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Watch The Label Oil Your Paper. As It Carrie* The Date Your Subscription Ezpirea THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1,000 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 104 ff'iltiamiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 31, 19 W. ESTABLISHED 1899 Seeks $15,000.00 For Injuries Received In Recent Accident Suit FiletJ in Superior Court By G. W. Lee \gaiust D. M. Robereon A $15,000 damage suit has been filed in the superior court of this county by G. W Lee against D. M. Roberson, trading as Roberson's Slaughter House, the plaintiff al 'eging he was injured to that extent in an accident at the defendant's plant a month ago. The complaint as filed by the plaintiffs attorney. H. G Horton. read in part, as follows: "That the defendant in the opera tion and conduct of his said busi ness, the Roberson's Slaughter House, as aforesaid, and at the time of the injuries sustained by plain tiff hereinafter set forth, had fail ed to qualify under the Workmen s Compensation Act and had elected not to operate thereunder, and by reason thereof of this plaintiff now avails himself of and claims the benefits of the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act with reference to employers who fail to qualify and operate under said act. "That on or about the 26th day of November, 1940, the defendant in the conduct of his business used a power driven sausage or meat grind er, the same being a dangerous ma chine, tool or appliance, especially to persons who were not familiar herewith, and on or about the 26th day of November. 1940, the said de fendant was plaintiff's employer, having plaintiff employed to do such work as he could in and about de fendant's Slaughter House business, and on the date complained of the defendant j caused the plaintiff to work at said certain driven sausage or meat grinding machine, said plain tiff at the time being engaged in work for his employer, the defend ant. and in the line of duty and while working at said machine the plaintiff's left hand was caught in said machine and four .(4) of the fingers of his left hand were cut off and the ligaments of his arm torn and pulled out and his hand terribly mangled and mutilated, and the plaintiff severly injured while in the line of duty, as aforesaid, and aoout the work of his employer, and suffered and still suffers excruciat ing physical pain and torture and great mental anguish, and has had to undergo considerable medical ex pense, and by reason of such injur ies plaintiff continues to suffer great pain and has been unable to re sume work and is totally and per manently injured "That the defendant knew, or should have known, that the plain tiff was green and ignorant con cerning such machines, tools or ap pliances, and it was the duty of the defendant to have instructed the plaintiff and warned and informed the plaintiff of the dangers incident to working in, around and about such machinery, tools and appli ances, and to furnish the plaintiff with a safe place in which to work, but the defendant negligently failed to instruct the plaintiff about the dangers of such machinery, tools and appliances, or to in any man tContinued on page four) Mrs. W. H. Burden Pas ses In Hospital Christmas Morning Funeral Services Are Held in Methodist Church l-ast Thursday Mrs. Mamie Sineath Burden, re spected Williamston citizen, died in a local hospital Christmas morning at 2:15 o'clock following an illness of only a few weeks' duration. Tak en ill with pleurisy about a month ago, Mrs. Burden was forced to her bed and entered a hospital two weeks ago. Her condition improved and re covery was expected until Sunday morning of last week when she suf fered an heart attack and never ral lied. Although she had been in de clining health for almost three years, Mrs. Burden continued a keen in terest in her friends and the hap penings as they were reported local ly and on a world-wide front. The daughter of the late J. R. Sineath and wife, Mrs. Burden was born in St. Matthews, South Caro lina, on September 18, 1880. She was a granddaughter of the late Dr. A. N. Wannamaker, member of a prom inent South Carolina family. In 1895 she was married to Mr. W. H. Bur den in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where he lived until about four years ago when she moved to Wil liamston to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. John Wier, Jr. Dur ing her stay here she made many friendships and was highly regard ed by all those who knew her. She was a member of the Methodist Church here. The last rites were conducted in the church by her pastor, Rev. B. T. Hurley, last Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment was in the local cemetery. Besides her daughter here, Mrs. Burden is survived by her husband and a daughter, Mrs. M. B Smith, of Columbia, South Carolina. Prizes Awarded for Holiday Decorations Here