Fourteen Cases In
Justice Hassells
Court During Week
(Continued from page one)
Geo. Pell, public drunkenness, was
assessed with the cost and fined $5.
Major Latham, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was taxed with the
cost and fined $5
Judgment was suspended upon the
payment of $7.50 costs in the case
charging Jesse Clark with disorder
ly conduct.
Paul Griffin was charged with be
ing drunk, the court suspending
judgment upon payment of costs in
the ^um of $7.50
Herbert and George Purvis, charg
ed with being drunk, were taxed
with the costs of $7.50 each
Charged with public drunkenness.
Gurley Todd was required to pay
$7.50 costs.
Charlie Clark, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was sentenced to
the roads for 30 days, the justice sus
pending the road term on condition
that the defendant pay the costs of
the case and remain away from
Buck's Place for twelve months.
Tank Bennett, charged with being
drunk, was taxed with the costs of
his case in the sum of $7.50
Former County Man I*
Suicide V ictim in I irpinia
George Coburn,
county, ended his life in Alexandria.
Va., a short time ago by firing a .22
bullet into his head The son of Hen
ry Coburn and the late Mrs. Coburn,
he left his home in the Parmele com
munity about twenty years ago and
located in Blackstone, Va., later mov
ing to Alexandria where he operated
a passenger bus. He married in Vir
ginia .
Funeral services were held in
Alexandria, interment following in
the cemetery there.
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Duke Ward Finally
Finds Writing Time
Virtually disappearing from the
picture as far as the folks back home
could learn, Wheeler Martin Ward,
better known as ' Duke," re-estab
lished himself with a nice commun
ication to his former employer. A. J.
Manning, hem, this week. The young
soldier poiuiea out in the first sen
tencetfiftfrie couldn't say much, and
it could not be learned where he is
stationed. It is apparent, however,
that he isn't in this country as the
letter was several weeks reaching
its destination
"I am getting along fine, and hope
you are the same,' Duke said, di
recting that he be reminded to all
his old friends back home. His only
request called for some peanut can
dy. home-made.
The young man is apparently look
ing ahead as he was said to have
sent substantial savings home, pos
sibly to go into government bonds
Leaving his training grounds at
Fort Jackson the early part of this
year. Duke had not been heard from
by his friends back home until the
letter was received this week.
Eighteen Divorce
P
(lases Are Pending
In Superior Court
(Continued from page one)
wives get no part of their pay or any
insurance that might accrue At the
same time it is understood that an
estranged wife back home as anxious
to divorce her soldier husband and
forego any and all benefits As far
as it could be learned none of the
suits will be contested.
Finding the record number of di
vorces in the court files, members
of the county bar association recent
ly set aside a day for the trial of
the cases.
Several of the litigants do not live
in this county, but for one reason or
another, applied to the Martin Su
perior Court for divorces. The 18
eases follow:
Babe Reaes against Emma Rease.
Rufus Edwards against Ruby Ed
wards.
Leon Sykes against Annie Sykes
Alexander Hill. Jr. against Car
olina Hill.
Hilda Marie Hardy against Grady
Bunas Hardy
llollon Ayers Williams against
Len Williams.
Rosabelle Creighton against James
M Creighton
Magnolia Baker Hatem against
Henry S. Hatem.
Lucille Padgett against, Howard
Padgett.
Ben A Jones against Geneva
Council Jones
Mayo Wynn against Flossie Wynn.
Thomas C. May against Lena Mae
May.
Estelle Williams Nelson against
Burlie Nelson.
S. E. Sprague against Helena S
Spraguc.
Paul Cherry against Fannie Cher
ry
Sallie Freeman Cherry against
Emerson Cherry.
Lillian Mae Coltram against J. D.
Coltrain.
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I^arge Number Tires
Allotted In County
By Rationing Board
(Continued from page one)
one tire and tube for hauling hogs,
tires and two tubes for oil deliver
ies.
Roberson Slaughter House. Wil
liamston. two tires and four tubes for
the wholesale delivery of meats.
