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VOLUME XLY?NUMBER 6 William$ton. Martin County, ISorth Carolina, Tuesday, January 20, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1899
Explains Status Of
Married Men Under
Selective Service Act
Dependency Rather Than
Marriage Itself Is Test
For Deferment
In an effort to dispel some of the
confusion which seems to have aris
en throughout the State as a- result
of publication of the new Selective
Service Regulations, State Head
quarters of Selective Service today
issued the following statement:
There seems to be widespread mis
understanding of the Selective Serv
ice Regulations regarding married
* men. The following provisions of
V the law and regulations are perti
nent on that subject:
1. Section 5 (e) of the Selective
Training and Service Act of 1940 pro
vides: . . No deferment from train
ing and service shall be made in the
case of any individual except upon
the basis of the status of such indi
vidual, and no such deferment shall
be made ... of groups of individuals
. W -"Bris piuvisiun in the faw-ftsrtf*
would prevent the blanket defer
ment of "married men" simply be
cause they are married. Neither Na
tion nor State Headquarters has ev
er authorized the automatic defer
ment of married men, regardless of
the date of their marriage On the
contrary, local boards have repeat
ed been cautioned that each individ
ual case must be considered on its
own merits.
2 Deferment in Class III-A must
be based on dependency Section
622.32 of Selective Service Regula
tions defines a dependent as follows
"A person shall be considered a reg
istrant's dependent only when all
of the following conditions are sat
isfied:
"(1) Such person must be the reg
istrant's wife, divorced wife, child,
parent, grandparent, brother, or sis
ter, or must be a person under 18
years of age. or a person of any age
who is physically or mentally han
dicapped, whose support the regis
trant has sasumed in good faith; and
"(2) Such person must either be a
nited States citizen or live in the
United States citizen or live in the
sessions; and
"(3) Such person, at the time the
registrant is classified, must depend
in fact for support in a reasonable
manner, in view of such person's cir
cumstances, on income earned by the
registrant by his work in a business,
occupation, or employment (includ
ing employment on work reljef proj
ects but excluding employment as an
enrollee in the Civilian Conservation
Corps and similar employment in
the National Youth Administration.)
"(4) Such person must in fact reg
ularly receive from the registrant
contributions (including payments to
a divorced wife) to the support of
such person, and such contributions
must not be merely a small part of
such person's support Even though
the registrant is unable to furnish
to such person money or other sup
port for temporary periods because
of the registrant's physical or eco
nomic situation, he may be consid
ered to be regularly contributing to
such person's support if such per
son and the community look upon
the registrant as the normal source
of such person's support."
3. Section 622.31 of Selective Serv
ice Regulations provides that no reg
istrant shall be placed in Class III-A
if he acquired dependency status on
or after September 16, 1940 (the date
of the adoption of the Selective Serv
ice Act) and before December 8,
1941, unless he presents information
which convinces the local board
when classifying him that such sta
tus was not voluntarily acquired at
a time when his selection was immi
nent or for the primary purpose of
providing him with a basis for de
ferment. No registrant shall be
placed in Class III-A if he acquired
dependency status on or after De
cember 8, 1941, unless he presents
information which convinces the lo
cal board when classifying him that
such status was acquired under cir
cumstances which were beyond his
control.
4. It should be noted that the class
ification of married men will be
considered under three separate
rules:
(a) A registrant who married be
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a
Sixth Graders Will
Collect Old Papei
In anawfr m 11k
children in the sixth grade room of
Mi*. Mildred Talley Crawford will
canvass the town tomorrow after
noon for old newspapers and maga
zines. People of the community are
urged to join in the effort to con
serve materials by placing the bun
dles of paper on their porches, where
the children can reach them with
out disturbing the householder. The
grade will make a canvass each Wed
nesday afternoon, storing the paper
at school until arrangements for re
moval are made.
Several telephone calls to the
school were made last week by citi
zens interested in delivering paper
in response to government requests.
