North Carolina Newspapers

"VICTORY BOOK WEEK" FEBRUARY ?-14 * THE ENTERPRISE ? DON'T FORGET REGISTRATION NEXT MONDAY! VOLUME XL\ NUMBER 13 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 13, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899 Sugar Rationing Is Due In The Nation Within Short Time ??? Civilian Defense Chairman Hugh Horton and Mayor Hassell Attend Meet Sugar rationing, discussion sub ject for weeks, is now due in this nation within a short time, accord ing to jumbled reports coming from crowded Washington. Hugh G. Hor ton, county chairman of civilian de fense, and Mayor John L. Hassell are attending a meeting in Greenville today for a discussion of the ration - ing system and other timely topics centering around the civilian de fense program. Sugar rationing books are being displayed at the meeting it is understood. While the books are being prepar ed for distribution, Leon Henderson, of the Office of Price Administra tion, is urging every patriotic citizen to reduce his normal sugar consump tion by at least a third. TTiose who have hoards should stop buying more sugar and start using up their hoards. Retailers should continue limiting sales to individuals until the formal rationing plan is put into ef fect. And consumers should remem ber that the retailers are not respon sible for the shortage." Registration of consumers by teachers in the public schools and issuance of War Ration Book No. 1 will start as soon as the enormous job of printing and distributing the books have been completed, Mr. Henderson stated. Local rationing boards will have general supervision over the registration of consumers and the issuance of the books. One book will be printed for each person in the country regardless of age. Each book will carry in it 28 stamps. The stamps will be number ed and can be used only to purchase sugar during a designated week. When a sugar purchase is made the proper stamp will be torn from the book. Each stamp will entitle the book holder to purchase a definite amount of sugar? probably three quarters of a pound per person per week. TTie exact amount will be de termined when the War Production Board decides how much is to be made available each week for the thousands of retail stores throughout the country. When consumers apply for War Ration Book No. 1 they will be re quired to make a certified statement as to the amount of sugar per person in their family unit. If there is more than 2 pounds of sugar per person in possession of the family the balance will be considered as hoarded sugar and an appropriate number of stamps will be removed from the book at the time of registration. The amount of sugar per person in the family hoard will be divided by the amount of sugar which can be pur chased with each stamp to determine how many stamps must be removed from the book This will make it im possible for the book holder to buy any sugar until his or her supply is used up. The application which the appli cant must sign will carry on its face the warning that false reports to any Government agency subjects the per son making the report to severe pen allies under the United States Crim inal code. These penalties may run as high as f 10,000 fine or 10 years im prisonment. It is planned to require one person to register for each family unit, the latter including the mother, father, children and wards. Other persons living in the household must regis ter separately for their books ex cept in such unusual cases as that of invalids, etc. Persons living in a household but not a part of the family unit will not be considered as possessing any part of the stock of sugar held by the fam ily unit and stamps will not be re moved from their books to cover any part of such hoard. When selling sugar storekeepers will be required to tear a stamp out of the buyer's book. These stamps will then be pasted on a card by the storekeeper. These cards will then be turned in to the supplier of sugar for the store in question, thus entitl ing the storekeeper to replenish his stock for sales in the following week Persons who have built up hoards of sugar will have stamps torn out of their ration books to cover the hoards, thus depriving those persons of the right to buy any more sugar until their hoards are used up, un der the rationing plan to go into ef fect within a few weeks, Leon Hen derson, administrator of the Office of Price AHminiat ration. announced recently. Soldier Turn? Up Here Inatead Of In Ireland Private Julian Roebuck came to town this week from a Virginia army camp. Hia coming was not at all unusual, but the fact that he had not been here in nearly seven weeks is really out of the ordinary. Hearing nothing from the young man and failing to see him on his us ual week-end visits home during that period, friends just