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LETS GO "ALL-OUT" FOE VICTORY! THE ENTERPRISE IS MARTIN COUNTY DOING ITS BEST? VOLUME XL\ NUMBER 9 Williamtton. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January .'10, IV12. ESTABLISHED 1899 Dealer Discusses Collection Of Old Scrap For War Use >? More Than 100,000 Pound* Of Iron Moving Oui Of Here Each Week Told that the blast furnaces were closing down because of a shortage of materials, Martin County people ?nd quite a few from Washington and Bertie Counties immediately went into action and on an average more than 100,000 pounds of scrap iron and other metals are moving out of Williamston each week, Mr. W. K. Parker, manager of the Wil liamston Parts and Metal Company, said today while discussing the col lection of scrap iron and materials for war uses. TTte call for old scrap iron and other metals is being repeated day after day, and every farmer and ev ery other person who can get his hands on any of the discarded prop erties is urged to make deliveries to their dealers. There are two dealers in Williamston, and they are coop erating in every way possible to get the badly needed material moving to the mills. Discussing the program for collect ing scrap materials. Mr Parker said that there are 75 grades of iron and steel scrap recognized by the gov ernment, that the material must be separated at shipping points, that mived shipments delay operations at the foundries and are not accepta ble. "At the present time we are buy ing all types of scrap metals, includ ing old tin. and also old tires," Mr. Parker said, adding that tin cans are valueless at present, although later when the government gets de-tin ning plants in operation, their col lection may be valuable. He also pointed out that galvanized contain ers can be utilized sparingly but are inferior grades of scrap. Razor blades constitute so little material in the aggregate that they count for little or nothing. The dealer also said that old tire rims, old lawn mowers, old electric fans, parts of furnaces and boilers, radiators, etc., are of some value but do not constitute the prime grades of scrap. Balers are not available for handling scrap paper, and unless persons-have ideal stor age arrangements, the collection of waste paper may possibly constitute a fire hazard. While offering no defense of the scrap iron business, Mr Parker threw some light on exports to Ja pan when he said: "The whole peace policy of the Roosevelt administration was built upon a loosening of shackles on in ternational trade. Any person who believes that any country can exist in a water-tight compartment these duys is anachronistic." Anachronis tic is one of Mr Parker's pet words. Continuing, he said: "Now, in regard to exports to Ja pan. From 1933 until October 15, 1940, when an embargo was impos ed. American exports of scrap to Japan totaled about 9 3-4 million tons while in the same period our domestic consumption was 209 mil lion tnos. At the current rate of con sumption. all that was shipped to Japan in eight years would last us two months. Most of the material exported originaU-d along the Paci fic, Gulf and South Atlantic coasts, and much of it, were it still in this country, could not move to the northern consuming centers on ac count of high freights. "The contention has always been made, and it is sound, that scrap is no more a material of war than new steel, copper, cotton, petroleum prod ucts, and other commodities export ed in equal or even greater degree While Japan was getting scrap from the United States, she was also im porting iron ore from the Philip pines, scrap from Australia and In dia, pig iron from India and Russia, etc. New steel moved from the Unit ed States to Japan for months after scrap was cut off. As a matter of fact, soine objections to our exports of scrap to Japan arose from steel companies which themselves, at the very time, were shipping new steel to Japan. (Continued on page six) Asking Court To Set ^Aside Mother's WiH ??? J. Haywood Rogers appealed to the Martin County Superior Court this week in an effort to have the nfiii of hie lat^ mother, Mrs. -Minnie V. Rogers, set aside. The caveator maintains, according to papers filed with the clerk of the court a few days ago, that a brother, Minga E. Rog ers, through "undue and improper influence and duress upon Mrs. Min nie V. Rogers, obtained her signa ture to the will. Witnessed by Justice J. L. Hassell and the late A. Hassell, the will gave all of Mrs. Rogers' property to Mr. Rogers for Oie remainder of his nat ural life, and upon his death $5 was to go to Haywood Rogers, the cavea tor, and $5 and a bedroom suite to Lester Rogers, $50 to each