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YOLLME XL1Y NUMBER 97 Williamtton. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 5, 1941. ESTABLISHED 1899
Present Conditions
Make Cotton Quotas
Necessary For 1942
Added Importance Is Given to
Referendum To Be Held
On December 13th
Little interest has been shown so
far in the scheduled cotton referen
dum, but the outcome of the vote on
Saturday of next week has a much
greater meaning than many appar
ently blieve. The importance of a
favorable vote was stressed at a
meeting "here yesterday afternoon in
the agricultural building, but there
was hardly enough interest in the
problem to guarantee a very large
vote in this county on the 13th.
Plans for the referendum have
been completed in this county, T B.
Slade, assistant to the agent, said
yesterday- Voting has been arranged
for in Jamesville, Williams, Bear
Grass, Williamston, Everetts, Rober
ersonville. Gold Point, Hassell, Ham
ilton and Oak City. Cotton farmers
in Poplar Point and Griffins will
vote at the agricultural building. The
polls will open at 8:30 and close at
five o'clock.
The following pertinent facts have
been pointed out in connection with
the cotton situation, proving the need
for a continuation of marketing quo
tas for 1942:
The supply of all cotton in the
world on August 1, 1941, was about
48,500,000 bales, as compared with
48.900,000 bales a year earlier
The supply of American cotton in
the world on August 1, 1941, was
about 23,800,000 bales, as compared
with 24,900,000 bales a year earlier.
Of this amount, about 23,000,000
bales were in the United States. This
includes a 12-million bale carry-over
and an estimated 11-million bale crop
in 1941. This is approximately a two
year supply in this country. The car
ry-over of American cotton in the
United States on August 1, 1940, was
about 10,500,000 bales
Export markets will take about
one bale in every 23 now in the Unit
ed States. Our exports for the sea
son ending July 31, 1941, amounted
to about 1,100,000 bales
Domestic markets will take about
10 bales in every 23. We used about
9 1-2 million bales during the 1940
41 season, a record high mark in do
mestic consumption.
National defense requires a bal
anced production?the right amount
of each commodity. Supplies of cot
ton exceed present needs, including
a safe reserve. On the other hand,
supplies of certain other commodities
must be increased. Marketing quo
tas are a part of the plan under
which cotton farmers may adjust
their operations to meet the goal of
"food for freedom." As cotton farm
ers devote a larger part of their re
sources toward increasing supplies
of the deficit defense crops, market
ing quotas may be used to protect
for each farmer who is aiding Jlie de
fense effort, his proportionate share
of the limited cotton market.
The increase in domestic consump
tion, which only partly offsets the
drastic loss in exports, has been a re
sult of a greatly increased demand
for cotton cloth. In fact, the price of
cotton cloth has increased more rap
idly than the price of cotton In April
1940, the average price of 17 con
structions of cloth was 22.12 cents,
while the cotton which went into
that cloth averaged 10.72 cents per
pound. By April, 1941, the price of
the same cotton had risen to 11.24
?an increase of about one-half cent
per pound?while the cloth prices
had increased to 31.05, or an increase
of 8 93 cents per pound. Since April,
1941 the price of cotton has gone up
faster than the wholesale price of
cloth. However, the spread between
the price of cotton cloth and the price
of the cotton that goes into that
cloth has, for the last few months, av
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Colored Men Leave
Today For Army
Eleven young Martin County col
ored men left here shortly before
noon today for the Army induction
center at Fort Bragg. A twelfth one,
found to have a court record, was
ordered not to report until a com
plete investigation could be made.
Delving into the man's record, the
draft board was advised that he had
been convicted of second degree
murder in the Beaufort County Su
perior Court. The clerk advises tbat
the case is not on record, but it was
learned that the man had served a
prison term for something. Definite
action on his case will not be taken
until a complete investigation can
be made. v
Names of the eleven men who left
this morning are, Percy Horton, of
Palmyra, R.F.D. I; Benjamin Fair
fax Hyman, of Hobgood, R.F.D. 1;
Elbert Mitchell, of Williamston;
Johnny Lee. of Williamston; LeRoy
Mizelle, of Williamston; Augustus
Lee Rogers, of Williamston, R.F.D.
