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VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 59 W illiamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 25, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899
Answer Is Filed In
Case Asking $5,000
Damages of Bottler
Defendants Deny Allegations
In Complaint Filed By
County Man
Vigorously denying the allegations
set forth in a $5,000 damage suit
brought by Willis Bullock, Martin
County man, after drinking from a
Pepsi-Cola, contaminated by a dead
mouse, the defendants, M O. Min
ges and others, this week in the su
perior court of this county made a
motion for a bili. of particulars set
ting forth the nature of evidence
which the plaintiff proposes to pre
sent when the case is called possibly
next November
Farmer Bullock,.after drinking the
contaminated drink purchased from
Merchant Asa Harris, in Bear Grass,
was taken desperately ill and was
treated in a Wilhamston hospital on
April 21st. Suit to recover $5,000 was
filed on June 28th.
The answer to the complaint was
filed by defense counsel this week
and reads, in part, as follows
j- " ? the defendants allege that in
the bottling of Pepsi-Cola and oth
er beverages, every reasonable care
and precaution is and was taken;
that the defendants have no inform
ation nor advice as to whether or not
plaintiff ever purchased a bottle of
Pepsi-Cola bottled by these defend
ants, and deny that the plaintiff pur
"'iri I ilinnli or ntloni|ilerl -Irinl:
the contents of a bottle of Pepsi
Cola marketed hy these defendants,
and it is specifically denied that
the defendants marketed or placed
in the hands of dealers for sale to
the public any bottle of Pepsi-Cola,
which when the same left the plant
of these defendants was not whole
some and suitable for- consumption,
and that the methods and machinery
in use by the defendants in said hot
thng plant aire those in genera) and
approved use by like bottlers, and
the defendants have discharged ev
ery duty it owed to the public.
"And the defendants, further an
swering plaintiff's complaint, allege
and say:
' 1st?That on and prior to the 21st
day of April, 1941, in the mainten
ance and operation of the bottling
plant at Greenville, for bottling
beverages known as Pepsi-Cola, ev
ery reasonable care and precaution
is and was taken and exercised, and
all bottjes used were thoroughly ster
ilized and inspected^ and the ma
chine and methods in use by the de
fendants on and prior to said date
werethose m general and-approved
use by bottlers of beverages for pub
lie use, and the same degree of care,
precaution, inspection and methods
were in use for several months pri
or to the 21st day of April, 1941, and
-ale no? used and in usr by the dr
fendants in said bottling plant, and
the best and latest methods and. mi-.
chmery is and was used; said ma
chinery and methods being the type
in general and approved use, with a
sterilization and inspection system,
strainer and purifier that is in gener
al and approved use by like bottlers,
and in the operation of said plant,
the defendants employ competent
help and assistance, and every care
and precaution is taken and each
and every bottle of Pepsi-Cola bot
tled by the defendant is thoroughly
inspected before leaving the plant
of the defendants for delivery to
the public for consumption and the
defendants use every reasonable
care and precaution possible in the
operation of said business.
"2nd?That defendants alleged
that if any foreign substance was
found in a bottle of Pepsi-Cola by
the plaintiff, which is specifically
denied, the defendants allege and
say that the same was placed there
in, if bottled by the defendants, af
ter said bottle had been inspected
and left the plant of these defend
ants, and was either placed therein
(Continued on page six)
Funeral Today For
Mrs. Chloe Lanier
Funeral services for Mrs. ? Chloe
Biggs Lanier, prominent Williams
ton native who died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. A K. Silvernail,
in Mandeville, La , last Monday
night, will be held tn the Church of
the Advent here this afternoon at 5
o'clock. Rev. John W. Hardy, rector
of the church, will officiate. Inter
ment will follow in the family plot
in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Lanier, almost 75 years old,
had not been in very good health for
some time, but she was getting along
very well and a little over five
weeks ago she left here to spend
i some time with her daughter ir
Louisiana. She had been making hei
home here with her cousin, Miss An
na Crawford, and a host of friendi
here were awaiting her return thii
winter. News of her passing came ai
a decided shock to the people of th?
town who remember her as a faith
ful teacher in the local schools anc
as a loyal friend.
