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r THE ENTERPRISE PAT ?AY WAS BOMB DAT ^ imp trmutt?urt toturn OVM TMC TOP FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WM BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 62 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. Augu*t 7, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899 Number Truck Tires Allotted In County By Rationing Board Twenty-one Current Applica tions Carried Over for Later Consideration Holding their regular weekly meeting here yesterday, members of the Martin County Rationing Board dug deep into the August tire and tube allotment but failed to mater ially relieve the serious tire short age for motorists in this county. Af ter digging ao deep?into the allot ment as they were allowed to dig, the board members carried over for later consideration 21 applications that had been filed since the July 30th meeting. The welfare of county youth came in for consideration at the meeting this week, the board allotting twelve bus and truck tires and a dozen tubes to the Martin County Board of Education. Even with the fairly lib eral allotment, there'll hardly be a spare tire for the school busses. Oth er new truck tires were allotted, as follows: John Gurkin, Williamston, one tire anddubc for hauling lumber. Farmville-Woodward Lumber Co., Williamston, four tires and tubes for hauling lumber. R. A. Critcher and Bro., Williams ton, three tires and three tubes for hauling lumber. J. S. Whitman, Robersonville, one tire and tube for hauling piling and logs. Wiley B. Rogerson, Robersonville, three tubes for distributing oil. Recapped truck tires were issued to the following: ?Mrs. Kate B. York, Williamston, two tires for fuel deliveries and farm. Pete Wynne, Williamston, two tires for farm. D. C. Peel, Everetts, two tires for farm. James G. Staton, Williamston, two tires for farm. Elmer C. Stevenson, Hassell, two tires for farm James H. Revels, Williamston, two tires for farm. Dennis Bunting, Oak City, two tires for general hauling and farm Milton E. Bennett, Oak City, two tires for farm. Only two new automobile tires were allotted and they went to the State Highway Patrol, Patrolman W E. Saunders, applicant. Recapped automobile tires were issued to the following: Larry Bunting, Robersonville, four tires and two tubes for farm use and funeral director. Vernon Bunting, Williamston, two tires for farm Lester L. Everett, Robersonville, one tire and one tube for farm. Hubert C. Roberson, RFD 1, Wil liamston, one tire for farm. Obsolete tires were issued to the following: Herbert A. Sexton, Jamesville, one tire and tube for trailer for farm Asa Thomas Whitley, Williamston, two truck tires and tubes for farm Louis T. Holliday, RFD 2, Wil liamston, two trailer tires and tubes for farm. S. R. Bullock, Williamston, two trailer tires and tubes for farm. Seth Bailey, RFD 2, Williamston, two traler tires and tubes for farm. Town of Williamston, two truck tires and tubes for street and sani tary work. The following applications were re jected: Bennie Reeves, Williamston, two recaps for auto. (Continued on page six) a Will Clamp Down On Counterfeiters Gaioline coupon counterfeiter* must be prpeecuted as rigorously as any saboteurs attacking our war pro gram, OPA Administrator Hender son declared July 26th. Reports that fake ration books are being peddled to motorists have reached the Office of Price Admin istration from various points in the rationed area. "These reports are now being in vestigated, and prompt action will be taken by this office against any counterfeit activities exposed," Mr. Henderson said. "We are rationing gasoline as a war measure. Anyone who operate* to place spurious rationing coupons on the market is not only violating a criminal statute . of the United States, but is also operating to thwart this war measure. "It will not be easy for counter feiters and their accomplices to get away with it. In the first place, the paper on which the authentic cou pons are printed is secretly marked so that counterfeits can be instant ly recognized . . . "The machinery of our coupon flowback makes it possible for OPA to trace the coupons instantly and exactly to the service station to which they were presen ted "Service station attendants must exercise every precaution against ac cepting counterfeit coupons, since they do so at their own risk . . Any citizen who is offered a coupon book except through the authorized chan nels of the Office of Price Adminis tration, will be performing a patriot ic service if he reports the incident to OPA officials, or local police au thorities." Three People Volunteer Their Services For Red Cross Work Asked to make 35,000 surgical dressings for the United States Ar my, the Martin County chapter of the American Red Cross recently sent out an urgent call for volun teers. Up until shortly before noon today, three persons had responded to the call. Instructors, volunteer