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MAKE EVERY PAY DAY For Victory. Bm7 >.t DEFENSE f BONDS STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 23 ff illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 20, 1942, ESTABIJSIIKD 1899 Order Numbers For Late Registrants In County Are Listed Fifteen Names That Should Have Been in Previous Lists Bob Up in Third Thirteen men supposed to have registered in the first registration and two men supposed to have reg istered in the second registration were assigned order numbers this week by the Martin County Draft Board when their names bobbed up in the third registration list. No as signed reasons for the late registra tions could be had. the delinquents apparently overlooking the obliga tion or else they either did not un derstand the instructions or were not certain of their ages. Anyway, their names are now in the list and most of the men without deferment claims may well expect calls for duty within a short time af ter their questionnaires are prepar ed and returned to the draft board. Those failing to register in the i first registration in July. 1940, but ] who came forward in the third regis tration last month are listed*a's fol lows with their assigned order num-1 bers: George Calvin Roebuck, w, Wil liamston RFD 3?109-A. Soloman Hyman, c, Oak City ? 257-A. Willis Hollis, c. Bethel RFD 1 ? 417-A. David Chester McLawhorn, ^ Williamston?426-A. Cephus Ernul, c, Williamston ? 583-A. Robert Wilson, c. Robersonvillc? 708-A. Clayton Rogers, c, Williamston? 999-A. Joe Harrell Griffin, w. Williams- I ton RFD 1?1097-A. Haywood Whitaker, w, RFD 1. Robersonville?1247-B. It is a bit un- | usual, but there was a late registrant who had already received order number 1247-A. Willie Williams, c, Robersonville? 1627-A Thomas Williams, c, RFD 1, Pal- j myra?1654-A Lewis Shepherd, c, RFD 2, Wil- ! liamston?1942-A. Henry Robert Short, c, RFD 1, Oak ! City?3041-A. The names of those who failed to I register in the second registration 1 last July, but who came forward last month are, as follows: Paul Grimes, Col, RFD 1, Hobgood ?S-642-A Raymond Powell, c, RFD 1, Oak I City?S-1777-A Justice Hassell Has Number Of Cases Handling few cases for several weeks. Justice J. L. Hassell went in to action on a big scale during the past few days when law enforce- j ment officers started rounding up alleged violators of the peace. Raiding their homes last Saturday, officers carried Willie Clifton Davis and Crawford Howard before the trial justice, Davis for possessing seven quarts of illicit liquors and Howard for possessing about a gal lon of the same brand. In addition to the liquor, Howard was said to have had equipment for manufac turing home brew. About 50 bottles of the brew were found in his home. Davis was required to give bond in the sum of $50, and Howard offered bond in the sum of $100. Charged with speeding on the highways, Robert Ezzell, of Rocky Mount, was released upon the pay ment of the $5 cost. Charged with operating a truck with no rear light and without a driver's permit and with an improp er license tag, R. B. Spruill was fined $20 and taxed with the cost. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of $5 costs in the case charging John L. Rogers with speed ing on the highways. A similar judg ment was recorded in the case charg ing S. P. Revels and Warr.^r Hubert Williams with speeding. Charged wtih assaulting his wife, Clinton C. Jones was bound over to the county court for trial. Chased by two patrolmen, William Congleton, of Beaufort, was brought into the justice's court for speeding on the highways and was fined $10 and taxed with the cost. ? Colored Man Is Held On Burglary Charge John Henry Wynne, young James ville Negro, was jailed here last night after breaking into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davenport there earlier in the night. Said to have pleaded guilty, Wynne has been denied bond and is being held in the county jail to await trial in the su perior court the third week in June. Found in the home, Wynne was fired upon twice by Mr. Davenport, one shot going to either side of the burglar. Wynne made his escape fol lowing the -meaningful but sorry shooting but was later arrested. Wynne is believed to have entered the home at least twice in recent weeks, and Mr. Davenport was watching for him last night Present Indications Point To Big Gain In Property Values Receiving a report from the white property owners in g^Williamston Hownship yesterday. County Tax Supervisor C. D. Carstarphen today is revising his estimates on the pos sible gain in county tax values for the current year. The figure was first placed at half a million dollars, but now the supervisor is fairly certain that the gain will come near approx imating three quarters of a million dollars. Property values listed by white owners in Willjamston Township jumped from $2,542,495 in 1941 to $2,931,810 this year, a gain of $389. 