tHE ENTERPRISE IS READ BT
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
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OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNT*
IAMIL1ES TWICE EACH WFEl
VOLUME LVI—NUMBER 93
Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 19, 1953
ESTABLISHED 189*
Twenty-two Cases
In County Court
Monday Morning
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No Sessions of The Courl
Will Be Held Until
December 7th
Holding its last session until
December 7, the Martin County
Recorder's Court cleared its doc
ket in a little over two hours last
Monday morning and adjourned.
The court will be idle during the
next two weeks while the superior
tribunal is hearing civil cases.
Judge H. O. Peele called twen
ty-two cases Monday and imposed
fines in the amount of $345. Sev
eral defendants drewr terms on
the roads.
Proceedings:
The case in which Clayton Ro
berson was charged with non-sup
port was dismissed, and William
Person, facing a similar charge,
was found not guilty. In a second
case in which Person w'as charged
with assaulting a female, the de
fendant pleaded not guilt}*. Ad
judged guilt}', he was sentenced
to the roads for thirty days, the
court suspending the road term
upon the payment of the costs.
Pleading guilty of drunken
driving, William Clifton Hudgins
was fined $100, plus costs. He los
es his operator’s license for a
year.
The case in which Jesse J. Out
terbridge was charged with hit
and-run driving was nol pressed,
but is subject to be reopened at
any time.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the costs in the
case in w'hich Calvin Abe Downs
and Dale Coburn, 17-year-old
youths, were charged with violat
ing the liquor laws.
Charged with drunken driving,
Gabel Taylor pleaded not guilty.
Adjudged guilty, the defendant
W'as fined $100 and taxed with
the costs. His license to drive a
motor vehicle was revoked for
twelve months.
Herman Woolard, pleading guil
ty, W'as fined $25, plus costs, for
operating a motor vehicle with
out a driver’s license.
Pleading guilty of speeding and
hit-and-run driving, L. C. Car
taway was sentenced to the roads
for three months. The court su
spended the road term upon the
payment of a S50 fine and costs
The defendant is to surrender his
iperator’s license for a year.
John Staley Crandel! was tax
ed with the costs w'hcn he plead
ed guilty of operating a motor ve
hicle without a driver's license.
Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of the costs when
Noah Stand! of RFD 2, Rober
Jonville, and Ulysses Tinozzie of
Syracuse, New York, pleaded
guilty of speeding 65 miles an
hour.
Pleading guilty of speeding 70
miles an hour, Ernest Best, Jr., ol
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Opens Oyster Bar
Near Williamston
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John H. Guiganus opened an
oyster bar near the county home
on Highway 64 this week, and
plans to open a steak house there
within the next two weeks.
Housed in a modern two-story
brick structure, the new business,
operating under the name “Hi
Lo”, is extensively equipped and
lias adequate facilities to serve a
l uge number of patrons.
Mr. Gurganus explained that the
steak house will be opened just
as sodn'as* the gflVi^^iiV feeeived
and installed.
f TESTKRS TO MELT ~J
The fifteen Martin County
farmers who experimented
with special peanut seed this
year will meet in the agricul
ture building here next Mon
day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock.
It is planned to divert all the
production from the approxi
mately *2,000 pounds of origi
nal seed to planting next
year. The growers are expect
ed to review the results and
agree on a price to be charg
ed for the seed.
No definite findings have
been released, but prelimi
nary reports state that the
highest meat content found
in any goobers this season
was traceable to those crops
where the seed were stabiliz
ed from a hybrid variety.
Peanuts Move To Market
Herein Volume This Week
Interrupted by rains early last
week, the peanut harvest was re
sumed on a big scale a few days
ago and the goobers are moving
to the local market in volume
now. With favorable weather pre
vailing, it is estimated that ap
proximately fifty percent of the
crop will have been marketed by
the end of this wee The dust
is literally flying all over the
county as the hundreds of thresh
ers maintain operations on an ex
tensive schedule.
Market prices are holding up
well, reports stating that the open
market is paying about 38 cents
a hundred above the local figure,
plus dryage. The open market
here continues “bullish” and few
peanuts are going into the cooper
ative houses in this immediate
section.
