Faithful Teacher
Dies In Hospital
Blonnie Ellison, faithful teach
ers in the Williamstnn Colored
High School for twenty years, '
(hcd in •* Washington hospital
*^SBffSP^!TSff!odn'1*>)pp?i"reftVty the
victim of a heart attack. She
started the current term and
about ten days ago asked for a
leave of absence to undergo med :
"trtrntivrent. .'Si'iC'- Wet;. 4.) y ea,
old.
She was a daughter of the late
Henry Ellison and wife of James
ville, and was educated in the
Elizabeth City State Normal
School. -One brother survives
Funeral arrangements are being
^ delayed, pending the arrival of
the brother from Pittsburgh.
‘ The 1952-511 supply of feed con
centrates will be about 4 per cent
smaller than in 1951-52.
Six Accidents On
County Highways
In Past Few Days
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(Continued from Pape One)
: urday eve!Tm.t».-''SeP(7ii^!he"b'H"c5V
■ swerving from one side of tVie
i road to the other, Roberson drove
las Chevi l.'t far to his light and
'■om oO .dr;v,5 .„TLv Buies. owned
by James Tilghmun Wilson and
said to have been driven by James
Richard Wilson, swerved to the
left again, its side crashing into
the front of Roberson's ear and
bouncing off. Roberson suffered
painful cuts and a chest injury
and his teeth, although false, were
broken and imbedded in his gums.
Mrs. Roberson suffered a dislocat
ed hip and multiple bruises.
Jerry Rogers Roberson, 15-vear
old nephew of the car owner, had
his glasses broken and was pain
fully cut about the eye and nose.
The Robinson children received
painful but only minor cuts and
bruises.
The alleged driver of the Buiek.
James Richard Wilson, 26, and
Fred Brown, a passenger in the
Buiek, left the scene of the acci
dent in another ear. Wilson dis
appeared, hut a warrant has been
issued for his arrest and the
search is going forward in two
states. Brown showed up Monday
morning, complaining he had suf
fered a chin and shoulder injury.
Robert Williams, a second passen
ger m the Wilson ear, was knock
ed just about out by a lick on the
left side of his face, and appar
ently knew nothing about what
happened. He staggered around
the scene of the wreck for a min
ute or two and ran and crawled
into the back seat ot the Roberson
ear and stretched out It was
first thought he was dead, CpI.
M C Byrum declaring he could
feel no pulse when he first ex
amined him. Motorists picked up
the children and carried them to
the hospital, and an ambulance re
moved the remaining victims
there a short time later Damage
to each vehicle was estimated .at I
$500 or more.
Traffic was tied up for more
than quarter a mile each way
while wreckers cleared the high
way. Patrolman Travis Register
j was the first to answer the reck
|call. He as followed by Cpl. By
|rum who had just passed that way
W. S. C logon, working the high- J
ways m this county, reported to j
help relieve tile congestion, while j
* Patrolman B W Parker q,>>•*-f
: tionod'‘he-a'.-ung Williams hoy ..'..it
the hospital in an effort to identi
fy the driver of the car.
Cpl. Byrum located the owner
i of the ear . and questioned him.
I Wilson maintaining he lent the
machine to his relative, James
Richard Wilson. The patrol is
continuing its investigation.
Hardly before the creek wreck
was cleared up, the patrol radio
balled Patrolman Register and
Parker to a wreck two miles west
of Hamilton on Highway 125
where a loose mule ran into Bill
ie Whit Stalls' 1940 Ford and
wrecked it. The mule lost his life ;
in the attack. A son-in-law, Knriei
Hardison, 29, was driving the cai
from Oak City toward Hamilton!
when the animal, belonging to
Isaac Purvis, darted into the high
way and climbed to the hood,
smashing the right front part ol
the body almost to the back t
.the front scat where Mrs. Stalls
'was sitting. Suffering head and
chest injuries she hardly regain
led consciousness until the fol
lowing day. Her injuries were
considered serious. Mrs. Hardison,
also riding m the front scat with
her husband and mother, was
I holding her young brother who
was thrown against the- wind
shied He suffered a nine-stitch
] cut in his throat and possibly
i other injuries of an internal na
ture. Little hope was held at first
I for his recover, but he was re
ported improving m the' hospital !
this morning. Mr Stalls received |
I a minor mouth injury, but others
m the car, including Earl
Sills and James Bland who wen
riding in the back scat, escaped
injury Damage to the car was
estimated at $500. No estimate as
to the worth of the animal could
be had immediately.
