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MAKE EVERY J PAYDAY For Victory... Boy I. (.DEFENSE f BONDS STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 24 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 24, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1899 Demands For Tires Far Exceed Number Allotted To County Eleven Tires and 11 Tubes Allotted Applicates in County Monday The shortage of tires and tubes for both passenger cars and other types of vehicles in this county is becom ing more pronounced from week to week, Rationing Board Chairman C. C. Martin stating this week that the demand now pending will cut deep into and possibly exhaust the allot ment for next month. No April al lot ment has been announced, but it will have to be a sizable one if the (resent demands are to be met along with those expected next month. More applications for certificates of purchase were received than the board allotted this week, and now the board has accumulated applica tions requesting 20 truck tires and 20 truck tire tubes, 32 passenger car tires and 28 passenger car tire tubes, 12 trailer tires and 12 trailer tire tubes and two tractor tires and one tractor tire tube. Altogether there are 31 applications for tire purchase certificates carried over by the board at its meeting Monday. New applications were received by the board Monday for the purchase of fourteen truck tires and tubes, ton car tires and six car tire tubes, eight trailer tires and tubes and one tract or tire No requests were rejected, j but it is understood that favorable action is not to be expected when I further consideration is given some | of the applications next week. Ex hausting its weekly quota, the board ! this week just did not examine all | the applications, other than those falling in high-rating classifications Certificates of purchase were awarded the following: Dr. Edward Lee Early, Jr., Williamston, four tires and two tubes. E. F. Pollard, Robersonville, two] truck tires and two tubes for hauling | produce. Daylite Bakery, Rocky Mount, one tire for the delivery of bakery prod ucts. It is understood that this cer tificate will be charged against the quota in the company's home coun | ty Roberson Slaughter House, Wil- I liamston, two truck tires and tubes | for the delivery of meat and othei food products. John S. Whitman, Robersonville, two truck tires and tubes for hauling logs. Rogers Supply Company, William ston RFD No. 2, one truck tube for | hauling supplies. Unable to establish a classification that would qualify them for a cer tificate of purchase, some of the boys in the county are talking about studying for the ministry. Ministers, in some cases, are able to get tires but those who would reform are ad vised that a number of bona fide ministers have had applications be have gotten no tires as yet. New applications for tires and ] tubes received by the board this j week were filed by the following Columbus Ebron, Williamston | minister, four car tires and tubes. Walter Alexander Manning, Jr., Williamston, two truck tires and | tubes. W. O. Abbitt, two truck tires and | tubes. Charles H. Ange, Jamesville, two | car tires and tubes. Martin County Forest Fire Serv ice, six trailer tires and tubes. Lawrence Thomas Scott, of the | Agricultural Marketing Administra tion, Williamston, four car tires. Easter Seal Sale Planned In County The school children of Martin County are going to do their part to see that crippled youngsters have a chance to be like other kids by join ing the annual sale of Easter seals for crippled children. Miss Mary W. Taylor, local chairman of the sale, said today. "Over 6647 children will take part and will dispose of that many seals," Miss Taylor said. The seals, which sell at one cent each, are being sold throughout the nation this week. Sponsored nation pled Children, the seal sale is put on in North Carolina by the North Car olina League for Crippled Children. "Laid end to end, the number of Easter seals distributed last year in the United States would reach from Elyria, Ohio, the National Society's headquarters, to Los Angeles and back." "It is hoped that this year the number distributed will show an in crease consistent with the gains made each year in the past," she said. Proceeds from the sale are used to advance the general program for physically handicapped children, in cluding physical correction, educa tion, social and vocational adjust ment, and recreational opportunity. "The cooperation of the schools is practically welcome because of pres ent efforts to establish adequate edu cational facilities for crippled chil dren," Miss Taylor said. "Frequent ly the only hope a crippled