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THE ENTERPRISE U. P rww v iwpt ? 1.1DIFKNSE BONDS STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 30 ff'illiamtlon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, Aitril 14, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1809 Trucks Stalled In County, Rationing Board Member Says State (>f fi< ial Says Quota (jin not Be Expanded and Fu ture Outlook Is Darker The rubber shortage has already been brought home, literally speak ing, to some people in this county, but the situation is rapidly being ag gravated for others according to a report coming from the regular meeting of the Martin County Ra tioning Board held here yesterday. Trucks, loaded with materials, more or less, vital to the war effort are stalled in this county because tire replacements could not be had immediately. Sensing the seriousness of the situation, Chairman C. C. Martin contacted the State Ration ing headquarters in Raleigh and pleaded for an increase in the quo ta for the current mont h The chair man was advised that the quota could not be increased, and he was also advised that greater restric tions on the use of tires were to be expected in the future. While the quota will hardly be reduced^ it js_ oelieved that the allotment will not be in creased in proportion to the demand. After issuing certificates of pur chase at their meeting this week, the board carried over 33 applications The applicants are requesting 51 truck tires and 51 truck tire tubes; 19 automobile tires and 19 automo bile tire tubes; three trailer tires and three trailer tire tubes, and three tractor tires and two tractor tire tubes, a total of 76 tiros and 75 tubes Certificates were issued to the fol lowing truck operators this week: Martin County Forest Fire Service (M M. Leggett, Jamesville, R.F.I). 1), two tires and two tubes; Roberson Slaughter House, Wil liamston, 2 tires and two tubes for wholesale meat deliveries; Harry B. Thompson, Williams ton, one tire and one tube for transporta tion of workers to mills; W. O. Abbitt, Williamston, one tire and one tube for transporting grain and produce; Martin County Transfer Co . Rob ersonville, two tires and two tubes for common carrier. Retreaded tires were allotted the following truck owners J W Green, Williamston RFD 2, four tires for farm use, Harry B Thompson, Williamston, one tire for hauling lumber; Robert Dewey Perry, Williamston, two tires for hauling farm supplies. Automobile owners were allotted the following new tires and tubes: Dr. Edward Lee Early. Williams ton, two tubes, P. E. Getsinger, Jamesville RED 1 minister, two tires and two tubes; Cleveland VanLandingham Wil liamston star route mail carrier, one tire and one tube. Two retreaded tires were allotted Mrs. Clalee M Dunnagan, social worker, Williamston. Obsolete tires and tubes went to the following J. 11 Holliday, Oak City, two trail er tires and tubes; Robert Alexander Haislip. Oak City, two trailer tires and tubes; Elmer Royster Edmondson, Beth el RFD I, two trailer tires and tubes! Kenneth Roberson, Robersonvllle, two car tubes; J. C Taylor, Robersonville, two car tires and tubes; B M.' Haislip, Oak City, two car tires and tubes. The following applications were rejected this week: Chas. H. Ange, Jamesville RFD, two car tires and utbes; Harry Gaylord Jones, Williams ton, two truck tires and tubes; William Horace Corbett, two trail er tires and tubes. New applications for tires and tubes were filed recently by the fol lowing: Dr. John W. Williams, four tires and four tubes, health officer and practicing physician; Farmers Supply Company, Wil liamston, four truck tires and tubes for hauling farm supplies; Martin County Transfer Com pany, Robersonville, comman car rier, two truck tires and tubes; G. C. James, Parmele mail carrier^ (Continued on page six) Seine Fishing Is Nearing Its Peak ? Seine fishing in th? Roanoke at lamesville is progressing very fav orably, according to indirect reports sming from the Fleming fishery there this week. Hundreds of thous ands of herring have been taken luring the past week or ten days, and Urge catches of rock are being reported daily. Few shad are being taken this season, indicating that that type of fish has all but disappeared from the waters in this section of the State. Acting to head off or at least check the upsurge in living colts, more people are buying and packing fish for use during coming months. However, the number of persons coming from other