IHB ENTERPRISE IS READ B1
OVER 3.90* MARTIN COUNT!
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ HI
OVER 3.000 MARTIN COUNT*
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEK1
VOLUME LII—NUMBER 3
WilHamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 11, 194*}
ESTABLISHED 1899
Board Classifies
Fifty-Three Men
For Draft Calls
Thirty-one Placed In The
1-A Group and Twenty
one in 3-A Group
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Fifty-three Martin County men
were classified for potential ser
vice in the armed forces by the
draft board at a meeting held last
Wednesday night. Most of those
classified were in the 22- and 23
year-old group. Thirty-one were
classified 1-A and twenty-one
were placed in 4-F, and one in the
3-A classification.
The nahies of those placed in
1-A and their addresses follow:
Alton Frederick Cargile, white,
Parmeie; Ernest Williams, col.,
Oak City; Charlie Bernard Spell
er, col., Williamston; Jesse Mat
thewson, col., RFD 2, Roberson
ville; Jim Noah Jenkins, col., RFD
1, Bethel; James Thomas Mobley,
white, RFD 1, Oak City; Leo Red
dick, col., RFD 1, Williamston;
Garland Bunting, white, Oak
City; George Harries Purvis, col.,
Williamston; Eugene Linton Roe
buck, white, Williamston; Mel
vin Godard, white, Williamston;
Clarence Bogie Gainor, col., RFD
1, Robersonville; James Clifton
Manning, white, RFD 3, Williams
ton; Harper Marshall Peel, Jr.,
white, Hamilton; Willie James
Bryant, col., RFD 2, Williamston;
Harry Calvin Ayers, w, RFD 2,
Williamston; Floyd Spruill, col.,
RFD 1, Williamston; Etnie Claude
Mobley, w, RFD 1, Jamesville;
Crawford E. Lane, col., Williams
ton; Hallet Swinson Davis, w,
RFD 1, Jamesville; Oliver Lynch,
col., RFD 1, Oak City; Burnett
Webb, col., Robersonville; Vernon
Randolph Moore, w, Willi unston;
Floyd Brown, col., Williamston;
LeRoy Vance Peel, Jr., w, RFD 3,
Williamston; Gene Wayland Tay
lor, w, Robersonville and David
son; Francis D. Taylor, Everetts;
Gordon Ray Hinson, w, Oak City;
Oscar Lewis, col., RFD 2, Wil
liamston; George Lester Land,
col., RFD 3, Williamston; and Cal
vin Lafayette Warren, w, RFD 2,
Robersonville.
Those placed in 4-F and their
addresses follow:
Ernest Daniel, col., RFD 2, Wil
liamston; Russell Sherrod, col.,
Oak City; William Thurston Law
rence, col., RFD 2, Robersonville;
Henry Hoyt Barber, w, RFD 1,
Williamston; James Warren Tay
lor, w, RFD 1, Robersonville; John
Sharpe, col., RFD 2, Robcrson
ville; Robert Latham, col., RFD 3,
Williamston; David Lee Packer,
col., RFD 1, Robersonville; Ponce
DeLeon Bullock, col., RFD 3, Wil
liamston; William Bud Taylor,
col., RFD 1, Bethel; Clyde Best,
col., RFD 1, Bethel; Leo Carr, col.,
RFD 1, Oak City; Columbys Wors
ley, col., RFD 1, Oak City; Alex
ander Crandall, Jr., col., RFD 1,
Robersonville; Raymond Aibrit
ton, col., RFD 1, Bethel; Junior
Jones, col., Robersonville; Elmer
Lee Griffin, col., RFD 3, Wil
liamston; James Albert Coltrain,
w, RFD 1, Jamesville; James
Thigpen, Jr., col., RFD 1, Oak
City; Odell Marvin Harrell, w,
RFD 1, Oak City; Johnnie Savage,
William Peel Nelson, w, Wil
liamston, was placed in the 3 A
classification. I
Funeral Held Yesterday
F or Roberson In font j
r Ux'erai services were conduct-j
cd yesterday morning at 11.30
o’clock at the graveside in Wood
lawn Cemetery here for the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rober- I
son. Rev. Jas. I. Lowry, Presby- I
ter'ian minister, conducted the j
rites.
Mrs. Roberson continues quite j
ill in a Washington hospital.
