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Wstch Th? Label On Your Paper, Ai It Carriei The Date Your Subscription Expires J rHE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1,600 Homes Of Martin County. Frightening Losses Reported Along the Russo-GermanF ront Conflicting Claims Continue | To Pour Out of Oppos ing Camps Reports coming out of both Ger many and Russia tell of frightening losses incurred by both Russia and Germany along the Russo-German front this week. While the claims are believed inaccurate, admitted losses are really sickening and leave little doubt as to the mass slaughter and maiming going on in what is be ing described as the most savage war recorded by modern history. The reports coming out of Ger many and Russia are conflicting, but one thing is still certain and that is Germany has not and is not making the progress she had planned and that Hitler and his gang of barbar ians are growing weary of the recep tion given them by Joe Stalin and | his "heathens." Early this afternoon Berlin r leased a report apparently for home consumption claiming that the Ger man army was pounding steadily the Ukraine and that 30,000 Russian sol diers had been taken prisoners. Countering that report, Moscow re leased a report of her own, claim ing that an entire German tank di vision had been wiped out and that the main lines of battle had changed little in recent days. It is unusual indeed, but the Rus sian air force, claimed to have been -wiped uiiLJjy Hitler- weeks. bombed Berlin and a number of western German cities last night, a London report declaring that the damage was extensive. Berlin claim ed the raiders were from England, but London explained that the Royal | Air force was working elsewhere. Nearly seven weeks of ferocious fighting has cost Germany 1.500,000 men killed, wounded or taken pris oner, against approximately 600,000 Russian casualties, the Soviet In formation Bureau claimed today as j major battles flared on the Moscow, | Leningrad and Kiev fronts. Answering German claims that 4.- ] 000,000 Russians have been killed, wounded or captured, the-informa tion bureau drew this picture of | comparative losses: Casualties ?- Germany, 1,500,000 | men; Russia.. 600.000. Tanks destroyed?Germany, 6,000; | Russia, 5,000. Airplanes destroyed. Germany, 6,- | 000; Russia, 4,000. Guns destroyed?Germany 8,000; Russia, 7,000. CAT" Moscow "Radiorcunimentator, I heard by the United Press listening ' post in New York, claimed that the | "Stalin Line" as such never existed. He said Russia had strong fortified sectors, but reports of a long forti fied line are merely "inventions of German propaganda to explain the difficulties and immense losses suf fered by Fascist troops.") Some of Germany's finest units were reported smashed against the stubborn Russian defenses as they struggled to advance toward the three great cities of Western Rus sia and the strategic Leningrad-Mos cow railroad. (The British Exchange Telegraph Agency quoted private scores that Smolensk, gateway to Moscow, con tinues in Russian hands. The Soviet garrison was said to have extermin ated large groups of German para chutists dropped into the city as well as large numbers of light tanks.) In this country where the war progress is about to bog down in a wishy-washy Congress, a noon re port stating that the House is still arguing over the bill for retaining selectees in the army for more than a year. A vote is due on the measure next Monday, and there is some talk that it will be defeated. Congress, said to be acquainted with the dan gers confronting the nation, are ex pected to vote against the measure because they are coming up for re election next year. Parents of local selectees were heard to say here this morning that they would oppose any nominee who voted contrary to the need of his eountry just to better his (Continued on page six) Tobacco Prices Are Climbing In Georgia Late reports state that tobacco prices in Georgia are on an upward trend. Several markets there are said to be averaging as much as 26 cents as compared with a general price figure of 23 on opening day last Tuesday. According to a government grad er's report, prices are ranging from $3.50 for the poorest nondescript type to around $32 for the best grades. The following comparison gives a fair idea of the stronger trend in prices over 1940: Grade description Aug. $ Aug. 8 1941 194$ Lemon leaf, fair $29.00 $21.00 Orange leaf, fair 27.00 20.00 Green leaf, low 16.00 13.00 Lemon cutters, fair 32.00 25.00 Orange cutters, fair 31.00 Lemon lugs, fine 32.00 22.50 Orange lugs, fine 31.00 22.50 Lemon primings, fine 31.00 22.50 Green primings, fine 30.00 21.50 Thin Nondescript, best 6.25 6.50 Crude Nondescript, best 5.00 Issue New Wa ri ma n ts Cha rgi 1 lg I Violation Of County Tax Law Approximately 100 additional war rants, charging violation of the tax laws in this county, are being drawn this week by the authorities. The first of the warrants will be placed in the hands of the sheriff the early part of next week. During the mean time a round-up of other alleged vi olators of the tax laws is going for ward. Up until noon yesterday sev enteen cases had been made ready for the docket for trial in the record er's court next Monday. The warrants now being drawn arK charging the approximately 100 persons with late listing and failure to pay their taxes. TheSe persons heeded the warning issued by Su perior Court Judge W. C Harris and listed their property on or before July 23rd, but did not pay their taxes. The authorities rule that the day of grace have expired, and that the delinquents will have to gnawer to the court. A repott from the sheriff yester day stated that he was experiencing dlffiiulty Th finding the defendants in the tax suits, but that he is serv ing the warrants as rapidly as pos sible, and that while he hopes to get them all it will require time. Sev enteen defendants are now under bond for their appearance in court next Monday when the first of the cases will be called. To date, several hundred of the late listers have paid in approxi mately $1,700 in cash with several hundred dollars more secured un der notes. <; V1MNC "N ^ ? During the nine months end ing last January 1, the popula tion in the United States is es timated to have been increased by nearly a million people. On the first day of this year, It was estimated that the population was 132,584,922. In making the estimates, the Bureau of the Census found that there were more births, 229,612, and fewer deaths, 104, 984, in October than in any of the other eight months under consideration. Milady's Wardrobe Being Subjected to Radieal Alteration Return T? 4 lot ton Stocking* Or More Bare l-eft* In ill The. tiffing Cessation of trade relations with Japan is almost certain to effect a radical change in Milady's wardrobe. The exact nature of the change is yet to be determined, but it will be plain ole cotton stockings or no stockings at all. Possibly the winter months will favor the use of cotton stock ings, bowev<a:-.-objoctumabie?they may be to Milady's tender skin. Summer months, especially those those of recent days, will favor bare legs. And that raises the question, Is there enough rayon and other mater ial available to chock the now al most depleted costume of Milady. With stocks of raw silk in public | warehouses estimated at 53,000 bales and another 35,000 bales in the hands of mills, accustomed to consuming about 5,000 bales' a week, the Gov- I ernment has moved to keep the price i of silk hose down below the price of | a ruby ring, but it could do little j about the supply. There is practically no domestic j production of silk. Supplies have come almost wholly from Japan and China. In 1940, Japan supplied 81 per cent of the nation's -silk; China 15 per cent. Self-sufficiency in nylon, Ameri can-made substitute for silk, is still . a long way off. Nylon production this year, at best, Commerce Department j officials say, would fill only about j one-eighth of the nation's stocking i requirements and 1 nylon might be ! needed for parachutes and other de- I fense items. ?-To. keep the price of silk from sky rocketing, Leon Henderson, Govern ment Price Administrator, has an nounced that his agency will impose a price ceiling tin raw silk within a few days at the price level prevail ing on Monday, July 21. Between July 21 and July 25 prices of raw silk futures rose about 20 per cent, in anticipation of some punitive action against Japanese aggression in the : ,i.