Scrap Is Not Over
And Drive For Old
Scrap Must Go On
(Continued from page one)
a chance to win a prize which will in
crease in value over a period of
years.
Prizes will be given by Tar Heel
newspapers participating in the sub
test to the North Carolina county,
business firm, individual and units
of junior boy or girl organizations
turning in the most scrap metal dur
ing the period October 1 through
October 21. It does not matter whe
ther the scrap metal is given free to
the Government or sold to dealers.
The main purpose is to get out ev
ery bit of scrap in North Carolina
for the war effort.
The list of prizes is as follows: A
$1,000 War Bond to the county re
porting the greatest total poundage
of scrap metal collection per capita
(1940 census to be used as to county
populations): a $500 War Bond to
the county reporting the second
largest collection per capita: a $100
War Bond to the county in each con
gressional district reporting the larg
est collection per capita: a $500 War
Bond to the business firm turning in
the largest poundage of scrap metal;
a $150 War Bond to the individual
delivering the largest number of
pounds; a $75 War Bond to the local
junior organization delivering the
largest poundage; a $50 War Bond
to the local junior organization de
livering the second largest pound
age; and a $25 War Bond to the local
junior organization delivering the
third largest poundage
Prizes won by counties must be
used tor some charity or public pur
pose of general value to the county.
The local salvage committee in con
junction- with the local chairman of
Civilian Defense shall designate the
organization to receive the prize War
Bond. If they so elect, a contest
among eligible organizations may be
carried on in the various counties.
Every person residing within a
county is eligible to conti ibute to
that county's total collection Per
sons and their families engaged in
the business of buying and selling
scrap iron, or collecting it on com
mission, are not eligible to compete
as individuals or firms They may,
however, help to increase the coun
ty's total by initiating scrap collec
tion, the contest credit to go to the
original owner.
All firms, partnerships and corpor
ations and their employees (living in
the State) not engaged in the busi
ness of scrap buying or collection are
eligible to collect scrap metal to be
entered in the name of the farm The
same material, however, may not
be credited to both a firm and an in
dividual.
Every individual living in the
State and not engaged in the busi
ness of collecting scrap metal is
eligible to compete for the individual
prize.
Every State junior organization (in
units) such as 4-H clubs, Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts, is eligible to com
pete for the junior prize.
The county salvage committee will
have charge of the program in each j
county and will designate the local
delivery point for all scrap metal All
scrap metal will be receipted at the
point of delivery. Your credit in the I
contest will be based upon your j
poundage receipts, so be sure and
get a receipt each time you turn in
scrap.
Reporting on the drive sponsored
by the local schools, Principal L. W
Anderson announced yesterday that [
over ten tons of scrap metal had al
ready been collected or enough to'
make a light tank. The principal is
urging the children to continue the
good work and solicits the coopera
tion of parents and other school pa
trons Deliveries are made to the lo
cal school grounds.
Small Child Died
Here Wednesday
Mary Nancy Martin, nine months
old, died at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Martin on
West Main Street here last Wednes
day morning at 10 o'clock. The little
child had been sickly most of her
life.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Martin's'father, Mr. J. G. Bai
ley, in Bear Grass Township by T.
O. Hickman. Interment was in the
Bailey Cemetery.
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Dr. and Mrs. John Cotton Tayloe
and "Snooks" Bell, of Washington,
visited friends here last night.
U.S. Chutists Show How to Overcome Obstacles
These parachutists of the U. 8. Army Ground Forces' Airborne Command have just landed during a train
ing exercise at Fort Bragg, N. C. While some of the soldiers leap the fence, others bayonet the simulated
enemy amid bursting shells. These parachutists are not the same as paratroopers. They are primarily
ground force troops and are often transported to the scene of battle in giant planes that also carry field
guns, mortars, and jeep cars. (Central Prett)
Tire Conservation
Picture October 61
Truck operators and drivers will |
have an opportunity to see new slide
fhms demonstrating preventive
maintenance at a meeting in the
Martin County agricultural building
here at 8:00 p m. Tuesday, October
6th., held in cooperation with the
ODT truck conservation campaign.
The films, according to N. C Green, |
local Sinclair agent, present informa
tion that should be very helpful to |
truck operators in meeting ODT re
quirements.
One film. Mr Green stated, covers |
ways to "Keep 'Em Rolling Longer"
and the other explains and illus
trates more service from gasoline.
The films are being shown through I
the courtesy of Sinclair Refining |
Company, in the ^belief, Mr. Green
said, that the hints and practices il
lustrated will be of particular bene-1
fit to operators of all fleets. Opera-1
tors who usually do not find it pos-1
sible to have a maintenance service f
will be especially interested.
