This Week In
Defense
(Continued from page one)
monthly output of combat planes
increased 114 per cent in the last
nine months and production of oth
er military planes increased 105 per
cent. Speaking at the same cere
monies, Chief of Army Air Corps
Brett said that American planes
abroad have had "great success."
Army
Congress approved an 18-month
extension of service for selectees, re
serve officers and National Guards
men and voted to increase by $10 the
monthly basic pay of all except offi
cers after the first year of service
The Senate committee investigat
ing the defense program issued a re
port stating that costs of the Army's
SI.000,000,000 camp construction pro -
gram were "unduly and unnecessar
ily high" because of lack of planning.
War Under Secretary Patterson re
plied that despite cold weather, la
boi and material shortages and oth
er "almost insurmountable difficul
ties" the camps were ready before
the time set for troop arrival and
the American Army "is now the best
"housed army in
Economic Defense
The Economic Defense Board,
composed of Vice President Wallace
and ranking Cabinet officers, met for
the first time and outlined two un
disclosed projects to coordinate and
strengthen the nation's economic de
fense The National Resources Plan
ning Board issued a booklet, ' After
Defense What''" calling upon pub
lie and private agencies to start iin
mediate planning to prevent chads
after the emergency The Board stat
ed that if adequate post-defense em
ployment plans were not ready and
another depression allowed to set in.
the nation could lose everything it
is now striving to defend
Labor
A WPA survey showed unemploy
ment declined 300,000 in July to 5,
(>00,000 ? nearly 4,000,000 less than
last July. The Bureau of Employ
S..c mm n.pnrtHH ?u.h plane
merits of persons under 21 years in
creased 7tf per cent in the past year.
Tin Bureau also reported place
ments of Negroes arc 47 per cent
higher than six months ago. The
Committee on Fan Employment
Practice announced Army,. Navy and
Mantimt Commission contracts now
contain clauses prohibiting luring
discrimination because of race, creed,
-ctrW or national origin. __
Prices and Priorities
Tin- UP AGS set ceiling prices three
and one -half cents a pound on raw
sugai. duty paid at New York, three
tenths of a cent under August 11
prices, and advised consumers not
to pay more than present retail
prices under any circumstances. Ceil
ing prices on rayon will be set short
ly, the agency said
OPM placed steel under full pri
?rity control." asked all pig-iion pro
ducers to set aside two per cent of
September outputs and. prohibited
further manufacture of white wall
auto tires to conserve rubber and
zinc,
Inflation Control
The 'President gave the Governors
of the Federal Reserve System con
trol over installment buying to pre
vent a volume of easy credit to con
sumers so large it would cause infla
tion by increasing the demand for
ig less The Goyernqrs announced
igulations regarding down pay
lents. length of loans and types of
pedit?would restrict installment
ymg of autos. refrigerators, wash
g machines, vacuum cleaners and
ner durable goods but would not
feet charge accounts at grocery and
partment stores
Oil
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
kes said the first full week of the
to-7 "curfew" for 100,000 East coast
is stations showed virtually 100 pel
nt cooperation with little employ
enf loss but sales in the Eastern
ates were 13 per cent higher than
is time last year. He said "rigid
Lips" will have to be taken to re
rict gasoline sales
License Plate Metal
The OPACS requested State mo
r vehicle officials to require motor
is to hand in their ~ 1941 license
ates when they get 4942 tags. The
PACS arranged for metal for the
*w tags because time was too short
seek substitutes but stated no
eet steel will be available for 1943
25 Per Cent Gain
In Building Loans
The July home loam -of the Build
ing and Loan Associations showed a
25 per cent increase over the pre
ceding month of June, according to
Wheeler Martin, Secretary of the
Martin County Building and Loan
Association, of Williamston.
He indicated that the record break
ing total of $3,024,000 represents 1,
592 home loans, of which 500 were
for construction ol new Housing un
its through loans amounting to $1,'-'
230,000. Large increases in loan ac
tivity were reported by associations
not only in the defense areas but al
so in other sections of the State.
In addition to the loans for new
shelter, he stated that 350 individ
uals became home owners through
loans amounting to $650,000. Anoth
er 1S2 refinanced loans amounting
to $438,000 to use the long term build
ing and loan plan. The remainder of
560 loans, totaling $706,000 were for
repairs, modernization, and other
miscellaneous purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Tetterton and
sons, of Richmond, visited here last
week-end.