ing their services, have been trained and they have been patiently wait ing in the rooms over the Western Auto store on Main Street for volun teers. It was first thought the nnusual ly warm weather during the early part of the week kept nearly every one from reporting for work on the project. A change in the weather fol lowed and still very, very few have volunteered to help. Another call is being issued for volunteers, and it is earnestly hoped that the response will be favorable. Devoting a total of two hundred hours per week the volunteers can handle the project and complete the work by the early part of the year. Material has been made available by the Red Cross at the direction of the surgeon general, and arrange ments for handling the project were completed several days ago by local chapter Red Cross officials in coop eration with Miss Nell Harrison who is supervising the work after taking il special training course a short time ago. Similar projects are now under way in many chapters throughout the state and nation, and the appeal for immediate action is an urgent one. Loral people may volunteer by leaving their names at Clark's Drug Store or at the E and W Grocery. PILING irp That the tire shortage is be coming more serious week by week in this county is revealed in an unofficial audit of appli cations for replacements now be fore the rationing board. Hp until last evening, the board had 137 applications await ing attention, the applicants pleading for 7 truck tires and 77 truck tire tubes, 205 automo bile tires and 79 car tire tubes, and seven trailer tires and sev en trailer tire tubes, a total of 289 tires and 163 tubes. The list is gradually growing and clearly shows why all ap plications can't be considered immediately. Jurymen Are Drawn For Service During Court In September Change in Grand Jury Per Honnel Will Be Kffeeted During Coining Term Forty-five Martin County citizens were drawn by the Martin commis sioners this week tor jury duty dur ing the regular session of the Martin County Superior Court convening the third Monday in next month. Nine of the men are to replace retiring grand jury members who are com pleting a year of service as members of the permanent system. Eighteen men are being called for service as petit jurors the first week and 18 are to report for the second week of the two-weeks' term. Judge Clawson Williams, of San ford, is scheduled to preside over the court and to hear both criminal and civil cases. Names of jurors called to serve follow: First Week and Grand Jury Jamesville Township: Levin Ange. Williams Township: L. J. Hardi son. Griffins Township: J. Heber Peel. Bear Grass Township: Oliver Har rison and Archie Wynne. Williamston Township: Malgram Barefoot, W. M. Myers, Z. T. Piep hoff, J. E. Bullock, C. G. Crockett, J. C. Anderson, D. L. Speight, George Sfetsos, W W. Gurganus, L. R. Nich olson, John Henry Edwards. Robersonville Township: J. R. Winslow, Clifton Keel, W. L. House, J. D. Page and W. A. Vanderford. Poplar Point Township: H. C. Har rison and Ben H. James. Hamilton Township: Marvin Cope land. Goose Nest Township: P. E. Man ning, F. S. Scott and E. V. Smith. Second Week Griffins Township: L. Coy Griffin. Bear Grass Township: W. A. Brown. Williamston Township: F. L. Ches son, S. R Biggs, J. O. Manning, Jr., Hubert Harris and C. E. Jenkins. Robersonville Township: G. D. Keel and Asa D. Ward. Poplar Point Township: H. B. Smith. Hamilton Township: D. G. Mat thews, Stanley Ayers and Alton White. Goose Nest Township: W. W. Cas per, G. W Barrett, J. F Crisp, G H. Manning and Robert Hix Careless Use Of Firearms Is Cited The safety of residents on the north side of the town was threaten ed not intentionally but through the careless firing of a high-powered ri fle late last Tuesday afternoon. Practicing with the rifle in a ra vine just off North Haughton Street, Chas. Mizelle sent several shots in to the sides of houses and by sever al persons' heads on Grace Street and Simmons Avenue. Mr. Herbert Taylor heard several shots whizz by him as he sat on his porch on Grace Street. Another shot struck right near Mrs. Blanche Manning in her back yard on Simmons Avenue. Mr. R. H. Goodmon said he heard sever al shots flying through his yard. Mizelle, carried before Mayor J. L. Hassell, explained that he did not intend to shoot at anyone. He was warned against the careless handling of weapons and released. Registrants In The Third Registration Classified Tuesday Work Centered on Tlioae Or der Number* Hanging From 10,300 lo 10,736 Rapidly exhausting available 1-A men in the first registrations and finding it necessary to call some men from the third registration group in meeting the July call, the Martin County Draft Board in a recent meet ing classified approximately 436 men With a very few exceptions, the board established three main class ifications, 1-A, 3-A and 3-B. The first group is composed of single men without dependents. The second