of her grandchildren and the Askew Place of ISO acres to her son, Minga E. Rogers. The will case has been tentatively set for consideration before the oourt at the March term. MACEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST Located in a small oak grove besidr I'. S. Highway No. 17, eight miles from WilUamaton. thr Macedonia Church of Christ will be dedi cated Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Recently completed, the church cost approximately $10,000. Thr dedication of thr new building marks what is believed to be about the 100th anniversary of thr church. Dedicate Church iNear Here Sunday Morning J c5 SPI.ENDII) v Carry in* the "March of Dimes" program into the Bear Grass and Farm Life communi ties this week, Iverson Skin ner. county chairman of the drive to raise funds for the In fantile Paralysis Foundation, stated that a hearty response was received to the appeal in both communities. In Bear Grass, bad weather limited the size of the crowd, but leaders declared that their community would make a favorable report over the week end. Mr. Skinner stated that the program was well received, and that it was not because Elbert Peel was speaking that the crowd did not show up more than 60 strong. At Farm Life last evening, ap proximately 300 persons heard the program, the meeting netting $30.25. Next Thursday night the campaign will be brought to a close with a program in the Hamilton school. Tonight, large crowds are expected to attend the President's sixtieth birth day anniversary ball in the local *ym. *e R. L. Co burn Holds Short Session Of Recorder's Court Only Four Cases On Docket For Trinl ami One Defcn ilant Failed To Appear In one of the shortest sessions in months, Judge Robert L. Coburn cleared the docket and adjourned the last Monday session of the county recorder's court within forty min utes. The proceedings proved of very little interest, and only a very few spectators were present. There were only four cases on the docket, and in one case the defendant failed to appear for trial, the court issuing papers calling for his arrest. Proceedings: Pleading guilty-at the last week's session of the court in the case charg ing her with drunken driving Mrs. Eddie Belle Mitchell was fined $5U. taxed with the cost and had her op erator's license revoked for a year. The case had been on the docket a week under prayer for judgment. Charged with false pretense, Har ry Davis had bis case continued un til next Monday. Charged with violating the motor vehicle laws, Homer Russell Norton failed to answer when called for trial. Papers were issued for his ar rest, but the judgment did not or der his $85 cash bond forfeited. Wrecking a large transport truck on the river fill last Friday, Norton was arrested and booked on a drunken driving charge. It is possible he went to his home id* Seville, Florida, to handle details with his company be fore returning to the county for trial: j Pleading guilty in the case charg (Continued on page six) Quite a few people stand a good chance to see the sun rise on and after February 9th, for on that date the daylight aavlng schedule becomes effective. While some few are already grumbling more or less out of habit. It is quite likely that their ranks will be greatly increased when the "lasy bones" start crawling from under the coyer at daybreak. The sun will Just be coming over the eastern horizon at 8:0? o'clock, new time, on Monday. February 9th. but within the few following weeks It will be plen ty high before many persons will have to get up to start the daily New $10,000 House Of Worship Will Be In Use First Time Ucpn'M-iits Mosl I'rojjrcwMX' Sli'p in County'* ILIiy ioilK Field in Year* Jusl recently completed at an es timated cost of $10,000. the new and handsome Macedonia Church of Christ, about eight miles from Wil liamston on United States Highway No. 17. will be dedicated Sunday morning, the event to climax a will ing and cooperative effort on the part of the membership and friends tu promote lasting religious ideals for the little Christian community and its people. The entire member ship. extending a cordial welcome to the general public to attend the dedi cation and enjoy a picnic dinner, is certain to be present for the memor able occasion. Rev. Dennis Warren Davis, the sermon and Farm Life and Bear Grass quartets will render special music, the service to open at eleven o'clock. Dating hack almost 100 years, the Macedonia Church of Christ has had I an interesting history which during) that long period was featured by the foresight of liberal leaders and a willing cooperation on the part of the people in the community. No original records are available, but