Miss Effle Waldo and Mrs. Wil
liam Grimes visited in Enfield Fri
Enterprise Offers
A Brief Rev iew Of
Interesting Topics
(Continued from page one)
United States census for 1850.
Of a futuristic nature but still on
the interesting side, is a peep into
the farm outlook as seen from facts
and figures and expectations.
The edition reviews forest fire
losses in county and State, diversi
fied farming in Martin County, tells
of Methodism on the Roanoke in
1002. recalls the work of able and
ardent prohibitionists 62 years ago.
There's a reprint of an old Civil
War letter, tilling hovfo difficult it
was to get bread, and possibly sug
gesting a change in our present-day
way of living. Vacation is seen as
a possibility in one story. The first
automobile wreck, when one was
really news, is recorded, and then
there is a story of the first automo
bileowned in the county. In 1850, a
per c apita tax ol six cents was lev
ied for education, another story sets
out There's a story about honey pro
duction in the county, suggesting
that this section is one of the r^ost
-rrir;ii 4W tn-plcmqmm in the foppery
Then there are numerous other lit
tle stories. such as the farmer sur
prising his Wife, that are certain to,
prove interesting.
And the readers' attention is also
called to the friendly messages ap
pearing in the advertisements Read
them carefully, for they are mean
ingful Your attention is directed to
the following advertisers: Fowden,
Simpson and Coltfainv Security Life
and Trust Co ; Town Commissioners;
Peoples Trading Co.; Branch Bank;
Taylor Beverage Co.; Norfolk En
graving Co.; Martm-Elliott Co.; Ne
hi Bottling Co.; Norfolk. Baltimore
and Carolina Line; Biggs Funeral
Home; Coca-Cola Bottling Co.; Gard
ner's Dairy Products; Chesterfield;
Lilley's Laundry; Martin County
Fair, Paul Jones; J. E. Pope; K. B
Crawford; Central Cafe, Peele's,
Jewelers; Sinclair Service Station;
J. Lawrence Peele, Harrison Oil Co.;
Roanoke Dixie Warehouse, County'
Commissioners; Sinclair Oil Co ,
Building and Loan; New Carolina
Warehouse; Farmers and Planters
Warehouses; FarmvjUe-Woodward
Lumber Co.; Wilhamston Package
Manufacturing Co.; Davis Pharmacy,
Dixie Motors, Inc.; Williamston Sup
ply Co.; Chas. H. Jenkins and Co.;
Woolard Hardware Co.; Martin Sup
ply Co.; Clark's Pharmacy; Williams
ton Motor Co.; J C Leggett; Caro
lina Telephone Co ; Ann's Variety
Store. Roberson's Slaughter House;
North Carolina Pulp Co.; Lindsley
Ice Co . Nash Brick Co.; Saunders &
Cox; Darden's Department Store; W.
11 Basnight and Co.;'The Soda Shop;
Williamston Peanut Co.; N. Israel's;
G and H Builders Supply Co.; Pub
lic Oil Co.; Guaranty Bank; Wil
liamston Hardware Co.; B S. Court
Tteyy-Roso's; Roanoke Chevrolet Co^;
Farmers Supply Co.; Virginia Elec
tric and Pown Co , K and W Groc
cry; Murgolis Bros; Dillon Supply,
Co.; Norfolk Southern Bus Corpor- 1
atipn ; 666. Blount-Harvey's; Paul I
Auto Supply Co.. Carolina Trail
ways; Moore Grocery Co.; Dr. Pep
per, Pepsi-Co.l'a; Stedmun Stores; I
Western Auto, and Camel.
^ illiamston Bids
For A Continued
Growth Of Market
(Continued from pagi one)
business through a farmer's eye, is
assistant sale manager for the house
this season, and big things are ex
pected^ from the I no.
Messrs Sylvester Lilley, W. I).
Odom. Johnny Gurkin and John A
Manning, the big four, are all set
(01 upending the lug Carolina Ware
housi this season Preparations are
being advanced in anticipation of a
great Season there.