315 Most of the gam is traceable to personal property listings, the super visor explaining that new buildings j in the district account for only $60. 000 of the increase. Peanuts had a 'greater value than they had a year ago, the supervisor stating that the gain there was approximately $175. 000. The remainder of the increase was fairly general and is not trace able to any one item or small group of items. Preliminary reports state that Goose Nest where a decrease was 1 once anticipated will very likely is how stime gain. No reports have" been received from Robersonville or Hamilton, but the lister in Roberson ville is of the opinion that values there will hardly exceed those of a | year ago. The other townships have reported gains, varying from a few ] 'thousand dollars up to about $60,000. | NEWS VWl.YST Mr. K. V. Kaltenborn. the not ed commentator and analyst, will appear in person in Green ville, N. C? Wednesday. March 25th, 7:45 o'clock at the Wright Memorial Auditorium under the auspices of the Greenville News Leader. For admission informa tion see Davis Pharmacy. Judge Sets Aside Verdiet In (]i v i I Action This Week (lonrt RcfCKM'H Here ^ rdnci <hiy Afternoon Intil Next Momluy Morning Judge J Paul Friznelle, presiding over the two weeks regular term of the Martin County Superior Court hen- this week, departed from Un usual custom of accepting jury deci sions without comment when h?<$j>ct aside a verdict in a civil case. "If the jury believed the defendant was negligent, then the award is not suf fietenlT" -he- sftni m setting ttsidetbt? verdict in the case of Nellie Jones (Continued on page six) FIRST APPEAL The first appeal from a Martin County Draft Board classifica tion was perfected yesterday at the request of William Henry Gurganus. young white man of Bear Grass Township. The facts supporting his claims for a de ferred classification were not made public, but all the facts in the case were typed and notar ized and sent to the district ap peal board for consideration at the next meeting of that group in Windsor. A second appeal is pending in this county and will possibly be filed with the district board in Windsor within the next two or three weeks, if at all. Frank Lee Haislip Passes In Hospital After Short Illness Funeral Scrvir??n for Promi nent Fount) riii/ni Are Rring 11?* I < I in llamilloii Frank Lee Haislip, prominent county citizen and a resident of Hamilton for a long number of years, I died in a Rocky Mount hospital yes terday morning at 9:30 o'clock fol lowing an illness of only a few days'| duration. While making ready to go to one of his farms, Mr Haislip suf fered a heart attack while in his home last Monday morning about 11 o'clock. HiS condition, although somewhat improved on Tuesday, was recognized as critical and he was removed the following day to the hospital where he suffered another attack, death following a short time later. Mr. Haislip had a heart attack about two years ago. but he fully recovered and told friends only last week that he was feeling better than usual. He was unusually active up uptil the time he was stricken. The son of the late Alexander and Nancy Rawls Haislip, he was born in this county (52 years ago. He spent his early life on the farm, but when a young man he moved to Hamilton where he engaged in business for several years. He was one of the! founders of the Bank of Hamilton and some time thereafter he became its trusted and faithful cashier, a position he held for almost a quar- | ter of a^Tcmtury. The institution, under his direction, served the com munity well, weathering the storms of financial stress without loss to de positors Friendliness and under standing marked his dealings with his fellowman as a banker and citi zen. In 1910 he was married to Miss Bcttie Council who died eleven years ago the first of this month. Three children, Frank, Jr., of Roberson ville and Newport News; William C Haislip, of the IT. S. Army at Selma, Alabama, and Miss Margaret