Last Week Admittedly finding their task a i difficult one. the judges in Wil i liamston's greatest Christmas holi I day decoration contest awarded the prizes and made favorable com ments early last week. Briefly stat ed the decorations, numbering al most 100. were regarded the best i ever, as a whole, and added cheer to the Christmas spirit The re jmoval of the lights and decorations after tonight will more clearly de termine the value of the lights by contrast. The awards were made only af ter a close and thorough inspection of every competing decoration, the judges. Mesdames Charles Daven port, J. L. Uzzle and Oscar Daven port, all of Jamesville, announcing the following winners Doorways: Mr and Mrs N. C. Green, first, Mrs Joseph A Eason, second; Mr, and Mrs?-IqIiq A Man ning and Reginald, third, and Mrs. S. C. Peel, fourth. Mr. and Mrs. K, S. Peel won first NO HOLIDAY Listed as a legal holiday, to morrow?New Year's Day?will not be observed generally as such by business here and in this section. The postoffice, banks. WPA and VEP offices, li quor stores and possibly a few other firms will suspend busi ness activities for the day, but businrss will be carried on as usual by the auto license bureau and general stores. After enjoying a two-day hoi iday last week, business opera tors and workers here are ready to settle doyvn to business for another year. Local Warehouse Stockholders In Meeting Saturday LoimiiitU'f Nuilietl lu Rent Or Sell Planter* Wnre Iioiisc licforc March I'' I Holding their first meeting in four | years, stockholders of the Planters | Warehouse last Saturday moaning | elected officers and directors and j named a rental committee No divi dend was declared, the treasurer stating that the 1940 rent had been applied on the outstanding indebt edness which had been reduced to $1,600. Twenty stockholders, representing 224 of the 419 shares of stock, in structed the rental committee to ad vertise the house for rent or sale on March 19, 1941. It was the opin ion of the meeting that the house I should he rented for the next SP3 son provided a favorable rent is guaranteed. Otherwise, the meeting suggested a sale of the property. In his report, Secretary-Treasurer W H. Carstarphen explained that the $4,600 debt incurred several years ago when the size of the building was increased had been cleared, and that the 2,400 spent for repairs to the building had been reduced to $1,600. The building was damaged in the winter of 1935-36 when the roof caved in under a heavy snow. Sealed bids for rent or the pur chase of the building will be re ceived until March 19, this year, by the special rental committee, the meeting authorizing the group to sell or rent the building on the bas is of bids received or to reject all bids. The present lease on the build ing expires the first of next August. It was pointed out in the meeting last Saturday that several parties had inquired if the building would be available this coming season, and it is believed that the structure can be rented for a fair consideration. Unofficial reports state that one or two parties are interetsed in the ' purchase of the house which is con sidered now in a good state of re pair G. H. Harrison was named to fill the office of president made vacant by the death of C. O Moore. Mr Joshua L. Coltrain was re-elected vice president and W. H. Carstar phen, secretary-treasurer. The fol lowing directors were named: L. J. Hardison, Joshua L. Coltrain, N. C. Green, W. O. Griffin and W. C. Man ning. Several meetings of the stockhold ers had been called in recent years, but only at the one last Saturday was there a quorum present. # IamoI Firemen (lolled To Fowl Store Today Fire, starting from an oil stove in a store room, smoked the A and P food store on Main Street here this morning at 10 o'clock. There was lit tle fire loss, and the extent of the smoke damage could not be deter mined immediately. Mr. ~E1M Ramie and assistants quickly smoth ered the fire, and had it under con trol when the fire-fighting appara tus was carried to the scene. The call was the second received by the volunteer firemen in four days. j prize m the tree decoration con i test. Second prize went to Mrs. L. T. Fowden and Pete; Mr. and Mrs. ! Jodie Woolard won third, and Mr. | and Mrs George Harrison were ! awarded fourth. Officer J. H. Allsbrooks, encour aged in his artistic work by Mayor J. L. Hassell, won first prize with his city hall decoration in the pub lic building group Second prize went to the courthouse gang further down the "River Road." Honorable mention was given Belk-Tyler's and Clark's stores, and ! Peel's and Margolis' store windows ] were rated best in the window dec j oration contest. Possibly the decorative scheme ad vanced by P. P. Peel was the most talked about in town and attracted i unusually large crowds, the Wash i mgton Street merchant stating that | he had more people in his store dur ' ina the holiday season than m