Duty Of Everyone To Serve Country, Judge Tells Jury (Continued from page one) the peace and happiness and the well being of all the people of your coun ty depend upon the kind and qual ity of service performed by you body of men." the jurist said in speaking to Foreman Johnson. "Your work will be reflected over and ov er and ceaselessly in the remotest section of this county." he added. -1! know every man?will suffer some inconvenience by serving, but gentlemen, think of how inconse quential that is as compared with what would have happened if oth ers before us had not been willing ! to make sacrifices When you left your homes this morning you were not disturbed about some one would molest your family. We want to make certain that those conditions will obtain for- yuu^ - your children | and grandchildren during the years to come." the judge said, A copy of the oath subscribed to by the foreman and members of the jury was ordered typed and ready before the assembled body. "If you, in good faith, endeavor to live up to it. the people cH^this county will be indebted to you for your service." the jurist commented. Judge Frizzelle touched briefly on the duties of the jury, but he did in struct the members to investigate the condition of school busses, to vis it and examine all public property, including county offices, and check up on manner in which it is kept The jurist pointed out that one-half the school busses in, his county were found unsafe by a jury. "If condi tions are objectionable, report them to the court with recommendations," he instructed the jury. "It is impossible for the law to be persistently violated without com ing to the attention of one of your body," the judge said, adding that it was the duty of each member to make presentment of such cases to the court. "Your body should be mo tivated by a single purpose, that of achieving the most good, and by do ing your assigned duty without fear or favor. Then and only then will you have rendered your county a valuable service "Investigate living conditions in your county If road houses are ob noxious and flout law and order and make it difficult for parents* to prop erly rear their children, you should exercise every power in your com mand to stamp them out arid bring them to justice Gambling places and places of prostitution should not be allowed to exist one day longer," the judge concluded. Farmers ^ ill Vote On Program withii Next Few Weeks! (Continued from page one) possible that the service aid will be made available again some time," Mr Meacham said The service will I also give certain types of seed for | stopping erosion and for pastures. The program will not cost the far mer a penny. The county will be asked to buv the stamps to be used in mailing out the referendum bal lots, but there'll be no additional cost to the county It is proposed to incorporate four I counties, Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt j and Greene Counties, into the dis trict. Each county will have a spec ial supervisor and in some instances there'll be two supervisors in one or more counties. Under legislative act, the State committee composed of the Extension Director, Director of Ex periment Stations. State Forester I and a representative of the United | States Department of Agriculture, will name two directors and the far mers in the district will name three directors or supervisors. The pro- I gram will be directed by the district committee. At the present time there are 14 soil conservation districts in the county embracing 48 counties. A | splendid work is being done in those territories, and Mr. Meacham Isl convinced that a similar service can I be rendered in this county and to | the perfect satisfaction of the farm-1 ers. It is entir<ly up to the farmers of | this county UMJecide on the program. It is not at all compulsory, and if he wishes to participate in its benefits ] it will cost him nothing "If you want good crops, you must | have good soil," Mr. Meacham said, concluding that civilization rises and | falls with the fertility of the soil. Plans for the referendum will be announced shortly. During the meantime, every landowner in the county is urged to study the propos ed program and make his own deci sion as to how he will vote. Special Nutrition Classes To Open Here Tomorrow | Plant for a special nutrition cot have been completed and classes t begin tomorrow and will be held the Woman's Club building fi 1:30 to 3:30. Every member is ur to come and bring someone