sections of the State is possibly smaller than usual, one report sUting that the tire short age is holding the individual fisher men at home. Victims of Two Retreats C. P. Radio photo A Russian peasant woman stands with her children amid the ruins of her home. Twice she has been the victim of the scorched earth policy; when the Russians retreated, and when the Nazis were thrown back. The picture was released by the British Ministry of Information after being radioed from Moscow. LAST MKI TIX; The Williamston Parent Teach er Association will hold its last meeting of the school year in the grammar school auditorium tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. Re ports from various committees will mark the formal close of a year of fine work under the leadership of Mrs. (iarland Woo lard. Miss Irene James, home econ omist, will be the principal speaker on the program, which will he marked by the induetio# of officers for next year. All members of the associa tion are urged to be present for this important meeting. Japs Push Toward India After Plans For Defense Floj > llritidi Air DrfniM* \ irhially KnoeLi'il (lul in \r??n (liiir<liill Sa\> Acting quickly after British and Indian leaders failed to formulate a united defense pact for India last week-end, the ever-expanding Japs are apparently making ready for a mighty invasion push into India. The situation there has been described as critical as millions of men remain immobile on the British Isles and possibly several hundred thousands are virtually idle in Australia. Speaking before the House of Com mons yesterday. Prime Minister Churchill stated that the Japs had and were amassing a huge fleet in the Bay of Bengal in preparation for an invasion of India, the leader also admitting that the British air defense had been virtually wiped out in that area. The population in the coast city of Madras are said to be evacuating in anticipation of Japanese attack XT "least three big bat flesh ips^ five airplane carriers, numbers of heavy and light cruisers and severall flo tillas of destroyers are reported moving in the Bay of Bengal, appar ently making ready to support ex tensive land forces moving across Burma. While the Japs are making ready to prosecute about the last of their scheduled operations, Hitler is be lieved to be making ready to strike somewhere. Commenting on reports coming from the Eastern front where Hitler is throwing in weak reserves and battered equipment, some ob servers are of the opinion that strong forces are being gathered for a push toward Suez and the Persian oil fields. The push may be through Turkey where a gallant but poorly equipped army stands in readiness, or Hitler may bypass Turkey, or he may swing bis Threes for a drive (Continued on page six) LOSES APPEAL Seeking a lower classification than the 1-A rating given him by the Martin County Draft Board, William Henry Gurgan us, young Bear Grass whitr reg istrant, lost his appeal before the district draft appeal board in Windsor last week, draft of ficials in this county were ad vised yesterday. The appeal was the first and only one entered by a registrant in this county. Several others are understood to be pending, but they have not been formal ly submitted for consideration. Construction Work Halted By Special Co\ eminent Order Sc\rral Itiiililin^ IVrmil-. Art' Itcjci'lcil lt\ ll.rr Tlii* VWk A change over from normal busi ness to all out war production is ad vancing gradually but surely, the latest advance in that direction be in^ reflected in an order halting all private building construction Proj ects now under construction will possibly be completed in those cases where materials are already on lo cation. The order, stopping all pri vate or non-defense building, does not apply to repairs costing $500 or less to 0}d buildings, and there are provisions for replacements in case of fire, storms or other unconfrot able causes. The freezing order nut face on three requests for building permits here. While it is possible that one jof them will be issued later, the oth j er two calling for new construction 'ftre definitely "out" for the dura tion The members of the A.M.E. /.ion Methodist Church on Rhodes Street had planned to launch a $1, 500 repair program on their build ; mg. hut the plans were stopped, tem porarily at least, when a permit was ; withheld pending a ruling from gov ernment authorities. State officials, I questioned by Building Inspector G. ! P. Mall yesterday, stated that