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THE ENTERPRISE Watch The Lebel On Your Paper. As It Carriea The Date four Subscription Expiree Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey To Over 1.800 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLTV?NUMBER 90 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, November 11, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899 Large Number Civil Cases On Calendar For Trial In Court Confusion Surrounds a Num ber of Boundary Lines in 1Ui County Scheduled to preside over his first term of Martin County Superior Court beginning next Monday, Judge Richard D. Dixon will find a fairly long calendar but one that car ries no sensational cases. Created by a special act of the legislature some years ago, the court will try only civil cases, a few of which while not of a sensational nature are almost certain to attract much attention. It would appear that the boundary lines between tracts of timber are getting all tangled up in this county. There are eight such cases, the plain tiffs in some instances asking dam ages alleged to have resulted when the woodsmen "overcut" the lines. The following cases involve boun dary line disputes: Charlie Killebrew against E. C. House, W. W. Griffin against N B Marriner, JX Q, Mat thews against D. W. Downs, W. W. Griffin against W. F. Barber, Hai slip against Etheridge, E. F. Glover against J. B Whifield, D. L. Howell against E. P. Leathers, Jas. H. Ev erett against D W. Downs. Surveys are understood to have been made in some of the cases and are ready for friendly settlement. Started back in 1937 the old case of Goldie Hyman against Dora Wil liams is back on the calendar. The plaintiff is suing for possession of certain land and alleged damages in the sum of 3223. The case of N. C. Green against J. F. Daniel iS up for a motion. Harrison Brothers and Company are suing W H. Hopkins for an ac count. Alleging that a mule he bought was not sound, W. A. Vanderford is suing L. A. Hodges for 3300. The Northside Lumber Company is suing H. H. Cowen for a disputed account. Shapleigh Hardware Company is suing C. C. RawTs,"Sr., for an alleged account. The unusual case in which R. W McCullock, administrator, is suing Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne for 31. 600 is back on the docket. Back in 1925, D. W. Downs gave a certain deed to the late A. J. McCullock, of Albion, Mich. Another litigation arose during the {neantime. and the present clerk and two clerks before him have waited for instructions from the court as to whom to pay the money. Susie A. Bunting is suing P. L. Salsbury for approximately 3700 al legedly due her after certain claims against insurance policies are met. The defendant's claim is denied in part, the plaintiff claiming that she is entitled to the remainder after premiums paid by the defendant are deducted from the insurance carried on her husband, Mark La Bunting, who died in March, 1941. Joe A. Hardison is suing Nathan iel Coltrain and J. E. King for 31.000 damaged alleged to have resulted when a fire started by the defend ants spread to his land and burned several hundred acres of timber. S. R. Biggs is suing C. H. Briley for 3250 damages alleged to have re sulted when the defendant's car crashed into his ambulance at a Beth el street intersection in June of this (Cdntinued on page six) Fire Of Incendiary Origin Burns Small Tenant House Here No Arrests Reported in Case I By Local Police Early This Morning Alleged to have been of incendiary origin, fire destroyed the five-room tenant house belonging to Mrs. E. P. Cunningham and occupied by Kanzetta Anderson and her daugh ter, Beatrice Jackson, on North Syca more Street just off Main at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. When thg alarm was turned in the fire had gained much headway and by the time the fire apparatus was carried there the roof of the house was falling in. Some of the frame work was left standing, and the front porch was not damaged. Valued at about $1,200, the house was insured, but as far as it could be learned no insurance was carried on the contents which were valued at about $200. Very few articles were saved from the burning home, the occupants barely escaping them selves. The tenant, Kanzetta Ander son, is a victim of paralysis and one report stated that she had to be car ried from the building. Police, a bit baffled, had no offi cial statement to make this morning in connection with the origin of the fire, but it is fairly certain the home was fired. A can with a kerosene scent was found in the backyard, and rumors have it that there was some trouble between the daughter and her estranged husband earlier in the night, causing some to believe that the home was fired Firemen, pouring approximately 12,000 gallons of water on the fire, were almost 45 minutes bringing it under control. Library Dedication Attended By Small Crowd Friday Night Williamston's public library was dedicated last Friday evening to the common cause of public educa tion in this section. A busy people -a- laal waving