with as a large enrollment is desired The classes, open to the public, a part of a war program that ia ing advanced throughout the co try. ? Grocery Cooperating In Victory Shopping Et Moore's Grocery, one of the larg eet independent stores in this sec tion, is cooperating in the town's Victory Shopping Festival here on, Thursday. Friday and Saturday of' Mil* S UNCLE SAM battling to uphold America's jtt|i F reetl om (^>4 THE 13TH WEEK OF THE WAR Tin- V.'ar Production Board said shortages of some materials and manpower w're more ltm'ting u>rs in all-out production than diffi ";rU^ m Jhtammg produeuor^ -ilities The Board reported airplani production, though ahead of sc^ed ak, would b. more advanced i mori materials had been ava. able (?human Nelson said he has not ?recognized the possibility" that any uhas.- ot the production program would fail to meet the goals an nounced by President RooseveU. nouncea rit?? Mi To speed production Mr Nelson ...m red all wnr supply cunliacts, to J|U . ,.f Hi-ii-rminc'd b,. negotiated instead of determined I,y competitive bidding Contracts will be assigned to firms requiring smallest quantities of new "0^P"1 ment to fill orders, he said Th WPB began an inventory of all dl< machine tools to mak. them avail-, able for war production. The WPB said war expenditures during February reached nearly llOO1, million a day. IB per cent Kr<'"*,r than in January HFC disbursements and treasury . hecks for war pur noses totaled $2.3311 million for the month The board announced mass production of tanks making grea ;.r use of cast steel and welded hulls has begun Strip mills that last year made Sheet steel for automobile bodies are bong converted to manu factor, ship plate The Navy ordn ance bureau said its contractual ob ligations increased 4!l per cent in the two months after Pearl Harbor Ka tinning Price Administrator Henderson re ported United Nations' rubber re 11 . . 4 ..lb ,tir lift V T*l 11 ) - U Ulll"" * quircmcnts will not allow any rub bci for new or recapped tires for Ull i"t ? ? mi,,,-,. non-essential passenger cars. rher. ,s not sufficient rubber now to sus tain the rate of military production and the most essential civilian needs. he said. . , Petroleum Coordinator lckes said gasoline very likely will be rationed if the War Council of the Petroleum Industry recommends such action Civilian Defense President Roosevelt authorized the OCD to begin placing orders fur ci vilian defense workers' equipment and medical supplies. OCD Director Lapdis requested civic officials not to ask OCD Headquarters for equip ment because distribution will be based on a priorities system estab lished by the War and Navy Depart ments Priorities will be based on likelihood .of attack, vulnerability, and importance to war production of manufacturing plants in the com munity. The House fussed and sunt to con furoncu a hill providing the War 1 Damage Corporation with a fund of 1 a billion dollars to insure property 111 th.- U. S against damage by en emy attack Director I Hindis said re gional black-outs are planned fur la ter 111 the Spring and a New Eng land test blackout probably will be held this month. War Taxes Treasury Secretary Morgenthau asked.coiutress to mcrease Uns yewpx Federal revenue by at least $7,mH> million to reach the $27 billion goal set by the President in his budget message Mr Morgenthau recom mended income taxes be doubled on i incomes below $10,000 to help raise $3 200 million He also recommend ed increases of $3 billion in corpora tion taxes and $1,340 million in ex Icisv taxes. g Army Progress Congress completed action on lug islation increasing the pay of enlist ed men and officers serving outside continental United States. The Sen ate approved a bill providing cloth ing and equipment allowances of $150 for commissioned officers. Sec .o" retarv Stimson .utnounced formation of the Seventh* Armored Division w ith 10.000 men at Camp Polk. La. lie said sulfanilamide is now stan dard equipment for all U. S. troops in combat areas because it was found iparticularly effective in curing ab dominal wounds at Pearl Harbor. The War Department estimated there are appriqpmately a million I Selective Service 111-A registrants of whom 150.000 ark,suitable as pros pective officers undem-thc plan call ing for four months training in field units and then at least two months in officer candidate schools. Tin- De partment said after the March 17th lottery. Selective Service registrants will lie placed in two groups?one of