NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY
SERVICE MEN NOW READING
THE ENTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS
OF THE WORLD EACH _WEEK.
THE ENTERPRISE
NEARLY 1AM MARTIN COUNT* *
SERVICE MEN NOW READING
THE ENTEPRISE LN ALL PARTS
OF THE WORLD EACH WEEK.
V OLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 36
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May. 4, 1945.
ESTABLISHED 1899
County Bookmobile
Will Make Regular
Schedule Next Week
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New Books Added To Collee*
lion lor DislriLoliou
In Tliis County
As the bookmobile makes its
scheduled trip next week it will pay
its last visit to the schools this
term. Teachers are urged to have
all books belonging to the bookmo
bile ready to return. Students de
siring to borrow books for their
summer reading may meet the truck
at the scheduled stop in their com
munity in June. Copies of the sum
mer schedule will be available for
the pupils in each school.
Many new books are ready for
distribution this month. Their types
are as varied as a patchwork quilt.
Excluding the new mysteries, west
erns, and light romances, there are
several unique items.
There is Baker’s ’’Party Line”. No
person could give such a vivid de
scription without a background of
definite experiences. For those who
have ever listened in on a neigh
bor’s conversation, here is a charm
ing book, with Miss Elmira in con
trol of the lines.
More laughs from the Woollcotts.
This time it is Alexander’s niece,
Barbara, who gives from her pen
the home life of four unpredict
able youngsters with their lovable
Pop and their Horn who hod “so
cial sense”. “None But a Mule” is
filled with the joys and heartaches
of a happy, imaginative and quite
unorthodox family.
Those who have been reading
with Dr. A. L. Crabb have enjoyed
“Dinner at Belmont”, ai.d "Supper
at Maxwell House”. An invitation is
now extended for “Breakfast at the
Hermitage”. This is the last of
three novels on the rebuilding of
Nashville, Tenn. Most fittingly this
one is centered around “the Hermi
tage, the home Andrew Jackson
planned for his beloved wife, Ra
chel”. It is 1he love story of a boy
and girl of old Nashville.
Ira Wolfert has another book,
“America Guerilla in the Philip
pines”. This is the story as told by
Lt. Richardson who relates how a
guerilla army must operate. It is
an adventure story with much
jungle life in it. “It’s a how-to-do j
book—how to make fuel for your I
automobile out of the sap of the
palm tree; how to scrape your way
through jail bars with a can opener;
how to make field artillery out of
a brass pipe; how to court a girl in
the Philippines; how to tell time in
the jungle at night when you don’t
have a watch, etc. Most of all, it is
a story of real people.
For the history lover, Evelyn Eat- '
on has a new story of violence, love,
and sacrifice with its setting on the
island of Corsica in the middle of
the 18th century.
These are only a few of the many
books ready for circulation this
months. The old schedule of stops
will be observed.
Justice Calls Five
Cases In His Court
Justice J. L. Hassell handled five
cases in his court this week, but
three of them were out of his juris
diction and he sent the defendants
up to the county court for Judge J.
C. Smith to pass upon their guilt.
Lafayette Pearsall, D. D. Hill and
Paul Griffin, charged with an af
fray, were each fined $2.50 and re
quired to pay $5.50 costs.
James Slade was required to pay
$7.50 costs for allowing a minor to
work in a pool room.
Charged with disorderly conduct
and assault with a deadly weapon,
Noah Andrews was bound over to
the county court in $100 bond.
Ted Scott, charged with an assault
with a deadly weapon, was requir
ed to furnish bond in the sum of
$50 for his appearance in the coun
ty court next Monday.
Bud Freeman, laboring already
under a suspended sentence, was
bound over to the county court in
$50 bond for interfering with an of
ficer while in the performance of
his duty.
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Mother of Teacher j
Dies at Ayden Home
Mrs. J. R. Turnage, mother of Miss
Frances Turnage, popular teacher
in the local schools died at her
home in Ayden last Tuesday morn
ing following a critical illness of
five weeks’ duration. Mrs. Turnage,
the former Miss Eva Moseley, was
61 years of age.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home in Ayden yesterday aft
ernoon at 4 o’clock and interment
followed in the Ayden Cemetery.
Besides her daughter here and
her husband, she is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Hal W. Stafford of
Greensboro; a sister, Mrs. H. F.
Laws of Kinston and a brother,
Laurie Moseley of St. Petersburg,
Fla.
