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jngine drive wheel, Staton return
ed home where he remained unti
7:20 o’clock. Making his seconc
trip to the mill, Staton started he
usual work as a mechanic’s help
er, and was transferred a shorl
time later to the boiler room ti
take over Hassell s duties. He re
mained silent as the search foi
Hassell progressed during tht
morning and continued at the post
until 4:30 o’clock that afternoor
when all the employees of the
mill were directed to report ti
the mill office.
Staton sa,d he removed the
rifle from under the fly wheel
and threw it into the furnace
along with the stolen money, the
amount of which has not been
defenitely determined. The man,
a World II veteran and the fath
er of three small childrn, first
denied anj knowledge of the
crime.
Although Staton still main
tains that he threw the wallet and
money into the boiler furnace.
Chief Wm. Smith and Officer
Wade Vick searched the
home Tuesday evening and found
$133 in bills in a book. Staton s
wife said he entered the room
where the money was found be
tween trips to the mill Monday
morning. She did not know it was
there.
Staton was not taken into cus
tody that afternoon, but when of
ficers learned that ht had said
he was goin.a to kill Hassell and
get his job. and that if he killed
a man he would kill his wife and
children, they went to his home
Monday evening about 8:30 o’
clock to question him further. Sta
ton. already retired, got up and
turned the officers in Asked
where his rifle was, Staton said
it was broken, that he considered
it no good and threw it into the
trash week before last. An ex
tensive search for the rifle was
started, Sheriff Holloman stating
that Staton’s wife had told Chief
Smith that she saw the gun in
their home as late as last Thurs
day. The trash pile was searched
and town employes were question
ed along with seavtiifiCr- of 1he
town dump, but none of them
had seen anything of the gun.
The officers took a recess at
midnight Monday after planning
to center the search in arid around
Tie mill after the boiler cooled.
Mr. Willie Taylor, the mill owner,
and Joe Nichols, a company em
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ployee. searched the holier Tues
found the -mOm
far to the back. Staton had thrown !
it over the fire and since the mill
was closed down about the time
he threw ,t into the furnace, it
was not badly burned. After <
cleaning the weapon, the officers [
carried it to Staton's wife who |
; identified it. Others also identi
fied the weapon.
Confronted with the late evi
1 dence, Staton finally broke down
•and admitted the murder.
| The murder victim had been a
faithful employee of the Taylor
Mill and Gin Company and its
former owners for about half a
century. Me lived a good life, and
reared several generations of
! children.
Staton had been employed at
| the mill for about five years.
Tiie mill owner and fellow cm
I ployees became worried over Has
i sell's mysterious disappearance
Monday morning, knowing that it
was not his way to leave bis job
without notifying someone Mr.
Taylor personally checked the
! mill yard, going outside where
Hassell was said to have main
tained rabbit boxes. He delegat
ed other workers to help with
| the search. Hassel was known to
have had a minor heart condition,
and doctors’ offices were contact
I ed.
Shortly before 11:00 o’clock that
j mol t ing, Sawyei Woodcock was
! walking down the steps from the
saw filing room and noticed one
I of the steps had been moved out
i f plaei . Ih' called Mr. Taylor and
'while they were making an ex
; animation there they noticed the
saw dust had been moved about.
They found the body a lew
, minutes later.
There was not too much ovi
I dence of foul play, but Coroner
W W Biggs was called and he
examined the uody, an X-ray and
outopsy showing the man was kill
ed by two bullets in his head.
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Dunn, N C. Howard M. Lee
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o take a bath and found a 12
inch copperhead snake in the tub.
Before lie could find anything to
kill it with the snake slithered
down the drain. The question now
is is the snake gone for good?
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7741. f no 19 2
PECANS AND HENS WANTED
Our truck will be loading ir
Williamston at Martin Feed Mill;
from 9 a m. until 11:30 a. m. ever.'