Retread Truck Tires
Retread truck tires were allotted
to the following
P C. Edinondson, Hassell, two
tires for hauling logs and lumber.
Roberson Slaughter House, Wil
liamston, six tires for delivering
wholesale meats.
W O Abbitt. Williamston, six
tires for hauling farm produce.
Obsolete Tires
Quite a few certificates for the
purchase of obsolete tires were is
sued. but reports indicate that the
obsolete types are about exhausted,
one manufacturer, answering an ur
gent telephone message, explaining
that there wasn't an obsolete tire in
his factory and that there had not
been one there in months
Obsolete tires and tubes for trail
ers and trucks were issued to the
following:
W G? Wallace. Jamesville, two
tubes for farm, trailer.
F L. Haislip. Hamilton, two tires
and two tabes for farm trailer.
Willie Horton Modlin, Williams
ton. two tires and tubes for farm.
E. N. Hardison. Jamesville, one
tire and one tube for farm.
J D. Wynne. RFD 1, Roberson
ville, two trailer tires and two tubes
for farm.
Obsolete tires and tubes for cars
were issued as follows:
John T Smithwick. RFD 1. Wil
liamston .two tires for farm.
E. C. Harrison. RFD 2. Williams
ton, two tires and two tubes for farm
and carrying children ot doctor.
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Series Of Services In
Church At Maple Grove
Beginning Sunday night. Rev M
L Ambrose, the pastor, will conduct
a series ef services in the Maple
Grove Church, it. was an
nounced today. The public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Mrs. Mark Taylor, of Tarboro, ii
spending a few days here with her
sister, Mrs. C. B. Siceioff
Guest at White House
?iully credited with putting 309
.azis on the casualty list, Senior
Lieut. Liudmila Pvaiichenko, 20,
Russian guerrilla fighter and a vet
eran of Sevastopol fighting, is shown
on her arrival in Washington to
attend the International Student
Assembly. She was a guest of
President and Mrs. Franklin I)?
Roosevelt at the White House.
(Central Pre88)
Twenty-seven ^ hite
Draftees Accepted
By Army This Week
(Continued from page one)
Arthur Green. Fred Joyner, Willie!
James Hoberson, Morris Estell Red
dick, Harmon William Daniel, Mac
Augustus Lee, Willie James Moore,
Charlie Joe Alston, Solomond Har
dy, Oscar Rollins, Lenon Boston.
Ernest Lee Spruill, Samuel Jenkins,
Berman Rogers, William Edward
Purvis, John Arthur Crandel, Arline
Council. Samuel Slade. Ferdinand
Council, David Slade. Geo. Leon
Moon-. Benjamin White Marshall. W
T .Coburn and Kelford Council.
The following men were accepted
out of the August call and will re
turn at the expiratioh of their fur
loughs within the ' next few days:
Charlie Williams. Brack Rascoe, Le
on Elbert Purvis. Heber Baker, Sanv
u?*I Thomas Williams, Solomon
Roosevelt* Green. James Oscar
Spruill, James Ruffin, John Thom
as Williams, Len Best, Lonnie Wool
ard, Mit Green Lynch, Leonard Wals
ton, Ananias Davis. Samuel Watts,
Janus Whitley. Sully Jenkins. David
Moses, Elliott Jordan, Robert Lee
Patterson. Sheppard Purvis, Frank
White, John Frank Green and Wal
lace Calvin Moore.
Kmhattlcd Russians
Continuing To Hold
Rack Nazi Invaders
(Continued from page one)
portant island ot Madagascar, off the
Coast of Africa The British captured
'he important naval base on the is
land 1st May. and now the Allies are
extending their hold to block Jap
and German operations there.
A mighty air raid was made over
Germany last night by the RAK. one
report stating that possibly as many
as 1.000 planes rained bombs down
on the important war-manufacturing
city of Dusseldorf The Allies admit
the loss of 31 planes, the admission
leading observers to believe that the
raid was a mignty one and that much
damage was done to manufacturing
there
A review of the fighting in the
seizure of Quodalconal island in the
Solomons group, states that 9ti Jap
planes were lost against six Ameri
can planes, that one big Jap battle
ship and a Jap cruiser were damag
ed.
