Millions Are Now
Laying Foundation
For Final \ictory
(Continued from page one)
slacker and as one who is unfit to
live in this land The country is
calling each individual and each in
dividual should make ready to an
swer that call and answer it will
ingly Air raid wardens in this coun
ty have been given their assignments
and it is certain they will perform
well their assigned duty. They will
need help, and while everyone can't
handle that task everyone can buy
savings stamps, defense bonds, ga
ther old scrap iron, support the Red
Cross, work in the Red Cross pro
duction room, grow more food, con
serve important defense materials
There's a thousand ways for every
individual to cooperate in the task
at hand A local mother interesting
ly points several ways in which she
and her little children can help.
Read it and formulate similar plans
or plans of your own.
Cotton Ginning* hear
The 5,000-Bale Mark
Martin County cotton ginnings for
1941. running nearly 300 bales ahead
of those for 1940, are just 51 short of
the 5.000-bale mark, Vernon Griffin,
special agent for the Department of
Commerce, announced today.
The report states that 4.949 bales
of cotton had been ginned from the
1941 crop prior to December 1 as
compared with 4.fikl hales ginned
from the 194? rron mi to the same
date
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Russia Declares No
Separate Peace To
Be Made with Nazis
(Continued from page one)
of Luzon.
News of the first major blows at
Japanese seapower came in swift
sequence.
First, Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson confirmed the sinking of the
Haruna.
j Then the Navy, in its second com
jmunique of the war, told of the
cruiser and destroyer being sunk at
! Wake Island
A few hours later. Navy Commun
ique No. 3 said:
"AdmiraliThomas C. Hart, Com
mander-in-Chief of the Asiatic fleet,
(reported that Navy patrol planes
scored-bomb hits on a Japanese bat
tleship of the Kongo class of the
[coast of Luzon. The ship was badly
damaged
"This is the second Japanese bat
tleship to be bombed effectively by
thfr United States forces."
Destruction of 20 of the attacking
Japanese planes at Hawaii was dis
closed by Delegate Samuel W. King
oT Hawaii after a trans-oceanic tel
ephone conversation with Hawaiian
Governor Joseph B Poindexter.
King said the information was au
thorized for release in Hawaii by
Lieut. General Walter C. Short, and
that Poindexter was permitted to
make the disclosure.
The swift pieces of "good news"
came in the midst of Navy Depart
ment disclosure that Secretary of
Navy Frank Knox arrived in Hono
lulu n, m:.L-i piT^irii. I snrvpy of'the
situation there.
Knox's arrival coincided with re
newed demands in the Senate that
the American people be told "the
truth" about the "serious setback"
at Pearl Harbor?demands that were
met by a ringing call for confidence
in "our war President" by a United
American peoplo.M
' The Winte House thus far has ac
knowledged the loss of one "old bat
tleship" and a destroyer, serious
damage to "several" other warships,
destruction of many planes and 3,000
casualties ? 1,500 dead and 1,500
wounded?on the Island of Oahu J
alone.
Late reports coming out of the Pa- j
ific tell of daring feats by Ameri
can airmen. Lieutenant Boyd T.
Wagner has 14 Jap planes to his
.?redit. Captain Cullen Kelly, of Flor
ida. fighting through enemy planes
lelivered death blows ot the Haruna
before he was killed. Filipinos have
given a good account of themselves
in the air against superior numbers
>f Japs while the population in Ma
nila dared death to cheer their fight
ers on to victory.
Admiral Hart said today that the
Japanese fleet fled when the Amer
ican forces appeared last night.
The Marine daredevils were re
ported still holding the little island
of Wake, a mere sandpit in the mid
dle of the Pacific. Jap invasion at
tempts have been farced back in the
Philippines, and the British are hold
ing in Malaya Encouraging news is
coming out of China where the Chi
nose forcesj-have started a huge of
fensive again SI Canton to relieve the
pressure on the British at Hong
Kong.
Encouraging news is coming out of
Russia, too. where official spokes
men have frowned on a peace pro
posed by Germany and declared that
no peace would be considered with
out agreement with the United States
.itid Britain. Russia has condemned
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
and the Japanese press is more hos
tile to Russia. The Russian ambassa
dor to the United States was quoted
late yesterday as saying that the
United States and his country were
in perfect accord. But battered and
worn out with the bloodiest fighting
in all history during the past fivt
months, Russia may not be able to
take the offensive against Japan at
the present time.
A late press dispatch says that the
British have sunk or fired 5tX1
Japanese troop barges off the Malaya
Peninsula.