it may j bo possible to go* ahead with the church building repair program, but I that they were of the opinion the building committee would have to | apply to an agency of the War Pro l duet ion Board for priorities".' Williamston's building boom after reaching an all time high year be fore last has been gradually dwindl ing since the war started, but limit ed activities in the building field were expected to follow during the I spring and summer months. The "backwash" of the order stall ing aTT private building is alreadjTno^ ticeable along with adverse effects resulting from the war-program in other fields of endeavor. Local plumbers, woodworkers, electricians and many others started looking for jobs in war industries immediately Business activities in other lines of endeavor have already been suspend ed, and today the town has more store buildings vacant than possibly in any other period in many, many years Band Will Have Ta?r Day Here Thursday Thursday of this week has been designated as Tag Day by the Wil liamston Band Parents Association in an effort to raise funds to cover the final payment due on uniforms recently purchased for the William ston High School band Members of the association and friends of the hand are urging the general public to cooperate in the worthy project. Thirty-six green ar\d grey uni forms and four majorette outfits were received last week for use of the local musicians. Making their first public appear ance in the new outfits on Thursday night at 7:30. the high school band will parade down Main Street from Watts to Haughton and return to the area before the post office for a special program. Director Jack But ler promises an interesting program of music as well as intricate drills and counter-marches, and the public is urged to be present for the event. War As It Relates To Home Front Is Reviewed for \\ eek Buy Coul Ntm; Transporta tion May Make Delivery Impossible Next Fall Strange, indeed, is the obsession of some Americans that we're going to win this war simply because of our superiority in natural resources and industrial capacity We're going to win the war! But we're going to win it not simply because of our su perior natural resources and indus trial capacity. Victory will come eventually because of our intelligent use of those things. It is the determination of the War Production Board to use these things intelligently that lies behind its ac tion in slicing away at civilian man ufacture. This necessarily precedes the funneling of vastly - increasing quantities of materials into war pro duction. Reflecting this unbending deter mmation of the WP1I an- two orders one prohibiting the further use of iron and steel in a long list of prod nets and the other calling a halt to all construction not t - ntial to thi war purpose. Those two orders call for sacrifice. But let us keep always in mind that sacrifice alone will not win the war it is not .just doing without something which will van quish our enemies; rather, victory will come as a result of positive, ag gressive action?both on the home front and on the fighting front. We are now producing weapons for our armed forces and for our al lies at the rate of some 30 billion dol lars a year. It's not enough, of course, but it's three times what we were doing last year and our pace is ac celerating'. Let Hitler and Hirohito and Mussolini think that over! rnree problems Face r. S. The most important problem we | face on the Home Front today is that of production, but there are three" other problems to he solved if we are to get production to the fullest These problems are (1) shortages of I materials vital to the war effort; (2) | inflation, which means that prices are getting higher and higher and that unless something is done we won't get our full value in planes and weapons and ships for our mon ey; and (3) transportation. Transportation, both for passen gers and freight, is going to become more difficult every day. Because of the increasing demands on the rail roads, the Office of Defense Trans pollution has asked government agencies and private businesses to order only the transportation they know they can use . and also that reservations he made and tickets purchased well ahead' of time. The problem* of motor transpor tatnm menace al--.. TtlC Office of Price Administration/' warns that there's no guarantee that recapping material will be avilable even for the tires of defense workers and that "national interest and not the convenience