Discusses Pure
Water Supply
By W. B. Gaylord, Jr. Sanitarian
How do you assure yourself of
pure and plentiful water supply?
Of course, most of the water
used by man falls from the sky.
Rain contains few bacteria, which
comes from dust in the atmo
sphere. When the rain reaches
the earth's surface it may cither
seep into the soil to become
^ ground water, or it may run off
into streams and lakes where it
becomes surface water.
Once water reaches the surface
it becomes contaminated with bac
teria. The surface soil to a depth
of one or two feet contains tre
mendous number of bacteria
which originated in the intestinal
discharges of man or animals and
may, produce disease in man.
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[ Ground waters are usualiv clear :
and are more suitable for private |
water supplies. As water seeps
down through the earth it picks
up bacteria in the first two feet
of soil. Beneath this layer the un
disturbed earth acts a filter to re
move bacteria. Health Depart
ments consider that by the time
the water has traveled 10 feet be
low the surface it is safe to drink.
This does not hold true, however,
in certain areas of creviced lime
stone or in regions where loose
gravel formations are found. •
There pollution can travel long
distances without being filtered
out. If you have any problems,
your health department might be
able to help you.
NO KISSES FOR GROOM
Des Moines, la.—Jay Learning,
22, was granted a divorce from
his bride of four weeks. His Com
plaint: She “wouldn’t kiss" him.
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Your Car Deserves The Best!
. . . And that's what
it wilt get right here!
Regular check on radi>
ator, battery, oil, tires
at no extra charge!
AlITOS THRIVE
ON OUR SERVICE!
Sinclair Service Siaiion
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Oilers Name For
Oak City Office
Mrs. Pauline Johnson Rawls has
been recommended tor the ap
point of acting postmistress to#
the office in Oak City, it was
learned this week. Congressman
Herbert C. Bonner made the rec
ommendation to Joseph J Law
ler, Assistant Postmaster General,
Washington, D. C.
In his recommendation. Con
gressman Bonner said that Mrs.
Johnson is a lady of splendid
character, educationally well pre
pared and will perform the duties
in a satisfactory manner, reflect
ing credit on herself and the de
partment.
The office of postmaster in Oak ,
City was made vacant by the
death of Mrs. James A. Rawls
week before last.
Ask Bids Again
On Boad Project
proximately eight and one-half
miles of road in this county will
be received in Raleigh next Tues
day morning. If a satisfactory low
bid is received at that time, the
project will be let to contract with
work probably starting in late
November or early December.
A bid submitted on August 31
wras considered too high and was
rejected.
The road to be graded and sur
faced run from a point about one
mile out of Everetts through to
■ Bear Grass to Corey’s Cross Roods
on U. S. Highway 17.
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Attend Williamston^s Harvest Festival
J. PAUL SIMPSON
General Agent
SECURITY LIFE AND TRUST CO.
Dial 2474
Willuim.sloii
Unable to prove that she did not murder her alleged husband. Claud
ette Colbert, heroine in "The Secret Fury," suffers a blackout under
stress of the accusation. Co-star Robert Ryan and featured Philip
Obcr try to calm her. The film shows at the Viccar Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
Name Comittees
For AC College
Several Martin County men
were named recently to serve on
special committees for Atlantic
Christian College, Wilson.
William Roberson, Roberson
ville merchant, will serve as a
member of the finance committee.
Elbert S. Peel, Williamston attor
ney, and S. L. Robersonville mer
chant, were named to serve on
the legal committee, it was an
nounced.
'County Soldier
Earns Promotion
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Dennis Moore Jr., a graduate ot
Williamston High School, has been
promoted to the grade of Set - 1
geant in the United States Air
j Force by his Commanding Offi
jeer, Lt. Col. C. C. Williams.
Sergeant Moore, whose parents
j reside at Williamston, is a payroll
clerk, making out payrolls and'
military records for the many air
men who every day pass through
the Overseas Replacement Group
at Camp Stoneman on their way
I to the Far East. He joined the1
Air Force the 18th of June 11)48
md attended the Finance School
at Lowry Air Force Base at Den
ver Colorado. Later he was trans
ferred to Moses Lake Air Force
Base, and in April 1950 joined the
ORG.
