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MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BONO DAY THE ENTERPRISE IE Fir Vkttrj. Bmj I. S. DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS \OLUME XL\?NUMBER 25 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 27, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899 ^ ill Divide Three AAA Districts In County Next Week Community Committee Kloe tiona in Robersonville. Jamesville, Oak City Plans were announced by the of fice of the county agent here today for dividing three of the Agricultur al Adjustment Administration com munity districts in Jamesville, Rob ersonville and Goose Neat Townships No other changes in the farm pro gram districts are anticipated at this time, but to effect the divisions in the three sections it will be necessary >io hold new elections, including one for the county, Mr T B Slade, chief clerk, said. The community elections will be held in the school houses in James ville, Robersonville and Oak City next Monday night at 8 o'clock when two community committees will be elected for each of the townships. Three committeemen and two alter nates are to be named for each com mittee and delegates and alternates will be named to the county conven tion to be held in the agricultural building here next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. All farmers in the three districts are urged to attend the meetings and participate in the elec tions. Directed by the Department of Agriculture, the office of the county agent is dividing into two each AAA district having more than 200 farms The action is being taken, it was pointed out, to lessen travelling and to provide a better check on pro gram compliance and activities. "It is a big order for the committeemen in the large districts to leave their own duties and handle the work im posed by the program," a spokesman said, explaining further that travel is going to be limited and that the j program will have to be administer- j ed and handled largely by elected committeemen within limited and de- j signed areas. The divisions will be effected along geographical lines or public I road boundaries, the exact plans for districting to be announced at the elections next Monday While the community elections are being confined to the three town ships all others in the county will participate in the county convention to be held next Tuesday. The dele gates, serving the six districts not included in the division plan, are be ing notified to attend the convention to re-elect the present county com mittee or support other possible can (Continued on page six) Dr. W. K. Burrell Is Called By Baptists Dr William R. Burrell, greatly he-' loved pastor of the local Baptist j Church during the first World War period and for about a year there after, was recalled after an absence of more than 20 years by the mem i bership in a special meeting last Wednesday evening to serve the church as its regular pastor News of the action taken by the member ship is being well received by the community as a whole. The meeting discussed plans for calling an educational director for special work among the youth of the church. An appointment is expect ed shortly Coming to the church here in March, 1915, Or. Burrell ably served the institution until after the United States entered the war in 1917. He volunteered his services and was soon transferred for duty as a chap plain with the English forces. He traveled to many distant lands dur ing that hectic period, ministering to untold numbers of young men in the armed services. Returning to his pastorate here, he served about a year before resigning to accept a call to the Louisburg church. After a atay there, he went to the church at Monroe and later headed Chowan College before going to Asheville. He retired some time ago, but the urgent call issued by his old church members this week was gladly an swered, the act enhancing the friend ship which the doctor declares had mellowed down through the years for Williamston, and reforming the ties of an able service in the religious field of this section. Many New Positions Awaiting Applicants The William*ton office of the U S. Employment Service has open ings listed for electricians, construc tion workers (colored), carpenter helpers, welders, machinists stenog raphers, crane operators, shipfitters, mechanics, plumbers, waitresses, farm workers and other occupations Every person who is looking for work, or a better job than he now has, are reminded by State and Na I I Mini |-. gf 1 nia !? nS 4L,nML , 1 I h?