2; Aaron Andrew Bonds, of William
ston; John D. Mason, of Williamston
R.F.D. 2; Wilbert Foster Pullen. oi
Robersonville and Baltimore; James
Henry Chance, of Robersonville, R
F. D. 2, and Moaes Alexander Staton
of Jamesville, R.F.D. 1.
Do You Want Your Christmas
To Be Happy One This Year?
(Contributed)
During the first World War when
our boys were in Army camps and
on the battlefront a drive was made
for the Red Cross and several other
like organizations in Martin County.
About twelve thousand dollars was
raised.
We are not actually at war now
and have only a few men compara
tively in actual service. But our
glorious Red Cross is not ministering
to just our own. but doing every
thing in its power to give food, cloth
ing and medicine to those poor starv
ing Greeks who were fighting so val
| iantly this time last year, to the hun
gry and cold Chinese and to all oth
ers whom Christ called our brothers
in need all over the world.
Don't let's just join the Red Cross ;
this year, but give until it hurts for !
our few dollars may save the lives
of many during this winter.
The Red Cross is the finest organ
ization in "the world to take your do
nation and see that it's used to the
best advantage. So, if you want to
make your Christmas happy send a
contribution and make it all you can
spaic. to the Enterprise, and Fin sure
God will give you that peace which
means more than anything on earth.
Few Cases Docketed
In The Superior Court
HOC KILLINGS
The hog killing season in Mar
tin County was opened this week
when County Commissioner
Joshua L. Coltrain killed and
packed an ample supply of meat
for the coming year.
The extended warm weather
is delaying the annual task, but
with virtually all crops harvest
ed and most of them marketed,
farmers are expectrd to start
killing their meat on a fairly ex
tensive scale within the next
few days.
Reports indicate that the coun
ty will kill about as much meat
this year as it did last, meaning,
that the supply will be ample to
meet local needs.
Alonza L Haynor
Killed in Highway
Accident Tuesday
Fum-rul Services For Furmer
Of County Near Ouk City
YntJerdny Afternoon
Alonza L. Raynor, well-know Mar
tin County fanner, was instantly
killed about 8 o'clock near Tarboro
last Tuesday night when he was run
down by two automobiles on High
way No. 64
Going to Tarboro that afternoon
with Herman Manning, of Oak City,
the two became separated and ap
parently thinking he had been left,
I Mr. Raynor started walking down the
highway. He caught a ride out of
i Tarboro, and was put out in or near
I Mildred. A heavy fog was on the
| highway and ope report stated that
I he stepped into the road to wave
' down an approaching car, that the
(driver swerved the machtne, side
! swiped and knocked him down. A
second car ran over him, causing in
stant death.
A report released in Tarboro In
collection with the accident, reads,
as follows:
Dr. J. G. Raby, Edgecombe Coun
ty coroner who investigated the ac
cident, said that Raynor had been
drinking previous to the accident
Raynor was walking along the shoul
der of the road. When he attempted
to cross the highway which was cov
ered with a thick fog. a car driven
by H. L. Polk, of Bethel, struck him.
Before Polk could turn his car
around and get back to the prostrate
man, another car driven by J. B. |
Bryant, of Conetoe, over-ran the
victim.
Raynor was dead when officers
reached the scene.
Further information was offered
to coroner KaDy Dy Lion Morris, ST
farmer on the Joe Powell farm in
Edgecombe County. Morris said that
when he was in Tarboro last night,
Raynor came up to him and asked for
a ride to Mildred. Morris said that
after Raynor got in the car, he
could tell that the man had been
drinking
When Morris reached Mildred,
Raynor refused to get out of the
car and pulled a knife. Morris suc
ceeded in throwing him out of the
car, however, and returned to Tar
boro.