Sergeant Moore’s promotion is
one of the first made with the
lifting of the “freeze" on promo
tions in the Air Force.
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County Soldier
Earns Air Medal
Anderson Air Force Base,
Guam, M. I. 1st Lt. Lue B. Mai
lory, son of Mrs. Effie Mallory of
Oak City, N C., was recently a
warded the Air Medal for meri
torious service performed while
flying combat missions over Ko
rea.
Lieutenant Mallory is a pilot
on a B-29 Superfortress bomber of
the Far East Air Force, which is
presently engaged in the air de
fense of the Republic of Korea.
After graduat/ng from Oak City
High School m 1939, Lieutenant
Mallory enlisted in the Air Force
and since then has been in ser
vice in many bases in the States
and overseas stations.
Dapt. Jas. Bowen
Now in Oklahoma
Fort Sill. Okla.—Capt James
Bowen son of Mrs. John M Bo
iven 601 W Main is a member of
:he Artillery Officer Advanced
,’ourse here, Maj. Gen. A M. Har
per, commanding general of the
Artillery Center, has announced.
Capt. Bowen is training for mil
itary occupational specialty as
Field Artillery unit commander.
The curriculum provides instruc
tion to selected officers in the
most effective development and
employment of the artillery as
part of the combined arms team
Officers are prepared for duty
as commanders and staff officers
of all artillery units and as num
bers of the division general staff
The course includes instruction
m combined arms, communication,
methods of instruction, military
law, gunnery, material, observa
tion and tactical employment of
liaison aircraft.
Hold Funeral For
Baptist Minister
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Funeial services were held in
the Shiloh Baptist Church on Kim
Street here yesterday afternoon
for Rev. Columbus Ebron, 56,
who died at his home on Syca
more Street last Wednesday after
a long period of declining hralth
The Rev. Leathers officiated anc
interment was in Odd Fellow*
Cemetery.
A leader among his race, thr
Baptist minister served foui
I churches at Robersonvillc, Golc
] Point, Aulandcr and Conotoe. lit
1 pastured the church at Roberson
■ villo for nineteen years
He was 56 years of age and i;
| survived by his widow, four son:
and one daughter.
Slight Increase
In Farm Prices
The Agriculture department re
ports that farm prices rose abou
SLAB WOOD
FOB SALE CHEAP.
Dial 2460
Willianiglou Supply Co.
i per rcm nnttTpn min-/\ugust
and rnid-Septembei to a level 9
per c<Tit above that prevailing be
fore the Korean War began Re
cord high prices for cotton, sharp
ly higher prices for cottonseed and
citrus, togehter with smaller in
creases for many other farm pro
nun.', rnnrmuea to pusn me rarm
putt- U-vel upward.
However, p ices of commodities
and materials and labor used in
farm production also increased in
the same period, but less than
half as much as the increase in
prices received by farmers.
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Condensed Statement of Condition of
Branch Banking & Trust
WILSON - ELM CITY - GOLDSBORO - FREMONT - SELMA - FA YEJTEVILLE - WARSAW - WALLACE •• FAISON - KINSTON - NEW BERN - TRENTON - NA MOI'TII - WILLI VMSTON
At the Close of Business October 4, 1950
Liabilities
Cash and Due from Banks.
United States Government Seeurilies.$.‘10.
Obligations of Federal Ageueies.. 20.
Slate. County and Munieipal Seeurilies. 16.
Total Bonds (Cost less valuation reserves.
Loans and Discounts. .
Accrued Interest and Other Assets.
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures and Itcal Estate
Upon the Strength of the Above Statement and lhe Hacking of Our Directors, We So‘
licit your llusincssi Promising Every Accommotlution Consistent With Sound llanliing
Carolina
Sound Banking and Trust Service for Eastern