Alleged Car Thief
Returned for Trial
hi wild spree starting with the
theft of R. E. Holliday's car in
Jameaville last Thursday, came to
an abrupt end for A. J. Hardison.
former county youth, last Sunday
evening when he crashed Into a fill
ing station and was later arrested
for public drunkenness in Newport
News Hardison was brought back
here Tuesday evening and is being
held in the county jail for trial in
the superior court next month.
After stealing the car, Hardison
financed his escapade over eastern
North Carolina and Virginia by sell
ing the car heater and horn and by
selling and trading tires. Claiming
he was too drunk to remember
where he made all the trades, Har
dison had just about reached the
end of his trail when he wrecked
the car in Newport News He sold a
wheel and tire in Columbia, and
traded good tires for old ones, using
The machine was found in such
shape by the owner that it could not
be moved without repairs and the
payment of about $15 for damage
done to the filling station.
Following the accident, Holliday
wandered down the street jn New
port News and was picked up a short
time later and booked for public
drunkenness. He stated his name
was Jimmy Brown. After a hearing
he was sentenced to the prison farm
for seven days, and was picked up
there by County Officers J H Roe
hurk and Rill Haisliu.
Hardison is reported to have serv
ed time on the roads in Jackson, N
C., Atlanta twice and Decatur, Ga.,
for larceny.
Pre-School Clinic
Is ^ell Attended
The pre school clinic annually held
at the Williamston grammar school
was completed yesterday morning
with a total registration of seventy.
Physical examinations were given
by members of the staff of the Mar
tin County Board of Health
Members of the Williamston Par
ent Teacher Association were on
hand to assist in completing records
of the children who will enter school
next September for the first time.
Reviews Operation
Of Bookmobile For
Past Seven Months
Continued from page one)
ty. In addition to this the county will
maintain its one-third equity in the
bookmoblie, supplies and office
equipment.
The directors of the region are
anxious that the same setup and ap
propriations may be made for the
ensuing year, feeling that since much
has been learned from the exper
iences this year, plus the goodly
number of books already in the unit,
that the service will be improved
wherever possible.
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Three Local tioyu Are
Font In The /li'y (lity
Attending the sesquicentennial in
Raleigh yesterday, three local youths
James Waters, Billy Carrow and Bon
nie Weaver, lost their way and miss
ed the "bus" home. They happened
to see someone they knew and made
it home by two o'clock this morning.
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Senatorial (.andidate
Here For Shitrt While
R. T. (Dick) Fountain, candidate
for United States Senator, was here
for a short while today. He was en
route to Pamlico County to deliver
a school commencement address.
Mr. Fountain, admitting that he
had very little money to finance a
campaign stated that he found the
people very friendly and necourag
ing.
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Repair your farm machinery . . . Sell all scrap iron that you don't need. That is the urgent
request being made to American farmers by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Machinery
needs to be in top condition for the 1942 food-for-freedom crop. Scrap iron on farms is badly
needed by the steel industry in order to turn out sufficient munitions.
James Hoy Simpson
Passes In Griffins
James Hoy Simpson, retired Mar
tin County farmer, died at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Andrew Grif
fin. in Griffins Township yesterday
morning at lf):30 o'clock following a;
long illness, lie had been in declin
ing health for nearly three yaers,
suffering with diabetes. Paralysis
death
The son of the late Lawrence and
Amanda Simpson, he was born in
this county 63 years ago, spending
most of his life in the Dardens com
munity. He was a member of the
Poplar Chapel Church. When a
young man he was married to Miss
Cynthia Nlwman and she survives
with the following children, Mrs. B
W Cahoon, of Greensboro; Mrs.
Vance Price, of Jamesville; Mrs. An
drew Girffin, of Smith wicks Creek;
Mrs. Jesse Harrison, of Plymouth;
A. D. Simpson, of Williamston; Roy,
Kater, Floyd and Lucian Simpson,
all of Plymouth. He also leaves a
brother. Mr. Golden Simpson, and a
sister, Mrs Vida Byrum, of Plym
outh
Funeral services are being con
ducted this afternoon by Rev. W. B.
Harrington and interment will fol
low in the ?Roberson Cemetery in
Jamesville Township.
Issue Proclamation
Employ ment Week
Proclamations have been issued
by Governor Broughton and Presi
dent Roosevelt calling upon the peo
ple of the State and Nation to join
111 observance of "National Employ
ment'Week," May 3-10. this year as
for the past few years, designed to
call attention of employers, to the
need and desirability of giving em
jdoy_rro?nt tn nlrW pTir
ticularly to veterans of World War
I The Williamston office of the
United States Employment Service
is cooperating fully in this effort.
