Young People Plan Dance On Saturday — ■» — The young people of the town and surrounding territory are go ing to stage an Easter Dance at the Youth Center (Legion Hut) on Watts Street here Saturday night from 8:30 until (?), it was announced early this week. The' dance is stage*! by the youngsters but they are inviting young and old. There will be no charge and I the Williamston High School Dance Band will furnish the music. The USDA has developed them* ; icals for flameproofing cotton. foretells the future fithlen irlth mystic., Black Patent and Mesh <3o&w Sheer magic the way these smart mcshs by Jolene flatter the foot, compliment the costume... so light. SO lovely and so modestly oriced. try a pair today! I / t THE RECORD SPEAKS... Martin County motorists, under the watchful eyes of j highway patrol members, have been doing mighty well ! hi holding down traffic acci- I dents. While the property ( loss is steadily climbing, the I other columns of the accident record are showing up pretty good. The Easter week-end holiday is upon us. Drive 'xhe^Toifowing tabulations offer a comparison of the ac cident trend: first, by corres- ' ponding weeks in this year I and last and for each year to the present time 12th Week Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam'ge 1953 3 0 0 $ 900 1952 5 4 0 1,675 Comparisons To Date 1953 58 14 0 $16,615 1952 71 27 0 21,505 Manning - Ooiray Invitations Issued -4b Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hoyt Manning1 request the honour of your pres ence at the marriage of their daughter, Susie, to Mr. Rankin D. Dowdy, son of Mr and Mrs. Chas H. Dowdy of Farmville, Virginia, on Saturday afternoon, April 11, ut 4:00 o'clock in the Piney Grove Baptist Church. No invi tations will be mailed in the county. -o Allen S. I fad field Neu I EVC.O Superintendent -4b (Continued from Page One) He married the former Caroline Forbes of Alexandria. Virginia, and has two children. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Rapids, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and is a registered Electrical En gineer in the State of Virginia, i Mr. Hadfield will bring his family to Willjamston as soon as housing can be found. Farms with 500 or more acres' haw increased 40 per cent in the past 30 years. U. S farms with 1,000 or more acres have nearly f doubled in that time. I BRITONS PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO DOWAGER QUEEN MARY LONG UNES Of MOURNING British subjects file past the catafalque holding the collln of Dowager Queen Mary in Westminster Hall, London. Thousands of others lined up outside the great hall awaiting their turn to attend the queen's "last court" before she was laid to rest at Windsor Castle. (International Radiophoto) Hamilton Easter Sunrise Services Plans have been completed for in Easter sunrise service in the Hamilton Cemetery, it was an nounced today by the Rev. C. L. Gatling, pastor of the Baptist •hutch there. The service is being sponsored by the Hamilton Baptist Church, but members and friends of all denominations are invited and dan to attend, it was explained. It is one of several sunrise ser vices planned in the county for Easter Sunday Others are sched ifed in cemeteries in' Roberson ville. Williamston and Griffins IYiwnship: f '.op Hit Whiim Writing Ticket for Man in M reck Fort Worth, Tex.—While Po liceman C. K. Hawley was sitting n his patrol car, writing out a iieket for a driver who had been m a 9-car smash-up, another car piled into his vehicle. Patrolman Hawley was the only one hurt in the 111-car smash-up. Accuses McCarthy HAROLD STASSIN, Mutual Secu rity Director, testifies before Sea, Joseph McCarthy’s Investigations subcommittee In Washington on the use of American-financed ves sels to haul cargoes to Iron Cur tain ports. The MSA chief ac cused Sen. McCarthy to his face of "undermining" Administration efforts to cut otf western trade with the Communist countries. Sgt. Ralph O. Mendenhall, son ol' S. L. Mendenhall of Williumstun, recently return ed home after serving nine months in Korea. A recon naisance officer, he saw much front line duty during his stay over there. The young man entered the service at the call of the Martin County Draft Board October 9, 1951. Liquidating Husinesx Hero, Speights Note In lireenville Residents of Williumr.ton for several years, Mr. and Mis. Dean Speight left yesterday morning for their new home in Greenville. Charles Finch, who has been at home with the Speights, accom panied them. In partnership with Harold Quayle in the lumber business, operating as the Williamston Lumbei Company, Mr. Speight and Mr. Quayle liquidated their holdings here last December. Although they will live in Greenville, Mr. Speight is now' manager of a lumber company in Winterville. The Speight home here was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Hu bert Biggs. They are moving to their new home today. --—. (liild Horn On Friday, The Thirteenth Puebla, Col., The thirteenth child of Mr. and Mrs. Felix De herrera, of Avondale, was born on Friday, March 13th. The new daughter has nine living brothers andHiisters between 2 and 22, Bear Grass Club Regular Meeting —»— The Bear Grass Hume Demon stration Club held its regular monthly meeting in the home of Mrs. Ralph Mobley, March 20. The meeting was railed to order by the president, Mrs. Chesley Jones. The club sang together "America The Beautiful" and “It’s a Good Time to Get Together. The