The funeral party left Mandevitlj
Wednesday evening and is due t<
reach Rocky Mount this afternoor
at 2:50 o'clock. TTie body will b<
brought here in a Biggs- funera
coach and carried directly to th<
church where the services will b<
held.
Real Spirit of Patriotism Is
Found In Aluminum Drive
Many have sung, "God Bless Am
erica" with a discordant note and
proclaimed their patriotism, but the
real spirit of patriotism was express
ed by a Williamston housewife yes
terday when she hurriedly dumped
her noon-day meal out of an alumi
num cooker into a bowl and willing
ly surrendered the bit of precious
metal for national defense.
Canvassing one or two areas ov
erlooked by the Scouts, Officer Alls
brooks learned that the utensil was
24 years old. But despite its age. the
pot was quite usable, the owner, Mrs.
H. V. Wheeler, explaining that she
had preserved the aluminum ware by
constant cleaning and care.
Then there were other stories
heard in connection with the collec
tion of the precious metal here. One
patriotic husband slipped all the
aluminum utensils out of the kitchen
and the boss of the house had to go
buy other pots and pans to maintain
a balance in the cooking schedule.
She, of course, bought enamelware.
A complete report on the alumi
num collection in the county is not
available at this time, but according
to L. B. Wynne, chairman of the
drive in this county, the drive is
progressing very satsfactorly. Some
estmate that more than 1,000 pounds
of the metal will be collected in the
county before the drive is concluded
next Tuesday. Several hundred
pounds have been collected here so
far, and the bin in front of the town
hall is bulging. Roy Peel added pos
sibly 150 or 200 pounds to the pile
when he tore up four old race horse
machines confiscated by the sheriff
some time ago. The collection here
far exceeded expectations.
Completion Of River
Fill Delayed By Rain
EMPTY AGAIN
When it happens a third time,
Jailer Roy Peel will possibly
think little ~i>r nothing about tt;
but he shouted last Tuesday af
ternoon when the old hoosegow
was emptied for the second time
in less than a week. On Wed
nesday of last week, the jail was
emptied for the first time in
four years, and the second time
in about eight years.
Jailer Peel just allows that
people are getting good, but
there Is thr sneaking possibility
that the officers are resting on
their laurels after kreplng the
jail occupied for so long a time.
Geo. Williams Dies
At Home In This
County Wednesday
Funeral Services llelil Yester
day Afternoon for Well
known Citizen-Farmer
zen and farmer of Williams Town
ship, died at his home Wednesday
morning at 2 o'clock following a long
period of declining health. A suffer
er of Bright's Disease for a num
|ber ot years, Mr. Williams was tak
en seriously ill about six weeks ago,
following mi illness from which he
had partially recovered. He was 62
years old.
Possessing a friendly character
and of a jovial nature at all times,
Mr. Williams knew everyone as a
friend. He was always cheerful, and
if he had troubles or worries he
kept them well hidden behind a
broad smile and a pleasant voice.
Operating a small farm, he farmed
for a living and by the sweat of his
brow he had succeeded. He was rec
ognized as a leader in his commun
ity, lending his time and support to
all worthy undertakings, including
the church and education. Unpre
tentious in his manner and thought
ful of others, Mr. Williams will be
missed in his community.
Mr Williams had been an active
member of the Methodist Church at
Holly Springs for a long number of
years, attending its services regu
larly and taking an active interest
in its work.
In early manhood he was married
to Miss Bettie Roberson, of Wil
liams Township. She survives with
one daughter, Mrs. R J. Hardison, of
Williams Township. He also leaves
a sister, Mrs. Andrew Hoard, of
Williams Township, and a brother,
John Williams, of Jamesville, and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the home by Rev. B. T. Hurley, pas
tor of the Holly Springs Methodist
Church, and Rev. W. B. Harrington,
county Baptist minister. Interment
was in a new family cemetery, near
the home.
