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Watch The Label On Your 1 Paper, At It Carriea The Date Your Subacription Eiplrta. 1 'J rHE ENTERPRISE ?? Advertiaera Will Find Our Col umn a A Latchkey To Over 1,800 Homea Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 75 IFilliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 19, 1911. ESTABLISHED 1899 Russia Calling Upon More Manpower To Stem Nazi Attacks Aid for Hard-pressed Rus sians Declared Urgent If Disaster Is to Be Averted ? Using up its fighting equipment faster than her factories can turn it out, Russia was said yesterday to be in desperate need of supplies, one report stating that the hard-pressed Soviets face disaster unless aid is made available to them immediately. While its war material is rapidly diminishing. Russian manpower is answering the call of its country, one estimate placing the country's fight ing force at 25,000,000 soldiers and soldier-civilians. Germany is meeting reverses in Russia as fog and rain make the go ing difficult for her tfkrbarian hordes but reports declare that Leningrad is taking terrible punishment, and that important industrial centers are being threatened. Despite German gains in Russia, it is now apparent that a long and severe war is cer tain, and in further preparation for it, Russian leaders are calling to col ors the almost unlimited manpower. An ominous warning that Russia must have a swift flood-tide of war supplies or face military disaster and perhaps capitulation, came yester day from a London source in a posi tion to speak with authority. With the Crimea apparently cut off by Germany's Ukrainian advance and the Red Army's losses in men and tanks described as astronomical, this informant said a Niagara of Brit ish and American material is essen tial to continuation of Russian re sistance. He went so far as to predict that Adolf Hitler would offer the Rus sians a separate peace and that the Russians?failing to get equipment ?might be forced to lay down their arms. "The whole history of the world turns on the outcome of this battle," said this source. "We will fight on even if Russia is beaten, but our task will then become much hard er." Now, he asserted, the battle is "swaying either way"?toward Rus sian disaster or success. He cited figures to the end of Aug ust as showing the Russians had lost 3,000,000 men and the Germans 2, 000. ( Moreover, he hinted that Red Army losses in tanks constituted one of Russia's most serious blows, and he disclosed that the Germans were repairing captured tanks and using them in their offensive. The British, the informant contin ued, have opened an effective rail way and highway route to Russia thruugh Iran, and this can be turn (Contmued on page four) * : Parents-Teachers To Meet Next Week Reorganization of the Williamston Parent-Teacher Association is plan ned at a meeting to be held in the Williamston High School auditor ium next Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 24th, beginning at 3:30 in the afternoon. Considerable interest in the future of the parent-teacher or ganization has been evidenced re cently and many parents have al ready pledged cooperation during the coming year. Without an active association last year, the school com munity seriously missed the fine support and cooperation rendered by parent-teacher groups since the local association was reorganized in the fall of 1933. Mrs. Garland Woolard has agreed to serve as president of the associa tion this year, subject to the wishes of the membership and a complete slate of officers will be submitted at Wednesday's session. Notices of the meeting will be car ried to all parents by students the early part of next week, and it is hoped that a large number will be present at the first meeting. The en tire session, including the brief so cial period to be held in the home ec onomics rooms, will be confined to an hour. Colored Boys Leave For Army Thursday Uncle Sam continues to draw on his potential army reserve in this county. Sending ten colored boys to Fort Bragg yesterday afternoon, the county is making ready to send IT white youths away on October 8th and eleven more colored boys are to leave the latter part of October. Richard Haywood Reed was the first youthful draftee to get a call to service, but there were five othcrx in the group, two of them volunteers. hausted in filling the quotas for col ored draftees. Hie names of the boys leaving the county yesterday are, William Jones, Richard Haywood Reed, Marvin Lloyd, William Henry Black, Willie Roy Brooks, Sylvester Godard, El wood Bellamy, Gabriel Williams, Jr., William Paul Albritton, and Heze kiah Spruill, Jr. The names of the white draftees leaving October 8th will be released the latter part of next week. First Cotton Ginnings From The New Crop Are Reported Although