of tin war worker" is the governing factor in allocating such mater ial. If you drive to, work, pool the use of your car with that of a neighbor or fellow worker tires will last twice as long OPA Fights Inflation (Continued on page six) One Hurt In Series Of Auto Accidents .Several persons went through two automobile wrecks in the county last week end without a scratch, but a pedestrian figuring in a third acci dent was painfully but not serious ly hurt. Stopping in front of her home on the Slaughter House road about 12 30 o'clock last Sunday morning, Mrs. Dorothy Thomas' car was struck by another driven by Pvt. Seaman S. Richardson Richardson almost brought his Oldsmobile to a stop when-it crashed into the rear of the Thomas car No one was hurt and damage to the cars was estimated at about $100 by Patrolman Whit Saun ders who investigated the accident. Driving along the highway leading off Highway 17 toward Smithwicks Creek, Tom Woolard, colored, crash ed into the rear of a 1941 Plymouth car driven by Mrs. W. B. Wynne Damage to both cars was placed at $50 by Investigator Saunders. The accident was reported about 11:00 o'clock Sunday morning.? Wulku>g toward the temporary army camp at the fair grounds last Friday night about 11 20 o'clock. Pvt. Willard Christensen, a native of Wisconsin, was struck by a car driv en by Lawrence Edwin Coltrain. Struck a side blow, Christensen was knocked into a ball and rolled sever al feet. Two stitches were necessary to close a small gash in his forehead. He suffered a slight abrasion on the back of the head, but he went through the accident without break ing his glasses. Treated in the local hospital, Christensen was soon dis charged and was quoted as saying that he was responsible for the ac cident. No charges were preferred against Coltrain after it was explain ed that the victim had stepped off the highway to allow another car to pass and that he stepped back into the road and into the path of the Coltrain car. Machinery Set Up For Holding Primary Election On May 30 By J J J Board In Meeting Here Saturday More Mot Will Be Classified By Draft Board Next Friday Although there is a sizable surplus in the manpower pool in this coun ty, the Martin Draf^ Board is mak ing ready to resume its classification work as a called meeting of its mem bers on Friday evening of this week, the action being scheduled in appai ? ent anticipation of increased quotas for the approaching months. Howev er. it was pointed out that no offi eial instructions have been received that would indicate large quotas would be assigned the county. Up until the present time, the mately 2.800 registrants in this coun ty in addition to those holding "S" numbers. By "S" numbers is meant those young men who were register ed in the second registration and whose numbers were filtered into the fust registration. It is estimated that there are approximately 500 registrants in the first and second registrations who have not been classified in this county. No regis trants in the third registration will he classified at the meeting of the Ijoard this week. However, about 100 of the 300 questionnaires mailed to i have already been returned. Approximately 2,250 order num ihers have been exhausted in filling Jdiufl quotas to dale. However, it is ! j now likely that the draft board, in! j accordance with instructions, will go back to some of the lower numbers urut gel du?se won wtvo were-defer rod for one reason or another but whose?deferment?status?has been changed Draft officials would not comment when asked how long they thought the pivsent supply of 1 A | numbers would last, but judging l from current happenings, married j men can look for calls about next De cember. or January. Army (lulling More P Men to the dolors From This County Croup of ^ mill); (iolori'd Mm lla- \lrru<l\ Iti'i'ii Kxpnnilrii Instructions to report for service m the United States Army have just been issued by the Martin County Draft Board, the instructions follow ing closely behind those received by a goodly number of young white men a few days ago The group of colored draftees ^ leaving "Soon" for the induction cen ters underwent- examinations some tiipe ago, and it is quitely likely that all of them will "stick" when they report for service. As far as it could lie learned to day no draft quota has been assign ed this county for May. Names and addresses of those col ored men recently receiving instruc tions to report "soon" for service are, as follows