allowed he had set sail and landed in Ireland with the AET But the soldier ex plained it all when he said they had put him to work, really, and that he just had not had time to write even a postcard A Very Brave Little Girl C. P. Phonephoi0 Little Janet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Johnson of London, who sur vived the torpedo sinking of the Canadian ship Lady Hawkins, is shown peacefully asleep on board the rescue ship Coamo, upon arrival at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Two hundred and fifty lives were lost. Little Janet and seventy others were saved. (Central Press) Farmers Again Urged To Aid War Program PATRIOTIC While many are grumbling and doing little or nothing to support the war effort, Farmer Luther Tyson, of the Parmele community, stated this week that he was going to take his soil conservation money and buy war savings stamps, and bonds. Others may do the same thing, but out of the several hundred farmers calling for their con servation checks at the office of the county agent this week, Farmer Tyson was the only one to express his patriotism in meaningful terms. For others, it can be said that they are paying their taxes with the "come-back" money. Kernersville Man Plans To Run For The F. S. Senate E. C. Kurle, Jr., Hiph I'oinl IiiHuruncr Mail, Si-ikIh Check fur Filing Fee Declaring he was disgusted with the record, E. C. Earle, Jr., High Point insurance man, last evening announced he would enter the race against Josiah William Bailey for the United States Senate. Pondering in his hotel room here for more than an hour late yester day afternoon the feeble representa tion North Carolina had in the Sen ate, Earle casually walked into the newspaper office here and wanted to know the amount of the filing fee. Not certain that the $100 fee was right, he telephoned Secretary of State Thad Eure and had it confirm ed. Ofher topics in the conversation with Eure were not revealed. A check .was drawn on a bank in Ker nersville, Earle's home, and was dropped into the mail last night. While admitting that he faced strong opposition, Earle stated that he was prepared to put a "big" amount of money into his campaign, and that he was planning to deliver some telling blows during the pre liminary bout. It was fairly apparent that Earle is somewhat worried over the war news, and that he believes much of the trouble is traceable to the bungling work of Congress Earle apparently is planning his first fling in politics and enters the field as a stranger as far as the pub lic is concerned. He made a few con tacts during his over-night stay in Williamston, but admitted that he had not yet mapped his campaign strategy. He is a native of South Carolina, Uvea in Kernersville and works out of High Point. SPECIAL APPEAL With m direct order coins out to nil men between the i(n of M and 44 years Inclusive to reg ister next Monday for possible military service, Martin County Draft Board authorities are di recting a special appeal to all business operators urging them to let their workers off long en ough to register. Owners of cars are also urged to provide trans portation for those men who have no way of reaching the reg istration centers except on foot. It is an all-out war this nation is In. and an all-out cooperative offort on the part of the public in assisting the registration next Monday Is abeolutely nee County Is Asked To Plant 11.000 Acres In Peanuts For Oil Member of Stale War Board In Urging Strong Kffort 111 Meeting I'robleniN Addressing farm leaders in a meet ing here last Wednesday, Frank Par ker, member of the State War Board, again urged the farmers to support the war program. "It may mean an other Pearl Harbor unless we plant the necessary acres," Mr. Parker told the meeting. The farm people of North Carolina and the nation have been challenged "to aid the war -program--by produc ing foods and feeds. The first sug gested goal for peanuts in this State was 216,000 acres for oil in 1942. State farmers accepted a goal of 187,050 acres, or 28,950 acres short of what was asked A further chal lenge has been given for 125,000 acres more, making it necessary to increase -the first goal by 153,950 acres. Strangely enough, the appeal for an increased support of the war program came just as Singapore was being overrun bv the heathen Japan ese, the observers agreeing that the fall of the important base has added at least another year to the war. Several months ago farmers in Martin County were urged to plant 11,000 acres in peanuts for oil, the acreage being iiv-addition to the ap proximately 20,000 acres planted for the edible trade. The county's soy bean allotment was small, and it waa virtually agreed to reduce the pea nut acreage and increase the soy bean acreage. Under that plan, Mar tin County