Hw*e persons wanting to bring old
paper to the school may leave it at
the entrance to the grammar school
Tax Listing In County Shows
Speed as Deadline A pproaclies I
After getting off to a slow start,
tax listing in most of the ten coun
ty townships is showing more speed,
the authorities having solemnly an
nounced that no extension for han
dling the work would be granted and
that late-listers would be made sub
ject to penalties provided by law.
And those who refuse or otherwise
fail to list their earthly belongings
will be made subject to prosecution
in the courts, according to instruc
tions coming from the superior court
Commenting on the listing work.
Supervisor C. D Carstarphen said
yesterday that possibly more than
half of the county citizens had list
ed, but that hardly half of the prop
erty had been given in for taxation
There is every indication that the
list-takers will be rushed as the per- j
iod for listing draws to a close on
I Saturday of next week. All neces
sary arrangements have been made
for listing properties at the conven
I ience of the owners, but many are
delaying until tomorrow or next
I week what should be done today.
The authorities point out that extra
expense is incurred when the list
takers are required to hold to their
tasks after January 1st, and In order
to eliminate that expense, late listing
"will be handled only with the penal
ty attached.
No definite trend on the total val
uation can be had at this time, but
Supervisor Carstarphen states that
several townships are likely to show
gains while others are expected to
hold their own. The elimination of
crops and provisions from the list
of taxable articles is being more than
offset in most cases by large poultry
flock listings.
DESERTERS
J
General J. Van B Melts. State
Director of Selective Service,
announced today that under the
provisions of Federal law, all
persons who desert the military
service in time of war are deem
ed to have voluntarily relin
quished and forfetled their
rights to become citliens.
Such deserters are forever in
capable of holding any office of
trust or profit under the llnitrd
States or exercising any rights
of citizens thereof.
General Metts further stated
that, in view of the serious con
sequences of desertion in time
of war, it is to be hoped that all
selectees on leave from their or
ganization will not let anything
whatever Interfere with their re
porting back for duty on the
day required.
Rationing Board In
?n
County Has Surplus
Of Car-Truck Tires
Certificates of Purchase Are
Ignited by Three-Member
Hoard Monday
Adjourning their regular weekly
meeting here yesterday afternoon,
members of the Martin County tire
rationing board reported a surplus
on hand of both automobile . and
truck tires, indicating that the needs
of those included in the rationing
classifications are not as great as
were expected by the allotment
board In reporting the surplus,
Board Chairman C C Martin, of
Jamesville, explained that tires could
be issued to any applicant whu need
ed them. At the present time, the
board has a surplus of seventeen
truck and two or three automobile
tires. It is quite possible that the
surplus will be wiped out and the
quota used up at the meeting of the
board next Monday between the
hours of 10 a. m. and 12 noon.
Receiving instructions not to ra
tion tires in advance, the board will
likely hold a meeting next Monday
and a second one on the following
Friday or Saturday.
Comparatively few applications for
certificates of purchase were filed
with the board for consideration this
week One of the applicants whose
application was held in abeyance at
a previous meeting of the rationing
board is planning to carry an appeal
to the county chairman of civilian
defense and it is possible that the ap
peal will reach Raleigh.
This week the board granted cer
tificates to four automobile owners
for the purchase of seven car tires.
Six of the tires wanted were of the
obsolete type, meaning that while
certificates are needed before they
can be purchased they are not charg
ed against the county quota. The cer
tificates of purchase are issued to
any applicant for tires of the obso
lete type, but it is up to the owner to
find the odd-sized tires. Certificates
for obsolete type tires were issued to
M. F. VanNortwick and W. B Ev
erett, of Robersonville, and J. O.
Bunting, of Parmele. The only cer
tificate of purchase for a regular tire
was issued to J. K. Simpson who ex
plained in his application that it was
needed in maintaining the mail serv
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GLOOMY OUTLOOK
the farm outlook In
his community for the coming
season, Farmer Henry Early sur
rounded it with a bit of gloom.
Pointing out the growing short
age in farm labor, Mr. Early
confessed that it looked as if
"we are going to be forced to go
to work ourselves, and that is
enough to cast gloom over any
situation."
