Watch The Label On Tour Paper. Aa It Carrie* The Date Your Subscription Expire*. THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLV NUMBER 4 fCilliamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. Jan nary I If, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899 Reclassification Of County Registrants By the Draft Board Twenty of Thirty-eight Cases Handled Are Placed in 1 -A Classification Holding their second meeting of the week, members of the Martin County Draft Board last Friday ^ve iling reclassified 38 county regis trants. Twenty of the group were placed in the 1-A classification, the board pointing out that it is the reg istrant's right to carry his case to the appeal boards. It is possible that there are additional facts to be con sidered, but in determining the class ifications the board members can rely only on those facts placed be fore them. Claiming that their status had rhanged since they registered eith er in the October, 1940, of the July, 1941, registration, the registrants ivhose cases were reviewed last Fri day evening asked in most of the eases for new classifications. A few elassifications were effected as a re sult of marital status or for other reuses, but most of the classifications *>ere left unchanged Twenty men, 16 white and four rOlored, were placed in the 1-A {roup; one white man was placed n the 2-A group; twelve men, sev sn white and five colored, were jrouped in the 3-A classification; lour white men were placed in the !-B class, and one white man was -ated in the 4-D classification. Reclassifications by race and ad iress were released as follows: White 1-A?Alston Wesley Gurganus, of lamesville 1-A?William Archie Mobley, Jr., Williamston RFD 3 l-A?Ralph Clayton Mobley, Wil iamston RFD 2 (subject physical ex imlnation) 1-A?Thomas Wellon Council, of 5ak City 1-A?Philip Cecil Blount, James rille 1-A?John William Bellflower, of >almyra RFD 1 (subject physical ?xamination) 1-A?James Roy Manning, Oak Jity (subject physical examination) 1-A Joseph Lynwood Holliday, lamesville RFD 1 1-A?James Leighton Croom, Rob u-aonville RFD 2 1-A?Charlie Columbus Bland. Jr tobersonville RFD 1 1-A?Nathaniel Coltrain, William iton RFD 1 (subject physical exam nation) 1-A?William Henry Gurganus, Williams ton RFD 3 (subject to phys cal examination) 1-A?Claude Woodrow Hux, Oak ^ity (subject to physical examina ion) 1-A?Robert Frank Gurganus, of ATilliamston (subject to physical ex imination) 1-A?Sutton Alfred Burroughs, of Villiamston RFD 3 (subject to physi al examination) 1-A?Fred Muir Taylor, Wsiliam iton RFD 2 (subject to physical ex imination) 2-A-?James Slade Rhodes, Jr., Wil iamston. 3-A?Robert Abram Barnhill, Ev iretts 3-A?Rufus Darling Cherry, Wil iamston RFD 3 3-A?Samuel Henry Clark, Wil iamston RFD 3 3 A Tes David Roberson,?Wil iamston RFD 1 3-A?William Oscar Council, Oak ;ity 1 3-A?James Lilley, WiUiamaton ?P 1 3-A?Hugh Berkley Griffin, Wil iamston RFD 1 2-B?Raymond Robert Davis, of lamesville RFD 1 2-B?Leland Gold Hardison, Wil (Continued on page six) $ Rumored Leary May Not Oppose Bonner That Herbert R. Leary, announced candidate (or Herbert Bonner's seat in the National House of Represen tatives from this district, was recog nized as a possibility last week, ac cording to a story appearing in the Dally Advance, an Elizabeth City paper. The action would leave the field to Mr. Bonner and Marvin Blount. The first inkling that Mr. Leary would withdraw from the race came in a statement issued to a represen tative uf the Elizabeth Crty paper by P. G. Sawyer, member of the State House of Representatives, and prom inent Pasquotank County citizen: Mr Sawyer, according to the paper, said: "I have had several conversations with Herbert Leary and while I am not authorized to speak for him, I am so thoroughly convinced that he will in good time withdraw from the race that I am here and now pledg ing my support to Herbert Bonner," Sawyer told the Daily Advance. "Some of my friends have thought highly enough of me to suggest that I become a candidate for Congress," continued Sawyer "This is out-of the qtimion. I am pledging my support to Herbert Bonner. "But you may say that I will be a candidate for Representative of Pas quotank County In the 1M2 General Assembly." On the Alert in New England - wberpahtv.it* nf this mm! i ? : u rait ;; l1M. but _ it is "somewhere in New England"-- ami it the vital defense industry area against any attack by