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VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 54 Uilliamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 8, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899
Germans Make Slow
Progress In Drive
D
On Russian Forces
American Forcen Occupy Ice
land By Mutual Agree
ment with British
t
Suffering terrific losses in men
and equipment, the German hordes ,
have made comparatively little prog
ress in their drive against Russia
during the past few days. Several
big battles are now centered along j
a six hundred mile front, and while I
the Germans may be making small:
land gains they are taking the beat-'
ing of their lives, and certainly af
ter measuring their losses they can
claim no advantageous gains. Late
reports state that the Germans had
been checked and that the Russians
were counter-attacking.
While Berlin claims the Stalin
line has been penotrated in several
plac es, a report, from Moscow states
that the Germans have suffered a
series of costly defeats all along the
1800 mile front, from Kandalaksha
above the Arctic Circle to the Dnies-1
ter river facing Rumania, where an
entrapped Nazi tank battalion was
"completely wiped out." today's Sov
iet communique said
The communique told of the wip
?mg out of 8,600 Germam soldiers
killed, wounded and prisoners?and
the destruction of 50 tanks in one
sector alone of the vast fighting
front
The communique, covering Mon
day's vastly extended fighting, od
mitting that the Germans had reach
ed the Dniester, which stands as a
formidable barrier before Russia's
Stalin Line and the rich Ukraine,
but said that the Red Armv forces |
had stood stubbornly and wiped out
the tank battalion.
Around Kandalaksha above the
Arctic Circle, at the top of the White
Sea along the key railroad from
Leningrad to the |x>rt of Murmansk,
the Germans were "defeated" and
thrown back after driving a wedge
about 80 miles into Russian territory,
the communique said.
The Germans also were hurled
back around Ukhta. 145 miles south
of Kandalaksha, jyid 40 miles inside
Russia from Finland's new eastern
border, as well as in the vital *Kex
holrn region on the Karelian Isthmus
only 80 miles north of Leningrad.
Russia's second city.
The announcement of the heavy
reverses suffered by the Germans
followed disclosure by an official
Soviet spokesman Monday night of
the mobilization of a gigantic peo
ples army "numbering millions" and
? \l '-Willi! -^ill llluil lift lif I'I'll 1-7 Ullii 1
J *i"" Htyj rttt 1,1,! I l/i I w i i 11 if ? U V 111 Hi* |
under arms.
This peoples army, it was stated,
will provide an almost inexhausti
ble pool of fighting manpower
drawn -from- Russia V-20Q, 090:000 ptt>
pie. ?
Fierce fighting appeared to be
raging along virtually the entire 1,
800 mile front from the Arctic to
the Black Sea. mostly before the bas
tions of the Stalin Line on the 16th
day of the titanic battle of Russia.
The communique told of "a heavy
battle raging" in the Lepel region
and 40 nnles north of the main
Minsk-Moscow-highway, classic route
of invasion followed by Napoleon.
Around Bobruisk, 90 miles south
east of Minsk, the Germans "tried
many times to cross the Dnieper"?
broad and deep barrier before the
main Russian defense line?but each
time they were said to have faced
murderous fire which drove them
back to their original positions "with
great losses."
Likewise in the Novograd-Volynsk
sector on the Ukrainian front, bare
ly 120 miles-due west of Kiev, capi
tal of the Ukraine, the Russians were
said to have "tenaciously prevented"
the?advance of large German panzer
forces spearheaded directly at Kiev.
The GermaiiJjfiftrruggling to hold
their advance positions against the
new Russian counter-attacks and
heavy defense blows, were reported
throwing away lives by the thous
ands.
An official spokesman said tKatj
the Germans in 16 days have lost be
tween 700,000 and 1,000,000 men,
virtually as many as were lost in
two years of war before the start of
the Nazi attack on Russia on June'
22nd.
