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VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 32
William ston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 22. 1954
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Plans Announced
,.. for Cancer Fund'
'Campaign Here
Canvassers Are Asked To
Handle Solicitations Dur
ing Next Fen Days
Plans are just about complete
for handling the annual cancer ;
1 fund drive in Williamston, it was;
announced today by Mrs. R. H i
Goodmon and Mrs. M. M. Levin, |
^co-chairmen.
No organization has been effect- j
ed to handle the drive in the
county, and the co-chairmen ex
plained that while they would
like to see the county meet its
quota, they would have to limit
their activities to Williamston.
Martin was one of two counties
in all of North Carolina that did
1 not meet its quota in the 1953 can
cer fund drive. ,What was done
in the way of raising funds was
handled almost entirely by mem
bers of the several home demon
stration clubs.
Principal Holmes is being ask
ed to carry the appeal to the col
ored citizens, it was announced.
Messrs. V. J. Spivey and Myer
Levin are being asked to solicit
the main business areas, and the
following are being asked to
handle the canvass on the desig
nated streets:
Williamst Street—Mrs. John A.
Ward, Mrs. H. L. Meador.
Marshall Ave.—Mrs. C. H. Ab
ernethy, Mrs. J. L. Glenn.
Church Street—Watts to Elm:
Mrs. Joel Muse, Mrs. A R Dun
ning.
Academy Street—Smithwick to
Haughton: Mrs. N C. Green, Mrs.
I Sylvia Newell.
Simmons Ave.—Smithwick to
Haughton: Mrs. Clyde Harrison,
Mrs. A. L. Jameson
West Grace Street—Smithwick
lo Haughton—Mrs. Herbert Tay
lor, Mrs. W. O. Abbitt.
West Franklin Street—Snuth
jvick to Haughton—Mrs. Chas.
• Manning, Mrs. Herbert Whrtlejt
! .J. ^
Haughton and Lee Street: Frink
iin to Liberty—Mis Irving Mar
goiis.
Wat!- Slieot—Williams to
Main—Mrs. Don Skinner, Miss
Marjorie I indsley.
• ^.Stes«u .W/i’A
Academy—Mrs. B G. Stewart.
Mrs. Steve Clary.
Academy Street to Liberty
Street—Mis. Ernest Carraway
Mrs. F. M. Manning.
E. Main Street—Mizelle Horrn
to Watts Street—Mrs. G. P. Hall
^ Mrs. Hugh Horton.
• Halifax Street—Mrs. Reg Simp
ton.
School Drive—Mrs C I. Harris
E. Cance Street, E. Franklir
Street, E. Liberty Street, Wood
lawn Drive—Mrs. George H. Gur
ganus. Mrs. J. D. Page.
Jackson and Vance Street—Mrs
W. L. Howell.
Ray and Biggs Street—Mrs. J
W. Watts, Mrs. R. L. Coburn.
West End Section—Mrs. Johr
Wier, Mrs. W. I. Skinner, Mrs
G. G. Woolard, Mrs. Tally Garris
Band Playing Today In
Contest At Creensbort
Making its first appearance ii
the State Music Festival, the Wil
liainston High School Concer
Band, Jack F. Butler, director, 1
scheduled to play at 1:40 this af
ternoon in Greensboro.
The band left here by charterei
, bus about 12:30 yesterday and i
(D scheduled to return home late to
day after a stop-over in Raleigl
fot the evening meal.
( tka\si>iwtin<;
k.
Following a few isolated
cases the latter part of last
and early this week, tobacco
transplanting is beginning to
take hold in scattered areas
of the county today, accord
ing to incomplete reports
reaching here. However, the
task is progressing on a very
limited scale with a climax
hardly expected to material
ize before week after next.
Blue mold, while not yet
severe, is making its appear
ance and it could alter the
transplanting schedule. Fav
oring early May transplant
ing, a few' farmers are pull
ing and throwing away large
plants at the present time.
The supply of plants is be
lieved to be ample in this
area, and throughout the belt.
1
In Race For Sheriff
HKM
One of the major races in the strictly county family politics
centers around the race for sheriff. Both young men are well
known in the county and have been connected with law enforce
ment for several years. Gc ing into the May 29 primary in the
contest are Murray W. (Bu k) Holloman, incumbent, (left) and
W Raymond Rawls (right).
| TAX CHECK-UP I
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Apparently convinced there
are some motor vehicles that
have not been listed for taxa
tion in this county, tax au- !
thorities a few days ago
started a check of all vehicles
' against the tax books, it was I
learned today.
