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Watch The Label On Your Paper. Aa It Carriea The Date Your Subscription Expires THE ENTERPRISE Advertisera Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.900 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 61 WilliamMton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Intuit 1, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899 Russian Forces Are Planning Big Scale Drive Against Nazis German Invaders Are Hurled From Approaches To So viet Capital of Moscow Conflicting news continues to pour from the Russo-German front, but it is fairly well established that the Germans are being hurled back trom the approaches to Moscow and that plans are going forward for a great Russian offensive against the invaders. The Red army command is pre paring a counter-offensive with more than 3,000,000 Russian troops to begin within two weeks, if by then it is deemed that the German invaders have expended their re serves, Soviet military informants declared. Russian reservists, it was said, are being assembled and com pletely eguipped for this prospect ive push. The thrust, if it ~cbiht&, will be headed by great masses of tanks and armored cars covered by fighter and bomber aircraft, it was added, but it was indicated that this would be the only similarity with the Ger man advance into Russia Red tanks, it was explained, would be kept in the closest contact with in fantry and cavalry?this to prevent the Germans from repeating the So viet maneuver of yielding to tanks and then closing in behind. A Russian source claimed that German morale already was shaken. Smiling Iwoadly, he added:?? "In our propaganda to the Gcr-' man troops, we are showing Hitler how his methods can be turned against him." Meanwhile, as to Britain, there is ' a plain feeling in Soviet circles that aid to the Soviet should be reinforc ed with something more than the bombing of Germany and France. < The British explanation that short nights do not permit long range I raids and pleas that the army is not " prepared for large-scale operations s in Europe are m?(t with sour looks. > For Soviet sources say, with some bitterness, that in 1914 imperial Rus sia. although unprepared, answered the pleas of the British and French , commands and launched the offen- | sive into East Prussia. True, these sources add. Russia thus lost two army corps in the re ultanl Battle of Tannenberg. but they say this sacrifice materially weakened the Germans in the west. This consideration is one of many which appear to make the Russians expect Britain to open a second front in Western Europe Late reports out of Berlin state that the Russians have caved in on one battlefront near Smolensk, that tens of thousands of Stalin s men were killed and many thousands of others were captured. Informed cir cles say that the German army, shattered by Russian counter at tacks. is tryng desperately to pull itself together, indicating that Hit ler and his men are not faring as well as the Berlin reports claim Revolution and sabotage in the conqu**r?d countries- of Norway, Yu goslavia and Greece are causing the Germans much trouble. Norway is making life hard for the Germans there by blowing up railroads and destroying munition dumps The Serbs in Yugoslavia are carrying on an effective sabotage work at a great cost to themselves, one report stating that mass executions are common. To help handle the situa tion there. German authorities are sending in 40,000 members of its brutal Gestapo. Little Greece^ its fighting spirit not yet crushed, is carrying on an effective guerrilla warfare. Despite new crises that are pre- I senting themselves almost daily in the Far East, observers would have us believe that relations between Japan and the United States are im proved. A small American gunboat was bombed but not badly damaged at Chungking this week, but follow ing its policy of appeasement this country accepted a Japanese apol ogy. Thailand has virtually severed "(Continued on page six) Move Aluminum To Edenton Tomorrow ??? Martin County's collection of scrap aluminum, announced complete by L. B. Wynne, chairman of the drive in this county, will be moved to Edenton tomorrow where it will be shipped along with other scrap col lected in the northeastern counties. Highway trucks will pick up the scrap, Mr. Wynne said A definite check on the drive in this county has not been completed, but Mr Wynne estimatasethat well over 1.000 pounds of the scrap were contributed. According to the chair man's records, citizens in the various towns contributed the following poundages: Hamilton. ? pounds; Oak City. 24 pounds, Hassell, 16 pounds; Robersonville, 125 pounds; Jamesvillc, 85 pounds, and Bear Grau, 135 pounds. The Williamson collection, supplemented by ? few Dots and pans brought in by home demonstration club leaders and a few others, will be weighed tomor row Weight estimates ranging any where from 600 to 1,000 pounds for Williamston's contribution. VALUABLE ADDITIONS TO THE ARMY Martin County made a siiable and valuable addition to Cncle Sam's Army last week when twenly-two of its best and finest young men were welcomed at the Fort Bragg induction center. A twenty-third young man. Robert Dickerson, was rejected. The group, about as healthy as any to be found, was the largest to report from this county at one time. The young men are identified as follows: Front row. left to right: \V. R. Craudall. Gordon Roberson. Charlie Curtis, Vernon Bryant, Rurl Turner, Lester Bryant Edmondson, Exum Ward. Jr., Ben Manning. Second row. Irft to right: Grady Hardy, Robert Ilickrrson. Dixir Dawse Roberson. Densel Simpson, Hal Parrish, Marvin Whitehurst, W. B. Glisson, Horace Wliitaker. Third row, left to right: Randolph Chandler, Noah Gurganus, Wesley Williams. Joseph Martin, Wil liam Henry Gurkin, George Moore. The camera missed Hugh Hardison. of Jamesvillr, but the young man answered tile roll call otherwise. Comparatively FewBdrfrtsztmk Savings Stamps AreSoldHere Patriotic Williamstonians during the months of May, June and July bought $238.05 worth of defense savings stamps and $7,568.85 worth jf defense bonds, according to un official but reliable information! ?itined tuday. In the face -of present J conditions, defense financing inj these parts is just a little better than a flop. It is understood the sales were made to a limited number of pa triotic citizens, clearly indicating that the masses are not yet aroused to the urgent need for a strong na tion-wide support in financing the j iefense program. Treasury officials are directing ap pealing messages to the people, urg- : ng them to buy defense savings j ?tamps and bonds, and an hearten ng response has been reported in housands of sections, bCit this sec-1 tion is trailing in its obligations apd TO ADOPT RATH The count)' commissioner* in their regular meeting here next Monday are expected to formal ly adopt the $1.35 tax rate tenta tively set In a recessed meeting here early last month. The rate la ten cents under the IHM-41 levy and will likely be adopted without much further discus sion. Other than fixing the rate and drawing a jury for the Septem ber term of Superior court, the commissioners have very little work scheduled for thrir meet ing next Monday, Clerk J. Sam Getsinger said this morning. $,500 Damage Suit Filed In Superior Court On Tuesday j Action ItrongfliI lay Miss Mur Ruret Wliitakc-r AriimihI D. M. KoImtmhi *? A $3,500 damage suit was started n the Martin County Superior court ast Tuesday by Margaret Whitaker igainst D M. Ruberson, the plaintiff illeging that she was attacked by the defendant at his place of busi less near here last Saturday. The plaintiff is asking $1,000 actual and (2,500 punitive damages. Criminal action is now pending igainst the defendant to the dam age suit, and the charge is to be air ed in the county court next Mon iay Filed in the superior court this week by Attorney Hugh G. Hortbn, the complaint in (he damage suit reads, in pa Ft, as follows: "That on the 26th day of July, 1941. at about 6:30 o'clock p. m., the plaintiff. Margaret Whitaker. who had been an employee of the de fendant, D. M. Roberson, went to the Slaughter House for purposes of receiving payment of wages due her and sent a friend of hers into the of fice of D. M. Roberson for her pay check, or pay envelope, and, as this plaintiff is advised, believes and avers, the said D. M Roberson would (Continued on page six) NOT FAIR With some few, very few ex ceptions, the daylight saving time schedule is in full effect lo cally, but there is the story that a well-known farmer whose name eould not be learned Im mediately is going to work by the old time and quitting by the new schedule. That's not fair, but It is no mean idea. Asked what he thought about the new schedule, Cloes Rober son, well-known and likable lo cal character, mid, "It's flue, simply fine," explaining that he got his breakfast an hour earlier. far behind its record established in the last war when thousands of dol lars were contributed in the name of humanity and hundreds of thous ands of dollars worth of bonds Were willingly bought to finance the na tion in a time of stress and 11 npor ta inty.?