the new and the other of the earlier registrants-Local boards will set ra tios between the two groups in call ing men for induction Furloughs to adjust civilian affairs in cases of un due hardship caused by immediate induction will be granted hereafter by the Army and not by local boards. Air The Civil Aeronautics Administra tion reported it has given courses to more than 100.000 pilots since 1939 at an average cost of $000 The CAA said it also has given several thous and refresher courses to instructors at a cost of $250 each. Priorities and Allocations The WPB ordered manufacture of radios and phonographs for civilian use to be discontinued after April 22, 1942. The industry will manufac ture Army Signal Corps equipment and other war production. The Board restricted installations of home and business telephones to save scarce materials. The Board or dered most women's hosiery manu factured after April 1 to be of rayon instead of silk and nylon. Almost the entire output of cotton duck and teak was allocated to the armed services, greater priority assistance was ex Mother And Son Are Charged ith Arson Bv Officers Monday (Continued from page one) Monday morning Sunday morning the mother went to Norfolk, leaving the .son at home. A short time before the fire, young Mabry went to the home of a neighbor. Before the fire was discovered, he asked neighbors if they did not hear something crack ing. When they went out, the Smith house was burning rapidly. Evidence in the case became com plicated when the defendants are al leged to have made arrangements to Kct one of the main State witnesses out of the way Officers talked to the witness one night, and when they went back a few hours later the door to the home was open and the light burning Some thought he had met with foul play It was later learned that James Wiggins, a taxi driver, had carried him into the country After a short stay there, the witnessTnme hack and the defend ants are alleged to have hustled him out to the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Saturday and had him picked up about dusk that evening and carried to Washington Watsy Latham was aid to have received $2.5<t for mak l ing the trip and the witness was giv en'about $5. Yesterday morning the witness called up officers here and State d he wanted to come home. Warrants were drawn a short time p,t"f agfllhsl "the four defendants. Willie working on the case officers learned that fair-sized quantities of surplus commodities had been stor ed in the home. Fifty pounds of beans. 96 cans of milk and small quantities of flour and prunes were either recovered after the fire or found in neighbors' homes when some of the goods had been moved before the fire. A colored rase work er lived in the home, but just how tiie surplus commodities got there officers declared they could not ex plain. Fire Rationing Is (Growing Problem For County's Board (Continued from page one) truck lire 'and tube for hauling pil ing and timber. J. W Bcdwcll, Jamesville, one truck tire and tube for hauling logs and lumber. Johnson Milling Company, Rober sonville, three truck tires and three tubes for hauling logs, lumber and cotton. The following applications were rejected James Arthur Peel, Robersonvilie, four ear tires and tubes for farm use. Willie Hopkins, Jamesville,. one truck tire and twn tubes for hauling pulpwood. Orlander S. Green, Williamston Route 1. two car tires and two tubes for use as substitute mail carrier. Kelly L. Rawls, Robersonvilie, 2 ear tires and two tubes for use in mail deliveries Mr Rawls was eligi ble for tires, but Ins classification was low oil tiie list and the supply was exhausted by doctors' claims. Unable to get tires, lie applied for a certificate for the purchase of an automobile. The application was ap pvhvi d. : " * Robert S. Price, Williamston Route 2, one car lire and tube for general farni use Eleven new applications for tires and Lilies were received by the board since its last meeting, the applicants calling for twelve car tires and 12 car tire tubes, eight truck tires and eight truck tire tubes, three trailer tires and three trailer tire lubes, and one tractor tire and tube. These applications are pending but it is cer tain that they cannot be filled from the March quotas A taxi driver, Fennor Respass, ap plied for a certificate for the pur chase of a new automobile. The ap plication is pending. * 1 omifi Man Reports For Sorrier In Armed Forces Biltie Biggs, young son of Mr and Mrs. S R. Biggs, left