The outlook Is aggravated by
the call for increased acreages
in peanuts and other crops, and
as Mr. Early pointed out it is
bad when you add to ooe end
and subtract from the other
when it eosses to producing
Increased Number
Bicycles Is Cause
For Much Concern
lwo llnrl in County Venter
day in liieyele-'I'ruek-Car
Aceidentn
The increased number of bicycles
on the streets and highways is al
ready causing much concern in safe
ty circles in the State ancT nation.
An all-out return to slow traffic
would provide a place for the bi
cycle, but as it now is the vehicle
mixture can only aggravate the traf
fic dangers on streets and the high
ways. It is possible that the exercise
of supreme cart- will permit both
types of vehicles to operate with a
certain degree of safety, but judging
from two accidents in this county the
cyclist has got to learn that he can't
successfully attack a motor vehicle
and come out with cuts and broken
bones.
There were two accidents in which
bicycles figured in the county yes
terday afternoon and possibly there
were fifty other instances in which
accidents were narrowly avoided
(One officc^p stated he saw two youths
| clear automobile bumpers with
I their wheels by inches
Blount Moore, 51-year-old colored
| man, wus badly cut and bnnsud yes
| terday afternoon about 3 o'clock
I when he ran his bicycle into the rear
[end of a long truck-trailer near Ev
cretts. Riding west toward EVeretts
on his right side on Highway 64,
Blount was not run over by the truck
driven by Johnnie Weaver, colored
I man of Wilson. Weaver said he turn
i ed out for the man, that apparently
before the trailer had passed him,
| Moore turned to his left and struck
I the rear part of the machine. Resem
bling a snow ball, Moore and the hi
cycle rolled "over several times and
skidded into a ditch about 12 steps
away. The truck driver, feeling a
jar, looked hack just in time to see
the man aijd wheel go into the ditch.
He stopped a passing motorist, pick
ed up More and brought him to the
local hospital where his condition
was said to be favorable today.
Two hours later, Palmer White,
Jr., riding a borrowed wheel down
Simmons Avenue, plowed into a car
driven by Seaton Earnhardt Phelps,
Jr., at the Smithwick Street inter
section. Pushing the bicycle about as
rapidly as he could, White applied
his brakes and skidded into the car.
Phelps was driving at a very moder
ate speed and brought the car to a
stop within a few feet from the scene
uf the crash. White, eleven years old
and who lives on the Everetts Road,
a short distance this side of the
county home, suffered two broken
ribs, a slight concussion and bruises.
?
Mrs. Ixiura Had ley
Passes In Hospital
?*?
Mrs. Laura Roberson Hadley, one
of Griffins Township's oldest citi
zens, died in a Washington hospital
yesterday morning at 11 o'clock fol
lowing a long period of declining
health. Suffering a broken hip in
a fall some months ago, Mrs. Hadley
underwent treatment in the hospi
tal and was able to return to her
home. She had a relapse and was re
moved to the hospital a short time
ago, the end coming gradually.
She was born in Griffins Town
ship 81 years ago. When a young wo
man she was married to Stinnette
Griffin Three children, Messrs. Seth
and Romulus Griffin and Mrs Ma
rina Harris, were born to the union.
Seth was killed in World War I, and
Romulus died about two years ago.
Mrs Harris survives. She was the
last member of her immediate fam
ily. Following the death of her first
husband she was married to William
Hadley who died a number of years
ago.
Mrs. Hadley, humble and unpre
tentious in her walk through life,
was a member of the Primitive Bap
tist Church for many years, holding
membership at Hayes Swamp at the
time of her death.
Funeral services are being con
ducted at the late home this after
noon at 2 o'clock by Elders B S.
Cowin, A. B Ayers and Rev W B
Harrington. Interment will follow in
the family plot, near the home.
The Sixth Week
Of The War
The President established a War
Production Board headed by Don
ald M Nelson, former mail-order
firm executive and more recently
Executive Director of SPAB and
Priorities Director. The President
directed Mr. Nelson to "exercise gen
eral direction over the war procure
ment and production program." to
supervise the OPM and issue produc
duction and procurement directives
where necessa ry to all other Govern -
ment agencies. The President said
Mr. Nelson's decisions shall be final.