RIPENING
While the situation is fairly
well in hand, as a whole, a few
farmers in this county and large
numbers in other counties are
having a difficult time in "bant
ing" their tobacco fast enough.
The leaf, they say, is ripening so
rapidly that much of it is burn
ing in the fields before it can be
harvested. One Martin County
farmer is said to have harvested
his crop three times in seven
days, and was barely handling
the leaf in time.
In some of the nearby coun
ties, farmers are said to have left
several leaves on the lower part
of the stalks to save that which
was ripening higher up. Har
vesting work is half completed
on some farms, bnt for a major
ity, the work is Just getting un
derway on an extensive scale.
Part Of Fill Will
Be Replaced Vi itli
Different Material
Still Expert Cuving Contract*
or To Sturl Hie Project
Next Week
?
Scheduled to have been complet
ed today, work on the Roanoke River
dirt fill yvill drag well into next week
and possibly the following week, if
not longer A completion date is as
uncertain as communique contents
coming from the Russo-German war
front, with apologies for the Rus
sians.
Superintendent Bob R^ce stated
early this week that the work would
be completed and the finished proj
ect offered to the State Highway and
Public Works Commission today, and
arrangements "had been made by the
commission to "accept it. A heavy
rain falling earlier in the week
knocked the schedule into a cocked
hat, and when asked when 4he proj
ect would be turned over, highway
authorities would only say "possibly
some time next week
Rumors stating that two-tenths of
a foot of dirt would have to be plac
ed on -the fill from one end to the
other were declared unfounded by
Superintendent Rice and Resident
? Engineer Coleman ycsU-rday. "Just
as soon as we can repair *the rain
damage and round up the#fill again,
we will be ready to turn it over "to
the commission or anyone," the sup
erintendent said
A report from district engineering
headquarters this morning stated
that a foot or more on five or six
?hundred feet of the fill just south
of Conine Creek bridge would have
to be cleared from the road and re
placed by a different filler. The
loading machine was moved from
the pit on this side of the river yes
terday afternoon to the pit in Ber
tie County possibly in preparation
for handling that particular work.
The dirt there now just won't dry out
and pack, authorities declared.
Engineers estimated that more
than 100 loads of dirt were washed
from the fill sides near the Bertie
highland by a single rain earlier in
the week.
While work on the project here
continues to drag for'one reason or
another, reports from other sections
of the State declare that projects far
more extensive than the local one
have been completed jn their entire
(Continued on page six)
Selectees Leave
In Big Numbers
Northeastern Carolina boosted the
Army population considerably at |
Fort Bragg Wednesday when it sent
121'of its young men to do service
in Uncle Sam's armed forces With
out exception, the group, the largest
to move here since the Selective
Service Act was created, was about
as quiet and serious, as any seen so
far
Coming in from several of the
northeastern counties, the young
men boarded three special busses
after overflowing the regular sched
ules and moved on toward Wilson
where they had .dinner before con
tinuing to Fort Bragg
Twenty-three Martin selectees
were in the group. Twenty-seven
were scheduled to report for duty
that day, but two of them, George
Lee Roberson and A. Earl Roberson,
volunteered for service in the Army
Air Corps and were already at work
out in Missouri. Another one, Wil
liam H. Mizelle, was deferred when
Clllrhs of dependency were establish
ed. A fourth one, William L. Jones,
was found to be over 28 years of age.
Jones had gotten his birthday date
mixed up, but a birth certificate
from his home town down in Ala
bama placed him on the deferred
list.
Planning Series Of
Tonsil Clinics For
Children of County
Definite Arrangements and
Dates Have Not Been Fix
ed bv Health Office
Health authorities are planning to
hold a series of tonsil clinics for
Martin County children, but dtli
nite arrangements and dates have
not yet been fixed. Dr. John Wil
liams. health officer, states that he
will be glad to hear from parents
whose children need their tonsils re
m Discussing the topic, Dr Williams
The Martin County Health De
partment has a record of many chil
dren who tin our opinion) should
have their tonsils removed.
