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VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 54 Williamston, Martin County, North Carotin*, Friday, July 5, 1940. ESTABLISHED 1899
Judge H. 0. Peele
Calls Seven Cases
In County Court
Defendant Appears in Court
For Second Time in Little
Over a Week
Judge H. O. Peel called aeven cases
in the county court last Monday, the
proceedings attracting no great at
tention from the general public. So
licitor D. E. Johnson prosecuted the
docket.
An aaanuIt and trespass ehargo ?
against Elmer Hassell, young white
man, was a center of interest in the
proceedings. Tried in the court on!
Monday of last week for trespassing
on the land of Farmer L. R. Donald
son and striking his daughter who
was working in the field. Hassell
had his case continued under pray
er for judgment. Returning to his
home, the young man a day or two
later is alleged to have attacked his
mother and beat his father-in-law.
Rearrested. Hassell was placed In
jail to await another trip before the
judge. At the last session he was
sentenced to the roads for a term
of six months. It is reported that
Hassell, running afoul of the law in
Washington County, had been or
dered out of that county by Record
er Darden.
Pleading; guilty in the case charg
ing him with an assault on a female,
Edgar Goss was sentenced to the
roads for a term of three months and |
directed to pay the costs. The sen
tence was suspended for two years,
but the term is to begin at any time
during that period if Goss is ad
judged guilty of violating any crim
inal law.
Entering a plea of not guilty in
the case charging him with issuing
a worthless check, Fred Ayers was
found not guilty.
The case charging Richard Da
vis with being drunk and disorder
ly was remanded to the inferior
courts for trial
Thurman "Teeny Bud" Bell,
charged with an assault with a dead
ly weapon, was found not guilty.
Willie Ampey, Robersonville col
ored man. faced the court in two
cases, each charging him with as
sault. The first case was nol pross
ed. In the second case, Ampey plead
ed guilty of simple assault. The plea
was accepted and judgment was sus
pended upon payment of the cost.
?
Hickman Returns to
Bear Grass School
Tendering hi> resignation last
spring, Professor T. O. Hickman has
reconsidered and is returning for his
ninth year as head of the Bear Grass
schools. County school authorities
were said to have been pleased with
the recent action taken by Mr. Hick
man.
The school at Bear Grass will have
several new faces in its faculty this
coming term, several of the teach
ers having resigned
C. C. Waters, teacher in the Mars
Hill High School during the past two
terms, is succeeding John Glover as
teacher of history and science. Mr.
Waters, a graduate of A. C. College,
Wilson, is from Jamesville.
Miss Kate Lawrence, of Qates
viTTe, is succeeding Miss Doris Jen
kins, as second grade teacher.
Miss Virginia Dare Smith, a recent
graduate of E. C. Teachers' College,
is the new third grade teacher. Miss
Smith, a resident of Robersonville,
succeeds Miss Josephine Clayton.
TTie names of other faculty mem
bers are:
Miss Doris Davis, of Fremont, high
school; Miss Dorothy Owens ,of Big
Stone Gap, Va., seventh grade; Miss
Madlyn Barnes, of Rocky Mount,
sixth grade; Miss Caroline Davis, of
Rocky Mount, fifth grade; Miss Ruby
Malone, of Bear Grass, fourtts grade,
and Miss Virginia Shindler, of
Greenville and Illinois, first grade.
Three Lose Lives
Riding On Trucks
Three fatal accidents in North
Carolina last month called attention
to the danger of riding on the back
of a truck, Ronald Hocutt, Director
of the Highway Safety Division, re
ported this week.
Accident records from June show
that a 33-year-old woman, a 36-year
old man and a 15-year-old boy were
killed durihg the month as a result
of fallirfg off or being thrown out
of trucks on the rear of which they
were riding.
"Riding on the back end of trucks
and on the running boards of pas
senger vehicles is a practice which
should be discouraged by every
driver in North Carolina," said Ron
ald Hocutt, Director of the Safety
Division.
"The danger of someone falling
off or being thrown off a moving ve
hicle if they are riding on the run
ning board or outaide the cab when
the vehicle strikes a hard bump or
swerves unexpectedly is obvious,"
he added, "and the most effective
means of combatting this highly dan
gerous practice is for every motor
vehicle driver to refuse to cany any
passengers for whom they cannot
find a seat inside."
