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VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 63 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 11, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1899
War As It Relates
To Home Front Is
Reviewed for Week
Thirteen Million Women Are
Now Employed in This
Country
Labor Day isn't very far off now
and it will mean more this year than
ever it has meant in the past because
we are all of us working to win the
war and doing a job of it, too. There
is another respect in which Labor
Day will differ from similar days in
the past?it will strike a disUnHiy
feminine note and this dosen't mean
merely that the good ladies of the
auxiliary will make the sandwiches
either. It means that women are
playing an increasing part in the pro
victory UPO" wh'ch We dePen<f tor
Here is the way it is?there are
2?7 " employed women in
the U.S.A., 600,000 more than there
were last January 1?and 1,750.000
of these are working in war indus
i i end of next year, total
civilian employment is expected to
reach 53,000.000 and of these 18,000 -
?00 will be women. In other words
we must add between four and five
million women to the roster of work
ers if we are to reach the estimated
peak figure for 1943 employment.
Must Call On Women
The War Manpower Commission
? said recently that 12.500,000 people
were employed in direct war work
July 1st. Direct war employment has
increased tremendously in the first
half of 1943?for the first quarter
the increase was 2.100.000, for the
^rL3'500?00 Th" "bs?rPtion Of
5,600,000 workers by war industry
in six months, in addition to the man
power taken by the armed forces
has practically emptied the barrel
We must turn to our reserve and that
is where the women come in.
This is going to bring real change
to almost every community in the
country. It will mean, for instance,
that one out of every three or four
housewives between the ages of 18
and 44 years will have, to accept em
ployment. Or, to put it another way,
that one out of every six women 18
years of age or over must go to work
Following Allies' Footsteps
Even this isn't the whole story. We
can't expect equal distribution of
work from coast to coast and border
to border and as a result, in some
areas, every woman who can work
will be needed. Already, in Oregon
and Connecticut, volunteer registra
tion of women has been held and in
Akron, Ohio, plans are on foot for
a house to house canvass of women
willing to accept jobs At Detroit
where labor needs of war produc
tion plants far exceed the supply, it
is hoped that 35,000 women will ac
cept employment.
In mobilizing our womanpower for
war we are following in the foot
steps of our Allies who long ago rec
ognized, as our enemies, too, recog
nized, that total war requires the full
effort of every person capable of do
ing a job In England, 5,500,000 wo
men are working in factories?com
parable, on a comparative popula
tion basis, to 16,500.000 in this coun
try. In Russia, some 30,000,000 wo
men are working?many actually on
the fighting line And Germany, two
years after the start of war, was be
lieved to be using 9,400,000 women
in war production.
This is going to place a heavier load
on women who remain in the home
?on women whose lives already
have been dislocated by war, who
have fewer labor saving devices to
help them and more work to do.
New Aluminum Source Reported
Total war requires everything we
can scrape up to feed its endless
needs. Just as we reach into the
home for deft hands and alert minds
to serve the machines which make
our weapons, so we must reach into
heretofore untapped repositories of
materials. Last week we saw how
foreign silver now is being reserved
for war production. This week brings
word of a virtually new source of
aluminum?that metal without which
(Continued on page six)
a
Tobacco Curing Is
Almost Completed
With some few exceptions the
harvesting and curing of tobacco is
almost complete in this county. A
few farmers completed the special
work in July, but the majority will
hardly finish before the latter part
of this week. In some cases there are
several more "pullings" yet to be
harvested.
Transplanting the crop from one
to two weeks earlier this season than
last, Martin farmers were out to
complete the cultivation and har
vesting seasons in record time, but
(fry weather set "in and the Mcort
was almost reversed.
Mixed reports as to quality and
weight are being heard from over
the county. In those sections where
the rains fell according to order, the
crop is equally as good as it was a
year ago. But, strange as it may seem,
one neighbor had rain and is claim
ing a good crop, while another went
for weeks without rain and is re
porting a poor crop. As a whole, the
crop is not as good as it was a yeai
igo It is estimated that the crop will
not weigh in excess of 800 poundi
per acre.
July War Bond Sales In The
County Far Below The Quota
Despite more or less adverse fi
nancial conditions associated with
July, Martin County citizens invest
ed at least $26,475.00 in war bonds
during the month, according to a
virtually complete survey just made.
The figure represents an investment
of just about $1 per capital or about
$2 short of the goal set for the per
iod. The county had been urged to
buy $90,600 worth of the bonds.