As the harvest progresses, re
ports on the crop are tound to be
more encouraging. While the crop
is spotted, it is proving to be just
about twice as good as it was pre
dicted during the late summer
when hot, dry weather prevailed
for weeks. No accurate yiled esti
mates have been offered, but
farmers are getting just about
twice as many peanuts as they ex
pected just prior to and at digg
ing time. There are sections where
the crop is exceptionally poor,
one report stating that Poplar
Point is hard hit. In other areas
where the soil is reasonably hea
vy, production is holding up to
• and possibly above normal. Ac
cording to one report, the total
crop will be about 15 percent un
der the 1952 figure, the nine per
cent acreage reduction account
ing for most of the decrease.
Horton C. Modlin
Died Early Today
Near Jamesville
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Fum-rul Will B«* H«*1<1 At
Tli«* Home Friday
Afternoon
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Horton C. Modlin, retired farm
er-timberman, died at his home
near Jamesville this morning at
12:30 o’clock after two years of
declining health. He had been con
fined to his bed for four months
and his condition was serious dur
ing that time.
The son of the late Samuel and
Fannie Perry Modlin, he was born
in Jamesville Township 80 years
ago on May 28, 1873, living and
farming in that community all
his life. In addition to his farm
ing interests he was engaged in
the timber business for many
years and was connected with the
milling industry for n long period.
Mr. Modlin, one of the oldest
members of the cedar branch Bap
tist Church, was active in^ts sup
port down through the years.
In early manhood he was mar
ried to Etta Ange who died some
years ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Joseph A Hardison of Jamesville;
six sons, Arthur, ^rfnuld and
Wendell Modlin, all of Jamesville,
Rex Modlin of Plymouth and Wil
lie H and Dennis Modlin, both of
neai Williamston; a brother, Sam
uel Modlin of Jamesville; a sister,
Mrs. Joseph Styons, of Plymouth,
and twenty-four grandchildren.
The funeral service will be con
ducted at the home Friday after
noon at 3:00 o’clock by the pas
tor, the Rev. W. B. Harrington.
Interment will be in the- Modlin
family cemetery in Jamesville
Township.
Youths Detained
For Investigation
Two Massachusetts young men,
Louis H. Decauter, 17, and Donald
E. Kellion, 23, are being detained
here for investigation, according
to jail records. As far as it could
be learned today no charges have
been brought against the two.
Placed in jail yesterday after
noon, the 17 year-old boy fired
his bunk mattress at 4:00 o’clock
this morning, claiming it was fir
ed accidentally. Going to their
rescue, Jailer Roy Peel found the
older boy sleeping. Not certain
what was behind the act, Jailer
3eel caned for reirlorcements at
the police department, and the
two boys were transferred to an
other part of the jail. No fire
alarm was sounded, the jailer re
moving the burning mattress him
self. The jail was partly filled
with smoke, but no damage re
sulted other than that done to the
mattress.
Kill Largo Roar l\oar
Janiosvillo Last Night
Dick Rogers, Jamesvillc Town
ship farmer, killed a large bear
on the Brown farm in that sec
tion last night. It was reported
tha^ the animal weighed 200
pounds.
Rogers was said to have se
curely perched himself in a large
tree before he fired the shot that
killed the bear.
Bears have been destroying
farmers’ crop in that section and
in other parts of the county this
fall.
f SCHOOL LOCATION |
In accordance with recom
mendations made by a special
survey team sent out by the
Stale Board, the Martin Coun
ty Board of Education in a
special meeting Tuesday night
decided to locate a Negro
high school plant in Rober
sonville. The plant will re
place the one destroyed by
j fire in Parmele a short time
ago.
Attended by all members of
the board, the meeting im
mediately started making
plans to have specifications
prepared and the project let
to bid as soon as possible.
Hold First Event
In Boy Scout Hut
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The first event scheduled in the
new Boy Scout hut here on South
Smith'vick Street was held last
Monday evening when the Wus
i marty District officials elected of
ficers for the new year and recog
nized the accomplishments of sev
eral Scouts.
V. B. Hairr, re-elected chair
man, presided at the dinner meet
ing, and C. A. Askew, leadership
training chairman, presented cer
tificates to several who had com
pleted the basic training course in
scouting. C. B. Martin was re
elected vice chairman for Martin
County, and Delbert Sawyer of
Columbia was named commission
er.
