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Watch Th? Label On Your Paper, Aa It Carrie* The Date Your Subscription Expire*. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey TO Over 1.800 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIY?NUMBER 42 William tlon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuotday, May 27, 1941. ? ESTABLISHED 1899 Farm Loan Bill Is Made Law of Land By The President Farmer* Now A??ured B5 Per Cent of Coat of Producing Baoie Com modi tie* Rated by many as the most bene ficial legislation ever passed in be half of the farmers, the Farm Loan Bill was included in the laws of the land yesterday when President Roosevelt signed the measure. In signing the measure which had pass ed both houses of Congress by big margins, the President explained that he was looking to Congress to hold farm prices in line, that every precaution should be taken to head off runaway prices. The bill is designed to raise farm ers' cash income to the point where they will have the same purchasing power, in relation to that of indus trial workers, that they enjoyed dur ing the 1909-14 base period. It ap plies to wheat, cotton, corn, rice and tobacco. Senator Bankhead (D-Ala), term ing the price-pegging farm loan bill as the beginning of "a new era in rural life," called on cotton farmers today to keep their cotton in stor age The Alabaman said in a statement that if farmers continued to sell their equities in loan cotton, they mere ly aided speculators and others in getting cotton to sell in comi>etition with the new crop. Bankhead, a Senate farm leader, issue this statement a few hours af ter President Roosevelt signed leg islatiun establishing mandatory loans , at 85 per cent of parity on basic farm commodities. He and Senator Russell (D-Ga), another sponsor of the bill, indicated that an effort would be made next year at least to continue the high loan another season. The latter said that although he believed the farmer should be guaranteed 100 per cent of parity,- the 85 per cent provision would "give him some idea when he plants his crop what he's going to get for it." Bankhead said he considered it "the most beneficial agricultural legislation that has ever been enact ed by the Federal government." Agricultural experts predicted that approval of the loan bill will have little, if any, immediate effect on prices because its approval by the Chief Executive was anticipated. It was a major factor in recent sharp rises in farm commodity prices. As of April 15, corn sold for 75 per cent of parity; wheat, 67 per cent; rice, 106 per cent; and beef cattle, hogs and lambs, all sold well above parity prices. Since then prices have continued to rise so that, as of today, actual sale price plus government parity and conservation benefit pay ments probably would amount to parity or above on most farm com rnodiHcs. ? ' ?/ '? / .' ' ,"-l Two Band Programs Planned This Week The local high school band will present a drill program here tomor row night under lights at the ball park. The affair will last approxi mately 45 minutes, beginning at 8 o'clock. The lights will be turned on at 7:45, and there will be no admis sion charge. At the conclusion of the drill one or two numbers wilf be ren dered by the band. Three new drill formations have been added to the program and will be exhibited for the first time to morrow night Concluding its concert season and year's activities the high school band will present a concert on the lawn of the Episcopal Church next Sun day beginning at 6 p. m. It will be the last appearance of the young musicians until next fall. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend the concert at this time. The program follows: Headway March, Bennett; Mari lyn, waltz, DeLamater; Pilgrims Prayer, choral, DeLamater; My Wild Irish Rose, played by a brass choir; Service, march, Bennett; Bright Star, overture, Bennett; Angelus, choral, DeLamater; Annette, waltz, Bennett; The Gypsy Festival, overture, Hayes; Military Escort, march, Bennett; The National Anthem. Former Local Man Critically Injured Ned Laughinghouse, former local man. wai critically injured as a pas senger on the neutral ahip, Zamzam, by a German raider in the South Atlantic on April 17, according to information received here Sunday afternoon. His brain pierced by a shell