There was a marked decrease in
sales as reported by many counties
in this section, but many sections ov
er-subscribed their quotas, the per
capita investment ranging as high as
$10 in some areas.
Martin County has been asked to
buy $57,900 worth of the war bonds
in August Sales are off to a com
paratively slow start, but with the
markets opening the latter part of
the period it is earnestly believed
that our citizens will meet the chal
lenge and even exceed the expecta
tions.
An increase in the purchase of
bonds of the smaller denominations!
was noted last month. The William-1
ston posj office had possibly one of
its largest sales when it handled $6,
506.25 worth of bonds.
There are many reasons why Mar
tin County people as well as every
other American in the world should
hnv bonds It is to fin.inn- thPSl' j
young men who are doing the actual
fighting and to protect our own
hides that we are asked to invest ev
ery possible penny in the securities.,
The purchases now will, no doubt,
prove of untold value in the future
when peace is restored and the un
certainty?of- conditions can be
pected to plague a war-weary world.
ARRESTS
Apparently trying to take ov
er the town, the drunks only suc
ceeded in over-running the jail,
a review of the police blotter re
vealing that thirteen of the
"wobblers" were rounded up
and placed in the "cooler" over
the week-end. Most of the
drunks, or eleven of them, were
locked up Saturday and Satur
day night. Four other persons,
one charged with larceny, an
other with an assault, a third
with drunken driving and still
another with aiding and abetting
drunken driving.
Several other persons were ar
rested for alleged violation of
the various laws, but escaped a
stay in jail by posting bond im
mediately.
Peanut Marketing
D
To Be Simplified
This Coming Fall
Only Out1 Marketing Card To
Be Issued To Earli
Peanut Farmer
A change in peanut marketing quo
ta regulations to permit sale, with
out penalty, of a quantity of peanuts
equal to the actual or normal pro
duction of a farm's acreage allot
ment, whichever is greater, was an
nounced this wei'k by County Farm
Agent T B. Brandon Last year the
marketing quota was the actual pro
duction of a farm's acreage allot
ment.
This provision, Brandon said, is
included in new marketing quota
regulations issued for the 1942 crop
by the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture.
In line with this change, he said,
provisions this year call for issuance
of only one marketing card to each
peanut producer. This simplified
form will serve for keeping records
of disposition of peanuts and will
provide for marketing of an amount
of peanuts equal to the normal yield
of a farm's acreage allotment. If it
is later determined that the actual
production is greater, a quota ad
justment may be obtained from the
county AAA committee. Peanuts
sold in excess of the marketing quo
ta are subject to a penalty of three
cents pet pound.
These regulations apply only to
peanuts sold for human consump
tion, such as peanut butter, candy,
and prepared nuts, Brandon said.
Penalties are not applied to peanuts
grown for crushing into oil
Another change in the regulations
this year, he said, is placing under
market quota regulations peanuts
picked by hand. In the past, only
peanuts picked by mechanical means
were subject to quota regulations.
The national acreage of peanuts
this year is about 4,800,000 acres,
more than in any past year. The
large increase in acreage was asked
by the federal government to meet
wartime needs for vegetable oils, and
to replace supplies formerly import
ed from the Far East.
?
Escapes Unhurt In
Sunday Accident
LeRoy (Slick ) Lloyd, young col
ored man, escaped serious injury
when the pick-up truck he was driv
ing plowed down a ditch and turn
ed over several times on West Rail
road Street here Sunday morning
about 11:30 o'clock. Bruised and
shocked, the man waa removed to his
home and placed under a doctor's
care.
Taking the truck belonging to Les
lie Carrow, the man was to have
washed it but instead "borrowed" it
for a joy ride. Driving at a high
speed down the street, he ran into
a ditch and whipped it out after
plowing down the bank a number of
feet. Turning too quickly he caused
the machine to spin over and over,
the car coming to a stop with all
four wheels in the air.
Damage to the truck was estimat
ed at 3200
Discussed by Group
From This Section
Sale of War Bonds Is
Federal Renerve KepreHeiita
tive Addrc(*M> Meelin^
On Victory Roods
Mr. W. H WiH>lard. of Greenville,
chairman of the Victory Fund Com
mittee for 16 northeastern counties,
called a meeting of all committee
members at his cottage at Summer
haven, on the Pamljco on Sunday,
August 9th
ward C. Anderson, executive man
ager of the Victory Fund Committc
of the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis-1
trict from Richmond Mr. Anderson
stressed the. vital importance and ab
solute necessity of the committeemen
contacting individuals and institu
tions and selling the War Bonds at
every available opportunity.