The local schools ended the daily
session earlier than usual yesterday
and many of the teachers attended
the funeral.
County Has More Farms Now
Than It Had Five Years Ago
The number of farms in Martin
County as shown by the preliminary
count of returns of the 1945 Census j
of Agriculture was 2886, as compar
ed with 2406 in 1940, and 2633 in
1935. This was announced today by
Denton W. Lupton, supervisor for
the 1945 farm census in the First
North Carolina Census District with
headquarters at Washington, N. C.
The total land in farms in Martin
County, according to the preliminary
i945 census county w^as ‘95,230 acres,
as compared W'ith 184,466 acres in
1940, and 198.109 acres in 1935. Av
erage size of farms shown in the
preliminary 1945 census count for
Martin County was 67.6
compared with 76.7 acres nr--* ,j,
and "3.8 acres in 1935.
1" announcing the 1945 census
totals of farms and land in farms
in Martin County, Supervisor Lup
ton pointed out that the figures are
preliminary and subject to correc
tion. Final tabulations of Martin
County farm census returns will be
made by the Bureau of the Census
and announced from Washington
when completed, Mr. Lupton said.
The census was started in this
county several weeks ago, and while
the field survey has been complet
ed, it will take some weeks to tabu
late the findings, it was explained.
More Men Report For
Pre - Induction Exams
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Eight Non-Farmers
Included In Group
leaving This Week
Few Teen-Age Boys Are Call
ed for Pre-Induction
Yesterday
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Fourteen Martin County white
men left yesterday morning for
Fort Bragg to undergo pre-induction
examinations for possible call into
the armed forces. Fifteen were call
ed originally, but one in the group
chose the Merchant Marine and he
was sworn in a short time before
the time to leave for the preliminary
examination at Fort Bragg.
Only four in the group are in
their teens, and all of them turned
eighteen not so long ago. Four of
the fifteen answering the call are
married and they leave six children
behind. Excluding the teen-age
lads, the men called yesterday are
from 22 to 33 years of age, the av
erage age of the group being about
the oldest of any other contingent
to leave the county in recent
months.
Six of the fourteen men come
from the farm. Most of the others
were employed in industry, but one
or two had quit the farm and were
not regularly employed when call
ed.
Names of the men answering the
call and their registration and last
given addresses follow:
Roland Chesson Raynor, RFD 1,
Oak City.
John Thomas Farmer, RFD 2, Wil
liamston, and RFD 5, Greenville.
Arthur Bailey Gurganus, RFD 3,
Williamston.
Marion Clyde Ward, RFD 2, Wil
liamston.
Thomas Earl Roberson, RFD 1,
Williamston.
James Russell Lee, RFD 2, Wil
liamston.
Tom Fenner Jackson, Roberson
vilie and Baltimore. »
William Robert White, RFD 3, Wil
liamston and Norfolk.
William Cairoll Fagan, RFD 1,
Jamesville.
Luther Faith Lynch, RFD 1, Oak
City and Ahoskie.
Thomas Cleon Pilgreen, RFD 1,
Palmyra.
James Lesley Williams, RED 3,
Williamston and Portsmouth.
Dennis Warren, Robersonville.
El wood Preston Alexander, RFD 1,
Jamesville.
Tom Fenner Jackson was trans
ferred to Baltimore for his pre-in
duction test.
LIBRARY
According: to a report by Rev.
John L. Goff, chairman of the
Williamstnn Public Library, the
response to letters sent out last
Saturday for the annual support
of the institution is very en
couraging. A much finer re
sponse must come, however, In
order to insure a growing serv
ice.
The budget for the coming
year cannot be set up until all
those contacted send in their
replies, it was pointed out.
Every citizen is asked to help
underwrite this excellent com
munity service.
Lt. Harris Awarded
Bronze Star Medal
First Lieutenant James L. Harris,
Jr., was recently awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for “heroic conduct,’’ his
wife, the former Miss Eva Harrison,
was notified here this week.
The citation reads:
“First l.ieutenant James L. Har
ris, Jr., 01018082, Cavalry, Company
B, 22nd Tank Battalion, 11th Arm
ored Division, United States Army.
