Peepk \sked To
Deli\er Corn To
Receiving Points
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county, that the farmers and
others could actually fill several
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cars.
Complete plans for the collec
tion are to be handled at the meet
iy>o During tlho vee-intim0, it
expected that Williamston be
made the shipping point and those
GIANT WAREHOCSE SALE
NOW IN FI LL SWING
At
LEDER BROTHERS
who would participate' in the hu
‘•irarrtr i.al u to
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
station where Mr. Julian Harrell
will receive it.
“It's a task, all right." Chairman
Hardison said, adding, “but let’s
do it and get it behind us without
delay.”
It was explained that receiving
yui. '. ...I.-- , 1. '.rtiL .
vd.,ous townships, and the people
are asked to make their deliveries
there. It will then be carried in
bulk to liic slopping t enter. Those
who can aid in the undertaking
are asked to contact Chairman
Hardison, telephone 24842.
Be Careful
Irate sales girl to disagreeable
customer: "Go easy, madam. The
days when I used to insult cus
tomers are still fresh in my mind.”
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BRITISH OFFICER CALLS ON TRUMAN
DIRECTOR GENERAL of the British Army Medical Service, Lt. Gen. Sir
Neil Guiltily (right) is shown leaving the While House after he had called
on President Truman. With him is Maj. Gen. R. W. Bliss, Surgeon
General of tire United States Army. (International Soundphoto)
Mother Shot By
Her Young Son
(Robersonville Herald)
A twenty-one-year-old colored
vtitnan was badly wounded at 5
t. m. Sunday afternoon when a
oarled shotgun was reported to
rave been accidentally fired by a
hrec-year-old child. The victim,
\gnes Purvis, wife of Wallace T.
’ui vis, was shot in the right leg
it her home on the J. S. Crandall
arm near the Martin-Pitt County
ine. Her son, Wallace T. Purvis,
1 iv, was playing with the loaded
;un when the accident occurred,
rhe Negro woman was rushed to
he Pitt General Hospital in
ji eenville and the leg was so bad
> mangled by the load of buck
hot there is a possibility her leg
■vill have to be amputated. Late
■eports from the Greenville hos
pital state that she is still suffer
ng from shock and loss of blood.
Patrolman Parker, with the as
sistance of Pitt County authori
ses. investigated the shooting and
lie made the following report: “A
loaded 12-gauge shotgun was
propped up by the wall in a room
of the Purvis home and was
[nocked down by the small child,
•ausing the gun to fire.”
Cars Damaged In
Parmele Wreck
(Robersonville Herald)
Turning in off highway No. 64
in the direction of the Parmele 1
school late Sunday afternoon, the
1933 Chevrolet owned and operat- !
ed by Herbert Spruill was slightly
damaged when a second car, also
going west and operated by LeRoy ,
White, struck the Spruill ear in
the left side. ,
According to Patrolman Park
ier who investigated the accident, j
Spruill failed to signal that he was
turning left off the highway.
Damages to the White ear, a I
1949 Ford, were estimated at
I $40.00, and the Spruill ear $25.00. '
Four Injured As
Car Hits House
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and was not located for some min
utes after the mishap. The shock
of the crash knocked a sleeping
child off its bed in the front room
but no one in the house was re
ported injured severely.
Do ) our ()ultill
f-'
Fairmont High School’s
football eleven defeated the
Plymouth Panthers last night
in a hard-fought contest. 7-6.
to take the eastern Carolina
Class B championship. The
winners now meet either the
Walnut Cove or Guilford unit
" Tor the slate championship,
the game to be played next
week.
Plymouth scored the first
touchdown of the game in the
third quarter and appeared to
he one their way to another
victory but they failed in an
effort to run over the extra
point. However, the Fairmont
eleven fought back and in the
closing minutes got their pass
ing attack in high gear to get
a touchdown and an extra
point. Both the touchdown
and the winning extra point
were made through the air.
Operate Today
On Harris Youth
Finding his condition not favor
able for the operation Wednesday,
doctors at Duke Hospital postpon
ed until ''id. the effort to rem
edy, by surgery, the heart condi
tion from which Jackie Harris, 12
year-old Bear Grass boy has been
suffering since birth.
The first diagnosed “blue baby”
in Martin County, young Harris is
an orphan and friends have been
making an effort to raise funds to
help pay his expenses at Duke. As
of Thursday night. Mrs. Irving
Terry, treasurer of the fund, re
ported she had received $56.00.
She: “Have you noticed June’s
new bathing suit?”
He: “No, I haven’t. What does
it look like?”
She: "Well, in most places )t's
a lot like Jane.”
The injured men were taken to
a Washington Hospital in a Biggs
ambulance.
DOMESTIC
SEWING MACHINES
5 Models
From $139.95 lo
$205.95
Call for a Demonstration
WOKKEEE
APPLIANCE CO.
Phone 2057
Held in Tot's Death
CHARGED with criminally attack
ing and slaying 17-months-old J9S
I ephine Yenez. Fresno, Calif., itin
erant cotton picker Paul Gutierrez,
I (above). 25, is shown in police
' headquarters following his arrest.
According to police, Gutierrez ad
| mitted taking the child from her
: parent's car He said liquor and
marijuana had “erased everything”
from his memory. (.International)
Social News
Here During Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Gale L. Cheney .of
Atlanta are spending the Thanks
giving holidays here with Mrs.
Bettie Hardy and family. Mrs.
Cheney is the former Miss Anne
Hardy of Williamston.
Spend Week-e« d Here
Misses Mattie Faye and Mavis
Lee Brown, students at E. C. 1'. C.,
Greenville, are spending the
week-end at their home here.
Celebrates 71st Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. John Wier spent
last week-end in Washington, D.
C., with Mr. Wier's mother who
celebrated her 71st birthday.
Suppose You Havr
A WRECK
Sure, you always keep your
car under control. But you
never know what the other
fellow is going to do. When
“unavoidable accidents’’ hap
pen it’s good to know that
you are fully protected.
Why not stop in and cheek
your insurance needs, now!
Maiming '
c'
Ins. AgcMiry
Watts Theatre
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SUNDAY and MONDAY
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Announce Birth of Daughter
Mr. end Mrs. D N. Holliday;of!
jamcsville announce the birth of a
daughter. Elizabeth Neal. Novem
ber 19. in Plymouth Clinic. Mrs.
Holliday formerly was Miss Betty
Hays of Plymouth.
Here Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Radford Holton
and son, Radford, of Greensboro,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Page
here Thanksgiving "day! "
Spend Holidays Here
Mr and Mrs. Robert Newell <?£
Chapel Hill spent the holidays
hi re with Mr. and Mrs. 'N. C.
Green.
Returns Home
Mrs. John R. Peele returned
home Wednesday after spending
last week in Sodus Point. N. Y:,
with her sister. Mrs. L. E. Pros
cus, and her brother, L. C. Taylor
in R'h h'-ster. N. Y.
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