Tlii' new bdhenrrhat havc recent
ly been placed on the market by the
Treasury Department are different
from any of the Defense Bonds, and
more attractive to certain type of
investors: These bonds are negotiable
and can be used as collateral to bor
row money from banks. Where the
defense bonds cannot be used in this
manner. This bond bears 2 1-2 per
cent interest, due in 1967, is register
ed, and the interest is mailed each
six months to the registered owner
by the Treasury Department. Should
the owner wish to dispose of any of
these bonds, he may take it to his
bank and the bond is placed on the
market for sale, teh same as any oth
er bond.
The Victory Fund Committee for
Martin County is composed of D. V.
Clayton, chairman; H. A Bowen, of
Williamston, and D. R. Everett, of
Robersonville, and should anyone be
interested in this type of bond, or
wish additional information they may
contact any of these gentlemen, and
they will be pleased to assist you in
every way possible.
Those attending the meeting and
luncheon Sunday from Martin Coun
ty were H. A Bowen and D. V.
Clayton. Mr Everett was away on
vacation and therefore unable to at
tend. There were 20 members pres
ent who enjoyed Mr. Woolard's hos
pitality. It was a very interesting
meeting, and everyone seemed to
realize the vast importance of their
job in selling all of these bonds pos
sible.
Peanut Prices Are
At New High Peak
During the past week the market
for farmers' stock peanuts continued
to strengthen as the shortage became
more and more evident Prices of
finished goods have also strengthen
ed slightly for shelled peanuts, and
peanuts in the shell are holding firm
according to the U. S. and North
Carolina Departments of Agriculture
in the Weekly Market News Service
Review. Best jumbos are new, sell
ing at 7 5-8 to 7 3-4 cents as compar
ed with 7.65 cents week before last.
Wheatfeed markets continued to
decline, but other feeds remained
about unchanged to slightly higher
during the week ended August 4th.
The slow demand and more plen
tiful current offerings of millfeeds
proved to be the weakening influ
ences; therefore, buyers awaited a
more settled market before making
further commitments. Oilseed cakes
and meals were about unchanged
with fair inquiry and cornfeeds av
eraged slightly higher with a contin
ued active demand For the country
as a whole, the index number of
wholesale feedstuff prices declined
about 2 1-2 points to 158.3 compared
with 180.8 for the previous week and
134.7 for the corresponding week last
year.
Current hog prices showed an ad
vance of 10 to 24 cents in Chicago
last week when compared with prices
of a week ago. Most gains were scor
ed on weights under 240 pounds
which were relatively scarce. The
week closed with the Chicago hog
top at 15.00 per hundred. On the Car
olina and Virginia swine outlets top
hog values were unchanged at 14.10
in Clinton and Lumberton; at 14.15
at Fayetteville, Florence and Rocky
Mount; at 14.25 in Windsor, and 14 40
in Richmond.
? UNCLE
SAM
BATTLING TO UPHOLD
America's
Freedom
THE 34TH WEEK OF THE WAR
During the first half of 1942 cash
income from farm marketings total
ed $5,733 million compared with $4.
012 million m thi' same pi-rind last
year, the Agriculture Department
reported. Income from crops was up
36 per cent and income from live
stock and livestock products- was 48
per cent greater. The department
said a record volume of marketings
is expected in the latter half of
1942. Total cash income from farm
marketings during 1942. including
government payments, probably will
exceed $14,500 million, the report
said
Rationing
The outlook for obtaining sugar
supplies from the Caribbean has
"taken a turn for the worse" be
cause of submarine warfare and the
amount of shipping diverted to war
purposes, the OPA said. The office
asked sugar refiners in Louisiana and
Texas not to ship to sugar markets
in Indiana. Illinois and Ohio until
at least September 1st because of a
shortage in their home states. OPA
said these restrictions will have to
be continued if receipts from Cuba
and Puerto Rico are below expecta
tions.
Under rationing regulations per
sons owning more than one typewrit
er may dispose of their machines on
ly to authorized. dealers or to the
procurement division of the Treas
ury. OPA said. The office ruled all
new adult bicycles are subject to
rationing "even though they may
have been disassembled or altered
or the parts changed."
War Bond Purchases
July sales of War Bonds totaled
$900,Q0Q;00Q second highest monthly
amount tin record and $150 million
above June sales, Treasury Secre
tary Morgenthau said
The highest monthly total was
that of January when the amount
was $1,060 million. Mr. Morgcnthau
said the August quota has been
placed at $815 million. "Because of
seasonal variations in income distri
bution, it would not be practicable
to establish monthly quotas at a uni
form figure of $1,000,000,000," he
said.