Photo prints of all 1954
registration cards issued to
motor vehicles owners in the
county are now being checked
against the tax listings. And it
is possible that some owners
will find it necessary to ex
plain why their vehicles were
not listed in accordance with
the law.
Sentence Alleged
Draft Violator
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Charged with violating the
Selective Service Act, Edmond
Horace Whitley of RED 1, James
ville, had hts day in federal court
-pi- inutnn y. r^!—
Convinced there was a willful
i design to defeat the law, Judge
i Giliiant sentenced tin alleged yio
i,d«i' to1 prison fCrV • terw ■ of twa
| years. According to information
I received.here shortly before noon,
f'jum 1 eAiiwai* a -is,-—
| falling to the floor. He was re
t moved from the courtroom by the
! bailiff. Whitley is to go to prison
in Petersburg, the report stated.
The young man, a student in the
E. J. Hayes High School here, was
to have answered an induction
cyll June lfi of last year. Ignoring
the call that day. Whitley report
ed to the office the following day,
explaining that he lay in bed the
morning before, and was thinking
when the spirit told him not to re
port He was called again to re
port the following month but did
not, according to evidence offer
ed before Judge Donnell Gilliam
during the all-day trial yesterday.
It was explained in court that
Whitley was advised shortly be
fore the day of induction last
July that he must report, that he
indicated at that time he would
not report,
> He was arrested by Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents
1 early last fall, but was released a
■ short time later under bond.
I Whitley, 22, claims lie is a min
> ister of the AME Zion Methodist
■ Episcopal Church, but it was
pointed out during the showing in
* court yesterday that his ordina
s tion ritual was not reported to
Selective Service until after he
> was instructed to report for in
duction.
It was reported that Whitley
S| was represented by two attorneys,
J one or both from the National As
I sanation for the Advancement ol
I Colored Feople.
j The trial was long drawn out
| and several observers were of the
opinion that the proceedings al
times were little less thar
ridiculous
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Res/iecled Colored
Resident Dies Hert
Funeral services will be con
ducted in the Shiloh Baptisl
Church here Friday afternoon al
3:00 o’clock by the Rev. O. B
Carson for Stephen Reddick, re
speeted citizen, who died at hi:
borne on Railroad Street last Mon
day afternon at 12:45 o’clock. In
terment will be in Everett Ceme
tery.
About 70 years of age, he hac
been in declining health for abou
two years and confined to hi;
home for the past month
I
Librarian Speaks
To Woman's Club
Tuesday Evening
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Miss Copeland Review s The
Work Handled By Re
gional Bookmobile
Miss Elizabeth Copeland, dis
trict librarian, reviewed the work
handled by the Beaufort-Hyde
Martin bookmobile in an address
before the Woman’s Club here
Tuesday evening in the club room.
Mrs. Ray H. Goodmon, chairman
of the Civic and Public Welfare
Committee, presided.
Miss Copeland is director of
the Regional Library Service,
having served in this area for
five years. She made a special
appeal for support for the library
program in this area since state
appropriations for its cause are
made in conjunction with county
and local support, both financial
and otherwise.
The B. H. M is* an independent
inco; ..MHrtwi huyim-.**
reived its charter from the Secre
tary of State in 1941. It is com
posed of an equal numbei of di
. • s... iis ay Bea a fort, IViUi ..avid
Martin counties who meet once
a month. ,
i'irir*-rrjpt'T''1.‘ tjjgg
club that the people of these three
counties realized that this organi
zation could perform services that
none of the three counties could
afford alone. The B H. M is one
of the first organizations of its
type in North Carolina, organized
with the primary purpose of serv
ing rural areas. Its services are
not limited to rural areas, how
l ever. It considers itself affiliated
with town and school libraries in
any of the three counties and is
happy to render service to these
units. It makes regular visits to
the schools in the county during
the school year. Washington was
selected as head-quarters since it
j affords a central location. To date
I there are 31,000 volumes in the
i library.'
i A new bookmobile, or “library
on wheels’ is now in service It is
one of the best of its kind, iiaving
been built by a concern who has
had a great deal of experience in
building “traveling libraries.”
Sixteen thousand volumes can be
carried at one time It is very
attractively furnished with a desk
and coat closet fov the conveni
ence of the personnel. A schedule
of its stops is posted in advance
so that it is able to serve the rural
j areas of Martin County in eight
|days.