child has of becoming an independent wage earner is that of becoming a train ed brain-worker. The Easter Seal has come to be recognized as the pictor ial symbol of freedom and indepen dence of the handicapped child." Plaits For Rationing Of Sugar Encounter Still Another Snag Plans for rationing sugar to the 130 million mouths in this country have now encountered another snag, and it is qutie possible that diabetic victims will have been developed and passed on before the stingy bus iness is inaugurated. First scheduled for early March, the rationing plans was later tentatively scheduled to go into effect the latter part of this month. Now the rationing authori ties have come out of their circle just long enough to say the registra tion will be handled on May 4. 5, 6 and 7 for individuals and on April 28 and 29 for commercial users. But will the individuals register at the elementary schools in this county on May 4. 5. 6 and 7? All the schools in the county except those at Jamcsvillc. Farm Life. Bear Grass | and Wiiliamston. will close May 1. Docs it mean that the teachers will be detained in the several commun ities to handle the registration? The superintendent of schools in this county does not know what will be done. It has been suggested that the registration dates could be advanced a week or more, but before that in formation can be had local authori ties must first learn where t?? write] to get instructions. During the meantime, the ratipn ing authorities of the OPA (Office of Price Administration) must decide whether the individual is to be al lowed one-half or three-quarters of a pound of sugar per week. All su gar sales in the United States will be suspended on April 27 for approxi mately one week or until the ration ing system is placed in operation in accordance with the announced reg istration schedule. I.1KKS llii VRMYY Indirect reports reaching here indicate that Albert (Jim Daw son) Cooke likes the Army very well. Leaving with a number of other county boys a few weeks ago. the young man was report ed to have said that he would pay 'em a thousand dollars and walk all the way home if they would let him out. He is in the St. lamis area, some 1.200 miles from here. "Skippv" Cowen. another re crnt addition to the fighting forces from this county, has been home twice to tell everybody how well he likes the Army. School Girl Hurt In Bus Accident Hazel Jarred, right year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs John Robert Jones, of near Wilhamston, was se verely hurt yesterday afternoon when she was struck by a school bus in front of her home on or near the Mary Cherry farm. The bus driver, Russell Bullock, stated that several children got off the bus and cleared the front of the vehicle, that he thought the road was clear and started to drive away. He j heard a bump and looked hack and saw the child lying in the road. Ac cording to the victim, she got off the bus and dropped her shoe and when she darted back to get it and was bending down the truck struck her and knocked her clear of the wheels. She suffered a broken hip and was removed to a Washington hospital for treatment after receiving first aid in the offices of Drs. Rhodes and Llewellyn here . 4 District Churches Meet In Pinctown Delegates of the various Christian churches throughout this section are attending the annual Roanoke Dis trict Convention meeting with the Church of Christ in Pinctown next Saturday and Sunday, B. F. Leggett, president of the convention, an jnounced this week. The sessions will get underway I (promptly each morning at 10 o'clock, eastern war time and the theme of | the convention will center around) | "The Ministry." President Leggett is 'extending a cordial welcome to all the delegates and a large meeting is I anticipated. Superior Court In Final Session Of Term Here Today Niur DiMim-K Arc Granlnl by Court During Current Term in Count\ Holding very few jury trials but continuing a number of cases and settling others by compromise or agreement, the regular term of the Martin County Superior Court made ready for adjournment this after noon. The final sessions are being largely attended, and the proceed ings in one or two eases actually at tracted disinterested spectators. During the terip opening on Mon day of last week, the court granted nine divorces, a near record for one sitting. Based on two years of sep aration. divorces were granted in the following cases this week Wil liam David Cromwell against Mar tha Williams Cromwell; Geneva Dal berryx against Columbus . Dalberry, and Estelle Williams Holliday against Roland Holliday The case of W L. Chesson against the Town of Robersonville was con tinued for the