THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME XLIX—-NUMBER 30
Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 12, 1916
ESTABLISHED 1899
Record For March
hi Martin County
_ Issuance 5 T«mc« Crcatcr
Than One Recorded In
March, 1932
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The number of marriages reach
ed a new high figure for the
month of March last month in this
county when thirty-six licenses
were issued in the office fo Regis
ter of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger.
The nearest approach to the re
cord was back in 1935 when 24
licenses were issued for the par
ticular month. The issuance last
month was more than five times
greater than the number issued in
March, 1932.
After holding to a fairly nor
mal level, the number of licenses
issued to white applicants was
materially boosted over the week
end, the count reaching thirteen
last Saturday. Twenty-three li
censes were issued to colored
couples last month. The issuance
in March of this year was the
largest for any month since De
cember, 1941, when 41 licenses
were issued.
Licenses were issued last month
to the following:
White
Robert D. Perry and Evelyn
Hardison, both of Williamston.
Jesse Delma Beach, RFD 3, Wil
liamston, and Mildred Virginia
Whitehurst, RFD 1, Washington.
Mack Hoggard, 2311 48th Street,
Newport News, Va., and Ruth Ma
rie Wynne, of Everetts.
William Russell Roebuck and
Martha Dell Bowen, both of Rob
ersonville.
Charles Scott and Betty Baker,
both of Hamilton.
John W. Hardy, of Oak City,
and Elizabeth Wynne, of Norfolk.
Henry R. Warren of Williams
ton and Virginia Rogers, RFD 2,
Williamston.
Herman Farmer, of Roberson
ville, and Allie Mae Price Wynne,
of Hamilton.
Thomas H. Chesson, of Wil
liamston, and Lydia S. Jones,
RFD 3, Williamston.
Roger A. Roberts and Mary
Alice Dunning, both of Williams
ton.
Carl Wilson Jenkins, of Rober
sonville, and Marcella Barnhill,
RFD 1, Stokes.
Irvin Wynne, RFD 3, Williams
ton, and Irene Webb, RFD 3,
Washington.
Henry Wynne and Annie
Brown, both of Oak City.
Colored
Robert Purvis, of Williamston,
and Gladys Clemons, of Everetts.
Roosevelt Draughan, of Tar
boro, and Annie Rene Freeman, of
Robersonville.
James Henry Wiggins and Mary
Lizzie Green, both of Hamilton.
Alex Junior Powell and Hattie
Higgs, both of Oak City.
Harold Purvis and Gladystene
Williams, both of Williamston.
Joe Mack Bonds and Ethel O.
Woolard, both of Williamston.
James D. Coburn and Amanda
D. Purvis, both of Williamston.
Leon Jones and Hattie Scott,
both of RFD 1, Williamston.
C. B. Ewell, RFD 3, Williams
ton, and Pattie Ray Williams, of
Everetts.
Charles Grimes and Mary Sav
age Mitchell, both of Oak City.
Roscoe Little and Ella Hassell,
both of Robersonville.
Nehemiah Moore and Sarah
Boston, both of Jamesville. '
S. T. Brown and Gertha Biggs,
both of Williamston.
Randolph Brown, RFD 2, Wil
liamston, and Blanche Mae Brown
of Williamston.
Henry Little and Nora James
Little, both of Williamston.
LeRoy Brown and Bernice Lee
Hollis, both of RFD 1, Bethel.
Joseph Price and Jessie Mae
Spruill, both of Williamston.
George Green, Jr., of Williams
ton, and Amy Simmons, of Rob
ersonville.
William R. Gainer, of Rocky
Mount, and Nina B. Hassel, of
Williamston.
John T. Williams and Edith
Whitley, both of Williamston.
Clyde J. Coburn and Eveline
Williams, both of Robersonville.
Walter Williams, Jr., and Le
nora Coburn, both of Roberson
ville.
Louis Coffield and Mary Land,
both of Williamston.
Farmer Continues Quite
III At Home In County
Mr. Hugh Bennett, Martin
County farmer, continues critical
ly ill at his home near OaMlCity.
He has been in failing health for
some time and has been confined
to his bed for about six weeks. I
Ctntii ly^Y on Hr Si vtjii
Up For Dead In War
n
REPORTED DEAD |
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S/Sgt. William James Bur
nette, a fine-looking and pro
mising Jamesville youth, was
recently reported dead after
being listed as missing since
February 28, 1945.