-t Trade relations with Japan were virtually knocked into a cocked hat last week-end when President Roose vclt. tiring of cowardly appeasement, ordered a complete ban on oil ship ments to Japan. V? ALUMINUM . y Martin County people, as a group, were quite liberal in rounding up ?crap or otherwise good aluminum ware for the de fense of their country. The col lection, coming from all parts of the county and on display in front of the town hall here for several days, was moved by highway forces to Edenton Wed nesday morning where it will he loaded with that from other counties and shipped to the man ufacturers. A total of 1,260 pounds of the precious metal was collected in the county, as follows: Hamil ton, 69 pounds; Oak City, 24 pounds; Hassell, 16 pounds; Reb eraonville, 125 pounds; James ville, 65 pounds; Bear Grass, 135 pounds, and Williamston, 826 pounds. Part of the Williamston poundage is traceable to indi viduals in the rural communi ties who aided the round-up by tossing old pots and pans the weight of which could not be de termined. Judge Vi.H.Cohurn (-alls High I (ases In County's Court Tribunal Is in S?*ssion More 'Than Four Honrs Han dling Docket Encountering one or two baffling cases. Judge W. H. Coburn held the county recorder's court in session for more than four hours before completing the trial of the docket. Eight cases were called for trial, but consideration at later sessions. The court was several hours hear ing the case charging Mrs. Grace W. Maynard and D. M. Roberson with assault. Mrs. Maynard pleaded guil ty -and was fined $10 and taxed with the cost. Entering a plea of not guil ty, Roberson took the stand in his own defense, and under oath de clared la' did not strike the girl, Margaret Whitaker, but that he did strike at her to frighten her. lie al so told the court that he had warn ed the prosecuting witness some time ago that if she walked out on him and left her Work that he was going to spank her. Discharged by an as sistant manager about two weeks, ago, the gill went to get the money due her. She first sent an employee in, but went herself when summon ed by the owner of the business. . "Well, Margaret, you walked out on us, and now you know what to ex p cel. "the defendant .sairh "Slie^phte? ed her hands on her hips and twisted her head and said, You (so-and-so) you won't dare hit me,' " he told the court.? Taking the stand, Mrs. Maynard said that she got between the girl and tlie defendant, and tried to ward off any possible trouble until she was struck by a flying Pepsi Cola bottle, and that she then polinced on the girl and beat her. Other defense witnesses said that they did not see Roberson strike the girl. State wit nesses said they saw the defendant strike her All the witnesses were agreed that the sailors from Shang hai or Singapore could not have (Contmued on page six ) ? 1 Registrants Report Poor Cooperation The recent issuance of question naires has sent registrants scurrying to and fro for help in filling in the question answers. Reliable reports state that some have all but refused to cooperate with the registrants in filling in the answers. The contemptible' practice of send ing a registrant from first one and then to another without even offer ing to aid him in filling in the an swers is fairly common. In some in stances, the registrants well knew that the task would not have incon venienced anyone. Otie registrant, losing a day's work, finally filled in his questionnaire after appealing to seven persons for aid. The practice reported is fairly typical of our glowing patriotism which can better be called so much tommy rot. To date, the county draft board has released 2.650 questionnaires, a report from tin- clerk today stating that six of the July 1 registrants had been lost in the shuffle because they had moved and left no forward ad dresses. After waiting a few days, the board turns such cases over to the Bureau of Federal Investigation. Arrest Negro For Alleged Robbery Johnnie Powell, colored, was jail ed here Wednesday fur the alleged robbery of $60 from Bennie Reeves here last Saturday night. The rob bery was said to have been the cli max to a fight in Which Reeves and Powell's brother, Willie Powell, were engaged. According to reports, one of the - Powell-brothers-owed-rents to-a colored woman. An argument start ed and Reeves took part, the fight following in due? time. Reeves was knocked almost unconscious and when he came to the $60 was miss ing from his person. John Powell was bounded over to the superior court under bond in the sum of $200. The