1 HIGH WATER
v
The Roanoke, on a small
rampage off and on for weeks,
continues in flood stage here,
Bridgekeeper Hugh Spruill
stating yesterday that the
stream is now one foot and
three inches in flood with the
prospect that it will hold to
about that point for a week or
ten days.
Logging and other activities j
nn the Roanoke have been
hampered for some time. i
Seek $4,700 In County For
Paralysis Fund This Year
its treasury funds depleted by
heavy demands during the past
year, the Martin County Infan
tile Paralysis Fund is launching a
drive to raise $4,700 on the 14th
of this month, Drive Chairman L.
B. Wynne announces.
The amount, it was explained, is
needed to pay a current debt of
nearly $1,000, insure treatment of
post-infantile paralysis cases and
build up a reserve for future
emergencies.
Treasurer W. Clyde Griffin an
nounces that the fund spent $2,
059.40 in 1948 for the treatment of
new and old cases of thy; disease.
There were two new cr^es in the
county last year and it is likely
that costs for continued treatment
will run into fairly big figures.
Considerable money was also
. spent last year caring for cases
'having their origin previous to
11948, it was explained.
| The quota this year is twice as
i large as it was a year ago, but the
chairman believes that in the face
of the facts as they developed
during the wor,st epidemic in his
tory last year and to insure pro
tection to any victim, regardless
of race, color or cre*d, that the
people will support the drive and
exceed the quota.
Appeals are to be made by di
rect mail, through the schools and
with little coin collectors to be
spotted in abcAit fifty places of
business in the county this week.
A liberal response from the direct
mail appeals is, anticipated, the
chairman expressing the opinion
th'at the school children will do a
good job in building up the fund.
[goes TO WILMINGTON
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Tendering; his resignation
following a successful minis
try here for ten years, the
Rev. John W. Hardy, with bis
family, leaves today for Wil
mington where he is to serve
St. John's Episcopal Church.
Minister Leavin
For New Position
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Completing ten years of splen
did service as rector of the Church
of the Advent and contributing
much to the spiritual life of the
town and community, Rev. John
W. Hardy left today with Mrs.
Hardy and little daughter for Wil
mington where he will serve St.
John's Church, second largest
Episcopal church in the New Han
over City.
Coming here in 1938, the minis
ter served the Church of Advent
and St. Martin’s in Hamilton for
ten years except tor a leave oi ab
sence of three years, during which ;
time he served as chaplain in the
United States Army. While in the
service he spent most of his time
in England, rising to the rank of
major.
In addition to his work with his
congregation, Mr. Hardy, like
many ministers before him, set
worthy examples loi people oi all
denominations. He knew no de
nominational lines when, one ..was.
in distress, answering willingly
the calls of the needy irrespective
of race, color or creed. His good
deeds, handled quietly and hum
bly cut : vk
many, many cases, endeared him
to the people of the town and com
munity, and his resignation was
received with regret by friends
and acquaintances in all denomi
nations.
He and Mrs. Hardy have con
tributed much to the town in vari
ous ways during their stay here,
and they go to the new field with
the best wishes of the people here.
The Rev Richard Sturgis is con
sidering a call to the church here.
County Represented
In Event At Raleigh
Martin County was well repre
sented in the spectacular inaug
ural parade in Raleigh last Thurs
day. Participating in . the event
with the East Carolina Teachers
College Band were Thomas
Adams and John Robertson of)
Parmele, Harriet James ol Kober-!
sonvillc and Majorette Lucy Rob- j
erson of Williamstoa.
Sam P. Woolford
Heads Kiwanians
During New Year
Installed Along With Other
Officers At Meeting
Last Thursday
Samuel P. Woolford was offic
ially installed as the 1949 Presi
dent of the Williamston Kiwanis
Club at the regular club meeting
held in the Woman’s Club build
ing last Thursday evening, Janu
ary 6.
Fitzhugh Fussell, Robert P.
Monteith and George C. Mahler
were inducted into the club of
fices of Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, respectively. John
H. Gurganus, Marvin Britton,
Walter Martin, J. T. Llewellyn,
John Reginald Simpson, James
Bell, Herbert Taylor and Gene
Kimball, immediate past presi
dent, were installed in office as
club directors.