Officers Destroy
Two Distilleries
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Raiding in two sections of the
county the early part of this week
ABC Enforcement Officer J. H.
Roebuck and his assistant, Roy
Peel, wrecked two illicit liquor
distilleries.
The first of the two plants was
destroyed in the Mill Neck section
of Jamesville Township and was
a rather crude affair. A fifty
gallon capacity oil drum was us
ed for a still. The officers de
stroyed five fermenters and pour
ed out about 200 gallons of mo
lasses beer.
Going into the Hassell section
Tuesday, the officers found and
wrecked a similar type plant and
ooured out two barrels of molass
es beer.
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RobersonvilleTo
Play Here Sunday
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David Grimes will bring his
once defeated Robins to Williams
on Sunday in an attempt to
ivenge their lone set back which
came at the hands of the locals
n an extra inning tilt.
Bullock will probably start for
he visitors while Manager Lassi
er will let his twirling twins,
A'ynne and Sullivan, share the as
ignment. The rest of the line
ups will lie the same as those who
battled in an overtime thriller laft
week, so it promises to be another
close game. i
Wm. J. Burnette
Had Been Missing
Since Early 1945
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Fifty-seventh Martin Coun
ty Youth To Make The
Supreme Sacrifiee
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S/Sgt. William J. Burnette,
missing in action over Italy since
February 28, 1945, has been given
up for dead, according to informa
tion received by relatives a short
time ago from the War Depart
ment.
The son of G. H. Burnette, for
merly of Jamesville, he was born
in Jamesville on November 22,
1925. His mother was the former
Miss Ethel Byrd, of Mount Olive,
who came to this county to teach
in the Jamesville Schools. She
was married to Tommy Martin
and following his death she was
married to Burnette. Mrs. Bur
nette died when her son was about
three years old and he went to
live with Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer J.
Holliday who accepted and cared
for him just as one of their own
children.
Following his graduation from
the Jamesville High School in the
spring of 1943, he registered and
a short time later on December 13,
1943, he entered the Army Air
Corps, going first to Fort Bragg,
then to Miami and on to Laredo,
Texas. After a short stay in Ne
braska he returned to Texas, and
left for overseas from Langley
Field in October, 1944. He was a
tail gunner on a Liberator bomb
er.
The young man joined the
Christian church in Jamesville
during the summer of 1943, and
was popular among both old and
young people.
Surviving are his father and a
half-sister, Mrs. G. A. Martin
Stackle, of Miami.
The following communication
was received from Major General
Edward F. Witsell, the Adjutant
General of the Army, by his fath
er a short time ago:
"Since your son, Staff Sergeant
William J. Burnette, 14,153,851,
Air Corps, was reported missing
in action 28 February 1945, the
War Department has entertained
the hope that he survived and
that information would be reveal
ed dispelling the uncertainty sur
rounding his absence. However,
as in many cases, the conditions
of warfare deny us such informa
tion. The record concerning your
son shows that he was a crew
member on a B-24 (Liberator)
bomber which was seen to crash
about 11:40 A. M., approximately
20 miles east of Merano, Italy, in
(Continued on page six)
Candidates File For
Every County Office
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
During the first fourteen
weeks of 1946 motorists on
Martin County highways have
had well over twice as many
accidents, injured more than
four times as many, broke in
to the death column twice
and doubled the property da
mage compared with the fig
ures for the corresponding
period in 1945. A third death
was entered in the record for
the thirteenth week, but since
the accident took place last
December, highway patrol
men point out that it should
be charged to that period. The
change can wtll be made, for
the count is bad enough with
out it.
The following tabulations
offer a comparison of the'ac
cident trend: first, by corres
ponding weeks in this year
and last and for each year to
the present time.
14th Week
Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam’ge
1946 3 5 0 $ 1,550
1945 110 150
Comparisons To Date
1946 45 30 2 11,970
1945 18 7 0 5,300
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Corey Will Not Be
Candidate For The
General Assembly
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Hardison Resignation As A
Member of Education
Board Received
While a few changes were re
ported this week, the general poli
tical picture, hardly twenty-four
hours before the filing dead line,
offers no major contests for coun
ty offices, according to informa
tion received here today.