^ t ion a i officials tnat tncy snouta reg ister or renew their applications now. Many new jobs are developing. Many people with little or no skills are being hired and the demand is increasing. Hiere is never any cost or obligation in any way to register for work and keep up active applica tion with the nearest office of the United States Employment Service. Holy Week Set-vices Scheduled lit Local Schools and Theatre Holy Week services are to be held I each day next week from Monday through Friday at the Watts Thea tre, 10:30 a. m.; at the high school, 8:40 a. m., and at the grammar school at 9:00 a. m. These services are to be conducted by the members of the Williamston Ministerial Associa tion. The general subject to be used is: The Living Church," and the schedule of speakers is as follows: Monday: The Living Church Its Creative Fellowship, Dr. W R Bur rell. speaker. Tuesday: The Living Church Its Courage To Face the World. Rev. John Goff. Wednesday The Living Church: Its Spiritual Resources. Rev John W Hardy, speaker. Thursday: The Living Church: Its Message for the World's Hurt. Rev. B. T. Hurley, speaker. Friday: The Living Church: Its Vision of Ultimate Victory. Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, speaker. In addition to the above schedule of services, the Ministerial Associa tion has procured the motion picture "The King of Kings," which will be presented Friday The hour and place will be announced later. There will be no admission fee, but a free-will offering may be taken at the door. The public is enrdirilly invitt>H tn attend the services as scheduled jabove, at the Watts Theatre at 10:30 to 11 a. m There will also be a Union Easter Sunrise service on the lot adjacent 't<? the cemetery. This service will | begin at 6:45 a. m More complete an nouncement of this service will be I made later. RKPORTLI) LOST v Dennis k. Coltrain, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Dawse Coltrain, of Williamston, has been report ed lost in a sea tragedy off the North Carolina coaM. Second as sistant engineer on the freighter, Norvana, the young man has not been heard from since his ship sailed from a southern port about eight weeks ago. A life boat off the ship was found drift ing empty off Cape llatteras, but none of the crew has been re ported safe. Seventy-Six Loeal Pupils Take Parts In Music Contests District Kvcut Ih Ileitis Held AI Ka*t Carol inn (College In (ir^nvilli' Today Ttavi' ling in fifteen cars, seventy - six Williamson high school students, accompanied by several parents and teachen, h it Here early this morn ing to participate in the District Mus ic Contest being held in Greenville today under the sponsorship of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. Miss Kathryn Mewborn, music director, has enter ed youthful musicians from the lo cal schools in seven events as fol lows: Mixed chorus of 42 voices singing, "Chernbtm Song," by Bortni&nsky. Girls Glee Club of 24 voices, "Lift Thine Eyes," from the Elijah, by Mendelssohn. Girls trio. Alberta Swain, Frances Jarnian arid Marian Hurley, singing -in?These Delightful?Pleasant Groves," Purcell Boys Quartet, David Hardison, Bil ly Peele, Irving Gurganus and Chas. Mizelle, singing, "Soldiers of the Captain," Spohr. Mixed Quartet, Mary Trulah Peel, Lenora Melson, Hewett Andrews, and Bennie Weaver, singing "Hope Car ol", Smith. Soprano solo, Mary O'Neal Pope, "Ho! Mr Piper," by Curran. Piano solo by Mary Warren, a pu pil of Mrs. W. C. Manning, Jr., 1. "Two Part Invention," No. 13, Bach; 1. "Intermezzo, opus 116, No. 6, Brahms; 3. "Scotch Poem," MiicDow ell. Sixteen Eastern counties will be represented in the Greenville com petitions. Students comprising the music groups follow: (Continued on page six) SOLDIERS V 1 J Headed by Lieutenant R. G. Waltt, of Alabama, approximate ly 130 men of Company A, 30th Engineers, are to establish tem porary quarters in the fair ground hcer nrxt Monday, ac cording to definite plans made with Mayor John L. Hassell and the Jim Statons, owners of the property. Coming here to complete a topographical study of this sec tion, the army men are planning to occupy the main building on the grounds and will hardly pitch tents. They will be In this area several weeks, It is under Superior Court In Final Meeting On Tuesday Afternoon Mun\ K('iiio\?mI From Docket Fitlier