NEARLY 4,000 COPIES OF THE
ENTERPRISE GOING INTO THE
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY
ANi) TO COUNTY SERVICEMEN
THE ENTERPRISE
NEARLY 4,000 COPIES OF THE
ENTERPRISE GOING INTO THX
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY
AND TO COUNTY SERVICEMEN
\ OLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 74
W'illiamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 21, 1945.
ESTABLISHED 1899
Grand Jurymen File
In Superior Court
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^'TO'ic U
Able To Provide Safe
Travel For Children
In his charge to the grand jury
last Monday, Judge John J. Burney
instructed the jurymen to ( -fully |
inspect all school busses, adding that
North Carolina has millions of dol
lars in its treasury and that it should
provide safe transportation for
school children, “I don’t think it
right for the State to arrest and
prosecute individuals for operating
motor vehicles with improper equip
ment and then turn and operate
school buses with improper lights,
brakes and equipment.
The jury inspected every bus in’
the county and found quite a few de
fects. School authorities explained
that some of the buses are almost
ten years old. that it is impossible tc
get all the needed parts to repair ■
lighting systems and maintain the
old rolling stock in v—* y condition ’
Tht county lias been promised a few i
new buses, but delivery date., have i
not beer, announced.
The quarterly report filed by 1
Foreman Gordon G. Bailey follows 1
in detail:
1. We have passed on all bills of
indictment presented to us,
2. Wc visited the Clerk of Court's
Office and found it to be in excel
lent condition with all Guardian Ac
counts filed.
3. We found tht Register of Deeds
Office in excellent shape and all
bonds in orpler.
4. ^The Sheriff’s Office and the Tax 1
Collet Jffice were visited and '
found in good condition with all
records up to date.
5 We visited the office of Superin- 1
tendent of Schools and found it in
i xcellent condition.
6. We obtained a copy of the An
nual Report of the Martin County :
Alcoholic Beverages Control Board,
Wiiliarnston, N. C., audited by Greal- 1
house & Butler. Certified Public Ac
countants of R'.eky Mount, N. C . and '
filed with the Register of Deeds 1
Avgust Oth, 1945. and said report *
showed all accounts and records in ’
order. l
7 W. checked all Justices of Peace ‘
reports and found them all filed with 1
the Clerk of Court and fines sub- ,
mitted to the Treasurer.
8. We visited the County Jail and J
found it to be clean and well kept. ’
We found five negro male inmates. '
9. We visited the County Home and '
Prison Farm and found everything
in good condition, except at the ‘
County Home where there is one pa- j
titnt, William Sharp, who is thought
to be incompetent, and we rccom- ‘
mend a physical examination and if 1
found to be incompetent, we recom- *
mend his being sent to the State Hos- *
pital in Goldsboro, N. C.
10. Mr. James C. Manning, County 1
School Superintendent, informed the 1
Grand Jury all school buses in the 1
county had been thoroughly diecked 1
and we visited all schools in the '
County and found the buses as fol- 1
lows, to-wi* ■
Wiiliarnston (White School) —
Buses Nos. 18, 20, 36, and 37 are
found in good condition. Bus No. 16 1
no tail light.
Wiiliarnston (Colored School) — *
No. 12 no lights, no horn, rear door 1
will not work and stop sign will not 1
work.
Jamesville School — No. 9 in all
right shape, No. 27 stop sign will
not work and top leaks, Nos. 5, 29, 14,
and 30 no lights and No. 34 lights 1
bad and no bumper.
Everetts School — No. 25 in all ;
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Only A Moderate
Flood Predicted
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While traffic is being blocked by
high waters on many highways in
various parts of the State, no tie-up i
is even expected in this area, accord
ing to the latest available reports.
There is considerable water in the
Roanoke River watershed, but it will
hardly send the stream out of its
banks at this point to a depth of
three feet, leaving highways safe
and causing damage only to crops in
a few low areas.
Late reports state that the Roan
oke is still rising at Weldon, that it
is expected to reach a crest there of
about 48 feet today. A peak will be
leached here about next Tuesday.
The high water in addition to flood
ing some lowland farms, will Inter
rupt the hunting season for a while.
Reviewing the rainfall in the
Roanoke basin for the past few days,
the weather bureau yesterday re
leased the following figures: In Vir
ginia—Reidsville, 9.67 inches; Rocky
Mount, 8.40 inches; Randolph, 10.56
inches; Danville, 6.80 inches; Clarks
ville, 6.02 inches, and at Weldon in
this state, 6 05 inches, and Williams
ton, 2.86 inches.