Eliza beth Haislip, a student at East Car olina Teachers' College. Greenville, survive He also leaves three broth ers. Messrs. B M and R A Haislip. of Oak City, and G R Haislip, of Hamilton. Mr. Haislip was a member of the Episcopal Church for a number of years, and was ranked among the leading citizens of the town and county. Following his retirement from the banking business, he cen tered his attention on his farming in terests, the love for which he had gained as a lad and which had never lessened during the long years he' served as head of the bank. Mr Hai slip was a devoted father and a vaH uable citizen to his community and | county, finding time to aecommo- I date others. He accepted the respon (Continued on page six) UNCLE SAM BATTLING TO UPHOLD America's Freedom Till. 14111 WEEK OF THE WAR War Production Chairman Nelson said man-hours now being put into if all equipment involved were used 24 hours a day He asked manufac turers for monthly reports to show how rapidly industry is being con verted to war work, the degree of utilization of equipment and any factors interfering with maximum production. The WPB reported-95 per cent of the radio and phonograph industry which ceases civilian production on April 22nd. will he completely con verted to war work before June 30. Production of communication equip ment needed by the military serv ices is expected to excedd a rate of $125 million a month by the end of the year. Chairman Nelson announced 31 regional conferences of Labor and Management representatives from prime contracting plants engaged in making guns, ships, planes, tanks and machine tools will be heTd dur ing the next two weeks The meet ings will lay plans to meet or exceed the production goals announced by the President. The WPB ordered the production of domestic laundry equipment to be discontinued by May 15th so the entire capacity of the industry can be devoted to war production The WPB said during the three months following Pearl Harbor more than $72 billion had been # made available for the war effort. Appro priations by Congress and addition al funds made available through the RFC were larger than all the funds authorized for defense during the ltt months before the attack. The total for the 21 months amounted to al most $140 billion. Rubber, Gasoline and Oil President Roosevelt in a letter to State Governors proposed speed lim its of 40 miles per hour be establish ed throughout the country to con serve rubber. He also proposed the states enact regulations requiring frequent checking of tires to insure repair and retreading at proper times. The Office of Defense Trans portation and Department of Justice offered their assistance to local busi-1 ness enterprises seeking to pool de- I livery services as a means of con- ] serving trucks, tires and Other equip ment. The WPA said deliveries of gaso line to service stations and bulk con sumers in 17 eastern states, the Dis trict of Columbia, Washington and Oregon were cut by one-fifth yes (Continued oh page six) KKCOMMKMWI) Messrs. Sylvester Peel, of Grif fins Township, and J. R. Wins low, of RobersonvilJe, have been recommended by the Martin County Democratic Executive Committee for places on the county elections hoard for the coming two years. Mr. Wade Vick, of Robersonville, has been recommended by the Republican committee as a member of the hoard. The State Board of Elections, meeting next Tuesday, will con sider the recommendations. Only in rare exceptions have the rec ommendations been ignored by the State board. Registrars and judges of elec tion for the May primary will be named by the county board next month. Reclassify Number Of J Registrants In County Apparent Leniency In Calling Youths From County Farms Boanl To C.Lu-sify I -H Krpir (runts at Meeting: Next Monday Niglit \Apparently recognizing the short age of tabor on the farms, the Martin County draft board, this week grant ed deferments in a number of cases, but the claims had to be bonafide and show absolute dependence. Ev en?then the deferments were grant ed on a temporary basis, meaning that in many cases other arrange ments will have to be made for an other crop year. Industry is losing its workers in great numbers and some middlo-suftxi business estab lishments in this State are said to have surrendered as many as 20 of its employees for service in the arm ed' forces, and so it was possibly not so much l<' each the farm labor short age that the deferments were grant ed as it was to forestall real hard ships that the board granted delays. At the same time the temporary deferments were granted, the board placed in or maintained 1-A ratings for a number of registrants. Next Monday the board plans to reclassify most of those men who were placed in I B classifications of account of minor physical defects Briefly stated, the Army plans to pass on the physical fitness of draft ees, and it is to be expected that many if not most of those men in the I B class will be transferred to the 1 A group # Reclassifications this week were announced as follows: Bryant Claud Cherry, w. of R FT). 