The Germans are still retreating
from Moscow and in the Bibyan des
ert
Some attention was turned tow
ard Spain today when the rebel gov
ernment of Franco closed part of the
Spanish border, trapping hundreds
of Americans who were trying to get
out of Europe. The meaning of the |
action is not clear, but it is possible
the Germans are planning a push
through Spain toward Gibraltar
TOYS! TOYS!
There arc only 10 more flopping davo
for Santa (llano. Whether it be an item
for Santa or a gift to oome member of
the family we have juot what yon need.
Our priceo are moot reaoonable.
Toys Going Fast
BUY NOW!
Vc can't replace our stork, so
you hail better hurry before
it is too late!
WESTERN
AUTO STORE
First Casualties of
War Are Reported
Wild rumors, unmercifully circu
lated here and Claiming that William
Atwood Gurganus, young Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Gurganus, of Williams
Township, and three other Martin
County men had made the supreme
sacrifice in the defense of their
country, were absolutely without
foundation An official report states
that only three North Carolinians
were killed when the sneaking, dou
ble-crossing and contemptible Japs
made their attack on Pearl Harbor
and other Pacific points early this
week. There are quite a few young
poeple from this county in Hawaii,
including Miss Hazel Tyson, of Oak
City, a trained nurse in the Pearl
Harbor Naval Base Hospital, but
latest reports would indicate they
are all safe
One of the three young men, Pri
vate Robert H Westbrook, Jr., of
Raleigh, was a close friend of Milton
James here and had visited in Wil
liamston several times during the
past two years. The other two North
Carolinians killed in the raid were
Private Raymond C. Joyner, of
Henderson, and Corporal Weldon C.
Burleson, of Banks Creek, Yancey
County.
It is possible that the yellow fiends
in the Pacific and the Nazi murder
ers in the Atlantic will overtake
some of our young men,' but the
least we can do is to refrain from
circulating wild and unfounded ru
mors.
Colored Residents
Here Raise $74.29
For The Red Cros?
(Continued from page one)
take a part in running the "mercury"
out the top.
Memberships and contributions
not previously recognized follow: ,
Nora Cherry Slade. colored chair
man. collected the following mem
berships and contributions: Mary D.
Smith. Beatrice Rodgers, Mary D.
Bennett. Maud Alexander, Richord
Thompson, Mary C Knight, Vester
Duggar, Andrew Mason, Clyde
Knight, Idelle Bridges, Lee Cain
Williams, Henry Hill. Phyllis Smith,
Frank Speller. Alonza Smith. George
Hyman. E M Holley. R. Hoffler, D.
S. Chance, J P. Dennis, A. L. Hayes,
Ashley Tillery, Sophronia Latham,
Walter Johnson. ^/!ary Mizelle, John
Clemons, R C. demons. Robert
Rodgers, Joe Spruill, Hattie Speller,
Ella Rouse, Nellie Slade, Hacdison
Ebron, Elisha Mitchell. Virginia La
tham, Dorothy Brown, F. L. Allen,
Mattie Speller. Ruby Andrews, Jo
die Howard, Amanda Ebron, Joseph
Balance, Edward Early, Lizzie Har
ris, Andrew Roberson, Mary S. Gray,
E J. Hayes, Christine Clark, B L.
Ellison. L. S Chambers, E. V. Mc
Cluud. R. N. Jackson, C. M. Mun
tague, E. L. Alexander, L. M. Slade,
F. L Holley, A D. Gaither, Fannie
Ruffin, Mary Purvis, Sallie Jordon,
Annie Htiff, Ethel Everett, Rosa B
Speller, Otis Whitfield, Cordelia
Rogers, Nora Cherry Slade, all mem
berships, and $8 29 in contributions.
Sam Zemon, W M. Manning. Mrs.
Joe D Thrower. Miss Clyde Hassell,
Mrs. Hattie Edmondson, Roanoke
Chevrolet Company, Miss Irene Tet
terton. Mrs. Joe Mike Mitchell, all
njemberships and Mrs. F. R War
wick. Mrs. Carroll Jones, Arthur
Gurganus, Mrs. W G. Waters, Roy
Coltrain, contributions.
Patients In The
Local Hospital
Little Miss Peggy Harrison, five
year-old and bright-eyed daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. E. C. Harrison, is in
the Brown Community hospital here.
She received her 25th blood transfu
sion yesterday and plans to return
home tomorrow.
Robert Benjamin, two-month-old
son of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Keel, is
quite til in the hospital with pneu
monia.
Mr. Gavin Cowan, victim of an au
tomobile accident, is getting along
Very Wett m the hospital with a brok
en leg.