For heroic conduct in connection
with military operations against an
armed enemy. From 5 February 1945
to 22 February 1945, while serving
as Company Commander of Com
pany B, 22d Tank Battalion, near
Heckhuscheid, Germany, Lieutenant
Harris contacted his three platoons
personally each day .to see that they
received adequate supplies. During
these actions Lieutenant Harris was
exposed to heavy enemy artillery
and mortar fire and had to travel
through heavily mined areas. Lieu
tenant Harris often acted as liaison
between infantry and his tanks, ex
posing himself to enemy fire in an
open vehicle. Through the untiring |
efforts of Lieutenant Harris, both
his company and the infantry were
able to accomplish their missions.
His conduct was in keeping with the
highest traditions of the United
States Army. Lieutenant Harris en
tered the military service from North
Carolina.”
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Air Medal Awarded
To Henry H. Rawls
T/Sgt. H. Herman Rawls of Rob
ersonville, was recently awarded
the Air Medal for meritorious
achievement in accomplishing with
distinction aerial operational mis
sions over enemy occupied Conti
nental Europe. The citation con
tinues, “The courage, coolness and
skill displayed by this individual in
face of determined opposition ma
terially aided in the successful com
pletion of these missions. His ac
tions reflect great credit upon him
self and the Armed Forces of the
United States.”
Prior to entering the AAF in Oc
tober, 1943, he was employed by
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in
Baltimore.
WARNING
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The warning issued a few
days ago to draft registrants by
the Martin County Draft Board
against job changing applies to
farmers also, Miss Mary Rodger
son, clerk, pointed out yester
day. While a farmer may move
from one farm to another, he
cannot quit the farm and enter
any other industry without sub
jecting himself to call for duty
in the armed forces. Before a
farm registrant may quit the
farm without subjecting him
self to call, he must first get
permission from his draft board.
Some few farmers are quit
ting tlie farm without permis
sion, it is understood, and they
are subject to call; in fact, sev
eral have already been inducted
into the armed forces for quit
ting the farm without draft
board permission.
Officials Are Named
By Towns in County
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A few changes in the government
of one or two towns in the county
were made in municipal elections
last Tuesday.
Jamesville, reporting a light vote
following a spirited convention the
Friday before, retained only one
member of the board of commission
ers. G. M. Anderson was nominated
and elected to succeed Joe Holliday
as mayor. John Long, Clyde Brown
and U. S Hassell were elected com
missioners, Mr. Long succeeding him
self as a member of the board.
Oak City, according to reports
reaching here, nominated J. N. Hop
kins for mayor, E. N. Harrell, J. C.
Johnson, Wheeler Daniel, J. C. Ross
and J. H. Ayers for town commis
sioners at a nominating convention
this week.
/ ittle Business Scheduled.
For County Commissioners
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Very little business other than
that of a routine nature, is on the
schedule for consideration by the
county commissioners at their regu
lar meeting here next Monday.
Jurymen for the one week term of
the superior court will be drawn and
it is possible that the officials will
study preliminary budget figures
for one of the county departments. I
Seventh Army Men
Pouring ‘Through
The Brenner Pass
Nazis Surrendering in Such
Numbers They Are A Hies'
greatest Problem
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With Allied forces pouring through
the Brenner Pass and advancing on
all major fronts, victory is appar
ently at hand in Europe today. Ger
mans by the hundreds of thousands
are surrendering to the British and
Americans, and they are becoming
the Allies’ greatest problem. During
the meantime, negotiations for a
general surrender are in progress,
and are nearing completion, accord
ing to reliable reports heard this
morning.
The British are plunging into Den
mark.^Patton's Third Army, despite
a snow storm, is pushing on toward
Linz and a junction with the Rus
sians on the Danube, and the Amer
ican Seventh is steaming through
the Brenner Pass for a meeting with
the American Fifth less than eigh
teen miles away.
A general surrender of all Ger
man forces in ftaiy tame this week,
and organized resistance in the north
has collapsed, one report stating that
the British yesterday took half mil
lion prisoners, most of them fleeing
from the Russians and seeking safe
refuge. The British were said this
morning to have landed at Putland
in Denmark, and it is indeed appar
ent that a genera] sui render will
have to come shortly.
The prisoner problem, during the
meantime, is causing much concern.
England is crowded with the once
supermen, and their transfer to the
i United States is out of the question.
It has been suggested that they be
returned to the Russians to be dealt
with by them. German spokesmen
despite the fiendish atrocities un
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Few Votes Cast In
Municipal Election
Here Last Tuesday
Vole Almost Solid for Entire
Ticket for New Term Be
ginning in June
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Williamston’s town politics were
settled after a final fashion for an
other two years last Tuesday when
seventy-five voters participated in
the biennial municipal election.