"With present equipment practi
cal irreplaceable," said Mr. Green. |
"and spare parts not so readily ob
tainable, today, operators face a real
crisis if a truck wears out The small
fleet owner with a few trucks un
serviceable would practically be
forced out of business. He couldn't |
buy replacements.
"The ODT has emphasized that
America's truck owners will be do
ing a patriotic service by keeping
their trucks in top operating condi
tion That's where the meeting fits
in. Useful charts on lubrication, al- 1
so preventive maintenance records
have been prepared and will be
available to operators without <
charge." 1
Put Fluoroseope
In Use In County |
After many delays, the county I
health department is placing in use [
a new fluoroseope for the examina
tion of those coming in contact with
tuberculosis. The health department
head is inviting those who have been
exposed to the disease to visit the of
fices for free tests. Examinations
may be arranged for the convenience
of applicants, and anyone desiring
a test for the disease will be given
prompt attention.
It is possible, doctors point out, tol
eradicate tuberculosis, and the uso[
of the fluoroseope will materially aid |
in that work.
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Mill Employee Badly
Hurl Here \etterdmy I
George Guilford, employee at the
Saunders and Cox Lumber Company
mill on East Main Street here, was
badly hurt yesterday afternoon when
his leg was caught under a log in
the saw rbom First reports indicated
that it was likely the man would lose
the limb
Guilford, about 65 years old and a I
faithful employee of the company. |
was remuved to a Washington hos
pital for treatment
GUM LOGS
WANTED!
Call Or Write
WILLIAMSTON
Package Mfg. Co.
White House Fence on Scrap Pile
Standing on top of a pile of iron railings that once formed a fence
around the White House is Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes.
He's tossing part of the railings on to the Washington scrap pile. The
fence was taken down in 1937 and stored until President Roosevelt
turned it over for scrap, announcing that the White House had yielded
five tons of old metal to the salvage drive. This is a phonephoto.
(Central Pre??)
Total Of $961,483.90
Is Spent For Liquor
Since Stores Opened
(Continued from page one)
ringers in the pie and before shares
ere distributed to the four liquor
store towns, the profits stood at $14.
435.34, -an increase of $7,992.12 over
:he net income reported for the see
md quarter in 1941
A comparison of sales, by stores,
for the second quarter in 1941 and
in 1942 follows:
1941 1942
IVilhamston $15,360.95 $27.950J)5
Robersonville 6,962.40 13,586.50
Dak City 3,380.40 5.112.25
Jamesville 3,339.90 6,957.85
$29,04365 $53,607 45
The profits, by stores, are compar
ed for the second quarters in 1941
and 1942, as follows:
1941 1942
Williamston $3,824.08 $ 7,732.73
Rmbersonville 1,383 73 3,640.59
Oak City 712.34 1,320.80
Jamesville 723.07 1.941.22
$6,643.22 $14,635.34
The soggy pie was divided, as fol
lows: Martin County. $7,294.64; State
of North Carolina (sales laxi $4,
503 92; reserve for law enforcement,
$1,013.14; town of Williamston,
$972.32; town of Robersonville,
$446.82; town of Oak City, $159.79;
town of Jamesville, $244.72.
Closing the second quarter period
with cash sales of $53,607.45, the
county system dished out $34,960.28
to foreign liquor manufacturers. Di
rect store expenses took $3,035.45 and
administrative and general expenses
reduced the figure by $1,607,84, mak
ing a total expense of $4,643.29. The
latter figure does not include a de
preciation item of $57.38.
The stores started the third quar
ter with ?75 in the Dettv cash fund.
$60 in change funds and $14,281 33
cash in banks. Inventories were list
ed at $16.666 98, and fixed assets
were listed at $2,316.38 less a $1,
580.87 reserve for depreciation.
A review of sales, by quarters,
from the time the stores opened in
July, 1935, through last June 30, fol
lows:
Quarter
Ending Sale* Profits
Sept., 1935 $ 22.249 35 $ 2,743.11
Dec., 1935 37,379 29 9,887 99
March, 1936 25,274.96 5,100.24
June, 1936 >1,58405 3.425.70
Sept., 1936 27.864 59 5.619.93
Dec., 1936 44,727.00 11,661.14
March, 1937 29,771.20 6,563.07
June, 1937 31,640.98 4.484.77
Sept., 1937 30,259.05 2,854.43
Dec.. 1987 56,179.40 18,224.52
March, 1938 33,325.62 7,694.35
June, 1938 26.968.35 5,853.82
Sept., 1938 32,502.15 7,739.45
Dec., 1938 40,710.30 11,605.38
March. 1939 25,407.05 5,768 68
June, 1939 24.174.25 5,456.40
Sept., 1939 30,539.58 6,727.00
Dec., 1939 48,481.05 10,809.60
March, 1940 _ 31,719.25 7,703.77
June, 1940 . 25,625.08 5,997.25
Ha/tilat* To Hold Service*
In High School Sunday
While repairs are being made to
their church building floors, local
Baptists will hold most of their reg
ularly scheduled services Sunday in
the high school building, the pastor,
Dr. W. R Burrell announced this
morning when it was learned that
the repairs could not be completed
in time to permit the occupancy of
the main church auditorium and sev
eral class rooms.