a later minute book shows that Millie i Woo lard was received into the fel lowship of the church some time prior to the year 1844 Other names I are recorded, but no dates accom pany them until 1854 when Jesse H , Woolard was baptized by Henry Den nis Cason who was believed to have l>een the first pastor of the cTTurch. The first services are believed to have been held in what was called a community house. The church, while making progress during those early years, seemed to have lapsed into a spiritual coma and almost passed out of existence, according to the best information obtainable. How ever, Josephus Latham came to its rescue and effected the reorganiza tion of the church about the year 1855, and served as pastor for sever - al years H*' fnllnu <iH hy .Tnhn 1 James Coltrain. the grandfather of | Mrs. Susan F. Peel. She is the old est and one of the most faithful | members of the church today Apparently the trials and tribula tions growing out of the Civil War | were too much for the little strug gling membership to bear, and the church was inactive for quite a few years. But just prior to that time, the late Kenneth Woolard promoted the construction of a building for the membership in or about 1866 The building, enlarged about 25 years ago, was recently sold and moved from the church grounds a few hun dred yards down the highway. | Going to the rescue of the church 'in 1885, Rev. Stanley Ayers effected its reorganization and builded the (Continued on page six) $ Recover Valuable "Stolen" Articles! Valuable articles collected from | China and other distant lands by Dr and Mrs. Charles Leonard, Sr.. and I thought to have been stolen from the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. H Smith here about two weeks ago, have been found, according to indi rect reports heard on the streets this | week. No public statement has been is sued directly by the owners, but ac cording to information heard here, the articles had been packed and for gotten as Dr. and Mrs Leonard and the Smiths made ready to move, the missionaries to Hawaii and the Smiths to Greensboro. Police, inves tigating the reported theft, had stat ed previously they had been unable to establish a single Tead in the case. REMEMBRANCES By CHAS. SMALLWOOD Williamston, N. C. DURING 1870'* and '80s My narration of the burning of Williamston Wharf, appears' to have been a misconception. The wharf at the foot of Main Street did not burn as mentioned, but the railroad wharf (a little further down stream) the warehouse and steamer Commerce, did burn, and on the same night as was the big fire"; the enormity and direct importance of the latter, seem ed to overwhelm that of the former, and caused it to sit lightly on my memory: hence, the jumble in my journal. In enumerating numerous mar riages between Williamston and Washington folk. I failed to mention that of Mr. Claud Keitlv, of William ston. and Miss Eliza Hodges, of Washington and Beaufort County. She was the daughter of my father's good friend and business associate. Mr. Ed Hodges. My memory of him is slight, as he died while I was unite young, bu t h is sons. Jesse. Alonzo (Lon)f. Frank (Doc), and William, were life-long, boon ac quaintances. as emblematic of the term "friend" as circumstances could permit. The last two finally became permanent citizens of Williamston, and the last being still with you for many more years. I trust. Their mother. Mrs Ed Hodges, died the year after I left Williams ton to plant that corn and cotton crop which was to claim my attention in stead of Mr Biggs' drug store The crop was cast beside the road, on one of my father's farms, and lay on the outskirts of Washington, being now a partly built-up suburb of the town. On the day of Mrs. Hodges' burial. I. my brother Bnice. and "Uncle" John Staton (an old Negro who spent the last 25 or 30 years of his lif?, living on. and helping cul tivate my father's farms) were hoe ing and plowing this crop. As we saw the horse drawn cortage com ing on its way from the town home to the plantation burial ground upon the sod where her children had been born and reared, "Uncle" Johrrsaid. Boys, stop work and take off your hats while the funeral passes. And there the three of us stood, heads bared, while the procession slowly wended its way to the haunts of earl ier days, "there to lay me down and rest 'mongst thos gone before." And now, many have passed since that H.iy "ITucli'" John has gone his way. Brother Bruce is lost to view. Of that day's three, there's only me to be telling this to you Mr. Biggs' drug store was possess ed of a pair of hair-clippers,maybe for the purpose of cleaning off the "brush" from round the bruises and gashes