Transportation
The Office of Defense Transporta
tion took over allocation of all new
buses and froze all integral-type
buses in the hands of manufactur
ers. Under the new plan, the ODT
will grant permission to buy new
buses only when the purchasers sign
an agreement giving C)I)T authority
to transfer the buses for Use else
where if transportation difficulties
develop. ODT Director Eastman ask
ed public service commissions of the
states to make a nation-wide survey
of local rail and bus passenger serv
ices to eliminate duplications. War
Production Chairman Nelson said the
WPB is studying the proposal of
ship builder Henry Kaiser to build
5,000 large cargo planes in convert
ed shipyards The Martime Commis
sion reported U. S shipyards broke
all records in July as 71 new mer
chant vessels were put into service,
making a total of 299 cargo vessels
and tankers produced during the
first seven months of this year.
The War Front
Lt. Gen Stilwell's China head
quarters reported U. S. airmen have
broken the back of an elite force of
Japanese bombers and fighters as
sembled for the purpose of driving
them out of China. The climax was
reached July 30, the communique
said, when 17 Japanese bombers and
new type zero fighters were shot
down. Gen. MacArthur's Australian
(Continued on page six)
KKI) CROSS
Three times as many persons
volunteered to aid the special
Red Cross project during thr
past few days than the number
volunteering during the first five
days, Miss Nell Harrison, super
visor, said late yesterday. Rut
only ten persons had volunteer
ed up until that time. In an ef
fort to handle the project, Red
Cross authorities are drafting
women from the several church
auxiliaries, circles and classes.
It has been hinted that bridge
club members would be asked to
cancel their games and devote
that time to the work. It is un
derstood that some club mem
bers advanced the opinion that
the stiuation was not that ser
ious, as yet, meaning that they
are apparently willing to wait
until the Japs approach the town
limits on the west and the Ger
mans and Italians crowd the
town on the east before devot
ing their time to such an under
taking as the mere making of
surgical bandages to cover the
injuries of the wounded and the
dying.
The Red Cross project is lo
cated over the Western Auto
Store and is open every day and
on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day nights.
Few Motorists Have Already
Exhausted Gas Ration Cards
I
I Gas rationing in its true meaning t
is now coming home to a few motor- I
lists in Martin County, a report from !
.the rationing board stating that sev
eral had exhausted their supply. Un
lable to get an extra allotment when
they appeared before the bo^ird this
week, the motorists were converted
into pedestrians and they will have
to shift for themselves the best way
they can until September 22 when
a new rationing period begins. It is |
quite clear that
hausts his allotment, he'll get no |
more
District Rationing Administrator I
Leach was here this week going over
the registration and while he ex- 1
plained that fairly large numbers of
supplemental cards are being recall-1
ed in several count ie-x-h**- would not j
comment on the status of the regis
tration in this county. According to I
the administrator, the rules and reg
ulations are being amended and that
it is quite likely a good number of
"C" books will be recalled.
Asked what action would be taken I
if a person fails to surrender a gas
ration book at the call of the board,)
the administrator explained that the,
holder of the book is subject to the)
penalty provided by law and that
the hoard is directed to deny the,
party any further rations, including
tire, sugar and gas.
?ll was learned iti.it many cats, up
evating under "R" and "C" rations,
are being used more or less exten
sively for purposes not designated in
the applications, that some semi-pub
lic cars are said to be operating out
of their bast' territories It is under
stood that the operators are subject
ing themselves to the penalties pro
vided by law and that future rations
will be issued accordingly.
iiejeet Many In Last
County Draftee Lisl
Onlv Thirteen Men
Given I-A Ratings
By Army Doctors
Our Selectee, Stnneil llrown.
Still Waiting Onteoiiir of
Hospital I,\ainination
1
Confronted by physical disqualifi
cations in some groups especially and
with low literacy standards in some
groups, the United States Army is
having a hard time building up its
manpower Oui of a group' ol 35
young Martin County white men re
porting for induction at an Army
camp last month only seventeen were
accepted outright and four of them
were literally squeezed into service
in a lower classification than 1-A.
Seventeen were rejected outright,
and one, Starici! Brown, of James
ville, is still in the Army hospital
awaiting a decision of the exam in
ers. It is the first time that I B class
ification selectees have been retain
ed fqr Army service, and it is un
derstood that calls are staring in the
face those men back home in the I B
classification. The call may not come
right away, but it is believed that it
is just a few months away where it
was once thought they would not In
called at all.
