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VOLUME XLVII—NUMBE
William si on. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 28, 1944.
ESTABLISHED 1899
Farmers Name Their
Tmuour
Meetings Last Week
' l ri:;p. M sirtin Are
Elected to County AAA
Committee Siturday
Meeting at various points through
out the county this week, Martin
County farmers named their Triple
A community committees for the
coming year and named delegates to
a county meeting held here last Sat
urday for the election of a coun
ty committee. Only 213 out of a pos
sible 2,000 farmers participated in
the elections and for the most part
the voting was without interest.
Bear Grass held a “hot” election, on
Wednesday night, according to re
ports, but the results were accepted
and harmony continues to reign. A
few changes were made in the com
mittes, but for the most part the
personnel was re-elected, the new
set-up including a veteran of World
War II.
Meeting in the agricultural build
ing Saturday, the county delegates
elected Jesse F. Crisp, chairman;
Geo. C. Griffin, vice chairman; C ;
C Martin, member; H. H. Roberson,
first alternate, and D. R. Edmond
son, second alternate. Mr. Crisp suc
ceeds himself as chairman, and the
alternates succeed themselves. Mr.
Griffin is succeeding J. R. Winslow,
and Mr. Martin succeeds C. G. Gur
kin.
Below are the committee appoint
ments, the name of the community
chairman appearing first, that of the
vice chairman appearing second, reg
ular member next, first alternate
next, and second alternate next in
line. The last name in each group is
that of the delegate to the county
meeting.
Jamesville No. 2: C. G. Gurkin, El
mer Modlin, Leo Gardner, Joe Mar
tin, Wilmer Ange and C. G. Gurkin.
Jamesville No. 1: H. A. Sexton,
Carl Griffin, Howard Hardison, Clar
ence Barber, H. L. Gardner and C.
C. Martin.
Williams: C. L. Daniel, R. J. Har
dison, Walter Gardner, L. J. Hardi
son, O. S. Green and C. L. Daniel.
Griffins: Geo. C. Gnffin, Asa J.
Hardison, L. H. Roberson, W. T. Rob
erson, S. E. Manning and Geo C.
Griffin.
Bear Grass: H. Gomer Harrison,
II. U. Peel, T. L. Roberson, Ralph
Mobley, E. C. Harrison and H. G.
Harrison.
Williamston-Poplar Point: Fred
Taylor, Mayo Hardison, J. W. Gur
kin, N. D. Griffin, Ben H. James and
S. C. Griffin.
Cross Roads: Willie Ausbon, Gar
land Forbes, J. F. Bailey, H. L. Roe
(Continued on page six)
Mrs. Alexander Died
In County On Friday
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Mrs. Pattie Kiester Alexander, 63,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs C. B, Avers near Williamston
at 6:30 o’clock last Friday night af
ter a week of critical illness Funer
al services were conducted from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ayers,
at 2:30 Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
J. M. Perry, Robersonville minister,
and burial was in the Strickland
Cemetery in Pitt County.
Mrs. Alexander was born and
reared in Bell Arthur, and was first
married to Mr. Jesse Fulford of Pitt
County. She lived in Bell Arthur un
til 1913, and then she moved to Mar
tin County. After Mr. Fulford’s death
in 1922, she was later married to
Frank Alexander of Martin County,
who died in 1932. She was a member
of the Eighth btreet Christian Church
of Greenville. For the past two
years she had been living in Green
ville at 519 Greene Street.
Surviving are three sons: Jennis
and Richard Fulford of Norfolk, Va.,
and T/Sgt. Jesse Fulford of the U.
S. Army, now overseas; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Saliie Ayers and Mrs.
Ethel Leggett, of near Williamston;
and Mrs. Louise Raynor of near Oak
City; 18 grandchildren; two broth
ers, E. S. and Richard Strickland, of
Bell Arthur; and one sister, Mrs.!
Jerry R. Nichols, of Bell Arthur.