any previous year. Mr. Peel is all ready to wish everyone a happy new year in a new way. (Martin County Is Sending More Men To Army Monday ; Seroml Ouola A\ i11 He Filled I'o^ihly From l.i*t of Volunteer* I The Martin County Draft Board today is preparing to bundle up an other group of young men for serv ice in the Army, Chairman R. H. Goodmon announcing today that 16 young white men will leave next Monday morning for Fort Bragg. It is possible that the quota can be filled from the volunteer list, the board chairman stating that if all but one of the seventeen volunteers pass the physical examinations to day, no men will have to be drafted into service Out of the 22 men ex amined so far in this county only two have failed to pass the physical tests, and it is likely that only reservists will be called from the actual draft list. A call upon the draft list for men was delayed only yesterday when three additional young men. Heber Riddick Taylor and Hildreth Roger son, both of Williamston RED. No. 2, and Hubert Dossie Griffin, of Ev eretts, volunteered their services. Several of those scheduled to quit the county for the fort next week have already been examined, leav [ ing only five to undergo examina tion. No colored men are being called from this county at the present time and no date for a third call bus been determined. The county has a quota of 147 to fill before July. So far four men, two white and two colored, have reported for duty. After the 16 leave next Monday, the county will be called upon to send 127 more men before July, meaning ihat tlr I next calls will ask for greater num ! bers of men. The draft board is now I turning its eyes ot the draft list The sixteen white men scheduled to leave next Monday will be taken from the following list of seventeen volunteers. ( Heber Riddick Taylor, Hildreth Rogerson, William Jesse Roberson and Joseph Elmer Griffin, all of Williamston Route 2; Hubert Dossie Griffin, of Everett*; Nathan Hedrick Mobley, of Oak City; Marvin T Roberson, John Bailey Warren and Julian Roebuck, all of Williamston; Charles L. Bullock, Dennis Harding Whichard, Paul Cleveland VanLand mgham, View Vister Nicholson, James Oliver Wynne and Claude El mer Jenkins, all of Williamston Route 3; Grover Raymond Moore, of Williamston Route 1, and Robert Claiborn Harris, of Hamilton. Mrs. Doughtie Dies At Daughters Home Mrs Fannie Doughtie, highly re spected citizen of Balls' Cross Roads on Williamston R.F.D No. 2, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N M Mobley, there Christmas day at 5.45 o'clock p. m. She had been quite ' ill during the past three months, and had experienced poor health for a long number of years. Mrs Doughtie was born in North ampton County near Rich Square 73 < years ago She spent her early life there and moved to Kelford follow {ing her marriage to Mr. Raleigh | Doughtie who died some years ago. Three years ago she moved to this section to make her home with her j daughter. Possessed of a Christian character, she made many friends during her stay in this section. She was a member of the Baptist church at Kelford for half a century. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Kelford church, and interment was in the family cemetery, near there. Besides her daughter with whom she made her home, Mrs Doughtie is survived by the following chil dren; Mrs Ollie Vick, of Kelford; Mrs Verlie Gardner, of Norfolk; Willie Doughtie, of Bethel; Mrs. I.ucy Myers, of Hamilton; Raleigh Dough tie, of Tarboro; Mrs. Minnie Miles, of Murfreesboro, and Mrs Blanice Heath, of Hamilton Prominent Citizen Of County Dies At His Home Sunday l-uwt Kite* Held > e*terdu\ Af ternoon For Jume* I.. C.ol train J am is L. Coltrain. a loading coun ty citizen and highly respected citi xen of the Farm Life sootion of Grif fins Township, died at his home : there Sunday morning shortly aftei 5 o'clock, his passing marking the I end of a long period of intense suf- J fering. He had been in ill health for | almost two years, and had spent most; of the past six months in bed. His ^ condition had been critical for some time and the end was expected from j day to day over a period of weeks. The son of the late Charles C. and Mary Elizabeth Hardison Coltrain, he was born in Griffins Township 87 year.i ngu ni xt Ft hi uai > Ills eai ly life was spent 011 the turni w here he learned the rudiments of country life. In early manhood he accepted a job with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and was serving that organization as a conductor when his father died and he re turned home to take over the farm and help care for the family. A few years later he was married to Miss Bessie Brown, of Jamesvilfe, the event marking the beginning of a period in his life that was thought fully devoted to his family Mr. Col tram was recognized as a valuable citizen to his community and coun ty He wus a progressive farmer and was instrumental 111 the formation ,,f