Miss Copeland continued, "It is
ja thrilling experience to ride on
the bookmobile as it makes its
I rounds and meet the people of this
1 area who are so anxious to read
| good books. Never before has a
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| Escapes Injury
In Auto Wreck
Paul Wayne Harrington, younf
man of RFD 1, Williamston, escap
ed injury but damaged his 1951:
Ford considerably in an accidenl
just this side of Oak City late las'
Friday night.
1 Driving aloqe toward Hamilton
| Harrington fell asleep and th<
jcai went down an embankmen'
j near Conoho Creek. Damage t<
the vehicle was estimated at $50(
I - by the investigating patrolmen
: i Before the young man could ge
i J his car pulled out, some one stoli
| the hub caps. ,<
flaking Plans To 1
Start Building II
Large Warehouse : I
Machines are .Grading Four- !
Acre Lot Near The
Skewarkev Church
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Plans arc shaping up rapidly
or starting construction work on
i large tobacco warehouse on the
lew highway truck route near ;
skewarkey Church. Machines are
low grading the four-acre lot
about 700 feet west of Highway 17
near the Sunny Side market. Sev
eral more days will pass before
Ihe grading is completed, it was
learned.
No official statement has been
released and few details could be
had immediately, but it was learn
ed that quotations were solicited
this week on several hundred
thousand feet of timber, including
about 100,000 feet of sheeting for
the roof. One of the owners was
quoted as saying that land was too
expensive not to have a shelter
over it, and it is assumed that
just about all of the four acres
will be covered by the house, ex
cepting space for drives.
It was unofficially learned that
the builder who constructed a
large tobacco warehouse in
Greenville is to handle the con
struction contract on the house
here. He could not be reached
immediatelly for a statement, but
he was quoted as saying that the
project was to be handled on the
course of only a few weeks.
It is expected that material for
the building will be moved to the
site within the next few days.
The type of construction is like
ly to be wood with iron sheeting
a composition roof with twenty
foot joists.
The property was purchased
just a week ago from Mrs. Louie
P. Martin by King Rogers, Fuquay
Springs business man.
Mosquito Control
! EHectijrpjim- In_
Individual Hands
Sanitarian Declare* Lo*.
IVlnsI B«* (leaned In Talk
■■“•Tw Tfw R\»Xwy ■ •
Public programs are valuable
but the effectiveness nf mosquito
control rests largely with the in
dividual, County Sanitarin W. B.
Gaylord, Jr., pointed out to Wil
liamston Rota Hants in their regu
lar meeting Tuesday .afternoon.
The sanitarian declared that in
dividual lots must be cleared, that
tin cans and cardboard boxes and
other containers must be elemin
ated if the pest is te be controlled.
Public programs,* advanced by
the town, state or federal govern
ments are effective in controlling
mosquitoes in ditches and streams
and residual spraying is \ aluable,
but the work of the individual
property owner can" do more to
eliminate the pests than all the
public programs combined
The sanitarian pointed out that
the federal government has just
about withdrawn all its support
formerly given mosquito control
programs, that it is providing a
worn-out truck, and that the town
of Williamston furnishes two
workers to carry on the public
program. It is possible that all
federal and State aid will be with
drawn after June JO.
When the federal and State
governments curtailed their par
ticipation, the town of Williams
ton stepped in to maintain the ser
vice. Its effectiveness has been
limited, and last year saw almost
record numbers of mosquitoes in
this immediate area.
Explaining that the individual
can play an important part in
the program, Mr. Gaylord saic
that mosquitoes have been knowr
to t in vases and washing ma
chines inside houses, that t
minute inspection of !he premise;
is necessary if the pest is to b<
eliminated.
It takes only nine days frorr
the time of breeding for the mos
quita to start biting, the sam
tarian explained, adding thai
| there arc malarial mosquitoes arc
present in this area but that the
pest mosquito is in the majority.
The control program here n
likely to be discussed at the nex
meeting of the town officials
There is already on the books ai
ordinance requiring owners t<
keep their lots and premises clean
If is possible that a strict enforce
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final Concert In
Community Series
Siven LasfTRgfiT
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lliss \ ivian Della ('liiesa Is
Rated Best Artist Ever
To Appear Here
By Mrs. Ed Grady
Miss Vivian Della Chiesa, ap
jearing in the Williamston High
school auditorium last evening in
he final concert of the current
Community Concert Series, open
'd her program as most artists do
,vith selectmgs from the classical
L'omposers. Outstanding numbers
;o this reviewed in the first half
if the program were “In The
Time of Roses," by Reichardt, “Le
Temps des Lilas,” by Chausson,
and “Canto De Primavera,,” by
Cimara. In the Reichardt selec
tion Miss Chiesa sang at a Tempo
somewhat slower than that usual
ly used for the song, but the sing
er's voice assumed the lyrical
heights necessary for this type
song.