The Bible classes taught by H. G.
Horton, Mrs. A. J. Osteen, Mrs. W
C Mercer and Dr. John D. Biggs will
meet in the high school at the us
ual hour. Other classes will be held
in the church annex. The morning
and evening worship services will
be held in the high school auditor
ium.
Farm Bureau Meeting
Ha* Been Pott/toned
A meeting of the Martin County
Farm Bureau, scheduled for tonight
in the local Woman's Club, has been
postponed until next Wednesday
evening. Announcing the postpone
ment, President Charles L. Daniel
explained that R. Flake Shaw, sec
retary of the state organization,
planned to attend the meeting next
"""t .
During the meantime, the mem
bership committee and canvassers
are working to reach the goal of 1,
200 members.
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Hi* Condition Improved,
Wreck Victim Goe* Home
His condition much improved, Jas
per Whitfield, victim of a serious
auto accident, near Pinetops on Sat
urday, September 19th, returned to
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Whitfield, near Oak City, this
week from a Tarboro hospital.
The young man, suffering a brok
jaw anu nun UUI1C ctl 1U UUlCr Ul"
juries, is getting along very well,
but it will be some time before he is
able to return to his regular work,
it was stated.
Mrs Mark Ruffin returned to her
home in Tarboro yesterday after a
visit here with her sister, Mrs. C. B.
Siceloff.
Mrs. C. T Rogers and daughter,
Annette, returned to their home in
Wilmington today. They were ac
companied by Mrs. B. S. Courtney
and Mrs. John R. Peel.
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Lyman L Britt left yesterday for
Keesler Field, Mississippi, after be
ing called home for the funeral of
his brother. H. M. Britt.
SeptTlMO 2L561JJ2 MM48
Dec.. 1940 44.283.10 12,729.11
March. 1041 35.124 75 8,089.93
June. 1041 29.043.85 8,643.22
Sept., 1941 40,601.90 10,982.09
Dec., 1941 65,754.75 19,148.70
March, 1942 53.152.95 14,178.96
June, 1942 53,607.45 14,635.34
Totals 1961,483 80 $237,041.74
County flliterates
Accepted By Army
Claiming they could not read or
write, at least thirteen Martin Coun
ty colored men were given a special
but brief schooling at an induction
center this week and accepted for
service in the Army. One of the
claimants explained following his
return here for the usual fourteen
day furlough, that he passed his col
lege course over night and was ready
for any technical assignment the
Army had to dish out.
No complete report on the exami
nations is available at this time, but
it was learned that the following men
were accepted:
John T. Perry, Raleigh Jones, Wil
liam James, Cleveland Fields, Wil
liam M. Britt, Collin L. Smith, Chas.
E. Spruill. Willie L. Williams, Joe J
Moore, William Harris, Thomas Best,
Luther Spruill, Willie Spruill, Syl
vester Thigpen, Elijah Boston, Cal
vin Knight, Lucious J. Chance, Jos.
B Edwards, John A. Gregory, Don
ald Knoble, Lewis Bond, William J.
Grimes, Alexander Douglas, Hubert
H. Nelson, Lonnie Langley, Alton
Bell, Dock Perkins, Willie Douglas
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Plan Organization
Home Guard Here
Preliminary plans for the organi
zation of a Home Guard for Martin
County will be discussed at a meet
ing of representative citizens and
General J. W Jenkins, Squadron
Commander of the State Guard, in
the mayor's office tomorrow morn
ing.
Representatives of the various civ
ic organizations and others from the
various governmental units are to
attend the meeting, it was learned.
The State Guard officer is from
Henderson and is being sent here by
State headquarters.
Hitler Demands His
Weary Soldiers To
Capture Stalingrad
(Continued from page one)
the great battle in Stalingrad's north
western outskirts, the midnight com
munique reported. It said the Rus
sians beat off the first five attacks
on that sector without yielding any
groilnd. "and only in the sixth at
tack did the Germans succeed in
making a small advance."