_? ? ' . ,' ?? _ It has been pointed out that the savings stamps have been on sale during the dull months only, that in creased sales are to be expected la ter on If the facts emanating from recognized authorities are to be rec ognized, the defense of this nation is not going to wait for the prosperous months. In a series of letters mailed a few days ago, the Treasury Department added a note urging the people to go to the post office, bank or savings and loan association and buy Iftmds and stamps. Charge County Firm With Violating The Lai>or I^tw 01' State - ? ? ? Seven Ciihch Ar<- Called in tlio Ili i ordiTk Court Monduy Bv Jnd^e W.11. Coliurn 1 In one of the first tests of the State Labor Laws in this county. I) M RobOTSon, trading as Roberson's Slaughter House,. was fined $15 in one case and $30 m a second in the recorders court last Monday. Costs were attached separately in each case. Charged with violating the State Labor LaW, the defendant en tered no plea at the beginning of the trial, but at the conclusion of the evidence a plea of guilty was submit ted by~ WhcelerMartln, defense rep" resentative. No evidence was offer ed byuhe defense, and very few of the numerous witnesses called by the State were called upon to testify. No count of the witnesses w^s made, but it was fairly apparent that a goodly number of the county firm's employees was on hand. In fact, the witnesses' crowded nearly one-half of the court auditorium, leaving a few scattered seats for the specta tors. The court virtually cleared up the disturbance originating on last July 4th when it found two of three de fendants guilty in the case charging Luke Scott, James Ruffin and Joe Ferrell with deadly weapon assaults. Scott drew two months on the roads and was fined $25 and taxed with the cost. The road sentence is to begin at any time within the next year at the direction of the court. Ruffin, the second defendant adjudged guil ty, had his case continued under prayer for judgment until next Mon (Continued on page six) Five Tobacco JIarns Burn In the County Fire starting from within destroy ed a tobacco barn and the contents belonging to Mrs. C. M Peel on her farm in Griffins Township Wednes day morning. The attendant, Robert Peel, had just put the last piece or two of wood in the fire to "kill out" the stem, and inspected the tobacco just a short while before the fire broke out and burned the structure and contents in a very short time. The tobacco was the third taken from the field, and was of unusual ly good quality. The loss is partially covered by insurance carried by a community group. A second barn in Griffins Town ship was destroyed by fire yester day afternoon. Owned by Messrs. Joe G. and Edward Corey, the bam was packed with about 1,100 sticks of tobacco, the owners estimating their loss at more than $400. Fire also destroyed a bam of Far mer George Taylor's farm and one on Farmer Charlie Leggett's farm in Cross Roads Township yesterday. A fifth bam was burned in the Rober sonville area earlier In the season. [iver Fill Paving Project Two More Weeks Higli huv Dt-piirtiiicnt OpciiN j Office* ll?'r<- Willi Kiigin eer Franks in Cliurgt According to unofficial but other wise reliable information received here today, it will possibly be anoth er two weeks before work will get underway on the Roanoke River fill paving project at this point, one re port stating that no definite date for starting the project had been deter mined. Paving contractor Ben H. Martin, of Easley, South Carolina, said two weeks ago that work would be started today. The contractor could not be^ contacted immediately, but reports -from other sources stat ed that the project had been delay ed again. Kiker and Yount, the dirt fill con tractors, are scheduled to" turn the completed project over to the State some time today. Plans had been made to turn the project over to the commission last week, but heavy rains delayed that action. Engineers state thai the fill is now in good shape with the exception of a small section just this side of the Conine Creek bridge which continues a bit soft. The dirt there is drying out, will be all right within a few days. The dirt fill has been ready for the pavers for several weeks, according to reports, but the South Carolina contractor was delayed when the government took over certain equip ment that was to have been used on the project; No cause for the recent delay could be learned. Highway forces, making ready to handle the river fill project and al so the widening of U. S. 17 between here and the Beaufort County line, have established offices in the old Martui County Bank m?Lawyers' building