1. Williamston- 1 A John Ben llardison, w, of R.F.D 1, Williamston 1-A. Calton Edward Hardy, w. of It. F. I) 2, Williamston 1-A Joe Roberson. w. of R.F.I). 1, Wil liamston 1-A. Joshua Floyd Ward, w, of R.F.D. 1, Williamston I A Clarence Columbus Brown, w, Plymouth l-A Leroy Jenkins, c. Parmclc 1-A. Leslie Garland Lambert, w, Wil Iiamston J-A. Claude LeRoy Nelson, Jr . w. R.F. 1). I Oak City 2 A Archie Edwin llardison, w, R.F.I) Jamesville 2 A Thomas Frederick Grimes,. w. It F I) J, Williamston 2 A. Macon Dewitt Barln-r, w, R.F.I). 1. Jamesville 2 A Charles IJeiiry Daniel, c. - James Lv|lle- ? 2fcA. Jesse Robert Griffin, w, It FB I, Williamston- 2 A. Joseph L.vnwood Ilolliday. It. F I) I. Jamesville 2-A. Leman Edward Leggett, w, R.F.D. 1. Oak City 2 A Geo. Washington Revels, It F D. I, Williamston 2-A Georgia Robert Griffin, w, R.F.D 1, Williamston 2-A. Joseph Henry Lilley, w, R.F.D. 1, Williamston-" 2-A. William Augustus Cherry c, Rob ersonville 3 A. Grady Joseph Whitaker, w, Wil Iiamston 3-A. William Lambert, w, Williams ton?3-A Charlie Columbus Bland. Jr., w, R.F.D. 1. Robersonville 3-A William Frank Everett, c, Wil bamston 3-A John Quincy Andrews, Jr., w, Par mele 3 A Those men placed in the 2-A class ification were deferred until the first of next October. W ASTK l'AI'KK Farmer Muck Kogerson. out llear Grass way. almost equal let! the publishers of The Knter prise yesterday when he handled an even thousand copies of the paper accumulated during the past several years. Stacking the papers away twice each week during that period, Mr. Kogerson delivered them in hulk to the lo cal waste paper dealer. The thousand copies weighed right at 1(H) pounds and the seller re ceived forty cents. Mr. Kogerson saved a few of the old copies. It just goes to show what a little consistent saving will accomplish. If every person in the couutv had dupli cated Mr. Kogerson's record, ap proximately two and one-half million pounds of waste paper could he delivered for use in the war effort. Crand Jury Files Quarter I v Report In Court Tuesday Itrllrr Sanitation for County Saiiiliiriiiili Itrroinmriul rd Ity Jurymen Holding close to the conservative side, but speaking out fearlessly in certain cases, he Martin County Grand Jury Tuesday completed its work and filed its report with the court. Handling a rather big assess ment at the direction of Judge J. Paul Friz/olio last Monday,\ the jury executed its orders in a business like manner and completed the extensive work in record time under the direc tum of Foreman 11. S. Johnson, Jr. Several recommendations were made, the jury calling for better san itation in the county sanitarium and adequate dental service for the pa tients of the institution. The body also recommended that at least one school bus in the county be con demned until repairs could be made and the machine placed in a safe condition. The report reads as follows, in de tail: 1. We have passed upon all bills of indictment presented to us. 2 We inspected the jail, sheriff's office, register of deeds and clerk of court's offices, and find them to be in good condition, and all records found in good order. J. We visited the County Home and -Cmn+ty Sanitarium nnd found'tjnttr m satisfactory condition, but we re^_inmend better sanitation in tin County Sanitarium, and we also rec ommend adequate dental service for the patients of the Sanitarium. (Continued on page six) faii.ii> \<;\i!