Driving west on Highway .04
Charlie Jackson, colored minister
and piano tuner of Raleigh, lost
control of his 1958 Cadillac when a
right front tire blew out and threw J
him off the road near the drive in :
theater just west ol Williamston
at 11:00 o’clock Friday night.
Jackson had held the cai on the
shoulder for 104 feet and was
gradually pulling it back to the
highway, but not in time to miss a
large sycamore tree. The light
side of the car was smashed. Jack
i son was not hurt, hut James
Thomas, 40-year-old colored man
of 519 S. Williamston Street, Ral
eigh, was painfully cut on the face
and head. Sewed up in a local hos
luital. he was able to go his way a
short time later. Investigating the
accident, Patrolman Travis Reg
ister estimated the ear damage at
about $050
Driving from Everetts toward
Robersonville Sunday morning
about 7:30 o'clock, James Artliui
Perkins lost control of his 1949
Hudson The machine jumped a
ditch,, cut a telephone pole in two
and turned over. Traveling alone
the Parmele colored man was not
injured, and property damage to
his car was limited to about $400,
according to tin estimate furnish
od by Patrolman B. W. Pai kei
who marie the investigation.
86 Proof
THE STRAIGHT WHISKEY* IN THIS TROOUCT
ARE 4 YEARS OR MORE OLD 35 , I TRAIGHT
WHISKEY, 65 NEUTRAL SPIRITS, IISTII1ED
FROM GRAIN.
COODIRHAM t WORTS LIMITER HIM. I IIMIJ
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NOTICE OF
Registration
FOR
Nov. 4th Election
IN
MARTIN COUNTY
Honks for lli<* registration of now nlnotors will
In* opened iii llio thirteen precincts of VIurtin
Oniiuty on throe consecutive Saturdays. end
in (hi. 2.». I').i2. All persons becoming 21
yours of ago on or before* November 1, 1952,
or wbo have oslablisboil rosiilonoo in llm coun
ty sinoo the Iasi nlootiou aro eligible lo regis
lor. (Persons moved in from unollior stale
innsl bavo inaintainoii rosiilonoo for at loasl
ono your on or boforo Novonibor I lo ipiali
f> for registration and puiiioipalion in llio
olootion. No now registration of old volors is
necessary. l lio registrar* will liuvo llio books
opon oaob Saturday from 9 a. iii. milil sunsii
al llio regular polling plaoos nnloss ollior ar
rangement* aro offoolod, Names of Precinct
Registrar* follow :
JAMESYILLE_F. C. Stallings
Town House anil Home
WILLIAMS_Grady Godard
* At Station No. !I0
GRIFFINS_S. Oscar Poi l
Al Jim Manning's Store
HEAR GRASS_A. H. Aver*. Jr.
At Home
WILLIAMSTON NO. 1_Wendell I'oolo
At Courthouse 9
WILLI AMSTON NO. 2_S. II. Grimes
At Office On Baltimore Street
CROSS ROADS___II. M. Avors
At Office in Everetts
ROBERSONVILLF_Clinton House
At Office
COLD POINT_Harry Roberson
At Home
POPLAR POINT_W. Mayo Hardison
At Home
HAMILTON_Wado E. Evoroit
At Slade-Rhodes Store
HASSELL_E. K. Edmondson
At Edmondson’s Store
GOOSE NEST_Mrs. Mattie All-brook
At Ayers’ Store, Oak City
C. D. Corstarphen
CHAIRMAN
Marlin County Board oi Elections
ROIMM P
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An even down alleged of
fenders were placed in tlie
county jail last week-end. in
cluding two women.