Vice President Wallace and other
members of the SPAB. jiuw abolish
ed. were made members of the War
Production Board
In letters to OPM Directors Knud
sen and Hillman and other produc
tion officials, Mr. Nelson said "we
must enlarge all our previous activi
ties all our facilities . must
produce 24 hours a day. 168 hours
a week.' OPM Director Hillman,
speaking in Washington, said the
nation's force of workers in war in
dustries must be doubled or tripled,
more women must be trained and
brought into the labor force to take
the place of men going into the arm
ed services lie asked employers not
to bar aliens in war industries ex
cept in plants turning out secret |
weapons
Director Odium of the OPM Con
tract Distribution Division said a|
plan has been prepared to set aside
one per cent of all available mater-1
laLs to assist small manufacturers
keeping their plants going until they I
can be converted to war use He said |
the nation's entire production facili
ties?all of those "hidden away in
thousands of cities and towns and
villages" must join in thp total war
effort. He asked all mayors to have
every manufacturer in their cities
register at the nearest OPM Contract
Distribution Division field office and
to "go after war contracts with ev
ery ounce of ingenuity and energy
they possess."
The War Front
The Navy Department reported
the sinking of five enemy vessels in
Far Eastern waters three transports
and two targe Cargo ships. The an
nouncement brought to -25-4-he- total
of Japanese vessels reported defi
nitely sunk by the Navy and Marine
Corps in the Pacific. The Navy also
announced two allied merchant ves
sels were attacked by Axis submar
ines off Long Island. Throughout the
week Gen. Mac-Arthur reported |
heavy land and air fighting in the
Philippines but said American and
Philippine troops were putting up
effective resistance and U. S. losses
were low.
Army
War Secretary Stunson announced
the Army will be increased from the
present total of 1,700,000 men to 3,
600,000 men this year. Combat air
units and armored units will be dou
bled; 32 motorized divisions will be
added, and at least 50 more military
police units for guarding production
facilities will be created. Instead of
(Continued on page* four)
Lions Uuo W ill
Stage Show Here
"Mystery At Midnight," a three
act comedy, will be presented here
Thursday and Friday nights of this
week in the high school auditorium.
The show, sponsored by the Lions
Club, boasts an all male cast
Miss Michelene Pcnna, director,
came to Williamston last Friday and
began rehearsals of the play immed
iately. "Mystery a* Midnight" iw u
three-act comedy Modern girls in
tent on gdting their man will get
some valuable tips from Elvira Nose
gay, an old maid who is out to got
old Professor Kockbottom. Elvira is
played by Bennie Weaver and the
luckless professor is played by Earl
Miller
Others of importance in the cast
are Lawrence Rudisill, who fancies
himself another Sherlock Holmes;
Sarah, the Hindu maid of wealthy
Mrs. Holloway who fancies herself
Sherlock's Watson, is played by J.
W Manning Jack Fitzgerald is Mrs.
Holloway.
Minor characters are H O. Peele
as Jack Murphey, the taxi driver;
Cotton Davis as the villian; Jim
Critcher as the bride; O. V Flowers
as the groom; John Eagles as the
flirt; Gaylord Harrison as Judge
Rollins,and Roy Ward as the strang
er who does strange things.
Proceeds from the play will go to
the Lions aid-to-the-blind fund.
Make your plans to attend now. Ad
mission is 17 cents for children un
der 12 and 40-^ents for aduLts
SCOUTS TO MKKT
Troop No. 27, Boy Scouts of
America .will meet Thursday
night at 7:30 in the old Peoples
Bank building with Marlon
Cobb. Scoutmaster, in charge.
An effort is being made to build
an active troop by the addition
of younger boys, a doxen of
whom have expressed a desire to
join the movement
Old Scouts interested in re
viving the movement and pros
pective Scouts 12 years or older,
are invited to be primes! far the
meeting.