The proprietors and employees of
all four of Williamston's warehouses
are well known to the people of this
county and section. For the most part
they were reared on farms. They
know Ttii' farmer's problems, and
their past records prove that they
an interested in Die fanner's lot
They are not promising the impos
sible in prices and guaranteeing
those things beyond which human
hands are limited, but us one ware
houseman points out, the farmer who
sells in Williamston first, last and
always will make money.
Price predictions for the opening
are limited, hut quality compared,
the averages are expected to corre
spond to those received in the first
two belts to open this season.
In connection w ith the opening of
the market, local business firms are
enlarging their storks and making
ready to serve an increasing patron
age.
A hearty welcome is awaiting the
thousands of visitors expected here
when the new marketing season gets
underway, and a happy experience
is Imped fnr everyone whn makes
Williamston his headquarters next
Tuesday and every day possible
thereafter.
?
Loral Firemen Get Three
Callt In l'a*t Four Day*
Local firemen wefe called to the
town's trash pile near the river
wharf last Saturday noon and again
yesterday afternoon No damage
was done by the fire, but the appar
atus was placed in operation to keep
the fire from spreading to the
docks. The origin of the fire was
not determined.
This morning at 8:15, the firemen
were called to the home of Mr. and
Mrs J. H. Parham who recently
moved to Warren Street. Fire, start
ing in some papers in a disconnected
heater, smoked the home but did no
other <
Well Known Business Figures
Messrs. John E. Pope, left, and J. Lawrence Peel, right, are well
known business figures in this section, Mr. Pope as a former county
commissioner and a leading insurance man, and Mr. Peel as jeweler,
photographer and technician. Both are located on? Washington
Street, Mr. Peel having recently moved into larger quarters in the
Bowen building to care for expanding business.
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Martin County motorists last
week-end continued to pile up
the accident figures which are
already higher than they were
fur the corresponding period in
1940. Life and limb were spared
during last week, but the crash
business maintained its merry
pace.
General recklessness was re
ported on local streets during the
week-end, some pleasure-bent
and foolish mortal spending
much of early Sunday morning
turning corners on two wheels
and advertising his weakness of
mind by tooting his horn in the
early morning hours.
The following tabulations of
fer a comparison of the accident?
trend: first, by corresponding
weeks in this year and last and
for each year to the present time.
33rd Week Comparison
Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge
1941 3 1 0 $ 275
1940 0 0 0 00
Comparison To Date
1941 59 45 3 $17,535
1940 : ,57. 38 2 6.800
Births Show Large
Gain Over Deaths
In County In 1941)
(Continued from page one)
mined since the victims were with
out the services of members of the
medical profession. A layman's study
of the statistics seems to indicate
that malaria was one of the main
contributing causes for a large num
ber of the deaths
A review of the births and the re
suiting rate by townships, follows:
Tot. Wh Col Rate
Jumesville 45 22 23 17.7
Williams ' 34 tfl tit?StbS"
Gi iff ins 21 10 11 17.3
Bear Grass 41 25 IB 23.7
Williamslon 175 97 78 27.1
Cross ltoads 58 23 35 37 3
Robersonville 11B 48 70 23.9
Poplar Point 28 7 19 24.6
Hamilton - 58 14 44 20.3
Goose Nesi 64 ' "20 44 20.3
County 638 280 358 24.5
A review oi the deaths, white and
colored, and the resulting rate per
1,000 population follows, by town
ships:
Tot Wli Col Rate
Jamcsvitle
6
9
5.9
Williams
8
4
4
7.2
Griffins
6
6
0
5.0
Bear Grass
7
7
0
4.1
Williamslon
62
37
25
9.6
Cross Roads
13
10
3
8.4
Robersonville
25
15
10
5.1
Poplar Point
7
3
4
6.6
Hamilton
14
?7~
7
5.T
Goose Nest
28
3
25
89
County
185
98
87
7.1
Judging from the death records,
Griffins and Bear Grass Townships
are healthy places for the colored
population, neither of the districts
reporting a single death among that
race during the past year.
*
Tiro Minor Car Wreck?
Here.Over The Week-end
?no one \
age resulted in two minor automo
bile accidents here over the week
end "Chick" James, young colored
boy riding his brother's bicycle,
crashed into the back of a car driv
en by Farmer Alec Williams at the
corner of Main and Smithwick
Streets. The front wheel of the bi
yyyly was? but the bov
Jumped off and was not hurt. Wil
liams, while held not responsible for
the accident, was detained tempor
arily.