This office coveis~frrr counties of
this section. ^
Sponsored by the Aiiiciicaji
gion and supported by tho Disabled
Veterans of the World War. Veterans
of Foreign Wars and Women's Aux
iliaries, this observance is for the
purpose of seeing that all World
War I veterans have jobs at which
they can render service in the all
out war effort now and also support
.their families at this time of increas- |
ed living costs.
In North Carolina, approximately
2,300 World War I veterans are now
actively seeking employment. R. C.
Godwin, Veterans' Placement Rep
resentative fo the United States Em
ployment Service for North Caro
lina, reports. "Their ability, skill and
stability should be of great value in
suitable jobs in this period of in
creasing labor shortage," Mr. God
win said
Commencement Program
At (wold Point Today
The first in the series of com
mencement programs in the county
marking the close of the current
! school term is being held in Gold
Point today. Attorney H. G. Horton
: is delivering the address and the pa
trons of the school served a picnic
' lunch at noon.
Stop Tire Thieves
Your individual registered number branded on
your tires will protect them from theft.
Have Your License Plate Number
Or Other Identification BRAND
ED ON YOUR TIRES . . .
Let us number your tires for you!
Sinclair Service
Station
ASA J. MANNING
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AMERICA HAS ENOUGH WHEAT \
TO MAKE 360 LOAUES Of BREAD
FOR EVERy PERSON IN THE COUNTRY
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R081ERIS. IN 1911 U.S. GROWERS VOTED TO
DIBIUZE THEIR WHEAT INDUSTRY WITH
MARKETING QUOTAS.
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BIG INDUSTRY
WHEAT IS THE WORLDS BI66EST (ARM
INDUSTRY. NEARLY It MILLION U.S.
FARMERS GROW WHEAT.
COMMISSIONERS
Very little business is on the
calendar for consideration by
the Martin County commission
ers when they meet in regular
session here next Monday, Clerk
J. Sam (Jetslnger said this morn
ing.
The new property valuations
will likely be reviewed, a jury
for the June term of the super
tor rourt will be drawn, and
plans for setting up a cannery
in connection with the school
lunch program are to be consld
ered. The remainder of the ses
sion will be devoted to the han
dling of route duties.
Chinese Will Tight
To Finish Despite
Reverses In Burma
(Continued from page one)
brought down about 58 Jap planes
over New Guinea in two days. The
CorrGgidor defenders also brought
down a number with their guns.
With 4.000 planes on the battle
line, England has been forced to halt
? a devastating bombing of important
(objectives in German after eight
1 days of successful work. Bad wcath
I er conditions halted the effective
! wurk last night, but it was resumed
today on an even larger scale.
The old war of nerves waged by
Hitler has about lost its sting. The
I conference between Hitler and Mus
; solini this week went by virtually
' unnoticed. It is reported the two
I scoundrels talked over plans for
new offensives, possibly a concerted
drive on a single front. Japan, as far
as it could be learned, was not rep
resented at the meeting.
Joe Stalin declared in an address
yesterday that Russia had no terri
torial designs, and he added that he
was looking to his men to wipe out
Hitler this year.
Late reports state that the In
dians had turned the Japs back near
Mandalay. and that an invasion at
tempt of Australian basis was an
ticipated.
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Name Marshals
In Local School
Seven stcdcnts have been chosen
by faculty members of the William
ston High School to serve as marsh
als during the commencement events
of next week. Selections were made
on a basis of scholastic average on all
high school studies.
Kichard Margolis will act as chief
| marshal for having the highest av
erage in the junior class. Other
marshals are J. D. Woolard, Jr., Wil
liam Peele, Joseph Wynne, Curtis
Hopkins, David Roberson, Elsie
Langley and Pearl Newbern.
David Roberson is recovering from
a recent appendicitis operation, and
will not be able to serve actively.
The 20th Week
Of The War
(Continued from page one)
winch reported 1 y raided Japanese
cities. U. S. troops arrived on New
Caledonia to aid the Free French in
the island defense. General MacAr
thur's headquarters in Australia re
ported another raid by American
and Australian bomtx-rs on Japair
ose hold Kabaul American gunfire
from Corregidor Is 1 a net broke up a
Japanese troop concentration on Ba
taafv The Navy reported the torpe
doing of eight more United Nations
merchant vessels by enemy submar
ines in the Atlantic.
The Armed Forces
The War Department said college
students may enlist as privates in
the Army Air Corps reserve on a
deferred basis and continue their
education until required for Army
training. The Army Air Corps re
quested the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration to supply 2,000 civilian
flight instructors within the next 00
days. The CAA was allocated $2,000,
000 by the Army to train holders of
private licenses who do not have
sufficient flying time to qualify as
instructors. Candidates must be be
tween 21 and 42 years of age.