County Young Man
Seriously Wounded
Reported seriously ill in a hospi
tal in New Guinea a short time ago,
Pvt. James E. Moore was “serious
ly wounded in action on Leyte” in
the Philippines last October 28, his
mother, Mrs. Lula A. Gardner, was
advised in a second telegram just
received here. The nature of his
wounds and other details were not
given, but it was stated that the 32
year-old county man was making
normal improvement.
The first message stated that he
was in the hospital and that he was
receiving the best possible attention.
Pvt. Moore, son of Mrs. Gardner
and the late Claude Moore, had been
in foreign service about two years,
leaving this country snortly after he
was inducted into tne Army.
He is the first man from this coun
ty to have been reported wounded
in the Leyte campaign.
Over Four Thousand Register
TffmtlJWP'Rdl thus 1 n Loiimy
^mi in tnS^Rintyfar liquor
;<-:; .;m ai/>c« Ji« /«■*■* o# JV»i««.WPfeMi.
according to reports coming from
the registration centers in William
ston and Robersonville last yester
day. It was pointed out that the reg
istration so far is running consider
ably behind the sign-up a year ago
when over 6,000 signed and paid for
tin coupon books.
Following a long period of little
activity, the local registration cen
ter yesterday had its greatest rush
of the month when over 300 people
lim'd up for their rations, the day’s
business pushing the total to slight
ly over 3,000. No official report
could be had immediately from the
registration center in Robersonville,
but the total there will approximate
1,500, it was estimated. About a
week ago, the registration in Rober
sonville stood at about 800, and since
that time the applicants have been
reporting in increasing numbers.
One of the registrars said yester
supd here and that not r single rom
■-&*&*}*i. £'he- «pph
cants waited in line for their turn,
paid their 25-eent registration fee.
and smiled one of those broad .smiles
when they received their little cou
pon books. Some complaints were
heard, but they came from those
who were denied books because they
had been convicted in the courts for
alleged crime violations of one kind
cr another. The ineligible numbered
some over 200, it was estimated.
At the registration center here,
possibly 60 per cent or more of the
registrants were women, and most
of the women were colored. Of the
remaining forty per cent, possibly
slightly more than half were color
ed men.
The big registration is now on,
and it is believed that some will miss
the ration list between now and
Thursday afternoon of this week
when the registration closes at five
o'clock until after January 1.
4E’ Bond Drive Third
Completed In County
\ PURPLE HEART )
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The Purplq Heart award,
earned by Cpl. Roger "Kitty”
Riddick, was received by the
young man's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Riddick, in Everetts
last week-end. The Purple Heart
was awarded for wounds receiv
ed by the young man in France
on September 10th.
In a hospital somewhere in
England, Cpl. Riddick met Jer
ry Langley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carlyle Langley, a short time
ago. Young Riddick, in a letter
to his parents, declared they had
a great time talking about
home.
Almost recovered from kis
wounds, Cpl. Riddick is expect
ing to be returned to his com
pany some time in early De
cember.
Large Number Tires
Allotted In County
One hundred and twenty-two tires
ninety-six for passenger cars and
twenty-six for light trucks—were re
leased by the Martin County War
Price and Rationing Board last Fri
day night.
Grade I tires were issued to the
following:
Fenner Respass, F. L. Haislip, J. C.
Rawls, Jr., J. L. Whitfield, David
Gurganus, William S. Powell, Mary
Slade, Nat G. Ellis, W. R. Banks,
Lester Cherry, H. W. Modiin, John
A. Ward, Jr., Archie Mobley, Ace
Tom Taylor, M. E. Hyman, Howard
H. Hopkins, P. M. Holliday, Opheus
Bailey, Mrs. Ada Roebuck, Mervin
A Bonds, June Bland, Mrs. Lydia
Gurkin, W. K. Ward, M. L. Wynne,
E. H. Manning, F. S. Scott, W. S. Leg
gett, Mrs. W. S. Mallory, Willie
Spruill, Brasco Knox, R. M. Taylor,
Willie Jones, J. B. Biggs, Claud Sim
mons, Namon Whitaker, Tom Cran
dell, Robert Leggett, S. T. Everett,
J. L. Mobley, Walter Bailey, W. F.
Coltrain, Harrison Land, Harry
Jones, H. O. Gurganus, D. B. Mob
ley, E. L. Glover, Simon Rogers, W.