splinter, Mr. Laughinghouse was operated on by a German doc tor on the raider, and thg last word received from him on April 28th stated that he had a 50-50 chance to recover. Nothing has been heard from him since thai time. "TOe vic tim of another of Germany's atro cious crimes was on his way to South Africa to work on the tobacco mar ket in Salisbury, Rhodesia. Stories of ill treatment at the hands of the Germans are being told by other American survivors who are now making ready to leave Ger man occupied territory for Portugal and eventually for the trip home Authorities "Closing In" On Alleged County Tax Dodgers The drive to round up alleged tax dodgers in this county is progressing rapidly and with semi-startling de velopments. An unofficial raport on the investigation is not available at the moment, but word from the county courthouse following a meet ing of representatives of the county with the several township list-takers clearly indicates that the authori ties are "closing in" on those who for one reason or another failed to list their earthly possessions or acknowl edge their poll tax obligations. Going into a huddle early yester day morning, the tax supervisor. S. H Grimes, Commissioner C D. Car starphen and nine of the property list-takers started checking the au tomobile registration against the | listings Quite a few owners did not I list their cars, and some did not list ' any personal or real property at all It is possible that some of those who | have automobiles registered in their I names did not have them on the | first day of last January and will, on that basis, claim they are not sub ject to the tax. Then there are those cases where hte owners sold their ! cars on or about the last day of De cember and did not buy or accept delivery 6n a new car until on or about January 2 Judging from the check made by the list-takers and tax authorities it is believed that there are more than 100 automobiles in the cocinty that are not on the tax books. It is also estimated that there are between *750 and 1.000 persons in the county who did not list any proper ty or who did not give in their polls It is also apparent that there are quite a few who participated in past electio.ns and yet did not admit their obligation by listing subject to poll tax Million - Dollar Gain In Property Values DOC ROUND-UP | With the possible exception of about 100. the round-up of docs in the anti-rabies campairn was completed last Saturday when DrT A. J. UftMfi vaccinated around 300 of the pets at his office here. Docs, bic and little, pedicreed and otherwise, were gathered together from all over the county for the annual "shots". Quite a few owners who were unable to get their dogs here Saturday brought them in yesterday morning. A report from the sheriffs of fire today stated that indict ments are pending in possibly 100 cases, meaning that the dogs are either to be vaccinated or killed and that the owners are facing prosecution in the courts. Pour Young Martin County White Boys Enter Army Today IVn Mor?' While Hoy* Leave For Fori Hruwi from the ('.omity Next Tuexihiy Making more room in the cstab- I ished camps by sending its season- I ?d boys into the field for maneuvers, he United States Army is rapidly ailing for more men. Four young nen, William Ernest Davis, widely mown as "Cotton"; Marion Oscar lyman, Joseph Brake Roberson and Hushing Biggs Bailey left this morn ng for Fort Bragg in answer to their | Uncle's" call Ten men. Franklin Robt. Sawyer, Gilbert Mobley, Garland Edward Warren, James Gussie Rogerson, William Atwood Gurganus, Simon ; italls, Charlie Gilbert Mobley, Elev ?r Smith Roberson, Eurts Rayo Van lerford and Benjamin Franklin | doye are scheduled to leave for Fort 3ragg next Tuesday Moye and Saw rer are going as volunteers. Up until today, Martin County has urn ished the Army a total of 104 nen. The number leaving next Tues lay wiH boofrt the total to 414 men, i5 white and 49 colored. Up until early today no report lad been received from the ten coi ned boys who left for Fort Bragg ast Thursday, and it is thought that ill of them were accepted. Approx mately 18 men have been rejected ! ifter they were sent to Fort Bragg j rom this county. No quota was assigned this coun y in the 13th call for men, and if he first annual quota of 147 men is llled, the county will have to send 13 men