"Drivers who permit passengers
to ride on the outside of their cars
or trucks are at least morally re
^snsihle U parsons so riding should
Timely Questions and A nswers
On the Tobacco Referendum
Timely questions and answers hav
ing to do with the tobacco referen
dum to be held on Saturday, July
20, are submitted for consideration
by Martin County farmers, as fol
lows:
If marketing quotas are voted for
a three-year period will allotments
be stabilized?
Farm allotments for each of the
three years will be up or down by
the same percentage that the Na
tional quota goes up or down from
the quota for the preceding year.
No farm allotment, however, can be
cut more than 10 per cent from the
1940 allotment during the entire
three year period and no reduction
wilt be made in any allotment which
was 2 acres or less in 1940. Tills guar
antee does not apply to those grow
ers who violate the marketing quo
tas.
Up to 2 per cent of the 1940 allot
ment for each state can be used in
each year for adjustment of individ
ual farm allotments which are low
as compared with the allotments for
similar neighboring farms. This al
lotment would be in addition to the
National and State allotments.
Any new farm allotments will be
limited primarily to farms operated
by old tobacco growers who have
lost their farms .and only a very
small acreage will be available for
this purpose.
Holiday Observance Is
Without Incident Here
NOMINEE
Wendell l.ewls Wlllkie, El
wood (Indiana) native who now
maintain* hi* residence near
Wall Street, New Fork City, IS
making extensive plans (or
launching his campaign as stan
dardhearer of the Republican
party.
Twelve Billions
Appropriated For
Materials Of War!
Increased Amounts Likely in j
Support of National De
fense Program
Washington, D. C.?In its survey
of recent legislation. Farm Research
finds that armaments bills totaling
$12 billions have already been pass
ed or approved by Congressional
committees since the President made
his original request in January tor
$1,832,000,000 for national defense.
The next request on May 17 in
which the President issued his call
for 50,000 airplanes asked for an
appropriation of $1,182,000,000. He
also asked for $272,000,000 to be
added to this year's budget. This
brought the total to $3,286,000,000,
but before Congress got through
these appropriations had been raised
la Asa e?n nnn AAA ?
I to ??J,03W,IK/U,ut/U.
To mechanize the Army, the Pres
ident called for another $750,000,000
on May 29, but the very next day he
increased this to $1,000,000,000. Con
gress raised the amount to $1,706,
000,000. Then the Senate passed a
measure amounting to $50,000,000 for
war relief and the House approved.
Thus the total already approved
by both Houses of Congress amounts
to $5,315,000,000. Another seven bil
lions have already been approved by
appropriate committees and have
been marked for rush passage
Chairman Vinson of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs, intro
duced a bill calling for 84 new war
ships at a cost of $1,000,000,000. The
President raised this to $4,000,000,
000 and the Committee approved.
On June 20 the Army put in its re
quest for $3,000,000,000.
Despite the staggering size of
these appropriations, no provision
has yet been made for the 50,000 air
planes or for the compulsory train
ing of the 2,000,000 young people the
President has asked for. Though it
was commonly assumed that these
50,000 airplanes would be paid for
out of the $1,182,000,000 defense bill,
it actually appropriated only a
small part of this sum for airplanes
leaving the item for later action.
Local Church To Hold
Revival. Next Week
The local Pentecostal Holiness
Church will hold a revival meeting
beginning Monday night, July 8th.
|Hev. J D. 1 little, of Chocowinity. as
sisted by the regular pastor. Rev.
J. G. Crocker, will conduct the serv
ices.
The meeting will continue for a
week or ten days and the public is
cordially invited to attend each serv
ice.
Freakisli Weather
Turns Thousands
From The Resorts
Travel Through Here Hardly
One-fourth What It Wan
i A Year Ago
Freakish weather that sent the
mercury bounding down into the
sixties figured prominent in the ob
servance of the Glorious Fourth in
this section yesterday and served to
enhance the safety factor for thous
ands. Preliminary reports from pa
trol headquarters, sheriff's office and
police departments state that the
observance was without incident in
this county. Not a single accident 2*1
any type was reported during the
day or during the early hours pre
ceding the holiday. A tone drunk,
falling helpless beside the highway,
was picked up and lodged in the lo
cal jail that afternoon, the entry
marring the jail records for the day.
Thorn iimm ti unrnl irlin turned tn
the bottle as a means of observing
the holiday and of showing their in
dependence, but their number was
small.
A few bursting firecrackers were
heard at long intervals during the I
.day, and two or three rockets light-1
ed the sky in the early evening, but
for the most part, the Fourth was
quietly observed on all fronts.