By Trial Or (!oiii|>roiiii*?' Holding forth only on five of the scheduled ten-day term, the Martin County Superior Court convening for the trial of both criminal and civil type cases disposed of much work, many actions having been cleared from the docket either by compromise or by trial While there were -no cases of a sensational nature, fair-sized crowds were present for most of the sessions. The Court recessed on Wednesday af ternoon of last week, resumed its work Monday morning and adjourn Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, presided. A special term of the court will be held next month for the trial of civil cases only. Proceedings in the court not pre viously reported The Standard Fertilizer Company was awarded a judgment in the sum of $190 with interest from Septem ber 15, 1941, in its case against Al mond M. Lee and others. In the suit brought by J. W. Leg gett against Vernon Gurganus, the court ruled that the plaintiff was not entitled to possession of 85 bales of peanut hay. The Harrison Wholesale Company was given a judgment in the sum of (Continued on page six) KAVORABLK A very favorable vote in the Soil district referendum in this county is now in progress, ac cording to a late report from the offier of the county agent this morning. I,atr yesterday afternoon near ly .100 votes had been counted in favor of thr soil conservation service. Only seven votes had been cast ill opposition to the program at that timr. It is now predicted that the program will carry by between 350 and 400 votes before the fi nal tabulation is effected. The soil district will be set up within the next few months. UNCLE SAM BATTLING TO UPHOLD America's Freedom THE 15TII WEEK OF THE WAR President Roosevelt proclaimed April Oth as Army Day and asked the Nation to observe it by resolving firmly "to spare no effort which may contribute to the speedy creation of the arms and supplies indispensable to our citizens' army." He said, "We are engaged in our greatest war, war that will leave none of our lives wholly untouched. We shall win this war as we have won every war we have fought." War Secretary Stimson announced the army will train 100,000 men and women for civilian jobs as overhaul and repair mechanics, inspectors at government arsenals, etc. Men must be outside the age requirements for Selective Service. Applications may be made at any Civil Service Com mission local office. The House pass ed and sent to the Senate a bill to create a Volunteer Army Auxiliary Corps of women between 21 and 45. Ground forces Commander Mc Nair reported the Army will expand its present nine Corps areas to elev en to facilitate handling of 32 new streamlined Infantry Divisions of 15.300 men each. Commander Mc Nair said a site "West of the Col oi ado River" has been selected for large-scale troop training in modern desert warfare Selective Service Selective Service Director Hershey tightening II A deferments, direct ed local draft boards to put aside considerations of "mere convenience and comfort" in determining the de ferment of persons necessary to the "national health, safety or interest." The local boaids began distrihution of four page occupational question naires to obtain for the U S. Em ployment Service and other agen cies full information on the voca tional background of men who reg istered February 16th. Later the questionnaires will be sent the earl ier draft registrants The President set April 27 as the draft registration day for all men 44 to 64 inclusive Director Hershey said as the war progresses, draft de ferments will depend more on whe ther a man's civil operation is es sential to the war effort than on his dependents. Rationing The Office of Price Administration announced individual or family con sumers will register for sugar ra tioning May 4, 5, 6 and 7 at public elementary schools. Commercial us-' crs will register April 2H and 29 at high schools All sugar sales in the lilitiy will be halted at midnight, April 27, for approximately 10 days One member of -a family can regis ter for the entire household Each person will receive ,i war ration book f 26 stamps Oil Coordinator Ickcs said a card rationing system for gasoline will replace within six weeks the pres nt 20 per cent limitation on deliv eries in 17 Eastern States, Washing ton, Oregon and the District of Col umbia. The War Production Board said new typewriters produced dur ing the remainder of 1942 will go to the Army, Navy and other