WAS v BONDS-STAIWS VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 3 William stun, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 11, 1944. ESTABLISHED 1899 Mrs. W. R. Burrell Died Late Sunday In Local Hospital —<*>— Funeral Services Arc Hemp Held In Baptist Church This Afternoon -* Mrs. ildith Sara Bowsfield Bur rell, highly esteemed local citizen and for many years an able figure in religious work, died in the local hospital last Sunday night at 10:30 o’clock following a long period of declining health. Taken ill a few days after Christmas, she was re moved to the hospital on January 2 and was getting along very well until last Thursday when she suf fered a relapse, death coming peace fully three days later. Members of the immediate family were at her bedside when the end came. Pneu monia was given as the cause of her death. Mrs. Burrell, a native of Whitting ton, Ontario, Canada, was the daughter of the late Captain and Jane Berry Bowsfield. She attended the schools of her native home and was graduated from the Ontario Col legiate College and the Provincial Normal School, Toronto. After teach ing in the public schools of Ontario five years she was married to Wil liam R. Burrell at Emsdale, Ontario, in 1896, the union marking the be ginning of a career niarked by a keen devotion to religious leadership especially among the youths. For two years she extended a helping hand to her husband as he continued his mission work at Emsdale. Two years later she moved to Toronto where they lived while the young minister resumed his education at the McMas ter University, supplying the Sheri dan Avpnue Baptist Church there during that time. A short time later, Dr. Burrell was called to the Hills burg, Ontario, church where he served until 1903 when they migrat ed to the States and located in New Jersey. After a few years at Livings ton, N. J., the family moved to Rich mond and after a six-year pastorate there, Dr. Burrell accepted a call to the church here in 1915. It was dur ing his early pastorate here that the present church was built, and while her husband advanced the plans, she had an active part in the religious work. • In 1917 and 1918 while her husband was serving in the armed forces, mostly overseas and in India, Mrs. Burrell taught in the local schools, but she maintained a close relation ship with the church ancj its work. Following her husband’s return from the war, Mrs. Burrell and family lo cated in Monroe, remaining there a comparatively short time before he accepted a call to Murfreesboro, serving Chowan College as its acting president for one year and as a teach er for eight years. In 1932 she moved to Asheville where her husband serv ed as pastor of the Biltmore church and where they could be close to their son, Reginald, a veteran of World War I who was confined to a government hospital thei e. In February: 1942, Dr Burrell re '•fcSWSfi o-calhtxvvetuvn ta .!.■<,>: church as its pastor, and it was like coming home for her, foi she had often expressed the hope that she make Williamston her home. Even after an absence of nearly a quarter of a century, Mrs. Burrell returned to her work with a remarkable zeal and earnestness. For several years she had spent the winters with her daughter in Florida, and she had planned to go this winter, but her departure was delayed and reserva tions cancelled until she could par ticipate in several early January meetings. Despite her declining health, she was active in religious work until the last, and as a memor ial to her noble work, four young wBwrsaA.1 * «**.•< ties carry on in her name. Numbers of young men, scattered in all parts of the world today, and many others carry the wise counsel imparted to them through her teachings. Their ■wv/ik and their accomplishments stand as a lasting memory to the good works of a truly noble soul. Mrs. Burrell, a devoted wife and understanding mother, cherished the friendship of everyone. She put a great deal into life and she got a great deal out of life, and it may well .-awiifcr.ity- swh er and better because she happened to pass this way in her humgij^in selfish and exemplary wa'IffTSWcgu life. Besides her husband she leaves three children, Mr. William Ernest Burrell, of Richmond; Victory Greg ory Burrell, of Florence, who is ill (Continued on page six) *-♦.