There are several ways the situa
tion can be handled. All those who
are classed as indigents and on sup
port bv the county and therefore un
able to pay a private physician can
be transported to a hospital where
a nominal fee for operating room,
examination and anesthesia amount
ing to ten dollars will be charged the
county and the operator donates his
service as his contribution to a
worthy cause.
Then there is the party pay clin
ic By this method the patient is
asked to come to an improvised hos
pital (generally some club house or
school) A fee of ten dollars is
charged everyone. The operator gen
erallv operates oil Z5 children and
they are M over until the next
call~
ed in. The operator is generally an
eye, ear, nose specialist. Such a pro
eye, eai, hdov --- -
gram has been carried out in this
State for many years without any
serious damage but the State Medi
cal Society realizing that there was
an element of danger in these clin
ics as they thought the best place for
the work was a wi ll organized hos
pital went on record to ask that no
Improvised hospital be organized in
a county that had such an institu
" /believe the best way the parents
of the children whom we have ad
vised can handle the situation is to
cu to their family doctor fust Let
Inn. decide if we have been correct
IT'llB I* ? v ..v.
in our diagnosis of the throat condi
m our .
Hon and then get his advice on In.w
to handle the operating mid. Hv wl"
know all the physicians in the coun
ty and surrounding country who per
form this operation, lie knows that
It IO "jzvi --
even in the clinics ten dollars for the
even in me i - . ,,
cost will have to be raised and he al
so knows good operators who WUI
-nrt-rr-tTiFTT Ten dhUars which covers
the actual cost of the operation and
then extend credit for the balunceo
the fee which is generally fifteen
more dollars I do not believe there
are many people in this county (not
mTTPlietrWtrn cannot manage to pay
the doctor the other fifteen
over a period of a few months and
every physician 1 have talkul to
seems willing to extend this credit
to the people who urcinteresUd^i
their children and willing \o meet
the operators -half-way
Personally 1 have conducted many,
"of these parl-pay clinics and up to
now have never lost a child. In e
cry case specialists were the opera
tes. but while 1 have never lost a
baby I have seen many in such con
dition that I wished they were m
places prepared to take
(Continued on page six)
_4r
Rejection of Dickens
Being 1 n vesti gated
"Rejection" of Irv Dickens, spark
plug of the infield of Wilson's Coast
tal Plain league team, at the Fort
Bragg army induction center on
Monday had its repercussions today
as the entire Wilson local draft board
No. 2 and its chief medical examiner
tendered their resignations to Ad
jutant General J. Van B. Metts, of
Raleigh, director of the North Car
olina selective service act, and re
quested an investigation of the
"promised" rejection of the baseball
player which was termed ?"intoler
able" in their joint letter of resigna
-tion. . . ??_?.?-?,?
The board, composed of W. L. Tre
vathan, civil engineer and world war
No. 1 veteran, as chairman; William
L. Shelton, prominent Wilson County
farmer and for (years a member of
the board of county commissioners;
and Ed W. Davis, newspaperman,
submitted their joint resignation
along with Dr. R. H. Putney, of Elm
City, the board's chief examiner, in
the same letter, a copy of which was
forwarded to United States Senator
Robert R. Reynolds .chairman of the
Senate's military affairs committee.
The resignations are effective im
mediately.
America first, and not baseball,
was the opinion of the draft board,
every member of which resented the
fact "strings were pulled" by Dr. M.
A. Pittman, chief medical examiner
of draft board No. 1 and a director of
the local baseball club, in obtaining
for Dickens, who had never asked
for any exemption, consideration,
etc., a "rejection" by an army doctor
who, himself, after examining the
local man said he "couldn't find any
thing wrong" with him (not even a
trace of varicose veins) but stated
(to Dr. Putney) he "would have to
reject him since he had promised
that he would."
Daylight Saving Time
Effective On July 28th
North Carolina To
Run Up All Clocks
Sunday at Midnigh
^
Proclamation ImnimmI Totluy
By Mayor Placing W i 11 iani
ton On New Schedule
?