group is composed mainly of mar ried men, and the 3-B group is com posed principally of married farmers upcxiiting their own farms. Only three registrants, Elliott (I Wynne; Jr. w, of Williamston; Thomas Epherm Harden, w. of Hardens, and Robert Barrel 1 Long, w, of RFD 1, Oak City, were placed in the 2 A classification. Gordon Manning, w, of Williamston and Wilson, was placed in 4-D, the classification des ignated by the National Selective Service system for ministerial stu dents. James Bernest Keel, w. of RFD I, Robersonville, was deferred six months. The following names are those of young men who were placed in the 1-A classification, the list covering those order numbers ranging from 10,300 to 10,736: James Daniel Nicholson, w, RFD 3, Williamston Asa LeRoy Moore, w, RFD 1, Wil liamston Samuel Abraham Ayers, w, William ston James Warren Jones, w, RFD 2, Wil liamston Robert Lee Mizelle, w, RFD 1, Jamesville Jesse David Coltrain, w. RFD 1, Wil liamston Richard Paul Edmondson, w, Wil liamston Dennis O. Holliday, w, Jamesville Charlie Bullock, w, RFD 1. Rober sonville James Etheridge Smithwick, w, Jamesville Henry Lee Cherry, w, RFD 3, Wash ington Clyde C. Carson, w, RFD 1, William ston Elton Davis Carson, w, Roberson ville Thomas Martin Whitaker, w, RFD 3, Williamston Clinton Hale, w, RFD 1, Palmyra Luther Brown, w, Williamston Percey Dorsey Evans, c, hFD 3, Wil liamston Horace Leslie Rodgers, w, RFD 3, Williamston H D. Bond, c, Williamston William Henry James, c, RFD 1, Oak City Lorenza Roberson, c, RFD 1, Rober sonville Leamon Lloyd Ward, w, RFD 2, Rob ersonville Lueutenant Carr, c, RFD 1, Oak City Harse (Horace) Andrews, c, Hassell John M Little, c, Norfolk (Continued on page six) 1 Leaf Price Average Is High On Border Eastern North Carolina farmers, despite a long dry season and other adverse factors, were brightened yesterday as reports on the Border Tobacco Belt markets opened the current marketing season with aver ages ranging up to the $37 mark The opening day average was bet ter than 10 cents above the $26.93 figure set on the first day of the 1941 season, and was reminiscent of the lush days of the post-war era 22 years ago. Prices ranging up to $49 per hun dred pounds brought forty comments of "that's just right" from overalled farmers, who had kept their fingers crossed over reports of high prices south of the border on Georgia mar kets. One grower declared that some of the common grades of tobacco "that we would have thrown into the horse stables ten years ago, are now bring ing 20 cents a pound." S UNCLE SAM BATTLING TO UPHOLD America's Freedom THE 34TH WEEK OF THE WAR Price Administrator Henderson announced that maximum gasoline prices in the rationed area of the 17 Eastern States and the District of Columbia war. reduced 3 1 3 cent* a gallon August 5th. He also an nounced reduction of 0.9 cents for kerosene 1.1 cents on distillates and light heating oils, and 15 cents a bar rel on residual fuel oils. Mr Henderson said the reductions were made possible under the recent agreement worked out by the Office of Price Administrations, the Office of Petroleum Coordinator and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, whereby the Defense Supplies Cor poration will absorb the extra trans portation costs for moving petroleum into the Atlantic Seaboard areas. Commerce Secretary Jones re ported the Defense Plant Corpora tion will finance a two-point pro gram to convert existing steel dry cargo barges into tank barges to transport oil, and to improve exist ing inland waterways The Bureau of Mines estimated the national gas oline demand for July, August and September will be about 17 per cent Teas than in the corresponding per iod last year, eliminating the neces sity for a large winter accumulation of stocks. Consumer Supply and Maximum President Roosevelt issued a state ment that every user of fuel and enough oil even to meet his mini face realistically the fact that there can.be no guarantee that he will get eonugh oil even to meet his mini mum needs." Petroleum Coordinator Ickes ask ed all sellers of fuel and heating oils in the EifsT^To request their custom ers W> convert oil burners to the use of coal or other available fuels. The Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator 're ported bituminous coal stocks in storage in the U. S. increased an es itmated 5,850,000 tons in June, to a naer-all-time record. The office said consumer stockpiles, however, con tinued insufficient to provide ade quute ploteciion against pnssib 1 e shortages during the Fall and Win ter The OPA established a wholesale ceiling price on milk and cream, sold in bottles or paper containers, at the distributor's highest March level. The action was taken to prevent a price "squeeze" on milk retailers by some milk distributors. The office set a ceiling price of four cents a pound for waste kitchen fats now be ing sold by housewives vin the sal vage program, and a celling price