^ THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT .
‘OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ HI
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COCNT1
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
VOLUME I—NUMBER-100
WilliamstotifMurWn'Lountyi, i\orih Carolina ~"i tunlay, Dvfemlier (6, 1917“
ESTABLISHED 1899
Four Auto Wrecks
r On Highways Of
County Recently
—
1 wo Drivers Carried Into
Court For Violating
Traffic Laws
Occupants and drivers of four
automobiles narrowly escaped in
jury in two automobile accidents
on the highways of this county
last week, members of the high
way patrol said yesterday. Two of
the drivers involved in the acci
dents were carried into the courts,
one for failing to step before en
tering the highway and the other
for reckless and drunken driving.
Property damage was estimated
at about $430.
As he was driving his 1947 Ply
mouth toward Hassell from High
way 125 early last Tuesday after
noon, Mr. John W. Eubanks was
met by Clarence Tyson in a 1941
Buick. The patrolmen said that
k Tyson drove out of K. B. Ether
idge's driveway apparently with
out stopping, that he darted into
the highway, meeting the Eubanks
car headon at about a 45-degree
angle. Damage to the Plymouth
was estimated at about $200 and •
that to the Buick at $100.
Late Thursday afternoon Henry
Peel, colored, and Sam Charles
ton Willis of 88 Henry Street. Mer
rick, New York, were traveling
south on U. S. Highway 17 when
Peel started to make a left turn
into this driveway about four
miles from Williamston. Willis
had pulled out to pass Peel about
the same time, and the cars crash
ed. A front fender and the bum
per on the 1940 Buick driven by
Willis were bent and battered bu'
Mr. Willis and Mrs. Willis were
able to continue their trip south
ward with their car. Damage to
the Buick was estimated at about
$30. Peel’s car, an old Model A.
was almost ripped in two. Patrol
man Saunders stating that the
machine was wrecked beyond re
pair and that it was possibly
worth $100 before the crash. Peel,
charged with reckless and drunk
en driving, was cited to the courts.
No one was hurt when Jack
Mobley’s 1947 Ford and Reuben
Lee Roberson's Dodge pick-up
truck crashed on tire Hamilton
Highway at the Mary Cherry farm
last Friday evening about 6:00
o'clock. Both vehicles were mov
ing toward Williamston when Ro- j
berson started to make a left turn
into the road at the farm. Mob
ley said he saw Roberson’s signal
for left turn too late to avoid sid'e
swiping the truck. Investigating
the wreck. Patrolman Saunders
estimated the damage to the car
(Continued on, page eight)
Few Fireworks
Delivered Here
Contrary to the terms of a law
passed by the last legislature, a
few people in this county are
buyng fireworks. Possibly a doz
en orders hav* -berr '■«*»*<*■ •. to
purchasers here during the past
several days.
While it, is not unlawful for the
transportation companies to han
dle fireworks, it is against State j
law to possess or shoot thefn. In
other words when a person orders
firework : and takes them out of
the transportation Company's |
warehouse, the law has been vio
lated.
No fireworks have been offered
for sale locally. Despite the law
a few poperackers were fired in
one or two isolated sections in or
near town Sunday evening.
RAINFALL |
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The heaviest rainfall ever
recorded for any November
in this section was reported
last month by Hugh Spruill
on Roanoke River here. No
exceedingly large rains were
reported during the month,
but rain fell on fifteen of the
thirty .days to run up a total.. „
of~"vlj.'3 itti;*ies, tis'ISmhg ” the
record for the month of Nov
ember with about three inches
to spare.
In the first fifteen days of
this month, rain fell on eight
of them. While the total so far
in December isn’t very much,
it was enough to seriously in
terrupt the peanut harvest.
A rrange Holiday Schedule
For Local Business Firms
A Christmas holiday schedule
fcr local mercantile firms and
heavy industry was announced to
day following a meeting of busi
ness men last Friday.
The merchants will observe
Thursday and Friday of next
week as holidays, and will also
close on New Year’s Day the .fol
lowing week. Beginning Monday
of next week, the stores will re
main open until 9:00 o'clock each
eveing for the three days before
Christmas.
Most heavy industrial plants, in
cluding lumber mills and peanut
factories, are planning to suspend
operations Tuesday evening of
next week for the remainder of
the week.
The post office will observe
only Christmas day as a holiday,
but it will remain open Saturday
afternoon of this week tc accom
modate its patrons.