Not one in the recent group to re
port for induction was rejected on
account of low literacy standards. It
is understood that a goodly number,
about seven, had heart trouble, while
others had defects as a result of ac
cidents or natural causes.
Heretofore the rejection figure for
white selectees had not exceeded 25
per cent, hut in the recent call about
fifty per cent of the group was ruled
physically unfit for military serv
ice. Tin- highest percentage of re
jections was reported some months
ago when twenty out of twenty-four
colored draftees were sent back to
this county as unfit for the armed
defense of their country.
The names of those selectees ac
cepted in the July call follow Eli
Marion Taylor. Milton Warren Har
rison, James Pritchett, Leslie Gar
land Lambert, Thomas Willougbby
Thompson, Rubin Thomas Ward,
Semmie James, Jesse Wilson Grif
(Continued un page six)
County Young Man
Lands In England
It was an encouraging and happy
letter Robert T. Taylor, young son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Taylor, of
this county, wrote to his parents fol
lowing his arrival in England a few
weeks ago. Young Taylor hasn't been
in the service very long, but if there
is anything tluit has worried him to
date he doesn't mention it. He goes
further and urges his mother not to
worry about him, and explains that
he is getting along all right
The young man is indeed optimis
tic. Pleading with his mother not to
worry about him, the young man
said, "Mother, if you haven't any
thing to worry about but me, just
forget all about that because I am
getting along just as well as any
body back home. Where you are hav
ing to worry about getting the next
five gallons of gas and car tires, I've
got somebody to do all my worry
ing for me, just like I did when I was
at home." And then young Taylor
explained "the war will be over
soon."
Continuing hi' said, "I tell you
right now don't let anyone argue that
there are not some good-looking girls
over here because I know better. I
have been to see two and they did
not look bad at all."
In his letter, the private explain
ed the delay in his correspondence,
declaring that Uncle Sam had had
them on the go so much that he had
not had time to do anything but eat
and sleep, "and anything I like more
than that is more."
CALLS |
->\
No numbers could be learned
and no dates were officially men
tioned, hut it is well understood
that a regular train of busses will
be needed to transport the Sep
tember selectees from this coun
si/e of the call for white select
ees between the first and middle
of next month is about twice the
number reporting for induction
in July, and the call for colored
selectees is even larger. \
Their furloughs expiring, a
number of the July selectees re
turned to camp this week. Oth
er selectees-will be leaving soon.
Start Distributing
Marketing Card s in
Districts Tli is Week
FiirnicrH in Six Township* To
^ In 11 for Tohacro (ami* ill
VgrnT* Dffire
1
In an effort to limit travel and
conserve gas and tiros, the office of
the county agent has made arrange
ments to distribute the 1942 tobacco
ards to many farmers in their r;e
<pective communities. However, it
was considered advisable to main
lain one distribution center at the
agricultural building or farm agent's
>ffice for farmers in six townships.
Beginning next Friday, August 14,
i representative ^from the agent's
?ffie'e will be at Sexton's store in
Jamesville with the marketing cards
for all farmers in that section. The
listribution will be effected there on
Friday and Saturday. Another rep
resentative will be located at the
Texaco Service Station in Hober
ionvillc all day on Saturday, August
15th. Next Monday, August 17th, the
marketing cards for the farmers in
Goose Nest Township will be dis
tributed from Mr .1 II Ayers' store
in Oak City On Tuesday, August 1H,
between the hours of 8:30 and 12
noon, the cards for farmers in the
Basse 11 area of Hamilton Township
will be distributed from Mr. I'. C.
Kdmondson's store in Hassell and
lhat afternoon they'"Will be ctistn but -
,'d to the farmers in the Hamilton
area from Slade-Khodcs and Com
pany's store in Hamilton.
Farmers who do not find it con
venient to call for their cards at
those special distribution centers on
the days designated may get them
it the office of the county agent.
Growers should riot call at the coun
ty agent's office on those days when
the cards are being distributed from
the designated points.
Farmers in Poplar Point, Bear
Grass, Cross Roads, Griffins, Wil
liams and Williamston Townships
may get their marketing cards at
(Continued on page six)
1
Now Collecting Old
Phonograph Record
Plans for the collection of old
phonograph records have been com
pleted and anyone having some of
the old discs, whole, damaged, or
broken, is asked to turn them over
to the collection center nearest them
in the county. The old phonograph
records will be received by Daven
port and Hamilton, Jamesville; J. W.