The storm striking Florida last
week-end and moving on up the
coast did no damage in this area,
and the rainfall was not unusually
heavy.
Reports state that the Tar is still
lising but that it would not block
traffic at Tarburo on U. S. Highway
64, and apparently no other roads in
this section of the State will be
blocked by high water.
Peanut Ha rvestVnde r Way
Despite recent rair • snd
•■anceqi season, 'Startin County farm
ers started harvesting the current
peanut crop on a fairly large scale
this week. Hundreds of prisoners of
war from tl.-e local camp are work
ing in the fields and individual farm
ers arc busy with the task.
Preliminary reports indicate that
the crop is possibly better than had
been expected, but there is a marked
variation in the reports. Sonic far
mers still declare they will not har
vest half a crop, and few believe
production on their farms will meas
ure up to that of a year ago.
Considerable difficulty is being
experienced in digging the goobers,!
farmers declare. The soil is too wet
for anything like normal harvest op
erations, and in some fields it is hard
to find the pea vines in the grass
which has been from under control
since July. Where one worker could
i ordinary conditions, he is not able to
harvest more than half an acre at
the present time on account of the
wet soil and grass. Farmers are ex
periencing possibly more difficulty
in getting labor this season than at
any other time in year..
Those farmers who contracted for
prisoners and rain interrupted the
schedule will not be able to have the
time made up unless some other con
tracts are cancelled, it was explain
| ed. Farmers calling for prisoners
'are asked to have sides and a tail
gate for their trucks, and should
| have seats where more than 15 min
; utcs travel time is necessary. Farm
ers may keep prisoners out as long
j as 14 hours or until 25 stacks have
been handled within that time.
Farmers should count the stacks and
sign detail sheet and report to the
sergeant of the guard, it was ex
plained.
Bookmobile To Visit
SeliooIsWfits New|
Schedule Next Week
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More Than a Thousand Rooks
Added To Collection In
The Past Year
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Tin Bookmobile begins its fourth
yuor of service to the schools of Mar
tiff County, Monday, September 24th.
A1 that time ttic winter schedule will
be followed. Special attention is
called to the changes being made.
Wednesday's route will be made on
Friday and other changes will be
noted for the first three days.
Over a thousand books have been
added to tins county’s collection dur
ing the past twelve months. New and
timely books me being added regu
larly while the basic collection is be
ing built.
Many inviting tplis are ready for
circulation this month. These in-,
elude several by authors well known j
to the reading public. Marquis
James, Pulitzer prize biographer, has
a new book called The Cherokee
Story. As the subtitle indicates, it
is a tale of an Oklahoma Boyhood
The author of The Nazarene and
The Apostle has written a very time
ly little book entitled One Destiny.
Sholem Asch has given in this small
volume an epistle to the Christians.
Here is good food for thought.
Alice Tisdale Hobart’s The Pea
cock Sheds His Tail is a novel of in
ternational marriage with the scene
laid in Mexico. The struggle of Don
Julian's conservative family to hold
the grandchildren to the church and
the old Spanish ways presents in
striking contrast the differences of
the generations.
Thomas Costain is back with a ro
mantic novel, The Black Rose. Thir
teenth century England and Cathay
give a background for this colorful
historical novel which revolves about
the adventures of Walter of Gurnie.
his friend Tristram, and the beauti- j
ful Maryam on the mad to Cathay.
January Thaw by Bellamy Part
lidge is filled with characters just
as entertaining as his Big Family or
Country Lawyei The hilarious go
ings-on of the Gage family at Lazy
Corners vzill offer several happy
hours for many readers.
Monday, Sept. 24
Edward’s Service Station, 9; Ham
ilton School, 10; Hamilton, in front
of bank, 11:05; Gold Point School,
12:45; Gold Point, Johnson's Service
Station, 1:35: and Robersonville Pub
lic Library, 2:30.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Hassell School, 9:30; Hassell Post
Office, 10; Edmondson Service Sta
tion 10:40; Oak City School, 1115,
Oak City, Barrett’s Drug Store, 1.30;
Smith’s Store on Palmyra Road, 2:15
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Williamston High School, 9; Ever
etts School, 10; Everetts, Ayers
Store, 11; Cross Roads Church, 12;
Robersonville Elementary school,
1:30; Robersonville High school, 2:30;
Parmele Post Office, 3:10.
