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* THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,300 MARTIN COUNTk FAMILIES TWICF EACH WERE, THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY ijVek'TmV Martin county FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 47 W'illiamston, Martin County, ISorth Carolina, Tuesday, June 15, 1951 ESTABLISHED 189V I Marriages Last j . Month Slightly j Below Average —$— Seventeen Licenses Issued In This County During Month Of May -®.— The number of marriages in this county last month fell slight ly below the average for the month of May over a 15-year £ period, according to information released by Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger this week. The issuance for the period, however, was the third largest for any month so far this year, leading the records for January and February. Licenses were issued in the county last month, seven to white and ten to colored couples, as follows: White Floyd D. Woolum of 170 Gillis Road. Portsmouth, Va., and Elo uise Cherry of Williamston. Edison Walter Knowles of Rop er and Frankie Marilene Hobbs of Plymouth Thomas Kenderkick Pritchard of Elizabeth City and Myrtle Man ning of Robersonville. James K. Moore of RFD 2, Wil liamston, and Priscilla Pierce of Windsor. Hope Lvnn Beaeham and Rosa Lenoard, both of Kitty Hawk. J. C. Gurkin, Jr., of RFD , Wil liamston, and Pennie O'Neal Rog erson, of RFD 2, Williamston. Harold Edwin Garland of Rocky Mount and Barbara Ann Grimes of Robersonville. Colored Joseph Parker, Jr., of RFD 1, Hobgood, and Carolyn Bryant of Oak City. James Carrol Sutton of Wallace and Susie Ella Daniels of RFD 1, Stokes. Raymond Lee Langley and Yvonne Frank, both of RFD, £ Greenville. Thomas Beil, Jr., of Oak City, and Mary E. Bess of Bethel. James Everett, Jr., and Martinc Staton, both of Williamston. Weldon Davenport of RFD 1 Roper end Gladys Sprui.il of Ply. mouth. both Staton, both of Roberson' ville. James Edward Roberson, Jr. Ilf RFD 3. Williamston and Lit Jan Doughty of Williamston. George Harrell, Jr., of Palmyn and Teora Carr of Hobgood. ^ William T. Howell of RFD 2 Robersonville and Lucille Crosi of RFD 1, Robersonville. Look For More Blood Donor: —-e>— An extensive. search for mun blood donors is underway in thi: chapter, making read*' for thi quarterly visit of the Red Crosi bloodmobile on Thursday, Jum 24. The chapter is being asked t< give 150 pints of blood. A goo< response is necessary if the pro gram is to be sustained, it ha; been pointed out. Volunteers are asked to con tact the Red Cross office in thi town hall or Mrs. Lucille Cowen secretary, at her home on Wes' Main Street. With one or two exceptions diis chapter has met its quota _ but unless the response picks up * it will be short next week. HeporU’d Improving In Durham llospita Taken quite ill at his home hen about ten days ago, Gariani .W eoiard, local" flu-lie bV iTia.,., 'W<» reported improved in Duke Hos ^ pital this morning. No operatioi ^ has been definitely scheduled. OBSERVERS x.,.__ \\ A. Williams, chief, and his assistants and volunteers turned in a splendid perform ance at their ground observer post at Martin General Hos pital during the 24-hour per 9 tod ending this morning at 10:00 o'clock. Maintaining a constant watch during the period, the observers reported about twenty planes, it was learned. In the nation, the civil de fense program was said to have heen tested and found wanting yesterday. Reviews Mosquito Control Work Hereof First Month Just how effective it will prove to be is not known, but the town is advancing an extensive drive against mosquitoes, according to a report submitted to the local officials by Sanitarian W. B. Gay lord who has been supervising the work. The report shows that nearly one mile of open ditches has been larvicided, the sprayers using a strong solution of DDT. More than 250 homes and private premises have had residual spraying. Eigh ty gallons of poison were used, the poison and labor on the particular phase of the control program costing 96.75. In addition to the f DOG ROUND-UP j __' Completing the drlVe in most sections of the county, Rabies Inspector “Clab" Rob erson will center the round up of stray dogs in and around Williamston next week, it was announced to day. The drive is not designed to j eliminate those dogs that have been properly immuniz ed against rabies, but Inspec tor Roberson has definite or ders to wipe out the stray animals. Owners of those dogs al ready vaccinated are asked to cooperate with the inspector by penning their animals for one week, beginning next Monday. Forest Warden