Sam Woolford, manager of the
Albemarle District of the Virginia
Electric and Power Company, is a
graduate of V. P. I. of Blacksburg,
Virginia. Immediately following
his graduation with a B. S. degree
in Electrical Engineering he was
employed by the Virginia Electric
and Power Company in Norfolk,
transferring later to the Suffolk
office and on February 15, 1937,
he became district superintendent
of the Williamston area. Except
for about 3 1-2 years absence dur
ing the last war while he was en
gaged by the Armed Services, he
has resided in Williamston since
1937.
When accepting the office of
president of the local Kiwanis
Club Mr. Woolford assured the
members that he had no intention
of making decisions for the club
in directing its policies during
1949. He stated that all matters
would be referred to standing
committees for their action and
recommendations. In this connec
tion he urged all club members
to give him their whole-hearted |
cooperation in making 1949 a sue-1
cessful Kiwanis year in Williams-.
tin. |
'The new club officials v.crc!
most impressively inducted into
office by George Hayes, who is the !
1949 Lieutenant Governor of the
Sixth Division of Carolinas Dis
trict of Kiwanis International. Mr.
Hayes is a member of the Roan
('"ontinued on page eight)
Extended Gill By
Episcopal Church
Rev. Richard L. Sturgis of Wil
mington has been extended a call
by the Church of the Advent here,
but no definite answer has been
receiveid from the minister.
Sai dto be giving the call con
sideration, the young minister ex
plained that he wanted to make
certain that his work with ten
missions along the Inland Water
way would be supplied before he
could reach a final decision.
The minister, a native of South
Carolina, is rector of St. Andrews’
Church at Wrightsville Beach and
serves ten mission points. He was
a chaplain in the Army Air Corps
tor about four years. Bcfoie en
tering the armed service, he serv
ed churches in Texas.
Fewer Marriages
Reported In 1948
In Martin County
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Marked Decrease In Li
censes Issued To Colored
Couples During 1948
The issuance of marriage licens
es after hitting an all-time high of
335 in 1946 continued to dwindle
last year in this county, dropping
from 306 in 1947 to 271 last year.
Despite a marked decrease in the
number of white marriages last
month the total issued to white
couples last year was four greater
| than the count in 1947. The issu
; ance to colored couples dropped
from 178 in 1947 to 139 last year.
'The December issuance was tile
smallest for that month in three
years.
Licenses were issued last month
to the following:
White
George T. Ward and Lucille
Davis, both of Hamilton.
Spencer Bullock and Ruth Eve
lyn Martin, both of Robersonville.
William David Moore of Hope
well, Va., and Leyta Ozell Taylor
of Robersonville.
Clarence W. Forbes of Rober
sonville and Doris Marie Hollis
of Williamston.
Simon Daniel Moore of Wil
liamston and Carrie Elizabeth
Wiggins, RED 1, Williamston.
Ervin Jefferson Manning, RFD
1, Williamston, and Annie Louise
i Davis, Plymouth.
Thurman Lee Manning of Wil
liamston and Doris LaDon Gard
ner of Jamesville.
Colored
Simon Peter Brown and Bessie
Mae Hilliard, both of Oak City.
Richard McNair of Plymouth
and Rena Gee of Jamesville.
Frank Johnson and Elizabeth
Anthony, both of Robersonville.
Woodrow Ruffin and Gertrude
Harrell, both of Palmyra.
Jesse James Clark, RFD 3, Wil
liamston and Clydie Mae God
dard, RFD 2, Williamston.
Randolph Hugh Ormond and
Lillian Maye Ringgold, both of
Williamston.
Charlie Rhodes and Henrietta
Walton, both of Robersonville.
Linwood Russell Parker and
Rosa Lee Hardy, both of Rober
sonville.
James Bryant and Annie Wil
liams, both of Palmyra.
David Andrews and Jodie Bell
Parker, both of Robersonville.
Paul Melton Wynne, RFD 2,
Robersonville, and Lee Verna
Gaynor, RFD 1, Robersonville.
Elex Smith and Lottie Mae
Knight, both of Palmyra.
Johnny L. Bond and Emma
Thelma Mebane, both of Windsor.
Preston Spriull of Williamston
and Estella Andrews of Roberson
ville.
Grover C. Williams and Naomi
Rascoe, both of Williamston.
Elijah Spruill and Callie Mae
Lloyd, both of Robersonville.
Lonnie R. Parker and Hattie
Sanderlin, both of Windsor.
Jesse Rankins and Etta Baze
(Continued on page eight)
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Special Program
At County Home
The Martin County Home Dem
onstration Clubs visited the Coun
ty Home Sunday afternoon, Jan
uaryon Old
Christmas program for the in
mates. This has been the custom
in the Home Demonstration Clubs
for a number of years.