which came in on the "pates" j from the rumpasses of a rowdy night. I or maybe when "Uncle" Alec had | butted some contender most too hard. Anyway, one .of New Town's prom inent residents, Mr. Dick Clary, was I aware of their existence, and having imbibed an idea, and a faith there in, of a way to prevent headache mi nus the medicine route, would upon the advent of each Spring's first warm day. appear at the drug store and request Mr. Biggs to clip the clusters from his cranium ped a* close as the clippers would cling; and with him would have come a metal bucket in which would fall the clip pings, and later a lighted match, and I with the combustion that followed, | would go up into smoke all Mr. Cla ry's fears and anticipations of head (Continued on page six) Leary Out Of Race For Bonner's Seat! Announcing v his withdrawal this week, Herbert Leary, Edenton man,] leaves only two candidates in the race for the First District seat in the National House of Representatives. Supporters of Mr. Letfry's candidacy are thought to have influenced his decision this week, preliminary re ports stating that at least one of them had asked to be released from his pledge that he might work ac tively for Herbert? Bonner's renom ination. The action by Mr. Leary leaves only M K Blount, of Green ville, opposing Mr. Bonner in the race for the First District seat. "Many changes of a momentous] nature have occurred since last' spring, and after serious reflection' I have decided to withdraw from the congressional race and become a can didate for the State senate in the May primary," Mr. Leary was quot TOWN HOARD y Official action to enforce an all-out blackout if and when one I* ordered here. I* expected at the hand* of the town commls xionerx when they hold their reg ular meeting next Monday eve ning. A sample ordinance ha* al ready been drawn for official consideration. Mayor J. L. Ha* sell said today. The appointment of a fifth commissioner to succeed M. Lu ther Peel, resigned, is also scheduled for consideration at the meeting next Monday. "No other business is on the calen dar." the mayor said. Marginal Fan Seed-Feed Lou Fifty Martin County farmers, working on a narrow margin, have filed applications so far for seed and feed loans, W. B. Watts, agent in the county agricultural building, said this week. It would appear that the number of borrowers this year will be greater than m 1941, Mr. Watts stating that he could assign no one definite roas 011 for tire increase. It is possible that more of the marginal farmers?far mers who are hardly eligible to bor row from regular .private agencies or from other government organiza tions?rare not looking to the lime merchant to finance them this year. Last year there were only 98 seed feed loans advanced in this county. It is now fairly apparent that the number this year will be one and one-half times and possibly twice ners Apply For ins In County greater than in 1941 To. date, ap proximately $9,295 has been advanc ed the fifty applicants Commenting on the agency's work this year, Mr Watts stated that very few farmers were asking for the maximum amount allowed. "They are a very conservative group," he said While they want enough to buy their seed and fertilizers, they don't ing the operation of cars or for oth er purposes. Mr Watts adding that few even had cars. I'nofficial reports state that the loan.-- advanced in this county last year have been retired in their en tirety. Beg run tug next week, the office will be open on Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays in the agricultur al building. Plans Completed For 11 andling Regis! rat ion Eight Registration r r (-entersWill Open In County Fell. 16 Sii|MT\ isors NiiiiumI It\ l)r;tfl Hoard; AwHiwtant* Arc \?kc?l To Volunteer Tentative plans prepared by the draft board have been approved by the State Selective Service Hoard in Raleigh and this county is now about lined up to handle the draft registra tion on Monday. February lfith be tween the hours of 7 a in and 9:30 p. in.. Hoard Chairman R 11 Good mpn announced today. Eight registration centers will be maintained in 11ft' county, the board official explaining that the first set up calling for only four registration places would have caused an in convenience for some of those who are directed to register. Registrations will be handled at Jamesville, Farm Life. Hear Grass, Williamston, Kv eretts, Robersonville, Hamilton and Oak Citv. The following supervisors will work in designated registration centers; Clarence Stalling* and Chas. Davenport. Jamesville; W H. Har rington, Farm Life; Rossell Rogers1 and T O. Hickman, Hear Grass, I'a lit''I Bailey and C. B Riddick, K'veret.ts; Dr. Jesse