S. Mobley, W. J. Hardison, Mrs. Nora
Downs, F. C. Williams, R. R. Tur
ner, Ida O. Roberts, E. R. Turner,
Mrs. Edmond Harris, E. R. Turner,
Harry Williams, William Fields, R.
A. Critcher, Mayo Moore, S. T.
Wynne, William H. Whitfield, R. A.
Roebuck, Mrs. Guy Napier, J. E.
Stroud, Elbert Rawls, L. H. Mat
thews, A. W. VanNortwick, R. Sher
rod Corey, Henry C. Green, C. C.
Hollis, T. A. Weaver, Frank Weaver,
Robert R. Barnhill, Aubrey Gurgan
us, W. V. Ormond, Ernest Jenkins,
Lee R, White, Jim Corey, Charlie
Bradley, Ben A. Jones, Willie Wil
liams, J. C. Norris.
Small truck tires were released
to the following:
Farmville-Woodward Lumber Co.,
John David Williams, John W. Cor
ey, William F. Crawford, Archie La
tham, Luther M. Cratt, C O. Ed
wards, Nathan E. Roberson, R. L.
Pierce, C. W. Gurkin, William Per
kins, L. B. Cherry, Jasper C. Griffin,
G. D. Grimes, Jr., M. T. Gardner.
ROUND-UP 1
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There was little activity on
the local crime front last week
end, officers stating that no ar
rests were made after Friday.
One of those arrested Friday was
Joseph Powell, colored, who was
AWOL. He was picked up by
military police and returned to
his station.
One person was arrested for
being drunk and disorderly and
another was detained for drunk
en driving.
One Township Over
The Top; Williams
Is In Sight Of Quota
Bond Pirture Not So Bright
in Williamston and Oohh
Hoads Townships
After getting off to a fairly good
start the first few days, the Sixth
War Bond Drive really zoomed up
ward the latter part of last week
and early this week when eight of
the ten townships made very encour
aging reports. Tire sale of “E” bonds
jumped from $37,481.25 last Friday
to $85,405.50 late yesterday. Approx
imately 35 per cent of the “E' bond
quota has been raised, and it is fair
ly apparent that the goal will be
reached and passed if the good peo
ple of this county do not lie down
on the job.
Taking the lead early in the drive,
Jamesville Township citizens, head
ed by Chas. Davenport, have not
slackened their pace in the “E” bond
drive. After passing their quota by
nearly $1,000 in the first days of the
drive, the people there added anoth
er $4,500 to their total during the
past few days. If Jamesville can do
it, every last one of the other town
ships can do it. The latest repoit re
leased by County Chairman H A
Bowen clearly indicates that most of
the townships in the county are well
advanced in meeting the challenge.
Williams is in sight of its goal. Grif
fins has more than a third of its
quota. Bear Grass, holding a rally
last week, subscribed its quota, but
the cash transactions have not yet
been completed. But the subscrip
tion jumped from zero last Friday
to $3,375.00, and that is a good rec
ord when starting fiom scratch. The
“E” bond picture in Williamston and
Cross Roads is not so bright. Wil
liamston is far below the average,
and Cross Roads has just scratched.
Robersonville is almost to the half
way mark and is leading the county
with the largest sales total. Poplar
Point is one-fourth complete. Ham
ilton is a little above the average,
and Goose Nest, a district that or
dinarily reports late, is already more
than half way
So far, a total of $85,405.50 or
about 35 per cent of the $245,000 quo
ta has been invested in “E” bonds
by all the townships combined ex
clusive of negotiable bonds sales.