Recovering from an operation,
Mrs. John 11. Cowan plans to return
to her home in Bear Grass today or
tomorrow from the local hospital
Enters Hardware
Store By Window
Placing a long piece of 2 by 4 tim
ber against the building, a robber
entered the second floor back win
dow of the Woolard Hardware Com
pany store here early last Tuesday
night. He threw a rock through the
glass Going to the first floor, the
robber went to the front of the store,
took a new hatchet, forced open the
cash register and took several dol
lars in cash.
Entering the store about 7:30
o'clock, Mr. J. D. Woolard heard the
thief crashing through the glass win
dow.
No arrests have been made in the
Four Of Eleven Men
Are Rejected By Army
Physically unfit, four of the eleven
colored draftees leaving this county
for Fort Bragg last Friday were re
jected by Army doctors this week.
The names of the four boys re
turning are, Augustus L. Rogers and
John D Mason, both of Williamston
Route 2, and Johnny Lee and Aaron
Andfew Barnes, both of Williams -
ton.
This Week In
Defense
The White House announced Lend
Lcase Administrator Stettinius had
been instructed "to see that the de
fense needs of the Government of
'Turkey were filled as fast as possi
'ble.M The Navy announced two ad
ditional British warships are under
going repairs in U. S. ports. The U.
S. Petroleum Coordinator announc
I ed 38 oil tankers have been released
| by the Br itish and returned to their
American owners.
Navy Progress
Navy Secretary Knox told his
press conference the Navy's ship- 1
building program "is continuing to
beat all projected schedules." Since
January 1, 1941. Mr. Knox said, the
Navy has ordered 5,334 vessels at a
total cost of $7,353,000,000 and near
ly one billion dollars has been allo
cated for expanding shipbuilding fa- i
cilities. During November, the Secre
tary said. 33 combat ships were
launched, keels were laid for 52
more, and five new ships?including
the 35,000-ton dreadnought Indiana
?joined the fleet.
Men hant Shipbuilding
The Maritime Commission an
nounced its goal of "one ship a day"
will be attained this month and that
plans are underway to increase the
program to two ships a day by next
summer. Thirty vessels are sched
uled for launching in December, 39
in January and 40 in February, the
Commission said. Present objective j
is approximately 1,600 ships, the |
Commission's construction director (
said. "?and, the end is not yet." J
The Labor Department estimated
300,000 more workers will be needed
for ship construction by this time!
next year. The Maritime Commission !
estimated the total number of sea
men will have to be doubled by the
end of 1943
New Defense Appropriations
The House passed and sent to the
Senate a bill appropriating $8,243.
800,000 to expand the Army immed
iately to 2.000,000 men; maintain the
recently-mobilized Philippine Army;
expand manufacturing facilities for
critical weapons to double total pre
viously-scheduled production, and
vastly increase the supply of these
weapons; increase the number of
airports capable of accommodating
military planes; increase the Army
Air Force from 54 to 84 groups; con
vert large merchant vessels to air
craft carries. The bill would bring
the total outlay for defense since the
fall of France to $67,990,000,000.
Labor Disputes
The House passed and sent to the
Senate a bill which would prohibit
mass picketing in defense labor dis
putes, ban all strikes for organiza
tional or jurisdictional issues, and
outlaw all strikes that have not been
called by a majority of the workers
through ar secret- ballot supervised
by the Government. The bill would
also require labor unions to register
with the Federal and State Govern
number of members and the amount
of dues and fees charged; empower
the chairman of the National De
fense Mediation Board to order a
60-day cooling-off period; and de
prive any union of its benefits un
der the Wagner act if "knowingly or
negligently" it allowed a Commun
ist, a member of the German-Amer
ican Bund or a person convicted of
a felony to hold union office.
Chairman Wayne Morris of the
President's special fact-finding board
announced settlement of the wage
dispute between railway manage
!ment and labor which had threaten
ed a nation-wide railroad strike De
cember 7th. The agreement, effective
until the end of 1942. increased the
wages of 350,000 operating employees
by 76 cents a day and the wages of
1805.000 non-operating personnel by
110 cents an hour
Subcontracting: and SmaJl Business
The House created a special seven
man committee of Representatives to
determine if: (1) the potentialities
ol small business to Handle defense
have fully developed: (2) adequate
attention lias been given the needs
of small business engaged in non
defense work; (3) small business is
being fairly treated in allocation of
materials.
Director Odium of the OPM Con
tract Distribution Division, speaking
in New York, said 70 per cent of U
S. manufacturing establishments em
ploy 20 people or less. He said these
133,300 small plants are the hardest
to find, the most difficult to connect
to defense work, and the hardest to
connect back later to civilian econ
omy . .