Other than the congressional
and state senatorial district con
tests, only one other race is cer
tain. Leslie W. Hardison, James
ville business man, filed for coun
ty commissioner from the James
ville-Williams district, and will
oppose Joshua L. Coltrain, Wil
liams Township farmer, in the
May 25 primary. Mr. Coltrain fil
ed early last week to succeed him
self as a member of the board of
county commissioners.
After considering entering the
race for a seat in the State House
of Representatives, A. Corey this
week abandoned those plans and
was reported to have filed for |
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Prisoners Of War *
Leaving Saturday
For Camp Butner
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Ppi^iiav^ ere Brought To
This Section In The
Fall Of 1943
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The last of the Gentian prison
ers of war are scheduled to move
out of the local camp tomorrow
in accordance with a War Depart
ment order calling for the liquida
tion of this and similar camps
throughout the country. The pris
oners will be moved to Camp But
ner, Captain V. A. Vehar said.
Most of the prisoners were moved
away some time ago, and many of
them have been sent back to their
homes in Germany.
Detailed information could not
be had, but the camp will be turn
ed over to Army engineers who
will dismantle all government
property and move it to ware
houses in other centers. Reports
state that the wooden frames for
the tent barracks and a few build
ings will be left, that possibly
they will be rented to the Bowers
Construction Company for use in
connection with the Roanoke Riv
er bridge widening project.
Quite a few of the guard per
sonnel are in line for discharge
and they will go to Butner for
their separation papers.
The Williamston Prisoner of
War Branch Camp was originally
activated under the name of
Windsor POW Side Camp, Wind
sor, N. C., for harvesting the 1943
peanut crop. “It was during a rain
storm, September 21, 1943, that
the camp was first set up, under
the command of Major Floyd
Christian, Fa. The personnel at
that time consisted of 231 officers
and enlisted men of the 697th
Field Artillery Group, Fort Bragg,
and 500 Italian prisoners of war.
The 380th MPEG Company re
lieved the 097th Field Artillery
Group on October 21, 1943, under
the command of Captain M. I.
White, CMP. The camp was mov
ed from Windsor to the site near
the plant of the Standard Fertiliz
er Company on Roanoke River
here. Placed in command of the
camp on February 19, 1944, Lt.
Vehar, later promoted to captain,
continued in that position.
Changes were made from time to
time in the guard complement,
and prisoners were exchanged
often, the number varying in di
rect proportion to the need.
On May 23, 1944, there wasn’t
a prisoner of war in the camp, the
Italians having moved out on the
previous day to make room for
German prisoners who moved in
on May 24. The military person
nel were exchanged for the per
sonnel that remained, for the most
part, until just recently when the
size of the camp was materially
reduced.
There were as many as 570 pris
oners of war in the camp at one
time, but the number was reduced
to 125 this week. During the
period the camp has been main
tained here, prisoners of war were
engaged in farm activities, mostly
harvesting peanuts and other
crops, in industry, tobacco ware
houses and in other places, the
guards becoming experts in lum
bering, peanuts, meat slaughter
ing, tobacco and fertilizer fac
tories, and other occupations.
Man Detained For
Alleged Robbery
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W. T. Coburn, young colored
man living near Williamston, was
taken into custody by local and
county officers last Monday night
in connection with a cash regis
tery theft at the Norfolk South
ern Bus Station here earlier in
the evening.
Said to have been drinking,
Coburn entered the bus station
between 6 and 7 o’clock that even
ing. He ordered a soft drink and
then declared he had no money,
turning his pockets inside out to
prove his statement. The man was
in the station possibly an hour
and a half, and staggered against
the cash register several times.
After declaring he had no
money, Coburn left the station
and paid a taxi $2, or $1 more
than the regular fare, to carry him
home. When the manager check
ed his cash register he found
about $23 missing, and Officer
Chas. Moore investigated. Offi
cers were directed to the Coburn
home where they found him. He
was said to have had some money
in his shoes when the officers took
iim into custody.
Fines And Costs In Recorder’s
Court Amount To Over! 1,000
Court Expects To
Catch Up With Its
Work Next Week
Thirty-three Cases Handled
By Judge R. L. Coburn
By Lunch Time
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Judge Robt. L. Coburn, pinch
hitting for Judge J. C. Smith who
continues ill at his home, made
considerable progress last Monday
in catching up with the work that
had accumulated in the county re
corder’s court first on account of
the illness of the regular jurist
and later when the superior court
was in session for two weeks.