Some over $40,000 in negotiates
were sold in Williamston this week,
boosting the total sales to $125,905.50.
The over-all quota for the county is
$700,000. The sale of negotiates is
expected to get underway on a big
scale on and after December 1.
It has been suggested that the “E”
bond sales will be popular for Christ
mas presents, that the sales are ex
pected to show a marked increase
(Continued on page six)
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Outing on Roanoke
| Thirty-five local Boy Scouts had
; a great time last Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday when they “roughed”
■ it at ine Owl’s Club on the Roanoke
! River.
Despite a threatened ration short
age the last day, the youths, direct
ed by Scout Leaders Joe Huske, Ben
Courtney and H. F. McKnight, great
ly enjoyed the three-day outing. The
ration shortage was alleviated when
the boys demanded a change in the
kitchen personnel. It was complain
ed that the cooks were big eaters,
that by making the last-minute
change, no one went hungry.
The Scouts had planned to camp
on the Pamlico, but the quarters
there had beer closed
! Asking Citizens Of
•THMffflW> To Tf;i
^Co%trol Inflation
Ple<($;&# QeUvert'd Jo iNm/Arp
Of Groeers in County
This Week
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In a special plea issued on a na
tion-wide basis a few days ago, the
government earnestly urged all Mar
tin County people to renew their ef
forts in the fight against inflation.
Briefly stated, we are being asked
to help in the Grocer-Consumer An
ti-Inflation Campaign “by frank and
friendly adherence to our ceiling
price program."
Pledges and posters have been de
livered to many of the grocery stores
during the past few days. These
pledges show that the merchant is
interested in inflation control, that
he is willing and is trying to do his
part in holding down prices. Most of
the stores, a check shows, have sign
ed the pledges and posted them in
their stores.
“Grocers are carrying out the new
posting methods as part of their con
tribution to the success of the cur
rent campaign. «It is another demon
stration of the grocer’s adherence
to legal ceiling prices. Ilis custom
er has a responsibility, too—to make
use of the lists :n order to satisfy
herself that the prices she pays are
within the legal limits.
"Together, grocers and their cus
tomers can probably do more than
any other groups in the country to
restrain runaway prices, because the
average family spends more for food
than for any other essential—about
40 cents out of every dollar."
In the inflation period after the
first World War, sugar was 27 cents
a pound, lard 42 cents, and coffee 49
cents, and eggs 92 cents a dozen. A
repetition of such sky-rocketing
prices is what the Government is
now trying to prevent. The only
way it can be prevented is by the
public’s undertaking to make price
control effective.
Superior Court In
Second Week Here
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Open rig the second period of a
two weeks term here yesterday, the
Martin' County Superior Court,
handling civil cases only, spent a
greater part of the day hearing the
evidence in the Stevenson will case.
Arguments to the jury and the
charge to the jury by Judge Jeff
Johnson are likely to take up much
of the court’s time today and few
other cases will hardly be called.
Adjournment for the term is not to
be expected before Thursday.
In the will case, four of the young
er children of the late Mrs. Mary
Stevenson were awarded all the
property. Six of the older children
filed a caveat, and are asking that
the paper be set aside, claiming a
lack of mental capacity and undue
influence. The estate is reportedly
worth $15,000.
No judgment had been entered in
the minutes early today, but it was
reported that the $20,000 damage
suit brought by Luther Pilgreen, ad
ministrator of James Garland Pil
green, against S. A. Wulluce and
Charlie Spruill, had been settled out
of court, the plaintiff receiving $2,
400. James Garland Pilgreen, young
white boy, was killed in an auto
truck accident near Stokes early this
year.
