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OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNTY
« FAVHJFS T'i’JCS'. EACH WSS8T
VOLUME L—NUMBER 38
Williamston. Martin Com
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/V, North Carolina,
Tuesday. May
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19/7
l-:ST USUKHKD
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Former Official
Stresses Rrural
4 Life In Address
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Broughton Her la res Lead
er sli ip Will Not Come
From l^arge Cities
In an unusually jovial mood
and without the strain of a direct
political campaign bearing down
upon him, J. M. Broughton, form
er North Carolina governor and a
main threat to a United States
Senate seat, stressed rural com
munity life in an address deliv
Wiered at the annual Martin County
Farm Bureau meeting held in the
Williamston High School auditor
ium last Friday evening. Almost
one-half of the more than 2,000
Bureau membership heard the
speaker as he advanced timely
warnings, supporting his main
points with appropriate anec
dotes. He held the attention of
his listeners for more than 45
minutes and there was no fidget
ing in anticipation of a big barbe
cue supper.
Introduced by State Senator H.
G. Horton. Mr. Broughton con
gratulated the Farm Bureau for
its part in promoting the Martin
County Fat Stock show and for
promoting community iife, “I am
glad we do not have big cities
dominating the life of our state,”
Broughton said, adding that it wu..
a great pleasure to get out and
mingle with the people in a rural
atmosphere. ”1 hope North Caro
linians keep true to the soil and
keep rooted to the soil,” the
speaker continued, drawing on
mythology to express the power
of the soil. "If we lose our asso
• ciatiori with the soil, we’ll lose a
vital part in life,” the speaker de
clared.
Mi. Broughton was impressed
by the strong Farm Bureau unit -
in this county, but he said that he
wanted to see more women in the
organization, and in his pleasing
manner, he literally told the men
that they should be ashamed of
themselves if they did not provide
every possible convenience for
their wives in the home. "You
should remember the noble part
the farm women played during
the war in maintaining farm pro
duction. Now. go out and get
new-fangled things to relieve
them of the drudgering in the
home,” he pleasingly commanded.
Taking a cue from a few re
marks made by Congressman Her
bert B one earlier in the pro
gram. tlie main speaker addressed
a a rema,!,.- to the almost 200
colored members of the organize-1
tion .present. “The colored man
and his family are better off on a
North Carolina farm than they
would be anywhere else in the
world, and the colored citizen will
get along all right if he doesn’t
listen to fools from the outside,”
Broughton said. He praised the
pat t colored farmers handled dur
ing the war, and pointed out. "As
long as the colored citizen works
hard, leaves liquor alone and
avoids rascality, he has just as
good a chance to get ahead in
Martin County and North Caro
Ji ?! a A .
The former governor declared
he was glad to see the time when
i• ir1 f«Hogethex,e
conditions are good. ‘ They used
to get together only when they
were made or broke. But farm
er* have learned a lesson. No
oil .. • r.
themselves and without the aid of
politicians.”
A farmer, just a bit removed
from the land. Broughton appar
ently was impressed by the farm
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Johnson Funeral
Largely Attended
The funeral of Mr. Asa John
son, well known Hamilton busi
ness man wrho died in a Durham r
hospital last Wednesday morning,
was largely attended at the home
in Hamilton last Friday afternoon •
at 3:00 o'clock. Reports indicated
that the attendance upon the ser- <
vice was tho largest to pay a last i
tribute to a friend there in recent
years.
Rev. Sidney Boone and Rev J.
M. Perry, Robersonville ministers, .
Rev. Z. T. Cox of Farmville and 1
Rev. E. R. Stewart of Hamilton 1
< nflucted the last rites, and in- 1
torment was in the family ceme
tery.
Warn Tobacco Fanners Not
To Exceed Their Allotment
I 'CJrtfhn. chairman Mai -
tin County Agricultural Consei
| vation Association Committee, to
! day cautioned all tobacco growers
in Martin County against over
planting their farm acreage allot
ments this year,
‘‘Growers who harvest any
acreage of tobacco in 1947 in ex
cess of their farm acreage allot
ments are subject to marketing
quota penalties and will not be
eligible for full participation in
Government price support loans,”
Mr. Griffin stated.