Navy Secretary Knox announced
the Sperry "Corporation has volun
tarily rearranged its production
schedule to effect savings to the Gov
ernment of $100 million. The Navy
said high school graduates between
18 and 27 may now qualify to be
| come aviation officers with the rank
.of Ensign in the Naval Reserve or
| Second Lieutenant in the Marine
Corps Reserve.
Selective Service
Selective Service Headquarters in
structed State Directors to place
men with dependents into two class
ifications?3-A for those not engag
ed in essential war work, and 3-B
for those who are engaged in essen
tial war work. No men with depend
ents will be taken until all available
physically fit men without depend
ents are taken, those in the 3-A
classification w-ill be called first.
The Army said persons with dis
qualifying physical defects which
can be corrected will be classified
1-A (suspended) and reclassified as
1-A when the defects are cleared up.
Civilian Supply
The WPB reduced the number of
sizes and models of storage batter
ies from about 75 to 13, and ruled
purchasers must turn in to retailers
a used battery in order to get a new
replacement battery. The Board al
so curtailed new telephone installa
tions. Only persons and organiza
tions engaged in direct war work are
certain of obtaining new telephone
service, the Board said.
Manufacture of commercial laun
dry equipment was prohibited after
June 1st. Manufacturers cannot
equip new farm machinery with rub
ber tires now with certain excep
tions.
Transportation
Defense Transportation Director
Eastman prohibited all special de
liveries, beginning May 16th, and
limited to once daily to any one per
First Registrations
Will Be Held In
County on Monday
(Continued from page one)
relatives. Members of the family ov
er IB years of age and who are away
from home school register where
they are now located in college or
elsewhere.
Persons with excess quantities of
sugar on hand are subject to prose
cution in the courts and face terms
in prison and fines ranging up to
$10,000. There are rumors bei/ig cir
culated about hoarding in this sec
tion. Those cases will be reviewed by
the rationing board and then for
warded to the authorities in Wash
ington for action.
An application iorm for getting
one's sugar allotment appears on
page three of this paper.
Volunteers are being called upon
to assist the registration, but most
of the work has been assigned to the
school teachers, who in some cases
are remaining in the county after
their schools have closed the term.
Principal D. N. Hix is asking his vol
unteers to attend a school of in
struction next Monday morning
about an hour before the registration
gets underway in the high school
gymnasium.
Cal
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Cases
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the cost and had his driver's license
revoked for one year
Charged with reckless driving,
Tom Woolard was adjudged not
guilty. Much time was spent in try
ing the case.
The case charging Boatman Bland
with larceny and receiving was con
tinued for the State until May 11.
Pleading not guilty, Arthur Mor
gan was adjudged guilty of violating
the liquor laws, the court continuing
the case under prayer for judgment
until May 11.
Entering no plea in the case charg
ing him with drunken driving, L. D.
Lanier was found guilty. He was
fined $50, taxed with the cost and
had his license revoked for one year.
son deliveries of local carriers. He
said present uniform business hours
should be staggered, schixil hours
changed, labor shifts rearranged and
group riding instituted to effect
steady use of mass transit facilities
and to eliminate several hours ov
erload.
Alien-Held Patents
President Roosevelt instructed
Alien Property Custodian Crowley
to take over all patents directly or
indirectly controlled by the enemy
and to make them freely available
for United Nations war purposes and
national needs of the United States.
These patents will not be returned to
the enemy at the end of the war, the
President said.
Must Buy $24,500.00
Bonds Every Month
Until War Is Ended
(Continued from page one)
May 4-9, was taken last night when
several departmental chairmen met
with the county chairman, C. D.
Carstarphen, at the courthouse.
As the public generally knows,
during War Bond Week the Treasury
Department will conduct a nation
wide inventory by states during
which every income earner will be
asked to sign a pledge indicating how
much of his or her income will be
loaned to the government to buy
savings bonds and stamps.
Last night's meeting was designed
primarily to organise a set-up under
which a house-to-house canvass
might be made during the week and
the following committee chairmen
were appointed by Mr. Carstarphen;
Rural chairman, Mr. Charles Dan
iel; mercantile and general store
chairman, Frank" Margolls; general
citizens chairman, Bruce Wynne;
chairman of public speaking and ap
pearances, Elbert Peel; chairman of
all civic organizations, David Hix;
banks and building and loan organ
izations, Wheeler Martin; industrial
committee, C. G. Crockett; schools
and churches, James Manning.