—-■ County Farm Bureau Meets Here Friday —* Meeting in the courthouse Friday evening of this week at 8 o’clock the Martin County Farm Bureau mem bership will hear a direct report from the national convention held in Chi cago last month. Individual reports will be made by C. L. Daniel, pres ident of the county organization, D. V. Clayton, J. Carl Griffin, J. L. Knowles and E. V. Smith. A short business session will be held and timely topics relating to the farm and war program will be briefly discussed, L. L. McLendon, secretary, announced. Tentative Plans Are Made for Fourth Bond Drive in County Tentative plans for launching the fourth ws» bond drive in this coun ty were announced today by Her man A. Bowen, chairman. Detailed plans for the campaign will b? an nounced later in the week following a meeting of township committee chairman and canvassers in the Branch Bank here, Mr. Bowen said. No official bond quota has been announced, but it is reliably under stood that the people of this county will be asked to purchase bonds in the sum of $729,000 during the cam paign opening next Tuesday, Janu ary 18. They will be asked to pur chase about $300,000 in Series E bonds, meaning that the drive will have to be extended into every nook and corner if the issue is to be sub scribed in its entirety. Last September, this county was assigned a bond quota of $918,000. Before the drive was announced complete by Chairman D. V. Clayton, SCHOOLS REOPEN v - Following an unexpected hol iday enjoyed by the kiddies yes terday as a result of the week end sleet and snow storm, the schools in this county resumed operations today. Incomplete re ports state that the attendance figures were fair, that between 85 and 90 per cent of the pupils enrolled in the local schools were back at their desks this morning. Most of the absences, Princi pal D. N. Ifix said, were trace able to the cold weather and con fusion. Mrs. Chas. A. Pate Died In Hospital Early Last Sunday *-* Funeral Services Are Delayed Pending Arrival of Sons From Service Posts -® Mrs. Zadie Andrews Pate, well known citizen of Williams Township, died in the local hospital at 3:30 o’clock Sunday morning following an illness or several weeks' duration. Suffering an attack of influenza sev eral weeks ago and troubled with malaria, Mrs. Pate entered the hos pital about two weeks ago and fail ed to respond to treatment. Uremic poisoning was given as the immed iate cause of her death. The daughter of the late Martin Luther and Lucy Perry Andrews, Mrs. Pate was born in Williams Township on November 6, 1898. When a young woman she was mar ried to Charles A. Pate and contin ued to make her home in Williams Township. She was a faithful mem ber-of the Holly Springs Methodist CiiU'fch Wtti v, a- held lifhigh ( ■’ Beanies tier husband she i:-> • * ed by nine children, Charles Pale, Jr., of the U. S. Navy who is station ed in California; Pvt. William Mau rice Pate, stationed with the Army also in California; Benjamin Clar ence, James Clifton, Mary Louise, Samuel Luther, Zadie Elizabeth, Shirley Fay and Larry Pate, £^11 of the home. She also leaves five sis ters. Mrs. Lizzie Cherry, Mrs. N. S. Cherry, Mrs. Sam Hopkins, Mrs. Sam Jones and Mrs. Grover Godard, and three brothers, Sam Andrews, Julius Andrews and Ben Andrews, all of this county. Complete funeral arrangements are b< ing delayed pi nding the ai - , ,Teft«rs*Tsif They are said to have left there dur ing the week-end and are expected here tomorrow or Thursday. The services will be held in the Holly Springs Methodist Church by Rev. B T Hurley possibly Thursday af ternoon or Friday. Burial will fol low in the family cemetery in Wil liams Township. . —-—t> ■ - Russo-Polish Line Dispute Fibres lip. The Russian drive, advancing ever deeper into old Poland, has caused a flare-up in the Russo-Polish boun dary line dispute, and today there is much speculation in diplomatic cir cles as to the outcome. While Russia has expressed a wil lingness to recognize the old 1919 boundary line, Moscow has definite ly stated that she will surrender not more than 7,000 square miles of the territory annexed from Poland in 1939. Russia is suggesting that the Polish government now in exile give way to the liberals, who, it is be lieved, will agree to the Russian plan and take territory on the west from old Prussia. It has also been sug gested that Poland participate in the Russo-Czecho protection pact and help lay the’foundation for a lasting peace. On the war fronts, the Allied Fifth Army has gained new positions in the march toward Rome, but the go ing is hard and costly. While chalking up new victories the Red Aimy is due for a slow down ere long, it is believed. a total of $1,083,000 had been sub scribed. While recognizing the assignment as a huge one, Chairman Bowen said this morning t>'at it is a challenge that, must be met if the people of this county are to maintain the faith of those hundreds of Martin Cou..ty men who are locked in mortal com bat on the various battlefronts of the world. Township committeemen and workers are being named this week preparatory to launching the all-out drive next week. The leaders of the drive are meeting in the Branch bank building here Thursday night at 