Growers who plant within their
farm acreage allotments can mar
ket all their tobacco without pen
alties and are eligible for full
Government price support loans,
Mr. Griffin added.
Tn connection with price sup
port loans, Mr. Grilfin emphasiz
ed that any acreage harvested in
excess of the va• m .• *n*»« all o'
ment will make all the tobacco
produced within the allotted acre
age on the farm ineligible for any
price support loans. “This year
there will be no acreage toler
ances in establishing loan eli
gibility. as contrasted with the
1946 tolerance of the lesser of!
three-tenths acre or 5 percent of
the allotment. Any acreages har
vested in excess of farm allot
ments. however small, will dis
qualify growers for full loan pri
vileges and subject them to mar
keting quuta penalties."
Mr. Griffin also stressed that
eligibility for Government price
support loans on tobacco is be
coming increasingly important to
tobacco growers now that domes
tic supplies of tobacco are ade
quate and the future level of ex
ports uncertain.
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RAINFALL,
An average rainfall was re
ported in this immediate area
last month, but so far in the
current period rains have
been small and fairly far
apart.
In April 3.!>9 inches of rain
fell here, boosting the total
up until May I to 13.12 inches
as compared with 12.88 inches
reported in the first four
months of last year. I'p until
the first of this week, only .82
of an inch of rain had been
reported. In May, a year ago,
nearly six inches of rain fell.
Poppy Sales \ill
Be Held May 24
In Martin County
lluiiil Clinic Memorial Flow
ers Uislrilmieil Ity the
Legion Auxiliary
May 24th will be Poppy Day in
Martin County and throughout
the United States, Mrs. J. A. Kills,
president of John W Hassell unit
of the American Legion Auxiliary
announced today.
On that'day everyone will be
asked to wear a memorial .poppy i
in honor of the dead of the two
world war« end to make a contri
bution for the welfare of the dir- |
atne veieiaiis, their families and'
the families of the dead.
Volunteers from the Auxiliary
and young women's groups of the
city will distribute the flowers on
the streets throughout the day.
Mrs, W. O. Griffin, Poppy Chair
man of the Auxiliary, will be in
general charge. Plans are being
made to cover the city completely
so that everyone will have an op
portunity to honor the war dead
and aid the living victims of the
two conflicts,
“The Saturday before Memorial
Day has been observed as Poppy
Day in all parts of the country for
I M: «/»*» tf-if .UJm
announcing the date ui this year's
observance. “Poppies have been
1 r.'-t,' .',;* the- -vy-ar’de-ad
ever since the close of World War]
[• They are replicas of the wild |
flowers which grew on the battle I
fields of France and Belgium, 1
roUg)il oyo’ in both r :,1 s hot they
(Continued from page five)
Little Money In
Raising Cattle j
Billy Bailey made big money
when he add his grand champion
naby beef at the Martin County
Stock show last Friday, but if he
iad offered the animal on the
ipen market at current prices he
Mould have lost big money.
Going into the business with
he aid of his father, the Everetts
roung club member bought his
iaby beef for $124. The animal
weighed 523 pounds at that time,
ind the proud little owner went
in the market and bought feed
costing him $103. He figures that
t cost him 23.79 cents to add each
sound to his prize winner- If he
tad received the market price in
tend of the 62 cents paid by Col
tnial Stores, Billy would have lost
juite a few dollars. As it turned
>ut, Bill sold his grand champion
or $592.72 or $391.96 over the
uurket.
Cancer Fund Drive
Nears Completion!
In Martin County
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More Money To Be Kaise<l
Than Last Year But the
Quota Is !\ot Filled
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The 19-47 Cancer Fund Drive is
rapidly drawing to a close in this
county, according to Chairman
Wheeler Manning, who announc
ed over the week-end that most
of the townships had completed
their drives and that most of the
money wits in the bank.