here with Resident Engin eer R. D. Franks in charge. Other members of the engineering staff are, Messrs. F. S. Hitch, M. it. Con nor, R. P. Rogers, W. A. Pope, Jr., II. B. Shugar, A. L. Moore and R. L. Riddle. Several of the engineers are looking for apartments and will move their families here just as soon as they can find living quarters. Board Of Education Will Meet Monday Opening and closing dates and hol iday schedules will likely be deter mined for the Martin County Schools by the board of education in session here next Monday. Very little other business is on the board calendar, but l( is likely that the gymnasium projects proposed for Farm Life and Bear Grass will be discussed Called into defense work, the Works Progress Administration will be unable to cooperate In the proposed work at any time within the neai future, ttdias-beerr definite-: ly learned Anticipating cooperation from the agency, patrons of the schools have already donated lum ber and other materials for the con struction. of the two buildings NON-LISTERS According to information com ing from a member of the board, the local town officials are expected to discuss the problem created by those sub jects who did not list their property for taxation or list subject to the poll tax. The In formation gained stated that ac tion to round up the non-listers would either be taken or dis missed altofethe^. The county has listed several hundred persons whose names were not on the tax boohs and collected nearly $2,MM. It is un derstood that many names are mlastnf from the town books. It could not be learned wheth er the board will discuss a tax rate for the current fiscal year at the meeting next Monday. Service Stations Will Limit Sales To Certain Hours Serioimiieiw of Situation Be ing Brought Closer To All Of the People The seriousness of the nation s de-1 fense is being brought closer to tin people at home in a call issued yes-1 terday by Defense Oil Coordinator Harold lekes urging all filling sta tions along the Atlantic Seaboard to | suspend sales between the hours of 7 p. ill and 7 a. m., effective Sunday, August 3rd. Designed to curtail gasoline con sumption and prevent the depletion of the supply, the lekes call is find ing support in Williamston Seven station operators are already on rec ord as willing cooperators, one stat ing that anything he could do to bet ter the nation's defense would be done willingly. Approximately 100. 000 station operators along the coast are being called upon to cooperate with the movement. Distributors are being directed to withhold deliveries from those sta tions who deliberately fail to com ply with the request Announcing his action at a press TTTiYfrrr-QCL' lekes renewed his warn ing that unTe^mulorists eomply with his request for a rme-tlura^ cut in consumption, other rationing proposals such as "gasolineless Sun days" may be necessary to prevent an impending shortage of oil for | Eastern industrial areas ! President Roosevelt, meanwhile. | stgiwd legislation authorizing con struction of oil pipelines to the sea board from Southwest producing areas to make up for transportation facilities lost in transfer of 50 tank ers to Great Britain under the Lend Lease program. Defense leaders have cautioned, however, that the con struction program cannot be com pleted before effects of the East | Coast shortage ore felt lekes suid the major effect of his 1CK1S auiu me s?iwj* blackout program would be to em phasize the seriousness-oj thc-threat ened shortage lie doubted that there woyld be any difficulty in obtaining compli ance, pointing out that the oil indus try itself had made a similar recom mendaton. In addition, he said, sta tion operators would be placed at no competitive disadvantage if ul sta tions were closed for tlie same hours and would "realize their supplies could be curtailed" by distributors if they were tempted to remain open. Exceptions to the closing hours, he said, would be made only in emer gency cases "involving public health or suieiy. " Asked what steps would be taken against persons "bootlegging kas" line during the closing hours, lekes replied: ? 