Officers Destroy
Eight Distilleries
Assisted by ABC officers from
Beaufort and Pitt Counties and fed.
oral agents. ABC Officer Joe H. Roe
buck dealt a stunning blow to the il
licit liquor manuacturing business in
the county this week. Operating in
Hamilton, Bear Grass and James
Ville Townships, the officers wreck
ed eight complete illicit plants and
destroyed three partial outfits. They
poured out 6,600 gallons of beer, 38
gallons of liquor and confiscated an
automobile belonging to a Knox
boy.
All of the plants were new ones
and some of them were being oper
ated for the first time.
It was learned indirectly that the
federal agents would return to this
county next week to continue their
work against the illicit traffic.
The raids this week were the most
extensive conducted in this county
in recent months.
SOLID CARLOAD LION SALT AE
rived. Get our prices before you
buy. Lion salt is known for its fine
quality. Farmers Supply Company.
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Farm Bureau Group
Is Asking Increase In
Tobacco Pen alties
Four Martin County Men At
tend Conference At
Chicago This Week
The North Carolina delegation
consisting of 36 members under the
j leadership of President J. E Wins
low, of Greenvile, and R. Flake
Shaw, executive secretary of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau, suc
ceeded this week at the annual meet
ing of the National Farm Bureau
j Federation in Chicago in passing the
resolutions sponsored by the Bureau
at Tarboro last month.
Mr. W. W. Eagles, of Maccelsfield,
was appointed chairman of the 8
State Tobacco Committee substitut
ing for J. E Winslow, who was re
cently injured in a train wreck at
I Corinth, Miss.
B B. Sugg, mayor of Greenville,
and one of the state's leading tobac
conists, led the floor fight for the
North Carolina flue-cured growers, j
and T. Weaver Cathey, North Caro- i
lina State Triple-A Chairman of
Waynesville, N. C., led the floor fight
for'the Burley group.
| Resolutions were passed unani
mously by the 8-State Conference
asking f.or increased penalties in
1942 to prevent overplanting, and
I also requested that the allotments in
1942 remain as they were in 1941, un
less the tobacco companies would
give a guaranteed price for the in
creased production.
The conference also went on rec
ord as favoring the 100 per cent par
ity loan in case the allotments were
increased for 1042. The sentiment of
the conference was overwhelming
ly in favor of retaining the 85 per
cent parity loan which sets a mini
mum price on flue-cured tobacco. It
1 was the opinion of the group that
jwith this guarantee no other guar
i antees were necessary for the pro
duction and marketing of the 1942
Mr. R. V. Knight, of Tarboro, rep
resenting the peanut growers of east
ern North Carolina, secured the pass
age of the resolution which provides
for the protection of the old grow
ers, and guarantees a minimum of
$70.00 per ton or 75 per cent of par
ity, whichever is the greater. This
provision to apply to peanuts being
grown for oil under the national em
ergency at this time. Mr. Knight de
manded that the allotments of the
old growers producing peanuts for
edible trade must bo protected at
the conclusion of the present nation
al emergency.
H Flake Shaw, executive secre
tary, stated that he was gratified at
the splendid cooperation given by
Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee and
Kentucky, and also the other states,
in passing by an overwhelming vote
the resolutions presented by the
North Carolina delegation.
I?J. V. Whitfield, president of the
Pender County Farm Bureau, and
County Agent A. C. Golphin. of New
Hanover County, were making a
Committee to secure national sup
port for truck and vegetable crops.
In a conference set for tonight, Mr.
Whitfield and Mr. Golphin are hop
ing to reach a compromise with the
truck and vegetable growers of Cali
fornia and the western region.
Mr. R. W. Blackburn, national sec
retary of the American Farm Bur
eau Federation, announced that the
North Carolina Farm Bureau had
reached the highest membership in
the history of the state organization
and had shown the third largest per
centage increase in membership in
1942 of every state in the Union.
The Martin County delegation at
the National Farm Bureau Conven
tion consists of the following per
sons D. V. Clayton. J. F. Bailey,
R. S. Everett, and H. U. Peele.
Green Wave Teams
To Play Tonight
The Green Wave basketeers will
open their current season tonight
against Bear Grass.
The girls have Elizabeth Ward,
Alice Belle Jenkins, Betty R. Gur
ganus, Mane Moore and Dorothy
Show left from last year. Some of
the newcomers on the girls' squad
are Audrey Hardison, Sylvia Green,
Dorothy Roberson, Anne Lindsley,
Delia Jane Mobley, Gloria Roberson,
Peggy Stinnette and Anne Meador.