The Red air fleet .trading blow for
blow with the German Luftwaffe,
was said in today's communique to
be heavily bombing German mech
(Continued on page six)
County Man Leaves
' For Panama Service
Marshall Griffin, youngest son of
Mr. W W. Griffin, left early today
for Panama where he will enter the
air corps for service during the next
two years. An employee of the Vir
ginia State Highway Commiaaion
for the past several years, young
Griffin volunteered his services. Mr.
i Griffin and another son. Ben. left
home this mooting at 2 o'clock to
bid the new recruit goodby in Suf
folk! :
When Mr. Griffin reaches Pana
ma, Martin County will have three
young men in the service there.
Wheeler Martin, Jr., and Daniel Lil
ley have been there for quite a
while.
Drive for Old Aluminum Pots
A nd Pans Here on July 24-25
Facing a serious shortage in alum
inum, airplane manufacturers are
looking to American homes to boost
the supply of the precious metal. U.
S. Director of Civilian Defense F. ?
H La Guardia is appealing to the '
citizens to support the movement j
which will be advanced on July 24
and 25 throughout the nation. House
wives are cordially urged to gather
up their old aluminum pots and pans
and even contribute some of those
still in use that the serious shortage
may not delay the defense program.
The need has been recognized as ur
gent. Anyone having scrap alumi
num is urged to offer it to the gov
ernment Aluminum stocks such as
wire and other articles have already
been recalled and made over into
airplanes and bombers. A willing and
effective response to the call is nec
essary if defense plans are to ad
vance.
Tentative plans for handling the
collection of the scrap metal here
have already been made, local Boy
Scout leaders stating that the Scouts
will visit every home on the dates
specified. The campaign will be con
ducted through the joint direction of
the Office of Production Manage
ment and the Office of Civilian De
fense. Aluminum so salvaged, after
proper treatment, can be used almost
entirely for defense purposes
The scrap is to be offered free to
the government, and any and all
proceeds from the gale to private
manufacturers will go to the Office
of Civilian Defense for use in ad
vancing the defense of the nation, as
a whole.
Those persons in the outlying com
munities are asked to deliver any
old aluminum pots and pans to a cen
tral point at their earliest conven
ience. the place to be designated la
tin
Will Start Cemetery
J
Enlargement Projeel
FIR KM KIN MEET
Approximately 150 firemen
from over eastern Carolina are'
expeeted here for the quarter
ly meeting of the East Carolina
Firemen's Association in the Le
giOn llut tonight. Officers of the
North Carolina asociation are al
so expected to attend the meet
ing from Salisbury. Durham and
Kalrigh.
The visitors will be welcom
ed by Mayor J. L. Ilassell at 7
o'clock, and Jerome B. Flora, of
Flizabrth City, will reply to the
address. An entertaining pro
gram has been arranged, and
the visitors will be served bar
becue and Brunswick stew.
Meets Relatives In
This County After
Quarter of Century
?
tlupilaliiic Powell la-urns
Of ItcluliwM After a
:?l.ong Search- -
?
I-o.st to her relatives 111 this county
fm almost a quarter of a century,
Magdaline Clark returned July 4th
-for tht^frrst-time smce she was ear
ned away as a th'ree-months-old
baby. It was a happy reunion for
the young woman who married a
man named Powell and who now
lives In Tennessee.
Back before the United States de
clared war on Germany in April,
11117 a family by the name of Voller
moved to this county Will Clarku
Voller girls When Magdaline was
three months old her father was call
ed into the armed service, and her
mother returned to the Voller home
in Wilson. Mr. Clark lost his life in
the war, and connection with lus
family was broken until just a short
time ago when a long search for her
was successfully concluded.
> When the estate was settled about
22 years ago, Magdaline was entitled
to an interest in the income from a
piece of land. She could not be
found and the money?about $100
?was- placed in the?hands of the
clerk of the Martin County Superior
Court After remaining in his trust
for fifteen years, it was turned over
the State University, according to
law. That amount will be repaid to
her by the University just as soon as
I her identity can be established. A
bout two years ago, Magdaline's
grandmother, Mrs Delia Clark, died,
jand in settling the estate as adminis
trator, Mr. Roy Clark, set aside
Magdaline's share. The search for
her was renewed.