defendant when it was pointed out that a defense wit ness was sick and could not attend court. A continuance was also grant ed in the case of Margaret Whitaker against D. M. Roberson when the de fendant explained to the court that one of his witnesses could not be found A compromise was noted in the case of Mrs. I, H. Matthews against E. R! White. the plaintiff taking nothing and the dtdVndtmt-bctng tax ed with the cost. The case of C. U. Rogers and oth (Continued on page six) BEATS DRAFT Drawing a comparatively low number and realizing that he did not stand the chance of a ghost when his name was called by his father as chairman of the Martin County Draft Board, Kay Coodmon, Jr., last week volun teered for service in the Army air Corps. Quitting school at the University last week, the young man received instructions to re port for a physical examination in Raleigh this morning He is expected to return home for a few days pending the outcome of his tests. Jaj )s' Fierce Drive Southward Has Been Halted Temporarily Outcome of Diploiualic Move 111 India ami Fighting In Ku??ia Awaited After overrunning a large terri tory in the far Pacific, the Japs in a fierce offensive southward are en countering a stronger and more de termined opposition. late reports stating Unit?the barbarian hordes" have been halted temporarily at the door of Australia. Reported to have lost thousands of men. more than 50 ships and well over 100 airplanes during the past eight weeks, the Japs are now waking up to the fact that there is an opposition, and a grow ing opposition at that. Less than 24 hours after Japanese planes had struck the heaviest blow of the war at Port Moresby, a dis patch from the Papuan capital, on the New Guinea Island, said the Japanese land drive in that direc tion had broken down and that the invaders had reached "a more com plete stalemate than they have en countered in any other zone in the Pacific war." Since landing at Kabuui, the Jap anese have captured only one town on New Britain -Gasmata -and they have not been able to extend their hold on New Guinea beyond the beachheads at Lao and Salamaua, except for a slight advance into Markham Valley, the Port Moresby dispatch said. The Japanese air offensive, how ever, lost none of its force. Nineteen Japanese heavy bomb ers and three fighters raided Port Moresby, 350 miles across Torres Strait from Cape York, but a com niunique said they caused little dam age and no casualties. The communique said the Japan ese dropped 60 to 70 bombs on Port Moresby, apparently concentrating on the airdrome in an effort to make it useless as an Allied base While it said two crack Japanese "Zero" fighters crashed outside the town, a Port Moresby dispatch reported third was known to have been hit. The Japanese plane losses brought to a probable 27 the- number destroy ed or damaged by the Allies in two days of the most savage aerial fight ing yet waged at the approaches to Australia. While the Jap push southward is in an apparent stalemate, temporar ily at least, results of pending devel opments in India are being anxious ly awaited in the diplomatic world. ! Sir Stafford Cripps, the Britisher who recognized Russia as a bulwark I (Continued on page six) IVIIs Kxm'rinHv At Pearl Harbor In .1 recent letter t<? his brother 111 this county, At wood Gurganus, one of Mi and Mrs Hilly Gurganus's three sons now in the army, related an experience at pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7th. He said, part "A Jap plain* crashed within 75 yards of me and then I stood guard while the pilot was still in it You know how planes in the movies burst into flames and crash Well, I saw a lot of that I could have gotten some good shots at those slant-eyed devils, but I only had a pistol at the time." Since Pearl Harbor, tin* forces in Hawaii have been on the alert, yoyng Gurganus stating that as a Usual thing they slept in their clothes, pull ing them off only to take a bath Farmers Will Vote On Conservation Distriet Ballots Are Being Mailed To Martin Farmers Tli is Week l.nmlouiiit* To Krtiirn Ttiillols Not Ijttcr TTiau !N?'