\ After offering his services to the National (iuard along about the time Little Pete Fowden and one or two others in this county signed up. Billy ( lark, local young man, went to other branches of the service, hut had eyesight kept him out. Just re cently he went direct to Fortl Bragg and volunteered for any type of service, and it was thought for several days that he was in the Army, lie was reject ed when the final test came, and now he is out again, hut not un til he had resigned his job. Order Numbers for Third Registration In County New Registrants Are To Be (lulled Into The Serviee On 10 To 1 Rutio The call Hi war is bung heard by more Martin ?ounty men. unofficial reports from the Selective Service System stating that new registrants can start making ready for service with the armj'd forces possibly by early June of this year. Adding 1, 190 to the manpower reserve, the r Cent draft registration boosted the total number to nearly 4,700 men in this county. The order in which these men will be called has been de termined, their numbers to be offi cially announced within the next few days. The first order number in the third registration was assigned to Noah Dosson Gurganus, young white man of R.F.D. 3. Williamston. The drawing, lasting until 7:10 Wednes day morning after progressing all night, came out two numbers short. One was duplicated by error and one was lost According to unofficial informa tion received here, the new regis trants will be filtered into the draft on a ratio of 10 to 1, meaning that every time ten old registrants are called, on^ncw registrant will be called also. It is recalled that the second registration registrants were called on a ratio of 20 to 1. It is not quite clear just where the infiltrar tion will be effected. If it goes back U> the beginning, large numbers of registrants will be called, but if the infiltration .is effected as of the present, no large number of new registrants will be called immediate iy The order numbers follow: 10.001?Noah Dosson Gurganus, w, Williamston RFD 3 10.002?Hillery Howard Holliday, w, Jamesville RFD 1 10.003?John Clinton Merritt, w, Jamesville RFD 1 10.004?William Robert Glover, w, Williamston 10,008?George Peel, w, Williams ton RFD 3 10.006?Vernon Jerome Spivey, w, Williamston 10.007?William Noah Perry, w, Jamesville RFD 1 10.008?James Briley, c, Parmele 10.009?Hubsey James Hardison, w, Williamston RFD 1 10.010?Caesar Purvis, Jr., c, WU-1 .102 NTMBKRS -Hi* linlMprw ts Itsting-theor-? der numbers by race and ad dress for the first 302 registrants in this county. It is planned to publish additional order numbers next week. It is possible that the order numbers will shift i point or two between now and next week when the official master key lists are released to the draft boards, but the numbers, it is fairly certain, will be about right, if not perfect. Hams ton 10.011?Ernest Edward Little, c, Robersonville 10.012?Fred Harrison, c, William ston 10.013?John Chance, c, Hamilton 10.014?George Smith Haislip, w, Hassell 10.015?Clifford Neville Mobley, w, Oak City ? 10.016?Lloyd Gilmon Warren, w, Robersonville RFD 1 J" 10.017?William Stanley Whitaker, c, Jamesville RFD 1 10,016?Palmer White, w, William ston RFD 3 10,019?William Jake Moore, c, Robersonville RFD 2 Tin* Call To War Im About To l(c Heard I5y 11iin<l Of Moil hi Martin (bounty 10.020?Thomas Ryan, c, William ston 10.021?Ethna Gordon Anderson, w, Robersonville 10.022?Elmer Nelson Modlin, w, Jamesvillc RFD 1 10.023?Henry Pitt, w, Oak City 10.024?Zeno Herman Beddard, w, Williamston RFD 3 10.025?Lester Scott, w, Roberson ville 10.026?John Henry Edwards, w, Williamston 10.027?Skipped 10.028?John Daniel Moblcy, w, Williamston RFD 2 10.029?William John Miller, w, Williamston 10.030?Alonza Dallwood Terry, w, Robersonville RFD 1 10.031?Elmer Royaler Edmondson, w. Bethel RFD 1 10,034?Lester Sylvester Edwards, w, Williamston RFD 3 ?? 10.033?George Washington Wynn, w. Williamston RFD 3 10.034?William Henry Person, c, Jamesville RFD 1 10,$35?John Abner Stokes, c, Robersonville RFD 1 10,036?Melvin C. Stalls, w, Dar dens 10.037?William Stanley Keyes, c, Jamesville RFD 1 10.038?Lee Burton Jenkins, w, Williamston RFD 3 10,039 John Staton Gurganus, w, Williamston RFD 2 10.040?Wtlttam Dixon Juries, w, Hamilton 10.041?Raymond Saunders Cher ry. w, Williamston RFD 3 10.042?Hubert Evans, c, Everetts 10.043?Julius Waite Council, c, Hasscll 10.044?John D. Daniel, c, William ston, RFD 2 10.045? Thomas Lloyd Speller, w, Williamston RFD 3 10.046?John Thomas Hadley, w, Williamston RFD 2 10.047?Noah Hoyt Cowan, w, Wil liamston RFD 2 10.048?Lonnie Whitfield, c, Rob ersonville RFD 1 10.049?Gilford Brown, c, Wil liamston RFD 2 10.050? Roland Monroe Taylor, w, Williamston RFD 3 (Continued on page five) Major Developments Are Still Pending oil War Fronts of \\ orl<! Ja|?f> < !<>?? Ii 11 Their Forward l)ri\r I>~|?ii?