7:45 o’clock when final plans will be advanced for the campaign. The chairman is expecting all workers to report, and an earnest appeal is being directed to every man, woman and child in the county to support the drive which will be continued through February 29. Watch The Old 76th Young Soldier Say* In A Recent Letter Eli Taylor Writes Interesting Letter from Lamp MeC'oy Wisconsin The following letter, a most in teresting one addressed to The En terprise, was received this week from Eli Marion Taylor, who is sta tioned at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin: “Dear Friends: “You are in a position to do a great personal favor for me by thanking my old pal, Bill Spivey, for renew ing by subscription. I always have enjoyed The Enterprise, but since corning into the Army I have a deeper appreciation of its worth. Here in Wisconsin, it is easy to ob tain those 30- and 40-page editions printed in Chicago and Milwaukee, and fine papers they are, too, with their full-page pictures, bathing beauties, pin-up girls and six-column stories. But I am sincere in saying I wouldn’t trade one issue of The Enterprise for a whole train load of big city newspapers. Why? Well, it’s mostly because 1 can read The Enterprise from top to bottom, front to back ,and every line is about some one I know. A copy of The Enterprise is the next best thing to being home. Thanks again.’ Sometimes I’ll pick up a Chicago paper and read of a chorus girl get ting a divorce, or of a laundry strike, or of a stfeet car crash, and this news means little to me. But when I read your paper I think a bout Edwin Holding receiving a hound dog from his wife as a Christ mas present and I recollect how many times he and I went fox hunt ing together and I chuckle to myself. Or I may think of my brother Ralph and Hewett going to town Christmas morning after aspirns to relieve their hrarl aril and l gsm ' •. *; well what they must have done the night before. “1 like to read the letters in the paper from other local boys in the service, at home or overseas. My brother, Fred, and many more local fellows on the other side of the world are doing what they can to end the war quickly. The boys on this side are just as anxious to do their part. “I hear Wall Street is laying three to two that Germany will be beaten in 1944. I don’t know how the peo ple in Martin County are betting, but here is a tip. When the old 76th Division goes into action you can bet ten to one that the enemy won’t with this outfit. I have been assign ed to a heavy weapon company and am getting along fine wtih the of ficers and men. “Camp McCoy is one of the most modern and beautiful posts • th nation, and it lias a large number of sturdy buildings, including sev eral churches. Most of the fellows here attend church services although some do not go as often, perhaps, as they should. All in all, the Army Chaplains are doing a swell job of looking after the men ^ scuba The j comfort. Wt have been issu. .1 rrianjr | types of winter clothing to kin pitftfc’i warm and dry in Wisconsin weath- ’ er. Whenever we need new equip ment, the Quartermaster requests and dlivers it. We have had only a little snow up here this season. It is said that we will get that too, when the Quartermaster orders it. “Our Christmas dinner was “fair’’. We had only turkey, potatoes, dress (Continued on page six) Waives Hearing In Hit-And-Run Case John T. Hyman, Bertie County colored man, waived a hearing last Friday evening in the case charging him with drunken and hit-and-run driving. He was continued under bond in the sum of $500. Hyman admittedly ran down and painfully injured Marshall Scott, colored boy, on West Main Street here on the night of December 30. His case will be heard in the super ior court next March. TOWN - FARM IN WARTIME (A weekly news digest from the i„ i press section of the OWI news bureau) New Food Pi ice Adjustments To allow food processors upward adjustments of their maximum prices because of wage increases, the Of fice of Price Administration has amended food regulations covering canned fruits and vegetables, frozen fruits, berries and vegetables, pre serves, jams, jellies, pickles, pickled products and apple products. OPA estimated that increases at retail will run not more than one cent a can or, in the case of frozen fruits, one cent a pound. There will be no in creases in prices civilians pay for tomatoes, peas, snap beans, com, peaches and pears. Tightens Rationing Regulations As a further move to stamp out the black market in gasoline, OPA has ruled that any local board or special hearing officer, after a prop er hearing and a finding that the tire >r gasoline regulations have been violated, may not only revoke a gas 'tine ration, but also may prohibit the use of