farmers were to plant 7, 000 acres to peanuts for oil. After ap pealing to their patriotism, agricul tural leaders were advised that hard ly 3,000 additional acres would be planted to peanuts for oil. Coming out with disturbing facts about the serious situation, war leaders are now urging the farmers o/ this coun ty to plant the full 11,000 acres to (Continued on page six) Navy Calling For More Volunteers Navy Recruiter A. A. Camper, Chief Water Tender, USN, of U. S. Navy Recruiting Station, New Bern, has announced that a temporary re cruiting station will be open at the Post Office Building, Washington, N. C. on Thursday and Friday, Febru ary 19 and 20th, for the purpose of enlisting applicants in the Naval Service. Those accepted will be sent to Raleigh, for final examination and to be sworn into the Naval Serv ice. An unusual attractive enlist ment program is offered, and the Navy has a place for all qualified men between the ages t? and 49 in clusive. Applications are accepted for the Regular Navy, and Naval Re serve, offering men the opportunity to serve their country, build their future, and earn while they learn. Some of the many training schools now available are: Aviation mechan ical, radio, sginals, clerical, metal smiths, machinist, electrical, carpen try, storekeeper. In addition, a worthwhile profitable program is available for college men. There are immediate vacancies for colored men in the messman branch. All those interested in what the Navy has to offer them are encour aged to contact this recruiting par ty Men registered for Selective Serv ice can enlist in the U. S. Navy or Naval Reserve. Farm Leaders Hear About Cotton Crop Insurance Program ??? Committeemen Will Explain Plun to Grower* in Coun ty Next Week j The government's cotton crop in ! sura nee program was outlined to farm leaders in this county last Wed nesday by A. P. Hussell. Jr., field representative of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, in a meeting held in the agricultural building. While the insurance plan is not ideal for this immediate sec tion, any farmer may have his crop insured, it was pointed out. The farm leaders of committeemen will meet with the farmers in their re spective districts on Friday and Sat urday of next week and explain the plan in detail, and at the same time stress the very urgent need for sup porting the war effort. The average rate for insuring an acre of cotton will range around 33 j pounds of cotton. Representative Hassell explaining that the premium I cost varies according to yields ob-1 tained during the past seven years. Where the yields are fairly constant, the rate is low, but where the yields, vary from an almost crop failure to a bumper crop, the rate is higher than the average. Farmers may in-1 sun* up to 75 per cent of their es tablished yields or as little as fifty j per cent, the plan guaranteeing them | protection against all elements be yond their control including wet or dry weather, wind, hail, insects and even against fire until the cotton is weighed in at the gin. It was pointed out, however, that the program was not designed as a money-making scheme, but rather it was planned to protect the far mer. The farmer wishing to insure his cotton crop must apply for a policy or sign up by March 15th. but the premium is payable as late as Octo ber 25th, the premium to be deter mined by the value of the cotton at the time payment for the insurance is made. If a farmer's established yield is 300 pounds per acre, and he raises only 100 pounds, the insurance plan pays him the difference. Farmers interested in insuring their cotton crop this year should see their committee the latter part of next week for complete details. Ap plications?witl br received at the" office of the county agent. 1 | Many Present For Funeral Tuesday Hundreds of friends and relatives from over a large territory were present for the funeral of Mr Sam uel S. Brown here last Tuesday af ternoon Mr. Brown died in a local hospital last Sunday night following a comparatively short illness. Dr. W R Burrell. his pastor, assisted by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, Presbyterian minister, and Rev. John I.. Goff, of the Christian Church, conducted the last rites in the Baptist Church In terment was in the local cemetery. Among those from out of town were, Mrs. V. C. I.angley, of Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Brown, Mrs. Ma bel Winstead, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown and Miss Mary Peel, of Wash ington; Mrs. Mary Waters Hodges | and Messrs. Leonard, Stuart and Wade Waters, of Pinetown; Mr. and Mrs. L. M Brown, Mrs. Effie Holli day, Mr. Morris Brown, Mr and Mrs. Monroe Holliday, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown, Mr and Mrs Clyde Brown. Mr and