between June 15 and June (0. It is generally believed that the ?ounty will not be called upon to ill the first annual quota in its en irety. It is expected that the total ]uota for next fiscal year beginning luly 1 will be far greater than it vas for 1940-41 Draft board machinery is turn ng as rapidly as possible through >ut the county. Handling 353 cases | ast Friday night, the Martin Coun y Draft Board has classified 1,190 j egistrants to date. Another meet ng for the classification of more reg strants will be held shortly, and just is soon as the proper forms are re reived, additional questionnaires vill be mailed to the approximate y 1,600 remaining registrants in the ] rounty. ? Local Youth Trantjerred To Georgia Military Camp Volunteering a weeks ago (or service in the United States armed Forces, Thomas W. Crockett, young son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Crockett. at Williamston, has been transfer red from Fort Bragg to the 292nd Coast Artillery, Fort Screven, Ga. During the course of the past few weeks, Martin County young men have been transferred in fairly large numbera to military posts in nearly every one of the Eastern and South em States. Jamesville Reports Startling Increase In Current Listings ! Nearl) Half ?f (Iain Trace ahl<? lo IN. C. Pulp Com pany I'ropcrlic* ' ? After .being slashed by horizontal c uts during the depression years, tax values are again climbing to a fairly high peak in this county again, hut the total listings are not up to the figures recorded prior to the depres sion in thr early thirties, it is under stood It is also generally believed that the upward trend is traceable to new properties and developments rather than to any material increase in old property listings. Reliable re ports indicate that property in the county is listed at hardly more than 50 per cent of its normal value, as a whole. The 1941 increase over the 1940 listings was boosted by Jamesville Township yesterday when List-tak er It. L. Stailings submitted his com pleted scrolls. The startling increase of $441,592 was reported in that dis trict, reports declaring that a great er portion of the gain was traceable to increased listings by the North Carolina Pulp Company whose plant had been materially enlarged since January, 1940. The company is now installing additional machinery, and it is fairly evident that Jamesville is rapidly climbing to the front as one of the "richest" districts in the county. The gain in Jamesville almost equals that reported in the nine oth er townships combined. The personal property increase is nearly three times greater than that in the other townships, and the gain in real val ues equals about on.'-fourth the en tire amount reported by the other nine townships. A review of the per* sonal and real property value gains follows: Peraonaf KcaJ Jamesville $328,133 $113,459 Williams 3,352 22.480 Griffins 10,411* 45,405 Bear Grass 377 18,411 Williamston 78,816 217,014 Cross Roads 26,479* 32.2S8 Robersonville 18,243 ,74,403 Poplar Point 1,522 5,18? Hamilton 1,145 41,451 Goose Nest 24,654 14,509 Totals .$456,243 $584,606 ?Denotes decrease. Personal property values in Jamesville Township jumped from $548,408 in 1940 to $876,541 this year, and real values were increased from $781,980 to $895,439, the total values as of January 1, 1939, standing at $1,771,980 for the district. It is roughly estimated that the reported gain in values will rrrake possible a reduction of about 10 cents in the general county tax rate, the decrease depending, however, upon such values as increased budg ets and variations in anticipated rev enue from other sources A review of the tax values is now being made by Tax Supervisor S. H. Grimes and it is possible that a preliminary study of the tax st-nurt ure will be made by the couhty com missioners in their regular meeting next Monday. County Girl Badly Hurt In Car Wreck Badly injured in an automobile ac cident near Wilaon laat Wednesday night. Miss Sarah Getsinger, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs P. E. Get ?inger, oF this county, waa reported to Ire improving in a Wilaon hospital today Suffering a concussion and an arm fracture, Misa Gctsinger will continue in the hospital several weeks. Employed as technician in a Wil son hospital, Misa Getainger was rid ing with one of the hospital nurs when the car went out of control and turned over. This Week In Defense Federal Loan Administrator Jones announced the allocation of $650. 