Stopping up its schedule this
week. The Enterprise, its force
eagerly looking forward to the
one holiday of the year, will pub
lish only one edition next week
and close for the week late Mon
!
i
day.
The schools, including white I
and colored in the county, are
closfing Friday noon for Christ
mas. Classes will be resumed on
j Monday. January 5. at the usual j
hour.
Very little activity is to he ex
pected on Christmas day when
virtually every business door will
be closed. Sunday hours will be
observed the day after Christmas
by drug stores and stations.
PARTY
Plans are rapidly shaping
up for the Jaycees' annual i
Christmas party in the Worn- j
an’s Club hall here next Tues
day evening at 7:30 o’clock.
While the collection of toys is
not sufficient to meet the de
mand, the supply will take |
rare of the needs of the small- |
cr, needier tots, it was ex
plained
The hall will have a tree
and Santa Claus and about
fifty little children are ex
pected to attend.
The party will cost right
much and those who wish to
participate in the cheer move
ment can greatly enhance the
program by advancing cash
donations. Oswald Stalls is
treasurer of the cheer move
ment and he’ll gladly accept
the cash contributions at the
Martin Supply Co.
Funeral Held In
National Cemetery
For Countv Youth
*
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Pf«*. llovil YI. llasM‘ll Lost
His Life In Rattle Of
Bulue In Belgium
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the graveside in the Nation
al Cemetery at New Bern last
Tuesday a/ternoon at 1:30 o’clock
for Pfc. Lloyd M. Hassell who
made the supreme sacrifice for his
country on the first day uf the
Battle of the Bulge, December 16,
1944. in Belgium. The services
were conducted by Rev. F. Hubert ■
Morris, pastor of New Bern's First !
Presbyterian Church, and a firing
squad and bugler from the 82nd
Airborne Division at Fort Bragg
(handled the military rites. Pall
bearers were members of the New
Bern Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The body was returned to this
country on the Joseph V. Connol- J
lv late last October and was de-1
livered to the National Memorial
Cemetery, New Bern, for inter- 1
ment last Tuesday.
Pfc. Hassell was the son of
Charles A. Hassell of Jamesville i
and the late Mre, Maude Dillon
Hassell of Creswell. He was born
on September 20. 1918. and enter
ed the service from this county in
December. 1942, leaving with Pfe. i
Onward I,. Gardner whose body !
is being laid to final rest near
Jamesville on Wednesday of this
(Continued on page eight)
Checks Industry
Farm Conditions
—*—
Dr. Richard L. Weaver of Chap- i
el Hill, program director of the !
North Carolina Resources - Use !
Education Commission, was in \
Williamston last Friday observing ,
local indus ries and farm condi
tions tn the county and conferring
with Superintendent of Schools J.
f’,. ^Manning gjjd . .Miss.■Llss-a?
F'eai ce. C-d'Ulny-'Superv rsiir. . i
The North Carolina Resource-1
Use Commission was appointed by ]
Governor £htrry ni 1945. Forty- '
six state agencies are represented
on the commission Its purpose is !
to aid in planning the school pro- i
gram in order to make it more 1
adaptable to the needs of the peo- j
pie and the community. '
Safety Engineer
Holds Tests For
School Students
Yoiiiij2M<*rs Surprised At!
Time Hetpiiretl To Slop
Automobiles
Last Friday morning Harry M.
Pontious conducted a brake reac
tion test on Smithwick Street
under the sponsorship of the Wil
liamston Junior Chamber of Com
merce for the benefit of the Wil
liamston High School Students
and the general public. Prior to
this test Mr. Pontious gave a short
lecture and showed a movie to the
students in the high school audi
torium. Tn the lecture and movie
the importance of driving safely
and with care was stressed.
After the lecture and movie the
students assembled on Smithwick
Street to witness the test conduct
ed in a pecially equipped cu; with
three revolvers mounted on the
front bumper and public address
system.
Mr. Pontious rode with each
driver and ga're helpful informa
tion and data «-fter each test. Driv
ers for the test were Eugene An
drews and Sally E. Hardison of;
the student body driving at 20 ■
MPH; Jack Butler, band director!
of the school, at 30 MPH and Whit
Saunders of the State Highway
Patrol.
Each of the drivers made the
stop in less than the average dis
tance required by most drivers,
but the fact remains that the con
ditions for stopping were ideal
and the drivers were expecting
the emergency to arise. Even
though they did the so-called
“Beat the Average'1 each of the
(Continued on page eight)
Worthless Checks j
On The Increase
Worthless checks, virtually non
e.'iistciU for the past seveial years
in this county, are increasing in 1
number, according to a review of
justice of the peace trial docket
reports.