\I Satimla, At a public hearing in Williams ton on Match 13th to consider the advisability of establishing a soil conservation district for Martin County, a large number of land own ers met with Mr T. B Brandon. Farm Agent, and Mr. K. 11 Meach am, Extension Soil Conservationist. After discussing the advantages to be derived from such a district, those present at the hearing decided to hold an election on March 26, 27 and 28, 1942, at which time all landown ers in Martin County would be ask ed to vote on the creation of a soil conservation district for Martin County. The name of the proposed district will be the Coastal Plain District arid will be composed' of Martin, Edge combe, Pitt and Greene Counties. Brandon says, that the voting for this proposition will be conducted by mail, and from his office he will mail each landowner a self-address ed card with the ballot printed on the back. Each voter is asked to mark his ballot, sign it and mail it back, postage free, or he may bring his ballot in to the county agent's office in Williamston If a majority of those voting in the election favor the creation of a soil conservation district, the Stat. Com nuttee will- make the services of the Soil Conservation Service available i the farmers in Martin County who jwould like to have this service. This service will include technical assist lance from trained men located in j Martin County in working out a com plote farm program of soil conserva tion to include crop rotations, pas ture improvement, terracing, farm drainage, establishment of wind breaks, re forestation and other prac tices. that will help to improve and conserve the soil of Martin County. All the expense of this service will be born by the Soil Conservation Service and will not cost the taxpay ers of Martin County anything The following is the official no tice of the referendum Notice of referendum on creation of Coastal Plain Soil Conservation district to include all of Martin County. . ? To all occupiers of lands lying within the proposal Coastal Plain Soil Conservation District, compris ?(Continued oh page six) IMI'OltTANT An important meeting of the entire Baptist Church member ship here will he held in the church auditorium tomorrow evening at 8:00 o'clock, !VIr. It. S. Courtney, chairman of the pulpit committee, announced this morning. "It is very urgent that all members attend the meet ing," Mr. Courtney said. It is expected that the mem hership will take action toward filling the pulpit made vacant by the resignation of Rev. J. II. Smith a few weeks ago. MM'ROVEI) Meeting in Raleigh last Satur day. the State Board of Elections approved recommendations by the county Democratic and Re publican executive committees calling lor the appointments of Messrs. Sylvester Peel and J. R. W'inslow as democratic members and Wade Vick as republican member of the county board of elections. Mr. Peel is entering ii|h?ii his eighth term as a mem her or chairman of the board. The election officials are to meet within the next few days to set up the machinery for hail dling the registration and the following primary 011 May 30. Funeral Saturday For \\. E. Sawyer Funeral services were conducted in the Biggs Funeral Home on Main Street here last Saturday morning at 11:30 o'clock by Dr. William R. Burrell, Baptist minister, for Mr. William F Sawyer, local resident who died in a Washington hospital last Friday afternoon following a short illness The body, accompanied by Mrs Sawyer and Mr. and Mrs William K. Sawyer. Jr . was removed to the old home in Louisville, Kentucky, that afternoon and final rites were hold there yesterday. Mr. Sawyer, prominent in the to bacco business for a long number of years, came to Wiliianiston last July and was prom men tly associated with the W I. Skinner Tobacco Com pany, making many new friends in his work here He was u victim*of the American and British appease ment policy in Spain. An exporter | 0! tobacco. Mr. Sawyer had a ship ment of the leaf to move into Spain just before the revolution Franco, the little god of the appcascrs and J tones, repudiated all the obligations of the Sparhfdi government, and Mi I Sawyer as many others did. lost tluL savings of a life time Despite the misfortune, lie still carried on and was again on the road to success when death overtook him County Hoard Plans For Twelfth (d ado Tin- problem .01 establishing a twelfth grade for the county schools was discussed and left unsolved by tfit? Martin County hoard of Educa tion in special meeting' here yesler day The school authorities are to return for further discussions on April tith when they are expected to formulate some definite plan for creating the extra grade. The board members are undecided ju. I when and where to infiltrate the added grade Into the present system It is fairly well agreed however that the board members will not elimi nate th< graduation program for those seniors who are scheduled to complete the present courses of study this spring The graduates will be confaeted and urged to return for the i Xtra courses of study to be of lend next year It is "possible that out gradual ion program will be elim mated next year or the year follow inn.,' 1;1 - v; . Order Numbers for Third Registration In County New Registrants In Martin (bounty To Get Questionnaires About May Subject to a slight variation and correction in some instances, order numbers for late registrants in this county are listed below. Three hun dred and two numbers were an nounced lasl Week. the list helnw starting from that number. 