Thursday, Sept. 27
Williamston Elementary School, 9; j
Griffin’s Service Station, 10:45; Farm
Life School, 11:15; Corey’s Cross
Roads, 1:15; Bear Grass School, 1 '45;
Bear Grass, Terry Bros. Store, 2:45:
and Wynne’s Service Station, 3:30.
Friday, Sept. 28
Jordan's Store, Dardens, 10;
Browning’s Store, 11; Popular Chap
el Church, 11:45; Jamesville School,
1:15; and Jamesville, Brown’s Store,
2:30.
LONE EAGLE
1
Selective Service scraped the
bottom of the draft barrel in this
county last Monday when it
reached in and pulled out a lone
eagle for the armed forces. A
call for five men was received,
but a change in regulations elim
inated four of those in line for
service, and Dallas Cortez Ay
ers, 18-year-old Everetts regis
trant, made the trip to Fort
Bragg aione for final induction.
The size of the draft calls has
been materially reduced in re
cent weeks, and no eall instruct
ing colored registrants to report
for final induction was received
this month.
I TOBACCO SALES
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Tobacco sales, including those
of today, will approximate five
and three - quarter million
pounds for the season on the
local market, a semi-official re
port showing that 5,353,304
pounds had been sold through
yesterday for over two and one
third million dollars, or an aver
age right at S44.00 per 100
pounds.
Despite fairly heavy deliveries
of damaged tobacco, prices con
tinue to hold up well on the local
market, the sales this week aver
aging some over $43.50. Prices
for damaged leaf are hardly as
strong as they were a few days
ago, but prices for the better
grades in good condition are
some stronger.
Former Willianiston
Tobacconist Dies In
Funeral services were conducted at
the graveside in Woodlawn Ceme
tery here Wednesday afternoon at
3:15 o’clock for Junious W. Might,,1
former local resdent, who died at
the home of a half brother, H. L. j
Macon, in Wake Forest last Monday j
afternoon. He had been in declining
health for several years, but was
fairly active up until just a short ,
time before his death. |,
Mr. Hight was born in Warren
County on June 23, 1862, and spent
his early life there. When a young
man he was married to Miss Pattie
Julia Edwards of Franklin County
who died fifteen years ago while the
family made their home here.
Entering the tobacco business
when a young man, Mr. Hight mov
ed his family here in 1913 and oper
ated a tobacco warehouse here for
a number of years. During that ,
time he made many lasting friend- ,
ships among local people and farm- j
ers from all parts of the county and
surrounding counties. He was an
able tobacconist and was recognized
as a leader in the business until fail-1
ing health forced his retirement J
About 1932 he moved to Rock Mount,
later locating in Lumberton and
more recently in Wake County. ;
Since leaving here he engaged as
an independent in the tobacco busi- ,
ness, working just as much as his ,
health would permit.
Mr. Hight was a life-long member
of the Methodist church, and appre
ciated the finer things in life
He is survived by two children,
Mrs. C. B. Faulkner of Rocky Mount
and a son, Boyd B Hight of 112 De
catur Road, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a half
sister, Mrs. W. H. Brown of Durham,
and a half-brother, H. L. Macon, with
whom he had made his home for
the past six or eight months.
Mrs. Martha Ayers
Passes In County
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Mis. Martha Wynne Ayers died at
her home in Bear Grass Township
last Wednesday morning at 11:40
o’clock following a long period of
declining health. She was taken
worse the latter part of August and
-her condition had been critical since
that time.
Mrs. Ayers was born in Cross
Roads Township on November 16,
1876, and in early womanhood was
married to Henry Daniel Ayers who
died in January, 1933. Following
her marriage she spent most of her
life in Bear Grass Township where
she was held in high esteem as a
i good neighbor and friend to all.
j She is survived by three children,
Marvin and Lloyd Ayers of Bear
Grass, and Mrs. W. T .Hooten of Nor
folk, and four grandchildren,
j Mrs. Ayers had been a member of
Rehoboth Holiness Church in Bear
; Grass for about eight years, and ser
: vices were conducted there yester
day afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev.
H. M. Pope. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
(More County Men
Tin Recent Weeks
Fielitppn Addilioi.al While
Men Sever Connections
With Services
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Twenty - five additional Martin
County men were given honorable
discharges by the various branches
of the armed services during recent
week0 the list including eighteen
white youths.