Submits Report i In a report to the Martin Coun j ty commissioners a short time ago. Forest Warden Marvin Leg igett said _there_ were 35 forest ! fires in the counly*3uring the ten monihs ending the first of last month. The fires burned over 2, 00B acres, causing an estimated I loss of SI5.637. Without c'mtBu! the fires could have burned over many thous c-'WiW!rift-nevus padm i ed the destruction into the tens | of thousands of dollars. During the past fiscal year, $9, 073.13 was spent in the county : for forest fire control, the county appropriating $3,175.58 as its I share of the cost. A brief report on forest fires in ',the State follows for 1953: The 3,143 fire» reported in 1953 burned over 131,077 acres of tim ber land and 22,459 acres of open land, causing estimated losses of , $ 1,244,754: Less than one percent i 0.80 to be exact—of the 16,920, 1034 acres of forests under State ' and cooperative county protection was burned. Seven Hundred Lose Licenses —^— Raleigh.—Mute than 700 Tai Heels aren't doing any legal driv ing today because of drunken driving convictions securer j against them last month accord j ing to the Motor Vehicles Depart ment’s regular monthly state ’ ment. ■ For May the vehicles agency reported 710 drunken driving con victions which, as usual, led the monthly report of traffic viola tions requiring the surrender ol | driving privileges. Second offense drunken driv - i era totaled 122 for the month anr i . all other additional liquor-rootoi . VChielc-ViolutioRi- 1.c to 26. Speeding offenses cost 541 h i censes, broken down like this over 75 mph 154; two offenses - over 55 mph 133; over 70 mph ir i! an auto 152; and over SO in t 11 truck 2. | Other violations like reckless | driving, driving after license re j vuked, manslaughter, unsatisfiec i vocations to 970. Suspensions to I brought the month’s total of re 1 vocations to 970. Suspensians to j taled 833 -- j Cancel Civil Defense Clauses At JamesvilD j -•— Civil defense classes, tentative ly scheduled at Jamesville, hav< been cancelled, it was announced during the week-end. The class es were ruled out when then wasn’t sufficient interest to su stain them, it was explained. residual spraying, the workers have covered twenty acres and sprayed hundreds of garbage cans and other containers. In addition to the drive against mosquitoes, the town has main tained an effective rat eradication program, the sanitarian explain ing that 214 private premises had been treated with poison, that the drive was extended to forty busi ness houses, and that 240 pounds of special poison bait were used. The combined cost of the mos quito control and rat eradication programs added up to $396.76 dur ing the first few weeks of the drive. Lloyd G. Warren Dies In County Lloyd G. Warren, well-known Martin Countly farmer and father of Mrs. Verblc Jones and Mrs. William Bonds, both of Williams ton, died at his home in Gold Point yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock. He had been ill for some time and his condition was cri tical for several weeks. The son of the late Hyman and Ada Bell Warren, he was born in this county 54 years ago, and was active in religious circles and an able farmer until declining health forced his retirement. Surviving besides his daughters here in Williamston are his wid ow, the former Miss Annie Nel son; three sons, Mack and Jerry of the home, and Garland Warren stationed in Illinois with the Ar my; two brothers, Harvey War ren of Robersonville and Jesst Warren of Oak City; and two sis ters,. Mrs. Mayo Grimes of Sea board and Mrs. Kelly Warren o | Robersonville. Funeral services are being con ducted at the home this after ' noon nr JrSfrmVTortc by his pas I tor, the Rev. Wilbur Wallace : Interment will be in the Ruber i sonville Cemetery. I Wesl Threatened “ffyTBe RusYiain — , Russian First Deputy Premie Lazar M. Kaganovich recently i told a massed group of railroac workers, meeting in the Kremlin {that the Red Army would read ■ out farther than Berlin—if an | other international conflict over {takes the world. The Soviet official thus warnei the West that Communist armie would invade West Europe if i new war occurs. And he told Rus sian railroad workers the Sovie transportation system would b i up to the task, just as it had beei when Hitler attacked Russia ii 1941, if that day came. Despite the assuring words, Ka ganovich’s speech confirmed wha many western observers had Ion suspected. In revealing that So viet production of railroad rollin stock had been down sharply i the fast few years, the Deput Premier supported the theory o many westerners who believe th Korean War forced the Russian to curtail civilian production i heavy goods in favor of militar productiori. The large numbers of railroa lolling stock, trucks and mechar i ized equipment destroyed by th I U. S. Air Force in the three yeai I of Korean fighting was though to have imposed a strain on Re j productiori facilities at the tim« | though there was no way of gauja | ir.g the extent at that time. 1 Now it appears that one rest'.' i of that destruction has been slower build-up of rolling stock o USSR railroads. This could we be one of a number of slow-ups i Soviet production caused by th Korean War, and an indicatio why the Russians were willing t settle for a truce that left Sout Korean in the same position was in before the North Korean attacked that country in 1950. Snatch Thief Takes 75c But Leaves $25 in Bill •— Baltimore, Md.—Two negr youths snatched the purse of Mi: ■ -Carmela Longo, as she walke i down a street A short time late police found the purse a fe> blocks away. Gone was a walk ■ which contained 75c. Intact at th bottom of the purse was $25 i Man Loses Liie By DrownRnphf Farm Fish Pond -♦— Everetts Youth Was Swim ming With Companions Sunday Morning —-<» Frank Roberson, 17-year-old Negro youth of Everetts, lost his life by drowning while swimming in Farmer Albert White's fish pond on the old Everetts Road near Williamston about 11:00 o’ clock Sunday morning. The body was recovered about two and one-half hours later by Jailer Roy Peel and Sheriff M. W. Holloman. Unable to swim very well. Rob erson went to the pond with Or lander Roberson, James Earl Peel and Cecil Bennett. He was wad ing and slipped into about eight feet of water. His three compan ions were on the bank at the time, and Orlander Roberson jumped into the pond, but the victim went under a last time before he could reach him. Coroner W. W. Biggs investigat i ed the drowning and ruled a for j mal inquest unnecessary Equip | ped with special drag lines, the ! officers had little difficulty find ’ ing and raising the body after they reached the pond. The body was turned over to file Everett i Funeral Home. a | It was the first drowning in the county so far this summer sea son, and the second since early spring when a fisherman lost his life in a Roanoke tributary not far from Gardner’s Creek. 4-H Club Group Attending Camp —,%>— Traveling in a special bus twen ty-five Martin County 4-H eluh [ members left early Monday foi I Camp Sehaub, thirty miles beyonc i Asheville, where they are holdiio I a one-week encampment. Accom panied by Home Agent Mi s | Elizabeth Harrison and Assisting Agent Larry Hodges, the younj | people plan to return home Sat 1 urdsy evening. They are sharin' i the camp this week with ■ 1 u! ; members from Bertie and Scot ”Th)iu counties. 1 Those attending from Martii County are Freddie Barrett, Betts Beach, Jane Brady, Melva Bunt ing, Benny Daniels, Boh Grimes Frosty G Hardison, Elleanor Gai 1 Harrison, Sharon Harrison, Irvii 1 Earl James, Brown Keel, Richarc C. Keel, Jeanette Li I ley, Donni Kay Matthews, Tommie E Man ning, Carolyn Jane Mobley, Pear I Perry Elaine Revels, Betsy Revels ’ Judy Simpson, Donnie Smith. Avi 1 i Grace Smith, Irma Dean Tyre ' Allen Gray Tyre, and Charles E 1 Ward. I I I 1 r f f v l e t i t 4. n 1 n e a a h t I • 0 s 1 v t e n Slop Thousands On Speed Counl -<*> Raleigh.—Speeding conviction were secured against 4,118 Ta Heel drivers in May the Moto Vehicles Department reported to day in a regular monthly sum mary of moving violations. Simple speeding (ovei 55 mph does not require revocation o driving privileges for the first of fense nor does reckless drivin which held second place in th reporte with 1,020 convictions. Driving without an operator’ permit was in third place wit report with 1,020 convictions Falling to yield the light < way resulted in 198 convictions failing to stop for a stop sign 32' faulty equipment 208, impropc passing 159. following too dost 1. 130 and driving on ,the w.ron side of the road 107 Miscellaneous offenses brough the May total to 7,573 conviction: all North Carolinians. Out of state violators added an other 1,823 to the guilty list. Aid Business First Aim Of Present Govern men ——• In speaking before a CIO “fu employment” meeting, Trcasur Secretary Humphery d<. laic that helping business is more in portanl to the economy right noi than helping consumers. He cot tended that the nation cannot b prosperous unless heavy industr thrives and that it is the buyers < the products of heavy industry the generators, turbines, all tli big things—which are the bu^i nesses and the people who invet their savings. Native Oi Town Bid! In Hospital Sunday Afternoon Funeral Service Being Held in Riilgeeresl For James Henry Harrell James Honey Harrell, native of Williamston, died in an Asheville hospital early Sunday afternoon. He had been in declining health for several years, and was a pa tient in the hospital for a long time. The son of the late John S. and Emma Peele Harrell, he was born in Williamston 79 years ago in August, 1874. He spent his early life here, engaging in the furni ture manufacturing business. Hat er he went with a firearms manu facturer and traveled a large ter ritory, making his home first in Norfolk, and later in Macon and Atlanta, Georgia. For the past twenty years he had made his home in Ridgecrest where he was connected with the Baptist As sembly until declining health health lorced his retirement. He was married to Miss Pattie Taylor who died several years ago. Surviving are an adopted son, James Harrell; one sister Mrs. Hattie Harrison, of Williamston; and four half-sisters, Mrs. Frit/ Liehle of Bryan, Texas, Mrs. Bes sie Hampton of Williamston, Mrs Bet lie Gregg of Lakeland, Fla. and Mrs. Ludie Reno of Orland j or, Florida. Mr. Harrell was a prominent layman in the Baptist church for many years, and was active in community affairs at Ridgecrest during his residence there. He Je well remembered here as a pub lie leader and u man of sterling qualities. Funeral services are being eon i ducted in Ridgecrest this after noon, and interment will follow in the lamilv plot ill iiie Cemclerj ! there. I ' Firemen Answer j Two Calls Here ••""■V.’-kit ft w-ftwrnt.no out twice during the past few days, The first run was made las Saturday morning to Martin Gen end Hospital where an electric motor burned out. Damage wa confined to the motor. At 10:20 o’clock yesterday mot tiing fire, starting in a kitchei wood box, threatened the llenr' Bullock home, 209 Peele Stret No one was at home bul neigh , burs saw the fire, broke into th house and had it under control b; the time firemen reached then It was pointed out that the bat tery on one of the trucks failei and difficulty was cxperiencri in starting the engine Damag to tin home was limited, fireinei | said. Scattered Rains Fall In Count] —— While dry conditions eontinu 1 for the most part, several section ^ I have had some relief during th ‘ : past few days Scattered shower ' were reported in the county lat r yesterday afternoon, eenterin mostly in the southeastern par * Dividing lines for the showei 1 were marked, one farrnei report ing very little rain while hi neighbor reported a good show ' j el' ■ i A tair fall of short duratio 1 | was reported on tin local street, ' ' but at th. liver the total betwce ’ b'M' and ' <■".0t> sd-ks-k—■>* -evi rung was limited to one twenllet 1 of an inch. ’ Additional showers arc eagcrl awaited htis afternoon -. t— Former Resilient Suffers In titan While traveling from his horn I in Chalmetle, Louisiana, to -pen v' Ins vacation Inn and in Nm 1 j Hern, Mr Cha A llamiltoi - formei William: ton resident, sul vi fet ed a heart attack near Colon ■ bia, South Carolina, and is me. e ill a hospital there for tieatmen / Last reports stated Ins eondi f lion was improving, and that h - would be glad to hear from hi e friends in this section. His add - ress is Veterans Hospital Admin t istration Hospital Weid'3, Colutn bia, b. C. Court jNears Cud Oi Its Criminal Docket Robbers Get Ten Years In Prison In Three Cases —<#■— Court In Rpfrw Today On Account Of Illness Of Jinl^c Morris* Handling cases of both a crim inal and civil nature, the Mar lin County Superior Court today ! is nearing the end of its criminal I docket with tin- possibility that | the term will be brought to a close tomorrow. Judge Chester Morris, out for several weeks on account of illness, is on the bench. Several young men were con vinced Monday that crime does not pay. Pleading guilty in three robbery cases, they were sentenc ed to the State’s prison for ten ! years, five years to run concur ; rently in each of two eases. Le Roy Grimes, Jr., pleading guilty of breaking into Hardy's store at I Everetts, was sentenced to prison , for five years. Edward Grimes, 20, and Artis Kec Daniels, 31, drew two years in prison. A motion of I not guilty as to Ashley Page, Jr., j was allowed at the conclusion of State evidence. In the D. C, Peel j robbery case, Edward Grimes and Artis Ree Daniels were sentenced , to the roads for two years, the I sentences to run concurrently with those imposed in the Hardy | case. LeRoy Grimes,Jr., was sen j tenced to prison for five years, the sentence to run concurrently. Ashley Page, Jr., was released j when the court granted a motion. In the J. II Roebuck store rob j bery in Parmolo early this year, LeRoy Grimes, Jr., was sentenced to prison for two years, and Artis j Ree Daniels drew twelve months, ; the sentences to begin at the com pletion of those imposed in the other eases. The rape case brought against .William Augustus Wiggins was thrown out of court when the grand jury found no true bill, j .'ieC'c/i a ,hi. .-.e.- wen- tailed by Foreman Lawrence flyman, and uppn..T.ilJ,flWe|l!l„cic; In TTO evidence were found. Matthew Keel, charged with breaking into the R. L Vander ford home and stealing $25, was sentenced to State's Prison foi not less than two and not more that three years. The youthful 1 defendant was placed on proba tion for three years and was re quired to rciinbuise the prosecut ing witness and pay the court j costs. Charles Keel, a neat youn* white man of only 20 years, wat .‘‘.‘riteneed to the roads for eijjhl ^ months for forcing the name o! 1 I, N James to a $20 check aru cashing it at the Amoco station ii I j Robersonvilie. It was admitted ii ; court that the defendant had for gery cases pending against hin in Chowan, Pitt and Edgecombe counties. The cast in which Willie CJor ^ ham stands charged with bastar dy, was remanded to the count) court for. compliance with judg mint imposed by Judge II. O Peele. The following drunken driving cases were continued when it wa: explained that the trial lawyer: ’ were out of the State: Hobt. K Ianton, Luther B. Mozingo, Jas Taylor Whitley, Moses E. Abrams llonue Holton Alexander am Harvey T. Mayo. Fredrick W Harrison, chargct with speeding in execs of 91 | miles an hour, withdrew his ap peal and accepted the judgmen handed do'* n in the county court r.Cfiai'gecr with drunken AlVrvmg II Karl V, Tetterton also withdrew his appeal and accepted the lowe v | court judgment. The assault case against J 1J Holliday was continued by con sent, along with those in whicl .■ James E. Randolph was chargee I with issuing a worthless check i and LcRoy Roberson with an as I sail It with a deadly weapon v j Charged with aiding and a be! i, ling the larceny "1 soy beans ! not guilty Pleading guilty in tlv Johnnie Mobley was found no i case, llallie Little was sentence! to the roads for twelve months - - the court placing the defendan b on probation for three years, s Eugene Whitley, charged wit! bastardy, was found not guilty. The court was in recess todaj *t< account of Judge Morris’ ill ness. RIDS Bids, culling; for Ihe con struction of a shop and class room addition at the Wil li a ms ton High School, arc to he opened at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 29, according to an ad vertisement released by the architect today. Bids also will be opened at that time on a new high school unit in Robersonville. Routine Report By Grand Jury —<*— Completing its work in a sin gle day, the Martin County Grand Jury filed a routine report and left town, turning the room over to a special session of the board of commissioners Tuesday mor ninf. The routine report, appearing over the signature of N. Lawr ence Hyman, follows: All bills of indictment were passed upon by us except one, which was postponed because of the failure of witnesses to ap pear. The reports of justices of the peace were cheeked and found filed with the clerk of the court and all fines paid to the county treasurer. We found the jail in excellent condition with five colored men and two white men as prisoners. We inspected the county home and TB ward and found the coun ty home m good shape with eve rybody satisfied. However, it is recommended that the TB ward be painted as soon as practicable In the TB ward we found tax I colored men and five colored wo men. In the county home there were six white women, two white men and three colored men. We examined the office of the > If k of the court and found it in good ennditi n with all guar : dlan reports filed as required lne register ot deeds ffiTrW^^as checked and found to he in order All papers, etc , were properly filed and in order Other offices in the courthouse were also found in good condition County Boys To Attend Courses —•— Sponsored by the banks in this county, two Martin youths will leave next Monday to attend tin second annual two-week short course at State College in Raleigh it was announced this week by 1) V. Clayton, chairman of the com mittee Ward Perry, son of Mi. and Mrs Simon Pei ry and Hilly Wynne, sm of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wynne, havi been chosen to represent the coun ty, the banks paying all expense; for the youths. Nearly 300 young men are ex peeted to attend the short course -—-■ Badly Injured Lale Monday Joe Modica, Ui-year-old Hob ersonville boy, was badly injur ed while clearing a right-of-wa' i foi Marlin County Drainage Dis : triet No. 3 late Monday afternoon Cutting trees, Modica raised hi; i axe and the plow went astrai ■--when t la-blade ■becBtntnrfrta,®kt in some vines. The full blov struck the left foot. Removed to a Williamston bos pital, the accident victim under went surgery and was reporter to be getting along very well He was employed by the Clif Sherrill Drainage Company o Beaufort. I amluls IPt'Hlroy I arliter's Property i * —•— l.j Vandals have been at large n 11 the county recently, ' eports stat , ing that thoughtless persons hat : destroyed fruit trees around tht fish pond of H. T. Highsmith neai i Roberson’s Bridge. The owner this week posted ar attractive reward for information leading to the arrest and con vtetjon of the vandals. Five Automobile Wrecks Reported On County Roads -<• Hup Person Was Badly Hurl When Run Down By Car Saturday Night One person was badly injured and two or three others suffered minor hurts in a series of auto mobile accidents on the highways in this county during the past few days. Property damage mounted, first estimates placing the loss in excess of $1,600. The accumulation of wrecks during the past week followed a week in which no accidents were re ported in this county. The first in the series of wrecks was reported early last Wednes day morning about 6:00 o’clock when Charlie Ben Andrews, 17 year-old youth, lost control of his 1951 Chevrolet in a curve on a dirt road and turned the machine over. He was not hurt and the property damage was limited to about $100. the investigating pa trolman said. Lust Wednesday night at 9:15 o'clock John Edwin Roberson, driving toward Robersonville on i Highwaly 903, started to pass Ma ! rion Griffin just as Griffin was making a left turn into the drive in theater. No one was hurt. Dam age to Roberson’s 1953 Olds was estimated at $1110, and the loss on I Griffin’s 1953 Plymouth will ap proximate $175, according to in formation reaching here. A three-car accident was re ported last Saturday evening at 1 7:45 o'clock on Highway 125 about two miles north of Hamilton. Get ting ready to make a left turn, Ollie Harrell Bullock of RFD 1, i Oak City, stopped her 1949 Stude i baker to allow an approaching car to pass. Nick Hopkins, also traveling toward Oak City, crashed into the rear of the Studtbaker, knocking it across , a ditch and into a field. ! Hopkins' 1953 DeSoto then swerv I ed and struck the approaching J car, a 1941 Chevrolet driven by ; Robert Lee Everett. The Chevro let was knocked across the ditch ' and into a field o- the opposite ! side of the road from the Stude baker Bobby Latham, tiding v.dtii bruises in the arm. No one else | was said to have been hurt. Dam age to the Studebaker and Chev rolet was estimated at $125 each and that to the DeSoto at $80. Walking the Tar Landing Road over in Williams Township last Saturday evening at 9:15 o’clock, Reynolds Gardner was struck by Willie B Roberts who was operat ing a 1948 Ford pick-up truck. In addition to lacerations and bruis es, Gardner suffered a bad frac ture of one arm, one report stat ing that the nerve system was ma terially damaged. Following treatment in a Williamston hos pital overnight, he was removed to a specialist in Norfolk Sunday. John L. Swain, 16-year-old youth of RFD 1, Robersonville, lost control of his 1940 Ford shortly before noon Sunday and turned it over one and one-half times on the Bailey road not far from Everetts. The investigating officer said the machine went down the left ditch sixty yards, swerved across the road and came to a stop 37 yards in J. R, Pul luck's corn field. The youth, a victim of three accidents, rode , each one of them with no injuries, it was said. Damage to his ear was [estimated at $100. Death moved off the highways last week-end and claimed a life by drowning. J. i. Manninx Continue* II! In Local Hospital —•— ... atlt n( „ • Brown s'CIimmuiTP' t.y Hospital for several weeks, John A Manning continues quite ill, according to last reports com ing from the hospital this mor ning. - ROUND-UP The crime front in this county was reasonably quiet oter the week-end, a report from the sheriff’s office list ing only live arrests during period. Two w'ere booked for alleg ed breaking and entering, and one each for larceny, drunk enness and drunken driving. One ol the five was white, and the ages of the group ranged from 17 to 50 yearn.
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