Booker T Lloyd, KF1) I. Hobei soriVille Walter Pierce, HFD 1. Jamesville Willie (T Morning. FTFD i, uak j City Preston Mayo Ormnnd, Williams ton. John Paul Dennis, Williamston and Winston-Salem. Dennis is a 1 teacher in the local schools and will not be able to finish the term. Claudius Simmons, Kobcrsonville. Booker T. Hill, Dardehs. James Patrice Keys, RFD 1, James villr. Geo, H W Rogers, Robersonville Raleigh Frank Daniel, HFD 2, Wil liamston. Moses James, HFD 1, Oak City. William Hooker, Robersonville Ishmond Brown, RFD 1, l.fohgood. Delayed appeals have been direct ed to the draft board office by sever al of the young white draftees who were recently notified to report for service. It was pointed out that the appeals were received too late to get i consideration, and the instructions to report could not be altered except in case of death or critical illness Appeals must be noted within ten! days after a registrant receives no tice of his classification. Two Mon Badly Cut In County on Sunday Two colored men in different parts j ?f the county were critically cut dur ing last Sunday, unofficial reports .stating, however, that they are ex acted to recover Riding together along the road, Rome Little and Ausbon Rogers tarted arguing. The car was stop ped and Little got out. Rogers start eds to get out, and Little turned on him with a pocket knife. Sinking the hlade of the weapon in Rogers* back, he pulled and cut the man almost half in two, the knife blade leaving the body only after it had gone al most half way around the man's waist. Approximately 40 stitches were necessary to close the wound The attack took place about 1 o'clock that afternoon near Skewarkey. Lit tle was arrested and jailed by local police. Said to have been drinking a bit heavily, Lee Ward and Buck Askew entered into a cursing frolic in Far mer R. If. Weaver's yard near Spring Green last Sunday afternoon. Ward whipped out his knife and drove it into Askew's body, one leport stat ing that the man's lung was punctur ed twice. He was removed to a Tar boro hospital where his condition was described as serious. Ward was arrested and jailed by Deputy Hai slip. IMPORTAM MKKT v j Lieutenant Karl Kk will ad dress a meeting of civilian de fense leaders and other inter ested citizens in the county courthouse Wednesday, evening, April 15th, W. I. Skinner, coor dinator of civilian defense agen cies in this county, announced today. The Army man, speaking as an ' individual who has been trained in defense work, w ill dis cuss vitally im|H>rtant problems, and the general public is invited and urged to hear him. Lieuten . ant Kk is originally from Olean, New York, and is now stationed with Company A, 50th Kngin eers, here for a few days, lie and the company are expected to leave this immediate section the j latter part of this week. Prominent Citizen 01 Oak City Died \t I Ionic \1on<lav I'lincral for John T. Daniel I* Itcin^ 11?-1?I IIh-it Thi? \ftcriioou .f<n T Daniel, prominent Oak City man and well known citizen of tins county, died at his home there yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock fol lowing a stroke of paralysis suffered the evening before After visiting a relative that evening, Mis Daniel went to his home about f) o'clock and was found critically ill on the porch a few hours later by his son. The son of the late Mi and Mrs Mack Daniel, he was born near Hob ersonville 6!) years ago. Years ago he mraried and located in Oak City | where he successfully engaged in the mercantile business,?later -do^oiuig his entire time to extensive farming I interest's M rs. Daniel died about I three years ago. Mr. Daniel" was active in the civic and religious fields of his commun ity, serving as a town official and as a member of the school committee for a number of years. He was held" in high esteem and is remembered as a Christian leader in his adopted community. Two daughters, Mrs. W. E. Early did Mrs. W. W. Casper, and three sons, Messrs Wheeler V , John and Harry Daniel, all-of Oak Crty, sur vive. He also leaves two brothers. Messrs. Oscar Daniel, of Everetts, and Jim Daniel, of Robersonville; and two sisters; Mrs. Henry S. Ever ett and Mrs Jack Taylor, of Rober sonville. Funeral services are being con ducted at the late home this after noon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Ed E. Gresham, Baptist minister of Tar l?ofo. Interment will follow in the family plot in the Oak City ceme tery. VICTOR! HOOKS Falling short in their efforts t?? collect trn millions hooks for mrn in the various branches of the armed services, sponsors of the Victory Hook drive in the na tion are asking thr people to share a few more books with the soldiers, sailors, marines and roast guardsmen. Friday of this week has been designated as Victory Hook day throughout the country, and local people are urged to support the drive by leaving a book or two at the li brary or turning them over to Superintendent of Schools J. C. Manning or to R. H. Goodmon, chairman of the book drive In this county. No Vioiiioii Named To Precinct Posts In Martiii l.ounh Not l iinii<zli K? |)uMu.m- To <??? 