of (Continued on page six) Charlie Coffield Is Charged With Theft Charlie Coffield, young local col ored boy, was arrested early last evening by Officer J If. Allsbrooks for the alleged theft of a fairly siz able collection of clothing from the Belk-Tyler store. Several men's suits, a number of shirts, quite a few sets of underclothes and other arti cles were recovered. Employed by the store as a floor' sweeper, Coffield is said to have slipped the stolen goods out of the store at opportune times and hid I them just outside the back door. Af- J tei the store had closed ho would pick up the articles and carry them to his home back of the cemetery. Yesterday, Coffield is said to have slipped a shirt from the store arid hid it. When he went to get the pack age, Coffield was caught by the of ficer. Carried before Mayor J. L. Has sell this morning, Coffield admitted the theft of the clothing but denied he had stolen approximately $100 in cash. Although he had given his age: as 18 in applying for a social secur ity card, Coffield was found to be only 15 years old. The case was tum id over to Judge L. B. Wynne, and it is possible that it will be carried to the superior court for trial. In a second search, officers found six pairs of shoes and an overcoat in the boy's home. A $200 bond was re quired. OLD RECORDS V Preliminary plans for handl ing the collection of old phono graph records, whole or broken, have been completed by the county American legion Post. The people are being asked to give the old records free, Bob Taylor, head of the drive, ex plaining that the undertaking will be handled without profit from the point of collection on through the recording labora tories and subsequent delivery to men in the armed service*. The records will be received at Hall's barber shop on Main Street here, and legion members at a meeting here next Monday night will make plans to collect them in other parts of the coun ty. More Registrants Are Reclassified By Board Draft Is Certain To Aggravate the Labor Situation Number of Deferment Claim* l)enie<l by Itounl in 11 Ifeeent Meeting Faced with an ever-increasing de mand for more selectees, the Mar tin County Draft Board in a recent meeting tightened down on defer ment claims, more or less, out of necessity and removed quite a few registrants from the lower classifi cations. making the subjects avail able to immediate call. It is quite likely that many of those men re tained in the 1-A classification by tin* board this week will be includ ed in the group answering the Sep tember call in this county One of the group. Brownie Whitohurst, of RK1) 1. Oiik City, and RFD 5, Green vilh\ is being included in the group scheduled to leave for the Army in duct ion center this month Most of the deferments granted by the hoard 111i.; week went to young men on the farms, hut even some of the claims from that quarter were denied. The board apparently red soiled that where one member of the family had been deferred that spec ial consideration was hardly due ex cept in extreme cases. An unusual reached the hoard at the recent meeting. A father ask I'd that his son be deferred. The re quest was granted. Further on in their work, the board members found a request from the son asking that a tenant he deferred. After consider ing the merits of the case, the sec ond claim was granted. With some few exceptions, most hi tliosc registrants deferred writ iu subject to call on or about the first of next December. If there is a labor shortage now. indications are that the shortage will be seriously aggra vated at planting time next spring It is a difficult task, but the agricul tural sections ,it is almost dead cer tain, will have to solve the problem after some fashion It is possible that ^ume of those men who itn- rejertofj for actual combat service will be called into service on the home front or that clerks, office workers and others will have to turn to the open fields to help keep the production front from sagging. Sixty cases in the first registration were reviewed, the board announc ing its reclassifications as follows Howard B. Roberson, w, RFI) 3, Williamston 2 A Julian Hugo Carson, w, Parmcle, 1-A. Joseph David Thrower, Jr w, Wil liamston, 1-A Jesse Wed Curtis, w, Robdrson villi*. 1 A Lonnic Woolard, c, RFI) 1, Wil liamston, 1-A. Augustus Fdson Moore, w, RFD 1, Williamston, 1-A Henry Lee Hardison, w, RFD 1, Williamston, and Norfolk, 3-B. Joe Lee Dunn, c, RFD 2, Rober sonville, 2-A. Jamie Edwin Copeland, w, Pal myra, 3-A. Merlin Carson, w, Parmcle, 2 A William Griffin, e, Williamston, 1-A. Mathew Crowell, c, Everetts, 2 A Thomas Raymond Gibson, w, RFI) 1, Williamston, 4-F ? John Leary Hassell, w, Jamesville, 1-A. Asa Robert Harris, w, RFD 2, Wil liamslon, ]-A.? William Gndard, c, RFD 2, Wil liamston, 2-A. James Clyde Holland, w, RFD 1, Williamston and Newport News, 2-B Ralph Clayton Mobley, w, RFD 2, Williamston. 