Rev. J. M. Perry, Christian min
ister of Robersonville, led the
group in singing requested hymns.
He also gave a talk that was in
spiring both to the inmates and
the visitors. Approximately 100
people attended.
The home agent, on behalf of
the^club women, presented to the
county home two chairs, one end
table, 1 floor lamp, and one maga
zine rack for use in the sun pac
lor. A bed lamp was presented
to Bill Gardner, brother of one of
the club women. Magazines were
given by some of the women,
Room to room visits were made
and songs and prayers wefe sung
and said as requested. Fruit was
distributed to the patients. On the
whole this was the most success
ful program of this type ever held,
in Martin County.—Reported,
County Resident
Fatally Hurt In
Highway Mishap
! Richard Davis Walks Into
The Side of Patrol Car
At Conotoe Saturday
| Richard Davis, young white
| man of the Gold Point section of
l^ihis county,, was fatally injured
i when he walked into the highway
| and into the side of a highway
(patrol cpf at Conetoe at 0:30
| o'clock Saturday evening. He died
jin a Tarboro hospital early Sun
day night.
Highway patrol officials are in
vestigating the accident but no
formal report was released im
mediately.
Davis, about 35 years of age,
i had been to Rocky Mount to see a
j relative in a hospital there. He
(got off the bus presumably to
spend the night with relatives in
or near Conetoe. According to
I witnesses, Davis, said to have been
i drinking, started across the high
j way just as the patrol car driven
j by Patrolman R. P. Narron ap
proached from the east and an
other ear approached from the
west. Narron, accompanied by
Patrolman B. W. Parker and an
other party, said he saw Davis,
applied the brakes on the patrol
car and pulled to the right. Both
of the right wheels of the patrol
car were on the dirt when Davis
walked into the left front fender
near the door. The victim was
picked up and crashed into the
windshield, apparently suffering
a skull fracture and other injuries.
Patrolman Narron suffered a
seven-stitch gash on his left hand,
and was treated in a Tarboro hos
pital.
Driving at a moderate speed,
the patrolmen were cn route to
Smithfield to pick up a man who
allegedly had obtained a new car
from a Robersonville motor com
pany under false pretense. The
man had been arrested in Smith
field a short time earlier or just
before he was to leave for New
Mexico, reports reaching here
stated.
A coroner’s inquest will be held
in Edgecombe County this even
ing at 7:30 o’clock, it was learned
here today.
Accident Victim
Funeral Today
Funeral services are living con
ducted this afternoon at the home
near Gold Point for Richard Dav
is, young man who died in a Tar
boro hospital at 8:00 Sunday eve
ning of injuries received in a
highway accident at Conetoe the
evening before. Rev. J. M. Perry
is conducting the service and in
terment will be in the Strickland
Cemetery near Palmyra.
Mr. Davis was born in this
county 33 years ago and farmed
:;t of his life. He served in
World War II, sustaining a leg
v.-our l while fighting in Ger
many.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ernestine Strickland Davis; a
step-daughter, Ruby Gray; one
oister, Miss Agnes Da via II
sonville; and a brother, Bill Davis
of Hamilton.
I SMOKEHOUSE KEY !
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Possibly ir’doesn^Tmcaii a
Jot, but the key to Martin
County’s smokehouse t was
found in Roanoke River Sun
day afternoon when Joe
Smith, game warden, dipped
a large roe herring out of the
stream near the wharf here.
It was the first herring catch
of the season, meaning that
spring can’t be so terribly far
away.
It was the first time on re
cord that a Williamston fish
erman found the key ahead of
fishermen at Jamesville.
Henry Holliday and Lee
Moore dipped the first her
ring from the stream last
year at Jamesville on Febru
ary 16.
Smith decided to try his
luck when he saw several
lish “strike” near the surface
of the water. Using a large
dip net he felt three "strikes”
before landing the herring.
Sizable Peanut Deliveries
Made To Market Recently
Hampered for months by unfav
orable weather conditions, the
peanut harvest is now rapidly ap
proaching a climax in the county,
unofficial estimates indicating
that more than 85 percent of the
* crop has been threshed and pos
, sibly 75 percent marketed.
| Deliveries are believed to have
I reached a new high peak for the
'season last Friday when an /‘sti
! mated 25,000 bags were handled
I by the local market. More than
one hundred truck loads were
handled yesterday at the two
cleaning plants and individual
buyers’ and government ware
houses. The streets were blocked
during short periods when the
peanut trucks became jammed.