10.303?John Henry Allsbrooks, w, Williamston 10.304?^-Linwood Stanley Weathers bee, w, Robersonville 10.305?Horace Leslie Rodgers, w, Williamston RFD 3 10.306?H. D. Bond, c, Williamston 10.307?James Ernes Rason, w, Wil liamston ? 10.308?Walter Lawrence Brown, w, Jamesville 10,300?Zeolar Lee Ander Cox, w, Oak City 10.310?Felton Ray Warrick, w, Wil ? liamston 10.311?Moses Carr, c, Parmele 10.312?John Alford Manning, w. Oak City 10.313?Joe David Thrower, w, Wil liamston 10.314?John M Tyner, c, Williams ton 10.315?James Thomas Spencer, w, Jamesville 10.316?Heber Ayers, w, Roberson ville RFD 1 10.317?Joe Bunting, w, Palmyra RFD 1 10.318?Dennis Roosevelt Barber, w, Williamston RFD 1 10.319?James Walker, Jr, c, Wil liamston 10.3JO?Lee McGlenn Warren, w, Robersonville RFD 2' 10.321?John Jasper Black, c. Rob ersnnville 10.322?Charles Andrew Pate, w, Williamston RFD 1 10.323?Elliott Green Wynne, Jr., w, Williamston 10.324 -William Alphonso Fleming, w, Hassell 10.325? Richard Hall Smith, w, Wil liamston 10.326?James Daniel Nicholsdn, w, Williamston RFD 3 10.327?William Henry James, c, Oak City 10.328?John Best. Jr., c, Oak City RFD 1 10.329?Jeremiah James, c, William ston RFD 1 10.330?David Roosevelt Holliday, w, Jamesville 10.331?Lorenza Roberson, c, Rob ersonville RFD 1 10.332?Alonza Hardison, c, William-1 ston RFD 3 10.333?Lester Cornelius Roebuck, w, Robersonville RFD 1 10.334?Onley Shepard Cowen, w, Williamston RFD 3 10.335?Lewis Thomas Winberry, w. Robersonville RFD 2 10.336?Elijah Wilson, c, Hassell 10.337?Ben Bennett, c, Williamston 10.338?Ed Thomas, c, Parmele NO KKY LIST YKT County draft board clerks are marking time in the handling of the third draft registration pending the receipt of official master key lists for assigning the new registrants their order numbers. The list is expected within the next few days, and the registrants will be notified soon thereafter the order in which they will be subjected to call for military duty. A small variation in the unof ficial order numbers appearing in this paper bobbed up today when an error was discovered in the recent registration of I). C. McLawhorn. local white man. The registrar made a mistake In recording the registrant's age and instead of being referred to the first registration, he is now included in the last and proper ly so. His serial number is 1,291 and his order number ranks with the low ones. By the in sertion of the added number, most of the other order num bers are advanced by one. 10.339?John Hadley Coburn, w, Robersonville 10.340?Leamon Lloyd Ward, w, RobcraonviUo RFD 2 10.341?Roland Bennett Lilley, w, Williamston RFD 1 10.342?Lueutenart Carr, c. Oak Cify RFD 1 Official Order Numbers Have Not Hern Announced For This Fount v 10,343?Jesse Karl Ha wis, w, James villc RFD 1 10,344? Harse Andrews, c, Hassell 10443 Frank Lester Rogers, "w, Williamston RFf) 3 10,340 Eli Hyman Bowen, w, Wil liamston RFD 2 10,347 Zachary Taylor Piephoff, w, Williamston 10.348? Milton Mendenhall, w, Wil liamston RFD 2 10.349?-Thomas Earl Martin, w, Jamesville RFD 1 10.350?Lawrence James Lilley, w. Williamston RFD 1 10,361?Raymond Hayes Gomimon, Jr., w, Williamston 10.352?William Edgar Davis, w, Hamilton 10.353?James Robert Leggett, w, Williamston 10.354?LeRoy Everett, w, Hamilton 10.355?Tiller James, c, Jamesville RFD 1 10.356??John Little, r. Williamston 10.357?Wallace Olinthus Andrews, w, Robersonville 10.358?Frank Jonah Margolis, w, Williamston 10.359?Edgar Jarvis Gurganus, w, Williamston 10.360?Gabriel Wiggins, c. William ston 10.361?George Ingram Kerr, w, Wil liamston RFD 3 10.362?William Claude Jones, c, Parmele 1(1,363 Praise Liberty Lee, w, Oak City 10,364 Jolm Richard Nelson, w, Rnbersonville HFI) 2 10.365- Elmer Taylor Mi/.elle, vv, Wilhamston 10.366 Harry Hei r, c, Oak City RFD 1 10.367 Wallace Elvin Rawls, w, Wilhamston RFD 3 10.366 Herbert Purvis, c, Roberson ville RFI) 2 10.369 Abram Peal Barnhill, w, Ev eretts 10.370 William Edmund Early, W, Oak City 10.371 Asa Leroy Moore, w, Wil hamston RFD 1 10.372?William Lin wood Harrell, w. Palmyra RFD 1 10.373- Frank Johnson, c, Roberson villc RFD 2 10.374 David Albert Omary, w, Wil haniston 10.375 Jesse James Nurflect, c. Pal myra RI^D 1 10,376- James Roy Moore, c, Wil hamston RFD 1 10,377 Samuel Abraham Ayers, w, Williamstnn 10,378?Parmele Savage, c, Oak City 10.379 Jimmie James, c. Jamesville in 360 Mack Daniel Leggett, w, Wil liamston RFD 2 10,381?James