brother, Wil lie, has not been apprehended. Certain Viork Will ' Be Started On The River Fill Shortly l*ii\ing Equipment Was Ship ped from South Caro lina l^ast Week According to direct reports com ing from a representative of the Ben Martin Contracting firm, work on tiie Roanoke River fill paving proj ect will be started soon. However, no definite date for launching the project could be learned. J. E. Green, plant superintendent, reported here yestt rday that equip ment for the plant had been shipped from Spartanburg, South Carolina, last Saturday. The bins and crane, included in the shipment, have not yet arrived, indicating that freight shipments in the Carolinas are mov ing slowly or that something else is wrong with the already bewhiskered river road project. Finally getting a new mixer, the contracting firm is said to have plac ed it in operation in or near Green ville, South Carolina. The project there is due to he completed this wyok. and the mixer will he loaded possibly over the week-end for ship ment here. No delay in getting rock, sand and cement is expected ,and if there are no shipping delays, it is possible that actual paving work will he started the latter part of next week or the week following. The schedule for handling the project as announced by head engineers for the State Highway Commission is al ready a month late, and it is not ex peeted that the Easlev. South Caro hna. contractor can finish the work within six weeks after the prelimi naries arc handled The company is said to have only one paving unit in operation at the present time. It was reported here weeks ago that a new mixer or some other type of equipment ordered by the company had been taken over by the government and that had caus ed the delay. According to reports reaching here the new equipment I was finally delivered, hut not to the' project here, giving rise to the ques tion. what became of the old equip ment? If heavy* rains.fell in or around Greenville this -week, an other delay in the project here can he expected, some advancing the opinion that it will not get under way until August 2(5, the day for opening the tobacco markets The Kiker and Yount firm han dling the dirt till project withdrew its last nu II fi wni hri t' mi Tuesday of this week, lcaviug a badly worn mo tor grader for the use of the paving contractor who now must maintain work and the project is accepted by the State commission. Workmen started yesterday tear ing down an old sign hoard next.to the railroad spur track running to the Standard Fertilizer Company plant, making ready for unloading mht.crlals and equipment. Production Center To Open MexlWcck ? , , ? ? i The Mai tin County Hi d Cross Production Center, delayed in its work during .live past few months hy material shortages, is expected to begin operations on a fairly large scale next Tuesday when volunteers are urged to report to headquarters in the Woman's Club building for as signments Mrs. A. H. Dunning, chairman of the center activities, an nounced that the headquarters would be__opeir each Tuesday and Kwday between the hours of 10 a. m and 5 p. m. An ample sppply of wool and oth er materials are now oh hand, and volunteers are asked to cooperate with thivCenter in every way possi ble. Thoke wishing to start knitting projects at once may contact eith er Mrs. Victor Champion or Mrs. J Robert Everett. A few dresses and other a r(Teles are now being made with home dem onstration club women handling much of the work, it was learned. No completed articles have been turned back in, but Mrs. A. R. Dun ning is expecting tht^center to make splendid progress in the future. The production center was first lo rated in the American Legion Hut but for convenience it has been moved to the Woman's Club build ing. Encouraging reports haver been re ceived from other chapters in the State and nation, telling of the splen did progress that has been made in supplying the peedy with clothing and other articles. r~ SWIMMING IIOl'KS Effective this week, the mu nicipal swimming pool is ob serving a slightly altered sched ule of hours. Instead of closing for the supper hour, the poor is held open straight through from 2 o'eloek to 9 p. m. The morn ing hours, 9 to 12, noon, remain unchanged. The usual Sunday hours, 2 to 7 p. m., will continue in effect. The change in the evening schedule was effected at the re quest of and for the conven ience of workers who want to take a swim before going home from their work. Federal Grading Service For Local Market Gets Approval By u vote of? three to one. patrons favored a federal grading or inspec tion service for the Williamston To bacco Market in a recent referen dum. While no unusually large vote was cast in the referendum, the in terest in the service was representa tive. according to unofficial reports reaching here this week. ? In accordance with the vote cast in the referendum on July 24. 