The freakish weather turned
thousands from the resorts and up
set holiday plans in general. Travel
on the main highways running
through here was hardly a fourth
as great as it was a year ago, and
bus travel was off two thirds. Fair
sized crowds attended the ball
games on the eastern schedule, but
no records were established in any
of the parks. Some of the fans car
fled their overcoats, and with the
exception of straw tops others were
generally attired In fall or winter
garb. ?
The municipal swimming pool
marfcoH Hr>u/r^ a low record in its
business for a single day Less than
twenty swimmers dared the ele
ments and patronized the local bath
house.
Holding close to their homes,
numbers of local people kindled
small fires in their fireplaces and
spent the day within the family cir
cle.
After getting off to a slow start,
the holiday schedule for local busi
ness was generally observed. Con
struction work was continued with
out interruption on several projects,
and while some farmers held to
their work schedule, comparative
ly few farmers were seen in their
fields during the day.
No figures have been released in
connection with the national acci
dent toll for the day, but the num
ber of untimely deaths is believed to
be'considerably under the figure for
the corresponding day in 1939.
Tuberculosis Cases
Flare Up In County
Tuberculosis, recently claiming
several lives in this county, is ap
parently flaring up in new cases
scattered tn several districts, ac
cording to the monthly health re
port released by Dr. John Williams,
health officer. During the month of
June five cases of the disease were
reported, two among the white and
three among the colored population.
Two cases were found in Roberson
ville, two in Williamston, and one
in Jamesville Township.
Accurate statistics are not im
mediately available, but it would ap
pear from recent reports that tuber
culosis after reaching a fairly low
point in the causes of death is claim
ing more lives than it did a short
while back in the county.
The health report for the past
month carries a record number of
tuberculosis cases.
Whooping cough, at one time in
the epidemic stage, is at a low point,
but even now the cough hangs on in
some sections. Last month there
were two cases reported among the
white population in Hamilton and
Goose Nest Townships.
Local Happenings
46 Years Ago in the
Martin County Sun
From a scrapbook kept by Mrs C.
D. Carstarphen and her mother, the
following items are copied as they
appeared in H. J. Herrick's "Martin
County Sun," a newspaper publish
ed here in 1894
J. L. Barnhill was in town Mon
day.
There are 17 inmates in the coun-j
ty poor house.
Try country water ground meal at1
W. C. Proctor's.
Mrs. Gayner, of Bethel, was the
guest of Mrs. George Blount last
Saturday.
Proctor's 25 cents a pound tobacco
takes the cake. It is better than
ever.
Go to W. C. Proctor to buy your
clover and hay. He will sell cheap
for cash.
Wilson G. Lamb, Esq.. attended
the Episcopal Council at Edenton
last week.
For cold beer and a good drink
of whiskey or a Moss Rose cigar go
to W. C. Proctor's.
Destructive fire at Jamesville on
Tuesday night./ Will give full par
ticulars next week. ^
Miss Mary Coffield. of Everetts,
was the guest of Miss Pattie Craw
ford Tuesday.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the May meeting at Smith
wick's Creek last Sunday.
L. L. Roberson, one of our most
successful farmers, returned Sunday
from a trip to Mocksville, Davie
County.
Miss Marina Whitley has return
ed home from Washington where for
some time she has been visiting rel
atives.
Why will not Populism and Dem
ocracy unite? Because water seeks
its level, and Populism tends down
ward, not upward.
Now that the hot* weather has set
in in earnest buy your ice of Anson
J. Mizell. He always has a large sup
ply on hand
The best sugar can be had for 5
cents a pound, and the best coffee
for 20 cents at W. C. Proctor's. Try
this money saver.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Anderson spent
last Sunday and Monday in Pacto
lus, at the residence of Mrs. Ander
sun's fathei.
Miss Lillian Whitaker, who is trav
eling for subscriptions to the Or
phan's Friend, was here a few days
ago. Did the boys run?
Miss Nellie Bond, who was a pu
pil of Prof. Hasscll's here some years
ago, stopped over Friday night with
Miss Eliza Haughton.
James H. Roberson has moved
from his residence in the country,
and is now occupying what is known
as the "Ray house" near the land
ing hill.