gasoline in the violator’s possession which was obtained as pai l of the ration. Civilian Meat Supply About two-thirds (67 per cent) of the United States supplies of meat available for all needs in i944 has been allocated to U. S. civilians, ac cording to the War Food Administra tion. This allocation will allow about the same per capita civilian meat consumption in 1944 as in 1943. On i dressed weight basis, it is equiva lent to approximately 132 pounds per capita for the year compared with Ihi' pre-war 1935-39 average of about 126 pounds. I’ork and lieans Released About 440,000 cases (approximate ly 20 million pounds) of canned pork and beans will be released to civil ian consumers within the next few weeks. More Tea For Civilians About 76 million pounds of tea will be available to civilian consum ers in 1944—wartime limitations on shipping space permitting. This is about 16 million pounds more than civilians got in 1943. Native Of County Dies In Beaufort Mrs. Noclia Wynne Cowen, a na 1ive of this county, died at her home in Runyan, near Washington, last Sunday following an illness of about nine weeks’ duration. Alighting from a bus about two months ago, Mrs. Cowen fell and broke her hip. She was in a Washington hospital for about eight weeks and was removed to her home about a week ago. At that time she was thought to be im proving lvpidly and was able to sit up most (jf the time. Heart trouble ii'.-idopi-d and the. end came unex a (esult. Mrs. Cowen was born on "flic old Wary Cherry farm near Williamston >1 years ago, the daughter of the late 3ynum and Adelaide Nicholson Wynne. In early womanhood she vns married to Charlie Cowen and continued to live in and around Wil iamston for a number of years. The ’amily lived in Washington County i short time, and moved to Beaufort leveral years ago. She was a mem jer of the local Baptist Church since hildhood. Besides her husband she leaves me son, Charles Cowen, Jr., and four laughters, Mrs. J. A. Suggs, of jreenville, Mrs Tommie Herring, of ,uGrange; Mis. Elmer Styroii. of ^Tymuutii, 'anTW dafordTS£5Kr if Greenville. Funeral services were conducted at the home of her niece, Mrs. Lu cille Barnhill on North Haughton Street here yesterday afternoon at 3 PTCiv ck by n' B. T. Hurley, pastor of the local Methodist church. In terment was in the Woodlawn Cem m. •»hog re bels wf-jc v^ry-feMK-y. , • • fUM**"*.. -V'V USM* ■ * ly oaring e.e urs hall «i See week. Butcher hogs received at midwestern markets was report ed at approximately one-half million head, the heaviest re ceipts in modern history of hog marketing. Market operators sent out appeals by radio urging producers to withhold looking until the markets could be clear ed. Holdovers in most markets were heavy, numbering from 12, 000 to 22,000 head at Chicago. Under pressure of such numbers prices on all but 200 to 300 pounds, the support weight, broke sharply. Local markets reported con tinued heavy receipts. Prices on good and choice 200 to 300 pound weights remained unchanged, some other weights declined somewhat. Tops for good and choice are as follows: 13.55 in Kocky Mount and Smilhfield; 13.45 in Clinton, Fayetteville arid Lumberton; and 13.30 in Florence and Whiteviile. One Hundred And Twelve County Farm Draft Registrants Declared Non-Essential By Draft Officials Snow and Sleet Storm Ties Up Transportation In This Area \ <t>-— A heavy snow and sleet storm struck this area late last Saturday and literally paralyzed the transpor tation system in this section. While some minor damage resulted to prop erty, the storm delivered its heavy blow against transportation, elimi nating most bus schedules from late Saturday until almost noon today. Possibly fifty or more travelers were stranded here over the week-end, the influx of unexpected visitors ov erflowing the hotel and rooming houses and leaving a few to take ref uge all night in the bus and police stations. Gradually the transportation sys tem regained a normal operating schedule, and by noon today all lines were back in operation. One line suspended activities late Saturday and did not resume operations until about noon today. Another line op erated spotted schedules during the middle of the day yesterday, while Forty-two Tires Are Allotted In County By Rationing Board '-» — No Truck Tires Are Included In Rations Allowed Last Friday Night -• Forty-two tires wore allotted to motor vehicle owners and operators in this county last Friday night, the issuance being the smallest made during recent weeks. No truck tires were released. Grade I tires and tubes for cars and pick-up trucks were issued to the following: 1). V. Clayton, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Jesse Rogers, Williamston, one 'ire and one tube. P. T. Wynne, Williamston, one tire and one tube. S. Clayton Cowin, RFD 2, William ston, one tire and one tube. 1 John L. Goff, Williamston, one tube. William M. Jones, RFD 1, Hobgood, two tires and two tubes. M. E. Rogers, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Grade III tires and tubes were ra tioned as follows: Chas. Platt, Williamston, one tire. W. T. Andrews, RFD 1, Roberson ville, one tire. Mrs. Jos. W. Bailey, Everetts, two ^ires. . — ■ ■ ' Matthew 'lies, RED 2, V/.