Township Chairman Bob Ad
kins ot Robersonville reported;
that the drive in that township
met and exceeded the quota that
was assigned to it. With a three j
hundred dollar quota, Mr. Adkins
and his aides collected a total of
$311.80. and Mr. Adkins has re
quested the press to express his
sincere si thanks for the .splendid
response given this worthy cause
by the people of Robersonville
township.
The Robersonville Grammar
school raised $19.50, while join j
collectors gathered a total of I
$18.48 The balance was raised by
contributions to the several can- j
vassers, with Messrs. C. R. Gray
and R. K. Adkins having the
largest amounts, a total of $174.41.
Other canvessers and the amounts
that each collected are as follows:
Mr-,. FI M Coburn, 24.04; Mis.
Jim Roebuck, 2.08, Mrs. Hardy
Rose, $7.85; Mrs. Bruce Everett,
$4.25; Mrs Paul Roberson, 2.08;
Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, 8.8(1; Mrs.
Glenn Norman, 3.25; Mrs. J. R.
Matthews, 3.00; Miss Emily Rob
erson, 5 75; Mrs J. C. Keel, 5.55;
Mrs. Clayton Davenport, 7.45;
(Continued on page four)
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Local Plant Badly
Damaged By Fire
Fire, starting in a trash pile at
\heU jmtrrrBa./a«‘j4
Supply Company rjf 1 the James-1
ville road yesterday afternoon at |
•l 60 n ciocR. caused considVrTOUl
damage to the plant. Windows
and fi antes in tne back of the
building will have to be replaced
and repairs made to other parts
^'» fi'nriifa’
m.n'-iy $1,5(10 or
No general alarm was sounded,
a report from the plant to the fire
station stating that the fire was
confined to a trash pile and only
a small hose line would be need
ed. About the time the truck :
reached the plant, the fire broke ,
into the building through the win
dows an dthe firemen found it
necessary to lay two large lines of
hose. They fought the fire for al
most an hour.
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DISCOURAGING
V,J
While no bids have been
received, preliminary reports i
indicate that costs for a new t
colored school building in Ev- I
eretts will run into big tig- <
ures, comparatively speaking. 1
Plans and specifications
have been submitted to sev- i
cral contractors and the bids - ■' j
are to he opened at a meeting
of the county board of eduea- I <
lion on Thursday of this week
at 2:0b o’clock in the after- I
noon. I i
Loc al Man Badly
Hurt In Accident
Occupants Unhurt When
Car Turns Over In See
oiul Roiul Accident
O. L. Willard, owner-operator
of Willard's Shoe Shop here, was
badly cut about the head, arm and
leg and severely shocked about
12:30 o'clock Sunday morning
when his car. a 1941 model Chev
rolet. turned over in a curve on
Highway No. 64 between Wil
liamston and Jamesville near the
S. J. Tettcrtcn farm. His injuries
were first considered critical, but
examination at the local hospital
where he was entered for treat
ment revealed a bad cut on his
head, long gashes on his left arm
and left leg. He was said to have
lost much blood and to have suf
fried severe shock.
Returning from Jamesville
where he had carried an em
ployee, Jennings Price, Mr. Whl
lard stated that he was forced off :
the highway by another car, that
when hi> turned back on the hard
surface he lost control. The ma
chine turned over and rolled into ;
the woods, fifteen or eighteen,
feet away from the highway. He I
freed himself and waited beside J
the highway for some little time j
before a Plymouth taxi, returning
from Williamston, stopped, pick
ed him up and delivered him to
the hospital.
Damage to the car was estimat-;
ed at $500 by Patrolman W. E. j
Saunders who investigated the ac
cident.