Misses Pattie Hardison and Lena
Tucker and Messrs. Sam Harrell and
(Continued on page six)
Establishes A New
Record For June
Thirteen Illicit l.i<|ii?r SHIIh
Are Dettlroyetl During
The Perintl
The enforcement unit of the Mar
tin County ABC board, headed by
Alcoholic Beverages Control Offi
cer J. H. Roebuck, established a new
high record in its activities during
the month of June. The relentless
drive against the illicit business net
ted thirteen stills, 4,350 gallons of
beer, two gallons of white liquor
and a number of pieces of equip
ment. The officer, assisted by Dep
uty Bill Haislip and Jailer Roy Peel
on most of the raids and by federal
officers in Several instances, trav
eled 1,074 miles in his work direct
ed against the liquor traffic.
A major part of the work was han
dled last week when the raiders
wrecked seven plants in four town
ships.
Conducting their first night raid
in years, if not the first on record,
the officers wrecked a large plant
in Bear Grass Township between 2
o'clock and five last Friday morn
ing. The plant consisted of one 50
gallon capacity copper still, two 50
gallon capacity wood stills, three
fermenters, 1,000 gallons of beer,
one gallon of raw liquor, five 5-gal
lon oil cans, five gallons of oil, tan
gallons of cider, a weeding hoc and
a complete oil burner.
In a raid conducted in the Free
Union section of Jamesville Town
ship the day before, the officers
wrecked four plants and captured
two 50-gallon and one 100-gallon ca
pacity copper kettles a_nd poured
out 1,450 gallons of beer.
The officers also went into Cross
Roads and Hamilton Townships last
week, wrecking a plant in each dis
trict, including the capture of a 100
gallon capacity copper kettle in the
latter township. Very little beer and
equipment were found at the two
plants.
No arrests wars made.
The enforcement unit employed
no blitzkrieg tactics as it did in the
previous month, but consistent plug
ging day after day by the land forces
netted about as many stills, beer and
equipment as the air raids netted in
Great Britain Takes Over The
French Fleet and Declares She
Will Prosecute War Unto Death
Ten Marriages In
The County During
The Month Of June
LirenM* Ihsuuikt Ik SI inlitly
Below Noniiml for Month
In I en-V ear Period
s
Juno marriages in Martin Coun
ty while showing a slight gain over
the issuance in the corresponding
month of last year continue to hold
to a figure below the normal aver
age for the particular month over a
ten-year period. Last month there
were ten licenses issued by the Mar
tin County register of deeds as com
pared with nine in June of last year.
For the first time this year, the num
ber of licenses issued to white cou
ples was larger than the number is
sued to colored couples, the count
standing at six and four, respective
ly. Only in two months, January and
March, has the licenses issuance ex
ceeded the number recorded for
June.
Licenses were issued last month
to the following couples:
White
William F. Martin and Miriam Mi
zelle, both of Robersonville.
James Arthur Gurganus and Beu
lah Elizabeth Roberson. both of Wil
liams ton.
William LeRoy Hadley. of Wil
liamston, and Lyda Marie Ballard,
of Robersonville.
Abner Herbert Brown and Mary
Ann Crockett, both of Williamston.
Cecil H. Bland and Evelyn Ed
mondson, both pf Williamston.
Mack L. Roberson and Leona Grif
fin. both of Williamston
Colored
Augustus Rollins and Naomi As
kew, both of Robersonville
Robert Jasper Rodgers, ul Wil
liamston, and Magnolia Fleming, of
Sink es
Willie Jones and Joanna Overton,
both of Windsor.
Thomas Ryan and Frances Scott,
both of Williomston.
The Farm Research Bureau states
that reports from all over the coun
try indicate that Dan Cupid is scor
ing a blitzkrieg and that marriage
applications increase with every
new threat of war.
For the country as a whole, a 50
per cent, increase iii_iipplicutions is
reported over the same period last
year, indicating that Americans pre
fer marital to martial discord
Fifteen Youwr Men
Enter CCC Serv ice
Fifteen Martin County young
men, eleven white and four colored,
entered the Civilian Conservation
Corps service at Washington this
Week, a sixteenth?young uwin r|is
appearing after making the trip to
the neighboring town. Several oth
ers were refused admittance on ac
count of physical disabilities.
Earl James, of HasseU. made the
trip to Washington and then disap
peared possibly because he seriously
considered the fantastic tales told
him by other boys in the group. Wei
fare forces searched the town for
young James but he was not found.