Friday and in Robersonville Iron
12 until 2 p. m. Wayne Poultry
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ONCE AGAIN IT IS POSSIBLI
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planting Blight-resistant Chinesi
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FEEDER PIGS FOR SAFE. Al l
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sizes. Can be seen al Hay's, oi
Jamesville highw ay. no 19 2
WE HAVE TRIPLED THE S1ZI
of our Lowe ''ro.. Paint stock
There is none jttter and ou
prices are right. A paint by Low
Brothers for every need and pur
pose. Manning and Peel, Wil
liamston. jly 21 t
NOW READY: CABBAGE AM
collat'd plants. Telephone 274-1
J Frank Weaver, West Mai
Street. no 12 6
. APRON AND BAKE SALE Spon
sored by the Woman’s Auxiliar;
of The Episcopal Church Satin
day morning at 10 o'clock at thi
Employment office. We are feat
uring attractive aprons suitabh
for Christmas gifts. Food include;
chicken salad, pies, cakes, cand;
and cookies.
FOR SALE: HYBRID ARTI
chokes. Call 2471. Mrs. Johr
I A. Ward. no 19 2
LOANS I REPRESENT AN IN
surance company which is anxi
ous to lend money on farms anc
residences, comfortable long tern
to repay, no appraisal fee, 5% in
rerest. See “Hop" Peele, 113 E
Main St., Peele Insurance Agency
se 22 t:
FOR SALE: 2 OIL HEATERS
1 Duo-Therm, Ilepplewhite mo
i del; 1 Coleman. Reasonable
Phone 3071, Garner House, Rob
; ersonville.
F(>R SALE: HOUSE & LOl
Two bedrooniH, plaster
cl. West End. Call 2T60,
W illiuniston Supply Com
pany. oe 22 tl
WANTED: TRACTS OF STAND
ing pine timber or well timber
ed farm, direct from owner. An
swer by letter to: F. A. Roberson,
005 Hen ing Ave., Wilson, N
C. oc 27 19t
BRING YOUR CORN TO RAY’S
We buy or shell. Located 3 1-2
miles from Williamston on James
I ville highway. Tel. 29579. ap 14 tl
CRAWFORD SEAT COVERS EX
,pertly installed by Russell Bul
lock and A. J. Manning. Manning
and Peel. jly 23 tl
FOR SALE: DRESSED FINE
boards at $50.00 per thousand,
vl S & M Lumber Company, Inc.,
•^obersonville, N. C. jly 22 tl
FOR SALE—1950 FOL'H
Door Deluxe Chevrolet.
Power-Glide, All Extras—
Actual inilcap- 2700(1
miles, (iooil condition. My
wife’s personal car. Price
$1,150.00. Contact G. G,
Woolard at Woolanl Furni
ture ^o. no 12 Ol
BAKER BUSINESS COLLEGE
Box 858, Greenville, N. C. Im
prove yourself in Night Classes
Shorthand, Typewriting, Book
keeping. Contact Mrs. Glynn
Gray, Building & Loan, Williams
ton, for transportation. no 10 41
FOR SALE: HEREFORD BULL
7 years old. See C, I). Carstar
1 phen at W. G. Peele’s Office.
no 12 41
APARTMENT FOR RENT: IN
new building and desirable lo
cation. 2 bedrooms, living room
• kitchen and bath. No children. II
interested write Bill Manning
e/o Enterprise but do not call ir
person. oe 27 tl
NEW AND RECONDITIONED
- Maytags and other washers foi
sale. A'so I. H. and Cooleratoi
i refrigerators. We service all
’ makes of washers. Maytag Appli
ances. Phone 2100. my 12 tl
HIGHEST PRICES FOR PINE
1 Standing timber and also cul
over timberland. See us before
- you sell. Coulbourn Lumber Com
• pany, Windsor, N. C. phone
- 3456. fe 10 tl
DO YOU NEED BUSINESS AS
sistanee? If so, contact How
ell’s Bookkeeping and Tax Ser
vice. au 13 tl
STRAYED: A LIGHT COLOREI
' gilt from my farm. Willie K
Mcdlin. city No. 3. no 12 3
VISIT THE TEXACO SERVICI
Station between the underpasi
; and Brown Community Hospita
’ for fresh fruits and vegetables
groceries and Texaco gas and oils
We also repair and bottom chairs
Station operated by handicappec
blind person. oc 29 t:
HOME M A D E BRUNSWIC*
stew every Thursday. I take
orders for pies and apple or peacl
jacks. Call 2579. Mrs. W. E
Dudley. oc 22 tl
FURNITURE REPAIRED, RE
finished, spray painting a»
kinds. We also repair bicycle?