Last Thursday night about 11:30
o'clock, occupants of William
Maurice Pate's car escaped unhurt
when the machine went out of s
control and turned over on the1
Hear Grass Road about one half
mile from Highway No. 17 Driv I
ing his 1942 Ford toward Bear
Grass, Pate said a car turned m
front of him, that lie ran off the
highway and lost control, the car
making a complete turn and land
ing on its wheels. Bud Hardison.
Clifton Pate, Mary Hoyle and
Irene Taylor, riding with the
young man, were not hurt, Patrol- !
man W. E. Saunders, who made
the investigation, said. Damage
to the car was estimated at $400.
Firemen Called
To Burning Tree!
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Awakened by a noise last Fri- |
day shortly before midnight, I
neighbors saw fire shooting sky- •
//aid back of the local teacher
age on Smithwick Street and im
mediately called out the fire de
partment. Sortie one had acci
ientally or intentionally fired a
large hollow oak tree on the lot
retween tin' teacheruge and the
grade school gipiund.s and sparks
.vere falling on nearby buildings,
rhe smouldering fire had filled
lie northern part of the town i
.vith smoke before if was discov- j
/red.
Exhausting the supply of water
n the tank on the truck, firemen j
m the corner of Church and
Smithwick Streets anrl played
‘Ji'rd' ■. n- -dfif Vi T"
•iglit or ten minutes before bring- I
ng it under control.
The following night the same
;ree caught fire again, but no g n
-as yi|; V- -
Aatcl was’pnui. :!' on the 7; 'T’TT'Vl
school authorities made plans to j
ake the tree down Monday. At
1:30 o’clock Sunday nigiit the
ree, wi akened by decay and then
ry age, toppled over, smashing a
itore house in the teacherage ;
/ai d and damaging the i oof on a
jura in Joe Leggett’s yard. Neigh
jors were frightened out of their 1
icds by the crash of ttu falling
ree.
Rehabilitation Of
City Fire Victims!
Their earthly possessions wiped
iut in the recent Texas City fire,
he heads of seven hundred farni- |
ies aie now appealing to the Red
boss for rehabilitation, according
o late reports coming from the
tricken city. Approximately half
niliion dollars were spent by the I
ted Cross in caring for immediate
elief, the report adding that 380
if the 800 victims hospitalized j
vere still being cared for. that 150
ted Cross nurses were still serv- !
ng in the urea.
Fat Stock Show
Prize \\ in tiers
Are Announced
Prizes, Viuoiiutin^ to $283
I’aul Out By Sponsoring
Organizations Here
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A total of $283 was paid to the
youthful club members exhibiting j
prize winning animals in the Mar- •
tin County Fat Stock show last !
Friday, the amount including
prizes for showmanship.
Billy Bailey copped the largest
single prize. $22. for exhibiting
the grand champion baby beef.
Mary Jane Rogers, exhibiting the
reserve grand champion, receiv
ed $18 but forged ahead to take
the largest amount by winning a |
$10 showmanship prize in a field
of six contestants. Jack Woolard
won $14 when his beef calf rated !
third in the show and won $8
more in the showmanship contest.
The following club members re
ceived $10 each when their en
tries were placed in the No. 1 clas
sification: Jimmy Knowles, Cal
vin Oglesby, Edith Rogerson,
James Rogerson, Bobby Clark, |
Lorene Oglesby, Noah Bennett
and Howard Bennett. The follow
inf* received $(i each of prize j
money in the beef cattle depart- j
ment, their animals falling into
the No. 2 classification: Pat
Wynne, Henry G. Corey, Lorette
Oglesby, Priscilla Roberson. Fred
Griffin, Wesley Cratt. William
Ross Kowles, George Ayers, Jr.
Bobby Lilley, Priscilla Roberson,
Johnnie Price and Joseph Wil
liams.
In the swine department, James
Modlm took a large share of the j
prize money, $21, with his Poland
China pig. The Future Farmer of
America owned the grand champ
ion pig, taking first and second
places in the light weight group
In boost his prize money. Other
winners in the light weight group
were, (’hole Prize, 3rd and fourth
places, $9; Wallace Warren, 5th,
$2: Jack Liverman, 8th, $1. In the
heavy-weight group, Ray Harrell,
of the Oak City FHA club, was
first with his entry and won $8,
Taylor Rogerson was second and
won $7; Bennie Ray Hopkins, 3rd,
$5; and Albert Thompson, 4th, $4.