today for Fort Bragg where he will report us a second lieutenant in the armed forces. The young man, after attending several civilian military camps, stud ied to earn his commission, and is believed to be the youngest commis sioned officer in the service from this co.unty. To Enter Rranch Of The U.S. Army Air Service William Thomas Crawford, son of Mrs Fannie Crawford and the late Sheriff Crawford, has been assigned to a branch of the United States Army air service. He is in Raleigh today completing plans for entering the service within the next few days. He was accompanied there by his sister. Miss Estelle Crawford, and niece, little Miss Ann Gresham. tended for repair and maintenance of essential mine machinery, and for materials and equipment used by commercial airlines. Prices Price Administrator Henderson notified state and local authorities in 20 defense areas in 13 states to re duce inflated rents within 60 days or he will set rent ceilings. He said he plans similar rent action in 100 other areas. Mr. Henderson request ed immediate restoration of prices for mechanical refigerators at Feb ruary levels. He advised consumers not to purchase rubber products when prices appear excessive, be cause for many rubber products made montha ago there is "no ex cuse for charging more than before ? Pearl Harbor." THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Motorists, using Martin Coun ty highways, boosted the prop erty damage figure but went through last week without tak ing a life or impairing a limb. There was only one accident of note during the period, but in the corresponding week a year ago. the record shows, there was not a single accident on the high ways of the county. The following tabulations of fer a comparison of the accident trend: first, by corresponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. Uth Week Comparison Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam're 1942 1 0 0 $ 500 1941 0 0 0 000 Comparison To Date 1942 19 9 0 $3230 1941 22 13 2 1315 Youth Sentenced To The Roads For Two Years For Robbery (Continued from page one) /ears of separation, were granted, as ollows: Jack Barrel! against Sarah tarroll; Mary Gilbert Wilson against /aldo, Wilson; Council Smith against Mary Smith. Tim Council, charged with break ing and entering and larceny, was sentenced to the roads for two years. Knowing little about court proce lure. Council attempted to plead his >wn case, and when he was asked if the jury was all right, he quickly ?xplained that he was not guilty. The case charging Howard Grif in with forgery was continued until ho June term. Wesley James pleaded guilty in the case charging him with bigamy, [he court continuing the action until the June term. A bill of indictment was returned by the grand jury in the case charg ing Earl Tetterton with reckless and drunken driving. The indictment listed Judge Frizzelle as one of the witnesses. At 215 o'clock this afternoon the court was working on the case charg ing Charles H. Ayers with false pre tense. Following the completion of that trial, the court will call the first civil case. Based on two .years of separation, u divorce was granted Edgar Taylor in his case against Nora Lanier Tay Apparent Lull On W ar Front As Next Drive Is Awaited (Continued from page one) under attack by British bombers. Italy felt a stinging blow when its naval base on the Island of Rhodes was used as a dumping ground for twenty tons of RAF bombs. The is land of Malta, that British strong hold in the Mediterranean, is still undergoing attack, a late report plac ing th?MHimher-right at 1,500. but the defenders are still defending it. In this country a move is on to settle squabbles and get down to work. Proposed plans call for legis lation affecting wages and hours and limiting profits to six per cent. There is that old tory commeqt, coming from Smith-Douglas spokesmen charging all our evils to the common working man and overlooking the fact that the Smith-Douglas Com pany is now on trial in the courts of Winston-Salem for allegedly vi olating the anti-trust laws. The Smith-Douglas commentator did not review the progress of the trial on his broadcast, listeners said, adding that had there been two men on strike in the tobacco town the com mentator would have inflated it into I boxcar words. Two tornadoes, striking in the Mississippi Valley, left 117 dead, nearly 1,000 injured and a property loss running into the millions. Parmele Invaded By Mob Saturday I Night Officer