On the home front, the serious
ness of the rubber situation was of
fered in bold relief in a report filed
with the President following an in
vestigation by Bernard Baruch. The
investigating committee is recom
mending nation-wide gas rationing
and a 35-mile per hour speed limit
for the nation.
It backed up its tire conservation
warning with statistics showing that
tires on civilian cars are wearing
down at a rate eight times greater
than they are being replaced. If this
rate continues, "by far the larger
number of cars will be off the road
next year, and 111 1944 there will be
an all hut complete collapse of the
27.000.000 passenger cars in Ameri
ca
It put millions of the nation's mo
torists on solemn notice that the 5,
000 mile driving limitation for es
sential motorists must be "consid
erably" under that for less essen
tial civilian drivers?the proper dis
tribution of mileage to various driv
ers to be worked out by "the respon
sible government agencies."
Even this curtailment will be in
sufficient. it said, unless there is "an
intensification of such conservation
measures as car-pooling and sharing
of rides, and the purchase by the gov
ernment of extra tires and spares
from persons who do not need them
for resale to war workers, farmers
and others who need them."
It said that "each time a motorist
turns a wheel in unnecessary driv
ing he must realize that it is a turn
of the wheel against our soldiers and
in favor of Hitler."
Lilybet Muse, young daughter ol
Mr and Mrs. Joel Muse, was remov
ed to a Washington hospital early
this afternoon for an appendicitis
operation.
FOR SALE: STANDARD. APPRO!
ed and inspected concrete slab ar
riser pit privies. Installed and pain
?>~??.00 cash W. T Stinnett
619 W. Main Street, Phone 149-W.
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Principal D. N. Hix
Reports Progress In
School During Week
(Continued from page one)
Elementary: 600 enrollment; 577
average daily attendance; high
school: 209 enrollment; 205 average
daily attendance; total: 809 enroll
ment; 782 average daily attendance.
E. G. Wynne, local youth who will
receive a degree in Business Admin
istration at High Point College in
January, is in charge of the com
mercial department, and consider
able progress was made by students
under his direction during the week.
The 38 students enrolled in the#com
mercial subjects will continue un
der his direction until he returns to
High Point College this month.
Local school authorities are mak
ing every effort to secure a regular
teacher for this position.
Fifty-seven boys are engaged in
manual arts activities, and work is
being rapidly advanced in the shop
under the direction of Mr. Oliver
Coltrain. Lumber and other building
materials have been provided for
project work ,and many of the boys
have already selected and begun
projects.
Of the vocational departments in
the local high school, the home ec
onomics department has the largest
enrollment. Eighty girls are study
ing in the home economics classes
under the direction of Miss Ruth
Britt.
Fifty-five boys and girls are en
rolled in the new eighth grade. A
new course of study is being offered
in this grade, designed to bring about
greater preparation for the regular
high school curriculum. The new
program and the numerous new text
books provided under the state rent
al plan are already making a strong
appeal to those students enrolled in
the new elementary grade.
The addition of this full year of
elementary work provides a much
needed extension of the elementary
school program, an extension which
should make a fine contribution to
the progress of youth enrolled in the
public schools.
Painfully Hurt In
Main Street Wreck
Ottis Bunn Coltrain, of Boar Grass,
was painfully but not seriously hurt
when his motorcycle and an auto
mobile crashed on West Main Street
here early last Tuesday evening
Very little damage was done to eith
er of the machines. Patrolman W. E
Saunders, investigating the accident,
stating that possibly $15 would re
pair the damage.
Paul Mayo Peel, of Jamesville, was
driving west on the street and start
ed to make a left-hand turn into a
driveway. Coltrain was traveling
east on the street. Crashing into the
left front headlight. Coltrain was
badly cut on the upper left thigh
Twenty-one stitches were necessary
to close the half moon-shaped cut
Dr E. T. Walker, traveling just be
hind Coltrain, picked the victim up
and treated his injuries.