Following a delicious meal, pre
pared in part in the new building
financed by the local Kiwanis and
i Lions Clubs, three young men
I were recognized, including Lonnie
Joe Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Rogers, Wayne Rawls, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Claudie Rawls,
and Billie Rogorson, son of Mr.
i and Mrs- Bill Rogerson. The
[young men, leading in scouting
activities as members of the Bear
Grass Explorer Club, have com
pleted all the requirements for
Eagle Scouts, and they will re
ceive their badges at a later date.
Clayton Revels is the Bear Grass
scoutmaster, and Tim Malone is
the club advisor.
Turkey "Shoot"
Here Next Week
The Kiwanis Club is sponsoring
its annual turkey "shoot” here
next week. Targets are being
placed on the Critcher lot next
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to tlie Standard Fertilizer Com
pany plant on Roanoke-river, and
the "shoots” will be held beginn
ing at 7:00 o’clock on Monday and
Tuesday.
Proceeds of the events will be
used for underprivileged children.
The top marksmen will receive
a 12-pound turkey in each event.
The public is invited to parti
cipate. Guns and shells will be
furnished.
Junior a To Prvavnt
Play llrrr Tonight
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Special talent from the Junior
Class will present the threc-act
comedy, “Aunt Samanthy Rules
the Roost” tonight (Thursday) at
1>:00 o’clock in the local high
school auditorium. The play, a
hilarious story of an old maid
and her two nieces, is one the en
tire family will enjoy. A small ad
mission fee will be charged, the
proceeds to go into the class treas
ury.
Peanut Farmers
Are Notified Of
Acreage Quotas
Martin County Growers To
Get 15,092 Acres
Next Year
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All peanut farmers in Martin
County who harvested more than
one acre of nuts in one or more of
the past three years are now re
ceiving notices listing their 1954
farm peanut acreage allotment,
County Chairmain R. S. Everett
said.
. The 1954 acreage is being cut
not quite four percent from the
1953 allotment. This year, Mar
tin farmers were allotted 15,610
acres, and the new allotment will
be 15,092 acres.
The notices now being mailed
give farmers plenty of time to
make plans before they will cast
their ballots in the peanut quota
referendum to be held December
15, Chairman Everett said.
Acreage allotments to peanut
farmers are based upon the na
tional peanut marketing quota
proclaimed by Secretary Benson
October 1 for the 1954 crop. The
national marketing quota for 1954
was set at 673.785 tons, 10,000 tons
more than last year’s quota. The
national acreage allotment was
announced at 1,610,000 acres for
picking and threshing. This is 68,
000 acres less than the 1953 allot
ment and is the minimum allot
ment permitted by law.
This national acreage allotment,
less one-half of one percent re
serve for new farms, was appor
tioned among the States on the
basis of their share of the 1953
national peanut acreage allot
ment.
The State’s allotment was ap
portioned to farms growing pea
nuts in any of the past three years
with consideration for previous
allotments; abnormal conditions;
land, labor, and equipment; crop
rotations; and soil and other phy
sical factors affecting the produc
tion of peanuts.
Any farmer who has reason to
believe there has been error in
determining his allotment may ap
ply for a review bv H special com
mitte of producers set up for that
purpose by the Secretary of Agri
culture.
The farm marketing quota foi
the farm is the actual production
of the farm allotment. Whether
marketing quotas go into effect
in 1954 will depend on the out
come of the referendum to be held
December 15. All farmrs who
shared in 1953-crop peanuts on a
farm on which more than one acre
of peanuts was picked or thrashed
are eligible to vote.
Plan Service
Thanksgiving
The union Thanksgiving Day
Service will be held next Thurs
day in the Williamston Presby
terian Church at 10:30 o’clock in
the morning. The Rev. John L.
Goff will preach. The offering at
that service will go toward the
purchase of another hospital bed.
In addition the Williamston
Ministerial Association is asking
those who come to the service to
bring clothing, shoes sewing ma
terials, etc., in the support of the
CROP drive during next week.
Crop means the Christian Rural
Overseas Program and part of the
program is to send clothing over
seas to needy folk. Watch this
newspaper’s Tuesday edition for
an itemized list of the type of
clothing needed.
Deer Hunting
Good In Area
Deer hunting in the Roanoke
River lowlands is paying off Well
this season. No definite record of
the hunts is to be had, but as
many as four have been taken in
a single day by one hunting club.