overshadowed by high tobacco prices and the rapid market ing of the leaf crop, ex-King Cotton broke into the farm picture a few days ago when the first of the sta ple was ginned and made ready for market. The first of the crop was handled by gins at Robersonville, later reports stating that several gins are now operating over the county,. including that of Lilley Brothers' in Griffins Township. Several hun dred bales of the staple have already been turned out, and some of the gins are running at full capacity. While King Cotton is not the pow erful monarch he once was in this county, he continues to cut a fair ,y sizable figure in the county's agri cultural system. It isn't likely that Droduction this year will measure up to that of last year when more than 5.000 bales were ginned, but the crop is much better than the early forecasts indicated it would be. Numbers of farmers are picking bale to the acre, and the quality is equally as good as it was last year, if not better. A shortage of pickers has been a problem for most farmers, and where there wasn't an actual short age of pickers, the hot summer sun has kept many from the fields. In some sections, however, cotton pick ing interrupted education, the super intendent stating that several schools were forced to close while the chil dren invaded the fields. Cotton is selling on the local mar kets for around 17 1-2 cents, or sev eral cents higher than the quotations a year ago. Work Of Farm Bureau Reviewed In County RKD CROSS \ 1 J Activities in the local produc tion center of the Martin Coun ty chapter of the Red Cross have been temporarily interrupted. Mrs. A. R. Dunning, the chair man stating that the renter would be reopened each Tues day and Friday just as soon as repairs to the club rooms are completed. During the meantime, volun teer workers are carrying on their sewing and knitting proj ects at home, the chairman ex plaining that the unit is rapid ly moving toward maximum production of garments and other materials for countless victims in the troubled and war stricken areas of the world. Drive Underway To Change 17' Routing ??? Said to have been filled in by idle notorists at the urgent request of afe operators in two neighboring owns, several hundred cards have >een received by the State Highway ind Public Works Commission in taleigh urging or demanding a ?hange in U S. Highway 17 routings, ilartin County, with well over a juarter of a million dollars tied up n U. S. 17, is of the opinion that oth ?r elaims and demands should be nade secondary, especially since the mund bridge route is several miles onger than the one through Eden on, Windsor and Williamston. Commissioner Carroll Wilson ad lsod by telephone this afternoon hat the petition to designate the ejected. Meeting in Raleigh today, the ?ommission members are expected to et a contract for the resurfacing of lighway 17 from here to the Beau 'ort County line. F. D. Cline, of Ral -igh, submitted a low bid of $65,205. WPA forces are already at work widening the road. Big Truck Turns Over Near Here A big tractor-truck, operating put if Salisbury, turned over oi> High way No. 64 near the county home ibout 6 o'clock Wednesday morning, :he driver, Clarence Elester Athey, escaping uninjured. Athey told Pa trolman Whit Saunders who inves tigated the wreck that he was forced iff the road by another motorist. Loaded with plywood, the truck and its cargo were said not to have been damaged greatly, one estimate placing the figure at $250. Several workmen were busy for more than two hours unloading and reloading the truck before it could be moved Athey left Salisbury the afternoon before and was traveling to a fac lory in Plymouth. Quarry Breakdown Delays Fill Paving Paving work on the Roanoke Riv er fill after progressing rapidly dur ing most of the week was interrupt ed this morning by a material short age. Superintendent Poole stated that shipments were delayed by a break sLMwn sat lKi> miurrv Knt llvnl luioluo uuwn at VTTTT .tjUllTI J, uul tfml twvivv carloads of rock were expected late today and that operations would be resumed immediately. Despite the delay, the contractor representative stated that the pav er would very likely reach Conine Creek bridge tomorrow on its return trip, making it possible to open up the eastern end of the route to dou ble traffic on or about October 5th. There is some hope of opening the entire fill to double traffic about the 15th of next month. Membership Drive To Get Underway In Next Few Days lIlUN. I.. Ihmiol Kr-elcctril To Head Or^ani/.ation Dur ing Coming Year Reviewing the work-of the Martin bounty Farm Bureau during tlie fear now drawing to a close, offi cers, directors and members of the >rganization in a meeting held in he agricultural building Wednes lay evening elected its officers, ormulated tentative plans