1 A Vernon Wilson Griffin, w, RFD 1, Williamston, classification pending. William Martin Cherry, w, RFD 1, Williamston, 2-A. (Continued on page six) 1 Last Minute Change Made In Draft List Last-minute changes were made in the August draft list this week when appeals were unavoidably de layed. Benjamin Franklin Roberson of Robersonvilie, was deferred al the last minute when his appeal wa? found. There was a second Benjamin Franklin Roberson in the county and the appeal entered by Benjamir Franklin Roberson ,of Robersonville was credited to the other through er ror. The deferment claim was recog nized, and Brownie Whitehurst, ol Oak City, was called in. A claim filed by John Garlanc Hardison and reachmg the draf; board late was granted, but no sub stitution could be made in that case Elie Lenwood Williams ,of Rob ersonville, was deferred on accoun of physical disabilities that were re veidad alter the "drawing had beer effected. Ar report from the draf board this morning stated that Ly man Lucian Britt had volunteerer and he will fill the place made va (cant by Williams' last-minute defer ment provided certain examination can be completed in time. SCRAP DRIYK In an effort to promote an all out scrap drive the local I.ions Club in a meeting last night made plans for opening a receiv ing station at the Roanoke Chev rolet Company on Washington Street. The scrap pile is being opened ior me convenience ol those who may have small quan tities of old scrap to contribute to the war effort. No money will be paid for the small deliveries. It is expected that large deliver ies will be made to the regular dealers. The .club members will at cer tain Intervals see that the col lection is moved into the proper channels. Jll(t<r(> H. I,, (lol)uril Calls Eleven Cases In Recorders Court Speedier Killed 82.> li> (lonrt III Kr^ulur Session Lu*l Monday Morning; Finding several defendants not guilty, Judge H. L. Coburn held the county recorder's court in session hardly more than two hours last Monday morning The jurist called eleven cases and continued three for the defendants A fairly sizable au dience was on hand f??r the proceed ings. The speeding charge against Sam Peoples highlighted the activities of the court. Driving an empty log truck, Peoples passed Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and other motorists on l). S. Highway 6-4 near the radio sta tion a few" days before. The defend ant maintained that he was not driv ing over 50 miles an hour, but the officer said he drove 60 miles an hour in an effort to overtake him Peoples was fined $25 and taxed with the costs. Other proceedings in the court: The case cTiai gitig Joe Frank May born with bastardy was continued. Charged with forcible trespass, Lyman Mi itt was found not guilty. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with drunken driving, 13. F. Bowen was sentenced to the roads for sixty days. The road sentence was suspended on the condition that the defendant pay a $50 fine and the costs and have his driver's li cense revoked for one year. He ap pealed to the higher courts and bond in the sum of $100 was required. The case charging James L. Ward with drunken driving was continued two weeks for the defendant. Pleading not guilty, Robert Lee Dickerson was adjudged guilty of abandonment and non-support, lb* was sentenced to the roads for four months, the court suspending Un load term upon the payment of tin costs and $15 a month for the sup port of his wife It was further slip ulated that the defendant is to ap pear. before the court on the first Monday in January for further judg me-nt. A cash bond in the sum of $101 was required to guarantee compli ance* with the judgment. The case charging David Bowen with assaulting a female and larceny and receiving was continued for tin defendant until next Monday. Charged with forcible trespass and larceny and receiving, Taffey Mitch ell was found not guilty. John Thomas Bunting, charged with drunken driving, pleaded not guilty. Adjudged guilty he was sen tenced to serve Nsixty days on Un loads, the court suspending the sen tence on Condition he pay a $50 fine and the court costs. His license to operate a motor vehicle was revok ed for one year. He appealed to tin higher courts and bond was required in the sum of $75. Charged with being drunk and dis orderly, Laverne Godard was found not guilty. The case charging Robert Brown, colored, with trespass and larceny and receiving was nol prossed. Plans Go Forward For Scrap Drive ? fieqewed interest in the collection of scrap metals was shown at a meet ing of local citizens in the county courthouse here last eyening when radio appeals for an all-out scrap drive were heard. There was only a small group present, but it was pointed out in the meeting that there is a dire need for scrap iron, olfl rags and rubber, that unless individuals volunteer to move the materials the cases will be referred to the authorities Governor Broughton, in his special broadcast arranged in connection