The M\ Week
Of The W ar
(Continued from page one)
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Two Navy vessels, the Destroyer
Blue and the Auxiliary transport
Colhoun, have been lost in action in
the South Pacific in the past two
weeks .the Navy announced. There
were few casualties. The Navy also
announced the sinking of nine more
United Nations merchant vessels by
enemy submarines in the Atlantic.
War Aims and Foreign Relations
President Roosevelt, in an address
broadcast to an international stu
dent assembly in Washington and
short-waved to other parts of the
world, stated the war is "going to be
long and hard and bitter (but) this
time we shall know how to make full
use of Victory" to build world
He said the Government will see
to it that men returning from the
fronts can resume their interrupted
careers and education and that work
is provided for those willing and able
to work.
Reciprocal Lend-Lease aid to the
U. S. already covers a range as wide
as the requirements and geography
of a Global War, and is being pro
vided to this country on the same
basis as we are providing Lend
Lease help to other countries, the
Officevof War Information report
ed. Such aid is being provided with
out dollar payment under the terms
of master agreements with countries
receiving U. S. Lend-Lease help. Re
ciprocal Lend-Lease aid "for Ameri
can forces abroad . . . ranges from
squadrons of spotfires to new fan
belts for army trucks?from building
aidromes and Naval bases to "D"
ration chocolate bars and bananas at
the soldiers, mess?from convoy pro
tection for U. S. troopships arriving
in British waters to filling the gas
tanks of U. S. ferry planes at air
ports newly laid out in jungles or
deserts," the OWI said. The Presi
dent announced a special U. S. tech
nical mission will leave for Brazil
soon to assist the Brazilian Govern
ment in expansion of its war ma
chine.
Army and Selective Service
Assistant Secretary of War Mc
Cloy said that between February 1
and August 30 U. S. Army planes de
stroyed 234 Japanese planes in the
air, compared with American losses
of 109. This record, together with the
"flying tigers," record of 218 Japan
ese planes destroyed as against losses
of 84, is due mainly to the perform
ance of the P-40 fighters, he said.
The Army said it has developed a
system of technical inspection and
maintenance supervision of aircraft
that is undoubtedly the finest in the
NO BEER
One thine '*> certain and that
is there'll be no beer sold in the
fairgrounds here this year. Con
cession operators contacted the
manufacturers and were advis
ed that deliveries could not be
guaranteed. The operators of the
fair, during the meantime, had
ruled that no concession for the
sale of beer would be allowed.
And then the county commis
sioners came along after beer
had been ruled out and ordered
that no license should be issued
for the sale of the alcohol.
In addition to the elimination
of beer sales, the fair manage
ment announces that admission
to the grounds would be denied
to drunken persons.
ACCEPTED
Mayo Peel, Martin County
man and veteran of World War
I, has been accepted for service
in World War II, according to
unofficial information received
here last evening. The veteran,
detained at the Army induction
center for further examination,
returned home last evening and
was quoted as saying that he had
been accepted.
As far as it could be learned.
Mr. Peel is the first War I veter
an in this county to be called for
service in the present war.
Marked Change In
Britain's Economy
As Result Or War
(Continued from page one)
From August, 1940, to August.
1941, bombs dropped on England
claimed the lives of 42,748 Britishers
Und wounded 48,516 others. These
figures were far smaller during the
next year Between September, 1939.
and March of this year, one out of
every five homes in Britain was ei
ther damaged or destroyed. Factor- j
les and other commercial properties
are not included.
Despite the efforts of the enemy to
reduce Britain, the British people in
creased aircraft production by more
than two and one-half times between
January, 1941, and June, 1942. Five
times as many tanks were made last
June than the number made in
July, 1940. Shipbuilding was in
creased four times from the middle
of 1939 to the last , quarter of 1941
Where Britain was turning out five
tons of bombs each week in Septem
ber, 1940, it turned out 500.000 tons
and more of bombs last month.