lawn furniture. Come in and sei
about the new velvet finish with
flock. Allen’s Fixit Shop, real
Darden’s Dept. Store, Williams
ton. no 10 61
WANTED: DEALER OR OPER
ator for new Pure Oil service
station located on Haughton
Street. Contact George Nicely al
Colonial Oil Company. no 10 tl
AVAILABLE AT ONCE—GOOD
Rawleigh business in Martin
County. Selling experience not
necessary. Opportunity for large
earnings. Car necessary. Write
Rawleiglq’s, Dept. NCK-451-TT,
Richmond, Va. no 3 8t
ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITA
I tions, also announcements, call
ing cards, birth announcements,
sympathy acknowledgements, an
niversary cards, monograms for
stationery and engraved letter
heads. Fast delivery. Reasonable
prices. See samples at The Enter
prise. jly 28 tf
COMPTON’S PICTURED EN
cyclopedia, the finest home and
school encyclopedia ever built—
the ideal, Christmas gift. It says
Merry Christmas forever. Easy
terms. For complete information
without obligation, please phone
Ruth Manning, telephone 2711.
no 12 tl
HEARING AID BATTERIES, All
type? of hearing aid batteries
Fit any make. Worrell Appliance.
Apr 29 tf
WE ARE NOW IN POSITION TO
service every single electric ap
pliance we sell and that covers an
, electric iron or TV set. Service
on electric appliances is most im
portant. Manning and Peel, jl 21 tf
PE S T CONTROL SERVICES':
: Rat, mice, moth, silverfish,
1 roaches, termite, powder post
beetle. Terms if desired. Free in
spections and estimates. Call Ivey
Coward Exterminating Company,
3996, Greenville, N. C. jly 16 tf
FOR SALE: 2 WOOD COOK
stoves, good condition. $15.00
and $25.00. Maytag Appliance Co.
Phone 2100. no 17 tf
FOR RENT: ROOM WITH TWIN
beds also meals for only $12.00
per week. Call Mary Lewis*
Kitchen, 3114. no 17 2t
SANDING MACHINES AND
floor polishers for rent. Sand
your own floors and save money.
Reasonable rates. Also complete
line of finishes for completing the
job. Williamston Hardware Com
Dany. ja 15 tf
LOST: WALLET CONTAINING
valuable papers, no money.
Identification of Johnny Allen.
Please return to Allen’s Fixit
Shop and receive $5.00 reward.
no 17 2t
FOR SALE: 2 PUBLIC ADDRESS
systems. Inquire Allen’s Fixit
Shop, back of Darden’s Dept.
Store, Williamston. no 17 2t
WANTED: TO PUT FIVE SOWS
with 50 nice pigs 6 weeks old in
some Peanut Field on Share Bas
is. D. R. Paul, Pike Road, N.
C. no 17 4t
DRESSMAKER: ALTERING FOR
ladies and children. Mrs. Don
ald Frank, 109 Fairview Sf., City.
Call 3113 between II a. m. and 1
p. m. or after 6 p. m. no 17 2t
HOUSE AND LARGE ADJOIN
ing lot for sale, in Roberson
yille. Call 5931 in Robersonville.
N. C. no 17 2t
LOST. RAT TERRIER, BROWN
and .white. Vaccinatioh tag IVu.
232309. Finder please call 2184
Rewrad, $10.00. no 17 2t
FOR RENT: DUPLEX APART
ment on Church Street. Call
Mrs. Theodore Roberson, Wil
liamston. no-5 tf
SPECIAL: MEN’S FALL SUITS
priced from $22.50-$55.00. Use
our Lay-A-Way plan. Darden’s
Dept. Store. no 5 17t
SPECIAL: LADIES’ Fall COATS
priced from $24.95-$49.95, All
styles. Use our Lay-A-Way plan.
Darden’s Dept. Store. no 5 17t
FOR SALE. IMPERIAL WASH
able Wallpaper in many colors
and designs. B. S. Courtney
and Son, Williamston. rar 20 tf
THREE PUREBRED BERKSHIRE
Boars ready for service. $55.00
each. H. L. Swain. no 17 3t
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