world 'with the ex ception of a very few did not find time to attend the program and the informal reception, public officials, educators and community leaders be ing marked by their absence. The program, bundled by Chair man John L. Goff, Mayor John L. Hassell and Rev. Z. T. Piephoff was quite appropriate for tha event. Li brary officials, including Miss Eliz abeth House of the Beaufort-Martin Hyde Regional Library Association, and Miss Ella Mae Gaylord. of the WPA Library Service, were present along with several representatives from the Junior Woman's Club, the Parent-Teacher Association and a few others interested in good books and good literature. Refreshments were served in the mayor's office following the dedication exercises to a furty laigr nmnUei. * Supported almost entirely outside the official tax budgets, the library under the direction of Mrs. J. C. Cooke and the library committee has made a splendid record in serving the people of this community since it was organized a few years ago. The book collection has been ex panded rapidly considering the fi nancial obstacles, and today the li brarv is in a position to render valuable service. The library committee is starting a drive for funds to expand the li brary service, and the people of the community are earnestly urged to support the project. PRESIDENT Junes C. Manning, superin tendent of the Martin County srhoola, was highly honored last Friday evening when he was elected president of the North eastern District Teachers Asso ciation by the organisation in session at Greenville. Oliver F. Gilbert Dies at Home Here Friday Afternoon Funeral Service fur Respect ed Citizen Held Saturday In Elizabeth City Oliver Fearing Gilbert, member of a prominent eastern North Carolina family and a highly respected citi zen, died at his Main Street apart ment here last Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock following a lingering ill ness. In virtual retirement for some months on account of failing health, Mr Gilbert apparently was much improved during the greater part of last week, and had planned a short trip Friday with his family He was taken ill after breakfast Friday morning and returned to his bed, his condition growing worse rapidly. The son of the late Oliver F. and Elizabeth Simpson Gilbert, he was bom in Edenton 65 years ago. When a mere youth he located in Elizabeth City and entered business with his brother-in-law, R. F. Mitchell, the firm handling a business valued at more than a quarter million dollars annually for nearly a quarter of a century. He later entered business for himself, and after many years of confinement, he retired from the mercantile field and engaged in the insurance business About four years ago, Mr. Gilbert moved to Williamston and after helping with the Works Progress Ad ministration effect its new office set up he continued his work as head of his insurance agency here. Pos sessing the qualities of a Christian gentleman, Mr. Gilbert readily made friends in Williamston and was held in high respect. As a young business man in Elizabeth City, he was close ly associated with the civic better ment of his community. He was a charter member of one of the town's oldest civic organizations, headed the chamber of commerce as president, and was instrumental in the mater ial development of that section. His work in the insurance field was that of an executive, and he made lasting friendships here by solving insurance problems for oth (Continued on page six) POSTPONED The dedication of the lean Legion hnt and the ] fatten of John Walton BaaaHI'i pert/alt to the poet bearing Ma name aehednled for tonight have been poetponed indefinitely, It wai announced following a meeting of the committee last The delay was ordered when it was learned that light flm tnres could net he bad and a conflict in the main speaker's will he an Series Of Aecidents Reported On Streets Here Last Saturday No One Badly Hurt in Four Auto Accident* Over The Week-end No one was badly hurt but proper ty losses continued their upward climb in a series of automobile acci dents on local streets here last Satur day afternoon and night. As far as it could be learned, the accidents were centered in or near Williamston, three taking place on local streets and a fourth one taking place on U S. Highway 64 just west of the fair grounds A fender was ripped open and the body damaged on Dick Wynne's car as Mrs. Courtney Hollis backed her car from a parking space on West Mam Street Saturday afternoon about one o'clock Damage to the { Wynne car was estimated at $40, but | no damage was done to the Hollis car. Friday afternoon about five o'clock Miss Helen Jackson started to make a left-hand turn into Exum Ward's sandwich shop, near the fair grounds, and her car was struck by another driven by Mrs. Ben A. Thaxton, of Roxboro. Mrs. Thaxton was accom panied by her daughter, Miss Esther Thaxton, and~ Mtsr^Jotmson was ac companied by her mother, Mrs. W J. Jackson, of Plymouth. No one was hurt and damage to each car was es timated at about $50 by Patrolman Whit Saunders