with the scrap metal drive, declared that this is not a "they" war, that "we** must go into action in a big way on the home front. Much scrap has been collected in Martin County, but the collection must be stepped up in the futtire if the urgent goal is to be met. Russian Situation Alarming As Nazis Approach Oilfields ? I ikimi firiiicil Report* Point Out That KiiHsiuiiH Are ('on iiter-attacking With the Germans pushing on tow ard the great industrial city of Stal ingrad and on toward the Caucasus oil fields, the situation in Russia to day was described as critical and alarming A late report stated that the Na/.is were within one hundred miles in ilir Maiknp uil Cl'HUT. and that the push about 95 miles south of Stalingrad was progressing rapidly. An encouraging report coming from Germany and yet unconfirmed stated that the Russians were coun ter attacking. Possibly the German propaganda system is l^t;paring_its people with unfavorable news, pos sibly a withdrawal from the ad v a need positions in the Causasus and on the Stalingrad front. 1'hat the situation is critical is evidenced by the presence of Allied leaders m Moscow today. An uncon firmed report states htat Prime Min uter Churchill is among the Allied leaders 111 the Red Capital Rumors had it that the conferences there were being centered around the mdVement of supplies to Russia, but it is indeed possible and quite like ly that a second front is being dis cussed. J While the main action is centered <?n the long Russian front, thorp's plenty brewing on and near the war fronts mi other parts of tin* world. Mohandas Gandhi is delaying his call for a general disobedience act, and is looking to the United States and China for support of bus claim for Inuian independence.?Gandhi says ht? is a friend of Britain and that he does not want to stab her in the back. Gandhi's move, apparently pro-Japanese, is receiving a cold shoulder in Washington No final deadline has l?een set, but Gandhi is likely to get permission from the All-India Congress to call for dis obedience High Chinese officials* said today that the Japs we.iv continuing their preparations to stab Russia in the back, that more troops ancjv 1,000 planes were moving apparently to spring on Siberia American soldiers, following ex tensive training, are about ready or have already gone into battle over lil the hot-desert of Kgvpt. No reports have been received from that quar ter, hut patrol skirmishes are said to have been frequent during recent days. It was also said that the Ger mans were moving men from Crete and that supplies were moving to Africa in what is believed to be a move to renew the drive on Alex andria and the Sue/ Canal Allied airmen have attacked Jap positions in New Guinea with suc cess, hut tin- Japs are said to have occupied three more islands near Australia. Tlie sinking of the 234th Allied merchant ship since Pearl Harbor has been announced. The frightful losses have brought action for the construction of plane freighters, War Production Chief Donald Nelson to day approving plans for the con struction of 500 of the planes at II nee. President Roosevelt has reached no decision following a study of the records in the saboteur trial ease, and it may be a day or two before his de rision i,s announced. Some observers point out that six ?f the saboteurs . may be executed within 24 hours. A move to halter traitors was giv ?n impetus in Detroit yesterday when i judge sentenced Max Stephan to lie hanged for befriending an escap ed German prisoner. More Observation Posts Are Opened That there is an increasing will ingncss to accept assignments with ?iit pay or hope of cash reward in ronnection with the war effort was i efjetted by action taken in Bear Grass and Hamilton recently Fol low ing recent public meetings in the Iwo towns, airplane observation posts have been opened on a 24 hour schedule, the post at Bear Grass going on a full-time basis Wednes day and Hamilton following with a similar schedule yesterday, accord ing to J. Paul Simpson, district civil director of aircraft warning service. Plans were discussed at Hamilton last week when W. H. Carstarphen, chief observer for the Williamston post, met with about 40 citizens there and outlined the work Mrs. Ruth Poole was named chief ob server of the Hamilton post and she has as her assistants, Mrs. Marjorie 1/ong and Mrs. Myrtle Bunting. Civilian Defense Director H. G. Horton and District Aircraft Direct or J. Paul Simpson met with the cit izens of Bear Grass recently, and the post was opened this week with Professor T O. Hickman as chief ob server. He has as his assistants, Messrs. Garlknd Whitley and Will Brown. The posts at Jamesville and Wil liamston are functioning almost per fectly, but all four of the posts ew use additional volunteers. Plans are being advanced as rap idly as possible in an effort to * other posts in the county on t H* hour basis "But !t takes that,* Di rector Simpson explains.