Ward, Robersonville; Asa 1 Johnson, Hamilton; R 11. Goodmop and Marion Cobb, Williamston. The registration centers will be open in school auditoriums in most of the towns and communities The Ameri can Legion hut in Williamston will be used The supervisors are calling -for vol unteers to assist the work. Accord ing to present plans, the task will re quire the services of about 85 regis - I trars or volunteers. That number, it 1 is estimated, will make it possible to J -handle -the- work without delay to j the registrants. No official estimate is to be had, but some believe the 1 registration total will approximate j or possibly pass the 2,000 mark in | this county. Registrants, it was pointed out, j may register at any one of the reg istration centers or where it is most convenient for them to do 2*0 Young men who became 20 years of age on or before last December 31 and those men who have not reached their 45th birthday on or before February 10 must register, excepting those of1 course who had registered in either 1 one of the two previous draft regis I trations. A school of instruction for the su- | pervisors and registrars will be held j in the county courthouse on tin- eve- 1 ning of Monday, February 9th, at 8 o'clock when the forms will be ex- I plained along with other details for handling the registration. Draft board officials, under whose supervision tin- registration will be held, are asking everyone who can and will to assist in the work While flying squadrons" will possibly go direct to most of the larger industrial plants in the county, most of those subject to the registration call will have to reuort to one <?f the (enters, d in those cases employers are j god to make arrangements for rir employees to meet the require ?nt and furnish, if necessary, importation foF them to and from e places of registration. Minor Accident IN ear Parmele Wednesday No one was hurt and very little property damage resulted in a mi nor automobile accident, near Par mele, Wednesday morning around 10 'o'clock. Rolley Tillery. driving west tow ard Parmele, stopped in the road when the gasoline supply ran out. William Taylor Everett, driving in the same direction, struck the car from behind and knocked it off the road. The old 33 model Tillery Chev rolet was damaged to the extent of about $8 and the damage to the Ev erett car was estimated by Patrol man Whit Saunders at $5(F. Tomorrow List Day To List Properties For 12 Taxation Mi iiiIm i's of ilia- Vriiii'il Forrrs Miiol UhI I'riipirli \s Fsllill ItiCumplrtc n ports from tin- sev eral towmsiii|>s today indicated that possibly niore than Of) per cent of thr citizens subject to taxation the county would have then names on tin books before tomorrow is spent. Starting the week with hard ly mot" than fid pi i cent of the names on the hooks, most, of the list takers, following one big rush during the past few days, now state that the ing time tomorrow. There i little likelihood that any j xtension for listing will be granted by tin commissioners in then regu lar on ? ting next Monday, and all tho.i who list after tomorrow will be objected t<> a late listing penalty of 10 pi i ci nt Care is also being ex ercised in checking up on those who refuse or otherwise fail to list. According to official instructions, inembi is nt tin armed forces must also lit their properties, but coun ty tax officials are not expected to apply tin penalty in those cases where members of the arjned serv ice are late m getting their names on the books. They plan to carry for ward many of the names and valua tion wbeir identity and records can be established. While the service men will not be required to pay any - (Continued on page six) I HO AT TAX STAMPS Owners of boats are reminded thai the Federal use tax imposed on all boats becomes effective February 1st. and stamps soni fying the tax has been paid may be obtained from C. II- Robert son, rollrctor of internal reve nue at Greensboro. The amount of the tax varies according to thr ovrrall length of hoats, propelled by machin ery, sail, or both, beginning with $5 for boats 16 feet in overall length and ranging up to a max imum of $200 for boats over 200 feel in length. The tax Is to be paid when the boat la first used. Application form 732 may be obtained from thr collector on reqaML Mac Arthur Holds In Bat nan ^ hilo Japs Win In ()tlier \reas Driw Within Thirlv Mile* of ^iiiyaporc; Bcit^u*. \gain In Hauil* of \xi* I >? .f)11?? marked blows dealt by allied fmetv. during the past week, the- i<ikl< -.; ye How;-coated .laps are pii'lim;' fit ir ill iv-|'v toward strategic goals m Hie fur Pacific and creating a critical situation for Britain's im portant base at