Operating in the Pacific, American
submarines recently sunk five Jap
ships and probably sent two others
to the bottom, including an aircraft
carrier tender, a troop transport and
two cargo vessels. The recent ac
tion boosts the total of Jap ships
sank, probably sunk or damaged
since Pearl Parbor to 115.
In New Guinea the Australians
are still chasing the Japs from Port
Moresby and capturing large stores
of supplies.
Jap bases have been rendered al
most useless by incessant bombing
by the Allies.
The RAF has renewed its air at
tacks on the continent after being
idle for eight days on account of
bad weather.
President Roosevelt has returned
to Washington after a two weeks
tour of industrial centers where he
found production measuring up to
expectations.
The anti-inflation bill is slated to
reach the President late this after
noon. reports from Congress stating
that an agreement had been reached
and that government loan rates only
had to be determined before the
bill would be ready for the chief ex
ecutive's signature.
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Pvt. Dave Dickerson returned to
his post at Lake Charles, La., after
spending several days with friends
and relatives in Jamesville.
Miss Audrey Price, of Elizabeth
City, spent this week in Jamesville
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Price.
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Mr. Charles H Manning, of Little
I Rock, Ark., and Philadelphia, Is vis
iting here today.
BEER ON DRAUGHT ? AT HUGH
B. Griffin's service station (for
merly Paul Jones' place). Also good
barbecue and soft drinks. o2-8t
ONION SET8 FOR 8ALE: LARGE
stock and prices very reasonable.
See us for your requirements. J. C.
Leggett, Washington Street, William
ston. s!8-6t
FOR QUICK. QUALITY DRY
cleaning service, bring your clothes
to Pittman's. One day service on any
garment Suits, coats and dresses. 88
cents, cash and carry. 68c delivered.
Pittman's Cleaners. fl-tf
EXPERT PIANO TUNING AND RE
building. 18 years with Baldwin
Piano Company. Equipped to ren
der any service to any make of pi
ano. Chas. Goodrich, Box 408, Wash
ington, N. C. sl5-6t
DOG L08T: MEDIUM SIZE ENG
lish setter. Color white with few
lemon color spots. Answers to name
Kate. 8 years old. Will give reward
for return of dog. Robert L. Coburn,
Williamston, N. C. s29-2t
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FOR SALE: ONE MILK COW AND
young calf. Calf 12 days old. J. R.
Coltrain, Williamston, Route 1.
"THE BEST IN BARBECUE AND
corn bread we ever USted," is
what our customers are saying. Have
you tried ""em"? The Martin. X
Ward. We use Abbitt's meal. o2-2t
LOST: ON HIGHWAY NO. 84 WED
nesday afternoon, leather-bound
dairy account book and a red pocket
account book. Return to Edgewood
Dairy, J. Frank Weaver, Williams
ton, and receive $8 reward.
SEVERAL BUGGIES FOE SALE.
Write or see A. D. Griffin, Sr., Wil
iamston, RFD 1. s22-3t
jrRAPES WANTED: WILL PAT t
cents per pound for Scuppernongs
ind Black grapes. This equals $1.80
or 60 pound bushel. Lindsley Ice
Company, Williamston, N. C. s22-7t
FOR 8ALE: TWO HORSE DRAWN
International hay presses and one
F12 International tractor. E. W. Har
rell, Oak City. s2S.oL9.18
CLARK'S MAI.ARIAU CHILL AND
Fever Tonic. Sold on money-back
guarantee. Clark's Pharmacy, Wll
liamston. N. C.
-Hi WILLIAMJTON It.
MAPGCLIi
BROTHICI
9m SMART StyW
The Time Is Now
IF YOU NEED CLOTHES
FOR THE FAMILY ?
]Voic is the time to buy them . . .
While our stocks are complete
SWEATERS
SLACKS
SUITS
TOPCOATS
SHOES
HATS
CORDUROY COATS
for Men and Boys
? SPORT COATS
? SKIRTS
? SWEATERS
? RAINCOATS
? DRESSES
? COATS For DRESS
And Hundreds of Other Wearables
for Women, Misses and Children
SHOP HERE WITH CONFIDENCE
HlMfotis BigIU&is
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
Attention?
Sweet Potato
Growers
Give us your orders for Sweet Pota
to baskets. Contemplate your needs
as early as possible. Due to the
scarcity of materials it is necessary
that we have your orders early to
assure delivery.
Good BASKETS
At The
Right Price
Our baskets are made well, yet they
can be bought at no extra price. Vis
it our plant and see our fine quality
baskets in the process of being made.
Call or Write
WILLIAMSTON
Package Mfg. Co.
TELEPHONE No. 5 Wtlliamston, N. C