000,000 for use in enlarging and speeding the bomber program by building Government-owned plants and increasing the supply of essen tial materials. The War Department announced the award of contracts totaling $322. 500.000 for 22-ton bombers to be produced at new Government-own ed plants at Fort Worth. Tex., and Tulsa, Okla The department de scribed the award of the contracts as a "major step toward the 500 bomb lers a month goal" set by the Presi dent when he said the democracies must achieve superiority in the air. jOPM Director Knudsen asked air plane manufacturers to prepare to make an undisclosed additional num bro of heavy bombers. The Navy reported its air pro gram "slightly ahead of schedule" with 3.500 planes on hand May 1. as compared with 2.172 ten months be fore The department said that by January. 1942. its training program will supply sufficient pilots for 15, 000 planes, its goal. Ships The Maritime Commission an nounced the delivery of seven new ships, an addition of 50.200 tons, to the American merchant fleet. The Senate and House enacted legisla tion authorizing the President to requisition foreign shipping immo bilized m U S. porta. Maritime Com mission Chairman Land asked news paper editors, radio stations and oth *t*r"st?iireca of [ml4te information to withhold news of merchant ships used to aid Britain and other dem ocracies. Aid To Europe President Roosevelt authorized the dispatch of two merchant ships to Ireland with $500,000 worth of food for distribution to civilians un der supervision of the Red Cross. The ships will sail under Irish reg istry with Irish crews. Civilian Defense President Roosevelt established an Office of Civilian Defe nse and ap pointed New York's Mayor LaGuard la as director to carry out programs for the protection of life and proper ty in an emergency with the volun teer help of men, women and chil dren throughout the nation. Direc tor LaGuardia said volunteers would be organized to protect vital utilises m the event of an attack, carry on first aid and deal with problems of welfare, evacuation, housing and food. FBI Director Hoover announced that 150,000 local law enforcement officers are being enlisted'in a vol untary plan to rout fifth columnists. Cost of Living La hoi Secretary Perkins announc ed a 2 2 per cent rise in the cost of living in larger cities above the 1935-1939 average and 3.7 per cent alxive August, 1939, just prior to the European war. She said food prices were up 5 per cent over lust Autumn, rents up 0.3 per cent in the last month, and clothing up 22 per cent. The Labor department report ed, however, the earnings of work ers in the manufacturing industries advanced to new high levels ? 5.4 per cent more than March, 1940, with average hourly earnings at 09.7 eonU, or $?U 11 n week .Selective Service Congress amended the Selective Service Act to exempt from service under the act former regulars and reservists of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Deputy Director Hershey announced that although the Army has sufficient dental and vet erinary officers, dentists and voteri naries and students in these profes sions should be deferred to avoid a (Continued on page six) Winslow Again To Head Legion Post Joe R. Winslow, well-known coun ty citizen, last night was again elect ed to head the John Walter Hassell Post of the American Legion as Com mander. Accorded a large vote on the first ballot, Mr. Winslow was then elected by a unanimous vote. W E Dunn was re-elected as the Post's adjutant and finance officer. Attracting a very large crowd, the meeting held in the Legion Hut car ried a renewed interest in Legion affairs. It is stated that the county post is pledging its efforts and fa cilities in support of the national de fense program. An appetizing barbecue supper with all the trimmings was served the group by Commander Winslow BREAK-DOWN ?v / Work on the dirt till the Roanoke lowground* at thla paint la moving forward rapidly again after a short interruption canned by a break-down of two machine* on the Job over the week-end. The mechanical ahov el waa placed back in operation yesterday, and repairs ware com pleted to the loading reader thla morninf. Eleven trucks wera running