1 "The bootlegging system cant ex ist unless you have a supplier. You can't make it-in the bathtub. When asked whether motorists couldn't "stock up" during the day. thus using the normal amount, he pointed out that he already hud ask ed them to cut their consumption by S3 1-3 per cent, lie said he hoped his new recom mendation. coupled with the request for a voluntary curtailment of con sumption, "will be enough to put us across.' "Wc must bring supply una a mand together unci everybody_ must cut consumption," he udded. "Unless this first action achieves result, it must be followed by other steps to accomplish our end "Closing public filling stations at night is the least action we cun take now and be realistic about our actual situation today." The recommendation applies to Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhodt Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maty land. North and South Carolina lana, nuim ? . . t Georgia, Florida^ and the District of UllMgW, ? ??* ? Columbia. It also applies marketing areas in or east of tin Ap palachian Mountains in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, and such addi tional marketing areas in said states, whether any substantial part of the motor fuel supplied is either pro duced in any of said states or Ship ped in said areas from any point east of such areas" 1 ^ Local Band To Start Rehearsals Tonight In connection with a planned ser ies of concerts and in preparation for the coming school year, the William ston High School band will hold its first rehearsal oC the year tonight at 7:30 o'clock. At this time future plans and activities of the band will be discusssed. A beginning band will be started this year among the grade school pu pils, grades five through eight in clusive. Instruments will be avail able under a rental system whereby each instrument rents for $10.90 per school year. This program must get underway immediately in order that the instruments may be. placed in the hands of the students at the earliest time. All who are interest - ed are asked to meet with Mr. But ler in the high school auditorium on Monday, August 4th, at 7:30 p. m. The parents .are invited to attend this meeting also in order that prob lems connected with this activity may be discussed. Daring Robbery Here Late W ednesday IN ight PROMOTED I)r. Cecil <i. Taylor, son of Mrs. I .a ura Taylor, of Williams ton, is rapidly gaining rccogni tion in jhr rducational field. A member of the lauiisiana State I'nivcnity faculty since taJtj, Br. Taylor was rreently appoint ed executive secretary to Maj . or General Campbell B. Hodges, president of the I'niverslty. Drunk Forces Way Into Founty Home Early Wednesday ' "iled I o Stop at Warning Shot ami I* Felled by Far mer with (*iiii Iturrell $ Charles Warren Garfish, a good young man -who temporarily wan dered from the straight and narrow (lath, owes Ins life today to a James ville Township farmer who chose not to shoot him down as he forced Ins way into lus (the farmer's) home near Janiosviflc about one '..dock last Wednesday morning It is a fairly easy story to understand and one that young Garrisli has well proved that he is truly sorry about. On his way from' his Ocracokc Isl and luinio to ryoort to llie Selorllve Service Board in Swan Quarter, Garrisli met a girl in Washington and arranged a lour with a laxi driver. Drinking qfiile freely, Garrisli he came unconsciously drunk, alpiust. How lie gut into the Jamesville se^ lion and what lieeame of Ins girl friend and laxi driver, he can't re call. Apparently lie was dumped out along the road, and wandered to Cal mer k ret I Calloway's home. 'Flunk ing he would find Ins girl there, he tried lo enter the front door Asking who was there, Calloway received no answer, huLGnrrish still pawed at the screen dour. Dialling his gun, tin farmer fired a warning shot. "Ah, j?"U missed me,'" Garrtsh mumbled, and with a lunge he tore through the screen door Calloway did not have another gun shell, so he directed an attack on the young man's head Willi the gun barrel. At least one or two sound blows were landed on the man's head. Sheriff KucbuCk stating that the barrel was so badly, bent one couldn't see through il Stopped cold, Garrisli slept while Sheriff Roebuck was reaching the Calloway home. He rallied when tin officer picked him up and said a few words, hut the young man still did not know what il was all about While on tin- way to the County jail. Garrisli mumbled, hut the officer said In- never heard the man curse or utter an oath After recovering from his escapude Wednesday morning. Garfish ex pressed his deep regrets to Sheriff Roebuck, and asked to he carried to the farmer's home so he could apol olize. He gamed " the farmer's for giveness. and no breaking and enter ing charge was lodged against hinr, but he was hookcd-wn-a-tfmmk nint disorderly charge Garrisli paid for having the fourteen stitches plant ed in his lu-ad, and assured Sheriff Roebuck that he would send a check to cover the case costs in the justice of the peace court. The check was duly received yesterday, and as far as it could