Chausson’s work, impressionis
tic in style, requires exceptional
expression on the singer’s part for
the listeners to receive the full
import of the composer's imagina
tive colorings. Miss Chiesa's voice
conveyed the wistful sadness of
the song by skilful work, and
though the listener was unable
to understand the language used,
the meaning of the song was ap
parent.
“Habanera, from Bizet’s Car
men, pleased the audience, as the
song was given life by Miss Chiesa
in an impish interpretation. A
tastefully selected number for an
intermission* encore, “Do You
Remember," proved to be an at
tractive and pleasing one.
The second half of the program
included several folk-songs, most
of them admirably suited to the
singer’s voice. "Era Ln Vo," by
Sadero, a Sicilian Lullaby, was
sung with a langurous, loving
quality. The Southern Highlands
tune by Clifford Shaw, “I'm Sad
and I’m Lonely,” was another in
which the singer’s rich tone dra
in a '.V** flVe Tiu per' tj > i fi 1) i W s i i
the work.
The “GHanjali Sketches" by
Carpenter are extremely modern
numbers. M ay singers, m at
tempting them, give the impres
j r.ion that they -are feeling theii
j way lii'iill.i'f'-Tttri.Ttin
j liar musical territory, and as a re
^sult they sing without feeling
! Miss Chiesa sang these with con
fidence and ease.
Closing the program were t
group <Sf musical comedy hit song;
b.v the well-known Rogers-Ham
merstein team. Miss Chiesa dis
played considerable dramatic
abilities as she was in turn nos
talgic for “Hello, Young Lovers,’
from the king and 1, comic foi
“When I Marry Mr Shaw,” fro nr
Carousel, and domantic for “Ou
of My Dreams,” from Oklahoma
The artist was generous will
her encores, returning to the kint
and I for another .selection, "Wi
Kiss In A Shadow,” which wa:
sung as a romantic love song. "Mr
Banjo,” a Louisiana folk-song
known by the younger set now a
"Mr. Tap Toe,” was sung spirited
ly by Miss Chiesa. The lust en
core number was the1 touchinj
"Lulla To a Doll," by Franl
Black. This was sung for flu
young folks iri the audience whos
exemplary behavior and excel
lent decorum Miss Chiesa com
mended.
Throughout the program on
was conscious of the near-per
feet diction of the singer, one o
the most important elements t
be considered in the making of
successful concert sing# Will
facile ease she ran the gamut o
languages, singing in French
Spanish, Italian, Sicilian, and a Is
in English. For a sporano Mis
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SEZABLE C;AIIN
Despite a decrease in the
value of motor vehicle list
ings, Williamston Township
came through with a sizable
gain in its 1954 tax listings,
according to a preliminary
report released this week by
Tax Supervisor M. L. Peel.
Showing a gain of $317,
453 over the 1953 listings, the
1954 valuation now stands at
$7,398,531. The figure rep
resents about one-third of
the total assessed property
valuation for the county.
.Most of the gain is trace
able to new construction, it
was pointed out.
Martin Fanners I urn lo 1
Hybrid Peanut Seed Types
Introduced into the county for j
the first time last year, the hy- 1
brid peanut seed varieties are j
rapidly gaining favor among Mar
tin farmers, according to informa
tion coming from the farm agent's j
office this week. It was stated J
that the supply of the special
seed is far short of demand, that
an extensive search is now going
on for the special varieties.
Last year Martin farmers plant
ed about thirty acres of the hy
brid type seed, supplied by the.
Extension Service. Approximate- |
ly 39,500 pounds of the No. 1
variety were produced as follows:
J N. Chance, 3,000 pounds; S. 11.
Grimes, 8,000; R. A Haislip, Jr.,
1,500; T. F. Harrison, 4,500; B. F.
Lilley, 4,500; T. B Slade aVid Son,
10,000; and Henry Winslow, 8,000
pounds. The following farmers
produced 18.000 pounds of the No.