Beginning Monday, July 28, North
Carolina and several other south
ern states will go on daylight sav
ing time, meaning that all clocks
will be advanced one hour at o
near midnight on Sunday. The day
light saving schedule is to be dis
carded on September 28th.
The new time schedule is being
adopted here 111 accordance with a
proclamation issued by Mayor John
1' Hassell today. The proclamation
was issued locally after President
Roosevelt and Governor J. M.
Broughton had pointed out that the
action would aid the National Dc
fense Program and relieve an ap
parent .shortage in electrical energy.
The daylight saving time schedule
is already in effect in a large num
ber of states, and all southern states
except Georgia and Florida are to
adopt the new system beginning on
Monday.
Mayor Hasscll's proclamation:
'-Whereas, President floosevelt
has requested Governor Broughton
that North Carolina and all other
states in this area go on a daylight
saving basis and. Whereas, there ex
ists in this area an electric power
shortage and experts advise that the
daylight saving plan will result in
tremendous saving of electric pow
er, thus making a surplus available
for defense purposes, and Whereas,
Governor Broughton Jias issued a
proclamation calling on the people of
North Carolina to adopt daylight
saving time beginning Monday. July
28th, and ending September 28th.
"Now, therefore, I, J. 1, Hassell,
Mayoi of Wiltiamston do call upon
the citizens of Williamston to join
in with the rest of the State and
move their clocks up one hour be
ginning Monday, July 28th
"As loyal patriotic " Aitiei leans I
am sure the citizens of Williamstoii
will gladly join in this or any other
movement that will aid our Nation
in this emergency."
While the value of the new time
schedule may not -bt- definitely de
termined in the nunds of many, it is
quite apparent that local people will
gladly observe daylight saving time
even if it offers a means of aiding
defense
Legally Hie Uuvemui: lacked uu
thority to proclaim daylight saving
time for -the State, but he stated
that responses to the suggestion in
dicated that the change not only
would be adopted universally in the
State but that it would be done with
willingness
Instead of following the original
plan of beginning the new time on
August 1st, the proclamation was
made effective as of Monday, July
28th, meaning that all clocks will be
advnaeed Sunday midnight
The change will lop an hour off
Monday, July 28, and will add an
hour Sunday, September 28th, the
first thereby being 23 hours long and
the second 25 hours long Due to few
er daylight hours in winter, the prac
tice is riot deemed necessary after
September 28th.
Governor Broughton said that of
the 75 mayors he wrote regarding
the change, 74 had responded favor
ably, and one did not answer. He
said 35 boards of county commission
ers had indicated they would place
their county administrations on the
(Continued on page six)
Jewelry Store Here
Robbed Last Night
Gaining on entrance by breaking
through a skylight, robbers stole and
carried away, from Peele's Jewelry
Store here last night watches and
rings valued at between $650 and
$800. An accurate estimate of the
loss cannot be determined until in
ventories can be checked, Edwin
Peel, of the firm, said today. Police
are working on the case, but up un
til early this afternoon no clues had
been found. The State Bureau of In
vestigation was notified and a spec
ial officer is expected here to assist
in the case.
Centering his attention on the
front show case, the robber took at
least twenty costly wrist watches
there Several expensive pocket
watches, several cheap pocket and
wrist watches and about a dozen
rings were taken from a second
showcase While the robber made a
heavy "haul," he overlooked several
good takes, including a $70 pocket
watch which was within easy reach
as he traveled up and down behind
the counters.
Opening the store this morning,
Charles Peel did not notice the rob
bery, but when his brother came in
a short time later he saw the stock
In the show cases had been disturb
ed and he soon discovered the hole
I torn through the side of the sky
light.
COTTON STAMPS
_y
Held up by an incomplete
shipment, cotton stamps will be
ready for distribution to Martin
County farmers possibly by to
morrow and certainly by next
Monday, it was learned from the
office of the county agent this
morning. In those cases where
the compliance has been check
ed, the farmers are being noti
fied by direct mail to call for the
stamps. Farmers, participating
in the surplus cotton marketing
program, are asked to await di
rect instructions before calling
for their stamps.