Unable to get information by cor
respondence, Mr. Clark turned to
Sheriff C B Itoebuck and the officer
went to Wilson some time ago,
searched the records in county of
fices there and learned that the
Voller family and Mrs. Powell, then
a little child, hsd moved to Phoebus,
Virginia, years ago Investigating
further, the officer learned that
Magdaline had relatives there, but
that she had moved to Tennessee.
Contact was soon established, but no
word was received from the young
woman until last Friday when she,
accompanied by relatives and a
f''end, dime to Sheriff RoebuekV
home.
The sheriff recognized the family
resemblance, and accompanied the
party to the old Clark home in Cross
Roads. It was a happy reunion for
all Mrs. Powell, stating that she
knew her father's name was Will
Clark, explained that she did not
know where he had lived or wheth
er she had any relatives on her fa
ther's side. She produced a picture
oTHer father a duplicate <>r the one
held by her uncle, Roy Clark
Finding it necessary to return to
her home in Tennessee, Mrs. Powell
stated that she wanted to come back
and visit a while with her newly
learned relatives.
Special Committee
To Consider Plans
For Starting Work
No Action Taken for IIuikII
in>j Non-Tux l.ii>i)'rH ul
Board Meet I-a*t Night
Acting just before it sucked its
lust breath und literally snatching it
from death, the Wilhamston Board
of Town Commissioners at the sug
gestion of Commissioner Luther Peel
and with an hearty second frnni Com
missioner N C Green, in regular
session last night took definite ac
tion to enlarge and otherwise im
prove the public cemetery here. Ad
vised that WPA projects had all but
folded up in this county, the hoard
ieeunsidered plans for improving the
place of the dead and work is sched
uled to get underway immediately.
'lite original plans for improving
the cemetery have been virtually
abandoned, the board agreeing last
night to extend the grounds to the
north A special committee compos
ed of Commissioners Green, Peel and
Ciodwiii. wan named by Moyof J I,
Hassell to make a detailed study of
tln> newly proposed project with in
stinction to determine the costs of
enlarging the cemetery and reclaim
ing the old. The proposed plaus al
so call for a keeper to be stationed
on or near the property. The board
proposed to buy adjoining property
-if it can be had at reasonable costs,
and to condemn it if the prices are
considered unreasonable Work on
reclaiming the old and nearly fill
ed cemetery is to get underway im
mediately
A i iimrnrttpr?was atsrriMiinsl?to
study plans for providing quarters
for service men under the USO pro
gtam Appearing before the meet
ing. K 11. Goodmon. chairman of the
United Organizations in this county,
asked for $300 to build rooms un
der the Legion Hut on Watts Street
The meeting expressed itself heart
ily in favor of the USO movement,
but directed the committee to make
a detailed study of the [dans possi
(Continucd on page six)
Two Men Badly Cut
In An Affray Here
? ?4.:?: ~
Two colored men were dangerous
ly cut and a third one was bruised in
an affray on South Pearl Street here
last Saturday morning a,bout 12:30
o clock. The cause of the attack was
not definitely determined at a hear
ing held before Justice J: L Has
sell Saturday evening, and the case
was sent up to the county court for
trial. There is a strong possibility
that the knife wielding was a cli
max to trouble over women, officers
stated
James "Preacher" Ruff in was mak
ing ready to carry a drunken woman
to her home from a friend's home
on Pearl Street Carrying her io his
arms he was just placing her in the
car when Luke Scott attacked him
with a knife, clearing a deep 18
stitch gash acros his back. Scott ran
without taking time to view his
carving act. Ruffin turned on Joe
Ferrell with a knife and inflicted
cuts nquiung 38 otiuhis Rufftn-wes
patched up in the hospital at once,
but Ferrell fled and was not sewed
up until later in the day. After he
was attacked, Ferrell went to his
home on West Warren Street, wash
ed part of the blood off himself,
changed clothes and went to a rela
tive's home several miles in the
country and spent the remainder of
the night. The victims were able to
be up for the hearing
Carried into couri, tne three men
claimed they had been attacked by
this or that one in the group, that
the one attacked with a piece of
acanling turned and cut another,
forming a vicious circle that nearly
coat two of the men their Uvea.