Six were booked for pub
lic drunkenness, three for
driving, two for as.
sault, and one for nan-sup,
port.
Two of the twelve were
white and ages of the group
forged from 1 ?> to 50 years
While twelve were placed
in the county jail, Officer
Garland Bunting rounded up
and jailed eight others in the
jail at Oak City during the
period.
Assigned Special
Duly At Ft. Bliss
, ——
Col. William ,J. Pritchard, bro
ther of Mrs. Kenneth Lindsley of
Wdliamston and well known here,
has been named post engineer at I
Fort Bliss, Texas, to succeed Col
K. E. Fonger who is leaving for
a new assignment ir) the Far East
command.
Colonel Pritchard recently re
turned from Japan where he was
executive officer in the Construc
tion and Operation Division of
General Headquarters in Tokyo.
Colonel Pritchard served in Ja
pan before the outbreak of Ihe
Korean wai and participated in
the Inchon landing and Hungiuim
evacuation as assistant engineer.
10th Corps He later became sen
ior engineering advisor to the Ko
rean Military Advisory Group
and military engineering advisory
Group and military engineering
advisor to President Syngman
Rhee.
i
ihe post engineer is responsi
ble for the care and maintenance
of Fort Bliss and certain phases of
new construction on the post.
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(.onrliulo Mooting 1/
llolly Springs Church
The pastor, the Rev. R. E. Wal
ston, concluded a successful meet
ing in the Holly Springs Methodist
Church Sunday. The services
were well attended and much in
terest was shown in the meeting
! A bountiful dinner was served
on the grounds Sunday noon, the
members and friends of the
church heartily welcoming a
goodly number of guests The
long table was heavily laden
with choice foods, expertly pre
pared, and there was enough left
ot feed hundreds.
County H oil lioiirosontod
At lluso I hum In 'I'oxus
No actu ate cheek is to be had,
but Martin County is well repre
sented cl Lackland Air Foret
Base down m Texas. Possibly -t
dozen or more county youlhs arc
there at the present time.
A late report states that Ben
Cowin, 18, son of Mr and Mrs.
Clayton Cowin of Bent Grass,
and Joseph M. Hopewell, 17, son
of Mr. and Mrs. V. B Hopewell
of Wiiliuniston, are finishing their
basic training at Lackland
Mi and Mrs Hopewell have
another son, Samuel, It), who was
reported two weeks ago to he
completing his basic at Lackland
I* Tlie ATB Ci
FIRE PREVENTION
One careless acr—one lapse of memory
can start a fire and burn a forest. Know
the fire laws and obey them.
H. P. Mobley Insurant Agency
Williunifttoii, IV <).
Talks To Kiwanis
Club About Fair
Fletcher Thomas, member of
the local I.ions Club and chair
man of the Martin County Anri-!
i1 Faii v a.- the grincsgall
speaker, .a? 'h. Thursday rvrbir
meeting of the local Kiwanis
Club.
Thomas? spoke briefly^, on the *
prog« a made to*dat« en the fair4
which is co-sponsored by the local
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs.
He stated that the premium
books would hi1 mailed within the
week to every box holder in Mar
tin County. The premium list was
prepared by the Martin County
Farm and Home Agents and eon
tains over $1000.00 in prizes for
agricultural exhibits The sale of
space for commercial exhibits is
also progressing satisfactorily
Thomas stated.
Thomas closed by stating that
the cooperation and whole heart
ed support of all members of the
local Lions and Kiwanis Clubs as
j well as the people of Martin
County is needed in ordei to
make the Fair a success.
Guests at the meeting included
Rev. Don Skinner, B. G. Stewart,
and J. W. Watts. The winner of
the attendance prize for the eve
ning was B. E. Smith.