Harrell, exhibiting the reserve
grand champion, received an ad
ditional cash prize of $4.
Former County Agent McLen
don, the man who established and
conducted the first show in the
county four years ago, attended j
the event last Friday, and he was
well pleased with the work the
boys and girls had done.
While the show, just as those L
(Continued on page eight)
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Band Parents Here
Form Association
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Parents of members of the new
ly formed Williamston school
band met in the High school audi
torium Monday evening and
formed a hand parents' associa
tion of which they elected Meyer
The meeting was opened by
Professor Jack Butler, band three
rriwiimi. .lok-e«4w+at 4!>cj,
prospects of the band and the
need for a parents’ organization.
A rehearsal of a few fundamental
band numbers or practices was
} ft'/m the oj.rmiolijm
Tffi
was named vice president and ,
Mrs. J. I). P.ige, secretary di ens
in r. These officers are to meet
with Professor Butler soon lo
name a policy committee.
Attorney Hugh Horton read a
otter regarding the possibility of
securing band instruments turned
over to tiie high school at Willard
liter the government disbanded
.he Penderlea organization. The
natter is now to he taken up di
ectly with the principal of the
Willard school and some hope was
•xpressed that part of the instru
ments might be made available
for local use on a buy, borrow,
leg or “steal” basis, as one per
ron expressed it.
At the close of tile band dem
onstration a hymn was played for
he first time by the group, and
war very well done, considering
.he extremely short time Profes
sor Butler lias been working with
.he group. He hopes to have a
arcsentable band by late fall.
Moving pictures, in color, were j
shown the first band parade
and of the last parade before Mr.
LSullcr’s entry into tile service.
County Farm Youths
Receive $ 12,979.96
At Stock Show Here
Forty-two Calves
Sold For $ 10.S8M
Friday Afternoon
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I olal of $2.'{8 Puiil To Flub
(.ills ami I toys In The
County Last Friday
Martin County’s fourth annual
fat stock show grossed 4-H club
members and Future Farmers of
America a total of $12,979.96 last
Friday afternoon $10,889.10 for
9(1.297 pounds of choice beef, $1.
807.88 for 8,234 pounds of prize
hogs and $283 in cash prizes. The
beef cattle show averaged right at
30 cents, or a few points higher
than thi' average reported a year
ago, and the swine sales averaged
29 cents, a fraction higher than
the average receipts recorded in
1946.
Master Billy Bailey, son of Mr
and Mrs. Paul Bailey of Everetts,
took the high honors of the show
when he presented the grand
champion calf, a 956 pound Here
ford. The animal sold for 62 cents
a pound, or a cent higher than the
price paid Jack Williamson for his
grand champion entry Iasi year.
It was fairly apparent at the
-tart that the judge, 1. M. Case of
the Extension Service, was hav
ing a difficult task, but after call
ing in other recognized judges the
second award went to Miss Mary
Tan. Rogers, young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Mmga Rogers of
near Williamston. Her entry was
sold to the Smithfield Packing
Company for 36 cents a pound
The price paid for the reserve
champion beef calf fell about nine
rents under the price paid for the
No. 2 winner a year ago.
While the show was (tie best of
the four evei held here, not as
Many of the entri| went into the
first classification as was expect
zd Judge Case worked the great
■r part of two hours classifying
the show animals before grading
•leven of them No. 1 Eleven
it hers graded No 2. one No 3 and
the remainder were rated No 4
While the 4 11 club membei .
(Continued on page two)
Oak City School
Closing Program
o n
The Ouk Ci'y High School, the
list in the county to announce a
inals program hw the current
erm, will hold theiirst in a series
)f exercises next Sunday mom
ng at 11:00 o’clock when the Rev.