Citing figures last night, Mr. Car
starphen said that from July, 1941,
to January, 1942, Martin County pur
chased an average of {17,035 worth
of bonds and stamps per month. The
May quota for the county has been
fixed at $24,500 and quotas -for oth
er months will be assigned later.
War Bond Week is a vitally im
portant one and it is highly essen
tial that every citizen and income
earner be contacted. The govern
ment is only asking for a loan of a
portion of one's income, a loan which
will be repaid with interest. If the
the response is sufficiently great
throughout the nation it will mean
an easing of the tax burden.
Mr. Carstarphen also pointed out
that with the county's population of
26,000 it will be considerably less
than $1.00 per person to meet the
quota.
Additional details of the drive
will be announced as plans are com
pleted but in the meantime every in
come earner is asked to think ser
iously of the percentage of his in
come which he feels he can lend his
government. i
Tentative speaking schedules have
been advanced, and the urgent bond
message will be heard during school
commencements, other public gath
erings andi n the by-ways and
hedges.
Delinquent Registrant*
Reported By the FBI
Two colored youths, James Luth
er Turner and Whaldon Herbert
Mitchell, have been reported delin
quent to the FBI by the Martin
County Draft Board. The two men
registered in the county and moved
without notifying the draft board
of their forwarding address. Feder
al officers have instituted a search
for the missing men.
Harry A. Biggs, civilian defense
spoiler in the Virginia area, is spend -
ing a few days here with friends
and relatives.
Wants
TOMATO PLANTS ? CERTIFIED
Ma rg lobe tomato plants. Certified
Porto Rico potato plants. Complete
stock Woods tested garden and flow
er seed, package or bulk. J. C. Leg
gett. ml-6t-ch
WILL SELL OR LEASE THE SODA
Shop, Williamston, N. C. If inter
ested in either buying or leasing
communicate with John H. Gurgan
us. ml-Jt
FEATHERS WANTED ? WE BUT
geese, duck, turkey, chicken feath
ers. Goose and turkey quills. Good
prices. Write for same. Preston E.
Cayton, Edenton, N. C. mM-tf
FOR SALE ? BUNCH AND VIR
ginia Runner seed peanuts, Cok
100 cotton seed. Wood's yellow
soybeans, and tobacco trucks. John
W. Eubanks, Hassell, N. C. a24-4t-ch
FOR QUICK, QUALITY DRT
cleaning service, bring your clothe*
to Pittman's. One day service on any
garment. Suits, coats and dresses, 59
cents, cash and carry. 85c delivered.
Pittman's Cleaners. fl-tf
FOR SALE: LIMITED QUANTITY
of Woods' Yellow Soy Beans. )2
a bushel while they last. Edward
Corey, Farmers Warehouse, William
ston. a28-ch
BUY YOUR TOBACCO
now We have large stock and
you'll find it priced very reasonable.
Martin Supply Company. a28-2t
GROCERIES OF ALL KINDS ?
Both staple and fancy. Priced rea
sonable. Martin Supply Company.
a28-2t
FOR SALE: 4?,M? USED BRICK.
cleaned and in good condition.
Ideal for tobacco barn furnaces, pil
lars, etc. Mrs. L. W. Hardison. James
villo. ml-4t-pd
FOR THE BEST BARBECUE YOU
ever tasted Made from small pigs.
Try the Martin, near fair grounds.
'? ml-pd
HAVE YOU TRIED "X" WARD'S
barbecue? It's a real treat. The
Martin, near fair grounds. Telephone
354-W ml-pd
TRY OUR COMBINATION BAK
becue and brunswick stew. You
can't get bettor. The Martin, near
Fair grounds. ml-pd
FOR SALE: NUMBER OF PULLEYS
ranging in size from 8 to 30 inches
and 25 feet of 1 and 15-16 of an inch
shafting. Joshua L. Coltrain, RFD 1,
Williamston. ml-2t-pd
I)R. C. L. HUTCHISON
DENTIST
Next To Marco Theatre
WUllamston, N. C. Tel. 114-J
(Iongratulatinns,
Graduates!
For Your Accomplishments
You Deserve The Best!
GIFT SUGGESTIONS
For Her
Pajamas Gloves
Gowns Costume Jewelry
Slips Cosmetics
Bras Comb ft Brash
Panties Handkerchiefs
Skirts Housecoats
Blouses Beach Wear
Beads Sports Wear
Hose Dresses
Hand Bacs Lump
For Him
Neckties Jewelry
Shirts Brush Sets ?
Socks Bedroom Slippers
Pajamas Sport Shirts
Sweeten Sport Trousers
slack Suits . . . And Many
Suits Others. Choose
Belts Prpm Our Ample
Bats
Margolis Brothers