Loral Man I in proving In
(.alifornia llo?/ntal
Late word from Exum Ward, Jr.,
states that Ins condition is much im
proved following a serious illness in
a California hospital. A member of
the nation's armed forces, the young
man has been ill for several months,
but with continued improvement in
his condition he is expected to be
able to return home possibly in six
or eight weeks, relatives here were
advised this week.
Exraftr Injury In Road
Accident This Morning
Faulkner Raymond Tye, Jr., of
Campbell Villa, Kentucky, driving a
Buick and accompanied by Mr. Jim
King, and Roland Griffin, driving a
Chevrolet truck, escaped injury this
morning when the vehicles figured
in a crash on Highway No. 64, about
four miles west of here
Damage to the automobile was es
timated at about $300 by Patrolman
W. E. Saunders who investigated the
accident. Very little damage was
done to the truck.
world.
The War Department sent 36,000
dependents, allowance checks total
ling $4,500,000 to relatives and de
pendents of enlisted men in the four
lower grades of the service. Select
ive Service headquarters instructed
State SS boards to place their calls
so that most men right now will
come from local boards with the most
single men or men with dependents
other than wives and children.
Navy and Shipbuilding
Navy Secretary Knox said the sub
marine menace "is not by any means
solved," but there has been a "steady
decrease of ships sunk off our own
shores." A shipbuilding compilation
for Labor Day showed 174 launch
ings and 49 keel layings during the
day for many kinds and sizes of com
bat and cargo ships. The Maritime
Commission reported 68 vessels were
put into service in August and there
is "every indication" the goal of
three completed ships a day will be
reached in September
Rationing
The War Production Board releas
ed 50,000 of the refrigerators which
have been frozen in the hands of
dealers and distributors since Feb
ruary 14th for sale to the general
public after finding that they were
not needed for "essential purposes
Another 50,000 will be released by
authorization of WPB for delivery
to dealers and transfer to ultimate
consumers. The WPB food require
ments committee recommended to
the board the following meat con
servation program?(1) limitation of
the amounts of meat packers may
sell to the civilian trade so that
each civilian will be able to buy 2
1-2 pounds a week; (2) direct con
sumer rationing is to be started as
seen- as possible? in about four
months; (3) an interim voluntary
conservation program.
TRY OUR COMBINATION PLATE
?Barbecue and Brunswick Stew.
The Martin, near Pair Grounds.
New President For
The Woman's Club
Wtkt tieorge H Harrison was
elected president of the local Wo
man's Club at the organization's
first meeting of the fall season last
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Harri
son succeeds Mrs. E. P. Cunningham
who tendered her resignation to
make her home in Smithfield dur
ing the next several months.
Very little club business was
handled at the meeting, but tenta
tive plans were advanced for an ac
tive year in the organization's cir
cles. The club members pledged their
efforts in support of the Red Cross
project calling for 39,000 surgical
dressings between now and October
1st Several members reported for
work yesterday morning following
the meeting the afternoon before.
Parents - Teachers
Meeting Next Week
? ?
The Williamston Parent-Teacher
Association will hold its first meet
ing of the school year in the high
school auditorium Wednesday after
noon, Sept. 16th, at 3:30 o'clock. Of
ficers for the new year are: Mrs. B
W Nash, president; Mrs. David Rob
erson, vice president; Miss Doris
Leach, secretary; Mrs. D. R. Davis,
treasurer.
A call is being made to all par
ents to join in association activities
during the school term.
Mrs. Nash, president, announces
that an interesting program and a
brief social period have been ar
ranged for the first meeting, and
urges all parents and teachers to be
present.