Yesterday morning, the same
club members bagged three more,
and the day before, Farmer Jus
tus Coltrain killed one of the larg
est bucks taken this season.
Li addition to the kills, deer
have been running wild in various
parts of the town here. A small
doe, apparently chased out of the
swamp near the fertilizer plant,
wandered into the Warren Street
neighborhood early Tuesday after
noon. Frightened by so many peo
ple, the little animal turned and
made its way back to the river
area.
Local Methodist
Church Observing
125lh Anniversary
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Bishop Paul N. Garber Of
Richmond To Preach
Suiulav Morning
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Bishop Paul N. Garber of Rich
mond will be the guest preacher
at First Methodist Church Sunday
morning as the congregation cele
brates lire one hundred twenty
fifth anniversary of the establish
ing of a church on present church
site. Three church buildings have
been located on the half acre of
land secured from James Clark
on February 22, 1828. The build
ing now being used has under
gone complete renovation in re
cent years and three years ago an
educational building was added at
the rear of the sanctuary. The re
novation of the sanctuary and con
struction of tly educational build
ing was begun under the pastorate
of the Reverend E. R. Shuller.
Although there was no church
building until 1828, there was
some congregational activity be
fore that time. Francis Asbury
records a visit to Williamston in
1792. In 1809 he preached at the
court house and later in the home
of Mrs. John Watts. It is said that
Mr. Watts was pastor to a Metho
dist group as early as 1778. Mr.
Wheeler Martin, one of the trus
tees to whom the property was
deeded, also served as pastor of
the group, probably about the time
that the first simple church build
ing was erected. Both family
names, Watts and Martin, are still
prominent in local church affairs.
Another feature of the Sunday
morning worship will be the ap
pearance of the Junior Glee Club
of Williamston High School under
the direction of Miss Mary Wal
lace Foy. This choral group of
over fifty voices will sing the fa
t miliar “Come, Ye Thankful Peo
ple, Come" and “American Vow.
Following the worship hour, a
picnic dinner will be spread at
the church. All living former pas
tors have been invited to return
for the occasion, as have former
members and members living
elsewhere.
Country Club In
Section Proposed
Recognizing the need for and
the benefits to be derived, a good
ly number of local citizens are
sponsoring a movement for a
country club near Williamston.
Considerable interest already
has been shown in the proposed
undertaking, a reliable report
stating that a large amount of the
stock had been pledged
Following a recent meeting of
interested citizens, a committee
was named to inspect suitable
sites and contact the owners. Kite
developments are expected dur
ing the week-end.
Prlinunary plans point to a
nine hole golf course and a club
house of sufficient size to ac
commodate tourists who would
want to tarry a while and enjoy
a game or so of golf.
Estimated to cost approximately
$150,000, the project, while offer
ing no great monetary return, is
expected to pay its way arid at
the same time meet an urgent
need in this and near-by areas.
No concerted drive for stock
subscriptions have been advanced
since the section of a site was to
be given first consideration.
Lonlinues III In A
. . luv. ' tJjs'.iJJ -lln-f.iiita!
James A. Leggett, local busi
ness man, continues ill in Veterans
Hospital, Fayetteville. His condi
tion was reported improved, how
ever, early this week when Mrs.
Leggett returned home following
n stay of several days there.
f OPENING BIDS
's
General John Hall Mann
ing of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard is heading offi
cials in opening bids in tjie
county commissioners room
here at 2:00 o'clock this after
noon lor the construction of 2
armories, one here just out of
town on the Jamesville road
and the other in Ahoskie.
It is understood that sev
eral contractors are submit
ting bids. Each project, it is
estimated, will cost approxi
mately $100,000.
Confesses Murder Of
John Robt. Hassell
f DIRECTOR
Chas. L. Daniel, prominent
county farmer and president
of the Martin County Farm
Bureau for a number of terms,
was elected a director of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau
at a meeting of the organiza
tion held in Raleigh this week.
Mr. Daniel is chairman of
District II, including the
counties of Lenoir, Beaufort,
Pitt, Martin, Greene, Jones
and Craven.