Lord’s prayer was repeated at this time. The devotional was given by Mrs. Noah Rogetson, the vice president The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. As each member 'answered the roll call she gave a garden report. There were eleven members present. Mrs. Harrison gave a demon stration on storage space in the home, using .slides to illustrate. Business was the final planning for the district meeting which will be held in Williamston on April fi in the Baplist Church Our club is to furnish chicken salad, cup cakes and five pounds of sugar Mrs. Johnnie Robersor is to help in the kitchen. The treasury gave a report or the hake sale whch netted $112,112 making a total of $67110 in tlx treasury. Four project reports were giv on. Mrs. Noah Rogerson repwrtec on poultry, Mis. Gilbert Rogersor on gardening, Mrs. Mobley ano Mrs Terry on home beautifica KSIAKI.ISIIII) 1925 Keep your porch and en trance dry with an alu minum door hood by TockVenf Natural horizontal line:; of beauty harmonize* with any home, any style architecture. Your Lock \ cut door hood will never make your home look op-heavy.” • No sagging • No tearing • No fading Twelve beautiful colors of your choice ... in baked-on enamel, t ree cuimate. Call Gloss Jalousies for windows, doors, porches, and breezeways. Ornamental iron for railings, columns, porches, patios and balconies. CAROLINA AWNING AND TENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Manufacturers of CABOCLVA BETTER BUILT AWNINGS, TENTS, TRUCK AND TRAILER COVERS. 804 North Church Street ROCKV MOUNT, N. C. I ivlN<. «°°M ' uiv PV»*U‘‘' | s$”sf s i sss^s^: * Totnortov/n^® . •l\\ittttt»|oU‘’ •••••• sbi»Plon Marlin Farmer To Gel Free Training Two Martin County farmers will be eligible to receive schol arships to a short course in mod ern farming to be conducted at N. | C Stale College June 15-28, it was announced this week by T. j R Brandon, farm agent. The short-course is to be spon sored by the North Carolina Bankers' Association and will be offered this year in place of the j association's annual speaking con g^^^^julucleii f i ,j wbj-le bool students m past y* association viM ;ot.Ivkuv snr the speaking contest for Negro ! high whom students, Brandon said. The modern short course in farming has been designed for young farmers between the ages of 18 and 28 years and will pre sent the latest developments in the field of agriculture, A local committee made up of the county agent, vocational agri culture teachers and others will select the men to attend the course, l.ocal banks will pay the farmers' expenses and N C. State College will conduct the course. Brandon said tht- short course offered will be extremely valu able to the two farmers designat ed winners. They will be brought up to date in modern methods of farming, including conservation, management of crops, pastures, livestock, poultry, construction of farm buildings and many other important functions of operating a successful farm. __ U. S. medical forces have made record in Korea. tion and Mrs. Jackson on clothing. The club collect was repeated, I followed by a short prayer. The ] next meeting will be held with i Mrs. Lester Bryant. Hamilton Church Special Services —♦— Setting aside the period begin ning, April 5 as Youth Week, the Hamilton Baptist Church is turn ing over its Sunday evening wor ship hou: to the youths, the Rev C. L. Gatling, pastor, announced. The special youth week schedule will be followed by a youth re vival beginning April 12. The Rev. E. Gordon Conklin, pastor of the WiUmms'on Memorial ! > mmi Vi'-Huiiimipwnwwiiiu,:£**i*lW+ the week beginning April 12 Youth week officers include, Billy Edmonds, pastor: Eddie Bor Everett, clerk, Wade Everett, Ji , treasurer: and Mable Dene Knox, pianist and choir director. Other youths taking part in the special programs during the period art-: Smitty Huislip, Mary Alice Bak er, Janie Edmonds, Janet Ayers, Shirley Taylor, Herman Ether idge, training union officers. Patricia Bullock Becky Ilaislip and Myrna Adams, circle leaders Mikev Johnson, Danny Gatling and Spencer Ayers, ushers. Fred Holliday, John Beach, Earl Ayers, Earl Price and Ray mond Baker, deacons. Shirley Leggett, Ruth Ann Whitfield, Theresa Hutchinson and Bobby Leggett, publicity com mittee members. Norman Everett and Jeanett Edwards, Sunday school officers Lela Hollis and Velma Silver thorne, extension department su perintendent and assistant. Betty Haislip, Janice Scott, Sydney Purvis, Syble Cowan, jCorrine Hutchinson, Ann Ed monds, Vernon Suits, teachers Agricultural products repre sented. 42 per cent of all U. S. im ports lust year, compared with 48 per cent in 1951 | Opening Specinls | —at— ELAINE’S Beauty Salon Sp»‘»:iul on IVrmunciit Waves for Month Of April Creme Oil Cold Wave $12.50 Value $5.95 DeLux Creme Cold Wave $15.00 Value $6.95 Super DeLuxe Creme Cold Wave $20.00 Value $9.95 Free Gifts All Patrons who patronize this shop will he given a tieket ami persons holding Ineky iiunihers will get Free the follow ing at the drawing Friday, May 1, 1953 I Creme Cold Wave,_Value $20.00 I (Weenie Cold Wave,_Value 15.00 I Creme Cold Wave, 1_Value 10.00 I Creme Cold Wave,_Value 7.50 One Shampoo and Set One Complete Mauieure One Cash and Brow Tint One Tube Ke\lon Lipstiek One Complete Fueinl One Hair Cut One Shampoo Tint One Set Costume Jewelry \ Elaine’s Beauty Salon Williamston, N. C. Dial 2475 i

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