Ten Answer Call For Civilian
Defense Volunteers In County
While most everyone in this coun
ty is ready and willing to do what
ever they can to aid the war effort,
only ten have volunteered their serv
ices subject to call by the office of
civilian defense in tlie county court
house. The registration for possible
service in the civilian defense pro
gram is not to be confused with the
day. February lt>, when every man
between 20 and 45 years of age, in
elusive, and who have not previous
ly done so must register.
?The civilian?defense registration
will he filed in the county office at
the direction of Chairman Hugh CI
1 lor ton. and will be referred to in
ease of emergency or w'hen there are
other needs for the services of ci
vilian defense volunteers. In addi
tioh to those who have already reg
istered there are those who are al
ready volunteering their services in!
one capacity or another. Volunteer!
firemen have already accepted more
of less definite assignments, but it
is quite likely that auxiliary fire
men will be called from the civilian
defense volunteer list And then
there are those who are doing their
bit by maintaining air raid stations
I ing an able work in the Red Cross
I sewing rooms.
Miss Mary Taylor was the first
1 person in, this county to volunteer
| her services. Others who have sign
ed for possible service are, Misses
Trulah Ward Page and Marjorie
Fleming. Mrs. H Davis Harrison, Jr.
Mrs. Frank K. Weston, Mrs John A
Ward and Mrs. W F Dunn, and
Messrs. Harry Biggs, CI. G Woo lard
and W. I Skinner
Belk - Tvler Opening
Modern Store Fridav
Will Start Moving
From Old Location
H< TC This Eve Miing
r
Store I o lie (ilosed Two |)a\s
Vt liilim Lxteibive Plan* Are
Mailr for Oraml Opening;
In 'keeping with .? progressive pot
icy characteristic of the founders for
many years, the Helk Tyler Com
pany will qiove to its modern and
spacious new store here this week
and make ready for a grand open
ing sale to hegin Friday morning
promptly at 9 o'clock Extensive
preparations have been advanced
during past weeks and months for
what promises to In* one of the big i
gest events in local merchandising
history Starting their moving task ;
tonight, company employees supple ;
men ted by a number from othei
stores will have everything in read
mess for opening the doors Friday
morning During the moving opera
tions, the store will 1m?ringed tomoi?
low and Thursday
Locating in Williamston five years
ago tomorrow, the Be lk Tyler Com
pany immediately attracted an ex
tensive patronage, and as the years
passed its grow ing business demand
d larger quarters. No larger build
ing was available and it was only j
by special arrangements with rent
ers and the owner of the two stores
next to the Harrison Brothers Build
ing that the Belk-Tyler management
was able to find a new and target
home Time was limited, but the old
buildings were razed and a modern
structure was built in record time
Measuring 52 by 150 feet and hav
nig a 30-foot balcony, the store is one
of the most modern in this immediate
section and rates with the Inst in the '
organization for towns this size and
even larger. It has a foyer and its
lighting arrangements for show win
dows and interior are according to
the very latest standards There are
rest rooms for white and colored, and
every detail has been included to
make the store modern and conven
ient for the customer.
New fixtures have been installed
and beginning Friday the company
will be able to display a larger stock
of goods Discussing plans for the
formal opening Friday morning,
Manager Charlie Bowers said today
that large shipments of ra w goods
are being unpacked and that they
would be offered to the buying pub
lie the first day of the sale at unus
ually attractive prices. Mr. John Ty
ler, who has been closely connected
with the store here and who has been
active in handling the company's lat
est progressive move, is expected
here for the opi ning along with oth
er officials.
Disciples Will Hold
Brotherhood Dinner
?Ti>*?fifth annual Brotherhood
Dinner of the Disciples of Christ
will be observed on Wednesday, Jan
uary 21st. The theme for the dinner
is "Christian in Action." This theme
was suggested by two very good
books written by world renowned
aiHiiuis, 'ffliia Is -tb<?ViotoiyT 1
Leslie Weatherhead, and "Christian
Realism," by John C. Bennett _
The Williamston Christian Church
will meet in the Woman's Club room
for a 7:00 o'clock dinner. The theme
will be discussed under the follow
ing sub-titles with the speaker for
each subject: "We Have a Faith." by
Charles Manning; "We Have
Church," by Mrs. E. E. Holding, "We
Have a Brotherhood," by Miss Ev
elyn Griffin; "We Have a Kingdom,"
by Elbert S. Peel.