Samuel Ray Coburn, RFD 1,
Jamesville, was released after serv
ing six years and four months in the
service. Jimmie Rhodes Cherry
served six years and two months be
fore receiving his discharge.
Charles Lee Daniel, Jr., was dis
charged last July after serving since
September, 1941.
Names of Martin County men re
leased in August, exclusive of a list
previously made public, and the date
they entered the service, follow:
White—Samuel Ray Coburn, RFD
1, Jamesville, April, 1939; James
Gussie Rogers on, RFD 1, Roberson
C^^P^^uary, 1942, Williamston;
Rpbin Thomas Ward, July, 1942,
Robersonville; Jimmie Rhodes Cher
ry, June, 1939, Williamston; Henry
Lee Cherry, December, 1942, RFD 3,
Washington; Herbert Duran Wil
liams, Jr., January, 1940, RFD 2, Wil
liamston; Joseph Nicholas Daniel,
October, 1942, RFD 1, Jamesville;
Mack Henry Leggett, January, 1941,
RFD 2, Williamston; Evan Beacham,
June, 1945, RFD 1, Jamesville; Ed
gar Monroe Taylor, February, 1941,
RFD 3, Williamston; colored—Calvin
Best, Jr., July, 1942, Robersonville,
and Jesse Aulander Griffin, Novem
ber, 1944, RFD 1, Jamesville.
Discharges reported so far in Sep
tember are, as follows: white—James
Rossel Silverthorne, March, 1941,
RFD 3, Williamston; Willie Robert
Crandall, July, 1941, RFD 1, Rober
sonville; Jesse Dennis Wynne, Oc
tober, 1941, RFD 3, Williamston;
Vance Elliott Bennett, June, 1942,
RFD 2, Williamston; Sutton Alfred
Burroughs, July, 1942, RFD 3, Wil
liamston; Dennis O. Holliday, August
1942, Jamesville; colored—Willie Roy
Brooks, September, 1941, RFD 1,
Jamesville; Ira Thomas Page, July,
1942, Robersonville; Charlie Bel
lamy, December, 1942, Roberson
ville; Dock Perkins, September,
1942, Williamston, and John Dee
Gainer, April, 1941, RFD 2, Rober
sonville.
Many Cases Handled i
By Justice Hassell;
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Justice J. L. Hassell has handled
quite a few cases in his court here
during recent days, many of the
charges centering around road vio
lations and public drunkenness.
Charged with operating motor
vehicles with improper brakes, War
ren Riddick, King Edward Cratt, and
J. L. Speller were fined $5 each and
taxed with the trial costs ranging
from $6 to $7. Reuben Ferander
Bland, Wixie B. Rogers, William Ed
ward Brown, and Joseph R. McKay,
charged with operating motor ve
hicles with improper lights were fin
ed $5 and required to pay $7 costs
each.
Raymond Williams, charged with
assaulting W. B. Gaylord, was bound
over to the county court in bond of
$50.
Hilton Squires, drunk and disord
erly, was required to pay $8.50 cost.
Facing simitar charges, Martin Cher
ry and B. Moore were taxed with
$7.50 costs each. Paul McKeel, drunk
and disorderly, was taxed with $9.50
costs, and Rufus Taylor, facing a
similar charge, was fined $1 50 and
required to pay $8.50 costs.
Charged with hunting out of sea
son, without license and exceeding
the bag limit, Dennis Barber was fin
ed $50 arid required to pay $5.50
costs.
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Loral Young Man l)ue An
Honorable Discharge Soon
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U. S. Navy Staging Center, Pearl
Harbor, T. H.—Lt. (jg) Burras A.
Critcher, Jr., of Williamston, N. C.,
has ai l ived at tiiis Staging Center,
set up under the Navy’s Demobiliza
tion Plan, and will soon be bound for
the United States to be discharged
honorably from the naval service.
The young man has been in the
Navy since September, 1942, and has
spent eighteen months overseas.
Lt. Critcher has seen much com
bat action in the Pacific theater.
FIRST PERMITS
v/
Although all restrictions on
building construction won’t be
lifted before the middle of next
month, preparations are being
made for the construction ot a
number ot homes here. Three
building permits were issued
here during the past few days,
including one for the construc
tion of a $4,SOW home on Mar
shal! Avenue by W. II. Aber
nathy, representative of a mach
inery supply company of Rocky
Mount
Reports state that quite a few
lots have been purchased by
prospective builders, including
several on Martin Heights.