During the past three months,
the reports show, a worthless
check was issued about every
three days in this county. Nine
teen of the worthless pieces of
paper were carried into court as
evidence before Justice of the
Peace H. S. Everett in Roberson- ;
ville, and thirteen were carried j
before Justices John L. Hassell
and R. T. Johnson in Williamston
during the period.
PRESENT
j
Although the schools will
not complete the fourth {
month until Wednesday, Jan- 1
uary 7, the teachers are to re- J
ceive their lull checks for the |
period on Friday of this week,
with sunplements going to the
seventy teachers in the three
Teachers salaries will
amount to approximately
$48,783, and the supplements,
ranging from $10 to $15, will
add $2,200 to that amount.
It has been customary to
issue the fourth-month
checks to the teachers in this j
county before Christmas for j
several years. * I
Over Half Of TB
Seal Fund Raised
In This District
Eight Other Districts State
Seal Sale Ahead of Last
Year's Figures
-<*.
The drive to raise $2,500 in this
county for the relentless fight
against tuberculosis was virtually
assured of success this week when
County Chairman Clias. H. Man
ning announced that well over
half the entire amount, or $1,340.
had already been contributed in
Williamston Township and that
eight other districts were report
ing seal sales well ahead of those
recorded at the same time last
year.
No reports are complete as yet
but the chairman said that just
about 50 percent of the direct
mail appeals, urging the pur
chase of seals had been answer
ed in Wilkamston Township, that
Jamesville, Williams. Griffins
Bear Grass, Cross Roads, Poplar
Point, Hamilton and Goose Nest
all lrad reported sales ahead of
those recorded at the same period
of the 194G drive.
Bangle day sales last Saturday
were held down by the extreme
cold weather, but the Girl Scouts
are said to have done very well
locally.
The seal sale drive underway
in the colored schools is progress
ing nicely, and it is fairly certain
that if th ' contributions are main
tained at the same ratio during
the next few days as they have
in the past week, the goal will be
reached and possibly exceeded
by a narrow margin. The citizens
of the county ar e anxious to sup
port the mass X-ray survey next
month, it was explained.
A list of the bond purchasers
follows:
Those purchasing $25 bonds, in
clude: Williamston Lumber Co.
Roanoke Chevrolet Co., Wil
liamston Motor Co., Dixie Motor
Co., Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Co.,
Williamston Peanut Co., Harrison
Oil Co.. Wells-Oates Lumber Co.,
Standard Fertilizer Co., FCX.
Colonial Stores, Belk-Tvler Co.,
Branch Bank, Guaranty Bank,
Skinner and King Tobacco Co.,
Lindsley’s.
A $20 bond was purchased by
R. S. Criteher.
A $15 bond was purchased by
Moore Grocery Co.
Purchasers of $10 bonds, in
clude: Harrison and Carstarphen,
Margolis Bros.. E. and W. Grocery,
Darden's Dept. Store, Clark’s
Pharmacy, Central Cafe, Enter
prise, Brown’s Communty Hos
pital, Ayers Electric Co.. Farmers
Supply Co., W. G. Peel Insurance
Agency, Ann’s Variety Store,
Courtney’s Fruniture Co., Davis'
Pharmacy, A. J. Manning. Hardy’s
Grocery Store, Worrell’s Appli
ances, B and W Tire Co., Thrower
Appliance Co., Blue Star- Clean
ers, Baker Oil Co., Woolard Fur
niture Co., Williamston Supply
Co'., Williamston Package Co.,
Eagles’ 5 and 10, Roses’ 5 and 10,
G and H Supply C" , Wholesale
Oil Co.
Those purchasing $5 TTi bonds
include: Pioneer Shoppe, Alpha
Cleaners, Proctor Shoppe, Peele’s
(Continued on page eight)
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Local Lions To
Aid Blind Man
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The local Lions voted unani
mously to aid one of the county’s
blind citizens at their last meet
ing. After Lion H. P. Mobley,
who investigated the plight of this
person, had presented the circum
stances, the members approved
the purchase of bed springs, bed
clothing, an oven and a few other
items.
One member of the club con
tributed a suit of clothes, another
a battery radio, another batteries
for the radio, and several mem
bers contributed personal items.
