Local Softball League Battles
To Get Underway Wednesday
Present Plans Call For Twin
Bill Every Wednesday
Afternoon
The City Softball League, reor
ganizing after losing much of its tal
ent to the armed forces, will play its
first games on Wednesday, July 8th,
Krtth a doubleheader beginning at
1 o'clock.
Lacking a sufficient number of
players to continue as a church
league, the loop this year will be
:omposed of four well-matched
learns chosen by league officials. The
ists of players and the teams with
which they will be affiliated will be
posted in the window of The Enter
prise by today or tomorrow.
Present plans call for a double
peader every Wednesday afternoon,
with possibly two single games per
week to be played at twilight, around
f:00 o'clock. This would give each
earn a minimum of two games a
week.
Pinal plans as to the schedule, the
tames of the clubs, and other details
will be presented or popular ap
proval when the teams meet for the
rst time on Wednesday. Inasmuch
is the league will be operating un
ier the handicap of limited manpow
er this year, it is imperative that
?ach of the fifty or sixty players who
pas signed up with Secretary Dil
on Cobb be present for the opening
[ames, for the first meeting will
argely decide the fate of this popu
ar summer recreation.
Softball is a comparatively new
iport in Williamston, but since its
ntroduction four years ago it has
jrown in player-participation and
particularly in spectator interest.
[Tie first organized league, featuring
he Independents, Vagabonds and
he VEPCO Hotshots, produced some
pigh-scoring marathons, and while
he Church League produced some
-un-aways, the brand of play im
proved greatly in such a short time.
[Tie cellarite Episcopalians, winners
>f only two games in 15 during the
-egular season, surprised everyone
py winning the play-offs the first
rear, but predictions ran truer to
'orm last season when the Christ
ens' fine club defeated the Episco
palians in the finals.
Now that Williamston is without
paseball for the first time in years,
Softball has a bigger than ever op
portunity to provide an inexpensive
ind wholesome recreation for peo
ple who can make their contribution
a the war effort by amusing them
selves without using tires and gas
pline. A full turn-out of players on
luly 8th will insure the league's ex
istence, so everyone is urged to be
present.
Eyewitness Account
Of Nazi s Drive Into
"Land Of Pharaohs
v>
Imperial Army Sought T o
Meet Axis but Fighting
Was Delaying Action
Witnessing the fall of Matruh,
Richard D. McMillan, newspaper
correspondent, describes in the fol
lowing story the German drive in^f
Egypt last Sunday:
Marshal Rommel sent his tanks
and 88-mm. guns weaving across the
desert like a boxer seeking a weak
spot to by-pass Merea Matruh with
the obvious aim of cutting it off and
swinging hack to invest it, exact
ly as he had done at Tobruk.
The Imperial Army, fighting with
screens of armored cars, sought to
meet every Axis feint, but at best
its operations appeared to be mainly
of a delaying nature in a bid for
time.
TTie fighting has been fairly tough
for the last 24 hours, and now the
battle is on again, as grim as ever.
The enemy pushed through a gap
which engineers had made in the
mine fields south of Charing Cross,
a scant half dozen miles southwest of
Mersa Matruh, and fanned out east
ward along the plateau of the lower
escarpment, seeking to cut the
coastal road and isolate the British
base anchoring the north end of the
desert line.
The main column aimed at a point
about 15 miles east of Mersa Matruh,
but it ran into stiff opposition while
Imperial tanks impeded the slow
progress of the Axis armored forces
by attacks from the south, driving
them down a gulch.
I saw a British regiment with anti
tank guns go into action against the
enemy's left flank about 15 miles
south-southwest of Mersa Matruh.
As usual, Rommer had sent up self
propelled 88-mm. cannon on which
he appears to rely even more than
on tanks. Accurate fire of the Im-.
periol 25-pounders made the enemy
hesitate, the column swung back,
and then headed due north toward
Mersa Matruh.
The first phase of the new battle
was fought in stony patches of flat
ground atop the first escarpment. The
plateau was a swirl of dust as can
non shells plowed into the blister^
ing limestone and earth.
By 11 a. m. Saturday, Allied bomb
ers were over the target area, and a
huge curtain of smoke engulfed the
desert. Transport and guns scurried
like ants over tracks six mcheg^deep
in dust and joined the fight. ~
U. S. Servicemen
Are Highest Paid
Of All Fighters
With the voting of $50 base pay for
servicemen, privates in Uncle Sam's
army are now richer than many a
common civilian. Gone is the argu
ment that the young man who enters
the armed forces is making an un
due financial sacrifice.