I
Margin Coumy is
THlSC $V3,23296 for t
Fund in what is certain to be the
bei i
last fund campaign for the organiza
tion, Clarence W. Griffin, chairman,
announced this week. Arrange
ments arc rapidly being completed
for the drive which is scheduled to
get underway in early October.
Chairman Griffin and his county
wai fund committee met this week
and announced quotas for districts,
as follows: Jamesville. $800; Wil
liams, $150; Griffins, $550; Bear I
Grass, $550; Williamston, $6,282.9(1;
Cross Roads, $450; Robersonville, $2,
250; Poplar Point, $175; Hamilton, I
$375, Hassell, $175; Goose Nest, $475; j
colored citizens throughout the coun- '
ty, $1,000.
The county-wide quota is slightly
larger than it was last year, the na
tional leaders explaining that while
the war is over, that several million
Americans buys wnv still in uni
h'lTTlcIl'i’ds of thousands
would continue in the service for
some time, and that it was not the
|propel time to fold up and desert
them. While the reduction in armed
forces will make it possible to cur
tail the schedule of operations, an in
creased service is being planned for
those who have not been favored by
discharges and those who are yet to
enter the service. It was also point
ed out that the Fund is doing every
thing possible to help relieve the suf
fering in liberated lands, that every
penny contributed will mean, much
to starving and ragged victims of
war in many lands.
Martin County has met every
challenge so far, and even though
there may be a tendency to rest on
its laurels, it is believed that the
citizens will rally behind the current
war fund drive and put it across with
flying colors.
J£h<I Trial rfrCrimitWri
Docket in Court Here
Judge Burney Takes
Finn Stand Against
Knile - Axe Attacks
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Drlrmkml Draws Srxrn To
'I’m Yearn For Attacking
IMan Willi knifc
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Completing the trial of the crimin
al dockel and handling a few mo
lions and divorce cases, Judge John
J. Burney, presiding over (lie regular
term of Martin County Superior
Court, last Wednesday noon ordered
a recess until next Monday when the
tribunal will handle civil actions.
Before ordering the recess, the Wit
mington jurist left little doubt about |
his firm stand against mutilation of
the human anatomy with knives and
axes. One defendant in an assault
with a deadly weapon case was sen
tenced to hal'd labor in prison for not
iess than seven and not more Ilian
ten years. Another drew as many as
five years, at least.
Proceedings of the court not pie
viously reported:
Before taking a recess last Tues
day afternoon, the court called the
case charging Jesse Ben Roberson
with assaulting Hugh Gray, a tenant,
willi a deadly weapon. Judge John
J. Burney, presiding over the term,
was to address the jury early today
and no decision had been reached
shortly before noon. No definite
motive for the attack was establish
ed, and much of the evidence was
conflicting, the defendant claiming
that it was accidental, that the gun
became entangled in some weeds
causing it to fire a load of shot in
the 26-year old victim's knee. The
court was puzzled when the prose
cuting witness said that he tiud been
told by a Mrs. Farmer to “make on”
the defendant. It was later inter
preted to mean “to kill him." Wit
r,esses said that they heard the pro
scenting witness tell the defendant
about ten minutes before the shoot
ing to go into the house and attend
to his own business, Gray declaring
that he was not mad witli Mr Rob
erson, that if they had had any
words or argument just before the
attack, he could not recall them.
Tlie defendant, declaring that lie
had instructed Gray, a worker on the
Roberson farm, not to hitch a mule
to a cart, explained that it made him
(Gray) mad. The defendant then
said that tie went into the house, got
his gun and started to the swamp
field, explaining that he always ear
ried his gun along in case he saw a
hawk. He was at a pear tree when
Gray approached. Roberson stated
that he started backing back, that he
was planning to shoot Gray if and
when he got within about six feel
of him, but that the gun became en
tangled in some weeds and was ac
cidentally fired.
After all evidence was offered, the
defense tendered a plea of guilty of
I an assault with a deadly weapon.
The plea was accepted and prayer
for judgment was continued until the
December term.
Tom Dew, charged witli aiding and
abetting the larceny of a car in Rob
trsonville in July of last year, was
sentenced to the roads for from five
(Continued on page six)
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FREEZER LOCKER 1
With more than half a hun
dred signing since the early part
of the week, available spare in
the county's proitoscd freezer
locker is rapidly being reduced,
a report from the office of the
county agent indicates.