After a while, however, Morris be
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TRAVELERS
Glueing from his desk into
the msin street here every now
and then, Norman K. Harrison
during a single day recently
counted ears from XI states. The
travelers were here from Ten
nessee, Vermont, Indiana, New
Jersey, Virginia, Maine, Florida,
Texas, California, Iowa, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Illinois. New
York, Delaware, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, South Carolina,
gsaaas, Georgia, and North Car
olina, of eeurse.
Mr. Harrison la sure h
ed a few states la the oount.
Charges Of Murder
And Manslaughter
Before The Court
Only Fourteen Cuwm Have
? Been Doc keted for Trial
In Court Next Week
1
Despite two murder cases and two
manslaughter charges, an unevent
ful term of the Martin County Su
perior Court is expected next week.
As far as it could be learned from a
review of the fourteen cases docket
ed up until Wednesday morning,
there are no unusually long sen
tences awaiting those who intention
ally or unintentionally wandered
down the crime trail. It is hgirdbi
likely that a first degre^nft^ge "^vlTl
be asked in either of the murder
cases, officers stating that there is
little evidence to be had in one of
the ca^es and that a conviction is
even doubtful on a less serious
charge!
Judge Henry L. Stevens, of War
saw, is returning to the cour\ty to
preside over the court which is
scheduled to run for one week and
handle both criminal and civil cases.
No civil calendar has been prepared
and there is some doubt if the court
will hear anything except criminal
cases and consider a few motions.
There is a-marked absence of cases
charging defendants with thefts, but
the docket shows that human life
came in for a heavy attack during j
recent months in the county. The bar
of justice will speak for four men
whose lives were snuffed out by j
firearms or the automobile.
Cases on the docket include the1
following:
The year-old larceny and receiv- I
ing case against Roosevelt Fagan, I
colored, is still on the docket Fagan
is said to have stolen an old model
car from Ren Griffin in November I
of last year. Before the law could '
get him in this county he was arrest
ed and sentenced to the roads in
Beaufort County for a term of five
years for alleged robbery.
Appealing from a judgment in the
county court in the case charging
him with drunken driving, Henry
Ellison failed to appear for trial dur
ing the last September term and his
case is still on the docket.
O. R. Boyd, charged with assault
ing Z. T. Sawyer at the pulp mill last
June, is scheduled for trial on appeal
from the county court.
James Purvis, charged with dis
orderly conduct in the home of John
nie Jones in Everetts, appealed from
the lower court judgment and he is
to face trial next week.
Ervin Cullipher is facing trial in
the court for alleged seduction un
der promise of marriage Mabel
Wynne.?*h#? pmsocuting witness,
charged the crime took place on
August 20. At a preliminary hearing
before Justice J. L. Hassell on No
vember 25th, the defendant was re
leased under a $200 bond.
G. E. Hyman and James Johnson
are to answer to the court for alleg
edly forging the name of S. E. Close
to a lease or contract with intent to
defraud Close out of his crops. The
crime is alleged to have taken place
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Deputy Collectors
Complete Round-up
Coming into this county about
two weeks ago, five special deputies
of the North Carolina Department of
Revenue have about completed their
round-up of delinquent sales tax ac
counts. No accurate or official report
could, be had on collections in the
four counties in this district, but it
is estimated that the "flying squad
ron" will account for between eight
and ten thousand dollars before they
leave over the week-end.
The five deputies have been work
ing in Bertie. Martin, Washington
and Tyrrell Counties. While they
collected a number of privilege or
Schedule "B" taxes, their main at
tention was centered on delinquent
sales tax accounts.
REMEMBRANCES
By CHAS. SMALLWOOD
W illianislon. N. C.