The names of those entering the
service are: Lindsay Stroud, of Pal
myra; Thurman Stalls, Henry Wynn,
Arthur Bullock and Murry Manning,
of Oak City; James Heal, of Ham
ton; Billy John Davis, of HasseU;
William Vernon WynnT of Everetts;
Elton Carson, of Robersonville, Jesse
Bell Harrison, of Jamesvillo, and
Arch Theodore HarreJI. of Palmy
ra.
The names of the colored enrollees
are: Norman Sherrod, of Oak City;
Clayfield Williams, Lewis Brown
and James Hagins, of Williamston.
It is understood tfi.it the group
will be located in camps in Califor
Two Lose Lives In
Bridge Accident
Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Hod
son, young Elizabeth City couple,
were drowned late last night when
their car. a 1936 Buick sedan, tore
down fourteen feet of the Wright
Memorial Bridge railing and plung
ed into the Currituck Sound. Wit
neaaea aaid the car was being driven
at a rapid apeed.
Sideawiping a car driven by Em
eraon Rodgers, of Duck, the Hodaon
machine went out of control, trav
eled about 20 yarda down the bridge
before it plowed into the railing and
plunged bottom aide up into the
aound 23 feet from the bridge The
Coast Guard was called and the
bodies
later.
Hodaon came to North Carolina
from Indiana and about a year ago
married Miaa Edna Griffin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Herbert Griffin, of
Elizabeth City.
Slight Decline hi
Postoffice Income
In Second {Quarter
l- o c a I pus loftier receipts,
reaching ?n all-time high for
u?e second quarter in 1939. were
slightly smaller during the cor
responding three months of this
year, according to Postmastrr
Leslie T. Fowdrn. A year ago an
unusually large order for stamp
ed goods was received by the of
fice. The receipts during the last
three months were made up al
most entirely of small Iransae
lions, and once these facts are
considered, it is quite evident
that the record this past quar
ter is really better than that for
the same three months a year ago
as far as general business is con
cerned.
A year ago, stamp sales to
taled $5,395.02 as compared with
$5,238.74 last quarter, a decrrase
of $56.28.
.Money order business de
creased from $19,793.53 a year
ago to $17,885.76 last quarter a
drop of $1,907.77.
Floyd Points Out
Facts Supporting
Control Programs
Consumption Increases Thir
teen Million I'otiinls: Sur
plus Is IIMI Million
Funnels have been growing more
tlue-curcd tuhuceu than the demand
called for. K Y. Floyd. AAA execu
tive officer of N. C. Slate College.
"'"Ill 111 1 ' III inline ? 111- nmiou u-,l|
vote in a leaf referendum July 20.
Consumption of flue-cured tobac
co in cigarettes and smoking and
chewing tobacco increased about 13,
(100,00(1 pounds in 11139 over 1938.
However, the 1939 crop was nearly
400.000.000 pounds larger than the
current estimated level of world
consumption. This surplus will con
tinue to depress prices until it run
be eliminated.
"This-is why 11 is so important,"
Floyd stated. "Ibni North Carolina
growers should continue their ef
forts to adjust the supply to the de
mand under the proposed 3-year
marketing quota program
"Flue cured tobacco," lie coritin
iied, "is a benefit to farmers only if
il returns an income above the ex
pense of growing il While surplus
supplies are on the market, Tt is less
profitable than it should be, and
may even be unprofitable. There
fore. the quicker supplies arc brought
in line witli demand, and kept in
I'"'', the better farmers' income from
llue-cuied IhbUlTil will lie."
Floyd quoted J H Ilutsoli, assist
ant AAA administrator, as saying
that three years may be needed to
eliminate the 1939 surplus if con
sumption remains at normal levels
along with normal yields and allot
ments rqtnrf-be those for HMO.
A two-thirds majority will be ne
cessary to pass the 3-year program.
It more than nni -Unrfl voir apqiniq
any control, either the 3-ycar pro
gram or control for 1941 only, to
bacco will be produced without
Federal regulation.
Hold First T. B.
Clinic In Comity
The first in a series of clinics be
ing held in the county in an effort
to locate and combat tuberculosis
cases in their early stages was com
pleted in RbTiefsoiivilfe Wednesday
afternoon, Dr. John W. Williams,
health officer, stating that the work
was very successful Examining ap
proximately 150 persons, Dr CJrov
er Godwin, former physician in this
county, but who is now connected
with the State Sanatorium, found a
few cases of the disease, Dr. Wil
Tiams said.