Court Will Hear
Segregation Case
Early Next Month
(lotiNiinier (Iredil Dwind
ling In Various l*arls of
rti<* Country
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Washington—-In the last few
months consumer credit has in
creased at a slower pace than it
did in the corresponding months
of 1952, and this indicates that
I warnings to banks and finance
companies, about the growing
volume of consumer credit, are
perhaps not necessary after all.
The average American coirsum
er appears to be applying bis own
brakes to the steady build-up of
consumer credit totals, which in
cludes installment purchases of
things like refrigerators and auto
mobiles. As a result of the slow
down, the future for lending agen
cies seems pretty sound.
In fact, there are those who ar
gue that installment purchases
and consumer credit are ttie saf
est form of investment in the ordi
nary lending field. They point out
that such debts were paid off at
a good rate even in the worst
j years of the 1929-33 depression.
Most people keep up their pay
ments on goods bought on the in
stallment plan even if they must
make major sacrifices in other
things.
The consumer credit total
reached its pre-war level in the
past sixty days. That is, the total
consumer credit total reached
eleven per cent of the disposal
j income. That is where it was just
before World War II, and few
people were worrying about the
economic picture at that time
| Though it’s true that since World
War II credit buying had not
pushed this figure up to eleven
per cent before, there is disagree
ment whether a higher percent
(Continued on Page Two)
Ymmg-CirlHU
By Truck Here
Zella McIntyre, 17, was struck
by a hit-and-run truck on Wash
ington Street in front of the Wier j
building near the Sycamore |
Street intersection about 6:00
o’clock last evening. She was
said to have been bruised about
the shouldci and chest, but her
injuries were not believed to have
been extensive. She was removed
to a hospital for trealnieut.
According to a story told to po
lice, the victim was standing be
tween the sidewalk.and the street
talking to Maxine Knight and
others when the truck passed. Be
fore the log truck had cleared the
spot where she was standing she
turned and w'as hit by the rear
bolster Knocked around, she yell
ed, explaining to the police that
the truck driver looked back, saw
what happened and speeded away,
without stopping. {
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Ernest E. Slaton
Says He's Ready
For Gas Chamber
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Kohlx'rv Motive For Cold
blooded Murder At Mill
Here Monday
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(The Weekly Herald)
Robersonville, November 18.—
Admitting robbery was the motive
for the cold-blooded act Ernest
Everett Staton, 28-year-old Negro,
broke down and confessed early
yesterday afternoon the cold
blooded murder of John Robert
Hassell, 70-year-old colored man,
at the Taylor Mill and Gin Com
pany here at 6:30 o’clock Mon
day morning. After making the
confession to Sheriff M W. Hollo
man and Chief William Smith at
the mill following extensive ques
tioning, Staton related in detail
the steps leading up to crime.
At a preliminary hearing held
before Justice 11 S Everett Tues
day afteroon, Staton was advised
that no bond could be allowed "I
don’t want any bond 1 want to die
in tin' gas chamber,” Staton was
quoted as saying He was trans
ferred to the county jail later in
the afternon where he is now
awaiting trial during the week of
December 14 on a charge of mur
der m the first degree His con
fession, freely given and without
persuasion, is signed, Sheriff M
W Holloman said
Said to be in debt Staton got up
about light Monday morning and
went to the mill with his rifle, ap
parently having planned the mur
der and robbery well before hand
After entering the main part of
the mill, he continued to the boil
er room where he found Hassell
starting a fire in the boiler. Has
sell, according to the killer, saw
him, but paid no attention to him.
He lifted his rifle and fired it
from a distance of about ten feet,
the 22 caliber bullet entering
Hassell’s head from the side, "He
(Hassell) toppled over and 1 mov
ed in and fired a second bullet
into his head as he lay face down,"
Staton was quoted as saying.
Convinced Ins victim was dead,
Staton then took the man’s bill
fold, picked the body up and car
ried it to an adjoining room, cov
ering it with saw dust
After hiding the rifle under the
(Continued on Rage Eight)
Bicycle Rider
Badly Injured
George Smith, II-year-old
colored boy, was badly but be
lieved not critically injured in a
bicycle-pickup truck accident late
yesterday afternoon near Flat
Swamp on the Robersonville
Greenville highway Suffering
with a head injury and badly
gashed right leg, the victim was
removed to a hospital here in a
Roberson ambulance about <5 25
o’clock. He was reported this
morning to be responding to treat
mint, A late report stated that
the boy's leg bone was chipped.