thla morning, but the number has been more than doubled alnee the grader waa More Registrants Are Classified By Board Eielitv - Five Youths r Are !Now Subject To Plivsieal Check-ups Draft QiioIuh ^ ill Takrg From Ktffiil ClusHifioa lion* within Short Time ? Eighty-five Martin County men | were moved a step nearer the army last Friday evening when the draft board classified 3S3 registrants in a special meeting held in the drafl board offices in the old Martin Coun ty Bank building. Messrs. H It Goodmon. chairman; Jesse Ward and J 11 Ayers were present for the ses sion which lasted until almost mid night. Forty-one white and 44 colored registrants were placed in No 1-A classification. Only one white reg istrant was placed in No. 2-A. Class 3-A, including mostly murried men. was crowded ugain, the board plac ing 141 white and 102 colored In that group One white registrant was placed in 4 A. and four white and 1H colored were placed in Class 4 F The men included In the No I - A ] classification are subject to physical examinations within a comparative ly short time. Their final status as lai as the army monccrned cannot In1 determined until after the physi cal examinations have been made, but as far as the draft board's find logs are concerned they are subject to call. The classifications: Clam 1-A?White Don F.lphonsa Johnson. Irvin Clif ford Griffin. Noah Henry Ourganus, George Lee Koberson and Albert Leon Cook, of Williamston; Albert Earl Roberson, Charles Manning Peel, Route 1, Williamston; Zack Sheppard Cowin, William Hei'brel Ml/ell. Henry Luther liar lis, Fred Muir Taylor, Cecil Man j rung, William Ashley Gurganus and Simon Gardner, Route 2. Williams ton; Charlie Gaston Curtis. Marvin Kelly Whltehurst, Burton Gray, Hur ry Seward Roberson, of Roberson ville; Walter Alexander Rhodes. Setli Augustus Davis, Elmer Gruy Mudlln, John Henry Cooper, Route 1, James ville; Thurmun Harrison Matthews, Dave Wiley Brunlon, Melvin Augustus | Clisson. Route 2, Robersonville James Ernest Keel. Huel Johnson Turner, Route 1, Robersonville, j Dampy Lee Simmons, Raleigh; Wil lie 11. Clisson, 1'urmele, Henry Alex ander llaisllp, Hamilton; Richard j Earle Hale. Route I. Palmyra; Dal las Murry Harden, Dardens; Jesse Wilson Griffin, Elizabeth City; Her bert Clinton Brown, Oak City; Wil liam Fowden Clark, Rocky Mount, James Augustus Williams, Bamberg, Craven Baker Roebuck, Washington; James Curtis Nicholson, Lowell; Wil lis Robert Crandall, Norfolk; Robert Asa Edmondson, Jr, Hamilton; Oro ver Alton Wynn, Boute 3, Wilhams Class 1-A?Colored Walter Rodgers, Columbus James Rodgers, William Riley Anthony, James Henry Rodgers, Clinton Dav is. Route 2. Williamston; Charlie Freeman, Jr.. Albert Jones, James Dunlel Wiggins, Chester Hon ry Juhnson. Elbert Mitchell. John ny Lee, Grandy Pemberton, Edward Louis Hines, Williamston; Heber Lanier, Theron Lynch, Col lin Smith, Clifton Walter, General James Bussey, John D. Swimpson, Ei nest Major Staton, Wyrt Staton, Route I, Oak City; William Thomas Gray, Edmond Pierce, James Patrice Keys, David Warren Griffin, Route I, Jumesville, Marvin 1-oyd. George II W Rug ers, la-e Edward Bess, Len Best, Rob erson ville; Whit Jones, Jr., Hamilton, John Henry Taylor, Hassell; Woodrow Marrow, Hopewell; Kater Herman Green, New Bern; Tem Council,1 Route 1, Bethel; Gabriel Williams, Jr Buell, Va ; Benjamin Fairfax flyman, Route 1, Hobgood; Loroy Roberson, Route 1. Robersonville Clordy Dempsey, Route I, William ston; John D McCloud, Route 2 Rob ersonville; Arthur Council, Route 1, Bethel; William Baker, Lemuel Outter (Continued on page six) Local Man Injured In Auto Accident A L. Batcheior, former employee of the Chas. 11 Jenkins Motor Com pany here, was badly hurt in an au tomobile accident on a Wake Coun ty highway, near Wake Forest, last Saturday night. On his way home from Fayetteville to visit his fam ily, Mr Batcheior suffered a dun gerous cut on his forehead. Twenty eight stitches were necessary to close the gash It was also reported that in addition to being badly cut and bruised several of his ribs were broken. He was removed to a Louis burg hospital for treatment, but la now at his home on Warren Street. TO OROVM/.K An organiaation to Uimw Mar tin County support to tlir I'nit rd Srrvirr Organisations will be perfected at a meeting of civic and other community leaders to be held