2 variety; Robert Andrews, 5,000;
R. A. Haislip, Jr., 1,500; T B.
Slade, 7,500. and Henry B. Win
slow, 2.000 pounds
One report stated that the farm
ers are or have already sold about '
33,000 pounds of the special varie '
ties for seed, or enough to plant 1
about 800 acres It is thought that ;
other seed will be imported to '
boost the total acreage of the hy- j'
brid types to about 1,000. The
special seed have been selling J
for 18c to 22c in the shell, and
about 40 cents a pound shelled.
The county has an allotment of
15,004 acres this year, or about
four percent less than the 1953
plantings
V oluntary Inspection
For Motor Vehicles
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Service Offered
Free To Owners
By Garages Here
Project Sponsored hv Mem
bers of IN. (I. Automobile
Dealers Association
Recognizing the urgent need
for action, five Williamston auto
mobile firms Williamston Motor
Company, Dixie Motor Company,
Chas H. Jenkins and Company,
Griffin Motor Company and the
Roanoke Chevrolet Company—
are, beginning next Monday, i
April 2(1, having a hand in safety.
They have agreed to conduct of
I'icial inspection stations on a vol
untary basis free to motor ve
hicle owners in this section under j
the sponsorship of the Carolina |
Safety, League and the North C^M
rofii "i Au"tiimobile Dealers
soeiation
There’s nothing compulsory!
about the inspection program on !
the part of the vehicle owner,
but the vehicle operator may j
gain a lot !' satisfac tion m know ;
"o'i ‘ 11
good mechanical condition that by
having his vehicle inspected he
has acted in the name of inereas- 1
ed safety on the highways
If defects are found in the me
chanical condition of a motor ve
hicle, the owner is not forced to
correct the defects, lie will know
the dangers and act accordingly,
it was explained.
Every vehicle approved by the
official inspection station will car
ry a special sticker with the ap
proval of and over signature of
Eriward Scheldt, North Carolina
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
The inspection will center
around the vehicle brakes, condi
tion of windshields and door win
dows, lights, steering mechanism,
, windshield wipers, tires, and
■ horns and warning devices.
The movement has the whole
hearted endorsement of the Gov
! ernor and all other leading State
i officials, safety organizations, and
' is being advanced as a public ser
' vice and in the name of greater
■ safety on the highways by mem
bers of the N. C. Auto Dealers
Association.
■ Special invitations arc extended
to all owners to have their ve
I hides inspected at one of the lo
i eal inspection stations, beginning
i next Monday.
Burning Victim
Fights For Life
Critically burned while visiting
in the home of her grandparents,
| Mr and Mrs. J D Holliday, near
' here last Monday afternoon, Lit
tle Mis; Patsy Roberson was raid
ear ly today to be fighting a cour
ageous battle for life in Duke
Hospital where she was removed
soon after the accident for treat
ment
She was said to have rallied
yesterday afternoon front a re
lapse suffered earlier in the day
and was conscious, according to
I last reports reaching here. She
! was said to be suffering greatly.
The little sevi n-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elbi rt
Roberson of Newport News, spill
ed water on her dress and was
trying to dry it on a gas stovi
when her clothes caught fire and
she suffered third degree burns.
POOR • RESPONSE I
^
The response to the annual
appeal advanced during the
Easter season in behalf of
crippled children has be£n
disappointing in this county,
according to a preliminary re
port released this week.
It was stated that only
$540.79 had been contributed,
leaving the fund miserably in
adequate to aid the several
crippled children cases in the
county.
Big Docket In
County's Court
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A large ducket awaits the at
tention of Judge H O. Peele and
they resume their work in the
Mai tm County Kecordei - Court
next Monday, following a two
week shutdmvr, whits
tribunal had tie right-of-way.
Up until this morning, sixty-one
- Wealr-l'-i ti-Wv
ket and others are expected to
find their way before the dead
line for the Monday session is
reached. In addition to the sixty
one there are a few cases that
have been scheduled for trial the
following Monday
The speeders monopolize the
docket, the records showing that
thirty seven speeding charges had
been booked up until this morn
ing. Other cases include, four for
driving without operators’ licens
es, five with assaults with deadly
weapon, twni for assaults on fe
males, one for careless and reck
less driving, four for drunken
driving, one for operating a mo
tor vehicle while his driver’s li
cense was revoked, one for lar
cony, and three each foi non-sup
port and violating the liquor laws.