Accidentally Shoots
Himself In The Leg
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Henry Jones, proprietor of Mick
ey’s Inn, about two miles west of
Williamston on U. S. Highway 64,
was painfully but not seriously shot
when a bullet was accidentally fired
from a .38 calibre pistol in his place
of business about 9 o’clock last eve
ning,
Jones, about 48 years of age, was
reaching for a paper bag on a shelf
back of the counter and accidentally
knocked the weapon to the floor. The
pistol was caused to fire when it
struck the floor, the buliet going in
to and lodging in the man’s left
thigh. He told patrons in the fill
ing station that he had been shot and
they reached him just in time to
keep him from falling to the floor.
Removed to the local hospital, Jones
was reported to be getting along
very well today.
AIR MEDAL
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The Air Medal, earned by S/
Sgt. R. J. Hardison for a “dar
ing act,” the nature of which has
not been disclosed, was present
ed to the young man’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hardison, here
yesterday morning by an Army
lieutenant whose name could
not he learned.
Young Hardison was shot
down in a raid over Austria last
May 10. He was reported miss
ing on May 28, and on June 26
he was reported a prisoner of
war of the Germans. The last di
rect communication from the
young man was written to his
parents early in July.
Tobacco Market Closing Most
Successful
ea r i
j Last. June, a tobacco warehouse
, •; , tvm*
hn!^Tmrma'ffmtobacTo crop at that
time was the poorest possibly on rec
ord, some farmers actually offering
to sell out for the exact cost of the
fertilizer buried in the ground. There
were no buyers, and actually some
said they would not give 25 cents
an acre in some instances. The rains
came later and changed the picture.
Possibly some crops did not recov
er, but as a whole this county pro
duced a great crop. The farmers
could not plant all their allotment,
but for the acreage they did plant,
they harvested the most and receiv
ed the greatest amount of money
ever known.
Despite the early gloomy outlook
for a crop, the Williamston market
is closing at the end of sales on
Thursday of this week the most suc
cessful season in its history. Com
'fX*£
Ul this morning" were 10,266,826
pounds and the income was $4,594 -
822.05, according to reliable reports.
Tbi' average for the season to date
is right at $43.50.
Fairly large sales, considering the
lateness of the season, were report
ed during the few days before the
Thanksgiving holidays, and yester
day the market sold 38,394 pounds
for $14,210.91. The offerings were
of an inferior type for the most part,
and the price average—about 37
cents—was the lowest of the season.
Possibly the price trend is down
ward, but for the season as a whole
prices have been maintained on an
even keel.
Warehouse ownership has chang
ed here in recent weeks, and it is
rumored that plans are being con
sidered for the construction of an
other house.
Monk Critcher Shoots
Down Six Jap Planes
ACE <WITCHER
S
With seven planes, six certain
and one almost certain, to his
credit, Burras A. (Monk) Critch
er, Jr., is leading the way for
this part of the State as an ace
in the Navy Air Corps.
French Reported To
Have Crossed Rhine
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According to unofficial reports
coming from the Western Fiont this
morning, the French have crossed
the Klime at one point three mill's
north of Strasbourg. The feat is
still secondary to the bitter strug
gle still i-agoing without letup in the
area west of Cologne where the
American and British are still main
taining a powerful offensive in an
effort to reach the open plains before
Cologne.
The weather is exacting its toll,
but despite that the current drive
is still recognized as an all-out at
tempt to crush the German might
and determine the end of the war
before long, possibly by Christmas
or the• first of the year.
The American Ninth Ai my has
broken through the enemy’s Roer
River defense line and are driving
on Julich after taking four other
towns in that area, including Weis
weiler. Farther to the South and east
of Metz, the U. S. Third Army is roll
ing the enemy buck toward the Saar.
The air fight over Germany readi
ed a new high this week when the
Allies, shooting down 200 planes,
scored an eight-to-one victory.
The Russians in Hungary are bog
ged down in snow, but they have
about reduced the bulge in their long
Eastern Front
Over in the Philippine area, the
Americans are still sending Jap
ships to liie bottom in great numbers.