Little interest was shown in the
election, and Registrar J. E. Pope
and Judges of Election O. S. An
derson and Jesse T. Price had a dull
time between 8 o’clock that morn
ing and sunset. Completing the count
without delay and with little effort,
the election officials announced the
following results:
J. L. Hassell for mayor, 75 votes;
N. C. Green, V. D. Godwin and r! i
T. Griffin, 75 votes each, and G. H.
Harrison and Lawrence P. Lindsley
74 votes each for commissioners.
There had been some talk of an
independent ticket, but no petition
was prepared and filed and such a
ticket could have been ruled out by
default. However, if there was op
position it could have been record
ed by the individual voter by writ
ing in the names of his candidates.
There were no write-ins and not
more than two tickets refused to
advance a 100 per cent support cf
the entire ticket All but one of the
commissioners participated in the
election.
While the election supported the
nominating convention’s ticket al
most 100 per cent, the size of the
vote was dangerously small. Out of
a potential reserve of possibly 1,- I
400 voters, only seventy-five elect- j
ors participated in the election. Al- !
though the vote count is one-third
larger than the total vote cast two
years ago, it is still quite small.
It is quite likely that a primary
will be asked of the next session of
the legislature, and if one is creat- ,
ed a much larger participation in
local elections can be reasonably ex
pected.
The old officials will hold their
last regular meeting next Monday
night and meet as a new governing
body for the first time on the first 1
Monday in June. At the latter meet
ing, they will consider budget esti
I mates for the new fiscal year.
MOVING
After seeing action in the front
lines on the Continent, Frank
Saunders Weaver was transfer
red to the Army Air Corps
ground forces, and it is believed
that he is now on his way to the
Pacific theater direct. The young
soldier has advised that his ad
dress is being changed, and that
he would hardly be in a position
to write during the next sever
al weeks.
As far as it can be learned, no
land troops have been moved di
rectly from the European area
to the Pacific, but the movement
of air forces to that sector is
well underway, according to re
ports.
I Grady B. Hardy Killed
In Action In Germany
County Young Man
Had Been Overseas
Nearly Two Years
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Makes Supreme Sacrifice on
April 25, Parents Are Ad
vised This Week
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Pvt. Grady Burroughs Hardy, Mar
tin County young man, was killed
in action in Germany on April 20,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Har
dy, RFD 2, Williamston, were noti
fied Wednesday by the War Depart
ment. The terse message, carrying
few details, will be followed by a
letter of confirmation shortly, the
Adjutant General explained.
Pvt. Hardy entered the service in
July, 1941, and after receiving his
training as a member of an air force
ground crew, he left for England in
September, 1943. He served woP in
that position until a few months ago
when many young men were trails
ferred from the air corps to the in
fantry. Since he was transferred the
young man saw much land action in
the German offensive.
He was the 44th Martin County
young man to lay down his life for
his country during World War II.
The son of Mr. Lon Hardy and
Mrs. Nellie Burroughs Hardy, he
was born near Williamston on May
10, 1916, and spent most of his lift'
on the farm. He was employed by
the North Carolina State Highway
and Public Works Commission for
several months, working out of Wil
liamston. He later entered the cm
nloy of the Williamston Package
Manufacturing Company and was
working at the local plant at the
time he was called for service near
ly four years ago.
In early manhood he was married
to Miss Hilda Roberson of near Wil
liamston, and a daughter, seven
vear-old Julia Dail, survives the un
ion. Besides his parents he is also
survived by a sister, Mrs. June
Beach whose husband is in the Navy
serving at Washington, D. C., at
the nresent time, and three brothers,
Pfc. Lance Dutton Hardy who is sta
tioned somewhere in the Pacific,
Pfc. Calton Hardy who is somewhere
i i Germany and T/Sgt. Martel Har
dy who returned a few months ago
after fifty air missions in the Ital
ian area.
In a letter written on April 13th,
the last word received from him by
his parents, Pvt. Hardy slated that
he was getting along all right. Ad
dressing his young daughter, who
is making her home with his parents
and attending school at Bear Grass,
Pvt. Hardy said he was anxiously
looking forward to seeing her on or
before next Christmas.