who investigated the accident No reckless driving charges were brought, the patrolman stating that each party agreed to fix her own car. Rev. James Epps, Holiness minis ter who is conducting a series of services in the local Pentecostal church, wps slightly cut on the nose, and B Staton Leggett was bruised in his chest when their car was side swiped by another driven by Coun cil Smith, Goose Nest Township col ored man. Smith, charged with drunken driving, said the lights blinded him, that he put on his brakes and skidded into the car driv en by Mr Leggett, Bertie County man. Mr. leggett, accompanied by the minister, was driving south on Haughton Street near the Holiness church about 9:30 o'clock Saturday night and Smith was said to have been going home when the cars crashed. Smith was released under a $200 bond and will face trial in the county recorder's court December 1. Damage to the cars will run as high as $350, it was estimated. Before the North Haughton Street wreck could be cleared, Colon Per ry, driving a Ford, and Frank Mod lin, driving a pick-up truck, crashed in front of Paul Jones' filling sta tion on Washington Street about 10:30 o'clock. Modlin was said to have been making a turn into the filling station when Perry crashed into him, smashing the radiator grill on the car and damaging a fender on the truck. No one was hurt and the property damage was not very great Airplanes Flying Over In Numbers Not all of the airplanes manufac tured in this country are being ship ped across the seas. Approximately forty of the "birds" traveled over here yesterday, some going south and some going north. With the mer cury dropping to the freezing point, those flying south are to be grouped in the wise old bird class. So far no instructions have been received by the air raid warning posts in this county to report the flights of ships, but it is understood that the maneuvers will continue in this area for several more days. They are expected to reach a climax the latter part of this week. Yesterday morning eighteen planes flying in formation, traveled south. A mile away and flying in V forma tion about forty-five geese were traveling south.- Hie second largest formation was seven planes flying north later in the day and last eve ning four planes flew by. They were traveling so rapidly that one ob server "allowed" the pilot was rid-1 ing a bolt of lightning with spurs on I his feet. REMEMBRANCES Br CHAS. SMALLWOOD \\ i Ilia in st on. N. C. DI KING 1870's and ID The sickness I had was Peritonitis, i gtt'W Wnrsi- and u-,|rsr ,|n , - take no nourishment but an occasion ? tablespoonful of a 50-50 mixture of lime-water and milk. At my worst, which lasted how many days I know not, I would lie half conscious and ream of being back in the fields and rhrlTUn? Wash'?Kton. tramping the old haunts with other boys and SMrt!inVa"r,and gallons of too! sparkling water from the wells and springs Of my knowledge Had f 'gone then, I a.n sure the trans whl?* I?dr W"UJid haVl' "k- n whih I dreamed of sippmg the nee-' ar my parched human structure constantly craved, but was not al lowed to have. Hasse" came and went, times find times a day, and niohta . i nights as well He would i " una would doctor me nd cheer, and thoughts of leavina dru?ar^h;;:^':,::::r dear?'d bOn aa"rWardS learned " d>d thei'ra One day at my worst, my grand P" a irJz i-d up once more. pen W.e am nol come immeduMy~io~ d^r-hJh?UrndWbh ht'' baCk ?' 'hroat-straps of her pokeU^nnet the only kind of head-g^r , ever g?ew boy Wats a little smk'and^ wln,^ make a visit anyvvav sn f fi ^ ?bfi? Old wood-burner 1 rz hh"r-a croMe?,h" -?d m . . a"d it finally got ii . Williamston, and taki? it ?" together, 1 made pretty good t.me evening Them',b)' S"ank "f the evening Then she crossed over lean ed and placed a hand on my head brow and neck, looking m7closely the eyes meanwhile, finally Sav anid .Sh"'^"nebody said he was sick I am " Ie d him fibnost well, but am going to stay a few days anv way and enjoy myself with a visit I There ha. never been a moment hiw.i V ' l>w that I have known 1 was better the momnS1 "I? put herself that door-way There.was an individual of Wil k s"?" l-I S?f?wasw peddled about town from a basket on his arm. A day or two after Nan "IV arrived. Buck came to the dimr Nannie" bought 'a * peacbes' and and hu, riedly^caul,irned her'tha? Dr peach ,s calculated to hurt nobody -fiP't out the pulp Then-Why the find'n riPe' y?U could?'t hardly find no pulp, could you' I have eaten peaches since that day, but none so good as it. n Buck Short brought it and Nanniegaveit to me, anf the'Good Hassell dld^n i" "nd 8""d Dr. Hasseil did not grumble, and Sister Sfillie saw and was glad, and with it The m!n,y ?ther good things done' Ind N y lmpr"v,'d and ?"t out' and Nannie went away after having her stay, and the drug store saw me -gain, and all seemed well and reg ular once more. g lapse' for'w '?n* 1 had a re lapse for a few days, which caused e^,nTrirr!MPPO'nlm,!'A John Rob and fir Vj was coming to town, ?c et fo r had bou?ht ""V a iicket for being such a good patient" heWm?d"h,SO,d he had told me to, and would drive ?heUcircua.nBuiakh me '? and from I was flat ' " CurCU! daf came wrong at ?n my ??ribly W^" tbt P^ade passed through Mam Street Sister Saliie held m "P *> 1 could see through the w?n. 