In a brief business session, it
was announced that the Board of
Directors had voted to accept a
nominal payment from the Scouts
of Troup a> payment in full
for funds advanced to the Troop
; by the club to pay for cushions i
purchased for rent at local afh j
| letic events This action amounted I
to a cash contribution to the J
Scouts of approximately $80.00
Brief Review Of
Various Markets
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The following brief review of
various markets is released bv the
Division of Mamets, N. C. De-1
partment of Agriculture, in eo-1
"■ ci.'t •£ Agriculture, ns..of .last
week-end:
Hoi; prices were steady to 25
eonis lower at local buying sta
during the \x;; At
close, tops ranged from mostly j
19.75 to 20.00 Receipts were light
to moderate.
Cattle prices were steady to
weak in Rocky Mount. Cows auc
tioned front 11.00 to 20.01). heifers
from 1.00 to 25.00 stoekei heifers,
from 22.00 to 20.00; calves from
18.00 to 31.00; and stoeker calves
from 19.00 to 25.00. Steers ranged
from ifi.00 to 24.50; stoeker steers
from 14 01) to 25.00 and bulls from I
13.00 to 21.00.
Fryers and broilers were one
cent weaker in the Central North l
Carolina area and closed at 28
cents per pound Heavy hens were
steady at 24 to 20 Fi xers were
weaker in other leading southern
producing areas.
Kggs were irregular in Raleigh
with local grading stations pay
ing 50 to 58 cents per dozen for
A, large; 45 to 40 forA, mediums;
;ind 47 to 49 for B largo.
Shelled corn prices Were gener
ally steady at local markets dur
ing the week No 2 yellow corn
ranged from 1.66 to 1.75 per bush
el at eastern markets and from
1.85 to 2.00 per bushel in the
Piedmont area. j
Sweet potatoes were steady to
slightly stronger in Benson and!
.Frith:''. Hi.i.- k h f
No ; Porto Rio,ns auctioned for
mostly 5.60 to 3.85 in Tabor City I
and 3.50 to 3 70 in Benson New j
York reported a steady sweet pn- i
tat.ket at the < nd of the week j
with bushels of U. S. No. 1' Portol
Ricans from North C a r o 1 i n a
wholesaling from 4.00 to 4.50.
Cotton prices were steady to
slightly weaker on the State’s
leading cotton markets at the end
of the week. Prices for 1 1-32 inch
middling were reported on Friday
at 30.66 to 40.33 cents per pound
and strict low middling at 38.00 j
to 39.00.
The price of cotton declined 40
cents per bale on the Nation's ten |
leading markets this week. Mid
Idling 15-16 inch averaged 30.32
I cents per pound on Friday. This!
compares with 38.40 on Friday
last week and 36.44 on the corre
sponding day a year ago. Report ,
eel sales on the ten spot markets
this week totaled 412,000 hales
This compares with 331,000 hales
last week and 316,700 in the cor -1
responding week a year ago.
SI , A It W OOD IW SAI.K
half ruin: i>fkin<;
SFMMFK MONTHS.
Phono ’4 GO
Williailislon Sit,,ply Co.
Notice To Farmers
FarmiTs iinil Ollier "\ou-lliifln»a\ Fasolioe
Fsrrs Tluil
lues. Oct. 14th
is llir Iasi ilay In lilt- for (iiiMiliiir l av Itrfmnl
on (iasoliuc used for mtoiiiI <|iiarler, July,
ViiuiisI ami September.
We’ll hr •flail lo assist you in filing for rebates.
HARRISON OIL CO.
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Thai's Right—You Gei More Than You Expect
When You Sell Your Tobacco At The House Of
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HIGH AVERAGES
READ THESE AND YOU'LL AGREE
limn jom:s
166 It,..
210 11. .
226 It,..
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64c< $ 100.2 I
70, _ 168.00
70, 16S.20
70, 112.00
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(a 60c
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121.00
166.60
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101 Him. 0, 70, # 125.no
2in III*. (u 70, _ 152.60
120 ll,s. (w 67. HO. 10
I2n II,M. (a) 60c __ _ 76.no
660 _ _ ___ $445.60
First Sales — Wednesday and Friday. Plenty 01
Floor Space — Bring It Today and Sell It Today!
Roanoke—Dixie And
Planters Warehouses
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