in the American l.egion llut next Monday evening at 8 o'clock, it was announced today by R. II. (loodmon. chairman of the movement in this county. The itlanned work of the serv ice organisations has been de clarrd vitally necessary to the nation's defense program, and all interested citixens arc urged to attend the meeting and Ukr part in the program in this coun ty. New Registration Of Nation's Youth Is Set For Jnlv 1st More Tliim Million F.x|M-?'toil To Register For Possible Mililnrv Service Young men who have hecume 21 yours of age since last-October and those who will have attained that age within the next live weeks al't being called upon to register for pos sible military service on July 1 It is estimated that the new registration will add one milium men to the list of approximately 1U.500.000 already registered. Those registering July 1 will be subject to call only after the present registration list is exhausted, but in some (fuses the new registrants can expect to be called into service within a few months following the registration In a proclamation fixing the reg istration date, the President said the action was "required in the in terests of the national defense" and defined those who must register as all unregistered male citizens and aliens in the United States, Hawaii. Puerto Rico, and Alaska, who have attained their 2lst birthday on or before July I The July 1 date was chosen, il was understood, in order that men leg istering then would have time to find out before Fall whether or not they might expect to be called for duty. This would permit them t?> plan ahead for their Fall ami Winter work of educational schedules The manner of integrating these new men with the first group of draftees in each local area has been under consideration for several months. Two principal methods were studied. One called for sandwiching them among the original registrants by lottery; the other, for adding them to the end of the lists Officials said today that the latter method probably would he list-d. It would work this way: Kuch man will get a registration number when lie signs up. Each of the (5.500 areas thus will have a No. 1. No. 2, etc. One set of xnirrsprmding nurnI tits 1 herr will he drawn in the national lot tery. If "50" was the first nutnhei drawn, that would he "Order No. I" and men holding the number 50 would be the first of the new regis trants called to service if there was no reason to defer their training. ?The expectation is that thousands of tin- men registered July I will he called for service within a lew months even though they are put at the end of their local draft lists. Officials said that local hoards will be inclined to go quickly through their older registrants in order to reach men who have neither de pendents nor essential employment and are at an age which the Army wants. Slightly Injured In Far Accident Ralph Taylor, young local white man, was slightly injured when the car in which he was riding went out of control, tore down several pan els of a farmer's fence and turned over near Macedonia on the Wash ington Road late last Sunday night Edwin Holding, driver of the car, escaped unhurt Taylor was slightly cut on the arms and scratched and bruised a bit. hut was able to be up yesterday. According to a statement made by Taylor to Patrolman Whit Saunders who investigated the wreck at the suggestion of u passing motorist, the lights of an approaching car blind ed the driver and caused him to lose control of the car which swerved to the left side of the road and rip ped the fence from the posts. Dam age to the car was unofficially esti ! ex-igilg'gl gal SttMl ' 1 " Mint'ti ?' J'1'" Urniilor Communication Skrirorkry Miihoon Tonight A regular communication of Ske warkey Muaona 'will tie held in the lodge hall here thii evening at eight o'clock, it waa announced thia morn ing. All membera are urged to be present. Naval Engagements Holding Spotlight In Current ^\ar News 4 (mtiiiuii Hutllr*hi|> Biniuarrk Sunk l>\ Itrili-li \t o"< lock Bui cifin il l;,xt ttn-k * * i it I with ont* "I tile i:n .itvst m .i In- , . in recent ,h*' Bi'itul, T ?,rr roared his vt'ligcamv .it j^iilttck this morning when the pniurt-il, rniau battleship. "Bismarck." w.i ml i., the bottom "f the North Atl.iiitie The attack un the Herman ship was "turtod last night alii.nl !l o'clock several hours after an Aim ru an madi plane had sighted it and radioed its location to the British sea forces A mighty force, seeking vengeance for the sinking I.f the British battleship. Ilnod." off Greenland last Friday and the loss of I.:?