Lion Mobley pointed out that
the recipient of these gifts lives
WJ •« ■:&&-<nyr far,fn-SirC-S nt a
remote section of the county. He
lives alone, and has to walk
eight-tenths of a mile for each of
his three daily meals, provided
the road is passable. The man is
also deaf, and has no immediate
relatives, ft is hoped that this ac
tion of the Lions Club will help
to brighten the Christmas season
for at least one person.
Prominent County
Man Died Sunday
At Oak City Home
—• ■ *■
Funeral Services Tuesday
In Oak City Church for
Jos. H. Avers
■ ■»——
Joseph H. Ayers, prominent
j citizen of this county and a lead
ing farmer-business man in Oak
City, died at his home there early
Sunday afternoon of a heart at
tack. As was his unfailing cus
tom. he attended religious services
that morning and returned home.
A short time later he was strick
en. death following within a mat
ter of minutes, Mr. Ayers suffer
ed a slight attack last Wednesday
and again on Thursday. Sunday
morning he was feeling very well
and decided to attend Sunday
school. While there lie felt ill and
went to his home and was lying
on the couch reading the paper
when his condition rapidly grew
worse. He died about the time
medical aid reached him.
The son of the late Robert Ayers
and wife, he was born in Goose
Nest Township 56 years ago the
18th of this month. He spent his
early life on the farm and entered
military service on September 20.
1917, serving overseas in World
War 1 nearly a year as a non
commissioned ofiicer. Following
his discharge from the service on
June 25, 1919, he entered the mer
Icantilc business in Oak City and
continued his farming operations.
Listed among this county’s most j
prominent citizens, Mr. Ayers
served Oak City as a town com
missioner for about twenty years.
He was a pillar in the Baptist
church for years, and took a lead
ing part in the betterment of his
community and its people.
On the eve of World War II he
was called into the service of his
country. Willingly he accepted the
difficult duties as a member of
the Martin County Draft Board,
and no one could have handled
those duties more conscientiously
and fairly. Meeting at least once
|each week and some times more,
he held to the post until the early
i hours of the morning time and
I again, weighing the evidence of
Ifered in each individual case. He
| applied the rules honestly and
| fairly, irrespective of the regis
' trant’s position, color or creed.
Aside from his untiring work in
the religious and civic betterment |
of his community and county, his !
record as a member of the draft
board stands as a memorable
monument to his devotion held for
his country. Although his duties
; were not in line of battle, his work
I as a member of the board placed
a great strain on him and, no
doubt. h<. Iped hasten the end.
No greater devotion could have
been^hown his country than that
advanced by him from October,
1940. until the end of the war.
Coupled with that devotion for
country was an untiring interest
in all good things and worthy
movements. He was a good man,
a devoted husband and father, one
who set' an humble yet worthy
example ofr others to follow in
the walk through life. His gen
uine handshake and his ready
smile endeared everyone to him. I
His life was one well lived in the
service and devotion of his family, !
his friends and his community.
Mr. Ayers was a prominent
leader in the John Walton Hassell
Post of the American Legion for
years, and was a Mason.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Kate McLean of
Moore County; one son, James H.
(Continued on page eight)
School Choirs To
Present Cantata
♦—
The Williamston High School
Junior and Senior choirs of 50
voices, directed by Mrs. Beecher
Patterson, will present the Christ
mas cantata "Chimes of the Holy
Night,” in the High School audi
torium on., X)}i4rsdMy...t:y!i,.ning at 0
' '-o'clock.. *
The program will begin with a
short community sing of Christ
mas carols and the public is cor
dially invited to attend. There
will be a silver offering to help
defray expenses of music. The
music department hopes to buy
vestments for the choirs. Any con
tributions will be greatly appre
ciated.
Thief Destroys Christmas '
For Old Woman Near Here \
Neal Coburn, colored man,
stands charged with blasting!
Christmas hopes from under Am - j
rme Ambrose, aged colored wom
an, near here when he allegedly j
stole $300 in cash saved by self
denial from the meager pay earn- j
ed by herself, her children and
grandchildren over a period of
months.
The aged victim of the dastardly |
deed held no malice in her heart
for the thief, but she pleaded j
longingly for the return of at least (
some of the hard-earned money.
But instead of getting any of the 1
money back, she faces Christmas
almost penniless while the alleged
thief lanquishes in the common ]
jail, a holiday he really deserves.