Fighting on Leyte is almost bogged
down in torrential rains, leaving the
two recent raids on Tokyo to hold
the spotlight in the big news com
ing from that area in the past few
days.
Allied merchant ship losses since
1939 have been placed at 5,758, in
cluding 750 American freighters.
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Firemen Called To Home
Near Here Foul Saturday
Starting from a spark, fire badly
\ damaged the roof and threatened a
Marge two-story tenant house on the
W. T Ross farm just off the Wash
ington Highway, a little over a mile
j from here last Saturday about 1:30
I o’clock.
Neighbors saw the fire and sever
al persons were making a noble ef
fort to put the fire out when the
town’s fire-fighting apparatus reach
id there. The fire, while confined
to the loom, was making right much
headway hut it was hi ought under
! control. Damage to the house was
roughly estimated at $200.
Seventh Bomber Is
Believed To Have
Crashed In Ocean
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Driving a Ilrllrat Fighter, Id>
ml Hoy Accounts for Four
Pianos Off Fry to
Martin County men have budded
a noble record in one war after an
other, and it is with difficulty to cite
the leading accomplishments, but
on the best information available,
Burras A. Critcher, Jr , Williamston
boy, is out in front for the present,
;tl least. One citation after another
has been entered in recent months
and the young man has a glorious
record. According h, the latest in
formation received here, the daring
young man has shot down six Jap
planes, and damaged another so
badly that it is believed to have
crashed into the sea. The exact meas
ure of four enemy pilots was taken
by Ensign Critcher in the Battle of
the Philippines in late October, the
young man going into the third day
of the big fight with the guns of his
fighter trained against an enemy car
rier.
The young man, volunteering for
service in the Navy Air Corps, pass
id the rigorous training require
ments and went west with thous
ands of other young men. His fight
ing group, known as Fighting It) and
based aboard a big Essex class car
rier in Mifscher’s vaunted Fast Cai
rier Task Force, is just what the
name implies. A report from the
Navy states that the Fighting l!i shot
down fifty-three Jap planes at a cost
of one Hellcat pilot.
Ensign Critcher attracted unusual
notice first hack on August 4 of this
year when he went to an American
submarine in distress off an island
of the Kazan Group and sent the
etidmy's attacking plane spinning
into the sea. 11c was awarded the
Air Medal at that time along with
a Presidential citation.
Just a short time later on Sep
tember ID, in the Philippine area he
shot down liib second plane and so
badly damaged another that it is be
lieved to have crashed into the sea.
Accompanied by a second Presiden
tial citation, a gold star was pre
sented the young man in lieu of the
second air medal.
And then came the big sea, air
and land battle for Leyte in the Phil
ippines. It is believed th;it Admiral
Mitscher's men were assigned the
third wing of the Jap fleet moving
from Formosa. Ensign Critcher went
into action on October 23 and knock
ed out two enemy aircraft, boosting
his known total to five. The very
next day he was back in the air and
knocked out two more for a grand
total of seven. Possibly a feat even
more daring was entered in the rec
ords the third day of that great fight,
his accomplishments earning for him
(Continued on page six)
f NO OUTDOOR LIGHTS |
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Outdoor lighting for the fast
approaching Christmas season
has again been ruled out, the
Office of War Utilities having is
sued an order recently pointing
out that the fuel situation in
most areas of the country is crit
ical and that strict conservation
is essential. Elimination of out
door Christmas lighting, it is es
timated will save enough fuel
to meet the lighting and power
requirements of a city of 50,000
or more for a year.
The Office of War Utilities is
not asking that indoor Christmas
lighting, whether in homes or
stores, be eliminated, but even
then all are urged to use discre
tion.