for the lew year and mapped a campaign irive which is already in its prelim - nary stage. Addressing the meeting, President Daniel, after talking with prominent arm leaders in the State, declared hat the need for a strong farm or ganization,. is greater today than ev t before, that the combined forces >f agriculture should work togeth er now and plan for the future. Ev rything is sailing along very well it tin* present time, and a strong or ganization will be of untold aid in lelping to stabilize agriculture he future. He appealed to Martin bounty farmers to join the organizat ion and take a greater interest in its ictivities. "The rest of North Carolina has ts eyes on Martin County because >ur farmers and business men are eading the way in the drive for itrong and forceful organization," Mr Daniel said. Through its leadership and-artive jarticipation in the Farm Bureau, Martin County has gained much at ention throughout North Carolina uid even in other states during the ?omparing favorably with others inywhere. has been a much-discuss 'd subject among farm leaders dur ng the period. Reviewing the work if the organization, Agent Brandon jointed out that muchf of the farm progress in Martin County could be raced directly and indirectly to the ?arm Bureau. Specialists in the sev eral fields had appeared before Farm Bureau forums and as a result there lad been an increased interest in cat le raising, swine, grain combines ind soil conservation. Martin Coun :y was one of the few counties in he State to gain recognition for neeting 90 per cent of its soil-build ng requirements for 1941. It is esti mated that there are 30 or more ?rain combines in the county, and (Continued on page four) Short Grape Crop In Section Seen While early deliveries to the re ceiving station at the Lindsley Ice Company here are ahead of those for the corresponding period, a year ago, it is certain that the grape crop in this section will be considerably less than it was last fall. Up until yesterday, the station had received 25 tons of grapes, and fairly heavy deliveries are expected this week end. Last year, the station here han dled 160 tons of grapes, but accord ing to a report coming from Bill Forrest, representing Garrett and Company, present indications are that the deliveries will hardly ex ceed half that tonnage. Unusually dry weather during the past several weeks has not only curtailed the crop but-H~has?also- k>wt red?thrr quality. Despite the inferior quality, the company is paying $2.25 per hundred for scuppernongs and $2.00 per hundred for black gropt's. Mr. J. C. Moore, vice president of the Garrett Company, was here from Brooklyn this week surveying crop conditions. While he recogniz ed a shortage in the production fig ures this year, it is understood that more farmers are turning to grape culture for an added source of reve nue. Criminal Docket Is Cleared and Court Quits until Monday ?t? Little Attention Given Court During Marketing and Rush On Farms i Clearing the criminal docket and handling its other duties, the Martin County Superior Court late Tuesday afternoon folded its tent and quit until next Monday when it will hear a few civil cases. Showing every willingness to cooperate with the far mers in an effort not to interfere with the busy marketing and har vesting season on county farms. Judge Henry Stevens, of Warsaw, hurried things along. The September grand jury, meet ing for the first time as a perma nent body, was instructed to pass on bills of indictment and delay until December its inspection of public of fices, property and school busses, Only four bills of indictment were placed before the jury, and under the direction of Foreman 1). D. Coburn, the work was completed and the re port filed by early afternoon. The report, one of the shortest on record, told that all bills of indictment had been considered, and that the seven justices of the peace in the county had submitted reviews of their ac tivities since the last term of super ior court held in June. After completing the trial of the criminal docket, the court studied the civil calendar and arranged for the first trials next Monday morn ing. Proceedings of the court: Ausbon Rogers, charged with tres passing on the property of J. E. King and larceny and receiving, was found not guilty. At tlu- conclusion of tin state's evidence, counsel for the de fendant made a motion for i\ direct ed verdict of not guilty. The court allowed the motion as to the charge of larceny and receiving and tres pass. but the solicitor asked for a verdict as to attempted larceny. Tin defense accepted, and the case went ? to tin- trial jury. Booker Brooks, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, plead ed guilty and was sentenced to the roads for a term of six months. The court will reconvene next Monday morning