First To Make
Appeal On TV
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Elbert S. Peel, Williamston itt
torney, is the first Martin County
man to go on television in a po
litical talk seeking support fm
his candidacy in the race for so
licitor of the second judicial dis
trict. He spoke over the Green
I ville station ten minutes, declar
ing that Martin County, after ex
tending support to other candi
j dates for more than half a eon
tury, was like the man with on)>
a little finger left on his hand
I that others would take that away
While Mr Peel is advancing
| his candidacy as rapidly us pos
sible in all five of the countie:
| comprising the dist. ict, including
! Washington, Kdgecon.oe, Wilson
Nash and Martin, friends and wel
j wishers in this county are work
mg to get out a large vote ir
the May 211 primary. The responsi
has been encouraging where lit
I tie group meetings have been heh
already, it was learned
('.oiislriiclion ICork (hi
!\eic Homo In ff'rst Mnil
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Construction work is in prog
ress on a new home for Mr. am
Mrs Jack Hardison in West Man
Street next door to the J. B. '"ay
tors. The eight room home will b
I of brick veneer.
*asl Session Ut
Superior Court
"“Held Thursday
Out Of Ten Days Are
Spent In Actual Work
By The tour}
After working five days out of
scheduled two-week term the
dartin County Superior Court
juietly folded its tent and stole
iway at 5:40 o'clock yesterday
ifternoon. Quite a few cases were
deared from the docket but,
many more were continued for
>ne reason or another. The large
damage suits brought by mem
bers of the Jones family against
Whorton and others were con
tinued when an out-of-town doc
tor was unable to appear as a wit
ness on account of illness.
The case of Standard Fertilizer
Company against W. T. Smith
wick was set for trial at the next
September term.
The damage suit brought by
Frank Clark against James Robert
Rawls was sett lea by agreement,
the plaintiff receiving $000.
ln the case of Charlotte Slade,
by a next friend, against Dora
Purvis, the court declared the de
fendant the owner of a certain
house and lot. in the town of Wil
liamston, but found that the plain
tiff was entitled to $400 as her
part of the property.
The court excused the follow
ing jurors Tuesday, Luther F.
Leggett, Mrs. Julia L. McLaw
horn, II A Jenkins and Mrs,
Marie Keel
The cause of justice took an un
certain route in the case of Wil
liam Thompson against J Clifton
Wiggins. Thompson, badly hurt
and battered when he was riding
on his own side of the road a few
miles from Williamston on High
way 125 last January 8 when the
defendant’s car tore into him,
asked $5,000 damages. The case
took what was described as a
disgusting turn when the jury re
turned a $300 judgment. At that
point justice wavered, and it wat
thought that Judge Malcolm Paul,
presiding, would set the verdict
a: IM'firi'l,.ffi 1 "tv, liu
greate» weight of the evidence.
The jurist deliberated over the
week-end. reaching no del ante
■ del i s it in* unifi' res rev-diy —Viiv«vr*id«r “*■
defendant s insurance company, in
. n snjjf.it ..of great magnanimity.
$000 Thompson’s counsel pleaded
with the court, urging the verdict
lie east aside and the way opened
for a new trial. In accordance
with the judgment, $93.35 is to go
to tiie hospital where the victim
was a patient, $84.50 to the clinic
where he was treated and $90 to
his dentist for patching up the
holes where his teeth once were.
The jury got all tangled up
yesterday afternoon in the $400
damage suit brought by Wilbur
1, Redd against Elijah Shepherd.
After deliberating more than an
hour and returning into open
court for further instructions, the
jury found both parties negligent
and awarded no one anything,
tiie plaintiff being taxed with the
costs The plaintiff crashed into
the rear of Shepherd’s taxi at the
corner of Andrews and Washing
ton Streets last November 29.
In the tenant-landlord ease
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i isit S und I Monday
Johnny, widely known radio
character and representative of
Philip Morris, is scheduled to visit
the S & V Super Market on Wash
ington Street here next Monday, it
I was announced today. The little
fellow with his million-dollar
• call, is to reach the store at 11:00
o’clock that morning for a snort
i stay.
Making ready for an annual
inspection, Williamston libr
ary officials this week issued
a call, urging all those who
have library books overdue
' up and return them to the
up ant'd return them to the
library in the town hall im
1 mediately. It is possible that
during spring clean-up.
housewives will find a library
book or two.
I All books overdue may be
returned without penalty
through the remainder of this
1! month.
i While there are not too
many books overdue, there
are some and they arc nccd
1 ed, a library offioial said.