DURING 1870's and Ws
Not so many moons after the big
fire, the old court house and jail,
down main street, on river hill again
blanketed the town in red, and
wrapped the heavens with lightwood
smoke. All the old county records
were gone. Nothing saved as I under
stood. The devils in the dungeon, as
well as the better standing in the
upper lockers, also one volunteer by
the name of Sam Nelson, came near
going along wtth the courthouse rec
ords. Sam. a nit-wit, emenated from
around Grimesland, crossroads in
Pitt County, habitually and periodi
cally hiked himself to all neighbor
ing vicinities, as inclination saw fit
to take him, and Williamston was on
his list Sam was a harmless soul,
when no one bothered him, but like
old I so m rot the flour episode, if you
jibed at him you got "cussed" round
ly, and lots of bad boys delighted in
doing this. Sam never traveled Wil
liamston's tar-softened sidewalks,
nor no other town's any kind of side
walks. His path lay only through the
middle of the street, or the middle of
the road, afoot and barefoot at that.
No winter ever induced Sam to wear
shoes. He sometimes carried a budget
on his back, most always a stick in
his hand, which he would flourish
when pestered, and muttered himself
along when not bothered. He knew
his. friends in every town, usually in
stores that befriended him, and at
will would dash in saying?Sam hun
gry, bread and cheese?or any other
such edible, with which he was fa
miliar, i ever tarrying after eating
Always in a hurry; always on the
tramp It is a wonder he didn't walk
his legs off. Had he liyed and start
ed out during these days of hit-and
runners, he would never have last
ed Icing enough to become a part of
this narrative.
Shmdd he strike Williafnston for
he would look up Sher
iff Hardison. even going to his house,
and inform him, Sam tired. Sam
sleepy Lock Sam up-. And tins night
of the jail fire he had so struck Wil
liamston, and been so locked up for
the night.
When r arrived at the fire scene,
the courthouse roof had fallen in,
the jail was ablaze, and a crowd of
men were trying to batter the door
down with a ram. I could hear the
crowd int ide yelling to be turned out;
Sam's voice above all the others ??
Turn Sam out?Burn Sam up?Turn
Sam out But the door did not yield
to the ram. It must have been a stout
door with stount hinges and stout
lock. No one had a key. and no one
had been able to find the Sheriff, or
if he was found, then he could not
fine) the key 1 never learned exactly
how the delay w as occasioned, other
than this, but I learned bow Sam
could hoik i and Sam never stopped
holleripg, until the door finally open
ed at thy' hand? of t)i< Sheriff, and
by the aid of tTu I - \ That ram nev
er did bolt it open. As all, including
Sam, rushed out. Sam quit calling,
and took up cu : in' He struck, a dou
ble-quirk fur Hi' upcn turning loose
more proficiently than I had ever
heard him turn looser before, and
with never a backward glance from
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Man Charged ^ ith
Th'dl Of 12 Hides
Charlit Williams, Jamesville col
ored ma.i. was arrested last Tues
day and foimally charged with the
theft of -a dor.cn coon and opposum
hides from Mr Iia T Coltrain in
the county town the early part of
last week. The hides were stolen
from a small storage house belong
ing to Mr. Coltrain. Williams was
released under a bond in the sum of
$100 and be is to face trial in the
/?ftiinty r. i-oifli r'-. rv.Mit on Docom
ber 15th
Missing, his hides, Mr. Coltrain
visited fur buyers here and asked
them to be on the lookout for the
stolen property. He gave instruc
tions to the dealers to buy the hides
and he would refund their money.
Dealer Jack Daniel bought the hides
this week and immediately reported
the pure! are. Williams arrest follow
ing a short time later.
FORUM
Ad open forum, centered
around the interesting and time
ly theme, "Should America De
clare War Now?" will be held
In the high school auditorium In
Robersonville on Monday eve -
nine, December 8th, at eight
o'clock. Professor L. W. Ander
son, pr-neipal of the school, an
nounced this Week.
Sponsored by the Roberson
ville Paient-Teacher Association,
the forum will be held under the
direction of Dr. Ralph McDon
ald, former candidate for gov
ernor and now of the Eitension
Division of the University of
North Carolina.
Dr. McDonald's address Is be
ing sponsored as an education
al feature for the general public,
Principal Anderson add.