at 10 o'clock when i work will be started on the civil calendar. Quite a few cases have al ready been continued, and it is pos sible the serion will be terminated fairly early . in the week. Petitions Court To Drop Alimony Rate ??? Appearing in the superior court here Tuesday afternoon. W H Cope land through his attorney, Claude Gray, pleaded for a reduction in the monthly alimony granted his first wife hy .fudge Bone el the superior court bench. Pleading hard tunes, Copcland's attorney declared that his client was now making only $14(1 m?nlli ... rumoured Wllh the $225 salary and a liberal traveling al lowance received as a WPA super visor Now employed by a contract ing firm in Norfolk, the lawyer slat ed that Ins client was paying $!I5 a month rent, that he was operating a "trial" hoarding house, and could not tell definitely until the end of the first month how much he was niak ing. It was claimed that Copeland was spending this month $35 over and above his salary, that the amount was borrowed and that $25 was given to his mother and $10 was used to finance his trip here. During the course of the hearing before Judge Henry Stevens. Attor ney Gray suggested that his client had lost his position with the WPA on account of "undue" publicity re leased several months ago when the twice-married client was called to answer for not complying with the orders of the court. An observer at the hearing suggested that instead of "undut*'. tKe lawyer should have termed it "past duP" publicity. It was clearly pointed out at the hearing this week that Copeland was behind in his alimony payments before he lost his WPA |*>sition, and that he was $220 behind as of last July 28th. While expressing sympathy for the young man. Judge Stevens em phatically pointed out that the ali mony was a first obligation, and that for the present $35 should be paid in semi-monthly installments. Gray's client is to inform the court of any change in his salary, and it was pointed out that the amount due and unpaid is to continue as an obliga tion for future consideration . AGRICULTURIST j ? Fosreir mo re meaningful than the title of Kentucky Colonel Is the handle placed before Far mer llarrell Everett's name by Judge Stevens In superior court here this week. Asking to be excused, Little Harrell, the law yer explained, was a farmer who had 75 hands to look after. "He's no fanner; he's an agri culturist," Judge Stevens ex plained. The excuse was consid ered and Mr. Everett was re leased from jury duty. Prices Continue At Peak Level On Local Tobacco Market Today; Nearly Five Million Pounds Sold Urge Farmers to Comply with Soil - Building Retirements A last appeal is being directed to j a number of Martin County farmers, urging them to meet soil building | practices required under the 1941 j program that they may participate 100 per cent in the soil conservation j payments under the current farm | program. It was estimated today by the office of the county agent that | 50 per cent of the farmers in the county had met all their soil build ing requirements, that most of the others had met a certain percentage of the practices upon which soil con- | servation payments are dependent. T. B. Slade. of the agent's office, estimated that 12.000 of the 19.000 acres required had been sowed down in winter legumes or grain, leaving about 7.000 to be seeded* between now and October 31st. It is also es (fraud Jury Files (Quarterly Report Tuesday Afternoon ???? I'aaNi'N mi Four Hills of Indict iiirnl anil lt('\icw? Justice Of I Vacc Kcporls Sitting as a permanent body for the first time in the history of the county. the Martin Grand Jury chalked up a new record when it* cleared .the calendar and submitted its quarterly report within a few hours Vfter Judge Henry Stevens opened the regular two weeks term for the trial of both criminal and civ il cases. The jurymen, many of whom had asked to be excused but who recon sidered after Judge Stevens stress ed the importance of jury duty, lim ited their activities to the bills of indictment and a review of the jus tice of the peace reports. Four in dictments were placed before the jury and true bills were returned in each case. Seven justices of the peace. J L Hassell. II. S. Everett. C. L Nelson, C. B. Riddiek, J II. Hopkins. A Corey and II. M. Bur ras filed their reports for the third quarter. It was one of the few times that all the active justices of the peace in the county had offered a re view of their activities. While business for several of the since last June, there was right much 1 doing in several of tin; inferior courts | during the period. Handling 37 cases since the June report was filed, Jus lice J. i_j. iiassell, o( Williarnston, re ported $36 50 in fines to the county treasurer. Justice If. S. Everett led m the number of cases with 52 and reported $12.50 in fines. Justice J II. Hopkins, of Goose Nest, handled | ten cases and reported $15 in fines. Justice C. B. Riddiek, of Everetts, handled two cases and since they | were sent on up to the higher courts, no fines were collected. Justice H. M Burras, of Williamston; A. Corey, of I Jamesville, and C L. Nelson, of 1 Hamilton Township, reported no ac tivities in their courts during the period. The report, submitted to the court | over the signature of Dennis D. Co burn. foreman, pointed out that at the direction of the court -no inspec tions were made of county offices, jail and other county properties, i eluding the school busses. Faculty Elections Are Now Complete The shortage of teachers in the local schools was finally relieved this week when Miss Virginia Reynolds, of Raleigh, entered upon her new duties as teacher of English and his tory in the high school department. Miss Reynolds' acceptance leaves on ly one position vacant in the county school system at present, but anoth er is subject to be made vacant at the direction of the draft noard. Following her graduation from Meredith, Miss Reynolds did special work in the University at Chapel Hill and taught in the schools of Cald Well County fui two teims. Professor T. O. Hickman and his committee are still searching for a teacher for the Bear Grass school. A contract has been closed, but the] young lady, a South Carolinian, hud not reported for work late yester ~d?y. ? ?? 1 -------rj Professor Suggs in the Oak City school is subject to call at the direc tion of the County Draft Board with in the near future. The status of his case could not be learned officially, but it was reported that the Oak City committee is asking for his de ferment. Strange as it may seem, there has been a rumored opposition to the young man's possible defer ment. tirnated that each acre carries a po tential cash value to the farmer of about eight or ten dollars. The dry season and a:.threatening seed short age are believed to be influencing the soil-building program adverse ly in the county, but it is possible for the farmers to execute a greater per cent age of the soil-building pro gram, farm leaders point out. Last year, this county met more than 90 per cent of its soil building require men is. and gained State-wide recog nition as one of the few counties to do so. Those farmers who have already met their 1041 requirements, can make ready to qualify for the 1042 payments by seeding both grain.and winter cover erops now to be turned under next spring, it was pointed out today by Mr Slade. SPECIAL OFFKIt V : To help relieve the letter-writ ing task for mothers and fathers back home, the publisher has agreed to forward The Enter prise to the boys and girls in the sehools and colleges during the next nine months for $1.00 The publisher casually points out, however, that the offer carries that cash clause. Thought it may he in a small way. The Enterprise wishes to show the service volunteers and draftees some consideration and is offering a one year's subserip tion to tlicm for $1, an amount insufficient to pay the cost of the plain paper and mailing costs. Will Cam (iym Prolilt an To Board The problem surrounding' propos ed gymnasiums for the Bear Crass and Farm Life schools will be car ried by the county hoard of educa tion to the Martin County Commis sinners for final solution on Monday, October 9th, it was agreed by the education group in a special meeting here last Tuesday. Planned in cooperation with the Works Progress Administration, the proposed projects were left hanging in thin air when the WPA was di reeled to shift its forces to defense projects. Loyal patrons of the two schools had contributed lumber and other materials for the buildings, and the county bad agreed to finann part of the building costs It is now understood that the rotrnty will be ttsked to aert'pt that |wn t nin nt the expense allotted to the WPA by the original plans Cost figures and oth er details cmeUl emi !?? Iinrm.l ip> mediately, but they will be made ready for consideration by the com missioners the early part of next month. The hoard of education members last Tuesday at the request of pa trons from Hassell and Hamilton agreed' to help finance lunch rooms in the schools there There is some doubt about the operation of Hie lunch rooms because of ;i shortage of WPA workers * Call For MX! Boys In Martin County A call for an "unlimited" number of Martin County white recruits wa received here ttiis week from the Ci vilian Conservation Corps Few have applied for places in the special gov ernment service, it was learned t<? day from the office of tin county welfare department. Applicants are to report to Manteo on Friday of next week: ? ? * '?.? Unofficial but reliable reports point to a shortage of available youth in the county at tin- present time, and it isn't likely that many will ask admittance To TtTe eonsci vatiun camps. It is understood that quite a few Martin County youths who are eligible for CCC service are seriously considering entering the United States Navy for training. Horton Reports On District Meeting In its meeting last evening, the Club luard report*, on the district convention held at Myrtle Beach on September 7, 8 and 9th. Messrs.