<r.:-<■ ton, one tire. E. W. Modlin, Jamesville, two tires Alice Forrest, Hassell, one tire. J. H. Cuilipher, RFD 3, Williams ton, one tire. J. T. Heath, RFD 1, Williamston, one tire. John Henry Manning, RFD 1, Hob good, two tires. E. E. Bowen, RFD 1, Jamesville, two tires. Ernest Lawrence, RFD 1, Oak City, two tires. G. T. Adams, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire. P. P. Holliday, RFD 3, Williams ton, tv.'o tires. ,w,vl' -'■l| ■.jJrt » -S, Sxp si. tires. Haywood Lawrence, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire. Henry Edmondson, RFD 1, Hob good, one tire. L. R Hale, RFD 1, Palmyra, one tire. J. W. Perkins, Robersonville, one tire. Grover C. Lilley, RFD 1, Jamesville two tires and one tube. B. C. Chesson, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. Arthur Rogers, RFD 2, Williams ton, one tire and one tube. Elmer N. Modlin, RFD 1, James ■: If i?X' wnw j City, one tire unu one .. Claude Parker, Robersonville, two tires and two tubes. Chas. R. Gray, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. One tractor tire was rationed to Roy Edmuiidsun, Oak City. During recent weeks, the number of applications for tires has reflected a slight decrease. Hearing Postponed Here In Manalaughter Caae A preliminary hearing scheduled here last evening in the case formal ly charging James Garland Rogers with manslaughter, was postponed on account of the defendant’s illness. No definite date has been set for the hearing. Rogers was driving the car in which Herbert Harrison was fatally injured when the machine was j wrecked on the Washington High way near Williamston on Sunday, January 2. i third line maintained its regular runs but considerably behind sched ule. Quite a few of the stranded travel ers moved out in private conveyances me report stating that nine crowd 'd into one automobile to make con lcction with a train schedule at 4ocky Mount Monday. The last of he stranded travelers left here at toon today after a three-day stay icre. Mail schedules were maintained :or the most part, but the operator if the line from Norfolk to Wilson vas idle Sunday. About two inches of snow fell here Saturday, followed by rain and sleet hat left the highways slippery and eally dangerous for travel. A bus •ompany spokesman said today that ieveral schedules would have been naintained but for “run-down equip nent” and drivers of limited exper ence. QUOTA i2 Martin County people are be ing asked to raise $547.00 in sup port of the campaign against in fantile paralysis. Chairman L. B. Wynne announced this week. The drive is to get underway in this county on Monday of next week, and it is believed the quo ta will be subscribed with some to spare. Under the chairmanship of Iverson Skinner, the county raised a total of $057.45 last year for the infantile paralysis drive. Mrs. Emma Taylor Dies At Her Home In County Sunday -* Funeral Services Are Held Monday for Prominent lleHident -$ Mrs. Emma Leo Savagi' Taylor, widow of Moyc P. Taylor and prom inent county citizen, died at her home in Poplar Point Township last Sun day afternoon at 1:15 o’clock follow ing an illness of short duration. Pneumonia and heart trouble were given as the immediate causes of her death. The daughter of the late L. T. and Martha E. Savage, Mrs. Taylor was born in Halifax C««n!-y on July 19, 1 ir v.as nia! . Mr lavlor on February 24, 1897, a.id moved to this county where she had since made her home except for fairly frequent but short visits with relatives. A de voted mother and a thoughtful neigh bor and friend to everyone, Mrs. Taylor was held in high esteem by al! who knew her She found peace and contentment in the minor duties she so readily accepted and handled in her home, devoting her time and thoughts freely in the service of her family and her friends. Her walk through life was not pretentious, hut was marked by its goodness and lov able character. She was a valued friend, her goodness and gracious * - U i ll,1 were in need or distress. She is survived by two sons, L. G. Taylor, of the home, and B. B. Tay lor, of Hamilton ,and a sister, Mrs. Fannie Savage, of Speed, and a brother, Mr. H. T. Savage, of Snow Hill, and four grandchildren, Misses Ellen and Emma Lou Taylor, stu dents at WCUNC, Greensboro, and Janie Moye and Mary Ann Taylor. Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock by Elders B. S. Cowin and Wm. E. Grimes. Burial was in die family cemetery near the home. "3 A A'aiiiroi’HlTwr* * - ' fftfcfciMrgSMtanr <*: , , „ , , m* Met Obligations -■ • ■■■ The farmers woo have borrowed money from the Farm Security Ad ministration to purchase their farms have shown that they appreciate an opportunity by the fact that they have made such liberal repayments for the year 1943. There were 3(1 due payments in 1943, and according to the 40 year repayment plan they should have paid $8,212.00, but, in stead, they have actually paid $32, 204.00. or 392 per cent. The farmers who borrowed mon ey to operate their farms, also have shown their appreciation, $80,100.00 came due December 31, 1943, and on that date $79,498.94 had been paid in, making a collection of 99.2 per ceni. The other eight-tenths of one per cent is now past due, however some of that will be paid before the end of the grace period, March 31, and some of it will likely go delin quent for another year.—Reported. 1-A Classifications Are Now Pending In 80 Other Cases —•— Production Records Do Not Come Up To Requirements Draft Officials Declare -♦ One hundred and twelve Martin County farmers holding 2-C and 3-C draft classifications have been ruled non-essential following a review of production records for 1343. In re leasing the list of non-essential lists this week, draft board representa tives stated that eight other cases are pending, that that many farm registrants had not filed production records and that action pointing to 1-A classifications is pending. Very little comment could be had in connection with the recent action declaring 112 county farm registrants non-essential. The cases were re viewed carefully and when the rec ords showed that a registrant had not measured up to expectations, he was simply placed in the 1-A classi fication, meaning that he is now sub ject to call, possibly within the near future. Of the 112 registrants ruled non essential, fifty-seven are white and forty-six are married, quite a few of them being fathers. The list of farmers declared es sential to the war effort will bo re leased within the next few days. The list of registrants ruled non-essen tial to the war program is released by the draft board as follows: Daniel W. James, c, RFD 1, James ville. Cortez Hopkins, w, RFD 1, James ville. Thomas J. Boston, c, RFD 1, James ville. Garland Gar Gardner, w, RFD 1, Jamesville. Linwood W. Rhodes, c, RFD 1, Jamesville. Edgar I). Brown, w, RFD 1, James ville. Wilbert David Keys, c, RFD 1, Jamesville. Raleigh Hopkins, c, RFD 1, James ville. Leslie Elbert Godard, w, James ville. Noah Saunders Roberson, w, RFD I, Williamston. James Roy Moore, c, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Sam Brooks, c, RFD 1, Williams ton. Willie E. Revels, w, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Wm. Henry Dempsey, c, RFD 1, Williamston. Henry $. Griffin, w, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Jerry Gorham, c, RFD 5, William stem. .... Levi Warren Rogers, c, RFD 2, Williamston. J. Alton Harris, w, RFD 2, Wil liamston. Win. Leroy Hadley, w, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Lester G. Ward, w, RFD 2, Wil liamston . Mac Augustus Lee, c, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Haywood Johnson, c, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Arthur Roy Rogers, c, RFD 2, Wil liamston. S. J. Ward, w, RFD 2, Williamston. Henry Godard, c, RFD 2, William ‘“‘Jl.fn, ivr“R*g&1V7G", *■ "* ersonville. James Russell Cherry, w, RFD 2, Williamston. William Luther Jones, w, William ston. Columbus Brown, c, RFD 2, Wil liamston. James Wesley Chesson, w, RFD 3, Williamston. Robert Brown. Jr., c, Williamston. James Warren Jones, w, William (Continued on page six) Mrs. Jackson Badly • — Mrs. Bettie Gray Jackson suffer ed severe burns when her clothing caught fire at her home near James ville early yesterday morning. Re moved to the local hospital in a Biggs ambulance a short time later, she responded well to treatment and was reported to be getting along very well today. If no complications de velop, it is thought that she will be able to return home in about a week. Mrs. Jackson was working in her kitchen and in some way the back of her dress caught fire while she was standing near the stove. Not knowing that her clothing was burning, Mrs. Jackson started into the yard and when she discovered her clothing was on fire she fell to the ground in the snow. Mr. Jackson smothered the flames w.th his coat, and tore the burning clothes from her body but not until she had suffered first and second degree burns on about one fifth of her body. Her legs, hips and hands were badly burned.
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