Alexander, c, Pal (Continued on page three) War As It Relates To Home Front Is Reviewed for Week ? Oui of 7.Men in War Work, la's* Than llim dri'il Arc on Slriki The Office for Krnergcncy Man agt m? nt. division of information, IT. S. Clovernment. released the follow ing information as it relates to war activities en tin' home front ? Just what did it rrjran to motorists of the eastern states and of the Pa cific Northwest when it was an nounced last week that gasoline ra tioning would begin ion1 Most of them accepted the situation realisti cally when gasoline deliveries to fill ing stations were curtailed 20 per cent and when tin- Office of Price Administration froze retail gasoline prices at their level of March I3th. And there was little surprise when these moves wore followed by the disclosure that rationing would be gm m about six weeks. Why this calmness on the part of the average motorist when it was obvious that these moves would have a direct ef fect upon his everyday life? Well, the issuance of ration cards to motorists will meaii their enroll ment in a new conservation corps at a time when tanker sinkings have reduced the gasoline supply in the areas affected a-nd when war needs are demanding more and more of this precious fuel. This new rationing move drives home anew to many Americans the basic truth that con servation and wise use of our re sources must go hand in hand with production and fighting m our coun try's victory program. Did you hear any motorist any where grumbling because he'll have to get along with less gasoline? If so, just ask him which he had rather see rationing for his own automo jbile orffir ihe tanks, planes and arm ored cars of America's armed forces To issue (ias Coupons I'he rationing will be accomplish ed by a rigid coupon system accord mg to Petroleum Coordinator liar | old Ickes. He declined last Week to say just how much the gallonage of the average motorist -might I*- cut. but he made the point that individ uals would be classified according to their needs The actual rationing will begin as soon as the millions of cards can be printed, which probably will be in about six weeks Price ceilings fixed by the OPA were for a (iO-day period, after which there may be changes. Meanwhile, filling stations are being required by the War Production Hoard to confine their operations to 72 hours a week Many stations are comply nig with tin- order by remaining open 12 hours a day, six days a week I'rges Pooling Deliveries Firms are seeking to adjust local delivery services as a means of con serving trucks, tires and other 11 (pnprncui and materials. Mounting demand upon all p?ci Iranspoitation facilities will make "travel as usual" more and more difficult during the months to come, predicts Joseph B Kastman. director of Defense Transportation. Although he expressed sympathy With the need for vacations and r.ee nation, he declared that non-essen tial travel should he limited by vol untary action. Parleys lloost Production Labor and management represen tatives, meeting last week in New York and Boston in the firkt of 31 regional parleys, gave full support to the production drive begun recent ly by th.- WPB Sounding again the keynote of the drive. Donald M. Nelson, chairman o! the War Production Board, de clared ui a radio address to the na tion last Week that although plane (Continued on page six) WPA Curtailment Will Be Effected Fffective during the early part of next month, the Works Progress Ad ministration district offices will re duce the number of its operating per sonnel in the employment division, according to Chief I,ee Wallace, head of the organization's activities in this section of the State. Several of the personnel, it is understood, are planning to enter private employ ment, and others will be transferred to Raleigh along with the files and records to carry on the main work of the employment division there. The move is a part of a State-wide cen tralization program, Mr Wallace -staled, explaining that the work in the districts will be handled by a skeleton force while the main ac tivities will be handled by a reduced operating personnel in Raleigh. At least seven persons will leave the local office, including Mr. Har old Hargett who has ably headed the division here for the past several years. He and Mrs. Hargett have made many friends who regret to learn that the change is to be effect ed. Mr. Wallace stated that WPA ac tivities are being drastically cur tailed, .that no public projects are being considered unless they are di rectly connected with the war effort. Only one non-war project, the Bear Grass school gymnasium, is under way in this county at the presort time.