Churches of our brotherhood in
war-torn lands, and lands where fa
mine stalks will be sharing in this
fellowship. Greeting from these
lands have not come this year as be
fore, but they plan to carry on.
Many greetings have come from sis
jtr fhm-fh"g and will b** r"fld ft*
dinner.
COIN COM.KCTOKS |
Carrying a silent but urgent
appeal in the name of crippled
humanity and in that far-reach
?'K drive to battle infantile
paralysis, small coin collectors
or containers have been placed in
frequented spots throughout the
county, Iversun Skinner, chair
man of the drive to stamp out in
fantile paralysis, announced ves
terday.
Stating that the collectors
would receive any amount from
a penny up, Mr. Skinner is con
lulent that the movement will
receive a liberal support
throughout th?' county.
Respected
Kveretts Citizen
RiVs In Hospital
Ittmluy
'i Mrs. Ji'iiiiic llurtiliill
III l.yi'i'flts ( Imn li
Mis Jennie Win. hard Hurirhill,
1 d spec-led and greatly bc-loved
citizen of Kvoi. its, died in a Wash
iilBtoii hospital last Saturday eve
mug at fl o'clock of complications re
Milium fro,,, a fall here on Decern
I'l l 2<lth Heart trouble developed
and was given as the immediate
ra11sr of hur ct< ath
Mrs Barnhill was entering the
'"II" "f Ml and Mrs 1 .email Barn
hill when she slipped and fell, break
lug her hip She was moved immcd
lately (fi (}1(? hospital
The daughter of the late Thomas
and Delia Ward Whichard. Mrs
Manihill was horn m Beaufort Coun
IV 57 years ago When a little fluid,
she moved to this county and located
in Holier.sonville After completing
her sc hooling there, Mrs. Barnhill at
tended A. C. College. Wilson In 1903
She was married to A Church Barn
hill who died just a few months ago
Six .years after their marriage, Mis
Hurnhill moved to Everetts where
she made her home until her un
timely death
At .m i.illy agi Mis Hai'hlnll
louied the church in Hobersonvilh
?mil in Everetts she was one of the
chath i members and a faithful sup
portc i and work, i of the ehurch
there (n her home she was a devot
ed Wif, and a thoughtful mother,
sa. rifn nig her immediate wants for
the welfare and interest of her loved
ones and even for her friends she
-never -hesitated or faltered in ren
dering every service in her power
I lie teachings of the Christ were ex
amplified in her dally living, and
there was no better neighbor than
she was. Sin was a good woman and
was held III high regard by all who
knew In i Surely, the community in
which she lived profited greatly by
her presence arid from her Chust
|.'|| like ell .inch I advanced day Bf
!r _"y r ,nany kind and
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j I)AYIJUHT SAVliMr: |
Beginning at 2 a. m. on the
morning of February 9th, the
I'niled States will operate on a
daylight saving time schedule,
it was announced today after
President Roosevelt signed an
art by Congress establishing the
new time table. All industry and
every state win be under the
new time.
Already there are (hose who
are complaining about the day
light saving plan, one farmer
having declared that It. made
his cows nervous to change the
milking schedule.
The plan will be nation wide
and its scope will eliminate much
of the confusion experienced last
country had the fast time.
Enemy Submarines
Active \lonjj The
('oast Of Carolina
Vmcriruii Bombers Vppuri-nt
l> Taking OffcnHive In
Some Far Fast Area*
Sinking with deadly accuracy off
Long Island last week, enemy sub
nun UK'S moved to bring the war a
section last Sunday afternoon when
they attacked and sunk a large oil
tank'M belonging to the Standard
Oil Company off th?* North Carplilli
c??a>i A second tanker was attacked
yeslt rday. but it w;i.t aid to have
limped into port. The latest attack
was lepoi ted off Mattel as, the Navy
| w ithholding definite locations and
cither detailed information.