Kubanks. Haxsell; J. H. Ayers, Oak
City. W. J Beach, Hamilton; Chief
W. H. Gray, Hobersonville, and Hall's
barber shop in Williamston.
The records will then be deliver
ed to a central shipping point and
forwardrd to the factory where they
will be melted and used for making
recordings for distribution among
the members of the armed forces.
There is no prjce for the records,
and the work and recordings will be
handled without profit to anyone.
Allied Forces Take
The Offensive and
Drive on Solomons
Maikop Oil Field* Believed to
Have Fallen A* German*
1*11*11 On in Ru**ia
After taking costly blows on the
defense side of the fighting, the Al
lied forces shifted five days ago to
the offensive when they started an
advance against the Japs on the Sol
omons Islands, between 700 and 900
nule* northwest of Australia, and in?
the Aleutians off Alaska. No detailed
account has been released from the
Solomons where the Marines are
said to have landed, but it was de
clared that the attack was progress
ing favorably after more than four
days of heavy fighting. It was also
pointed- out that the successr~ was
somewhat costly, the early reports
admitting the loss of a cruiser and
damage to two other cruisers, a
transport and two destroyers.
Late reports from recognized
sources and coming through London
state that the battle had reached its
crucial stage, and that the attackers
had withstood fierce Jap counterat
tacks. The action is -being ably sup
ported by Allied planes operating ov
er a 2.700-mile- front in an effort to
block Jap reinforcements from
reaching the vital area.
Advancing in the Tuglai area. Al
lied forces, including Murines sup
ported by armymen, established
beachheads only through a hail of
enemy resistance, and not without
cost, but a special announcement in
Washington by Admiral Ernest J.
King, commander of the U. S. fleet,
indicated that the gains achieved so
fa!' Ih the raging iea. alf and land
battle greatly outweigh the losses.
King said that landings in the
strongly held Tulagi area of the
southwest Pacific islands had been
accomplished despite the sinking of
one. U. S cruiser and damage to two
other cruisers, two destroyers and a
transport.
.Beside losing vital ground the Japs
also have had a "large number" of
pianos destroyed and surface units
put out of action.
The King statement revealed" that
while American forces were favored
with an "initial surprise," by the
time ships were close enough to put
troops ashore, the enemy was put
ting up a stiff fight. But the Amer
ican landing forces forged ahead, and
apparently are holding their ground
although tin- enemy has "counterat
tacked with rapidity and vigor."
Overtaxed communications of the
fighting forces have4 prevented the
relay of further details from the
scene of battle. Admiral King relat
ed.
But developments in the surprise
thrust as now known augur well for
the United Nations
The situation on the Russian front
is gradually becoming more critical.
The Stalingrad defenses have been
cracked, and the Caucasus oil fields
are virtually doomed along with im
portant Black Sea bases. The Rus
sian line cracked about 75 miles
northwest of Stalingrad, placing the
important industrial city in a pre
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^ ill Mot (Hose Local
Employment Office
Removal of part of the furniture
and equipment of the local U. S.
Employment Service office from
here to Washington a few days ago
will not interrupt the usual services
.1 tins Office to Martin County. Ber
tie county has been added to this
service area, and now both Martin
and Bertie counties will be served
from the Williamston office, in the
Town Hall building.
Manager C. W. Bazerhore is in
charge of the new Washington office
as well as the office in Williamston.
The Washington office will serve
Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Wash
ington counties.
Recruiting of workers of all
kinds for defense and "essential" em
ployers, renewed emphasis on the
farm placement program, classifying
md coding the occupational ques
tionnaires for all the selective serv
ice registrants, detenpinrng the oc
cupations or job skills they possess,
and informing them of job openings
where their skills are most needed;
and taking of unemployment com
pensation claims, are among the
main war-time duties of the employ
ment service under the plan of op
eration. Certain peace-time services
have had to be curtailed somewhat,
by the pressing needs of the war ef
fort, since the employment offices
and the Civil Service Commission
have been designated as two main
recruiting and placement agencies
of the millions of new workers nec
tary in the gigantic defense pro
gram of the nation.
The Williamston office has made
over six thousand job placements in
its five counties, and has paid out
over a quarter million dollars in
weekly unemployment benefits,
since it opened here in 1937.
The plan is for a total of three peo
ple to work out of the Williamston
office, when the personnel is com
pleted. Mrs. Sylvia Clary continues
as secretary in the local office. Oth
er workers are to be assigned soon,
to cover Martin and Bertie coun
ties.