Then, new cases have found their
way into the court in larger num
bers than usual.
Handling thirty-three cases this
week, Judge Coburn proved he
had an ample reserve of fines and
road sentences, Clerk L. B. Wynne
stating that the fines alone
amounted to $755, that the costs
would boost that figure well over
$1,000 for the day. Then there
were several road sentences met
ed out before the court adjourn
ed for the day at 1 o’clock.
Proceedings:
Entering no plea in the case
charging him with an assault with
a deadly we. pon, Lazarus Wil- '
Hams was adjudged guilty, and
Judge Coburn fined him $50 and
taxed him with the costs.
Charged with violating the li
quor laws, John If. Wiggins plead
ed not guilty. Adjudged guilty he
was fined $75 and required to pay
the costs.
The case charging Levern Rob
erson with an assault with a dead
ly weapon was nol prossed with
leave.
Charged with an assault with
a deadly weapon, LeRoy Everett,
colored, was found guilty of sim
ple assault and was fined $25 and
taxed with the cost.
Judgement was suspended upon
the payment of the cost in the case
charging Ben Clemons with as
saulting a female.
Albert Williams, charged with
carrying a concealed weapon, was
fined $50 and required to pay the
costs,
A plea of innocence was sus
tained in the case in which Wil
liam Biggs was charged with be
ing drunk and disorderly.
The case charging Grover
Moore with operating a motor ve
hicle without a driver’s license
was nol prossed.
Judgement was suspended upon
the payment of the cost in the case
charging Walter Barnes, Jr., with
operating a motor vehicle without
a driver’s license. In the case
charging the boy’s father with al
lowing an unlicensed driver to
operate a motor vehicle, the court
imposed a fine of $25 and taxed
him with the costs. The elder
Barnes appealed and bond was re
quired in the sum of $100.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued until next Monday in the
case charging Henry Crawford
with operating a motor vehicle
without a driver’s license.
Lexton Gibbs, charged with op
erating a motor vehicle with im
proper equipment, was fined $10
and required to pay the costs.
Charged with drunken driving
and operating a motor vehicle
without a drivei’s license, Clabert
B. Whitaker was sentenced to the
raods for six months, the court
suspending the road term upon
the payment of a $75 fine and the
I'OStS.
Elmer W. Rogers, pleading guil
ty in the case charging him with
irunken driving, was sentenced 1
,o the roads for six months.
Charged wtih drunken driving,
roseph Gurganus was fined $50,
axed with the costs and had driv- 1
;r’s license revoked for one year. *
Pleading not guilty, John Al- 1
’ord Worsley was adjudged guilty 1
ind was fined $50, required to 1
jay the costs and had his license 1
o operate a motor vehicle revok- ‘
;d for one year. <
Leon Milton Wesson, charged 1
vith drunken driving, was fined 3
550, taxed with the cost and lost
lis operator’s license for a year. *
Charged with reckless driving, <
William Selmon Watford, pleaded c
»uilty of speeding. The plea was j i
lccepted and the defendant was i I
ined $35 and required to pay the |
:osts. ;3
James Madison Adams was fin- <
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Church Services Scheduled
For the Pre-Easter Season
nLTuiunij to me custom oi me :
past few years the Williamston
Ministerial Association is an- i
nouncing that there will bo Holy ,
Week services at Watts’ Theater, i
Monday through Friday, begin- 1
ning at 10 a. m. and ending strict- :
ly at 10:30 a, m. Also there will i
be union evening services at the
participating churches each night, j i
Monday through Friday at 7:30. <
On Thursday night the sacrament i
of the Lord’s Supper will be ob- 1
served. There will also be a sun- '
rise service at the cemetery East- 1
er Sunday. This service will be i
directed by the Rev. John L. Goff 1
and assisted by members of the 1
several choirs of the town church- 1
es. This is a most beautiful and !
fitting service, both as to time and ’
place, and it is becoming a regu- I
lar institution in our community '
in the observance of the day on i
which our Lord arose from the I
dead.
The schedule for Holy Week I
;ervices is as lollows: Watts The
iter 10 a. m ; Monday, Dr. I. D.