the Martin County Brunch of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance As sociation which organization he faithfully served until his death. An accommodating neighbor and friend to his fellowman, he always took a firm stand 111 defense of decency and righteousness. While he was closely associated with a fertilizer manufacturer for a number of years, his life was devot I'd to his farm and home. His agri cultural pursuits were successful, and he profitably engaged in the lumber manufacturing business for a number of years. Few homes ex perienced a greater devotion than that shown by him for his loved ones He possibly found his great est happiness in making others hap py, thinking little of Ills own wel fare. Even his intense suffering dur ing recent months was accepted with out complaint, and greetings ex changed with friends and members of Ins family until a short time be fore Ins death were marked by a friendliness that endeared him to everyone whose pleasure it was to have known him. Besides his wife he leaves seven children, Miss Matlie Coltrain, Mrs Marie Manning, Mrs. Hugh Daniel, Mrs. J. K. P. Griffin and Archie Col train, all of Griffins Township; Roy Coltrain, of Williamston, and Mrs. Ashley Wynne, of Everetts. He also leaves a brother, Mr C. C Coltrain, of Griffins Township, and two sis li 11 , Ml. Lr" i- llolh.biw nl Hear Glass Township, and Mrs. Henry Roberson, of Griffins Township. Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. D. W. Arnold, as sisted by Rev. W. B. Harrington and Elder P. E. Getsinger. Interment was i? the family plot ill the Hardison Mill Cemetery. Build Filling Station In Warehou*?' Diitricl Construction work on a new fill ing station?the town's ' twentieth one?will get underway wtihin the next- few days in the tobacco ware house district, it was learned today following the formal execution of the contract late yesterday. The sta tion will be located 011 Washington Street between the Farmers Ware ; house and Norris Tin Shop. Tin cost of the station was not disclos ed but the contract price will ap proximate *5,000, it was unofficial ly learned. The station is being built by Le man Barnhill for the Gulf Oil Com pany. No operator for the station has been iWmed as far as it could be learned. .. - . , Harry Jones is moving the old house from the lot and will locate it on Marshall Avenue for the pur chaser, M. D. Wilson. r 1 v RECORD The Williamston ABC store established a new high record with its sales on Christmas Eve day this year, according to an unofficial report coming from the board chairman today. Sales for the day totaled *1,818.60. While a new record was chalk ed up here, sales In the county as a whole were slightly under those of a year ago, Roberson ville reporting a fairly sizable decrease In its receipts. The sales last year and this year on De cember 24 were nearly *1,000 greater than they were for the mar day to 1*88 A comparison of sales, by stores, for December 24, 1039, and 1*40, follows: WHtiamston 11,1*3.10 11,818.0* Roberson ville 1,132.4* 8*0.00 Oak City ***** Jamesvillc 241.95 325.99 Christmas Cheer Movement Is Declared Success In Section Tlic Christinas Cheer Movement, sponsored annually, by local civic organizations and a sympathetic people, was declared a success by those in charge. More than 100 fam ilies, representing 412 needy ones, were remembered by the fund spon sors on Christmas eve The distributors of the bundles were greeted with wide-open eyes and appreciative hearts, and in homes where the doors were closed by want and almost dire poverty the spirit of the Christmas holiday season was made to appear. Some of the cases were described as truly pa thetic, and all were appreciative to an almost unbelievable extent. It is the experience gained by visits in to the needy homes at one Christ mas that the fund is re-established the. following Christmas Instructions For Listing Personal Property Offered 'lax Supervisor Slate* That !Non-li*ters ^ ill lie Proseeiiletl Working for a fair and equitable personal property valuation in this county for the 1941 tax year, Tax Supervisor S. It. Grimes offered the list takers in a meeting here yester day certain instructions for handling the work. In his instructions In- ex plained that all owners who refuse or fail to list their properties will hi- mude subject to prosecution in the courts of the county Unofficial reports state that the Martin Coun ty Board of Commissioners is likely to order an investigation of the tax books at the close of the listing per iod to make certain that all persons subject to taxation have their names oil the books. Mr Grimes' instruction to tin list-takers Get true full name, nut nickname. Place nickname in parenthesis where party is known by that name. Street number and II K I), number, also name of farm or name of employee Make every person sign abstract in own hand if possible. II by mark properly witness same. Do not