Fifty-Foul* Tires
Allotted by Board
A record low issuance of passen
ger car tires was reported in this
county last Friday night when the
war price and rationing board is
sued certificates for the purchase of
only thirty-nine. In addition to that
number, certificates for the pur
chase of fifteen truck tires were is
sued.
Certificates for the purchase of
Grade 1 tires were issued to the fol
lowing:
John A. Ward, Jr., Raleigh Har
rington, Geo. E. Peele, J. T. Bennett,
State Highway Patrol, A T. Perkins,
J. R. Rawls, S. T Brady I.. C
Gardner, L. R. Beach, Dennis A
Roberson, W. Bruce Johnson, Tom
mie Whitley, Roland Harrison, D.
C. Peele, F. D. Williams, J. L. Whit
field, Elbert Roberson, G. P. Hall,
W. A. Bailey, James R. Mizelle, K
F. Woolard, Geo. A. Oglesby, J. O
Stokes, W. V. Ormond, W. C. House,
J. E. Copeland, Sr., Marie Johnson,
Lester Scott, Foy Rogerson, Thad
Newsome, Russell Collier, J. R. Mat
thews, Charles Ferris, L. A. Croom,
Jonn A. Griffin, W. S. Peele, G. W.
Hodges.
Trlick tires were issued to the fol
lowing:
E. E. Brown, Williamston Pack
age Mfg. Co., A. T. Gurkin, Chas. II.
Jenkins, Williamston Lumber Co.,
Lindsley Ice Co., J. F. Crisp.
Issuance of Wine
Licenses Delayed
The issuance of wine licenses to
retailers in Williamston is being de
layed with the possibility that none
will be issued, according to an un
official report heard yesterday. It
! is expected that the commissioners
will consider applications for licenses
at their meeting next Monday.
It is understood that the town and
county can’t deny licenses to an ap
plicant except in certain cases, but
some are of the opinion that a gen
eral lav: passed by the last session
of the legislature outlaws the sale
of certain types of synthetic wines.
In that case licenses could be denied
when such wines are included in the
retailer’s stock.
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Pvt. James William Manning,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dave
Manning, ItFD 1, Williainston,
was killed in action in Germany
on April 11, 1945. The young
man was home on fiirloug/i last
February 19 visiting his wife
and young daughter and other
relatives.
County Women Will
Head District Clubs
Mrs. J. Eason Lilley of the Mace
donia Home Demonstration Club
was elected president of the 15th dis
trict of the North Carolina Home
Demonstration Club Federation at
the annual meeting which was held
in Swan Quarter last Friday. Mrs.
N. It. Rogerson of the Hear Grass
club was elected district secretary.
Mrs. T. G. Whedbee of Ahoskie,
retiring chairman, presided over the
all day meeting, held in the Metho
dist Church there. Words of welcome
by the president of the Hyde Coun
ty clubs were extended the dele
gates from Bertie, Pitt, Beaufort,
Tyrrell, Washington and Martin
Counties. Mrs. R. L. Leggett of the
Bear Grass club in Martin County,
responded.
Reports were given by each coun
ty in the district. Mrs. Arthur Peaks
of the Sweet Home club reported for
Martin.
Mrs. June Harris of the Sweet
Home Club in Martin, chairman of
the transportation committee, report
ed that the attendance gavel went to
Bertie County.
Lunch was served to the delegates
by the Hyde County club women at
the agricultural building.
Miss Ruth Current, State Horne
Demonstration Agent, brought the
highlight of the program with her
greetings from State College and an
inspirational message on Home
Demonstration Club work in North
Carolina.
After the meeting adjourned a ten
was given at the agricultural build
ing for Mrs. Whedbee, retiring chair
man.
Wounded County
Boy Home on Leave
Pvt. Wiriford Mobley, slightly
wounded iri Germany on last Febru
ary 2.1, is spending a 30-day furlough
in the county with his wife and fam
ily Following the stay in the coun
ty, he will return to the Finney Gen
eral Hospital in Georgia to under
go further treatment for his wounds.
The young man was wounded in
the right shoulder and suffered a
broken collar bone. He just recent
ly returned to the States following a
stay of a few months in the European
area.
NEWS TO HIM
Hugh G. Horton, local at- I
torney, was recently mentioned
as a potential candidate for the
National House of Representa
tives from this district. But
Mr. Horton said yesterday that
the report was news to him, and
refrained from making any com
ment at that time.