The boys will retain the services
of Jack Sullivan, George Cunning
ham. Billy Peele and Howell Peele
from last year. The Wave will in
crease their reserve strength this
winter by the addition of rookies
Reg Griffin, Fred Hardison, J. B.
Taylor, Jimmie Manning, Harold
llargett, Carlyle Langley, James
Carrow and Bobby Shoe.
The girls' teams will play first to
night at 7:30 o'clock.
ICE CREAM SUPPER
Poplar Chapel Church will huh] an
ice cream and pie supper Monday
night at 7:30. The public is invited.
An Unusual Temporary
iMrceny Case Reported
A climax in temporary larceny
cases was reported here last night
when someone stole Sheriff Charlie
B. Roebuck's automobile from in
front of the police station. "It was
the first time I can remember leav
ing the keys in the fcar," the officer
explained when he found the ma
chine missing at 9:30 o'clock. About
three o'clock this morning the car
was returned and parked within 20
feet of the spot where it was stolen.
Very little damage was done to the
car. the officer stating that the dash
compartment had been forced open
but that his pistol, locked in the
dash, was not stolen.
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, many persns have con
tributed time and money toward
building and paying for the Legion
Hall and.
Whereas, the names of such con
tributors are so numerous that it
would be impractical to mention
them here and.
Whereas, thanks is desired to be
expressed by the John W. Hassell
Post No. 163 of the American Legion:
1 That it express the gratitude and
appreciation to any and all persons
who have in any way contributed
anything toward the erection of the
Legion Hall or in paying the debt
incurred in building it.
2. That the Post expressly thank
members of the building committee,
John A. Ward, who has been secre
tary and treasurer of the committee,
for the great amount of work they
have done in directing and kindling
the enthusiasm which has led to the
completion of the building.
3. That a copy of these resolutions
be recorded on the minutes of the
Post.
4 That a copy be published in Mar
tin County papers.
Wants
HOME FOR RENT: FURNISHED
or unfurnished. Mrs. Sallie Hal
berstadt, Church Street, Williamston.
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LOST ? IHM BOX IN ONE OF
1 Williamston stores, Thursday, De
cember 11th. Finder please return
to Enterprise or Meivin Wynne, c-o
Lindsley Ice Co., and receive reward.
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WE PAY CASH FOB COKN. HIGH
est market prices paid. Manning
and Gurkin Peanut Company at the
New Farmers Warehouse, Williams
ton. dl2-6t
CHEAP! HOUSE AND LOT FOR
sale in Parmele, joining G. C.
James. For partciulars, see E. G. or
W. C. Whitehurst, Bethel, N. C.
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NOTICE ? FOR RENT. FILLING
station and store for rent in cor
porated limits of Williamston on
Highway 125, located in good busi
ness district. See David Moo're.
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WE PAY CASH FOR CORN. WIL
liamston Hardware Co. dl2-tf
8 ROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. GOOD
neighborhood. Call 66-W. dl2-2t
FOUND ? SUM OF MONEY ON
streets of Williamston. Finder may
have same by identifying amount.
Mrs. Robert Harrell. Modern Beauty
Shop. Williamston.
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STOVE WANTED: WOULD LIKE
to buy a second-hand wood stove.
Need not be in good repair. Mrs. Joe
Cowan, Main Street, Williamston, N.
C. d9-2t
RADIO
REPAIRING
Bring us your Radio
for Ri-jiuirp. All work
guaranteed. Reason
aide Charges.
Western Auto Store
If'. J. Miller, Owner
ANNOUNCEMENT
I WISH TO ANNOUNCE
THAT I HAVE LEASED
'Dick' Wynne's
Filling Station
Hamilton llifiliiiay If illiamxton
Would appreciate my friendscalling; oil me for
SINCLAIR GAS and OILS and general line of
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
JIMMY TYRE
Men's Practical
Christmas
GIFTS
May wf KiiggcKt that you give him
an item of clothing he
will appreciate.
SUSPENDERS
I PAJAMAS
? TOPCOATS
? SUITS
HANDKERCHIEFS
I SHIRTS
? SWEATERS
? SOCKS
Many Other Items Reasonably
Priced and of Finest Quality.
Pittmans
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
ON A HOT DAY
Last Summer, We Bought Our Largest Stock Of
Fine Christmas Gifts
Take Advantage of These Lower Prices NOW Before We Make
Replacements at Advanced Prices . . . SHOP EARLY AT
DAVIS PHARMACY