list poll and personal property in ab si-ncc of tax payer. Know that every person listed is in your township. Make a list of parties going to other townships. Also list of those coming from other townships giv ing township to which they went or from which they came. Immediately at end of listing pel iod forward me a list of all delin quents. Get correct age,* last birthday, in dicate fully race, sex and non-resi dent. Itemize well all things that might be included in any item on abstract. Make every effort to list and value automobiles correctly. Pay particular attention to dogs informing all tux payers that they are responsible for all dogs at their homes owned by minors and must list them in their names Do not hesitate to list all proper ty at what you think is a fair value even though the taxpayer may not agree with you. You are the judge In all cases complete abstract as fully as possible. Police On Trail Of lx>cal Koblwrs Local police today were said to fie on the trail of robbers who en tered several homes here during the Christmas season and disturbed gift lists and cash. Part of the loot, in eluding a pistol stolen from the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. It Leggett on Warren Street, has been recover ed, one report stated. Other details on the police check-up are being withheld temporarily. Considerable work has been spent by local police in an attempt to round up the thieves and while no arrest is considered likely at this time, officers are of the opinion the thefts have been solved After going into the Peel home, on Academy Street a few days be fore Christmas, thieves struck back on Christmas eve when they broke into the Leggett home and stole a number of presents. "It wasii I the actual loss, but the fact that it wus the night before Christmas thst mat tered SO much," one member of the household was quoted as saying. The following day a $50 cash Christmas present from a brother was stolen from Mrs Mary Bell Osborne's pock etbook left in her apartment home on Main Street. Reports from the fund headquar ! ters state that the relief load for the ' moyement was not quite as great as it was a year ago, that the small balance of cash carried over would be used in the purchase of a few articles for the destitute during the next few days. "If those who contributed to the fund could have visited just a few of the needy home ; last Christmas eve an upon appeal in b* half of the less fortunate would not be necessary next Christmas, for they would im mediately rally to their support," one of those handling the distribu tion was quoted as saying. "Some of those who were remem bered last week will hardly he here next Christmas as the infirmtiies of age are rapidly closing in upon them," another person who visited the homes said. \\ lRMNC; No extension of time for the purchase and display of 1941 automobile license tags has been granted by North Carolina, and owners who venture out after today with their ears hearing old tags are warned tluit they will he subject to ar rest and -prosecution in the courts. The sale of tags, lagging at the local license bureau during most of this month, is increasing rapidly. Yesterday, the bureau sold almost 1,000 of the tin plates to increase the total for the month to 2,334 or about half the total number ordinarily sold here. Final Slate Farm (Irop Summary for ^ ear Is Released Krroi il lllyll \ irlll- I{<-1>a>l li-<I I'or Mo-I Crop* During Tin' IVrioil North Carolina fanner produced record high yields of many crops in 1940 in spite i?f somewhat ad verse weather renditions during 'most of the growing .season Tohae , co, cotton and peanuts the tlirei : major cash crops all made per acre yields well above previous ire ;?ids and decidedly higher than pre | harvest expectations. Wheat, oats i and barley, in spite of an unusually severe winter, set new all-time rec lords in yields per acre. The 1940 I yield of corn, hay, sweet potatoes and lespede/a seed, however, were low ei than last year due to the drought in late July and early August. Total production of most crops in 1940 was higher than in 1939; how j ever, tobacco production was cut I sharply as a result of farmers com plying with the A A.A program I Corn and hay production were slightly less than the high 1939 lev e| but were considerably above the ten-year (1929-38) average harvest Sweet potatoes, lespede/.a seed and c ommercial apples are the only oth i ei important crops which decreased in production from 1939 to 1940. Cot tori made the greate st comaback in its history in 1940, increasing 82 pel j cent over 1939 Total production was I 2 per cent above the ten year (192!) 