Carson, of the Beth el police force, was savagely attack ed by Joshua Williams, Pitt County Negro, last Saturday night, one re port stating that the officer was cut | from his neck to the waist. Following the attack, bloodhounds | were called and they trailed Wil liams or supposed to have trailed him to a colored cafe in Parmele. As the dogs led the way, a fairly large group of Bethel people and farmers along the way joined the procession, and not since Mr. Stokes ran his cafe and served those delicious apple jacks back in the old war days had there been as much activity and ex citement in the little county town. Preliminary reports coming from j unofficial sources declared that a1 regular mob spirit obtained there, that doors to homes were torn down and premises were searched. Coun ty officers when questioned declar ed they knew nothing about the re ports, that they spent several hours in the one-time thriving rail center Sunday morning and heard nothing about the alleged acts credited to the mob. It was hinted, however, that the search was a meaningful one. A white citizen whose name could not be learned immediately was quoted as saying that he had never during his long years of residence there witnessed such disorder and that virtually all the disturbance Runs Bicycle Into Auto Here Sunday Battered "by priority rulings and ationing regulations .the automo bile is now being subjected to st acks by cyclists. In a late encounter .he automobile more than held its )wn. however, and until the ration ing business becomes more effect ive, the bicycle will do well to rec ognize the motorized vehicle as a formidable foe whose rights are to be respected along with a willing oess to yield the right-of-way. James Smith who admits he had had a beer or two. crashed into Ira Jones' automobile on Washington Street, near the Jamesville Road in tersection here last Sunday morn ing. With his head bowed to give him extra power, the 24-year-old colored man, plowed into the front of the car with his bicycle going full speed. Jones, sensing the pending at tack, sounded his horn and bi ought his car almost to a stop. His efforts failed to register and the crash fol lowed. Smith diving over the front pail of the car and landing 011 the concrete. He came up with a bruised head, but the injury was "burned out" with iodine by Dr Early and the victim went his way Very little damage was done. Vtailing Diniatcr M ill Vrfarh Here Tata 1 Rev. B. G Henry. Baptist minister of Tryon, N. C., will deliver a special sermon in the Baptist church here tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock Mem bers of the church are urged to at tend and the public is invited to hear him. Victory Shopping Day a it Sam" a liar gain I'lare Victory shopping days will be in | full effect at Sam's Bargain.Wace on Main Street in Wilhamston. ^Spec ial bargains are being offered in new spring suits, dresses and coats, land children's wear I was caused by outside people. I Sheriff C. B Roebuck was out of I the county over the week-end, and he could make no detailed state ment. As far as it could be learned here today, Williams has not been" appre hended and no report on the offi cer's condition could l>e had Wants MAN WANTED FOR ESTABLISH ed Rawleigh Route which has paid big for years. Over 200 home-farm necessities. Specials help make larg er sales. Low wholesale prices. Good cash profits. No age limits No lay offs. If you will work steady for good pay. write or se? me Jasper J Ben nett. Kvcretts. N C m!7-2t-pd | WANTED ? A MAN BETWEEN ages 21 and 55 l<> work industrial insurance in Williamston. Rober Isonvillc and surrounding territory. Previous experience not necessary Attractive propositions Address P |0. Box 50? Ed.Titon. N. C. m 17 41 pd FOR SALE? Bt'll.UING LOTS ON West Main Street. Good prices for cash. See C. H. Clark, Sr. m!3-2t-ch USED ELECTRIC STOVE WANTED Prefer table top. See or call Mrs. J. F. Thigpen, Williamston ml3-2t WANTED? YOU TO TRADE TOUR old suit on a new one. 500 suits to select from. Pittman's. ml3-4t-ch MILL ENDS. SAVE 25 TO 50 PER cent. Upholstery Fabrics. Slip Cov lor, Drapery and fancy rayon stripe mattress ticking Stock on hand Hundreds of patterns to select from. Mrs. Ellis E. Phillips. Shady Banks. Washington. N C. m6-13-20-27-pd SEE ME FOR COLONIAL CHICKS Play safe by buying U. S. approv ed Colonial Chicks. Save money. All leading breeds at lowest prices. Re placement offer on best grades. Pres ton Cayton. Agent. Colonial Poultry Farms Edenton. N. C. ml3-tf OARDEN SEED: PACKAGES AND bulk. Also package flower seed and lawn grass seed. Now is time to plant. Leave us your order for cab bage plants. J. C. Liggett Washing ton Street. m3-6t POTATO SLIPS FOR SALE: ONLY 35 or 40 bushels left. See me at >nce. J. W. Gurganus. c-o C. H. God sin farm, near Williamston, N. C. ml3-17-pd FOR QUICK, QUALITY DRY ] cleaning service, bring your clothes to Pittman's. One day service on any garment. Suits, coats and dresses, 55 cents, cash and carry. 