This Week In
Defense
President Roosevelt told his press
! conference he still hopes the U. S.
! can stay out of the world conflict.
His statement was made in answer
! to a reporter's question if changing
international situations had caused
i the President to alter his belief, stat
i ed in 1939. that the U. S. could and
would stay out of the war.
Navy Secretary Knox told his
press conference reports that Navy
' vessels were engaged in convoy du
; ty were- "absolutely untrue," and
said/reports that the Navy had lost
| lu es, material and equipment or
I had been.involved in any encounter
; with belligerent craft, were "most
decidedly" not true
OPM Director Knudsen issued a
statement urging greater defense
I efforts and said "nothing could be
i further from the truth" than that
Russia's entry into the war had avert
| ed danger to this country. Mr. Knud
sen said "we are in somewhat bet
ter shape than we were last summer
but we need the spark of enthusiasm
yes. -of patriotism -to* carry the
program forward faster"
Aid to Russia, France, China
Acting Secretary ol State Welles
announced Russian requests to buy
strategic materials had been re
ceived and brought to the attention
t the proper Government officials.
Mr. Welles also said the U S. has
under consideration a plan to relax
export restrictions on Russian com
merce to permit the flow of war ma
terials to that country He also an-.
nounct d U. S. and North African
French officials have arranged a"
plan calling for continuous move
ment of two ships carrying tea. su
gar and other food to Africa, and
two rnrryirrg-strategic materials to
the D. S.
President Roosevelt suspended du
ties on British Burma vessels reach
ing the U S., to aid the flow of sup
plies to China over the Burma
Road Treasury Secretary Morgen
thau extended China's $50,000,000
credit here for another year. As
sistant Commerce Secretary Hinck-v
ley asked commercial airlines for 12
transport planes to meet "emergen
cy defense requirements 'of the dem
ocracies."
Army
In his bi-annual report to the Sec
retary of War, Army Chief of Staff
Marshall urged that Congress pass
legislation permitting holding~selec
tees, National Guardsmen and Re
serve Officers in the service for
more than one year. General Marsh
all said that conditions have chang
ed to such an extent that a "grave
severe character than the public
realizes.
The War Department announced
it will promote its officers on the
basis of merit instead of seniority
an (f per m Ft re-enllstmrnt for -Regu
lar Army men only if they are qual
ified for promotion in order to weed
out those not able to take advantage
of "further training
Air
The War Department awarded
contracts totalling more than $478,
000,000 for planes, engines and parts.
[ The- 4PM?a+mounCod ?ets?attrraft
specialist, Merrill Meigs, will go to
England to confer on production
methods.
Gen Arnold, Chief of the Army
An Forces, lowered requirements for
pilots of heavy bombers so that fliers
with 750 hours military aij- exper
ience could man the ships to be built
at a rate of 500 a month. The Air
Force also announced experimenta
tion with glider training for its per
sonnel.
Selective Service
More than 750,000 men who reach
?d 21 since Selective Service regis
service throughout the nation. Pres
ident Roosevelt ordered 900,000 men
inducted into the Army as selectees
now in service finish their year of
training.
Pending final action by Congress
on legislation deferring men who
were 28 on July 1 or before, Select -
tive Service Director Hershey order
ed temporary?deferment of-this-age
group. He also advised local boards
to defer registrants with one or more
I defendent* to whose support they
make "any substantial contribution."