Twenty-five large loads of the
goobers were counted on the yards
at the two plants at one time, and
unloading operations were con
tinued well into last night. It is
reported that just about all the
crop can be threshed in three
more days, but the weather con
tinues uncertain, and in a few ex
treme cases th'-redl be peanuts in
the field weeks from now.
While some peanuts are ac
; ceptablc for the edible trade, most
of them are going into oil stock.
At one of the plants here pickers
were relieved and no effort was
made to grade the goobers. Pea
nuts were dumped into the eleva -
tor hoppers, run through the
shelters and cleaners and bagged
without the help of human hands.
The market is holding firm to
government grades, but some of
of the growers are of the opinion
that grading is very strict, pos
1 sibly more so than it was a short
time ago. .
Fund Raising
Plans Studied
The local Junior Chamber of
Commerce held one of its most en
thusiastic dinner meetings last
Friday evening, when forty of its
members met at the Macedonia
Community building and enjoyed
a delicious dinner prepared and
served by the ladies of the Chris
tian church there.
Following the dinner, the vari
ous items of busines were handl
ed, the first being the passing of a
motion to sponsor a Cub pack in
Williamston. President Ward ap
pointed a committee of Jaycecs
Jack Butler, Jim Edens and
Charles Manning to serve in this
connection.
A motion was passed that the
club president servo as a member
of the board of directors of the
Williamston Youth Recreation
Committee. A report by the
chairman of the club's Christmas
party for underprivileged chil
dren indicated that the program
this season was possible the best
yet and the local club has been
highly complimented by State
Chairman Harry Stewart of Ral
eigh.
A discussion of some potential
money-making projects for the
club was held. The possibility of
a black-face minstrel, with mem
bers of the club taking a part, was
considered ,and a committee of
Nelson Leggett. Blue Manning
and hex Best was named to inves
tigate asd report. Jaycecs Frank
S. Weaver and James Bullock
were named co-chairmen of a
dance committee for the next
dance to be promoted by the club,
possibly around Valentine.
An announcement was made
concerning the recognition re
cently awarded Jaycee Jesse W.
Sumner for his outstanding work
during the past year in leading
Martin County to the top position
in the 4-H Clubs Better Methods
Electrical Program contest spon
sored by various light com
panies throughout the state.
The fellowship prize, awarded
bv Jack Mobley was won by Alon
za Bland. Hubert Bland was a
guest and wa,s. recognized fw .V>
help at the recent Christmas par
ty. Invocation was pronounced
j by T. F. Da venpoi i.
I Bear Grass Club
Reports Pregram
At th<> January meeting of the
Bear Grass Ruritan Club, Mr, K.
C. Harrison reported the follow
ing food, materials, and cash were
collected and delivered to several
needy families at Christmas.
Fifty-two dollars in cash, r.ine
bags of Hear; 4 boxes of oranges;
1 case and 1 bag of apples, 13 lbs
of candy, 9 lbs of walnuts, 9 lbs
of raisins, 65 lbs. of sugar, 1 case
and 12 cans of milk, 10 cans of cof
fee, 11 boxes of washing powder,
1 load of wood, 1 side of meat, 4
lbs of cheese, 6 qts. of canned
vegetables, 6 bars of soap, 5 bush
els of Irish potatoes, 4 pairs of
socks, and 1 bushel of sweet pota
toes.
The Bear Grass Ruritan Club
wishes to thank the citizens of
Martin County who contributed to
this worthy cause. Without their
help tins diivo could not have
1 been a success.
t GETS ASSIGNMENTS
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A, Corey, Martin County’s
representative in the legisla
ture, drew assignments on
several important committees
this week, including: agricul
ture, conservation and devei
I opment,' drainage, finance,
health, salaries and fees, and
senatorial districts.
Prominent Citizen
Passes In County
Billy T. Price, prominent coun
ty citizen who held the respect of
friends and acquaintances
throughout the county, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Johnson, near Gold Point Sunday
morning at 1:00 o’clock. Ninety
one years of age, he had been in
feeble health for some time, but
his condition was not considered
serious until a short time before
the end.
A retired fanner, Mr. Price was
numbered among the county’s
best citizens. He was born in the
Gold Point section and lived there
all his life, spending his latter
years in the home of his children.