5- Knight, speaker; Tuesday, Rev.
John L. Gofl', speaker; Wednes
day. Rev. John W. Hardy, speaker:
rhursday, Rev. B. T. Hurley,
ipeaker; Friday, the Rev. Mr. Mc
Ginnis, speaker.
Seven-thirty services at the
'hurches: Monday, Episcopal
•hurch, Rev. John L. Goff preach
ng; Tuesday, Methodist church,
Gov. John W. Hardy preaching;
Vednesday, Baptist church, Rev.
3. T. Hurley preaching; Tliursday,
it the Christian church, with
Jr. I D. S. Knight preaching;
Friday, Presbyterian church, the
lev. Mr. McGinnis preaching
lubjects appropriate to the season
vill be used by the speakers at
he morning services, and the
Voids of the Cross as generally
iccepted in order will be used by
lie speakers at the evening hours,
riie community is heartily invited
o attend ali these services.
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ASSISTANT AGENT |
Meeting in special session
here yesterday morning, the
Martin County commission
ers discussed for nearly three
hours various farm problems,
including the work of the
agents and the possibilities
of increasing the service to
farmers. “It was a very in
teresting session,’’ one of the
commissioners commented.
The authorities agreed to
appropriate $780 a year as the
county’s part in providing the
services of another assistant
county agent. It is understood
that the amount will be in
cluded in the budget for the
next fiscal year beginning
July 1. Meeting with the com
missioners, District Farm
Agent II. Troy Ferguson ex
plained that a second assist
ant agent is not available at
this time, but possibly one
could be found within the
next few months.
Two Hundred More Dors
f accinatvd At C.linica
Two hundred and one more dogs
were vaccinated on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week, 161 at
Bear Grass and 40 at Paul Lilley’s
store on the Washington Highway.
Dog owners continue to cooper
ate in tlie drive to stamp out ra
bies, it was declared.
Clinics will continue in other
sections of the county through the
pr esent month.
Four Cases Heard
In Mayor’s Court
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While Judge R. L. Coburn was
flooded with business in the coun
ty recorder’s court, Justice J. L.
Hassell has had it fairly quiet in
his court during the past few
days.
Ernestine Knight, charged with
disorderly conduct, was required
to pay $0.50 costs.
Drunk and down, Sam Rober
son was fined $5 and taxed with
$0.50 costs.
Charged with disorderly con
duct, Lemon Burrington was fin
ed $5 and required to pay $7.50
costs.
Ernest Lee was fined $10 and
taxed with $8.50 costs in the case
charging him with disorderly con
duct.
FBI To Sponsor
Conference Here
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The Federal Bureau of Investi
gation will hold a conference here
on April 24 for all law enforce
ment officials in this section of
the State, Edward Scheidt, special
agent in charge of the Bureau’s
office in Charlotte, announced this
week.
Several prominent speakers
will appear on the program, it was
announced, and the visitors will
be guests of the sheriff's and po
lice departments at a barbecue
dinner at one o'clock that after
noon.
Pass Red Cross Goal
By $600 In Chapter
More Than $4,199
Raised In Drive
Ending March 31
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Final Kepnrt Ih Submitted
This Week by Cbairmun
V. J. Spivey
Assigned a quota of $3,600, the
Martin County Chapter, embraci
ng Jamesville, Williams, Griffins,
3ear Grass and Williamston
townships, raised a total of $4,
99 25 for the American Red Cross
luring the annual fund drive con
luded March 31, Fund Campaign
Chairman V. J. Spivey announced
his week in submitting his final
eport on the canvass. Every
ownship except one and every
chool but three met the assigned
luotas, the chapter pushing on to
xceed its over-all quota by
599.25.
A final tabulation by townships
nd colored schools follows, the
irst figures showing the assigned
luotas and the second represent
ng the actual amount raised and
urned into the treasury:
Townships: Jamesville, $325 and
346.87; Williams, $60 and $67.44;
Jriffins, $300 and $306.40; Bear
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FISHING
Fish catches continue small
in the Roanoke, reports from
the commercial fishery at
Jamesville stating that her
ring are being taken in unus
ually small quantities. Simi
lar reports are coming from
individual fishermen here and
at other points along the
stream. Rock are being caught
in fairly large numbers, but
the fishing season has been
unusually disapointing for all
the types of fish ordinarily
taken from the Roanoka.