'Continued on page three) SLOWING DOWN Deliveries to the local peanut market were reported to be slowing down to some extent to day, principally for two reasons: price and a shortage in the crop itself. Farmers are apparently holding their goobers off the market and waiting for a five cent price. Today's quotations range from four and one-half to five cents with the four and three-quarter cent price pre dominating. It is conservatively estimated that more thaa M per eaat of the crop has been sold la this im mediate auction and that In esse other areas more thaa 7S per eeat of the crop has been marketed. The Call America Heeds ml CHI IVI AMERICAN RED CROSS facing the greatest task in all its history, the American Ked Cross throughout the length and breadth of the land is appealing to a gen erous people to help finance that task. The Martin County Chapter is starting its annual roll call today. Be sure that vour name is on the list before November 30th. President Roosevelt Declares Freedom Is Worth Fighting For Muk<-? AriuUlire Day AddrrnH At Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Today In an Armistice Day address at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery, I President Roosevelt this morning at 11 o'clock declared liberty is for those who fight for it and for those who fight eternally to fuild it Making no direct reference to the titanic world struggle now in prog- ! ress as it relates to any battlefield, the President said that if the first World War had been lost we would know as France now knows why it was fought "The Poles, the Danes, the Dutch, the Serbs, the Norwe gians, the Greeks and others know today why the last war was fought," the President said "We see danger of tyranny and slavery and realize that freedom and liberty are worth fighting for. "Those who sacrificed their lives twenty-three years ago died to make the world safe. If safety has been again threatened it is our duty to see that the dead of the last war did not die in vain." The President quoted World War Sergeant York in his address this morning in justifying the action of fighting to preserve liberty and free dom in the first World War, "and if those liberties and freedom were worth fighting for then, they are worth fighting for now," he conclud ed. Armistice Day had little meaning in the war-torn world today. The fighting continued unabated on long (Continued on page six) Bookmobile Reports Increased Business Making its second run in this county week before last, the tri county bookmobile reported an in creased volume of business among a larger patronage. Over 100 more books were circulated on the second trip and 32 new borrowers were add ed to the list of readers, Miss Eliza beth House, librarian for the Beau fort-Hyde-Martin Library Associa tion, said last week-end. A circula tion of 514 books was reported in the schools. Many new books have been re ceived and will be ready for distri bution when the bookmobile makes its third trip in the county begin ning Monday, November 24th, Miss House said. The public is urged to make use of the new library service which is of fend without cost to individual pa trons. Reports from the other two coun ties state that the bookmobile is en joying a large patronage. ^ This Week In Defense The President, speaking by radio, said "The choice we have to make is this Shall we make our lull sacri fices now, produce to the limit, and deliver our pioduets today and ev ery day to the battlefronts of the en tire woi Id? Or shall we remain sat isfied \n ith our present rate of arma ment output, postponing the day of real sari if ice as did the French until it is too late? "The fust," the President said, "is the choice of realism realism in terms of three shifts a day; the full est use of every vital machine every minute of every day and every night , . . staying on the job ana getting things made, and entrusting indus trial grievances to the established ffigchfnei V id collective bargaining . . . The second choice is the approach of the blind . . . for them there is still 'plenty of time' . And their tombstones would bear the legend, 'Too late' In a statement issued regarding Civilian Defense Week November 11-16, the President said "Kach and every citizen as a civilian must do tYls share for defense Wr must halt the waste and unnecessary use of critical materials required for de fense. We must work longer hours . . . And each of us lull St be trained in some task that is essential to our total defense . I /end I .ease Aid The President arranged a $1,000, 000,000 loan to Russia under the Lend-I^ase Act. The loan carries no interest. Repayment?partly in ma terials will start five years after the war ends and is to be completed in 10 years from that time Observ ing the 24th anniversary of the So viet revolution, the President tele graphed the