Williamston Native
^duue
Home In
TuuTraj U til Be Held Here
Tomorrow For Ameleck
CumphcU RoherHon
Ameleck Campbell Roberson, Wil
liamston native and retired mechan
ic, died suddenly at his home on Sta
ten Island, New Yerk, Sunday night,
the apparent victim of a heart at
tack. He had been in declining health
for several years, and suffered a
heart attack while visiting relatives
here several weeks ago. After re
ceiving treatment in the local hos
pital he was able to be up and he
went to Portsmouth to visit his
daughter, continuing a short time la
ter to his home in New York where
he was believed to be getting along
very well until he was stricken a
short time before the end.
The sun of the late John H. and
Mary Etta Williams Roberson, he
was born in Williamston 62 years
ego. .11 early manhood he was mar
ried to Miss Lucy Frye, and later
moved to Edenton where they made
their home for ten or twelve years
before locating in Drivers, Va.,
where he was mechanical superinten
dent for a large plantation. Ill health
forced his retirement several years
ago and he with Mrs. Roberson went
to New York to make their home.
Yearning for his old home and
friends, he returned to Williamston
some months ago for a long visit in
the home of his sister, Mrs. T. C.
Cooke. He apparently enjoyed re
calling the old times when on ac
count of his good nature the boys
would impose upon him. Not so long
ago he discussed some of the pranks
with his old friends and would laugh
heartily. Accommodating and most
congenial, he had many friends here
in his early life, but many of them
hove passed on.
Besides his sister here and widow,
he is survived by five children, two
sons, William Roberson, of the U. S.
Merchant Marine and who was call
ed for emergency duty about the
time of his father’s death, and Jer
ry Roberson of the home; three
daughters, Mrs. A. H. Lankford of
New York; Mrs W. M Alexander, of
Portsmouth, and Miss Emily Rober
son, a student at Meredith College,
Raleigh; a brother, Jos. A Rober
son, of Williamston.
The body is being shipped from
New York today and is expected
here some time tomorrow. The last
rites will be conducted by Rev. Jos.
II. Iluske, Jr., of the local Episcopal
Church, and interment will follow
m Wood lawn Cemetery here
Sale Of Christmas
Seals Is Underway
Yesterday, Christmas Seals, to fi
nance the work of the Martin Coun
ty Tuberculosis Association, were
mailed to some 500 persons through
out the county. Seals were also de
livered to all the schools in the
county, where they were put into
the hands of the children. This an
nual seal drive will be continued un
til Christmas.
Of the money received from the
sale of Christmas Seals, 75 per cent
will be used within Martin County.
Proceeds from last year’s Seal
Sale helped to equip a dark room for
X ray in the Martin County Health
Department, and helped to defray
the expense of X-rays for indigent
patients who were examined.
All business firms and as many
as possible of the residents of Wil
liamston and of the county will be
contacted by letter or by personal
solicitor during the Seal Sale drive.
Christmas Seals have become
something of a tradition in this com
munity. By buying and using Christ
mas Seals, all of us can say, “Thank
you, and keep up the good work," to
an organization which is doing an
excellent job of raising the health
standards of Martin County.
One Hurt And Four
Cars Damaged Here
—<$—
Mr Ernest Edmondson, volunteer
panel member of the Martin Coun
ty War Price and Rationing Board,
suffered the fracture of a small bone
m his leg and other bruises, and sev
eral cars were damaged on the main
street here last Friday at 7:20 p. m.,
when Paul Herman Moore, 53-year
old New Bern white man, plowed in
to three cars parked in front of the
ration board offices.
Edmondson had just gotten out of
his car and was caught betw'een two
, of the cars that were hit by Moore
who was traveling up the main thor
oughfare in a 1938 Oldsmobile and
who was driving on the wrong side
of the road. Charged with drunken
| driving, Moore and jailed and later
I released under bond in the sum of
| $200.
Damage to Board Chairman C C.
Martin's car was placed at $50, that
j to Vice Chairman Herbert Roebuck’s
car at $12.50 and Joe Gray Corey,
! panel member, had a loss of $75.
! Damage to the Moore car was esti
1 mated at about $100.