Possibly with the approach
of warmer weather, the size
of the catches will increase.
Start Driving Piling For
Detour Bridge At River
The Bowers Construction Com
pany forces started driving piling
this week for the detour bridge
which will be used while a new
draw span is placed and the old
bridge is widened.
Material for the project which
will cost approximately half mil
lion dollars, is being moved in
fairly rapidly now, but work on
the project is still necessarily 4
limited.
Bookmobile Will
Make Schedule In
County Next Week
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Library Student From Bos
ton Observes Program
In This Seetion
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Coming from the Simmons Col
lege School of Library Science,
Boston, Mr. Sterling Dean has
been in the Region for the past
two weeks. The director of the
Library School, having heard and
read of the development of rural
library service in North Carolina
and of the Regional Organization
in the eastern section, sent one of
the students to do his practice
work here in the B H M Region.
In addition to having practice in
all pjocedures necessary for the
operation of Regional library ser
vice, including trips on the book
mobile, work in the headquarters
office, and service trips to each of
the six public libraries, Mr. Dean
has had a "Cook's Tour” of the
Region from I’armele to Ocracoke
Island. He finds this service a de
finite contrast to his hometown
service in Rochester, N. Y., and is
much in favor of more bookmo
biles.
The schedule for next week fol
lows:
Williamston Elementary School,
9; Edwards Service Station, 11;
Hamilton, in front of bank, 11:30;
Hamilton School', 12 30; Gold
Point, Johnson's Service Station,
1:35; Robersonville Public Lib
rary, 2:30.
Tuesday. April 16
Hassell Post Office, 9:30; Has
sell School, 10, Edmondson Ser
vice Station, 10:40; Oak City
School, 11:15; Oak City, Barrett’s
Drug Store, 1:30; Smith’s Store on
Palmyra Road, 2:15.
Wednesday, April 17
Williamston High School, 9; Ev
eretts, School, 10; Everetts, Ayers
Store, 11:30; Robersonville High
School, 12:30; Robersonville Ele
mentary School, 1:30; Parmele
Post Office, 3; Cross Roads
church, 3:30.
Thursday, April 18
Griffin’s Service Station, 9:30;
Farm Life School, 10:30; Corey’s
Cross Roads, 12:30; Bear Grass
School, 1:30; Bear Grass, Terry
Bros. Store, 2:30; Wynn’s Service
Station, 3:30.
Friday, April 19
Jamesville School, 9:30; Jor
dan’s Store, Dardens, 10:30;
Browning’s Store, 11:30; Popular
Chapel Church, 12:45; Jamesville,
Brown’s Store, 2.
Honor Cuest At
Banquet Tuesday
Retiring recently after nearly
thirty-four years as a telephone
company employee, Miss Clyde
Hassell was honored by the Caro
ina Telephone and Telegraph
Company at a banquet held in the
Woman’s Club hall here last Tues
lay pvening, the event attracting
prominent company officials,
nany employees and a few spec
al guests.
Dale Holderness, company vice
president, served as master of
ceremonies and he culled on sev
eral of those present for a few
emarks. Making a few appropri
ite remarks, Ed Thornton, local
nanager, presented Miss Hassell
vith a gasoline book, a gift from
he exchange employees. L. W.
dill, company president, express
'd regrets in accepting Miss Has
icll’s resignation, wished her hap
jiness and presented her with the
•ompany’s 20-year service pin.
J. R. Porter, board chairman,
iriefly reviewed the late history
if the telephone in Williamston,
lointing out the company's
;rowth from a 200 subscriber ex
hange to one of nearly 800. He
Iso pointed out that long distance
nessages had jumped from
round 25 to six and seven hun
Ired a day, and predicted increas
d growth. After paying a brief
ribute to the late W. C. Manning
vith whom he was acquainted in
he business for a number of
ears, Mr. Porter referred to Miss
lassell as one who had a great
ense of responsibility, that she
tad been faithful, sincere and
riendly to both the company and
ts patrons. “It is with much sin
erity that I wish you good health
ind happiness,” Mr. Porter said in
iresenting the honoree with a dia
nond service pin, the first of its
:ind ever awarded by the com
pany.
Miss Hassell expressed her
reat appreciation to the company
(Continued on page six)