25 and 26. an inspector or grader will be placed on the local market begin ning the 26th of this month. No de tails of the arrangements for han dling the work which wall be with out cost to the growers have been announced. Conducted under the pro- isions of the Tobacco Inspection Act. the ref erondums were held for the flue cured markets at Reidsvillo, Rober sonville. Tarl/trtnv -Williamston and Fuquay Springs-Varina. and at seven other market* in Virginia, South [Ca ri ilina a fid Ge? >rgia Growers who patronize markets' (on wluoh the inspection service is j {conducti'd are furnished a daily.mar ket news re|)Ot t showing average {prices by grades .With the official I grade indicated plainly on each lot and a price report showing the aver jage for cach~grarte~rm the previous I day's sale, growers ate afforded a reliable guide in accepting or re 'jecting bids offered. Colored Man Loses Life In Widen! Here List Evening r \->a. T Sl.crroil lal;ill\ Hurt Winn Struck In t ar on \\ t Main Street A a Tom Sin-nod. colored, was fa tally injured in front of the Cun ningham home on West Mam Street la re last night about 10 40 o'clock when he was struck by a car driven hv K. Clyde Cullipher young cdiih ty white man. Suffering a multiple fr.ieture of the skull, a compound fracture of rlmi and a broken log, Sherrod died in a loeal hospital an hour later Walking into town on his left side of the road. Sherrod was said to have staggered into the path of the Cullipher ear as it traveled out (if town Cullipher. meeting another .car, was said to have been unable to turn out very much to avoid striking the man. In the absence of Patrolman Whit Saunders. Patrolman John C. Scar borough investigated the accident, and according to his report, Sherrod was "saturated with liquor." The ac 1 nt was ruled by the patrolman as unavoidable -on Culhpher's part. One report heard here this morn ing stated that someone had notified the patrol radio station that a man was drunk' on the highway and JJlat Patrolman Sear'Intrough. investigat iti.g the report, reached him almost i>y-4be time lie was SIiiu-K aiui lata! ly injured As far as it could l>< Icam? < I this morning, no formal hearing in the ease has been arranged or planm d. 1 Sin i |(mI. about 41) years of age, had been in New York State for about 11 12 years and was here visiting in the home of William Henry Man "ii. lie had been here about a month, but ;t Could not be learned w hat he was doing walking near the town limit, on Highway 114 Sherrod was' tin third person to IoaC fas 1th- lb a nioloi vehicle acei d< nt in the county this year Funeral arrangements had not been compk ted at noon today. It is understood that he has no near lel .11ivcs.'that he was not married. *~j No Developments In Store Robbery Here Police admitted today that they j were making little or no progress in j solving the week old Peel Jewelry store rohlyry here, hut Jiiey chum ed that work on the case was contin ued. Two of the watches strrtrn in n first robbery of the store a little ov er two weeks ago were rc'covered this week in a Norfolk pawn shop. Police thought they were making progress when they learned the so cial security number of the man pawning the watches. Sam Jones, colored JFKut of Warrcrr Cmnrty, was arrested in Norfolk, but he told offi cers that he had lost his number card about three weeks ago. The pawn broker could not definitely identify him and the first developments in the case petered out Following the robbery last week, tliJL_sium_upeiaturs have nailed up the sky light,-and- arc replacing the stolen goods: l Jethro James Shot By Booker Brooks Jethro James, Free Union colored man, was painfully but not danger ously shot by Booker Brooks, also colored, the early part of this week. Driving along the road in an auto mobile, James saw Brooks raise the