Roosevelt Peel, trying to drive out
Main Street Sunday night with cars
parked on each side of the street,
crashed into one owned by Tom
Jones, of Bethel, in front of the Cow
en home. No one was hurt.
Oak City Elected Two
Teacher* To Faculty
Contracts were closed yesterday
with two new teachers tor the Oak
City School, it wts learned from th{
office of the superintendent today.
Miss Charlotte Sasser, of Mt. Olive,
has accepted a position in the (ram
mar school there, and Miss Ruby Lu
cas has submitted her contract for a
place in the primary department.
Several Companies
Sending New Men to
Market This Season
(Continued from page one)
The Imperial, Export and Rey
nolds companies are sending new but
experienced men to the market this
season Mr. Moye will represent the
Imperial, Mr. Tilghman the Export,
and Mr. McClure the Reynolds Com
pany. These gentlemen, while mak
ing their first appearance on the lo
cal market, are well known in the
tobacco business;; jand come here
highly recommended as "market
builders and interested friends in
the farmers' welfare.
It is with keen anticipation and
much, pleasure that the town wel
conies the buyers to tin- market for
the season now at hand. Farmers
here and everywhere are invited to
meet these men and to visit the mar
ket often.
Several of the buyers have already
been here making reservations for
living quarters, and many of them
are expected to locate here over the
week-end.
i $ ?
Latest Additions To The
Enterprise Mailing List
Listed among the recent additions
to the Enterprise mailing list are the
following:
Sally Gurkin, Durhapi; Will Rob
erson, Oak City; Willie Johnson,
Robersonville; Neal Jones, William
ston; A. J. Osteon, Williamston;*Biggs
Funeral Home, Williamston; Hugh
phen, Williamston; G. H Harrison,
Williamston; D. V. Clayton, William
ston; Mrs. R. A. Glenn, Williamston;
Eddie Clemmons, Washington; Ira
Itogerson, Williamston; Jesse Keel,
Everetts; Mrs. Emma Corey, James
ville; C. A. James, Williamston;
Maude Spruill, Robersonville; Corp
oral R. F. Everett, Charleston, S C.
$
Prices running into four figures
have boy 11 common at beef cattle
sales this year, as the industry has
enjoyed the most successful pure
bred season in 20 years.
General improvement in agricul
tural conditions are reflected in col
lections made by Federal land banks
on farm mortgages during the year
ending Juire 30.
Germans Continue
Costly Push Into
Russian Territory
{Continued from page one)
Russia."
Bomashkov said his fighters de
stroyed 15 tanks and 15 armored cars
in an early battle and wrecked 18
tanks in a subsequent engagement
The band was said to have started !
with 80 members, and to have en- j
listed many more, including women, j
Late reports from the Russo-Ger
man front claim that the Soviets
staged a successful counter attack
on the central front and drove the
invaders back to a point west of
Smolensk. The Russians, it was said,
were withdrawing to the eastern
banks of the Dnieper River where
they will be in position to make a
strong stand. More than half the
army in that section has already
crossed the stream and made ready
for the stand.
The Japanese situation is becom
ing more tense, but no outbreak is
anticipated immediately.
Over in conquered France, old
Marshal Petain is taking action to
forcc-a greater -respect for Nazi ism,
but apparently he was making little
progress today when it was reported
that trains, carrying German sol
diers, had been wrecked and that
riots in Paris were common.
In this country the foundation is
being laid for a new over all de
fense agency. Likely to be headed by
Vice President Wallace, the new
agency will out rank the Office of
Production Management and coor
dinate defense agencies.
Slated to release in an orderly
manner most men over 28 years of
age, the Army announced today that
it is possible to release most select
ees after 14 to 18 months of service,
the releases being subject to the in
ternational situation when that point
of service is reached by the men.
+
Beaufort Farmer Fannin#
Own Tomatoes This Year
, ?, _
G. W. Huntley, of Beaufort, is can
ning his own tomatoes this year ?
about 18,000 No. 2 cans daily, says
J. Y. Lassiter, Carteret county farm
agent.