After limiting the space to
farmers for several days, the
promoters are expected to re
ceive applications from all In
terested parties this week-end
or early next week, it was learn
ed.
Eight Divorces Are
Granted Wednesday
Superior Court
All (limrH I Irani Tlial Day
Were llas«-«l On Two Year*
Of Sepurnl ion
After clearing the criminal docket
last Wednesday morning ahead of i
schedule, the Martin County Super
ior Court immediately cranked up
its divorce mill and in a very short
time turned out eight absolute di
vorces. Several others wore con
tinued with the possibility that one
or two will be heard during the sec
ond week of the term beginning next,
Monday.
There was little delay in handling
the eight cases, Judge John J. Bur
ney presiding, having explained that
he had signed divorce decrees in as
many as seventy-five cases during;
the course of a single day in Durham
County.
As far as it could be learned none
of the divorce applications was con
tested. Several of the cases on the
calendar were based on alleged adul
tery, but they were not called during
the session last Wednesday. All of
the divorces granted at that time
were based on two years separation,
some of the parties stating in the
complaints that they had been sep
arated for as many us fifteen or
twenty years.
Divorces were granted in the fol
lowing cases:
Bettie Gorham James against Es
sie James.
James Arthur Adams against Sybil
Rose Adams of the Canal Zone.
Annie E. Williams against John
Williams.
David Archie against AIJie Archie
George Taylor against Mertie Lit
tle Taylor.
Pete Marshall Williams against
Annie Lee Williams.
T. F. Dawson against Mary L.
Dawson.
Clu istine Gale vs, John D. Gale.
Edward W. Joneh
Dies In County
Edwaid W. Jones, 67, died at his
home in Poplar Point Wednesday
morning at 3:00 o'clock following a
lingering illness.
When a young man he was mar
ried to Miss Sally Moore who sur
vives with three sons, Dalton P
Jones of New Bern, Leslie C. Jones
of the home and W. D. Jones, now
stationed with the Army in Cross
ville, Tenn ; five daughters, Mrs.
Arthur Lee Jones of near Ayden,
Mrs. Roy Cannon of near Stokes,
?|Jn Lydia Jones of the home, Mrs.
l?uywood Harrell and Mrs Mil! ~>n L
Roberson of near Oak City lie also
is survived by four sisters, Mis. Hen
ry Coward of near Norfolk, Mrs.
Claude Smith of near New Bern,
Mrs. James Houston and Mrs. James
Buck of rieai Vaneeboro, and twen
ty-nine grandchildren.
Funeral services are being con
ducted from the late home this after
noon at 3:00 o’clock by Rev. D. W.
Alexander, Free Will Baptist minis
ter of Bethel. Interment will follow
in Woodlawn Cemetery here.
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DDT COSTS
j
While 1)1)1' is being sold for as
much as liO cents a pint, iwawu
fac turing costs run no more than
a few cents a gallon, according to
reliable reports.
Commenting on the costs this
week, County Health Officer
John VV. Williams stated that a
35 percent solution of ltDT can
he manufactured for approxi
mately $2.54 a gallon, that a gal
lon cf the 35 percent solution
would make about thirteen gal
lons of the 5 percent solution,
making the insecticide cost only
a few cents a gallon.
Ihmh'rs" Supplies Kt-portrd
T« tie I.ok At The Present
Tim#- In This Section
One hundred and forty-nine tires
were allotted by the Martin County
War Price and Rationing Board last
Friday night, 12!) to car owners and
twenty to truck operators The issu
ance was one of the largest reported
in the county during recent weeks,
and comes when dealers’ stocks are
unusually low, according to incom
plete reports received here this
week.
Truck tires were allotted to the
following:
William F. Crawford, R. S. Critch
er, American Fork and Hoe Co., J.
J. Roberson, Slade, Rhodes Co.. L. T.
Carlow, Robert Pierce, Jack Hardi
son, C. W. Copeland, L. H. Lilley,
Harry Jones, J. S. Whitma. . Wil
liamston Package Co
Passenger ear 'ires were rationed
as follows
2. B. L,.u tnrphen, Rooosevelt
CTundoll, G E Dixon, Standard Fer
tilizer Co , D. A. Ausbon, J. E. Gard
ner, Hubert Roberson, Wilmer Biggs,
Martha M. Rawls, Johnnie R Ed
mondson, Malison Council, Mrs. J, R.