According to information gain
ed from Joe Smith, his father, the
hoy was riding a bicycle behind
a peanut picker and tractor and
turned from In hind the machine
into the path of an approaching
pick-up truck driven by Willis
House of Greenville
Car Turns Over
On Highway 903
—,$>.—
No one was injured and proper
ty damage was reasonably small
in an automobile accident on
Highway 908 about a mile south
of Robersonville late Monday
afternoon.
Three cars were traveling to
ward Stokes at the time. Louven
nie Peeden Dull, driving a 1952
Plymouth, was passing the lead
car when Julius Coffield of Hob
ersonville started to pass both
cars in his 1948 Huick. The Cof
field car went out of control on
the shoulder, the hardsurface be
ing hardly wide enough to ac
comodate three cars abreast, and
after skidding about 80 feet the
machine turned over.
Damage to the Huick was esti
mated at $175. Neither of tile oth
er cars was touched.
Place Fifty Cases
On Civil Calendar
In Superior Court
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Judge Malcolm Paul Will
Preside Over The Two
Week Special Term
Fifty cases have been placed on
the civil calendar for trial dur
ing the two-week special term of
the Martin County Superior Court
opening next Monday. This list
include thirteen divorce cases,
most of which are scheduled for
trial the first day. Cases have
been set only for the first three
days next week, the court plann
ing to recess Wednesday for
Thanksgiving until the following
Monday.
Judge Malcolm Paul, former
State senator who was recently
apointed to the special judgeship,
is coming to preside over his first
term of court in this county.
The list of civil cases includes
the following:
Bringing suit to recover $15,
000, Mrs Annie L Roberson com
plains that D. L. Williams, Jr.,
misrepresented the facts and ob
tained a tract of timber fraudent
ly. The plaintiff says that the de
fendant went to her home seek
ing to buy the timber and that
he brought what was said to be
an expert cruisei who said there
was not to exceed 250,000 feet of
timber in the tract and that it was
sold on that basis for $10,000.
Soon after the sale the plaintiff
pointed out that she learned there
was not less than 700,000 feet of
timber in the tract. The plaintiff
is also asking for an additional
$2,000 because the defendant did
not change the deed relative to the
size of the timber to be cut.
The eight-year-old case involv
ing a boundary line and brought
by W. L. Manning against N. P.
Roberson is again on the calendar.
Pending since March, 1949, the
ease of U S Hoffman Machinery
Corporation against Leander Bo
wen is again on the docket, hope
fully for a final appearance.
The Bonitz Insulation Company
is suing to recover $500 alleged
due on a note in its case against
Roberson Slaughter House.
The ease of Davenport and
Hamilton against David L. Gal
loway involves a $394.66 account.
In the case of Dr. V. E. Brown
against W C Wallace the plain
tiff is seeking to recover $473.25
I for professional services.
The ease of Laura Mae Purvis
and son against Earl Whitaker and
' others has become a bit complicat
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Glee Clubs On Next
P.-T. A. Program
Miss Mary Wallace Foy and her
I young singers will be in charge of
the program at the November
meeting of the Williamston Par
entsTeachers Associtaion in the
High School auditorium Monday
evening at 7:45.
The Junior Glee Club, a mixed
chorus front the 8th and 9th
grades will present a group of
three numbers and a trio from
the 5th grade, girls, will sing. The
7th grade will present the Thanks
giving story. The program will
close with Janice Manning sing
ing "The Lord’s Prayer.”
A floor prize will again be giv
en as well as a prize for the lucky
seat in the first ten rows of the
middle section. P.-T. A. officials
were well pleased with the re
sults of the lucky seat plan last
month and remarked how fine it
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Asa Crawford is president.
f ON HIS FEET
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Pulling a small express wa
gon loaded with just about all
his earthly belongings and
with his wife following along,
a New Yorker passed through
here early this week "footing"
it southward in search of a
new hold on life.
"The new administration
quickly put me on my ‘feet',"
the middle age farmer declar
ed, explaining that he was a
horieulturist in New York
State, that he was heading
south looking for a job. The
couple, offering Uttle com
plaint, averaged about twen
ty miles a day through this
area. The man and his wiffe
camped by the roadside at
night and walked must of
their waking buurs.