The only exception to this, he said,
would be men who married in the
(Continued on page six)
BOND VIII/
Q. What is the reason for buy
ing a Defense Bond?
A. To keep America free. To
show your faith and pride in
your country. To warn foreign
is the strongest country in the
world.
Q. Bu if I do not have enough
money to buy a Defense Bond,
what can I do?
A. Buv Defense Postal Stamps,
on sale almost everywhere. Your
post office, bank, department
store or druggist has them, or
can get them for you, at 1( cents
upward. Save enough Stamps to
exchange for a Defense Bond.
Note. ? To .purchase Defense
Bonds and Stamps, go to the
nearest post office or bank, or
write for information to the
Treasurer of the United States,
Washington, D. C.
Commissioners Are Considering
Changes in Colleeting Taxes and
Listing Properties For Taxation
Delay Likely In Paving Fill
Across the River Lowgrounds
Unofficial reports heard here to
day state that a delay in paving the
Roanoke River fill at this point could
be expected, that the work will hard
ly be completed before some time
in late September. Arrangements for
setting up a distribution plant near 1
the river have just been complet
ed. the contract calling for the use
of the land "during four to six weeks :
beginning in early August."
No direct information from the
contractor. Ben H. Martin, of Eas- '?
ley, S. C . could be had immediate
ly, but acording to unofficial re
ports equipment for paving the
road has been confiscated by the
government, and that work on the
project here will be delayed until
another one is completed. It was
stated that the contractor ordered a
new mixer several weeks ago. ThaT
the government stepped in and di
verted it to is own use. A second one
was also said to have been diverted,,
forcing the contractor to use his old
equipment after the project now
underway is completed,
- The fill contractors have virtual
ly completed their work, except for
filling in a few low spots between
the river and creek bridges. The
route from Conine Creek east is re
ported complete, and the contractors <
are moving their "pans" or wheelers 1
to a project in Wake County. It was !
learned this morning that the con
tractors had planned to build up the
low spots and fill in the washouts
by tomorrow night, but a heavy rain
just before noon is almost certain to
delay the work another day*
The bridge contractors have com
pleted the construction of the rip
raps or bridge abutments and are
planning to move their equipment ]
to another job tomorrow or Thurs
day.
Now that work on the dirt fill is
virtually complete, it is believed
that traffic can move over the route
|Without difficulty except in ex
tremely wet periods.
Boy Browns; Several
Hurt In Car Wrecks
Montie Long Drowns
In Gardner's ('reek
Late I^ast Saturday
Mi** M ury IIoIhthoii Critical-1
ly Injured in Auto Lrudi
Near Here Sinulay
Montie Long, Jamesville Township
youth, lost his life by drowning, and
several other persons were hurt, at
least two critically, in accidents that
marred the long July 4th week-end
. in this county. There were other
neai serious events, all adding up to
give the county its most tragic
July Fourth period recorded in re
cent years. While this county was
c?muting its toll of dead and injured,
the hat ion -reported approximately
500 fatal accidents, the work of the
grim reaper being extended into at j
least forty-two of the forty-eight
states. The auto claimed a majority
of th?' lives, hut the killing and
maiming did not measure up to pre- !
dictions.
After an unusually quiet day,
?fttgh-way?pa4folmen- were callwd -W-i
investigate the first accident of the
long holiday period late Friday night1
about 10 o'clock when Charlie
Bland, 37 year-old white man and a
victim of infantile paralysis, was
seriously injured in a freak accident
at Piney Woods, near Hardens. Hard
ly able to walk before the accident as
a result of infantile paralysis, Bland
suffered fractures of both legs and
is in a Washington hospital, late re
ports stating that it is not certain
that he will ever be able to walk
again.
Bland was siting on a bench with
several others ?in?toni of Browr^
ing's store. Lewis Brown, Williams
ton colored man, driving an old worn
out 1934 model car, stopped irr front
(Continued on page six)
?
Fourteen Men Are
ToRe[>ortToArniy
~/t> '
Fourteen Martin County colored,
youths are to report to the Army at
Fort Jackson, S. C., on Thursday of
next week, the draft board having
posted induction orders this week.
The list does not include a single vol
unteer, the heavy calls of the past
fewJweeks having exhausted the vol
unteer list.
The names of those being called
to answer on July 17 are John Mary
land Slade, Council Cornelius Smith,
Rhoden Purvis, Johnnie Bell, Cur
tis. Roberts, Joe Cherry, Armand
Lee Ward, Rufus Jones Jones, Wil
liam Henry Wiggins, George Spen
cer?J^nes, Ifpnry Thnmas Peel,
Abram Fonville, James Jasper Neal
and James Arthur Grimes A fif
teenth man was called, but he fell
down on his physical examination
at the last minute and only four
teen will leave this county next
week. To keep the record straight
Rufus Jones Jones is also known as
Hezekiah "Christopher Columbus
Jones.
Twenty-seven Martin County
white men are scheduled to leave for
Fort Bragg on July 23.
Five of the nine colored men leav
ing the county last week were re
jected as follows, Ben Junior Ben
nett, S. T. Jenkins, Lonnie Woolard,
Dock Perkins and Wilson Williams.
CLASSIFICATIONS
Anticipating calls fur large
numbers of men next month,
the Martin County Draft board
members will hold a meeting
here this evening at 8 o'clock
for the classification of several
hundred registrants. The board
will also consider about a dozen
requests for reclassifications or
deferments. ,
Registration cards, prepared
last )week, will be shuffled by
the board and serially number
ed preparatory to the national
lottery or drawing some time al
ter tomorrow.
Funeral Service Is
Held for Victim of
Drowning Monday
Monti.- I .nil", lit Youth of
I.ohoh l ife in ( >i'i-k
Snliirilitv
Funeral services were conducted
at the home yesterday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock near Jamesvillc for I
Montie Long. 1M-year-old white boy,
who lost his*life while in swimming
in Gardner's Creek at Tar Landing
last Saturday night about TO o'clock
Said to have gotten overheated at j
a fire in Jamesville a short time be
fore, the young man is believed by
some to have, died from an heart at
tack, one report adding that hardly |
a pint of water was found in his
body Bill Holliday, 12-year old boy J
who saw Iht? tragedy Ironi the bank
was quoted as saying that L>ng, |
?kin in
showing signs of great pain in his ]
faee^ threw up both hands and t<>p
pled over backwards He never call
ed for help, it was said. His body I
was removed about thirty minutes]
later and brought here and prepar
ed for burial. Rev W B. Harrington I
conducted the last rites, and inter- |
[went was in the Charles Lung ceme
tery about one half a mile from the
home
He was the of Mr. Andrew
Long and wife, Mrs Mamie Modlin
Long, of near Jamesville, and was
[a high-type young gentleman lip
| until a short time ago, he spent near
' ly all of his time at home, seldom I
] leaving the farm even to make short ]
| visits to Jamesville or Williamston
Possessed of a quiet character, he
was held in high esteem by all those
who knew him. He recognized his]
duty on the farm, and willingly con
tributed his part in earning a live
lihood for himself and all members
of the family. He was a member of
the Baptist church at Cedar Brahch,
! and while he did not ph*y a promt- -
nent part in jts leadership, he was
I regarded as a promising young man
] who in timu~*Kpuid take his place in
I the promotion of worthwhile under
takings, both civfP and religious, /in i
his community.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by the following brothers and sisters,
Mrs. Irving Watson, of Roper; Wil
liam Long, of Washington County;
Mrs Joe Sheppard Holliday, of near
cil Long. Mamie Clyde and Maxine
Long, all of the home.
Many neighbors and other friends
were present to pay a last tribute to
his memory at the service yesterday
afternoon.
Board In Recessed
Session (Considers
!New Budget Todav
?
Hoard Vrh in \ccor<laiic??
W 11It Order of Orand Jury
For Kcvuiii|mmI System
?
Plans for revamping in accordance
with an order issued by the June
Grand Jury the Martin County tax
system as" it relates to listing both
real and personal properties and the
collection of taxes were tentatively
discussed bv the Martin County com
missioners in regular session here
yesterday.
While no immediate changes are
hardly possible, it is possible that the
proposals 'discussed at the meeting
/yesterday will leud to far-sweeping
I departures in the methods of hand!
j ing the basic tax- structure as it re
llates to listing and collecting
No action has been taken, but it is
fairly certain that some changes will
be effected now that it has been fair
ly definitely determined that near
-hf?1.000?perSo lis, did not otter uF~
otherwise failed to got their names
on the t.frx books for the current
year. It is not quite clear what"
change .will be proposed in thus con
nection. but several plans can be
advanced Some counties have a full
time man to work the tax business
the yearv around. giving personal at
tcntion to every accouiitand resort
ing to the courts as a last resort to
complete the tax books,
j Plans for handling tax collections
in other counties are being studied
and tlie board yesterday considered
those plans The insolvent list was
discussed, one report stating that
I tlier*' urc "solvent" accounts on the
insolvent list,, that tin- county is
payjng a percentage fee for collec
I tion pi such accounts It vyas admit
ted that collection is difficult 111
I many instances, but that drastic ac
tion should tie taken to effect collec
linns. ??
The commissioners, it is certain,
are not trying to upset the entire
county tax system They ale merely
! working for better results. It is pos
j sible that a county manager could
a g11?;11c'i''ctiicu? iith< hstiiig and
collection of taxes. aiuf"aKj/hc same
tune pay his salar> with savings that
ale possible in other departments
and accounts
Reporting t<? the board" yesterday.
C.'ornmissionei Carstaiphen said that
105 accounts had been added to the
books in the past two weeks as a
result of the drive to round up non
listers m the counts Nearly $500
had been collected in cash and aji
additional $600 bad been protected
by notes and promises to pay by July
who* o*uH--wtion vvi-ff In taken
against those persons who fail to
comply with an older handed down
by tin- superior court'last month. It
is fairly apparent* that leniency in
Mai tin County's tax system is being
eliminated, and prosecution in the
courts is to be expected on or after
July 23.
Spending most of yesterday handl
ing routine business and considering
proposed changes in the tax system,
the board hardly touched on its
budgetary problems A new tax
iate is expected some time today aft
er budget figures are tentatively ap
proved Yesterday, tin-board grant
ed a $51)6 appropriation for provid
ing quarters for service men in con
1 flection with the county JfSQ pro
' gram It was explained to R H.
Goodmon, USO chairman in this
county and wln> appeared before the
board, that the appropriation was
being advanced on the condition
that a like amount be raised by the
-orgam/at lorn ? -4????????
The new forestry protection -bud
get was approved at $1,500, a figure
| $80** greater that the appropriation
granted last year Messrs. Tilghman
and Leggett, of the forestry service,
-appeared before the meeting and ex
plained that with uu$206 increase in
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j Tourists Stop Here
To Escape 'Traffic
After witnessing five serious acci
dents on their drive through sever
-status, four New Vorlc tourist*
abruptly _halted their holiday trip
here early last Friday morning. "I
was about 1o have a nervous break*
down after seeing the accidents and
weaving in und out of heavy traffic
during the early part uf Thursday
night," one of the tourists was quot
ed as saying.
Finding a safe refuge in a local
hotel, the group spent a quiet Fourth
here, but they declare it was an in
teresiing stop. Uaring not to re-enter
the highways until aftar the week
end. the group visited tobacco fields
and barna, industrial plants and at
tended a colored baptizing Sunday.
They left yesterday morning on their
return trip to New York.