98) average crop lajtiie>ugh the ac re age harvested was 27 per cent un der the ten-year average- Peanuts, soy beans, cowpeas, wheat, and oats all made substantial increases in production * during 1940, with the first three named reaching new [records. Production <?f all fruits in ?creased over 1939 with the excep tion of commercial apples Tobacco The final estimate of North Caro j lina's 1940 tobacco crop of 506,820, 1 000 is 38 per cent under the 811,675, 0.00 pounds crop produced in 1939 and 2 per cent above the ten-year average (1929-38) production. Un der the control program this year, North Carolina farmers harvested 511,800 acres compared with 864,100 gruwn last year and a ten-year av (Continued on page four) Lone Lire ('.all Deceived Daring Holiday Season A lone lire call was received by the local fire department during Christmas week. It was the first time* in nearly twelve* years that the volunteers Inrd-nolrcceivcd at least two calls during Christmas week. J D. Everett, colored undertaker, lost his car by fire on Railroad Street, just off Sycamore, shortly be fore midnight last Saturday. The loss was estimated at $300 by Fire Chief G. P Hall. Authorities Determine Schedule Of Values For Listing Personal Property In County Next Month Fair-Size Chains In Total Values Mow E\i?eoted in County Krai h*tate V*M?rt*or* To Start W?rk Following Meeting On Thurtulav # Schedules for listing personal j>roperty ioi 1941 in Martin County were -determined at a meeting of eounty?httx?authorities?held?m?tire i eourthoui? here yesterday morning j He-adjusting the property value schedules, the tax authorities are apparently working fox an increase r in the total county assessed valua j tion. In the meeting yesterday, Tax i Supervisor S. H. Grimes pointed out | that a gain in real property values i could he expected, and that the per Jsonal property listings should be j-kept m line as near as possible with [that expected gain. That then" are discrepancies 111 the personal property schedule of i values as determined by the list-tak Iers at then meeting yesterday is certain, and apparently there is a variation in the schedule as com | PW<1 with .the proposed plan for I assessing real properties. Arbitrary values were fihiced on the various types of real properties, but an iron clad rule will be billowed in listing automobiles. It was pointed out at 1 the meeting that some of the list takers had been listuig wearing ap 1 parol and that others had not. One's personal effects will be included in the taxable objects in the future, the meeting agreed. Following i. ,i tentative Schedule of values every one of the list tak its is supposed to follow in fixing personal property values Store stocks and merchandise are to be listed at 60 per cent of their actual inventory cost. If a merchant j bought an item and plaeed it into his stock for $1 he is to list it at the rate : of 60 cents. Rough lumber will be valued at I $15 per 1,000 feet. Dressed lumber I will be listed at $20 per 1,000 feet and logs on tin- mill yard are to car ry a value of $10 per 1,000 feet Farm wagons are to carry a value of $50 with the scale downward (' A standard value of $25 was fix ed for pianos Refrigerators, costing $150 a year ago, are to be listed at $100, these figure.-, forming a basic schedule for other fell igeratoi s. No. 1 horses are to be valued at '$150, the schedule of values to be : scaled down from that figure No. I mules are to be given a book value ! of $250 w ith the scale downward. A "TT77 l mule, the meeting agreed, is <iii animal not over seven years old and weighs around 1,100 pounds Sheep were assessed at the rate of (Continued on page four) Victims 01 War Arc (ihccml B\ Promise 01 Additional Aid Miller l? Said To lie Moving Men \g;iin*l Gallant (fi'cckn in \lhania The souls of wai-weary people in Britain and Greece were cheered by President Roosevelt lust Sunday night when he declared in a- fire side chat that the United States was | heartily in favor of an all out aid to Britain. From bomb-blasted and fire gouged London came cheers for the President's message of hope?crackl ing across the air waves at an hour when the British capital was under going rbr -wnrst ordeal-of death and destruction. A Britisti spokesman said confi deuce now ran high that the United States would make good the Presi dent's promise to turn the United States into a vast "arsenal of democ I racy," and that Britain, in turn, could give a promise that she will fight tin to final victory. In the streets of Athens demon strating crowds rejoiced over the speech, citing it as proof that "Am erica will never let us down," and shouting: "Now that the United States is on our side, we are bound to win." Japan, which came in for blunt I criticism from the President because1 of her "unholy alliance" with the Italo-German Axis, said, as Germany and Italy, that the speech was "no surprise*" and that it appeared to be [ intended for American home con sumption. Turkey called the President's speech a "parallel" to her own pol icy of aid to Britain, Nazi-dominat ed Hungary was critical and Bul garia and Jugoslavia was cautious. While the democratic world was rejoicing over the President's stark (Continued on paga four)