It is believed that another bill to
eive cash benefits to the dependents
of those in the service will likely go
through Congress. This would pro
vide $28 for the wife of a man in
the service. Added would be $22
from the soldier's pay, making $50
for the dependent, and at the same
time leaving $28 for the use of the
man in the service, an increase of
$7 over the old $21-a-month base
pay. It is improbable that the ma
chinery for making the payments to
dependents will be set up and func
tioning before November.
Undoubtedly the United States
soldier is the best treated and high
est paid serviceman ihC world has
ever known. His food is of the fin
est quality, most of his recreational
needs are taken care of at govern
ment expense, his equipment is rap
idly becoming second to none, and
his spiritual needs are ministered to
by an army of chaplains.
Even before the pay boost, it was
evident that most of the serious con
demnation of the treatment and
wages of servicemen came from out
side sources. The advent of the USO
has taken care of recreational needs.
The nationwide drive for books has
delivered to cantonments large
amounts of serious and frivolous
reading matter. Soldiers, sailors and
marines now are welcome visitors
in hundreds of thousands of homes
throughout the land.
Two things, however, that hurt
soldier morale more than anything
else in the early days of the citizen
army are now remedied. First, the
United States boy in the service now
has a definite cause. He knows that
what he is doing is not for some
hazy future use but for immediate
fighting. Second, the training courses
with the finest modern military
equipment, are now at a point where
the trainee is always hard at work
doing something both constructive
and interesting. He has little time
to sit in idleness, worrying about
how to spend his spare time.
Actually the pay boost probably
All day Saturday sporadic strug
gles continued under a coppery sun.
While Imperial armored units strove
to anticipate Axis feints, infantry
struggled to cover the roads.
A young British major broke the
news that the Germans had reached
Garawla, a strategic point southeast
of Mersa Matruh where the railway
along which the main Axis body ad
vanced from south of Sidi Barrani
joins the coastal main line from Mer
1 sa Matruh to Alexandria.
They Fought For Freedom
Nazis in occupied France called these five Frenchmen saboteurs; their
own people call them patriots. They are pictured as they waited for
a firing; squad to do its work. One of the accused men lifts his hands
in a plea of innocence. The others, though they kneel, show no terror
to their captors. Defiance is their only emotion as they await death.
(Central I'reat)
By MISS KATIIERINE MANNING
The best yet is to see some of our
local talent selling cooks a week-end
ensemble from the rummage sale
collection. To watch Miss "X" grab
a handful of her mother's size 40 and
vow that it makes her victim look
like a pretty drawing is downright
intriguing
And did you notice all those
bodies in town last week-end?
gives the average serviceman more
I money for his own personal use than
he ever has had in his life. The $50
represents clear profit, with the ex
ception of the cost of a few person
al ilimiS-imd-iaundry^4J?do?t>te44y,
a great deal of the extra pay will be
invested in War Bonds, judging from
the early responses to a campaign
furthering their sale among soldiers,
i sailors and marines.
It must not be forgotten that the
serviceman has a personal stake in
victory as large as that of, any citi
zen His realization of this fact is
being shown on battlefronts
throughout the world.
Why it looked as though peo
ple had turned out for a State
Fair. But home or elsewhere . .
traffic jams aren't rubber and
gas saving devices, are they?
And speaking of devices ? have
you heard about Mr. J. C. Eubanks'
latest? If they are all as rare as that
gadget, bring 'em on.
But the final jolt came when
we spied a shabby ole dog play
in' nurse maid to a local "Ham
bone." The young darkie in
question had fully reached his
majority . . . the ripe ole age of
three ? ? . And when we saw him
squattin' in a wash tub with
suds droolin' outta his mouth and
ears, he was shreaking like a
siren. But his yell wasn't one of
fear . . on the contrary. During
his bath he bad hurled his wash
cloth miles from the tin tub; so
the dog (uninvited though he
was) had decided to lick the chap
clean BUT IT EVIDENTLY
TICKLED!
But news that would far surpass
any current events has honored our
fair city. It's not national; nobody has
shot anyone; Ethel Wynne has again
turned down her insurance agent;
and people are still being unpatriot
ic: but things will happen in spite of
that . . . the event . . . Mrs. C. G.
Crockett's chrysanthemums busted
into bloom at 6:00 a. m. today.
And so we come to the end of this
stinking column . . . Which all re
minds me, have a good time this
week-end
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina Martin County.
As provided for in Section 2688
of the Consolidated Statutes of North
Carolina, notice is hereby given that
the Town of Williamston will offer
for sale at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash at the Courthouse
door in the Town of Williamston on
Monday, July 27. 1942, the follow-1
ing described tracts of land in the!
Town of Williamston, to-wit:
Lot No. 1: Being Lot No. 16 in the
Moore Field, adjoining Amy Purvis
on the West fronting North Street
78 8 and running back to two paral
lel lines South 41-45 feet East to the
depth oi uu ieer. being ihe same
land purchased from Williamston
Land and Improvement Company by |
George Rice and Jane Rice of record
in Book E-l, page 112 of the Martin
County Public Regiitry.