MARKER
A popular figure on the local
tobacco market during its his
tory, Mr. K. B. Crawford, local
insurance man. will be associat
ed with the Roanoke-Dixie
Warehouse as ticket marker this
season.
Things To Watch
For In The Future
A new vegetable oil, similar to
imported olive oil, but made from the
seeds of the husky American sun
flower . . Yeasted peanut butter?
it's being tried out as a vitamin food
for the army and navy; with 80 per
cent peanut butter and 20 per cent
brewer's yeast . . Another food item
?Catsup in "walnut" and "mush
room" flavors instead of the time
honored tomato . . . New in the soft
drink line is the including of a sip
per-straw inside the bottle ?it pops
up ready for use when the cap is
(removed ... A. Weston Smith of Fi
nancial World reports that the "book
of the month" idea will next be ex
tended to the lingerie field by Blue
'Swan Mills, with a new style "Ptt
ty Panty" each month, via subscrip
tion . . . New debutante magazine,
"Design for Living," aimed at high
school and college girls, by the pub
lishers of Popular Science.
CLARK'S MALARIAL TONIC
For Chills and Fever. Guaranteed,
or money refunded. Clark's Phar
macy. mJ3-tf
PEANUT HAY AND CORN FOR
Sale. J. S. Meeks. Williamston R.
FPU a!2-19-?-s2
STENCIL SHEETS FOR 8ALR. RN
terprise Pub. Co. a25-tf
FARMS FOR SALE: IF YOU WANT
to buy or sell, contact me. D. L.
Turnage, phone 2715. Greenville, N.
C al9-22-26
NOTICE OF SALE
To satisfy default in repair and
storage bill, I will sell at public auc
tion on Thursday, September 25th, at
1:00 P. M., one 1936 Master Chevro
let black coach. Motor number
6699010, serial number 14 FA07.
Place of sale Dick's Place in Wil
liamston on Hamilton Road.
? This August 19, 1941.
al9-2t E. G\ WYNN.
TOBACCO TRAILER FOR SALB?
Good as new. Will sell very reas
onable. E G. Goddard. Williamston.
RF.D al9-2t
FOR RENT ?STORE NOW OCCU
pied by A and P Company. Main
Street, Williamston, on September
1st. See J. E. King, W. I. Skinner
FOR SALE FOR CLEANING
charges. Dresses 50c to $1; skirts
25c to 75c; men's trousers 25c to $1.
These clothes must be sold at once.
Pittman Cleaners. Phone 159.
WANTED ? WANTED ? MEN'S
used suits. We need 50 used suits
at once. Will make extra good al
lowance for your suit now. You can
get your new suit now or later. Pitt
man Cleaners. Phone 159.
RADIO
REPAIRING
Bring us your Radio
for Hepuirs. All work
guaranteed. Reason
it I a I a? I ImrOM
uift*' ' .lie*i arni . 1 11 h
Western Auto Store
W. J. Miller, Owner
SURE I
SMOKE CAMELS
THE/RE FIRST
> WITH MEN ,
IN THE
NAVy
/
s*CAMELS
ARE FIRST WITH
> ME/TOO. THEyfcE
MIIDCR-AND
TASTE
SO GOOD
THE SMOKE OF SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS CONTAINS
28 ^ Less Nicotine
than the average of the 4 other largest-selling cigarettes in Ivstr' nKenTi^d
tested?less than any of them ? according to independent Shipt Service Stores
scientific tests of tb* smoke itself! "how the larmt-sall
ins cigarette is Camel.
CAMF.T:
_ THE CIGARETTE
OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS
iiiiiiiliiiiiiii-iiii!::1::;
The Best of Everything in Our
Market and Grocery
Staple and
Fancy Groceries
MEATS
Native & Western
FEEDS
Stock ami Poultry
SEED
Our Prices Are Lower
We take pleasure in welcoming the tobarru growrrt to Williams
ton. Our store is conveniently located to the patrons of this mar
ket and we would gladly have you visit our store when in William
ston. Our store is comparatively new in this town and we hope
we may have the opportunity of getting acquainted. Our stock
of fancy and staple groceries is very complete and our prices as
low as any place in town. TRY US THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE
IN WII.LIAMSTON.
Located in Tobacco Town, Next Door to F.C.X
Ample room to park ivhen trading at our store
Stores
WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA