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Arnold Wallace Is Arrested Tuesday By Night Officer (Continued from page one) told officers. It is to be admitted that the boy is off to a good start with a criminal history of himself. The first two chapters are crowded with daring robberies, holdups and trav els. The youth, bright and alert, wrote his first record some over a year ago when he. with a young compan ion, broke into the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company on Main Street here. His tender age ?he was under Sixteen then?gain ed for him the sympathy of the court, and he was sent to the Jackson Training School, near?Concord. where every chance was offered him Early last spring he ran away from the institution, and rode freight trains in two states, finally desert- j ing a freight car in Ahoskie where he stole a bicycle and pedaled home j He was caught a few days later and : was returned to the school where he was given another chance. A sec- I ond escape was effected some time.1 after that, and he was again reutrn ed On October 15. he broke out again and joined a carnival Desert ing the' show, he made his way back to Williamston and in quick order he wrote into his crime record a series of daring crimes Caught in Wilmington during the summer of 1H39 Wallace attempted to hold the sheriff up at the end of the officer'? gun. causing the sher iff to run his car into a field. The of ficer shakes a little every now and then when tin- attempted holdup is mentioned Funeral Services Held For Infant At Oak (Aty funeral services were held Wed nesday morning for Barbara Jane thxj .rwii-weeks-nlH daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hose who died at the home of her parents on West Main Street here last Monday after noon. Rev. James H. Smith conducted the last rites and interment was in j the Oak City Cemetery. Mrs Rose before her marriage, was Miss Hy- ! man. of Oak City Miss Evelyn Burroughs lias tv turned from ah extended visit in Washington. New York" and other northern points. Forest Fires \re Cheeked In Countv Forest fires, raging in several sec tions of the county during the early part of the week, have been check ed. While Fire Warden Marvin Leg gett and his forces did an able work | in preventing the fires from spread , ing. the elements Tuesday and Wed nesday offered a definite check Said to have been started by irre I sponsible children, a -woods fire j burned over a small acreage on the Dr. J S Rhodes farm in sight of the high school last Monday afternoon and night The ownici hired rmd to bring the fir* under control that af ternoon. but the woods were either ! fired again by the children late that j afternoon or it caught up again from the first fire The fire warden f..nn were busy fighting a i fire in another part of the county and could not} be reached Unable to i hire any fighters, the owner went | , into the woods shortly before mid | | night Monday and kept the fine from spreading At that tune the fire was j burning rapidly and was spreading' toward a large wooded area adjoin ing the owner's barns and the high school properties including the gym nasium. partly construction manual arts building and the baseball fence and stands Sweet Home Church Holds Home-coming Membership and friends of Sweet Home -Ghfistian Church in this coun ty will observe home-coming day on Sunday. November U.vthe pastor, Rev, Preston Cay ton, announced this week. Large crowds are expected for the program which gets underway at 10 o'clock With the eon v< rung of the Sunday school. The pastor will preach at 11 and dinner w ill be serv ed on the grounds That evening at <>15. the young people will meet attfi at 7:30. the pastor win again occupy the pulpit,. "Going Home" wi'll be the morn - i.ng sermon topic and that evening th?' minister will preach on the sub ject. "Pressing Fe>rward " Mi' Sidney Beacham, of Bear Grass, will be the guest teacher of the young'people's Bible Class Sun day morning Herbert Williams is superintendent of the- Sunday school. The Christian Endeavor society. Miss Marie Harrison, president, will meet at 0 30 that evening. (hie-Thinl Of Forms Sent In So Far Not Eorrectlv Answered ( Continued from page one) der over the county, following new course* of endeavor. Signing up with u waterway transportation company,! one registrant will hardly be able to get and return his questionnaire within two or three weeks. A new ruling received by the | -?*? ? ? ? v . ?u.y iiu | local board this week from draft of ? ?? -?!?? UI Ul I Ktl * | finals orders a delay in the issuance i of questionnaires and in handling classification work. Local draft I boards were first directed to send | out questionnaires to all registrants and handle classification work in its entirety as soon as possible. The late ! Prating instructs the draft board tn ' send out questionnaires in an amount which in Lhe?opirjion of the local draft board members will suppl> 147 men If the board thinks it can procure enough men for the first quota from 1,000 questionnaires, no additional questionnaires will be mailed immediately. Classification work will proceed accordingly. Un til the board makes a start in its classification work at a meeting next j Tuesday night, it will be impossible , to determine how many question I naires it will be necessary to place in the hands of registrants. It has been estimated that hardly more than one <?ut of every six registrants will be eligible for military service On that basis, the board in this county will be able to select the county quo ta from those men whose order num- j bet-.' do not run higher than 882 Crop ^ ields Alxne First Estimates In Eastern Carolina! (Continued from page one) Soybeans The production of soy beans for beans is estimated to be *2. 254.000 bushels or 12 per cent more than the 1030 crop. The yield peri acre is indicated at 13 5 bushels \ which is 1 bushel higher than last year's harvest. October weather was | ideal for harvesting beans, but grow- i er report that yields tire less than were ear her expected. Sweet Potatoes: The sweet potato crop decreased materially during October and total production is now est in l a tod to be 7.008,000 bushels or 10 per cent under the 1939 produc tion This is the shortest crop since 1929 The yield per acre, estimated at 00 bushels, rs 4hc same as the 10- I year' (1929-38) average but 16 bush els less than last year's yield. A to tal of 47 cars of sweet potatoes have been moved from North Carolina | through November 11. Dramatic Club Will Present Plav Soon Members of the newly organized dramatic club of the Wilhamston High School are wroking daily on their first dramatic production of the year. The student dramatic pres entation which is scheduled for early in I*mbtis a modern eomcdyT* "The Ready Made Family." by Jay Tobias. who wrote 'Hobgoblin House." last year's successful junior class production. A number of cap able performers are included in the cast, and prospects for a successful presentation of the play are very good The setting for the play is being designed by Billy Mercer and ex ecuted by a stage crew headed by Charles Coitrain. A number of new lighting effects will be constructed and installed by the students in time for the play. The make-up and cos tuming will be in charge of Marv Kate Swain and Leona Davenport. Proceeds from the play which will be presented under the direction of James R Barrett, will be used to equip the stage more adequately for future productions. Peanuts Moving To u Market In \olume Activities on the local peanut market, advanced cautiously during the first few weeks by an uncertain market and interrupted by unfav orable weather during two days of tins week, are approaching a peak here today Peanut movements are . j. . ouui movements an being reported on all fronts. Thous and1- of 1 ' of bags of farmers' stock are moving into the various channels, in cluding thuse maintained by the government, cleaners and indepen dent buyers. Government warehouses, operat ed by two firms, have handled more than 4.(KJ<l bags since Wednesday noon despite heavy rains that day , and yesterday The Williamston Pea nuts Company u> handling approx imately 2.000 hags dail^ and inde pendent buyers are operating on a larger scale than they were a few i day ago. . For the first time since 1034. the local peanut plant started operating a night shift to care for increasing orders. The night schedule will be maintained next week. Plant Man "gei W. C Windley said this morn ing Russia Apparently To Join The Axis In New Order Map (Continued from page one) an order directing several hundred thousand Frenchmen to leave the Lorraine province and settle in Po land or other territories. One re port stated that the refugees would be allowed to take only small amounts of goods and money with them It is possible that the German order will aid a revolutionary move ment ihay is sajd to be gradually tak ing shape in the subdued nation Coventry Wrecked Coventry, a city of nearly 200.000 people and an important airplane manufacturing century, was wreck ed in one of the worst aid raids of P . war last night. In an attaek, last nip more than ten hours and dur ing which more than a million j pounds of bombs were dropped, the Germans killed and injured more lliun 1.000 persons. Sweeping over m droves of 500. the Nazi airmen I wrecked the town so badly that ona could not tell where the streets were mice located. Berlin and other Gei man centers were bombed by the British, but the raids did not com pare with the one on Coventry which IS located about 160 miles inland ' from London. In this country attention is being! centered on what are believed to be ! acts of sabotage in vital defense plants Three explosions Were re ported earlier in the week, killing Several persons and causing damage estimated in the millions of dollars The most heroic di ed of the win has been credited to Captain