Mrs. Perlie Modlin, Mrs. B. F. Lilley, Mr. and Mrs Marvin Leg gett, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hardison, and Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Getsinger, of Jamesville; Mrs. P. R. Ambrose, Mrs. Alton Lilley, Mrs. Ralph Browning and Mr and Mrs A. E Harrison, of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Julian Fagan and daughter, of Dar dens; Mrs Henry Grimes, of Selma; Mr. and Mrs. Otis Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Brown, and Messrs A. H. Kekelty, John A McCullum and Brantley Chesson, of Norfolk; Mr.' and Mrs Ben Hopkins, of Suffolk; Mrs C B. Harrison, of Rocky Mount; Mr. W W Griffin, Miss Jane Grif fin and Messrs Wendell, Vernon ind Ben Griffin. DRY START The new year is off to a dry atari, and while no crops are needing rains and no one la par ticularly concerned over the ap parent rainfall deficiency, the weather as It relates to rain Is very unusual. For the first time since official records of rainfall were first kept on Roanoke River here, the rain fall in January was less than one inch?0.83 of an inch, to be ex act, or considerably less than half the January fall in 1M1. February is nearly half gone and the rainfall so far is hardly one fourth the average for the month over a ten-year period. Farmers are not having as much trouble getting water out of their wells now as they did last fall, but they say that there b very little water in the ground. Draft Registration To Be Held Next Monday Believed More Than Two Thousand Will Register In County M?'ii in Age (Iroup Not] Previously Ri'gislt'ml Must Report Final plans for holding the third | nation-wide draft registration were formulated for this county Tuesday night when nearly 100 volunteers in cluding members of the draft board met in the courthouse for instruc tions in handling the task next Mon day. February 16th. Professor H. H Goodmon conducted the school and outlined the procedure and answered quite a few questions. Chief regis trars for the eight registration cen ters were sworn in, and several of the individual groups were organiz ed at the meeting Those men who became 20 years of age on or before last December 31 and those who have not reached their 45th birthday on or before Monday, February 16th, must regis ter unless they registered in either the first or second registration. If a young man became 20 years of age on the first day of January, this year, he does not have to register. If a man is 45 years old next Monday he does not have to register, but if his birthday is not until Tuesday, Feb ruary 17, he must register. The person registering next Mon day will be called upon to give his full name, complete address and the address of a relative or friend who will at all times know his where abouts, his correct age, height and weight ThBSfc who are not certain about their ages should make every effort to determine it the very best way they can by referring to the family Bible or to some relative or intimate family friend. Those young men born since 1914 may refer to the vital statistics in the register of deeds office where their ages are supposed to be on record. The registration will be handled in eight centers in this county, as follows: Jamesville in the school gymnasium with F C. Stallings and Charles Davenport?as chief ~rcgis^ trars; Farm Life in school auditor ium with W. B. Harrington as chief registrar; Bear Grass in the com munity house with Rossell Rogers and T. O. Hickman as chief regis trars; Williamston in the American Legion hut on Watts Street, V. J. Spivey and J. C. Manning, chief reg istrars; Evaretts in school auditor ium. Paul Bailey and C. B Riddick, chief registrars; Robersonville in the old C and W Motor Company building on Main Street next to the post office, J. R Winslow, chief reg istrar; Hamilton in school auditor ium. Bill Beach, chief registrar; and Oak City in school auditorium, R. R Rawls, chief registrar. The registra tion places will open at 7 o'clock a. m. and close at 9:30 p. m. war time. The names of the volunteer regis trars are as follows: Jamesville: F. C. und R L. Stall ings, Mrs. Titus Martin, Mrs. Edgar Brown, Mrs. P. C. Blount, Jr., Mrs. H H. Hyman, Miss Virginia Hassell, Miss Gladys Ipock, Mrs. R. A Kniss and Miss Mildred Hedrick. Farm Life: W. T. Roberson, W. B. Harrington, Oscar B Roberson, J. C. Gurkin and Miss Marguerite Cooke. Bear Grass: T. O. Hickman, J. R. Rogers, Misses Virginia Shindler, Virginia Smith and Ruby Malone, Mrs. Ruth Hazel Harris, Mrs. LeRoy (Continued on page six) * Victory Book Drive To Close This Week The Victory Book Drive?a move ment to collect books for distribu tion among the men in the armed servicesi?8 scheduled to close in the county this week. Reporting on the drive this morning. Chairman R. H Goodmon stated that while