gun to his shoulder and dropped his head to escape all'but one of the buck shot. The one *'shot struck James in the forehead and caused his face to swell. Several brothers and sisters riding with James were not hit! 1 No cause for the attack could be learned, but officers were advised that Brooks had been shooting pro miscuously at other persons and thai he was regarded as a bad character He was in the courts not long ago and was released after being tried for violating the -liquor laws. Officers have been unable to find the man sintc the attack. I K.ll I I IK I I II VI Nearly evcr> farmer has told about taxing their equipment to eapacity in handling the rapid Iv ripening tobacco crop, but Farmer IVrlie Moore, after his own fashion, described the crowded conditions this week. Trying: to save every stick of tobacco be possibly could, the farmer packed his curing barns so tight "that everytime a to bacco_\vorm breathed the barn sides would bulge ami shrink." Farmers can remember no time when the crop ripened as rapidly as it did this year, and the harvesting work is about complete in most cases. Jurymen Are Drawn For September Term 01 Superior (.ourI lYrmniinil (iniml Jury \\ ill lb* Drawn From Li*| Tliinl \\ eek ill SrplniilMT Koali/mg that a permanent gl and I jury Would l>e drawn fro in .??the lit.; Hie Martin '"CouutV Commissioners showed more tlwu a casual interest! last Monday in drawing jurymen for | the September term of flu- Martin County Superior Court. Tim M irawn represents every section of I he county, and the eonnni?ioiu-rs lire of TTie belief that an aide group if men can he drawn from the list to head up law and order in the conn ~ I.V and to handle the duties entrusted lo them : ? ''? ,Jiidge Henry Stevens. former Le gion Commander, will preside ovei llie term which is to last two weeks loj" the trial of ho ill criminal .Hid ei v-i.l cakes The term will he the first the jurist will Lave held in this county. J7 ? ? . " Nanus of the jury men art lirst Week Jane sviiu Township: k: 11 Gay" lord, Clarence Sexton, Carl Hrown, | II It Thompson and I). I) Cohurn. Williams Township Charles Pale Griffins Township: David T. (?rif tin, Archie T. Koheison. John K. (jnl fm. Thomas L lalley, M. W His sell .1 [bar Grass Township: Ifeiiry C. (Ji ? t ii, Arthur Peaks, Zack Cow in md Thin .ton Wynne Williamslon Township: W II.no II Kverett, A F Lillcy, W. M. Savage. Frank F. W< ston, Mayo Hardison, J M Hawls, I) G. Mod I in and J. Dan iel lalley. Cross Koads Township: Jesse Keel Hobersonville Tuwjnshipv Clifton Powell, J C Taylor, S. Hi nt < Lv relt. (J, D. Crimes, Jr.. and., 11. C, Kvel'etl. Poplar Point Township; F. F. Kd wards and W O.'Ahhitt. Hamilton Township: L. D. Hoe Luck GooSe Nest Township. II J. Kth ?ridge, John" Tyson, Kohert L I^ry int and J. H. Crisp. Second Week Jamt svilh- Township F M. Hland. Griffins Township: S, Oscar Peel, It. Mi iny Peel. Wilhumston Township: C. It Ha wis, Ira Roger son* and John If. Corey. Gross Roads ToW'nship: Paul Leg ?. tt Hoi lersonville Township: J. W (Continued on page six) DARK CHRISTMAS? ] Although no official action lias been taken anil in many eases not even considered, there Is a possibility that Williamston and all the other towns in North Carolina may be asked to fore go the installation of Christmas lights this year. Many things ran happen within the next frw\ months and we may be rallrd on to make even greater sarrifiers to promote the national de tense program. Winston-Salem already lias adopted the proposal and has sent out feelers to many other towns seeking their reaction and sentiment regarding the elimi nation of Christmas lighting. The plan is scheduled to con serve electricity and also mater ials such as copper wire needed so badly in our defense program. Shippers Opposing Specifications For New River Bridge n <ommi??ion Sii\^ Large Draw Will InereaM' (lost SI 8, IHNI \t Hearing llere Specifieat n? 11: for a proposed new bridge ami a temporary structure a. i. the Roanoke River at tins i '."im a pri'iuivd by tin North Car olina IIi"liV\.iN and Public Works t\'u:mm n?ii wan strongly opposed ' \ liit i : nit. i t and other in t. i. t.