It is believed that the enemy is
?peiiitmg a fan si/ed number along
the Atlantic Coast, and it is also be
lieved that the U. S. Navy is moving
in tast to handle the challenge.
The large tanker, Allan Jackson,
win tie reported?22?
men lust, most of whom are believ
ed t" haver- been burned to death
when the oil cargo caught fire on
top <?f the water Thirteen of the
survivors, six of whom were injur
ed. weiv landed in Norfolk by a res
cue ship.
Survivors of the (lull Oil Com
pany tanker. Malay, attacked and
damaged off Hatteras, were landed
in Newport News Five members of
the clew were killed -
While the war way-being brought
to out own coast, American forces
apparently had started an offensive
of their own in sopie areas in the Far
Fast Five big American bombers,
strjking a Jap air base in the Cele
bes. did undetermined damage to
the field and then shot down nine
enemy fighters in an all out dog
fight Two of the bombers did not
return, u third was damaged but re
turned Four members of the crew
were, wounded Attacking another
an field on the Malayan Peninsula,
American bombers started big fires,
doing extensive damage to ground
cd Jap planes aiid h.mgai > The mis
.su.ui was h.nulli'd w dhoot loss by the
Americans.
American fliers directed a costly
blow at the* Japanese navy yesterday
when they sank .? big cruiser about
100 iniles from the Philippines. A
large tanker was also sent to the
bottom by American airmen.
?AMiT a lull "II tlw Haitian limit,
the Japs are now renewing their
I drive oil General Douglas MacAr
' thur and his forces, but the defend
lers in the little corner of Luzon in
I the Philippines are- continuing a
stubborn resistance, tin late re ports
stating that the Japs a re tailing in
great numbers
A re\ u w of the Pacific naval score
to date follows
Japanese Allied
Type of Ship Sunk llit Sunk Hit
Birt+h-sdirp^ ??I??
Cruisers J H
Destroy i i - 7 f 4 3
Submarines 2
Transports 33 14
Supply Ships 5 2
Tankers 2
Auxiliary Vessels 3 2 1
Totals 03 20 12 3
Jap planes raided Singapore; again
today and struck within 500 miles
of Australia The* Japs were also said
to be making slight gains down the
Malayan'Peninsula and are now said
to be* w ithin 75 nnles of Singapore.
Despite Japanese gains, Winston
Churc hill today appeared more con
fident over the outlook in the Far
East and declared that he was ready
for a conlideiice vote in Parliament.
In Africa, the British are contin
uing then di iv? against the Axis.
Thousands of prisoners have been
take n and tin British are now strik
ing .it General Kommel's forces at
El Agheila. A short lull is expected
before concerted action is taken to
rout the Axis there, however.
On the Eastern front, Russia is
still hounding the frost-bitten Ger
mans At Mohaisk. the Germans are
offering a stubborn resistance in an
effort to keep extensive supplies
from falling into Russian hands. Des
perate* fighting is underway in the
streets of the strategic war city while
the main German forces flee over
frozen roads along the route follow
iCfi.limu nil page four!
Native 01 County
Passes In Bertie
Zcke Brown, a native of this coun
ty. died suddenly at his home in
Bertie last Saturday noon apparent
ly the victim of a heart attack.
The son of the late Sebram and
Martha Harrell Brown, he was born
in this county 59 years ago. About
six years ago he moved to Bertie
County where he engaged in farm
ing. near Windsor. His wiTe-preced
ed him to the grave and he leaves
no children. A brother, Dansfbrd
Brown, and two sisters Mrs. J. H.
Hyman and Mrs. N. B. Bland, all of
this county, survive.
Funeral services were conducted
at the old family home, near Hassell,
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. In
terment was in the family cemetery.
Rev W O.^Andrews, Roberaonville
Baptist minister, conducted the leet
rites