The second clinic will be held in
Oak City next Monday at 8:30 a. m.,
12:00 noon, 1:00 and 4:00 p. m. The
clinic there will be held in the school
building, Dr Williams pointing out
that quarters for the health depart
ment there had not been completed.
"Tuesday the clinic will open at
9 o'clock at the grammar school in
Williamston and run until Friday af
ternoon. Preference will be given
physicians for consultation with
their private patients. Those having
appointments will be taken care of.
All contacts with recent open cases
will be examined but to save time
we are not inviting anyone to oome
In Kn rnmffig in a rTIrilr nnTy
want those who have a reason to be
Interested in tuberculosis and the
ones we have made appointments
for. It will make work easier if all
will come on appointment dates,"
Dr. Williams said.
Four French Ships
Sunk In Battle By
Britain This Week
\<-l Ki'yurilril <if Major Im
portance to Safety of tlie
United State*
The ownership of the French fleet
has been determined in one of the
greatest shake-ups in all 'history.
Great Britain through its head. Win
ston Churchill, writing the gruphic
faets into the books of time as it took
over the major portion of the once
proud fleet Ownership was not de
termined peaceably as rpany had
hoped, the. first phase m the final
showdown taking place this week
when Britain's seapower destroyed
four large French battleships.
Determined to keep the fleet out
of Germany's hands, the English laid
down its ultimatum to Petain's trait
or government in ordering the
French to surrender their fleet, scut
tle it. interne it in neutral ports or
suffer the consequences. Many of
the 210 French ships now in British
hands were already in English ports,
but the pride of the fleet wus in the
Mediterranean where this week Brit
ain asserted its sea power-find struck
a heavy blow after the deadline had
been reached. Italy's yellow-dog
navy, hurrying to the fight, chang
ed its course when its leaders saw
what was happening. Only one bat
tleship and a few cruisers escaped.
This, the strangest of all naval ac
tibiis in the world's history, was an
nounced yesterday in the House of
Commons by Prime Minister Wins
ton CTiurchiTT in a % speech thai was
like no other ever heard in its an
cient halls
With tears on Ins heavy cheeks
and hts votrr tifcht to?prtde- and sor
row, Churchill told Commons how
with "aching hearts'" the British gov
crmnent?has seen?to it that?the
French surrender cabinet of Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain would never
carry out its promise to turn its bat
tle vessels over to Germany?which
only now awaits the chance to
strike a last great hlow at Britain
across the channel.
? The action of the French naval
leaders and the traitor government
adds to the seriousness of the war.
While it places England in a better
position to defend itself against
Germany and adds to the ultimate
safety of our own country, it is pos
sible that the war will spread to
this hemisphere shortly. Britain has
established a blocudc at Martinique,
a French possession just 1,000 miles
fn.il. mil shun s In prevent the ship
ment <>t planes and gold to France
II is possible that a naval battle will
follow there "between Brifaih ~ and
her recent ally. The few remaining
French fighting ships are said to be
taking on added supplies and am
munition apparently for an attack
on England:
All connections belWchh England
and the Petain government of
France have been severed, and the
two forces are now at war with bach
"other
The attack on the French fleet
gave mute evidence to the claim by
England that she would prosecute
the war unto death, that if the Brit
ish Isles are over run by the barbar
continue (lib war from its posses
sions.
Bitterly assailed by Germany for
its capture of the French fleet, Eng
land today continued its prepara
tions for an attack and possible in
vasion by the Hitler forces. The first
raids by dive bombers were report
id on British naval bases, one re
port stating that eleven lives were
lost and considerable damage done
to property. In further anticipation
of a blitzkrieg, England is moving
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Little Activity In
Office Of Sheriff
Compared with activities in other
month*, the June report schedule re
flects a quiet period in the office of
County Sheriff C. B. Roebuck. Even
with a term of superior court to
handle during the period, the high
.sheriff had it fairly quiet. The num
ber of business visitors dropped to a
near-low record.
Despite the financial situation,
the office collected $2,438.12 during
the month, or about one-tenth en
ough to run the government of the
comparatively small political sub
division for thirty days. The officer
and his deputy serv?l quite a few
papers, including eight State war
runts, a lone capias, 42 subpoenas.
12 civil papers and a single claim and
delivery paper. The law en/orce
ment headquarters made tan jaw
ligations and served one ejectment
paper. There were 39 persons jailed
during the period.
The officers traveled 2,481 miles
in two cars handling the duties of
the office. , ?