it was receiving a strong support in some section of the county other sections were doing little or nothing for the worthy cause. Complete reports are not yet available, and the chairman hopes all communities will donate every spare book possible for the men in the camps. The cause was given a strong sup port" by one when she contributed 75 books. Smaller but fairly sizable contribu tions have been made, but on an av erage the general public is giving the campaign the "go by." A stronger support is expected to morrow and Sunday when adults are asked to leave their book contribu tions with the pastors of the various churches in the county Arrangements have been made to get the books from the various schools, but the ministers arc asked to deliver their collections direct to either the school superintendent's office in the courthouse or to the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany's office. The books will be packed here and tjelivered to region al centers and then to the camps for distribution. WARNING Warning that the "Borgia Bund" of enemy radio propa gandists is using an ancient technique to spread a brand new concoction of lies in an attempt to poison the minds of the Ignit ed Peoples against one another was sounded recently by Arch ibald MacLeish. Director of the Office of Facts and Figures. "The technique," said Mr. Mac l.eish, is as old as Satan. It is the shabby but subtle system of playing both ends against the middle. The Axis propaganda poisoners are constantly on the air whispering defamatory stor ies about the British or the Aus tralians or the South Americans into listening ears in the United States, then they nimbly switch to a beam aimed at Britain or another of the United Nations to pour out lies about us." Judge Robt. Coburn Calls Thirteen Cases In The County Court ! I'ril?nmil 1* in Session More Tliuti Three Monro til?>ar liijl tin- Docket Calling thirteen cases in the coun ty recorder's court last Monday, Judge Robert I,. Cpburn was more than three hours 111 clearing the docket Attorney Paul I) Roberson pivswcu/kk-d the docket and while ttie trial of most of the cases were hun 11 died without delay much time was used m trying others There was a larger crowd present at ttie session than usual, but on the whole the na ture of the proceedings was hardly more than routine. Proceedings Pleading not guilty in the case charging him with violating the mo tor vehicle laws, James R. Vick was adjudged guilty, the court suspend ing judgment upon the payment of tIn- court costs Charged with violating the motor vehicle laws, 11 K Gray entered a plea of not guilty. He was adjudged guilty of operating a car "at a speed greater than reasonable and pru dent," but the court suspended judg mcnt ufxui payment of the court costs. Very little evidence was offered and in the case charging James Strawbridge with disposing of mort gaged property, the court adjudged the defendant not guilty. A K Ucwis, charged witli speed ing and reckless driving, was adjudg i dec! not guilty. Kay Miller Jones, pleading guil ly ill the case charging turn with drunken driving, was fined $50, tax ed witli the cost of the court and had his license to operate a motor ve Itirle revoked for one month. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of ttie court cost in the case charging Lossie Snead witli as saulting another with a deadly weap on. She pleaded guilty in the case. Charged with drunken driving, Namon Whitaker pleaded guilty and was fined $50, taxed with the court cost and had his driver's license re voked for one year. Adjudged guilty over Ins own plea of innocence, llarvcy Shurl WjtS.sen tenced to the roads for sixty days in the ease charging him witli assault ing a female. The case charging Narcissus Wil liams with an assault witti a dead ly weapon was continued for the State until next Monday. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with failing to pay his dog tax, Elijah Spruill was sentenced to the roads for thirty days, the court suspending judgment on condition the defendant pay the tax before next Monday. _?.. William Riddick pleaded guilty in the case charging him with drunk en driving and was fined $50, taxed with the cost and had his license re voked for one year. The case charging Deather D Gardner with an attempted assault with a deadly weapon, was nol pross (Continucd on page six) CURTAILING Whilr the joy riders are main taining a fairly rapid pace for the present at least, tire ration ing Is gradually tightening ita grip on business. This week. Frank Weaver of the F.dgrwood Dairy is announcing the discon tinuance of one of his daily de liveries in an effort to conserve the tires on his delivery truck. I.nicy's Laundry a short time ago addremed an appeal to Its patrons, urging them to cooper ate by eliminating duplicate de liveries. The fall of Singapore is ag gravating the serious situation, and rubber rationing Is certain to become more pronounced Vi ar Repercussions Following Defeats Take Serious Turn Sin^ii|?orr Hold* B\ Skin of Its r?