enemy planer. Telling Blow Deal I The Liquor Traffic APPROVE ISSUE Hearing no complaints from the taxpayers, the Martin Coun ty commissioners in special ses sion here yesterday morning made final plans for refunding $44,004 in Cross Roads Township road bonds. The sale will be handled by the Local Govern ment Commission in Raleigh when the commission thinks it's best to place the bonds on the market. It Is believed that consider able savings in interest charged can be effected through the re sale of the outstanding bonds. No other business was before the meeting. Infantile Paralysis Cases Top The MOO Mark In the Nation Greater Need Tltuii Ever for The Support For Gum paipn This Year For a second time in a succession of three heavy epidemic years the number of reported infantile paralys is cases in the United States has top ped the 9,000 mark. The figures for the fifty-two weeks of 1941, compiled by the United States Public Health Service, were released this week through the office of Keith Morgan, National chairman of the Committee for the Celebra tion of the President's Birthday, for the National FoundiUion for Infan tile Paralysis, which committee con ducts the annual "Fight Infantile Paralysis" campaign They disclose a total of 9,050 cases for the fifty-two weeks of 1941 and reveal that Nevada was the only one of the fortv-eight States which was left untouched by the recent Infan tile Paralysis epidemics. Despite the fact that severe epi demies swept more than a dozen states including those in the south land with their heavy concentration of soldiers in training, the disease was kept from spreading to the army camps. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis worked with lo cal health authorities night and day to combat the epidemics and .due to this work a most serious situation was prevented, Mr. Morgan said The reported cases in 1939 were 7,298 and, in 1940 the count was 9, 768. These, with the figures for the past year, show that during the three years more than 26,000 American homes were invaded by the myster ious and body-maiming virus of that disease. And the 1941 record is the more significant because it represents the first time in the history of the dis ease in this country in which heavy Infantile Paralysis epidemics have continued without a break for three consecutive years. Always before there has been a definite lessening of the attacks every two or three years. The figures released by Mr. Mor gan show New York as leading all states in the total number of cases ?its count for the fifty-two weeks being 1174. North Carolina ranked eighteenth with 158 cases. Commenting on the persistent and heavy epidemics, Mr. Morgan point ed out the tremendous increase in the demands upon the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the need for the most generous support this year for the annual "Fight Infantile Paralysis" drive which will be climaxed on January 30th in the celebration of President Roosevelt's sixtieth, or "Diamond Jubilee" birthday. Eight \rc Detained In Series Of Raids In County Recently .. ,f,?-? Two Far* i onfix ated; Mm hoiiixl Over to Kcdcnil Court For Trial "Maneuvered by County AftC-Of ficer J. H Roebuck. a telling blow was dealt the illicit liquor traffic in this county last week when a con ceited attack by Federal, State and County officers netted eight arrests and two automobiles. Working under the direction of Officer Roebuck, State ABC officers, working out of W S. Hunt's office, entered the county the early part of the week. Within a short time they had booked Will Knox for aiding and abetting transportation and sell- i ing of liquor Knox's son, Buddy Knox, and Horace Iam- Dixon, were ' booked for transporting and selling illicit liquor Driving the elder Knox's ear, the hoys delivered ten gallons of the illicit brand to the of {ficer.s in person At a hearing here .Saturday before United States Com missioner .1 C. Munden, of Eliza Jbeth City, Knox and the two boys were placed under a joint bond in the sum of $1,000 for their appearance at the next term of federal court in Washington. The Knox car was con fiscated The big blow was dealt last Fri day evening when the federal, state and county officers entered Free Union Arrangements had been made by the State operatives at the direc tion of Office r Roe-buck to buy li quor from John James, Sr. Fe-de-ral officers took their station along the re>ad, and the- county