Soviet Government "I am confident that the sacrifices and sufferings of those who have the courage to struggle against aggres sion will not have been in vain . . The Navy authorized construction of 50 escort vessels for transfer to Great Britain under the Lend Lease iContmut d on page six) no iiii>i>i<:ks Town real estate went begging for bidders at noon yesterday Mrs. L. U. lames, town tax collector, offered a comparative ly small number of homes and lots at auction for taxes due and unpaid. Not a single bid was made by an individual, the town bidding in the properties sub ject to foreclosure proceedings which will follow within the next eighteen months. A few persons, going about their business In and around the courthouse, paid little attention to the tax collector as she read out the names on the delinquent Germans Are Still Stru air Mi\v To Get rr c Into Russian City Japan U Warned by America Villi Urilnin Tlvil Vppflliu-? men! Day* Are Over Failing repeatedly in his effort to capture Leningrad and Moscow, the Geimans today are throwing fresh troops into the fray in a renewed drive to accomplish Ins bloody plans. The Red Army, battered and out numbered, continued to hold firm against tin- fresh troops which some believe were shifted from the West tttt?Front1 m?a?desperate mnvo?to? save Hitler's dreams in Russia. Ac companying' the news telling of the renewed attack on Leningrad came reports describing counterattacks by the Russians in the rich Donets Basin and around Moscow, and a bitter dog fight continued at Sevastopol, im portant Soviet naval base on the Black Sea Thousands of Germans were re* I .ported attacking LeriingradT lrom Finnish held territory north of the city. Russian quarters interpreted the new drive as both a race against winter and an attempt to make huge strides before Finland replies to a Untied States suggestion that she make peace with the Soviet Union. In contrast to Adolf Hitler's dec were content to starve Leningrad in to submission, the Russian newspa per Red Star reported last Friday that the Germans had thrown four, or five fresh divisions against the long-besieged city Red Star said the Germans had lost 350,000 men on that front alone m an unsuccessful attempt- to sur round Russia's second largest city. This delayed dispatch .also said the Russians were counter-attacking 011 the entire- Moscow front, inflicting heavy losses on the invaders and forcing them to slow their assaults on Tula, munitions city 100 miles south of the eapital. Available information indicated t hat there was 110 .German intention to dig in on the Moscow front for the winter, that the Nazis were still mov ing up reinforcements, and the Rus sians still were .-throwing up more defense lines between the Germans and the capital. Possessing what appears to be an inexhaustible supply of power, Hit lei this morning was reported to be starting a new drive toward the Cau ! casus, but the report .?declared that the new onslaught was being held 111 check by the hard-pressed Russians. Russia was heartened by the stand announced^. by Britain's Winston Churchill yesterday, making it pos sible lor Russian troops and forces to withdraw 111 part from Siberia and take part in the active wiM' at hand A high spot 111 the late reports was '>tie telhng of the killing of three German generals 011 the Leningrad front, including the chief of staff. Releasing more details on the sue Fifteen Marriage Licenses Issued 111 jGounty Last Month -????&? ? Normal Trrinl in Inniiaiire of LimiM'H Continues in Tliis Comity Fifteen marriage licenses were is sued to couples in this county last month, the license bureau in the reg ister of deeds office maintaining a fairly even and normal trend in its business. The November issuance was the largest since last June, and was slightly higher than the average for the past three years, but slightly un it r the average for the three pre ceding years. -Litmuses were issued to eight white and seven colored couples by Regis ter of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger as ftdlows: White William "Edgar ~Da vis and Dare Stokes, both of Hamilton. Wheeler V. Daniel and Sudie Lu ?ile Mallory, both of Oak City. John Reginald Simpson and Sara Freeman Cone, both of Wiliiamston. Tom Henry Ward and Allie Ever ett, both of Robersonville. Charles Brantly Holliday, of Jamesville, and Kathleen Coltrain, of Wiliiamston. Eddie Price, of Wiliiamston, and Pauline White, of Wiliiamston R.F. D No. 3 Richard Earl Umb and Mary Eliz abeth Grivin, both of Jamesville. Noah Rhodes Hardison, of Wil iiamston Route 1, and Velma Idell Perry, of Wiliiamston. Colored Fernando Newsom and Gladys Perkins, both of Robersonville. Spencer Cherry and Christine House, both of Robersonville. Frank Gay, Sr., of Hobgood, R. F. D. 1, and Almeter Williams, of Hob good. James Henry Moore and Carrie Mae Spell, both of Robersonville. Joseph Henry Peel and Bstelle Moore, both of Wiliiamston, Route 3. George Henry Peel and Mary Mag dalene Purvis, both of Wiliiamston. Clarence Bowen and Addle Baa trice Rogers, both of WUUaRMton.