A Raleigh colmunist for aft
ernoon newspapers said that
Herbert Bonner will almost cer
tainly have vigorous opposition.
He continued, “Thus opposition
may be sufficiently divided to
prove less threatening than if
it gets together on one man.”
The columnist then mentioned
Mr. Horton, Arthur Corev of Pitt
and W. C. Morse of Elizabeth
City as possible candidates for
the seat.
At the same time, Attorney
Horton has been mentioned as a
possible successor to Don Gil
liam, district solicitor, whose
nomination for a federal judge -
ship is now pending before the
United States Senate.
Twenty-four Cases
!-Called~m fio»n£vV
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Court Last Monday
jCouri Takes in MhmiI 8 *00
hi Session Lasting Late
Into Afternoon
Culling twenty-four cases, Judge
J. Calvin Smith held the Martin
County Recorders Court in session
until 5 o’clock last Monday after
noon before clearing the docket, and
adjournment came then only after
a few cases had been carried over
for trial later, The session attract
ed a fairly large crowd early in the
day, but it dwindled gradually and
by late afternoon, there were less
than a dozen spectators on hand.
Over $700 was taken in during the
day, the figure including both fines
and court costs.
Proceedings:
The case charging Harry Paul
with careless and reckless driving
was nol prossed. It was superceded
by a warrant charging the young
Greenville white man with man
slaughter. He pleaded not guilty,
but Judge Smith found probable
cause of guilt, and the defendant
was bound over to the superior
court under bond in the sum of $500.
Charged with drunken driving,
Mayo Matthews was found not guil
ty.
Judgment was suspended upon the
payment of the costs in the case
charging Lafayette Pearsall with
operating a motor vehicle without
a driver’s license.
Pleading guilty in the case charg
ing him with drunken driving, Hardy
Williams was sentenced to the
roads for six months. The term was
suspended upon the payment of a
$60 fine and costs, and $12.50 to P,
T. Norwood for damage done to the
prosecuting witness’ car. The de
fendant’s license to operate a motor
vehicle was revoked for one year.
Charlie Mack Jenkins, charged
with speeding, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced In the roads for ninety
days. All but the first two days of
the term was suspended on condition
that the defendant pay a $15 fine
and costs and violate no motor ve
hicle law during the one-year
suspension period.
Willie Jasper Jones was sentenced
to the roads for sixty days for speed
ing Tin' sentence was suspended
for one year upon the payment of
a $20 fine and court costs.
Charged with drunkin driving,
j William Archie Mobley pleaded
[guilty and was fined $100 and taxed
with the costs. His license to oper
ate a motor vehicle was revoked for
one year, the order to take effect at
the termination of the present revo
cation.
Charged with speeding, Grover W.
Jernigan pleaded guilty and was
fined $15 and required to pay the
court costs.
M. M. Smithwick was fined $25
and taxed with the costs in the ease
charging him with speeding. His
license to operate a motor vehicle
was revoked for ninety days.
Leslie Vernon Dickerson, charg
ed with speeding, was fined $20 and
required to pay (lie costs. Ilis license
to drive a motor vehicle was revok
ed for ninety days.
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Teachers Resigning
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In County Schools
At least srvcn tenrhrrs have al
ready resigned and a goodly number
of others will likely withdraw from
faculty positions in this county at
the close of the current term, ac
cording to information coming from
tin1 office of superintendent of
school this week. Willinmston re
ports two, Oak City has two and
Robersonville has three resignations
in their fill's.
Present indications point to an
aggravated teacher shortage in the
schools for the coming term. A few
applications have been received, but
even with those the prospects for
filling faculty positions during the
1946-46 term are not as bright as
they were about this time a year ago
for the 11M4-45 term.
Funeral Today For
Respected Citizen
Funeral ser iees are being con
ducted this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
in the A. M. E. Zion Church here for
Will Jos. Huff, respected colored cit
izen, who died at his home on Syca
more Street last Monday afternoon
following an illness of several months
duration. His pastor, Rev,. Lee, will
conduct the last rites.
He was born in Williamston 68
years ago and was employed by the
A C L Railroad Company fur near
ly half a century. In recent years he
maintained a public dray. He was a
hard worker and upright in his deal
ings with his fellowman. He was a
leader in his church and a good cit
izen.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Annie Battle, and two chil
j dren, William Huff and Dorothy Huff
Thompson.
I Interment will follow in the Odd
I Fellows Cemetery.