The office of the farm agent
states that all the stamps, about
$23,000 worth, will be placed in
the hands of the participating
farmers as rapidly as possible.
Judge Colmrti
Calls Seven Cases
In County's Court
!?' I- II. Wynne Handles
I .one (jisc in Juvenile
Court Monday
Calling HUHf cases 4'ur trial. Judge
W H. Coburn held the Martin
County Recorder's Court in session
until early afternoon Monday before
clearing the docket Several of the
cases were hotly contested by the
defendants, causing the court to re
main in session much longer than us
ual. A fairly large crowd was pres
ent for the proceedings.
After hearing all the evidence in
the case charging 11 U, Peel with
drunken driving. Judge W II Co
burn ruled he was not guilty as
charged.
The ease charging Major Yank"
t.loyd with an assault with a dead
ly weapon was continued until Au
gust 4th.
Klla Mae Williams, one of the'few
women ever charged with drunken
ihtvittg, -pleaded guilty to the charge
and was sentenced to jail for one
month and had her license to operate
a motor vehicle revoked for one
year. The jail sentence was sus
pended but is to lie invoked at the
d isiToi a hi nf , t|,,. nui'i at ivy time
during the nckt year. A women de
fendant w as in tfi<< court not so long
ago for alleged diujikcn driving.
Pleading not guilty in the ease
charging him with drunken driving,
Clarence Williams was found gull
ly .the court placing a $511 fine on
liini, revoking his licence for one
year and taxing him with the cost
John Moore pleaded not\guilty m
the case charging him with drunken
driving, lie was found guilty and
was sentenced to the loads for two
months, the court later suspending
the sentence wath-the-undcrsUiiidmg
tliat it is to begin at tin- direction of
the court at any time within two
years Moore is to remain of good be
havior and not violate any l uminal
laws during that time lie was filled
$50 and taxed Willi the cost.
Pleading guilty in the case charg
ing him with being drunk and dis
orderly, I.inwood Williams was sen
tenced to the roads for thirty days.
Charged with non-support, Joseph
Harrell was directed to pay into the
court for tiie use and benefit of his
child the sum of $H a month for the
next twelve months and to port to
the court at the end of that tune for
further judgment. /
I he two eases charging Waller
Wallace Hailey, fifteen year-old lud,
with stealing gasoline from Will
Brown's and Asa Harm' filling sta
tions in Bear Grass some time ago
were remanded to the juvenile court
for hearing before Judge L. B.
Wynne Adjudged guilty over his
plea of innocence, the lad was or
dered committed to a reformatory,
The order was delayed on condition
that the youth go to Nurfulk and live
j with his brother and remain of good
| behavior during the nex4 two years.
Arrested in Washington lust week
end, the boy was brought tc, this
county Sunday afternoon. When
Sheriff C B, Roebuck loosened his
hold on him to open the courthouse
door, the lad Isiltcd and tori* down
the street. Neighbors intervened and
caught the lad but not without meet
ing a determined resistance.
MOVING DAY
by the John Walton
llassell Post of the American
l egion In the hut on Watts
Street here during the past three
years, the public library Is mov
ing to its new quarters in the
town hall the early part of next
week. It was announced today.
The new library room is located
in the hack of the town hall and
la accessible through the alley
way between the hall and Attor
ney Wheeler Martin's office.
A nice room, some larrer than
the present quarters, has been
provided for the library. All
outstanding books are return
able to the old library until the
moving task la eampleted.
Hitler Bogged Down
In Russia; Japanese
Moving In Far East
r
Hitler Vt ill See IIoktoh Just
Ah Soon \h lie Can See Hin
Own Karn, Stalin Says
WitETTitlci^Txigged clown, at least
temporarily in his invasion of Rus
sia. attention in the war across the
seas is now shifting to movements
taken by the yellow Japs in the Far
East There is wide speculation ov
er Japan's move toward Indo-China,
some believing that ttW action is
bringing war ever closer to Amer
ica. No action has been taken by this
country in opposition to the move.