Hearing the pathetic story, Jus
tice R. T. Johnson last Friday
evening found probably cause of
guilt and bound Coburn over to
the superior court for trial next
March, requiring bond in {he sum
af $600, Unable to furnish that
amount, the man was returned to
jail.
Coburn was rooming in the
humble home, but on or about
November 24 the money disap
peared and Coburn moved his'
rooming Dlace. A few days later [
Coburn went to George Bryant's I
filling station. Flashing a big!
roll of bills, Coburn peeled off a I
$5 bill and set the house up to |
beer. The lead was picked up by |
Deputy Sheriff Buck Holloman
and he worked it for all it was
worth. Coburn, when arrested,,
asked to be carried to the victim
so he could ask if she would al
low him to work and pay the
money back. Hi' told the officer
that be found 'he money along a
path leading to a woods back of
the house, and said he had spent it
all on beer and women.
Funeral For War
Hero Wednesday
Near Jamesville
♦
Onward I,. Gardner killed
In Aelion In Belgium
December 17, 1914
Funeral services will be con
ducted Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock at the home near
Jamesville for Pfc. Onward Gard
ner who made the supreme sacri
fice in the Battle of the Bulge in
Belgium on December 17, 1944.
Rev. D. W. Davis and Rev. W. B
Harrington will officiate, and a
detail from the John Walton Has
sell Post of the American Legion
will handle the military rights.
Burial will be in the Gardner
family cemetery on the home
farm.
The body, returned home on the
U. S. S. Robert Burns the 25th of
last month, was brought home
from the Philadelphia distribu
tion center at noon today, and is
lying in state at the home of the
young men's mother until tomor
row ufteroon. It was accompanied
by S/Sgt. Robert S. Alexander.
Pfc. Gardner was the son of
Mrs. Emma Davis Gardner and
the late Lloyd Gardner. He was
born near Jamesville on March 5,
1915. and spent all his life on the
farm until he entered the service
on December 1, 1942. Assigned
to the medical corps he received
his basic training at Camp Van
Doin in Mississippi, and received
further training at camps in Texas
and Louisiana before sailing for
the European theater the last day
of September, 1944. About ten
weeks later he was reported miss
ing a later message stating that
he had been killed while driving
an ambulance during the memor
able Battle (W the Bulge.
The young man was popular in
his home coiiimun/ry^SWW^^c
was a member of the Poplar Chap
el church for a number of years.
He had planned to marry in
Louisiana upon his return to his
native land.
Surviving are his mother; five
brothers, Enoch, Willie Mayo,
Herbert, Arthur and Stephen Earl
Gardner, all of the Jamesville
community; four sisters,. Mrs.
L. F. Lane of Rocky Mount, Mrs.
Marion Barber of Washington, D.
C., Mrs. Charles Sexton and Miss
Effic Gardner, both of Jamesville.
The young man’s body was the
third of a Martin County man to
be returned to this country from
overseas following World War II.
| DECORATIONS
s
Following: the installation
of Christmas lights on the
streets and the Nativity scene
on the Presbyterian church
lot last week, local people
started tir'H'rzlmg thelr boates
and yards for the holiday sea
son. Quite a few outside
lights were placed Saturday,
and a large number of inside
trees arc now shedding cheery
light through windows.
Indications are that holiday
decorations will be advanced
on a larger scale this year
than in any period since be
fore the war.
DIES SUDDENLY
^ _
■N
Joseph II. Ayers, well
known county citizen and for
mer member of the Martin
County Draft Hoard, died sud
denly at his home in Oak City
Sunday afternoon.
Christmas Tree
Fire Thursday
——♦——
Starting at the base of a Christ
mas tree apparently from a short
circuit, fire did right much dam
age in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Rupert Cowan here on East Main
Street last. Thursday afternoon at
5:00 o'clock
Catching the cotton, snow at the
tree base, the fire spread rapidly,
the spruce tree needles bursting
and throwing fire to till corners of
the living room and firing window
curtains and furniture. Mrs. Cow
an tried to smother the fire with a
blanket, but the fire went rapidly
ut the tree, Answering the call,
"olunteer firemen reached the
scene in a very short time and
with the small booster hose pour
ed about five gallons of water to
knock the fire out. A burning
chair and a few other articles
were carried from the house.
While no woodwork was burn
ed it was blistered and two rooms
were badly smoked. A complete
estimate on the loss could not be
learned immediately, but the da
mage will approximate $500, in
cluding $200 worth of Christmas
presents that had been placed un
der the tree just a short time be
fore the fire.