Robert M McNair, Tarboro Epis
■opal minister, delivers the com
nencement sermon in the audi
oriutn.
i»ld their exercises next Tuesday
it 11:15 p. m. The exercise will be !
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A Southern Rosary.” and is be j
ng presented under the direction
if the English teacher, Mi.ss lie
itrice Davis
Si o»' -S.JijjMn
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tress the seniors at their gradua
ion exercises Wednesday, May 21
it 8:15 p. m Principal 11. M. Ams- j
ey, completing his work in the
caching profession, will present 1
iplomas to the 117 graduates.
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KOI MM I*
A comparatively (pint
week-end was reported on
the crime front in this county,
local, county and state offic
ers stating that only two per
sons were arrested and plac
ed in the county jail during
the period.
One of the two, Warren
Griffin, colored man of Grif
fins Township, was hooked
for shoplifting, and another, a
young white man, was book
ed for being drunk and dis
orderly.
‘‘We had a very quiet time in
Itobersonvilie during the
week-end,” Officers Smith
and Griffin of Kobcrsonvillc
said yesterday.
I VIK
The drive for old clothing
conducted by tlie several
churches here last Sunday
was described as fairly suc
cessful. While the drive did
not attract old clothing at the
rate of one pound per person,
much clothing of good value
was delivered to the churches.
Chairman It. T. Hurley said
yesterday.
Quite a few overlooked the
call made in the name of
needy humanity in Kurope,
and thev may deliver their
clothing to a box in a side
door at the Methodist church
next to the parsonage through
most of Wednesday ol this
week.
Worn111 To I load
Lions (Huh Hon1
In Cominji \oar
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Siiccmls I!. I*. Moltlcy \s
W . < !lv<(<> (»rif fin H«‘
roiiKs I rrasiirrr
At their regular meeting last
Thursday evening, members of
the Ineal 1 ions Club elected offic
ers for the new fiscal year, which
will begin July I t The election
■a a .-, held a month early. due to
the fact that the state convention
is being held earlier this year
Lion K I> Worrell was elected
president .and will succeed II 1’.
Mobley. Others elected were as
follows: 1st vice president, Wheel
er M Manning: 2nd vice presi
dent Krnest S Mea; ,'ftd vice
president, Claude J Goodman;
tail twister. W. T. Owen-,; Lion
Tamer. Kxum L .Ward, Ji ; 2 year
directors, li G Stewart and I)
Clayton; 1 year director, W li.
Gaylord, J•.
The members felt that it was
be.-1 to keep a banket as trcasui
er, so tins' elected Lion W. Clyde
Griffin, to succeed I). V Clayton,
the latter having capably served j
in that position fui the past -ix
years. The new rub , allow th
incoming president to appoint the
secretary, instead of the secretary
being elected by the membci ship,
so the secretary for next year has
not been named.
Among the mattei • of biisine-.
passed on by a majority vole of
the club wt'i e the amount that the
club will charge foi admi sion to
the grandstand at the ball pat k
for regular season games and the
permission for Lion ponsored
Scout Troop No 2!) baseball h am
to play some of it.-, games on Sun
day. Lion Homer Barnhill report
ed that the check for the cl
shai e of eh •wing gum machine
receipt.-, for the month wa only
about $84 00, and urged i . I .
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dlst 11 blit Ion of the ball gum.
At the conclusion of the busi
(Continued on page eight)
Safely Patrol l nil
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Beginning la. t Tim. day n a n- <
mg, a squad of patrolmen ((im
posed of local student' started
serving at various street intersec
tions leading to tin white i hoois
here. Wearing budge "Sam
Brown” belts and equipped with
signal flags the youthful enforc
ers of pedestrian traffic to and
from the schools should relieve
parents of a great deal of anxiety
during the remaining weeks of
the present schtSol term, and in
the terms to come.