A Generous People Asked To
Pass Judgment On Needy (hies
Sponsored by the local Kiwanis
Club, the Christmas Cheer movement
will be extended to the needy of the
community again this season. The
task can't be handled by the civic
group alone and a thoughtful and
generous people are being asked to
pass judgment on the less fortunate.
Will that judgment be meted out
after the principles propounded by
the Master on Cavalry, or will the
less fortunate be condemned by
neglect and selfishness' The support
given the Christmas cheer movement
in the years that are gone makes it
certain that the thoughtful people of
this community will make a willing
and voluntary effort to remove that
forlorn feeling found in an empty
stocking and at the dinner table
where even the bare necessities of
life are found on Christmas day
Boy Scouts and other local youths
under the direction of Professor D.
IN Hix and other members of the
faculty will canvass the town to
morrow morning beginning at 9:30
o'clock for discarded toys, old cloth
ing or any other articles that might j
be pf^some value to some less for |
tunate soul. Housewives are urged
to have their bundles ready and on
the porches for the canvassers.
It was thought one time to dis
pense with the program this year,
but contrary to the current belief
there is a marked need for the
Christ mas Cheer movement Loca 1
people have been called on for
many donations, and they are as
sured that no nagging or begging
will be considered in financing tin1
project which will meet with success
or failure in accordance with the
voluntary action of the individual.
If you would grasp the real mean
ing of -the Christmas season; -thtm
support the Christmas Cheer fund
Farmers Ask Price
Clarification For
Oil Stock Peanuts
*
I'rrliiiiinary Report* Indicate
Thai Farmer* Are Slow To
Inereawe Production
While it is believed surplus pea
nuts produced tor oil purposes will
sell for at least three and one-half
cents, farmers are looking to Secre
tary of Agriculture Claude Wickard
for a statement clarifying the price
situation before they go all-out for a
record production even if increased
stock are needed in the name of de
fense
A group of Congressmen repre
senting Southern peanut grower^ re
quested Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard this week to clarify his re
cent announcement urging farmers
'o produce additional peanuts for
il purposes.
Wickard recently suggested to pea
nut growers that additional peanut
oil was needed and that they should
increase their output, but now Jap
anese oil is being imported in large
quantities and the need for more
peanut oil is not as acute as it was a
few months ago.
Representative Cooley, of North
Carolina, spokesman for a delega
tion, said the production of peanuts
for edible trade was under a con
trol program and that the Secre
tary's announcement had the effect
? I bringing the peanut produced for
oil purposes under parity provisions.
"If importation of Japanese oil
continues," Cooley said, "the South
ern peanut farmers will find him
self in great distress Therefore, I
think it is fair to assume that Sec
retary Wickard will make another
announcement before the planting
season, explaining what the farmer
. should do."
A break with Japan, however, will
cut off Oil imports and boost the mar
Kel here.
Headed by R. Flake Shaw, secre
tary of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau, the delegation discussed the
possible repercussions from the pro
posed expansion program, and it is
reasonable to believe that some ac
tion will be taken to minimize the
dangers of such a departure from
the established farm program.
During the meantime, community
committeemen are continuing their
survey under the "Food for Free
dom" program No tabulations have
been made public by the county
agent's office, but it is understood
that Martin County will fall far short
in meeting its quota for surplus pea
nuts. A fairly definite trend as to
planned acreages is expected short
ly' however as the work has already
been completed in Cross Roads, Bear
Grass and Robersonville Townships.
The work is about 70 per cent com
plete Ih Dtlll'l UmirlcH. It was learn
ed that while many farmers are
showing no great interest in the pro
gram calling for increased peanut
acreages, they are planning to go
all out for increases in hog raising
and egg production. "If the egg pro
duction measures up to expectation
there'll be plenty of the hen fruit
another --year," one corrfmitteeman
was quoted as saying.