officers left the state men just he-fore- reaching the home-. James had just sold out to Ollie Nobels and R E Brinkley, and he directed the State men to John James. Jr. The officers vi ent to yeetmg James home and bought ten gal kens. During the- me antime-. the co operating officers had stopped No bles and Bnnklcy with their cargo The car, an old model, was confis cated. The twe> Jame s men we-re ar rested for selling and Mackrol Bos ton was arrested and charged with aiding and abetting the sale- of illicit liquors. The five men we re given a hearing before U S Commissioner Munden Saturday and we re required to post bond in the sum of $300 each for their appearance at the next term of federal court irt Washington. In addition to leading the round up of men, ABC Officer J H. Roe buck and Deputy Roy Peel carried on their attacks against the manu facture rs of the raw spirits. Raiding (Continued on page six) Two Minor Fires Over the Week-end Will lamston's volunteer f i rem en were called into action several times during the recent cold spell when housewives added liberal portions of fuel to the fires to keep warm Very little damage resulted from any of the fires, and firemen considered themselves very fortunate in not having to lay long linos of water hose in the freezing weather. Two calls were received during the past week-end Fire, starting in the kitchen attic, did very little dam age to the home of Mr and Mrs. J. M, Ward on West Main Street Friday at 5:45 p. m Starting in a partition, fire was about to destroy the home of Alice Purvis, colored, near the cemetery Saturday morning when a neighbor ripped off the ceiling and put ine fire out. The President, in a message to oral Sflld he had d,rected Fed eral agenc.es to arrange a new sched 60 000 nrar ProducUon calling for 8000? planes in 1942, including 45 - 000 combat craft, and 125.00(1 in 1943 "eluding 100.000 combat units; 45 X1nksX 1942 and '5.000 in 1943 20,000 anti-aircraft guns in 1942 and U of'" 1!M" 8 000 000 deadweight 1 merchant ships in 1942 md IthtMHttHH* -in *2S SSSK^ 7 h" <" ' ?-ld-w,deLL",Tlmdt^ >?cn,y and "hit him and hit him lMI" whenever and wherever we can reach him " He said IT v: e would i .l 1 s- forces take up positions if neces :' V In the British Isles. the Far EHrr-Kra pm""" The President protxvsed t^r^,7Prm+mTrrs 000 000 in approximately $2,000, 000,000.000 th,nr,hmadyuSrU^ $5' 1943 The t>. n.",lh during f,seal Lrs !rr increase tax e I, ..,,r","'wd "" 000,000,000. H asked' e.inS i *? $2V gressir.ieil careful Con t.lxes ColleiVed '',t r'th'(.'n "la,"u" mil i iv., source, pay State and '|'X' ilr W00.000.000 from Production Progress types required for ih program Ior ??c munitions in I completed io 1941 'hi announcement said *>? WOPM n" ,)roduction soon auto mdusrtrynmtst' ZZTV y "" "MM2 times as many as were s<. ? -r?.? however1'mTss Perk','"1 many ^ yiiian goods industry w,jj \H, . (f| cd to war work wpa - *t Hon rtnn Announced 3 - previous month. ' . the Conservation of Materials (Continued on page six) Shortage ()t Tim s *n Motivates Thieves Motivated by a lire yh'orlagr that promises to become more acute as tire parses, thieves are striking here and there in the county, taking tires and wheels too in some cases. Following a report telling of the theft of two tires and wheels in the Ftobersonville area a short time ago, two tires and wheels were stolen from a trailer belonging to and park ed behind the J. B Cherry Furniture Company store on Mam Street here last Friday night. No trace of the thieves has been established. A tire stolen from the Wiiliamston Parts and Metal Company a few days ago, was "replaced yesterday when the owner applied to the county tire rationing board for a certificate of purchunc. Tin company?is offering for sale four slightly used tires for $300, agreeing to give free with the purchase a '37 model car. / \ I -*[ After getting off to a slow start during the first few days of this month, tax listing is now progressing rapidly in most of the ten townships in the county, according to information gained from County Tax Supervisor C. D. Carstarphen today. Even now lines are forming in some of the tax-listing centers, but it is quite certain that the big rush will come during the last day or two of the listing period. The tax authorities again point out that no extension will be granted for listing properties, that late listings will be made subject to penalties, and