E. S F egen of the Jervis Hay, a merchant Ship equipped with small guns The captain is credited with saving the greater part of a large British con voy i? t|?. Atlantic a few days ago when he engaged a Germai "pocket battleship and aided the other i ships to escape His arm almost shot off. the captain went down with his J Interval Is llciti# Shiurn In Fruit l ake Clinic rile fruit cake clinic, conducted by the Virginia Electric and Power Company under the direction of Miss Mary Brown Allgood. ha.s created much interest among the housewives of Williamston. Any. lady who dues not have an I electric range can get a cake baked absolutely free of all costs." Miss Allgood stated. The cake, of course, must be mixed at home. This offer will not be good hut tor a few days longer, and those wishing to get cakes baked should contact Miss Allgood at once Tele phone 142, Williamston. for reserva tions. V. E. P. Enlarges Local Sub-station Experiencing an increasing de mand for current, the Virginia Elec tric and Power Company last Sun day doubled the size of its sub-sta-1 tion here, Manager R H Goodmon i stating that in addition to doubling | i the capacity of the station the com I pany had installed the most modern j I equipment avialable The Virginia j Electric and Power Company has njoyed an expanding business here 1 and throughout the district during [recent years. Other improvements to its local | properties are now being planned. I Additional equipment is to be add ed to the sub-station, and the com pany is purchasing a site lor a pole yard and storage just across the railroad from its sub-station. WantS The ENTERPRISE WANT AI) RATES One cent a word (this type) each insertion. 25c Minimum Charge 2c a word this hizc Cash must accompany all or ders unless you have an open ac count with us. We reserve the right to revise or reject any copy. The ENTERPRISE PHONE 46 -J MILK SHAKE WITH ICE CREAM 10c. Try out hot dogs cooked the new way. J. C. Leggett n!5-2t FOR SALE CHEAP ? WILSON stove for wood or copl. Frank Mar golis, Williamston. ol8-tl VALUABLE FARM LAND FOI sale. For immediate deal can offe at attractive price and terms a goo< 75 acre farm about 11 miles fron Williamston and one mile from Has sell. For complete details, see Hugl (i Morton. Ally. Williamston, N. C n!5-2 TI'LIP BULBS?WE ONLY HAVI a few left. 75r dozen J. C Leggetl nl5-2 TWO FRESH COWS FOR SALE ? Will exchange for cattle or hogs, corn or peanut hay. R. S. Critcher, Williamston. nl2-4t FOR SALE ? WE HAVE A NICI assortment of used suits in al styles and sizes. $4 95 to $12.50. Pitt man Cleaners. Phone 159 S27-26 WILL PAY STRAIGHT SALARY $35 00 per week, man or woman with auto, aell Egg Producer to far mer*. Eureka Mff. Co. East St Louis, OL CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE ? Early Jersey and Charleston Wake field. Pecan Grove Farm. Henry C. Green. Williamston. n8-15-22-29 d6 13-20-27-J3 APARTMENT WANTED: TWO OK three rooms. No children. Will be located here for approximately six months supervising construction of bridges on Roanoke River fill. If you have an apartment, communi cate with The Enterprise nl2-2t FARMS FOR SALE ? REASON ably prices and terms. Co burn and Coburn. Williamston. sM-llt Service Station And Grocery Toxaro (,a?olinu ami Motor (HI* gasoi.ink in. motok oils is. Bottled Drink- ? Slap!.-, Fancy Groceries M1ZELL SERVICE STATION ;\.w hair (*ronml *!??? I U % Quality JoedStotei, Southern Manor Sale! "Extra Quality at No Extra Cost" Tomato Catsup, 14-oz. bottle 12c Fruit Cocktail 2 cans 25c Bartlett Pears, Lg. No. 21 can .. 21c Fresh Plums, 2 No. 21 cans 23c SLICED OK HALVES Peaches, 2 No. 21 cans 29c Sliced Pineapple, 2 No. 2 cans . 29c ALL GREEN Asparagus, 2101-oz. cans 29c TINY GREEN Lima Beans, 2 No. 2 cans 27c STRINGLESS String Beans, No. 2 can 15c Whole Beets, fancy, 2 No. 2 cans 23c Sweet Peas, fancy, 2 No. 2 cans 27c Three Varieties | CORN, No. 2 can 10v PEAS, 2 No. 2 cam 29* ADDITIONAL HONEY-SAVERS! Pure LARD, bulk, 3 lbs. ... 20c Blackeye PEAS, dried, lb 5c ?tJRITS PORK and BEANS, 316-oz. cans 13c BATHROOM TISSUE COLONIAL, 2 rolls. 15c POOD STORKS LllllOMlH'lllir Op MEAT Maiket In A. & P. Store Here Full stock Native and Western Meats. Prices reasonable. Fully displayed in sunitarv glass counter refrigerator. __Market Operated Independently Of The A. & P. Store Peel and Edmondson M. L. PEEL and L. L. EDMONDSON ^L "?? WIU.1AMSTON Irs HAfCCll/ SMART This Is Coat Weather for All the Family Yon Bet We Have it In Every Conceivable Type and Price Untrimmed & Furtrimmed At Prices That Are Very Tempting I AACCOIW 1 upomrw i V~"V Government Storage FOR PEANUTS AT THE Farmers Warehouse Williamston, N. C. This is a government operated warehouse. A large number of peanuts have already been received for storage ami we have ample space to take care of those wishing to store their crop with the U. S. Government. Leman Barnhill, Roy Gurganus, E. Corey
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