be learned, young Garrish reached Swan Quarter where he had business with the Hyde County Draft Board INSPECTION Starting an iasprcliun of wine shops and retail dealers in the county Tuesday, Inspector Gra ham of the State Alcoholic Bev erages Control Board, was mid to have found no irrefularities in the business. The Inspection la hardly half complete, an unoffi cial report stating that those re (allfn whof a*?H stock had been checked were found to be operating within the terms and meaning of the law. The first Inspections were made In Willlamston before the Inspector was called to another county. His return is expected shortly. I wo Shots Fired At Edwin Peel fn His Main Street Store Kolilirr Wtt>, Leaving Hag I in ked hitli Wnlche* And Jewelry ? ? Edwin Peel, jeweler, was shot at twice in a daring robbery of his main street store here last Wednesday night shortly before U o'clock The Jou.igman while an almost direct I n III WSs "ut llM- robber andiing the gun so effectively that s e , , J,"We1"' a"d made sCM ape before pohfe could reach with "" Sln'" was a" a?"g was .l1Xnt,n""" w,|e" '<s attention "as diawii from the baseball score boaid on the Clark Pharmacy win dow by the loud calls for police Cit uwav T"*, ba^ when the jeweler explained hen, that his store had been rob and that the robber had a gun and had fired upon him twice De spite a pale look on his face, the mer chant was unusually calm under the tncumstanccs and pointed out to - -GiUBg ty InZsToiilnjuat 11 oV lock to turn out the display lights in the window, Mr Pee! inserted the kiw !ly?t I*' l'k T* d momenta," u.l , o k n Mrs 1VH wb? was with bin,. During that brief mter va , the robber who was working -'".da show case a, the front of Mote made a quick retreat to ??< ttat, I lie jeweler opened the dooi. and quickly grasping the sit oT the a '' a" ,OWard th<" back < ' II. store and took a pistol from a itil,met He heard the robber in I ' skylight and called in him to fired ('*' it ii" (,r"w '"s. pistol and '"d t I) llardison, who was in l. s car almost ,n front of the place d tnt"U'.tS' ,h"Sl"" :""1 ,uab 1 "to the store, hut he retreated I" the front with Mr peel when , ?second shot whirred over their Imadv llardison rat, up the street a drw -fnetTm,, stnr1e,nk? a, a ley -diiig o the hacklo, when he heard Lubber running away It Was dark there and he could not see him' a "'" ""'""c. Hugh I j,lies, a *pe< in I officer serving while Off, .UiW a" few nights leave, entered the store and found the robber gone lie then went l ie rear of th. store, climbed to there "a '"i"',"' 01,1 *""?? '"at Iheic. A second hat was later found u" 'he round hack of the store Of ras-. sK-yt* SS"; ? small I T\ backed into a ? all beach bag, were found behind ' Showcase The hag was locked up to preserve fingerprints, and its rifely" IhT'f 1 """""-d mimed I) Until ,ts contents are check " ?? "'c stock inventory any loss cannot be determined. Nut certain they had authority to we ecu n a hl'''1 's' town authorities Unable to get started on the case immediately Two dogs younir and not experienced, were brought , p .p"" J"hnso1n' a"d they blar 'd a tin.I across the backlot, down South Sinithwick Street to Lugene , f w Le?Ptt's Lane, just W blocks from the store No far'l W!I'S ""'de' a"d offic?s, so fa. have reported no furtfier devel t Z''T J" T" SBI l pPrrsenta .vis weie railed and they are said prints!'" " "umber finger IJe":,'^i^Ul.i|? VMii by iKe~ (Continued on page six?' ^ Native 01 County Dies Near Tarboro ?'? Henry T. Barnhill, a native of this county and a son of the late Jim Barnhill and wife, died at his home "near Tarboro Wednesday afternoon at I 30 o'clock following a sun stroke suffered about two hours earlier in the day." Mr. Barnhill, the Oldest of several children, was about 60 years of age. When a young man he moved to Edgecombe County where he suc cessfully farmed. He was well-known in his adopted community, and had many friends there. His widow, Mrs. Julia Leigh I Barnhill, survives with five chil dren, Mrs J. L. Cox, of \yalstonburg and Mrs. Ernest Price, of Tarboro, and Julian Barnhill. Herbert Barn hill and Jesse Barnhill, all of Edge combe County. He ulso leaves one sister, Miss Ruby Barnhill, of Wil liamston, and five brothers, B. R. Barnhill and Johnny Barnhill, both of Durham; Harry Barnhill, of Cole rain; Fabion Barnhill. of Everftta, and Kader Barnhill, of New York. Funeral services were conducted from the home yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock by Rev. Norton Deody. Interment was in the family tery, near the home.
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