'KoiiihI; Kill Piling U illi I Irinocrut* ' Machinery fnr holding the pri mary election in the twelve precincts ui^ this c(>u111 y on ne\t May 30th was County Board ot Elections in sched uled session at the courthouse last J Saturday morning. The board chair - mail, Mr Sylwsier Peel, oi Or dims | Township, and members, Messrs. J Robersony'iUc, were in session hard ily more than an hour reappointing the precinct officials or making new appointments to meet changing con ditions or circumstances Very few changes were made in the personnel for the twelve precincts, and where changes were made the old officials had resigned for one reason or an other In one case w here a registrar hat! moved from one precinct to an other, the board followed him up and appointed him registrar m his new precinct. Republican Member Wade Vick did a very able job in rounding up members of his party for duty as judges of election in th evarious pre cincts. but in,at least two cases tln-re were apparently none to be had and the Democrats obligirigly opened [Jheir ranks and mutual appointipehts wa re .effected The action of. the ! hoard last Saturday gives general ! approval to the election personnel in tips County, the State board having established the precedent when it reappointed Messrs Peel. Winslow and ViCk to the county board some weeks ago. After naming several members of the fair sex to precinct posts four years ago, the board dropped the practice two years ag?>. None was named this year The registrars are to open the registration books on May 2nd for those persons who have attained the age of 21 years since the last election and for those who have moved into the county or into new precinct? within the county and those who for one reason or another did not get their names on the books two, year? ago. The books will be open for new n;mn-s (.11 ll-iv.r s-itnrd .v- b.M'inniiQi May 2nd. On the fourth Saturday Mav -23rd, the registration hmiks will he opened for challenge of any reg ist rat ions. With tlie exception of Messrs. John 111 Edwards, W fi Watts, Robert S Price, Oscar Anderson, for William jston; Claude Smith, Hobersonville; i W A Reach and George A. Ogles l>y, Hamilton, and George Haislip, Hassell, the following precinct reg istrars and judge of election were reappointed by the eouhty board last Saturday: Jamesville H. L Stallings, Regis trar, J L. Knowlcs, Democrat; C Davenport, Republican. ?Williams -I.ee D Hardison. Regis trar; Floyd Moore, Democrat; C, L Daniel, Democrat. Griffins: S. Oscar Peel, Registrar; W T. Roberson, Democrat; J C Gurkm Democrat. _ Rear Grass J Rossel Rogers, Reg istmrrWr M. Damson. Democrat; W A 13rowiv, Republican. Williamston JMo 1 J H Registrar; W. B Watts, Democrat Robert S Price,- Republican. Williamston No. 2 Oscar Ander son, Registrar; J R Simpson, Dem ocrat; J T. Price, Republican. Cross Roads J. S. Ayers, Sr., Reg istrar. J H. Barnhill, Democrat; Mar ion Griffin, Republican. Robersonville: Claude Smith, Reg istrar, I M. Little, Democrat; L. N Viek, Republican. Poplar Point: W S Whtie. Regis trar, Luther Leggett. Democrat; (Continued on page six) 1 Pupils To Appear In Song Festival Tlir grammar school and high school glee clubs will present a join! program of song in the high school auditorium tonight beginning al 8 15. Approximately 175 student! will participate in the variety pro giam. which promises to be an out landing event of the school year. Kathryn Mewbom will direct the groups. Grace Talton and Katherine Bradley will furnish the piano ac companiment. Tonight's performance of the grammar school children will be their Only appearance this spring be cause loss of time from the epidemic of measles made the presentation ol the usual operetta or pageant un wise. The song festival is being arranged under the sponsorship of the Wll liamston Parent-Teacher Associa tion.