govern ment agencies Production and Conversion (Continued on page six) More Martin County Order Numbers . . Ih-gintraiilM With Dependent* Are Not Suhjeel To (lull Immediately The approximately 235 men whose names appear below may read their order numbers complacently, at least for the time being if they have de pendents They and others in the first and second registrations will not be drafted at once if they have de pendents, according to Brig Gen. Lewis B Hershey, national selective service director But Hershey added, "The day is coming when we'll all have to do something" It was ru mored a few days ago that the type of job or position a registrant held would determine deferment ahead of dependency claims. The order numbers, appearing to day from 10,652 to 10,887, have been corrected to offset a late registra tion. A variation of one is known to exist in quite a few of the order numbers already published, and it is possible that there are other varia tions, but the numbers are fairly ac curate. Official numbers have not yet been released and are not avail able in the draft board office. One order number, it will be no ticed, is skipped in the group below. A young man, .not certain of his age, registered last month. Later he found out he was not of draft age, but he presented the credentials af ter" "the "serial numbers had been placed on the cards When his name was dropped the order number was assigned to a blank. 10.652?Marvin Teal, c, Robersonville 10.653?Elliott Green Wynne, w, Williamston 10.654?Simon Amos Perry, w, Wil liamston RFD 2 10.655?Clarence Dowell Taylor, w, Robersotiville 10.656?Isaac Thom'a's Willis, c, Jqfnesvillc RFD 1 10.657?Rascoe Clemmons, c, Wil liamston 10.658?Andrew Jackson Holliday, w, Jamesville 10.659?Arthur Elton Crisp, w, Has sell 10.660?Waller Jack Johnson, c, Wil liamston 10,661 ?James Wendell Mndlln, W, Jamesville RF0 1 10,662?Author Victor Slade, c, Wil liamston RFD 3 j 10,663?Alexander Wallace, c, Rob I ersonville 10.664?Sam Dickens, c, Roberson ville RFD 2 , 10.665?Alfred Herman Clark, c, Williamston RFD 2 10.666?Luther Melvin Cratt. w, Wil liamston RFD 2 10.667?James Christian Manning, w, Williamston 10.668?William Leamon Roberson, w, Do be r son vi lie RFD 2 10.669?John Thomas Bateman, c, Jamesville?? . 10.670?Ernest Albert Ward, c, Ham ilton 10.671?Clavon Brown, c, Williams ton 10,672 James Edward Jenkins, w, Parmele 10.673?Aaron Winsley Boyd, w, Hamilton 10.674?David Elwood David, w, Wil liamston - 10.675?Joe Ben Wynne, w. William ston RFD 2 10.676?William Edgar Price, w, Oak City RFD 1 10,672?James Andrew Brown, c, Wrttiamston RFD 3 10.678? Willie Vance Williams, c, Williamston 10.679?Hubert Floyd Whitaker, w, Williamston 10.680?William Adkins Cross, c, Robersonville HFL) 2 10.681 Robert Ernest Whitley, w Williamston RFI) 3 10.682 Paul B Bland, w, Palmyra HFD 1 10.683 Nathan Thomas Perry, w Williamston RFD 1 10.684 -Fred Bruce Birmingham, w Williamston 10.685?-William Gavin Cowan, w Williamston RFD 2 10.686?James Gardner, c, William ston RFD 1 10.687?James Warren Jones w, Wil iiamston RFD 2 10.688?George Rodgers, c, William ston 10.689? Harry Roberson. w, William ston RFD 3 10.690?John David Ward, w, Wil Iiamston RFD 2 10.691?Clinton Ruth Whituker, w Williamston 10.692?Percy Dorsey Evans, c, Wil Iiamston RFD 3 10,698- James (Jus Bullock, w, Rob erHonville RFD 1 I0,fi94?I^'Rny Gilbert Taylor, w Williamston RFD 3 10.695 Fate Whitfield, w, Oak City 10.696- Aulander Purvis, c. William ston RFD 3 10.697?James Thompson, c, William ston RFD 3 10,696?William Jasper Ayers, w, (Continued on pafe three) Peanut Fanners Are Urged To Return Marketing Cards A last call is being issued to about 100 farmers in this county urging them to return their peanut market ing cards to the office of the county farm agent. "It will be impossible to complete required reports and it is very likely that future parity and soil conservation payments will be withheld in those eases where the farmers do not return the cards car rying the required data," Miss Mil dred Evert tt. office clerk, said this morning. The cards are overdue and must be returned not later than next Tuesday. In those eases where the farmers have not sold their 1941 peanut crop, thye are directed to report anyway. listing the number of bags or pound* they are saving for seed. It is esti mated that twenty peanut farmers in this county have not called for their marketing cards. Unless reports are received from them