Cherry, John H. Wynne, J Bynum
Roberson, J C. Rawls, Henry Keel,
Minton Beach, Mamcy N. Highsmith,
Archie Whitaker, J. T Holliday, W.
J, Lilley, Herbert Little, Evan Crisp,
Cleophus McNair, J W, Taylor, Jr.,
L. L. Keel, Mrs Frances Byran. Will
Martin, W. G. Keel, H. B. Smith, R.
A. Edmnodson, W. T. Hyman, G. P.
Bullock, 11 L. House, Daniel Hardi
son, Mrs. Ethel Cl. Roberson, Arring
ton Hale, C. 11 Avers, N. C. Everett,
l)i A. J. Osteen, Mrs. Hardy Whit
ford, Levi McGowan, Ernest Hayes,
M, A. Price, State Highway Patrol,
Ernest Howell, J II Harrell, George
Mobley. Wlxte IS. Rogers, Archie Mi -
zelle, L L .Keel, I 1). Roebuck, E.
11 Ange, Peter Bellflower, II. L.
Hopkins, Harold Ange, Sol Mobley,
Mrs. Alice B Tyson, James A.
Wynne, Jr., Mrs. Louise Barber, R.
S. Edmondson, C. F. Perry, Joe Law
rence Coltram, Lewis H. Roberson,
James R. Wynne, Willie Lanier, W.
C. Wallace, J. Sam Getsinger, Dr. W
C. Mercer, It, It. Thompson, J. O.
Stokes, Hubert Harris. Jasper Coun
cil, Fi'i-d M. Taylor, J. W. Martin, G.
C. Ray, W. A. Coffield, Geo. M. Peel,
Marin B. Everett. Elsworlh Benchum,
Sim Bell, E. J. Hayes, W. F. Holliday,
James A. Hardison, Julian L. Mizelle,
Cail Garrett, Crawford Coltram. B.
F. Coburn, J. M. Dixon, Lester L.
Everett, C. 11 Ange, P. J. Modlin,
S. H. Grimes, it, I. Coburn, J. F.
Council, Jimmie Roberson, G. P.
Hughes, Willie Bulls, C. M. James,
James Pill, W M. Harrison, J, R.
Williams, J II. Holliday.
Coinmiltal Service
Is Held Thursday
Lci.it l ilt's fm Mr. Howard J. Her
rick, Sr., prominent figure in the
theatrical world for a long number
of years and a former resident of
Williamston, were conducted at the
graveside in Woodlawn Cemetery
here yesterday afternoon at 2:45
o’clock. Rev. Joseph II. Huske, Jr.,
rector of the local Church of the Ad
vent, officiated at the private ser
vice.
A native of Elmira, N. Y., Mr. Her
rick came to Williamston when a
youth and studied under the late
Sylvestoi Hassell He was marri d
on December 22, lli!)7 to Miss Delha
: cib, member of a prominent fam
nj in this s^ion of Nor*' Carolina.
She died on October 11), ilJUfi.
Mr Herrick, aftei operating a
newspaper, “The Martin County
Sun here for several years, located
In Richmond where lie served as dra
matic critic for one of the papers.
Latei he entered the theatrical busi
ness, gaining national prominence in
that field. While attending to busi
ness in Washington City he was tak
en ill and died there last December
7. Funeral services were conducted
on December 9, 1944, in New York,
and cremation followed in a Middle
town, N. Y , crematory. The remains
were brought here by his daughter
for interment beside his first wife
in the Lamb plot in the local ceme
tery.
He is survived by three children,
Miss Virginia Herrick and Howard
J. Herrick, Jr., of Valley Stream,
Long Island, and Francis Herrick by
a second marriage of Elmira, New
York.
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Leggett Roebuck Is
Victim Of Arthritis
VP.'A'i i .-onviiit Herald 1
Suffering from arthritis of the
bat-K and spine, Private Leggett Roe
buck, Jr, returned home to spend a
few days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leggett Roebuck, Sr,, before
reporting to Ashburn General Hos
pital in McKinley, Texas.
Private Roebuck has been in the
service for two years and while in
the Aleutian Islands for 10 months
he became ill with arthritis. Roe
buck said he was not exposed to
danger while on the islands but that
the clod was most disagreeable.