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Two ftew Bicycles Are
Rationed In This County
Possessing no ears and needing no
liquid gas, two applicants appeared
before the rationing board this
week and applied for bicycles. Ex
plaining that he had been walking
eight miles to catch a bus to the pulp
mill, Cecil Edgar Williams, of Wil
liamston RFD 3, was granted a pur
chase certificate. Dallas Lee Lyons,
HFD 1, Williamston, was also given
a purchase certificate to help him
ride the six miles to and from his
work at the basket factory.
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Kill Large Rattler In
Bear (rrass Recently
A large rattle snake was killed in
the lot of Farmer John W. Green in
Bear Grass Township a short tune
ago, Mr. Green stating that the
snake was the second one of that
type seen in that section in fifteen
years
Apparently chased out of the
woods by fire some weeks ago, the
snake was seen near the watering
trough. Tenants on the farm dared
not go nearer than "chunking" dis
tance and finding it impossible to
kill him with bricks, they celled
Farmer Wheeler Rogerson, a neigh
bor, who killed him with a gun.
Mrs. C. B. Siceloff received word
that her brother, H. Marionn Britt, is
ill in a Veterans Hospital in Kece
coughtan, Va.
Wants
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COOK
and want a good supper, eat with
the ladies of the Christian Commun
ity Church, 5:30-8:00 o'clock, Friday
evening.
I WILL GRADE TOBACCO FOR
anyone that needs any graded. See
me at my home at Poplar Point. Mrs.
Zeno Beddard. Route 3, Williams
ton, N. C.
LOST ONE POCKETBOOK CON
taining my driver's license .regis
tration card, and gas book, either at
Hassell Church or between there and
my home. Finder please return it
to Walter C. Jones, Box 164, Hob
good, N. C
FOR SALE: 40 OR 50 BARRELS OF
corn. See C. H. Harris, Route 2,
Williamston. sll-2t
FOR SALE ? SOtf WITH NINE
pigs. See C. H.\ Harris, Route 2,
Williamston. sll-2t
BARBECUE?THE BEST U EVER
tasted. Delivered anywhere in
town, $1.00 per pound. It's not greasy
?The Martin, Phone 354-W.
YE OLE FASHIONED KORN
bread with honest-to-goodness
Good Barbecue. The Martin, near
Fair Grounds.
CLARK'S MALARIAL, CHILL AND
Fever Tonic. Sold on money-back
guarantee. Clark's Pharmacy, Wil
liamston, N. C. jytt-tf
FOR QUICK, QUALITY DRY
cleaning service, bring your clothe*
to Pittman's. One day service on any
garment. Suits, coats and dresses, 55
cents, cash and carry. 65c delivered.
Pittman's Cleaners. fS-tf
RAWLEIGH ROUTE AVAILABLE
in East Martin County. Products
well known. Sales of )75 to $100 and
more per week have been made in
this locality. Good opportunity for
a man with car to become engaged in
profitable business See J. J. Ben
nett, Everetts, N. C., or write Raw
leigh's, Dept. NCI-251-210B, Rich
mond, Va. a28, s4, sll
THREE-ROOM CORNER APART
ment'fdr rent. Steam heat and hot
water furnished. Call or see N. C.
Green or G. H. Harrison. s8-4t
500 BALES GOOD PEANUT HAY
for sale. J. S. Whitley. s8-2t
THREE PERSIAN KITTENS FOR
sale. Mrs. Emily E. Smith wick,
Jamesville, N. C. s8-4t
WANTED: WHITE GIRL OR WID
OW to wait on invalid. Room, board,
laundry, in addition to salary. Write
Box 442. Plymouth, N. C. s8-2t
T H I S
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 12th
IS RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
B e Will Be Cloted All Day Until 4:00
o'Clock in the Afternoon.
ISRAELS
Announcing The Opening Of
WILLI AMSTON
FRUIT STORE
ON WASHINGTON STREET
We Have A Fine Assortment of
POTATOES?APPLES
CABBAGE?ONIONS
ORANGES?LEMONS
For Froth, High Grade Fruitt, Vitit The
Williamston Fruit Store
FRANK JONES, Prep.
WASHINGTON ST.
(Next Door to Jrnkini' Barber Shop)