- llc;n\ \ 11 ir<l I'oiilltliii^ With tin- exception of those in Russia no major changes in the World War Fronts have been effect ed in recent days. The Allied forces have duel ted heavy poundings against tin- Japs, hut despite a grow ing opposition the yellow dogs are continuing their marches into the southwest and through Burma to the north toward India. Allied stra tegy for meeting the latest thrust in those two areas has not been disclos ed General Douglas MacArthur. just recently transferred from Bataan in the Philippines to take command of the Allied .forces' in Australia:-ix_said? to he mapping plans for an offensive in that area On the Burma front. I the British are still withdrawing j north of Rangoon, the action appar jently being timed to effect a co nsol - jation of power with the Fifth and ISixth Chinese Armies, j Aided by German missionaries and Na'/i inspired natives, the Japs are pushing through New Guinea tow aid Port Moresby where a spearhead ! attack will he formed and possibly I directed against Australia Jap move ments toward Australia are suffer mg heavy losses at the hands of Am cricnh and Australian airmen, re cent reports claiming that numbers of Jap warships and transports had been sunk just off New Guinea De spite those losses the Japs apparent ly continue their forward march. In Russia, the Germans ate said to he offering a greater resistance, but the Russians report continued advances, and m the Staraya Russa section, the approximately KtO.otil) [trapped Germans are said to he ! starving to death. Hitler, after dis clanging a number ufJns generals, is calling siyne of those, hack he did not kill to help him map a strategy for future campaigns. There are rumors of strained rela tions between Japan and Russia, but it is fairly apparent that both coun tries have their hands full at the present time and it is hard to believe that either country will strike How ever, it. is possible that German will pull a fast one and maneuver Japan into an attack on Russia Or it is pos sible the Allies will insist on Russia attacking Japan. In any event, Joe Stalin, the man most of the commen tators have politcl) stopped calling an international gangster, is prepar ed for Japan There are three million linen on the front in Siberia and the Russian fleet in" Asias.tic witters has been increased There is little encouraging, news (Continued on page six) Rationing Of Sugar Is Still HrtikIcIIcmI The ratTonjng of sugar scheduled tentatively for next week has been postponed, temporarily at least,, un official reports stating that the scarcity cards w ill not be distribut ed before some time in April. During the meantime the sugar situation is becoming more befud dled and confusing. It is now believ ed the weekly 'allowance may be lib eralized, that greed and selfishness have helped bring about the short age. Some say the sugar trust will not permit the. use of corn and wheat for manufacture of alcohol, that the distillers are against allowing small manufacturers to enter the alcohol business and make the stuff from corn and wheat. The sugar folks de clare the farm bloc won't allow the corn and wheat to be sold for less than parity, and that stand is aggra vating the sugar shortage. The man ipulators, some say, have hauled su gar thousands of miles when they could have gotten a plentiful supply right here at home or in Cuba. Odd as is may seem, no one has yet blam ed the common laborer for the short age, but the craftiness and double crossing of the manipulators are be ing accepted as the inevitable and I without a great deal of complaint, i. To date, no instruction!', for the au ? gar stamp registration have been re ceived in this county. a W. E. Sawyer Died In Hospital Today ??? WUlwm-E: Sawyer, ^jhnrt manager for the W I Skinner Tobacco Com pany here since last July, died in a Washington hospITaTaT 12 45 o'clock this afternoon. He was taken sudden ly ill at his home on Williams Street last night and was removed to the hospital early this morning. Prominent in the tobacco business for a long number of years, Mr. Saw yer came to Williamston from Ken lucky and had made many friends during his stay here. He was held in high esteem by his associates and was respected by all who knew him. He was 59 years old. Besides his wife he leaves one son, William E Sawyer. Jr., of the U. S. Army in Jacksonville. Funeral arrangements had not been completed early this afternoon but the body will be removed to Louisville for burial.