*?*tli; Kritisli l.ose in Channel Battle Repercussions following disheart ening reverses on several war fronts are taking a serious turn in KngUiul iiiid possibly causing a tnr~ of grave concern in this country. The Knglish people are rising up to ques tion the handling of their nation's war program, and people of this country are beginning to holler 'bloody munl' i" in an effort to wake up lead- is a . w- II as the peo ple The demand foj forward action comes while the important base of Singapore hangs on against terrible odds by the skin of its teeth, a ser ioiis- defeat for the British in the Straits of Dover vest* rda> aggravat ing an admittedly already serious situation Churchill, Biituin-'s prime minister, is to take to the air at four o'clock Sunday afternoon to defend the war program, provided no startl ing Changes are made prior to that time Accompanying the reports of ser ious reverses at home and abroad, was a release from the United States telling about a major attack success fully directed against the yellow per il on the Marshall and Gilbert Is land early this month The attack according t<> the official Navy De partment report, resulted m the loss of sixteen Japanese warships, including a 17.000 ton airplane-car rier. and thirty-eight planes. In addition, the attack smashed widespread shore installations, in cluding six hangars several ammu nition dumps and other shore estab bailments. The attack, which occurred Janu ary 31. was directed bv Vice Admir al William K Haisey. Jr. and* was made by a force <>t aircraft carriers, cruisers nd destroyers The Navy said its attack took Jap anese forces by surprise American losses included 11 naval bombers, while one American cruiser was damaged. Japanese los.ses of naval craft in cluded one converted 17.000 ton air craft carrier of the Vawata c lass, ohc light ci nisei. one destroyer, three large fleet tankers, two submarines, five cargo vessels and three smaller Ships Others were damaged severe - iy Japanese air losses included two large seaplanes. 15 fighters and 21 bombers, including 1 I scouts White still holding by the skin of their teeth, the British defenders of Singapore aie apparently determin ed to die in their tracks Tlvey are fighting the Japs back, holding them about three miles aw ay from the city itself and claiming 'possession of about one third of the island. Adolf Hitler sent premature message to the Japs congratulating them on the capture of Singapore, but time passes and the feat has not yet. been accom plished The e vacuation of women and children resembles Dunkirk, however The British suffered a major re verse in their own front yard yester day when a German flotilla moved into Dover Straits fm an unannounc ed destination The British engaged it and lost 42 plane while the Ger mans lost only 1H planes. British de stroyer losses, while not immediate ly announced, were believed not heavy Accompanied by a heavy es cort, tin- German battleships steam ed away, the British declaring that at least four of the1 .ships were dam aged and .i destroy* r probably sunk in the gtanip *?f slop-'-were tho -bat? tleships (jneuscnau and Scharnhorst and the cruiser Prim*: Kugcm lt could not be- learned whether the move merit was. directed against the Eng lish coast or toward some other ob ject Four direct hits were scored by the- British, but the- press and public were shocked by the- poor showing maele by their fighters. Delayed and unexpected aid was received by General Douglas Mac Arthur and his men yesterday when Jap airmen bombed their own men by mistake, causing heavy losses. The Americans are holding their own on Bataan. the General declaring today that moral* among his men was nev "i* higher, that both the American and Filipino soldiers wanted to take the offensive The Japs were hurled back across (Continued on page six) & Draftee Musl Volunteer ?fore He lit Kxaminetl ? In accordance with a ruling from the Selective Service office, any young man wishing to volunteer in any branch of the armed forces must lo so before he is examined for in duction at the direction of the draft office, Board Chairman R. H. Good man announced today. Some youths, preferring to enter certain branches of the service, have waited until they were called by the draft before tKey volunteered. Enlistments were per mitted under these conditions up un til this week when the new instruc tions were received. Mr. Goodmon also pointed out that any registrant who wanted to appeal from his classification must do so be fore he is called for final physical examination.