65c delivered. Pittman's Cleaners. f3-tf SEVERAL METAL PORCH CHAIRS for sale. In good condition. Apply or call Dr. Walker's office in Wil liamston. ml3-2t WANTED: MY FRIENDS AND Cus tomers to see "News & Observer" of March 6th, front page, relative to Freeze of Typewriter Industry. It now stands all users of these ma chines, to see that they are kept in good working order, for no one knows how long this Freeze will last. So I say to you, bring your in strument to me and I will recondi tion it and preserve its life almost indefinitely. 118 Main St. H. T. Hy man. Across from Post Office. ml0-4t EXPERT ALTERATIONS ON ALL ladies' garments. Fit and satisfac tion guaranteed by Mrs. Minnie Bul lock at Pittman Cleaners. Phone 159. ml3-4t-ch NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE North Carolina. Martin County. In Superior Court. John Daniel Biggs vs. Major Latham By virtue of ar. execution directed to the undersigned from the Super ior Court of Maitin County in the aixive entitled action, and by virtue of an order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Martin County of even dati> herewith, directing the under signed to re-sell the property here inafter described by reason of a raise in the bid in a 'ormer sale, I will on Monday. April 6. 1942, at twelve o'clock Noon, at the Court house Door of said County, sell to the highest bidder for cash to satis fy said execution, all of the right, ti tle and interest which the said Major Latham, deceased, had in the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: Eleven (11) acres of land adjoin ing the S. K. Mobley Farm on the old Williamston-Greenville Road in Wil liamston Township, Martin County, and being the same lands deeded to Major Latham by J. L. Bailey and wife by deed of record in Book KKK. at page 557 of the Martin County Public Registry and being known as the Major Latham Horn*1 Place. This the 28th dav of Feb., 1942 C B ROEBUCK, m3-4t ~ Sheriff. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. In The Superior Court. County of Martin against Co barn and other*. The defendant, Moses Cobum, ibove named, will take notice that in action entitled as above has been lommenced in the Superior Court if Martin County, North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Mar tin County in which said defendant has an interest; and the said defend ant will further take notice that be is required to appear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his office in Wll liamston. North Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the completion Qf this service of publication by no tice and to answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this ac tion, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 19th day of Feb., 1942. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court of f24-4t Martin County. Square Dance! EVERETTS Friday Night MARCH 20?10 O'CLOCK Mnsir By The Crazy Teniiesneans \ilmi*?ion ? SOc ym ft** wir > roru thuu wwnri HOLLYWOOD'S StWCLWO SI HA. ODD ADD YAAPHSA. WALT TLU YOB Tlicy'r* all biM|kl lo pa by DR. PEPPER. |1m a MM. WRRF 11:45 pjn.-, arm. ML - . ?m ? LEWIS ? HUNTER "WAND Mj Krntutky Straight Bourbon Whiffy ^ ' Save With Us .. . Trade With Us We (lurry A (loinplctc Line Of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES WE BIY AM) SKI.I. FARM PRODUCE .4 in1 41 ?o . ? ' Feed and Fertilizer for All Farm lines. For better crops use a better fertilizer. We sell Agrieo & Rovster crow better CROPS FOR LESS MONEY! See lia For I our 1942 Ferli/iser Sleeda Moore Grocery Co. FOR REAL VictoryDaysBargains See Our Complete Stork Of LOVELY SPRING DRESSES NEW SPRING COATS BOYS* WASH SUITS SPORT SUITS and SHOES For All The Family No "Victory Days** Shopping Tour Will he complete without a visit to us We invite you to Mop in and look over our Mork. We are sure you will find just the dread, coat or auit you have been looking for. We will be glad to nerve you. Sam's Bargain Place

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