immediately, investigations will be instituted to determine, if possible, the delay. The office of the agent is fairly certain that no sales were effected in this county without marketing cards. Several picker operators have not suhm it ted t heir records. and they are urged to do so immediately. It was pointed out that these data are absolutely necessary in the prepara tion of reports for the government and in checking production allot ments Reclassify Number Of Registrants In County r? j Classification Work Brought U|> To Date Bv Board This W eek Twenty Men \re Movr<l Into Group Subject To Gall W illiiu Short Time Acting in accordance with fairly recent instructions from the Select ive Service office, the Martin Coun ty Draft Board this week reclassified more men in this county and brought i its reclassification work up to date. TVenty men, formerly grouped in the 4 F class, were moved into group 1-A and are now subject to call with in a short time. Most of the changes wen* effected when new regulations were issued in connection with edu cation requirements There Were sev- j eral appeals handled at the meeting this week. Several more registrants were giv en temporary deferments ranging ; from HO days to about six months, j In granting these deferments, the hoard not only considered oecupa- ' tions but also weighed other condi tions surrounding rfich individual case It is quite likely that few if any of the temporary deferments will be renewed or made perma nent, and it is apparent that the la bor shortage worrying farmers and (Continued on page six) SUGAR While plans are being advanc ed for the rationing of sugar for The law abiding Individual; the illicit liquor manufacturers are apparently still buying the sweetening in fairly large quan titles, according to ABC Officer J. II. K<?ebuck. Raiding in the Free Union section of Jamesville Township this week, the officer confiscated 100 pounds of sugar and poured out about five gal Ions of liquor found at two in complete distilleries. Some time ago, the officer confiscated 1,000 pounds of su gar and poured out a large quan tity of beer made from about 1, 000 pounds of sugar. WNOl \< KS Clarence \V. Griffin, local at torney, today announced his can didacy to succeed himself as a member of the State House of Representatives from this coun ty. No formal statement accom panied the announcement. Mrs. \\. II. Moore Dies Lasl Evening In I iocal Hospital Fillirml For lliglih I{?'h|MtI <<l i ali/i'ii Will Hr \hU\ \l lloiiir Tomorrow Mi' W it Moore. highly respect ed .ljumssville Township citizen, died in a local hospital last evening at 1) o'clock following a long illness. She had been in the hospital for the treatment of a heart ailment and (ithei complications with which she had suffered for about twelve months There had been a marked improvt merit in her condition during the pa. t lew days, and yesterday had ?*made plans to go home today Mem bers of the family left her feeling well and?ir> good Kp'r't shortly be fore nine o'clock. A few minutes la tor she suffered another heart at tack and died suddenly. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner, she was born in JameHville Township f>7 years ago. She?was first married to Dennis Hardison, and following his death married Mr. Moore. Three children, Adrion Hardison, of Griffins Town ship, Mrs N H Loekhart, of Grif fon, and Mr Doliie Hardison, of Norfolk,-survive the first union. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Ben Peel and Mrs. Charles Kusscil, both of JamesvilJe, by tier last husband. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs Jesse j Martin, Mi K. N Hardison, of Jamesville, and Mrs Bertha Hardi son, of Dardens. Mrs Moore had been a member of the Baptist church at Cedar Branch for a long number of years She was a conscientious religious worker, ??nd possessed a fine person ality and a Christian character. She was devoted to her family and was (Continued on page six) FEW CHECKS / Few soil conservation rhecks liavr been received by farmers In (his county since the Depart ment of Agriculture accepted the task of distributing the vouch ers direct to the owners. I'p un til about two weeks ago, the dis tribution of checks was effected h.v the office of the farm agent in this county. I .ess ThaiT fifty checks have been received since the change was made a few weeks ago. The government accepted the task In an effort to conserve tires and cars for farmers who had found it necessary to go to the agrnt's office for their cheeks under the old system of distri bution. Nations Are Paring For Posit ions In i Spring (Campaign Ja|H >|HT(I Their Drive into Itiirmu W itli \nxioim K\f On I ml ia Fighting continues on battlefpoht I covering thousands of miles. hut ma I jor developments in the war arc ponding tin- completion ?