Singapore While the Japs push southward in the Pacific. ",J > 'H' t iing iritain death and destruction at the hands of General Doug la: Mac At thur and his mdom "?'Me forces or, th. Bataan battle line in the Philippines Following "the Malaya railway down the center of the British line, the Jap., ai. within 14 miles of the important'Singapore base The fate ot the .strategic point rests with re ' Ml'oK , nieiit: w hich, according to Prime Minister Churchill. are on the ?h; Ihr ilrtt'fiiliTS?Late reports? state that the base is now in a state of sag. and that the ityation is critical I he running naval and air battles m th- Strait ot Macassar between | Borneo and the Celebes will long be I remembered by the Japs but even though they have lost nearly half of their 100 ships traveling south through the strait they continue their push and are forcing defenders back at important points m the Neth crlands hast Indies and drawing nearer to Australia Scorched earth policies ai- in effect, but despite ev ery thing, the- Japs continue their travels. Chinese' military intelligence out lined the movement of the Japs re cently as follows In Malaya, pie Japs have 150.000 men. m Thailand and French Iiido-Chiria about 100.. 000 men. about 125.000 men in Phil ippines even after the slaughter by Generaj MacAi thur and his men. and m Borneo Ja.OOO men. The Japs have drawn 4011,000 men from China gar risons. leaving 600.000 then Just a tew days ago, according to the Chinese intelligence, trains are mov mg hundreds of tons of gasoline on the southeast Indo China coa t into the interior. The indomitable l)iitrh are main taining their record, a late report stating that in the lust 54 days of the war they had sunk 54 Jap ships -?Hu id ly?before 1,l:.i, y?had?roptiLed another att.nl Gen ial MacArthur and his men are now bracing them selves for ai lot lieu drive- by the Jap hoi des who ar?- ivcciving roeivfeirce-? mi nts m both equipment and men. l''U ijig defeat m It11 .i.i .iikI speak' mg just w hen hi rigtit front i about to crumble iiikI* I the w eight of a ?trong Hu la dr,ve in the South. Hitler, alter telling his people that the- war would e nd in l?H|, said to day that he- did not know whether the- w.ti we?uId end m 11)42 Observ es. letUllllllg this Week from the Me etife-rraiiean a re-a. believe the 'niggle Will l.e t I?om thii. to five yeai longer 1*11*? >toiy in Russia is Hitler's mam worry at the- moment. - and appare ntly to nffs, t his re v e'? es there- !e spent an hour of his peecli today blarrVing everybody .''l-ve tor e'vervthing He denounced Wenidrow Wilson, th. British. Pres ident Kemsev.lt. the United States, Russia, and declared that if the war had not hee-n thrust em .Germany he would have- gone down in history as the- greatest cieaten e.f pvace the world had e ve r know n. In KangOoriTBritish and American volunteer airmen shot down twelve ?ut of forty Jap plane > today with single loss e.f tliemr own. A re port from Melbourne; Australia, this afternoon stated that American air plane- re'enforcements were moving to. the- Ne the rlands Fast Indies on a 'arjge Scale-. . The had Britislp.situation in Libya is being aggravated by the Germans who, after taking Be ngasi, are push ing pn up the coast. While the drive is discounted by some observers, some believe that the Axis are plac ing much importance on it as.a joint effort of the Japane se to continue in the- direction of India (Continued on page six) Advisory Council Will Be Installed A nupibef of citizens of this sec tion will visit the- Williamston office of the United States Employment Service tonight at 7:30. when the local wdUMiiy iouiil11 will?be in stalled. Members of this council, re cently named for this area by Gov ernor Broughton. include George H. Harrison. Francis M Manning, Her man A. Bowen, Hugh Horton, R. W. Bondurant and Mrs. Elbert Peel, of Williamston, and J. C. Swain, of Pylmouth. Dr. W R Curtis, of Raleigh, State Director of the Unemployment Com pensation Commission, will be pres nt to install the council members. R A. Wads worth. Eastern Carolina Field Supervisor of the Employment Service, will also bo present, togeth er with a group of local people. A brief, varied program is scheduled, centered around the induction of the council members and explanations of the activities of the local employ ment office. i:mi:ki\<; \km\ Holding a first lieutenant's commission in the Army Re serve Corps, Mr. Sam Wooll'ord leaves tomorrow for active serv icc in the armed forces. Head of the V. K. I*. Co.'s engineering staff for the past five years, Mr. Wool lord has made many friends during his stay here, and it is with regret that they Irani he and his family are leaving.