<| partus at a t'oimal hearing held in *t'he county courthouse here this morning at 11:30 o'clock. Colon-; el Brown, of the U. & Engineering I )> pal t m< nt. presided While most of tli. |)r.?t' t - wen- filed tii writing, vri.al representatives of shipping interests ainl the general public made \ ct hal protests. .It. was pointed put' that those protesting against the specifications JVii boLii .the pumia nent and temporary structures wish ed to cooperate w ith the commission in any way po. lhle but that the plans would nut uu i t hipping needs ami that tlie tiarrow draws would prove, dangerous to navigation. Protests against the specifications Im the proposed bridges w'ere filed m willing by the Martin .County and Wjll'aiiiston Town Board; of (Joni t*ii loiiei Wironiiro Lumber Coni p.my. Wood Tovving Company, Hampton Roads Maritime Commis sioti and the Mai I Package Manufac turing Company. The protests were uude simiJai in that they pointed out u hi loot ilraw for a temporary struc tine and i fill foul T lU lui llte inaiient bridge- Would be dangerous to navigat: i especially during freshets he an <? boats would have to travel faster than the current to hold a dc Hiit. course Verbal pro tects wei. I; aid from the Norfolk, Baltimore a; ! Carolina BoaP Line, I'll.- Plyme:,r< B>>\ and Panud Com P mj ami otl.u i m addition to filing written pi ??t? d - otter.-d supplemen tary coinm nt . Approving tin Higl'.yvay Comniis ioii applirati> ? the Atlantic Coast line Railroad Company voiced the i ?pillion that a tiO foot permanent draw bridge would not endanger or impede traffitvon the stream. I nihi l I larilison , Jantesvtlh' mart nil p. ak'ihg as a private citizen, hi!e<f in his petition that h< believ " ed a i?d loot clearance was sufficient ntid wet it nn'-t'rr-^tTggf^?th?rt -the I i t am he dosed to traffic during the run * 111 at a n i period ex |)enses. f-rr? Kiir.im n Wiiislow, representing tin Stat r Highway Commission, la r. fly explained the application ami l?iau-. t"i hnpioving thi highway r.-iiK > \ < i tin* rivet mill ;nHr,l that Hi- imMuW' I channel-. 11? i tlu' teni pi ? I .11 \ .III! I I" I 111 ? 11 It'l I t llUCtUlCS wife pJatmrd from an economy I am i| mil it It i nil | n is a hie to Wld in tin- 1111 ':??> -lit st i net in ' Mi Wins low .stated, "ami if new lotindal ions an inci s.-ary the rust will hi- mater - lally- ''increased."- hi; added I del- ho i? \ plaiin'd that tin- cost for maintain ing iln- wide channel., at present would fx nirii a. i-d hy approximate ly S UI.OOO No ro. t i 11111.11< on the pi'oji r| ,i, proposed was mentioned. Spi'jikI'fg. for the 41) foot temporary draw, thi i'iigiHi t? i explained that tin- i oiinniion had ,t bridge avail ahl'e that could la u < d ami which would provide a -10 foot channel. Colonel lirovMi, 11u? turning the eiiglneet . ..lid about flow long it would take to con hint the new budge. Kngui. ii Wmslow would not commit liimsi II in tin face of uncer tainty m stii l shipments and other i ?1),.t arli -s?c|i a toil hy the', present world emergency Another n-presen liitive did suggest that the ( onstruc tTTi11 work woijld require- .about six months' time, or more. ;* Twi fity five interested parties, in cluding several from other states, wi re present for the hearing. The data eoileeied at the meeting tins morning will be placed on file in the War Department, Colonel haavii? T--lat ing that- it would?possi bly he six weeks or two months be fiin? the application is passed upon hy the engineers. More County Men Enter The Army It is fairly wej! agreed that Mar tin County i now well, and ably, too,, represented in the armed forces of Uncle Sam. Ten more young men left here for the Fort Bragg induc tion center Wednesday morning. Included in the group were three volunteers, Dallie Merry, Jesse Earl Wynne and Morris Alton Lynch. The names of the others leaving for the Army were, William Council Hai >lrp, Dallas Murry Harden, Jesse Wilson Griffin, Augustus" Edison Monro, Paul Graham Swinson, Jul ius Lee Revels and Elbert Harvey Whichard. Fifteen colored selectees are slat id to leave the county on August 22. Woodrow Sugg. Jamesville school teacher, was scheduled to report for rr-rvtre Wednesday, but he was giv en a stay of induction until after August 17tb. Sugg, a resident of Pi riotous, would hwvo wnrfc on a master's degree at the Univer siyt had he reported before the 17th, it was pointed out. * No quota has been assigned this county for September, but a csll for a fairly large number of men is ex pected.
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