Mrs. Cowan used ail new equip
ment in wiring and decorating the
tree, but possibly the insulation
on the wires was broken near the
base when the holder was install
ed, causing a short circuit.
Firemen were called out at 9:50
Sunday evening when a chimney
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Miller, Jr., on Halifax Street
burned out. Most of the house
was filled with smoke, but no
great darn ace resuUech qne^report^
Slated.
•O
Officers Wreck Small
Lit/uor Still In County
Raiding in the Hassell section
last Thursday, Officers J. H Rue
buck and Roy Peel wrecked a
small illicit liquor plant, including
an old oil drum used fer a slill and
two barrels of cheay beer.
PT V Holds Last
Meeting Of Year
Here Last Night
--
Organization Names Com
mitter To Buy K«|tii|»
im-nt for Playground
By Mrs. Anne Corey
At the list P-TA meeting of the
year held last night in the gram
mar school auditorium. Miss
Grace Talton’s first grade present
ed a play entitled, "Mother Goose
Visits Santa Claus.” A speech of
welcome was made by Gail Mar
golis preceding the play. Follow
ing this, several recitations were
given including "Going to School”
by Betty Frances Griffin, "Me”
by Penny Partin. "When I Grow
Up” by Jimmy Bellflower. At the
conclusion of the play, the first
graders sang a group of songs ac
companied at the piano by Miss
Talton.
During the business meeting
Miss Talion's room was awarded
the attendance prize. A commit
tee composed of James Manning,
B. G Stewart, Hildreth Mobley
and Ruth Manning was appointed
to take definite action regarding
the purchase of playground equip
ment for the grammar school. It
was announced that an order had
been placed for the steam table
for use n the grammar grade
lunch room. President Mobley
stated there were now 344 mem
bers of the P-TA an increase of
100 since the lust meeting. He also
reminded the members that Janu
ary 2t> has been tentatively sched
uled for the county-wide P-TA
meeting which is to be held in
W illia mston.
Following the adjournment, re
freshments were served.
The following pupils took part
in the program: Santa Claus. Iver
son Skinner, Jr.; Mother Goose.
Mary Lynn Pate; Little Boy Blue,
Billy Thrower; Jack Horner, Jim
my Bellflower; Little Miss Mary,
Verda Jones; her maidens, Mattie
Jones. Doris Bowen, and Ruth
Barber; Simple Simon, Eddie Tay
lor; Bo-Peep, Gail Margolis' Jack
be Nimble, Van Taylor Harris;
Motile. Hubbard, Betty Griffin;
Queen of Hearts, Penny Partin;
Miss Mullet, Jean VanNortwick;
Jaek and Jill, Sandra Letchworth
and Fiankie Robertson; Tom, Pip
er's son, Billy Windley: Wee Wil
lie Winkie. Ralph Rawls; Cat and
(Continued on page six)
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Jaycees Complete
Nativity- Scene
After a week of hard work, in
terrupted by rains, the Jaycees
completed the re-erection of the
Nativity scene Saturday night at
10:15. The scene is again located
on the lawn of the First Presby
terian Church here.
The manger part of this year’s
scene is better constructed than
the one last year, and closely re
sembles the original one erected
by the rneiirCiT^W^If
* PuW
camp two years ago. The life-size
figures are still in good condition,
and the scene should attract con
siderable attention this season.
Among the members of the Jay
cees working on this project were
James Bullock, Jack Edmondson,
Bernard Harrison, Carroll Col
train, J. C. White, Oswald Stalls,
Exum L. Ward, Jr., Edgar Gur
ganus, John Hatton Gurganus,
Robert Cowen, Thad Harrison,
James Wynne, Wheeler Manning,
Worth Mobley. T. F. Davenport,
Flip Peele, Carroll Jones and Cap
York. Only about a third of the
members participated.
MEETING
Anticipating a sharp reduc
tion in tobacco acreage and
possibly a curtailment in pea
nut plantings. State and local
farm leaders are meeting with
farmers and business operat
.. orts in . the....Marti.!!-.. .Count v
court house* oif "tf riday evening* *
of this week at 7 :00 o’clock to
discuss the situation.
Dean 1. O. Schaub and John
YV. Goodman, assistant direc
tor of the State Extension
Service, arc slated to address
the group and discus* plans
for meeting the drastic change
in the 1947 farm program.
The public is invited and all
fanners are urged to attend.