Surviving are three daughters.
Mrs. W. A. Wursley of Conetoe,
Mrs. Charlie Tripp of Aydcn, and
Mr- Johnson with .whom he war
making his home at the time of
his death; three sons, S. V. Price
i of Richmond, J. B. Price of ItoiTky
Mount and Mayo Price of Tar
boro; twenty eight grandchildren
and twelve great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduet
WW %!'«. home >Is..day after
noon at 3:00 o’clock by Rev. J. D.
Fly and Rev. J. M. Perry. Inter
ment was in the family cemetery.
Firemen Failed To
West End Yesterday
The local volunteer fire depart
ment was called out at 2:45 yester
day afternoon when a glass fire
threatened several buildings in
West End. No damage was done.
Neighbors and other friends had
the fire under control about the
time the volunteer firemen reach
ed there.
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Suffers llrohen Arm
In Fall On Thursday
Master Billy Biggs suffered a
fracture of his left arm last Thurs
day afternoon in a fall off his bi
cycle. He is getting along very
will but will have to carry his arm
I in a cast for about six weeks.
Pleny Peel Dies
At His Home In
Griffins Friday
Funeral Service. For Promi.
nent Fanner - Citizen
Ilehl On Sunday
Plcny Peel, a leading farmer
and prominent rounty citizen,
died at hi.s home in i Griffins
| Township last Friday evening at
7:30 o'clock following a long
period of declining health. Suf
, fering a slight stroke several years
I ago, he partially recovered and
| was getting along very well until
the early part of last week when
lie suffered a second stroke. His
condition had been critical since
that time. Making his last visit
here a day or two before Christ
mas, Mr. Peel, 85 years old, was
very active and greeted old
friends with great pleasure.
The son of the late Noah and
Millie Roberson Peel, he was born
in Griffins Township on Novem
ber 20, 1863, and spent all his life
on the farm there, working with
and for his fellowman and serving
his community in various ways.
He was a justice of the peace and
registrar for many years, but he
is remembered best for his untir
ing work for and loyalty to the
Democratic Party. Few men in
this county worked more faithful
ly for the basic principles of De
mocracy than he did down
through the years. He was loyal
to his friends and there w-as al
ways a welcome awaiting them in
his home. In addition to his pro
gressiveness in agriculture he was
active in religious, civic and poli
! tical affairs, always doing his bit
in an unpretentious way to better
hi.s community and county and
promote the finer ideals of life.
In his humble way he contribut
ed much and demanded little.
His first marriage was to Miss
Ida Corey in 1895 and eight chil
dren were born to the union, five
of whom survive, Gilbert Peel of
Greenville, Wesley, Williams and
Wendell Peel, all of Williamston.
Following the death of his first
wife in 1915, he was married to
Mrs. Rena Jackson Hardison on
September 1, 1918, and she sur
vives with three sons, James, Jos
eph and Harry Peel, all of Wil
liamston. Also surviving are two
step-sons, Jack Hardison of Wil
liamston and Pat Hardison of At
lanta: ten grandchildren and a
brother, Sylvester Peel, of Wil
tiamston.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in the Hayes Swamp Primitive
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock by Elders A. B.
Ayers, E. C. Stevenson and W. E.
Grimes and Rev. W. B. Harring
ton. Interment was in the Tire
Community Cemetery in Griffins
Township.
Has Close Gamble
At Pistol Point
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McLloyd Wallace, young local
colored man, had a close gamble
with death early Sunday evening
when Queen Esther Maekie got af
ter him with a .32 caliber Owls
Head pistol.
Details the trouble leading to
| the assault could not be learned
; immediately, but officers said that
the woman pulled the trigger
three tunes MKPtite"feat Tel of the
gun aimed directly at Wallace.
There were two bullets in the
chamber of the revolver, but it s-j
into the firing chamber.
The Maekie Woman was arrest
ed and charged with carrying a
concealed weapon.
The assault took place near and
in the Cotton Club on Washington
Street.
ROUND-UP
Seven persons were round
cd-up. and detained tempor
arily, at least, in the county
jail by various officers over
the week-end. The round-up'
included four drunks, and
one each for larceny and re
ceiving, carrying a concealed
weapon and issuing .* worth
less check.
Four of the seven were
white and the ages of the
group ranged from a low ot
seventeen to fifty-eight
years.