Peanuts Are About
Marketed In Area
The peanut marketing season is
rapidly drawing to a close in this
section, reports from the cleaners
and buyers today stating that less
than 10 per cent of the crop Is in the
hands of the farmers and that the
unsold portion of the crop will hard
ly move until after the holidays. Less
thafi 1.000 bags are being offered
here daily, but a few farmers are
storing the goobers in fairly large
quantities
Oil stock prices were reported $1
a ton less today and are now stand
nig at $71 Regular trade quotations
are strong at S cents with a few sales
being made at 5 1-8 or better.
At this time last year, peanut de
liveries were blocking the plants an<t
storage housM -throughout this sec
tion.
i<? mokk days
Shopping time for Christmas
to already limited, and William
?lon merchants while urging ac
"on at your convenience are
pointing out that only sixteen
more shopping days are between
now and the big holiday.
Williamxton merchants made
the most extensive preparations
in local merchandising history
to serve their patrons this sea
son. and they cordially invite
fma ,0,'ri,de with <hem You'll
rind a large assortment of mer
( hand isc u, the stores and pric es
with ih ,l,,m,>arr favorably
Tnvoh est to h<- found
anywhere.
l<*tioii Unit Is
Preparing Shipment
Red Cross Articles
Clot lies Wi|| I,,. Sen, For-(lie
Kelief of Suffering in
* ar-Sfrieken A reus
Heeding the call ?f suffering hu
"manItj m Uuulded and-war=stndc=
en countries, a goodly number of
b.rTi'i "V'r Mi""" County chap
,he Red Cross will shortly ship
| many garments to Jersey City for
transhipment across tho ocean prin
"|1? / 'o England where the articles
will he distributed to the m-edy in
Vdi ious countries.
Organized last March with Mrs A
H I-tunning as its chairman, the pro
due",,,, unit was delayed in us wnrk
hy the late arrival of materials
Their were a lew who responded to
la" in July, hut by October a
gopdj number was participating in
the work mapped and planned to re
ve suffering Members of the var
lous home demonstration clubs lent
a willing and effective hand, a?d
housewives mostly those without
cooks or servants in the town and
community contributed their sorv
' ices.
The first ship?nrwas^ade~icv~"
eral weeks ago, but the hulk of the
production will move out on the fif
teenth of this month While (he quo
I ,ias ""l '"'''n met so far, the chap
Iter us shipping week after next the
following items eight men's and
sixteen women's sweaters, twenty
four shawls, ten pairs of socks, for
y-eight mufflers, thirty-two chil
dren s sweaters, twelve beanie* 01
caps, twenty foui shirts, fifty g,r|s'
skirts, twelve hoys' shirts fifteen
Convalescent robes, ten pairs of hos
pital pajamas, sixteen girls' dresses
and twenty layettes.
A report on the national organi
rations activities reads
More than a million Red Cross
36 358,068 garments and bandages for
relief ,n Europe and China, it was
annhunced by the American Red
Cross in Washington this week.
At the end of October 8,902,641 ar
I tides of clothing and 29,455,427 sur
gical dressings had been made and
shipped. During October alone ap
?5W)'ooo ,T and
1.500,000 surgical dressings were re
ceived at the Jersey City ware
house from the 3,599 Red Cross chap
program 81"" ,h"
In addition to its production pro
(Continued on page four)
ENCOURAGING
j
Martin County's later ridges
and other secondary roads In
the State are almost in line for
recognition by the powers. For
years and years, the boys mired
up In mud have cried out from
the top of the narrow ridges for
help. "Funds are not available,"
they have heard over and over
again.
Gasoline taxes are mounting
sky high the independents aay,
and since materials for the pri
mary roads are running short.
It now looks as if the secondary
routes will come to the front
Japan Stalling For
More Time In Her
Wression Move
rr
W,i,k <iiv.ii To One*,
lion Relative lo Move into
I reiielt lmlo-( ihina
dall,," for more I,me.