J but many had expected that eco
nomic pressure would "have been ap
plied by now. Such action is cer
tainly believed timely by many peo
ple. who ar*^anxious to see the ship
mcnts of vast oil supplies to Japan
! stopped
Sanctioned by Germany's puppeb
government at Vichy, FrancoT* the
action of the Japs placed them near
er vital points of interest to the
United States and Britain, and is be
ing tolerated only by appeasement
It is also claimed that tin* Japs, heed
, ing Hitler's call for help, are push
j ing toward the Russians m Siberia
By moving swiftly in to her new
i ly won positions. Japan was estab
j lishing herself strategically about
midway between Britain's two great
Far-easlern bases of Singapore and
Hongkong, each about 800 miles
| away, and approximately 1,000 miles
! across the China Sea from the pow
erful United St lacs Naval base of ~
jCavite. guarding the approach to
Manila Bay in the Philippines,
j Over in Russia. Germany is pay
ing an enormous price for her gains
j which have been stalled following a
; second large scale offensive. Old Joe
I Stalin, about the only guy who has
: offered Adolf any opposition, sized
up the Kusso German situation yes
| terday w hen he said that Hitler
l would see Moscow when he can see
Ins own ears It will be recalled, by
Hitler's timetable and the all-wise
; prophecies by one Robert Rice Rey
j nolds in this country, Hitler was to
I have been in Moscow weeks ago
| Claiming nearly two weeks ago they
j had captured Smolensk on the road
to Moscow, the Germans now state
that they are moving forward "ac
cording to plan" west of the town.
Soviet forces striking deep behind
the German line of advaitce were re
ported officially to be spreading
"panic" among stalled Na/.i columns
struggling to maintain their positions
and protect vital lines of communi
cat ion.
Fierce fighting was reported un
derway at various points behind the
German "punzer" spearheads point
ed at Moscow on the central front
and it was alleged that German of
fleers have been given orders to
shoot soldiers seized by panic in
hreaks-thn?ngh of Russian tanks.
Private advices reaching Moscow
told of huge pockets of Russian
troops behind the German lines and
of large scale battles delaying the
Germans' attempts to get their blitz*
krieg rolling again toward Moscow
and Leningrad
The official army organ Red Star
said that a Russian infantry batta
lion. counter-attacking across the
"River P" in an unidentified sector,
routed a German tank column and
and air corps staff and. killed a Nazi
air force general As the Germans
retreated in disorder,' the Russians
were said to have hurled gasoline
filled bottles, destroying 39 tanks
and 28 trucks and setting fire to a
munitions depot.
Thursday morning's high com
mand communique told of "intense
fighting" on the western Leningrad,
Moscow and Ukrainian fronts and
described lashing attacks deep in
the German rear by Red army units
and guerilla bands which were said
to have inflicted heavy hisses in men
and materials.
Heavy fighting was said to be un
derway around Porkhov, 150 miles
south of Leningrad, in the Polotsk
Nevcl regoin; around Smolensk, and
in the vicinity of Uhitomir, 80 miles
west of Kiev.?
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Contagious Disease
Cases Are Reported
???
Contagious diseases, more or less
common among school children, held
a fairly firm foothold in this coun
ty during the second summer vaca
tion rftonth, the health office report
ing twenty such cases during June.
Whooping cough led the list with
twelve victims, three white and nine
colored. Eleven of the cases were in
or near Wllliamston and one waa in
Robersonville. It is quite possible
that some cases were not reported,
and that the rough will spread to
large numbers when the schools re
open if it is not checked by that
time.
There were two cases of chicken
pox among the colored population in
Jamesville. A white child in Ever
ctts had the German measles, and
four others in Williamiton, two
white and two colored, had the old
time genuine measles. A colored per
son in Jamesville fell ill with tuber
culosis during the month.
A esse of scarlet fever has bean
reported in Wllliamston since laet
month.