non listing will be turned over to the " eourts for action there. Quota For Car Tires Exhausted In County Eight Applications j Are Approved Hen By Rationing Board Authorities in Session During Greater Part of Monday Studying Requests \ Considering their first applications for automobile and truck -tires un der the recently instituted rationing system, the Martin County Tire Ha tiong Board was in session during a 1 greater part of yesterday studying the requests. The seriousness of the 1 situation was brought home to the board in a very certain way when , the applications exhausted the auto ! mobile tire quota and left other ap- ! plica! ions to await later consider "a -? tion. The first tire was allotted J S , Whitman. Robersonville timber man. for his truck. K. A Critcber and Brother's ap I plication for a truck tire was ap I proved, the applicants pointing out j that the vehicle was used in hauling lumber to the Navy yards i ' II B Thompson, mill operator, filed two applications, one for a . truck tire to "be used in hauling luin , her. and the other for two tires to be used on a pick-up truck used in hauling ten or more men to and from ?i>e of his saw mills The Williamston Parts and Metal Company. W K Parker, owner manager, filed an application for a lire to replace one stolen from his truck a short time ago. The truck is used for hauling scrap iron and met als. J K Winslow's application for a trailer tire was approved, tin- appli cant stating that the size of the tire was obsolete and while it may be purchased only through the ration ing board the pabticular type is not included in the rationing system C B. Roebuck, pointing out that he has spent almost two hours on the road patching a tire late one cold night recently, filed application for four tires and tubes. The request Was granted, the board placing him in the police classification The officer stated that he had nought lour tires," but had not put them on before the freezing order was given. Explaining to the hoard that his tires had been run 40,000 miles, J. 11 Roebuck, deputy and ABC officer, was granted permission to buy four new tires* and tubes. Pointing out to the board that he ' handled a government contract for' delivering parrel post, J R Simp son applied for permission to pur chase a car tire. The quota had been exhausted before his application was received and action was delayed Mary S. Gray, visiting school ! teacher in the county, filed applica ' tion for a lire, hut action on the re quest was delayed when no classifi cation could be determined. The re quest will be laid before the State Defense Council for u ruling No classification could be estab- ! Iished in his ease, and an application by R. A. Critcher for an automobile . tin* was withheld. It was pointed out that in those ! eases where requests are not approv cd, the appircanrrnay appeal to the j State Council by procuring appeal blanks from Hugh G Horton, chair man of the county council, William ston. In aimmmiing-ttTT?Hsl nl lire un. spectors, the name of Frank Stokes, Hamilton, was omitted in error Chairman C. C. Martin pointed out that successful applicants are under no obligation to buy from any of the appointed inspectors, that they may get any inspector to inspect their tires and then buy from whom they please. Th$ board, composed of Messrs. C. C. Martin, of Jamesville, chair man; J. A. Everett, Palmyra, and Herbert Roebuck, Cross Roads, was in session' until five o'clock study (Continued on page six) Farm Bureau Will Hold Convention Holding a ranking position in the North Carolina Farm Burea, Martin County is expected to send a sizable delegation to the organization's State convention opening in Kaleigh fiT" morrow morning. Farm Agent Tom Brandon has a part on the program and Mr Charles Daniel, president of the county unit, is almost certain to gain recognition for his work in this county in connection with the Farm Bureau. Every Farm Bureau mem ber is invited to attend the conven tion, and it is understood that quite a ifew^^dnrbirDTegent for one ui mot e of the sessions. The program lists a large number of prominent* speakers, including Hon Josephus Daniels tomorrow evening at the annual banquet, and Ed O'Neal, national president, on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Few programs, political or other wise, have carried a greater signi ficance than the one arranged for the ! t '""?"?"i ?