The School Safety Patrol, as the
unit is called, is being sponsored
by the Williamston Lions Club
and is being directed by Profes
sor Jack Butler. The Lions Club
is furnishing the equipment ne
cessary. If the students will bil
low orders of the various mem
bers of the .patrol in crossing the
streets on their way to and from
school, the danger of any one be
ing injured or killed will be great
ly lessened.
Serial Speakers
.\<Mressetl Fariii
\Jim\tin</ Fridav_
Stale Pr«"M<l«nl (!up Faylen
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Farm Income
Pm ident Chas. L. Daniel and
periai gm -fs, Congressman Her
bert Bonner and State President
W. W. (Cap) Eagles made some
timely remarks when they brief
ly addressed the annual meeting
of tin' Martin County Farm Bu
reau in the Williamstori High
School auditorium last Friday
even mg.
Following the invocation by R.
■1 Hardison, County President
Daniel extended a cordial wel
come to the special visitors and
others and briefly reviewed the
growth of the ■ iganization. "In
twelve years, our county organi
zation has grown from 4UU to 2.104
mernbei Wi now have 62.000
members in the State and over a
million in the nation. Our prob
lems are just as great today as
they wen- twelve yours ago,'1 Mr.
Daniel -aid in urging the mem
bers to cooperate and stick to
gether. The county leader ex
pi i sed the opinion that Martin
fanners and business men would
continue to support the organiza
tion in the future.
Declaring that the Farm Bu
reau stands for a higher standard
of living for the farmer, Mr.
Eagles said that although 20 per
cent of the population is on the
farm, farmers ate receiving only
! 1 percent, of the national income.
"The Farm Bureau is working for
the full 20 percent,’’ he said, add
ing his congratulations for the
splendid support given the or
ganization by Martin County.
In his brief remarks. Congress
man Bonin i n fen ed hi this coun
ty a being one of the best balanc
ed farming counties in the eoun
ti v, that it ranked near the top
with its bountiful crops and
splendid income. Speaking es
pecially to tin' organization's col
ored members, the congressman
said U> them, "You’ll never find a
better friend than the one you
live with and 1 assure you that I
have tried to help the colored war
vi lei an just as much as the white
.ine,” he said. The congress
man also stated that he knew the
farniei.-. were looking to Washing
ton and reviewed briefly the pro
gram advanced and maintained
mill i' thi' Roosevelt administra
tion. stating that he would do ail
possible m tiie* interest of agricul
ture.
In addition to attracting nearly
2.(101) members, the meeting was
attended by a quite a few special
>io t ", including Waylund Spruill
nut B E. Grant of Windsor, For
ner State President Winslow,
:b uee Suggs and son of Green
,’ille. Former County Agent Lloyd
Weeks, of Raleigh and quite a few
ilbers.
The cost of the barbecue supper
ias not been definitely determin
'd but the meeting and supper
,vt re indeed orderly even though
lie meeting was delayed 45 min
[1 m ,,^S' ■ ■■
.•oiiipietiiig it.-, -ale. i.oeal officers
mil members of the highway pa
in'! ! Un k Uf I. Ill a
: erly v\ ay, and thei 6 us. >
ielav m feeding the 2.000 mem
ii'i and guests. Two tubs of bar
m cue were left over, and as far as
i could be leal lied no one ieft
'ailing lo handle the liberal help
ngs.
Martin County ABC board ad
rant, I a control program when it
n'dered the local liquor store elos
(Continucil on page three)
l>oml Arranged
P
For Young Man
Charged with entering the Cow*
n home on East Main Street and
orcing hi; waj into a oum w lere
jcrsons wen sleeping, Jaeklon
.Jury Nicholson was released in
>500 bond last week end by Jus
nee John L. Ha-sell. Bond was
irst denied the defendant when,
it a prelinnnary itearing, the evi
dence indicated that he entered
he home with intent to commit
i felony. Additional evidence was
iffered by the prosecution, tend
ng to shdw that there was no in
,ent to commit a felony.
Bond was arranged immediate
ly, and the young white man was
eleused.