Lot NM8: Beginning 73 feet from
Broad sHKt on a street at the cor
ner of Lot No. 1, in Block B in the
Moore Field plot, thence Eastward
ly along the line of Lota 1 and 2
about 130 feet to Lot No. 4, thence
Southwardly along Lot No. 4 to Jane
Rice's back corner, thence along
Jane Rice's corner about 130 feet to
a street, thence along said street to
the beginning, and being the same
land purchased of H. M. Burras by
George and Jane Rice.
Lot No. 3: Beginning at the cor
ner of Pine and North Streets in the
WUliamston I .and and Improvement
Company, Moore Field running
North 42 degrees East 72.8 feet to
Augustus Purvis' corner, thence
along his line South 41 3-4 degrees
East 130 feet, thence South 42 de
grees West 72.8 feet to Pine Street,
thence North 41 3-4 degrees West
along Pine Street to the beginning
and being Lot No. 19 and being same
land purchased from Williamston
Land and Improvement Company on
the 24th of October, 1904, and re
corded in Book MMM, page 225, and
also being the same land deeded to
Clarence W Griffin by B A. Critch
er. Trustee, on August 9th, 1941, of
record in Book C-4 at page 121
- Tins the 29til duy of June, 1842.
TOWN OF WILLIAMSTON,
By J. L. Hassell, Mayor.
R. L. Coburn. Atty. jy3-4t
Special July 4th
REDUCTIONS
25 Per Cent Off
ON ALL STRAW HATS
Also Liberal Reductions On
ALL WHITE SHOES
lie Sure and See Our Larue Assortment of
P R I N T I) R E S S E S
$1.69
See Us For Your
TOBACCO TWINE ? LANTERNS
THERMOMETERS, ETC.
Martin Supply Co.
Summary Of Uniform Annual Budget Estimate
Of Martin County, North Carolina
For the Fiwul Year Be^iiuiin^ July I. 1912. And Fading June 30, 1943.
Published in Com/diance with Requirement of the "County Fiscal Control Act"?.See. 7, Ch. 116, P. L., 1927.
FUND
COLUMN 1
i
r
c* a
Is
COLUMN 2
COLUMN 3
t
o ??
? H
COLUMN 4
?stfS*
the,
1*1 2
i h
COLUMN 5
J
u i t
lis
?8 ?
u.
COLUMN 6
ii
= a
1
u
COLUMN 7 I
COLUMN 8
I
-o g
h
H
e
County General Fund $ 55,724.00
Poor Fund 21,300.00
Health Fund 7,790.00
County Debt Service Fund 55,740.00
?SOCIAL SECURITY:
Old Age Assistance Fund 6,900.00
Aid To Dependent Children Fund . 3,420.00
Administration 5,075.00
EIGHT MONTHS SCHOOL TERM:
Current Expense Fund 37,778.00
Capital Outlay Fund 7,850.00
Debt Service Fund 44,500.00
TOTALS $246,077.00
1,675.00
1.656.00
5,740.00
21,550.00
$75,790.00
3 10,549.00
19,625.(H)
7,790.00
54,090.00
6,900.00
5,420.00
1,555.00
16,225.00
7,850.00
44,500.00
g 172,287.00
980.00
890.00
2,700.00
845.00
171.00
66.00
811.00
892.00
2,250.00
$8,682.00
8 11,076.00
20,605.00
8,180.00
56,790.00
7,245.00
8,591.00
1,401.00
17,039.00
8,212.00
46,750.00
$180,919.00
#I4,(MMMMM)~
14,0(K),(MM)
14,000,(MM)
14,(MM),(MM)
14,(MM),(MM)
14,000,000
14,(MM),(MM)
14,000,(MM)
14,000,000
14,000,000
#14,000, (MM)
.1475
.06
.41
.0525
.025
.01
.1225
.0575
.335
1.30
.U>
.14
.065
.40
.05
.0.1
.01
.085
.095
.36
1.35
INDEBTEDNESS OF COUNTY: imi
General County Bonds $503,000
County School Bonds 210,000
State Loans to Schools 56,150
TOTALS $769,150
Added During Yr.
?5,(MM)
$5,(MM)
Reduced 1941-42
#19,000
34,000
13,400
#66,400
Total X94Z
8484,000
176,000
47,750
8707,?50
I hereby rertify the foregoing to be a true statement of the
budget estimates for the various funds and activities of Martin
County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, as tentatively ap
proved by the Board of County Commissioners June 29, 1942.
This July 2, 1942.
J. SAM GETSINGER, County Accountant