-QarhtTTd"WoolnPd,?Hugh Horton and J. I) Woolard represent ed the local club and the general re port was made by Kiwanian Hugh Horton. The report was not exactly com plete, but Mr. Horton gave a very good description of just what took place at the convention. He discuss ed at length the general convention theme of "Vitalize with Youth." ?Vverajje \ esterday Was Slightly \bove .'>2 (Vats IVr Pound Soiling! Orpiiiizjiliun 'I'o Iture l\ Mi~? Small Hlork on Floor- Tori a \ Reaching .1 new high level for the season the early part of the week, prices on the local tobacco market this morning wnv holding to that peak, farmers themselves declaring that the price trelui was equally as strong today as it had been at any time tin- season The market with a good break of tobacco yesterday averaged slightly above 32 cents. While the price schedule showed no change, the quality of the offerings was better, observers explained. Much inferior quality leaf was on the floors today, and while the good to baccos are bringing just as much as they have at any time this season, the general average will hardly reach the1*32-cent figure established yes terday. Coming here after visiting some of the larger markets today, a num ber of farmers reported highly suc cessful salesjund it is now quite ap parent that the local market will en joy an increasing patronage as the season progresses Farmers continue to express-? satisfaction with their ales, and a few tags are being turn ed. Report ing sales well up in the for ties. Farmer Major Gardner, of Wil liams Township, smilingly said this morning, I ain't turning any tags." There are approximately 280,000 pounds of leaf on .the market today, hut at noon it was-fairly evident that all the warehouse floors would be cleared. The selling organizations I have been mov ing at a rapid clip in ' m effor t to clean up and make ready for large sales expected next week. Farmers were on the market to il. ty from eleven countiei with Ber tie well represented next to Martin. Sales on the local market today are "rapidly pushing toward tl e five-mil lion pound mark with the average for the season ranging between 28 .111c( 21) cents, according to figures re | leased by Sales Supervisor Henry Johnson before lie was forced to re hire temporarily on account of ill I fiess yesterday. ' The averages below, covering sales [on the localmarket and handled by j the federal government graders, j.- how s a comparison of prices-us rec orded/on the market yesterday and i on opening day, August 26th. While j the price trend has been upward nice the oponmg, much of the in crease has. taken place in the last few days In the opinion of observers, prices are expected to hold to pres i.i 11 levels without?a,.set-back, and possibly show added strength with (Continued on page four) Spotted Peanut Crop Reported While all reports point to decreas ed peanut production this year, some farmer^ are anticipating from fair to good yields. It is fairly apparent now that the production on light arid medium lands will range around normal, hut the prospects are not at all favorable on those lands of a stiff nature. Peanut digging is well underway in the county at the present time, but it is not expected to reach a clim ax before some time next week. Reporting his crop prospects yes terday, Farmer J. K Wynne, of Cross Roads, stated that he had sampled quite a few hunches of the goobers arid that he was well pleased with the prospects. According to the farm er there were as many as 100 nuts on some hunches. They were well formed and solid, Mr: Wynne stat ing that he believed his production would run possibly as high as 25 ?bags per acre. Commenting on the sweet potato outlook, Mr. Wynne explained that indications pointed to less than half a crop on his farm. Navv Issuing Call For More Recruits Tlie United States Navy has been authorized to use newspaper adver tising to increase enlistments and a in on minus campaign will ha start. ed next week. Approximately 200 publishers were in Raleigh last Sat urday where 'hey were given jpee la Instructions, relative to the cam paign. by Commander Boak. recruit ing officer for the Southern states. A selected list of newspapers pub lished in cities of less than 90,000 population will be used in ten states of the union to begin with. North Cnrolina is one of the choeen states and the Enterprise will partici pate in this advertising campaipa.