>n*"?ntioni " " *"C N FLUE IKON Foreseeing a serious situation in the tobacco country if no flue iron could be had for curing tobacco, Representative Herbert Homier last week went direct to the Office of Production Man agement with a special plea for the needed iron. In a direct com munication to this paper. Mr. Bonner announced that he had been assured that sufficient ma terial would be made available to supply adequate tobacco barn flues for the 1942 crop. It Is well understood, howev er. that the farmer who needs a new set of flues will find it nec essary to place an order with his dealer NOW so that proper al locations can be made in time for delivery of the material when needed. Struggle I lulerway For Control Of The Philippine Islands Relieved lieeiiforniiieulH Are Moving lo Fur ilunl For Stand l?\ the Allies Massing extensive sea, air and land :orces during the past several days, he Japanese are now believed en paging General Douglas MaeArthur ind his small army in an all-out druggie for the last strongholds in he Philippine Islands. Few reports iave come from that area during the past few days, and while the trend ?f the tight is not known, it is gen i ally believed that the Japs are pay rig a dear pi*ice for any gains they nay be. making It is admitted by ome. however, that MaeArthur and us men will not be able to hold out for any great length of time without eenfoi cements. Allied plans have not been dis dosed, but It is fairly well establish ?d that there is a definite movement unlei way to engage the Japs at -ong;>pi>re or at some other point in hat area The news from the Far [Oast war arena has a bad ring, but here is some talk of the Allies gain ng supremacy of the air Reports in timate that reenfoleements are mov ng toward Australia for use in the Kar Fast, that possibly a stubborn ? ppositiun will be thrown in the face ? f t he Japs within the next few days, during the meantime, however, the Japs eoiitinuc their drive toward Singapore, late reports stating that lay ait within 150 miles of the im )(>rtant base. Landings have been ef Ycted m the Netherlands Fast In lies and important oil producing ?enters have fallen in Jap hands but tot until the plants Were destroyed The situation in the Far Fast how ?ver critical it may be, is not detract ng greatly from the fight directly igainst Hitler Secretary of the Navy ?"rank Knox said yesterday that the illn-d nations must copcentrate their Hoits against Germany, that after he Nazis crumble the situation in he Pacific could be cleared up eas Iy? There, is mnri- talk ahunt Hissen-. ion in Germany., but the reports am onfusing and little credence can be jiven them It is true that Hitler is TTlTcnnjpwTttT a lei i iblc headache in u.s'Russian campaign which contjn iis to roll backwards in high gear, ['he situation in Russia offers about Ik only bright spot in the war, late eports staling that German efforts o establish winter lines had failed ind tfiat the Russians were driving in to ward Smolensk-- Beaten and ?altered in Russia, Hitler is now be ieved to be making plans for a drive n the Mediterranean area within he next ten days or three weeks, tumors declare that Hitler is gath ring large numbers of troops and upphes in Italy for a drive possibly oward Malta which is about 50 miles rom the point of troop concentra ions. A lastminute report on the Phil ppine fight stated that McArthur's orces had thrown the Japs back ori heir heels aTTTt had' scoicd luajoi ucesses in artillery duels The Jap osses were described its extremely icavy while the American losses vere unusually small Late reports stated that the Dutch' cere pessimistic over the situation li the Ktial Indies ; The sinking of a 10,000 ton freight i nfi-Nuvu Scotia with lhc_.lii2UL.QL i0 lives was reported today after 19 survivors had been landed. Pounding Singapore again today, lapanese airmen were Qnding a stif ening opposition, indicating*that re inforcements were reaching that irea from Britain and this country. While tite fighting continues 4o age orTan ever^expanding front, the car effort apparently continues to ag in this country despite President ioosevelt's plans for all-out pro luction The automobile industry, hieldcd by high knockers in the >PM, is calling for a February au omobile quota, and demanding lormal profits and tax considerations icfore switching from a business-as Memorial Service Held Here Monday h>r H. Coburn I filmic* Paid lo Memory of Late I au \ er-J ml^r Bv Bar Mnnhrrs In a thirty -minute memorial serv ice. fitting tributes were paid to the memory of the late W Hubert Co burn. for a number of years a mem ber of the Martin County Bar As sociation, solicitor and later judge of the recorder s court. The service; one of the few of its kind ever held, was tmjuvsMve the tributes" paying a deserving respect for the young law yer and judgi who had endeared himself to not only his immediate associates but also to the general public Special seats were reserved for the family in the jury box, and activities m the regular session of the county court whore the service was held were suspended while At torney B. A C rite her, dean of the bar association, presided. All members of the bar associa tion and several of the county offi cials m addition to Rev, John W. Hardy, rector of the Episcopal Church. participated m the brief service * In their impromptu talks, those who paid tributes to the memory of the young man often referred to his courteous, friendly and kind nature. His work as general manager of the Williamston Package Manufacturing Company was recalled by one of the speakers when he said that the work eis in the plant had called him a real friend and that they had visit ed the home where the body lay in state to pay a last tribute to his memory. "Judge Hubeit Coburn found real ity m doing for others He was a friend to man. and he possessed those qualities that made him an able judge He administered the law as one human being on another human being His record will show that he was frank, honest and impartial in bis work as .1 lawyer, business man ? "<'l judge. And because he passed this way, others surely will be bet ter lawyers and better citizens." These and other remarks flanked by special prayers offered by Rev. Mi Hardy, exemplify the high es teem, the strong bonds of friendship and respect held for Mr. Coburn whose untimely death in a Rocky Mount hospital on Friday. November 128, 1?41. brought to an abrupt end a promising and colorful career. I he follow ing resolution, prepar ed at the direction of tin* county bar. was unanimously adopted by a standing vote: Whereas God in His .infinite wis dom ha. seen fit to call from this life to the life beyond the.grave our brother, friend and Judge of this court..Hubert Coburn. and we hum bly bow to His w ill and Where,is m his passing, Martin ( ounfy has lost a good citizen, the Martin County Recorder's Court has lost a good Judge, flu Martin Coun ty Bar has lost one of its most hon ored members, the public has lost a friend and his relatives have lost a rhost cherished loved one. Now therefore be it resolved by the Martin County Bar Association and tin* officials of the Recorder's Court of Martin County in session as i mblt d at the regular session of the Recorder's Court of Martin County on this the 12th day of Jan uary. 1942 1?That \s i do hen.hy ;md now CX press our great sorrow and regret we have sustained in the death of Hu bert Coburn. ^2 That we exTclid lo his widow, his ed member of this bar, his ststers and other relatives our deep, lasting and abiding sympathy in their great loss and pray God's blessings upon them and his support of them in their hours of sadness. .1 That a copy of these resolutions be recorded to the paper of Martin (Continued on page six) Plan Tuberculosis Clinics In County A specialist fro mthe State Tuber A specialist from the State Tuber ic in this county beginning Monday, J.muary 26th. Dr. John W. Williams, county health officer announces. The first of the clinics will be held for whites on January 26th and 27th and on Wednesday, January 28th for colored subjects in the health de partment offices in the town hall, Williamston. and for the whites on January 29th and for the colored on January 30th m the health depart ment offices at Robersonville. In connection with the clinic, the health officer said, "We ask that all who have been told to return for further examina tion and all contacts of known cases of tuberculosis call the health office at W?11 iameton so that appointments can be made. Forty patients a day can be examined, but appointment is necessary so that no one will have to wait and crowding will be avoid ed and in some cases we will have to make tuberculosis skin tests be fore date of complete examination. The physicians with patients for ex amination and all persons needing this care are urged to make appoint mcht." ?* g