>f prcpara tions for large scale action this spring Just where the pot will boll nvn even the best-posted ob.vrvci-^? i will not say. but it is agreed that "all hell" will likely break loose dur mg the months just ahead. The nations are paring for posi tions m anticipation of a possible turning point in the gigantic strug gle this spring and summer Ger I many, her hands well occupied in I Russia just now. is trying desper Lately to cut supply lines into Russia, j.ind Japan, after blocking the Burma | Road, is apparently moving with an | anxious eye toward India Sir. Staf |ford Cripps, it is believed, can "swing" India into line and effect a barrier against the Jap invaders Whether his government will try to hold India and lose all. or wbother his government will recognize India and save all is yet to be determined Cripps' mission holds the key to The solution of the problem in that part of the world. Hitler is still fighting but at the same time he is doing much planning' possibly for a drive into the Middle East, m a drive toward the Baltic for an indirect attack through Fm land or for an invasion attempt against the British Isles. At the same time, the Allies are planning their strategy, possibly of a powerful offensive nature The situation just now is best summar ized in the words of the old Confed erate General who said, victory be longs to those who get there "first est with the mostest " On the battle-tmr it- i tso 11? n iu s t a> trvity has been reported at Corregi dor, the mighty fortress that is still holding out in the Philippines. Mai ta, "the 100-mile square fortress in the Mediterranean, is still holding >tit, the defenders coining out of another raid or about the 1,500th one day before yesterday; The attackers lost a large number of planes there m their latest attempt t?> knock out the stumbling block to the move mint of Axis supplies to General Rommel I. tin- Got man general in Libya In Burma, the Japs continue their push, but determined Chinese forces are offering a valiant opposition. While there have been no major developments on the Eastern front in recent days, the successes of the Russians add up to a goodly sum of German dead. More than lti.OOO Gei mans havo'bi i n killed on the Lenin (Continued on page six)? Twelve Marl in Men \re Faciii" Court Charged with violating the liquor laws, twelve Martin County persons, two or three of them being young hoys, are facing trial before Judge Isaac M. Meekins in the federal court at Washington next Week All but two of the defendants are now at liberty under bond The court opens its spring term next Monday morn ing John James, senior and junior, and Michael Boston are charged with possessing illegal liquor for the pur pose of sale. Buddy Knox, Horace Lee Dixon aiuTWilt Knox are charged with pos session and tiansportatmg illegal li quors] ~ ~?r??? K E. Brinkley and Aldridge No bles stand charged with transport ing Willis Pierce is booked for alleged manufacturing William Owens, appearing in court for the third time within the past year, is charged with transport ing Joe Taper and George Washington Brooks, now in the Wilson County jail awaiting trial, are charged with possessing illegal liquor for the pur pose of sale. Taper is a repeater along with Owens and Pierce. N S. Godard, charged with pos session for the purpose of sale, is the thirteenth defendant from this coun ty scheduled to face the court next week. Man Faces Court On Liquor Charge ?*? Charged with possessing between six and seven gallons of illicit liquor for the retail trade, N S. Godard, lo cal man, was booked by a United States commissioner in Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon for trial in the federal court at Washington next Monday. The defendant was releas ed under bond. wnen~ officers iaided the defcnd ant's boat, parked neur the river wharf and convenient to the annual fishing trade, he threw over a con tainer partly filled with liquor. A member of the Coast Guard, accom panying Federal Agent Patton, re trieved the liquor and the man't boat was confiscated and carried to Eliz abeth City that afternoon.