((! officers and 111.11, stalled pushing' for the Ger man battleship Two plane torpedoes caused the mighty warship to list, and it began to limp in Us feverish rush foi a Norwegian |x.i t A group of destroyers moved 111 on her and liie.l upon her Other units pulled up and went int.. action, and at five o'clock (Ills morning the mighty sea laulot was no more No details of the sinking could he had. but a big threat to the North Atlantic has been removed llie sinking of the Hoot! Was due. reports declare, t,, ., lucky shot that tot. into the ship's magazine, caus uig a terrific explosion and sending tile ship I., lis fate Germany is making notorious i hums in the Medit.'i'iiinean in the \ iciiuty <>l Crete, hut the claims are apparently exaggerated Twenty or more ships were said to have been sunk by the Nazis there, hut no such losses are mentioned in British re ports. The battle of Crete is still raging with the outcome in doubt There, too. the Ucinwiis are making exag gerated claims, but Mi itlsh forces de flare that the invaders are meeting with a stublMirn resistance, and that the invaders while scoring local sue cesscs~*Veic not making great prog ress after neai l\ a week of fighting The Germans are said to have fei l ied heavy tanks across the 85 mile stretch oI s?a from Greece, hut late reports stated that the machines had not her*11 placed lii operation. In lia<|. the British are pushing in to Baghdad, hut the Germans are holding the Mosul (ill fields, mean "ig that the capture of the city would end the lighting there In near h\ Sviia. the Gentians are displac ing tlx French and takmg over there Late re|Mirts tate that the Gei mans declaie that tin late sea battle ?s not over, that they are sending an tHiiuhei s against the three British battleships, airplane cairn i aml.sev fial cruisers and destroyers taking pait in the attack on th? - Bismarck. * The British are said to he still pur suing the Tirpit/, companion ship of the Bismarck 1 lie British today admitted the loss of two cruisers and lour destroy ers in the hattle of Crete, but an nounced that five German transports hu<T heeii shot down in eatly morn ing fighting, and that few or no troops had been ferried across the sea to Crete A momentous occasion in this ria 1 ?' '|| h|7n'#T ?iiTTteipated i<tiifJfTiT aT~~ It 80 o'clock when I'n sideiit House velt addresses the nation lie is ex pected to end all uncertainty as to the ?nation's foreign (xdicy Warn ings from Germunv have struck a defiant note m this country, and the nation anxiously awaits a firmer 4ec 1 til HtHHf foe tl|(| to Dl'lt am Stolen .Ear Badly Damaged In Wreck y.?? Stolen from Academy Street last Saturday night, the Ford sedan be longing to Mrs. J A. Eason, was wrecked beyond repair at Mill Branch on the Hamilton Koud near here a few hours later. The driver, his identity yet unknown by officers, fled from the wreck, making it ap pear that if lie was hurt his injuries were not serioUiL Vlew mg the smashed car, officers and travelers were puz/led to under stand how anyone could have gone through the wreck without being killed There was no blood in the car, arid several persons searched the nearby woods thinking the driver was dazed and had wandered off. The tracks of a man were found, their course indicating that the driv er after stealing and wrecking the car had left the wreck in a round about way to escape arrest. No one was treated here for injuries, and while officers are still working on the case no clues have been estab lished that would warrant an arrest. Traveling apparently at a high rate of speed toward Williainston, the driver lost control of the car as it rounded the curve just the other side uf the brunch about three miles from here. Hipping off a telephone pole utid throwing wires in the road, the car jumped the canal and buried its head into the opposite bank. It turned over, smashing the top and all sides. Only one glasa was brokan, but all the wheels were thrown out of line from two or three inches to twelve or more. Damage to the car was estimated at $600.
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