?..thoul doubt. Japan today gave an
vastve and "unsatisfactory" answer
to this country's question concerning
the movement of Japanese troops in
O frc.tch Indo China Reaction to
the virtually meaningless answer is
pending the completion of a confer
ence between Secretary of State Cor
Hu" "Id the President. Speak
ing without complete knowledge of
the lull Contents of the note sent in
answ er to President Roosevelt's ques
' 'ft Tuesday. .. week agm ob
set vers believed that the fu.se 8im.
"ut'l''l'ffc jJL_LLl"l'l''? "ii"'''|'S| ,U>W
War IS possible within a few days or
t'vcti hours.
"edJ|'l"''r.l'""IV '?'ill" ??
that the movement of 10(1000 or
more troops into French Indo China
Was made in full accord with Vichy
meaning, ,t must be admitted, Ger
many has a hand in the Japs' ag
gressive policy Japan denied that
lor' ih'T'.' WaS thn'Ut Thailand
that It was a continuation of an
aggivssiy.. ,s;l,cy The message main
allied that tile troops were placed
;:::c?:ir???? ^*
? III special and continuous session, de
flated that Japan is operating be
hind a mask Developments in the
rar East point to some action, but it
lis thought that the situation will
'hag along unchanged until some
I forward incident lights the powder
keg.
I As a post-script to tin- evasive
JJ.'.'te, Japan expressed the brazen
IjlPPe that negotiations would bo
continued.
, I lie spread of the war in Europe
is expected within the next few
I hours w hen England goes ahead with
j a r plans to declare war against Fin
j land I he time for an answer to Brit
ain's ultimatum lo Finland expires
j at midnight tonight
j Wilde her stand has not lain made
definitely clear, Turkey ,, ??w ,n.
eluded in the lease-lend program
.meaning that the Allies consider that
j11mil11ji 1 .in ally. ____
I < >n the Ku.ssi.in front, the Germans
continue ui full retreat from the Kos
it"v Sl,'hir. late communiques from
the Russian capital stating that 100
Soviet towns had been recaptured.
While the situation around Moscow
continues serious. the eounter-at
Iark By the Russians is being extend
ed along the hattlefront toward Mos
cow, and military observers are of
the opinion that the city w ill not fall
iriln German' hands;
Russian tanks, cavalry and infan
tr> were credited with successes all
the way from the Sea of Azov north
to the central front around Moscow
They appeared to be so closely spac
ed as to represent a synchronized
on n frip sr;ili?
A r.itss News Agency dispatch said
that at one point, identified only as
J> Soviet troops pierced the
?whole German drfen e line," and
occupied ii strategic zone and sevt'r-?
ui heights
On tta right wing of the southern
front, high up in the Donets Valley
the Soviets wi re reported "likewise
; successful," though details were
meagi I Counter-attack . by the Ger
mans, ,|, scribtxl as designed to draw
I off Soviet strength and ease the
phgld of Axis forces routed from
Rostov, were squrtrtird con.ustentlv
Hiss said
Soviet defenders of the Kharkov
segment were reported from Kuiby
ifiev lo have -absorbed- the impact
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For
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Fifteen
White Men
Fifteen young Martin County
white men are being called up for
service in the armed forces begin
ning January 8th, the draft board
was officially notified here yester
day. No quota for colored men was
assigned the county for next month.
The white call is the first received in
this county since October, two col
ored groups having answered calls
! during the meantime
With the exception of two or three
1 young men whose deferments have
expired* the January quota will be
| filled with registrants whose order
numbers range from 1,556 to around
1,800. Names of those men to report
for duty on the eighth have not been
drawn, the draft board stating that
about twenty meh had already pass
ed their preliminary physical ex
aminations and are subject to call.
Under a new plan, registrants will
be given preliminary examinations
by draft board doctors and then re
ceive final examination at a district
center, meaning that if they pass
both examinations they will not re
turn immediately from the army in
duction centers. It is not likely that
the fifteen men to report on Janu
ary 8th from this county will be ex
amined at the center, but will be
| handled just as other men before
| them were handled.