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VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 36 Williamiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, May 5, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899
Applicants Request
Large Number Tires
Of Rationing Board
Current Requests Are Larger
Than Quotas and Carry
over Increases
While a large majority of the pop
ulation continues to live most of the
time on turning wheels, there are
quite a few who are learning the
real meaning of rationing. The ma
tority can well prepare for a jolt, for
it is coming and coming soon, ap
parently. Yesterday, manufacturers
of about 400 steel products received
meaningful instructions. They were
told to substitute other articles for
steel, join in the war production
program or close down for the dura
tion. About the only thing the mo
torist can do is stop riding. The ra
tioning board, reviewing applica
tions filed by Martin County motor
ists, finds that there are requests for
96 tires. 21 auto, 72 truck and three
tractor. awaiting consideration.
There are also 85 requests for tubes.
It ia estimated that the requests al
ready on file will absorb the remain
der of the May quota and that for
June and July.
Many of the applications are near
ly two months old, the board mem
bers explaining that certificates of
purchase are allotted according to
classification, that the requests in
high-rating classifications must be
filled first even though the applica
tions in those cases are filed weeks
after those in the lower classifica
tions.
Truck tires and tubes were allot
ted this week to the following:
Slade-Rhodes and Company, Ham
ilton, one tire and tube for general
farm hauling.
Harry B. Thompson, Williamston,
two truck tires and tube for logging.
Roberson Slaughter House, Wil
liamston, four tires and five tubes,
for wholesale delivery of meats.
Frank F,. Carstarphen, Williams
ton, one tire and tube for fuel deliv
eries.
Two auto tires and two tubes were
allotted to John A. Ward, mail car
rier, Williamston.
Applications for tires and tubes
were filed by the following since
the meeting of the rationing board
last Week:
R. A. Haislip, Oak City, two car
tiros and tubes for general farm
hauling
Toba Bowen, Williamston RFD,
car tire and tube for use in fighting
forest fires.
. Clyde Waters, Williamston, four
car tires ior use ffi conveying de
fense workers on WPA project.
Mrs Eva Avant, two recapped tires
for use as assistant WPA supervisor
R. H. Salsbury, Hassell, two ob
solete tires and tubes for general
farm hauling.
J. T. Gurganus, Williamston, two
truck tires and tube for fuel deliv
eries.
Martin County Transfer Company,
Robersonville, four truck tires and
tubes for use as a common carrier.
W. Samuel Faulk, Williamston,
four truck tires for ice deliveries.
Frank F. Carstarphen, Williams
ton, one truck tire and tube for fuel
deliveries.
Control Of Prices
Expected To Hold
Down Living Costs
?
Leaf Tobacco in List of Items
Uncontrolled by the
President's Plan
While the action is not quite clear,
the Office of Price Administration
working in close cooperation with
the President's seven-point program,
is out to hold down llvlrtg costs by
controlling prices on thousands of
items and leaving others uncontrol
led.
The main points of the maximum
price regulation issued this week by
the Office of Price Administration
follow:
beginning Hay IS, retail prices,
with few exceptions, must not ex
ceed the highest levels which each
individual seller charged during
March.
Beginning May 11, manufacturer
and wholesale prices and the prices
of wholesale and industrial services
must not exceed the highest March
levels for each seller.
Beginning July 1, no one may
charge more for services sold at re
tail in connection with a commod
ity than he charged during March.
Effectively immediately, all retail
ers, wholesalers, mnaufacturers and
sellers of services must preserve
records of sales made during March
for maximum-pricing purposes when
the ceiling goes into effect.
Controlled Prices? These every
day articles are controlled by price
restructions:
Bread, beef, pork, sugar, fluid
milk, cream, ice cream, canned
meats, canned seafood, canned veg
etables, canned soups, cereals, lard,
coffee, tea, clothing, dry goods, yard
goods, salt, soap, fuel, cigarets, cig
ars, pipes, chewing tobacco, drugs,
toilet articles, furniture, hardware,
farming supplies.
Uncontrolled Prices?These every
(Continued on page six)
Costly Forest Fires Reported
In This County During April
Believed to have been of incendi
ary origin or the result of gross care
lessness. three fires swept through
thousands of acres of valuable tim
berland in this county last month,
according to an unofficial report
heard in reliable circles this week.
In addition to the three big fires
there were a dozen smaller ones,
burning thirty acres or less of woods
land.
Centered in Griffins and James
ville Townships and in a part of
Bear Grass, the main fires did a dam
age estimated at between $75,000 and
$100,000, authorities describing the
loss as the most extensive one re
ported in the county in recent years.
Representatives of the forest protec
tion service were slow in discussing
the origin of the fires, but it is un
derstood that most of them were
started during the night. They swept
over large areas, destroying rapidly
all small growth and in some cases
fairly old timber.
Working night and day, seven days
a week during a greater part of the
month. Forest Warden Marvin Leg
gett stated yesterday that the last
of the fires in this county was check
ed last week, the Wednesday rain
helping relieve the serious situation
in some areas: In Jamesville and
Griffins little or no rain has fallen
in weeks and the extreme dry wea
ther has invited fires, and while they
have been checked they are said to
be still burning in the earth or sub
ject to break out again. The warden
declared that only heavy rains could
check the ground fires.
STORE CLOSINGS
Despite rumors and reports to
the contrary, Williamston stores
are planning to observe each
Wednesday afternoon during the
summer as a holiday. The sched
ule becomes effective tomorrow
and housewives and other pa
trons are earnestly urged to
handle their shopping according
li.
Quite a few towns in this sec
tion of the State have already
adopted the holiday schedule for
the mid-week afternoon, the
services of the merchants, other
business men and many of the
employees having been directed
ot the war effort in one way or
another such as war bond can
vasses and victory garden work.
Colored Boy Loses
His Life In River
Friday Afternoon
Untimely Death Was Second
Reported in Family in
Past Eight Years
Shifting from the highways, un
timely death claimed its first vic
tim of the year in the county last
Friday afternoon when Joseph Titus
Seott, 11-year-old colored boy, was
drowned in the Roanoke River near
Conoho, about three miles north of
Williamston. The body, well in a
state of decomposition, was found
and removed from the stream yes
terday morning after officers and
others had failed to recover it by
dynamiting and dragging the river.
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed early today. I . ? ??
Carrying dinner to an older broth
er at the fertilizer plant at noon that
day, the boy was instructed to return
home. It is understood that he obey
ed the command but later slipped
away with his playmates, James Bak
er, George Smith, Louis Freeman and
Burley Brooks, and went to the riv
er. The boys were in swimming and
playing when Scott stepped into a
hole and got strangled and although
he was said to be a good swimmer
he got frightened and could not help
himself One of the boys started to
him, but got frightened and turned
back. The others ran for a pole, but
he could not be found when they
returned.
Investigating the case, Coroner S.
(Continued on page six)
Bonner Addresses
Farm Life Seniors
Addressing the Farm Life High
School graduating class last Friday
evening. Congressman Herbert Bon
ner painted no rosy picture for the
youths but encouraged them by stat
ing that the obstacles could be sur
mounted by perserverance, ambition
and courage. Heard by a large group
typical of those he has so willingly,
ably and advantageously represent
ed during his stay in the National
House of Representatvies, Mr Bon
ner was well received.
Introduced by State Senator Hugh
G. Horton, Congressman Bonner told
the graduates that they were not just
venturing forth from school but that
they were going into almost ah en
tirely new life. Some of them, he
said, would go out and get jobs; oth
ers would go to colleges and other
educational institutions, but all
would find many difficulties in their
paths to success and many stumbling
blocks that could be overcome with
the proper amount of ambition and
courage.
He cited how the present world
situation had changed the lives of
all and how the wax had great in
fluence on all of them. He gave a
brief but clear picture of the world
as it stands in war today, indicating
that the Allie* eventually would
drive Hitler and his Axis partner to
their terms of surrender and would
rid the world of tyrants. In painting
the picture of the war he showed the
part that most of the youthful grad
uates would have to play now and
in their later years and urged that
they have faith in the government
and do all they were called on for
without grumbling or complaining.
Town Authorities
Iii Regular Meet
Here List Night
Plan* Made for Opening Pool
To Public Tlie Early
Pari of June
III a brief but fairly eventful ses
sion. the loeal town commissioners
discussed a number of topics last
evening, the business schedule in
cluding subjects relating to mosqui
to control, cemetery improvements,
library, swimming pool and current
bills.
A determined effort to control the .
mosquito is now underway with town
hired as life guarfo-at $10 a week
eral clean-up pnbfcram. Property
owners have been notified that they
wlil have to and are expected to aid
the program. Brush and foreign ma
terial -on- numerous lots are-to be re
moved, and the towp will start
spraying with oil ditches and other
mo6quito breeding places.
L. H. Ham. Goldsboro man. ap
plied for a license to open and oper
ate a beer and wine store on Wash
ington Street. The application was
not approved.
No action was taken on the re
quest for damages alleged by Jim
Bagley to have been done to his
property when Broad Street was
widened, the board reasoning that
the property was improved rather
then damaged.
Fitting into the mosquito control
program, a tiling -project between
Rhodes and Haughton Street was
conditionally approved. The ditch
divides private property from the
cemetery, the town agreeing to fi
nance one-half the cost.
?Appealing before the board, Rev.
John L. Guff, representing the local
public library committee, explained
that the WPA was mntiniiing-4tft-4b
brary projects and that the services
of a librarian would have to be dis
continued or financed by other
sources He also explained that the
several civic clubs had agreed, or
virtually so, to finance a portion of
the cost, and he asked the town to
appropriate $25 a month as its share.
The request was approved and it is
now believed the library service will
be maintained.
Plans were virtually completed
for opening the swimming pool on
or about June 1. Mrs. W. H. Coburn
and Miss Ruth Manning were em
ployed to manage the pool for $35
a week joint salary, and J. D. Wool
ard, Jr., and Jimmie Manning were
hired as life guards as $10 a week
each. There is a supply of chlorine
on hand to insure operation of. the
pool for at least half the summer,
and orders are being placed._1qtl
more.
Failing in their efforts to buy ad
joining properties, the town authori
ties have started condemnation pro
ceedings to acquire lots for enlarg
ing and improving the local ceme
teiy. ~
Commissioners Harrison, Godwin,
Green and Griffin were present for
the meeting.
A bill for $150 for listing town
property was approved.
Boy Again Facing
Court For Forgery
Sentenced to prison for three
years for alleged forgery and later
placed on probation by Judge J. Paul
Frizzelle in the Martin County Su
perior court last March, Ben Hol
land, young white man, is again fac
ing the court on a similar charge.
Alleged to have forged the name
Of G. H. Harrison to an eight dollar
check, the boy attempted to pass the
instrument at the Martin Supply
Company last Saturday. The man
agement became suspicious and it
was learned the check had been
forged. Arrested by Officer J. H.
Allsbrooks that afternoon, Holland
maintained he found the check
Probable cause of guilt was found
and he was bound over by Justiae J.
L. Hassell under a (300 bond for trial
in the superior court next month.
Unable to raise the amount, Holland |
was placed in jaiL
The youth was placed on proba
tion about six weeks ago on con
dition that he pay three checks he
was alleged to have forged and re
main of good behavior.
War As It Relates
To Horob Front Is
Reviewed for Week
Swollen Prices Absorb a Big
Part of Money Raised
For War Purposes
*
Uncle Sam paid a bill of 31 billion
dollars in the first World War to
crush German imperialism and drive
Kaiser Wilhelm into exile. Thirteen
and a half billions of that, it has
been estimated, was wasted 011 swol
len prices?never went to hold a line
or storm a trench. That was infla
tion old style.
Already in this war advancing
prices have padded the bill by 35
billions, or more than the total cost
of the last one And at the rate they
were mounting they would have in
creased the cost by two-and-a-half
billions every month that went by,
two-and-a-half billions which would
have bought 25,000 pursuit planes,
35,000 medium tanks, or 1,500,000
heavy machine guns. And the cost of
living-was mounting steadily, too
Such a situation obviously called
for action. Last week's order from
the Office of Price Administration
throwing virtually all prices and
rents?with specified exceptions ?
under a coiling for the duration was
that action. The High Cost of Living
no longer was a vague threat?it had
become grim reality. As Price Ad
ministrator Leon Henderson com
mented:
"This measure is one which the
American people know to be neces
sary ... It is, after all, the citizen's
charter of security against rising liv
ing costs and it will be so recogniz
ed. Therefore, I know every citizen
will look upon this program as his
own and will do his part to make it
work."
Touches Lives of All
Tlie General Maximum Price Reg
ulation is the most drastic, the most
far-reaching step ever taken do con
trol the American economy. It
touches the lives of almost every
manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer,
consumer, landlord and tenant.
The price order means that-a-re
tailer who may have restocked his
shelves at high rates must seek re
lief from the wholesaler and so 011
down the line to the seller of basic
materials. This is what the trade
calls "rolling back the squeeze." If
the "squeeze" cannot be "rolled
back" voluntarily, the OPA stands
ready to step in
The regulation is expected to mo
bilize our economic resources for
victory just-as the Selective Serviee
(Continued on page six)
Registrations For
Sugar Progressing
r r
Rapidly in County
l.illli' Kvi?lrnr?- of lloiirriinp
I'nrovered in County
To Diilc
Complaining little or none at all,
several thousand Martin County cit
izens reported to the several regis
tration places yesterday for their
sugar rationing cards. No detailed
report on the registration could be
had immediately, but it measured up
to expectations and surpassed pre
dictions in a few instances. Two dis
tricts, Williams and Smithwicks,
both colored, exhausted their four
day supply of cards the first day and
called for more. Today the registra
tion is advancing rapidly at possi
bly a faster clip than it did yester
day, clearly indicating that the bit
ter taste of rationing will be delayed
as long as possible.
Maintaining headquarters in the
high school gymnasium, the white
registrants^ for this district signed
up 863 consumers yesterday. The
colored school here handled 763 reg
istrants. Hassell registered 125 con
sumers yesterday, reports from oth
er parts of the county stating that
the registrars were kept busy dur
ing the day
Little evidence of hoarding has
been brought to light so far in the
county, and in those cases where
fairly large amounts of sugar were
on hand it was a matter of custom
ary buying in large quantities rather
than hoarding One rationing card
(Continued on page six)
CALL FOR HELP
An urgent call for volunteer
aircraft spotters warn issued to
day by County Civilian Defense
Chairman Hugh G. Horton for
the Williamston post. Hugh
Sprulll has been handling the
task alone at the river for sever
al months and the task is prov
ing too much for one man, and
he must have relief.
It Is likely that the observa
tion post will be moved and lo
cated on top of some building up
town and that the volunteers
will be asked to maintain
watches of a few hours each.
Men, women, girls and boys ov
er sixteen years of age can han
dle the work. Volunteers are
urged to contact Chairman Hor
ton immediately.
Million Dollar Increase
In County Tax Values
Commissioners ill
Invest Sinking Fund
In U. S. Viar Bonds
Reduction hi Tax Rate Bused
On Increase in Values Is
Fairly Apparent
? !
An increase of nearly a million |
dollars in assessed county property j
values was reported by Supervisor |
C. D. Carstarphen to the board of
| commissioners in regular session
here yesterday, the gain apparent
ly ranking close to an all-time record
for those years when no revaluation
was effected. The increase, subject
to minor corrections, of course, was
tentatively fixed at $911,970, the tax
I supervisor explaining that most of
the gain is traceable to personal
[property listings.
Soon after the preliminary report
was submitted, the commissioners
reached for their pencils and start
ed figuring the possible effect the
gain in values would have on the
tax rate. Based on the 1941-1942
budget figures and on the listings not
yet reported by the corporations, the
new tax rate can be reduced about
eight cents as a result of the marked
increase in property values. But. the
tax picture is not near complete. The
new budget figures are subject to
vary and it is very likely they will
vary, and vary upward. And then
there are the corporation listings to
be considered. The trend in corpora
tion values, as a whole, has been
slightly downward in past years, and
with a loss in that quarter and with
even a slight increase in the new
budget figures the gain based on an
increase in property values will be
offset or, at least, materially reduc-1
ed.
The gain in values is almost phe
nomenal and"especially is that true
when one considers that all farm
props held by their owners on last
January 1st were not taxable. Had
those items been continued in the
taxable list, the gain, it is fairly cer
tain, would have been well over a
million dollars. The commissioners,
recognizing the increase as a pleas
ant subject, discussed the underly
ing factors at length. Commissioner
C. A. Roberson expressed the theory
that ihe psychological mood at list
ing time had its effect "Property
owners, making a little money last
fall, were more liberal in listing their
holdings," he explained. Supervisor
Carstarphen explained that much
personal property heretofore escap
ing toxation had-been placed on the I
books, especially in some of the
townships. With favorable tobacco
prices, farmers and others, too,
bought more cars last fall, and the
car owner is being taken for bis us
ual.tax ride. Hog prices were high
er and poultry accounted for approx
imately $25,000 of the gain.
The pleasant discussion subject
soon faded into the background, and
the commissioners were again
scratching their heads. Will auto
mobiles be wiped from the tux books
by the rationing system? the com
missioners wondered. What about
the general trend in business in the
non-defense areas? was another
question of the many asked and pon
dered over by the commissioners.
And the tax subject was dropped to
await further consideration when
the budget figures are submitted
about July or August.
Advised that a few property own
ers had failed to come forward and
list in accordance with the law, the
commissioner^ ordered all delin
quent listers cited to the grand jury
for possible court action. If a prop
erly" owner's name is not on the list
?it-will-be just too bad for himv There
is no way just now to get his name
on the list, and when it goes before
the courts he will be required to list
his property, pay all taxes due and
the court costs or go to the roads.
The hooks will hp rhprked fnr do
linquents possibly by the time the
(Continued on page six)
1
Wanderer Detained
In the County's Jail
Arrested last Saturday as a sus
picious character, Toofic G. Maloof
is being held in the county jail pend
ing an investigation. About 25 years
of age, the wanderer was in rags and
to filthy that Sheriff C. B Roebuck
ran him through a shower and
bought clean clothes for him before
the jail was opened to him.
Maloof, his nationality not defi
nitely established, said that he de
serted from the army, that he was
returned and served a sentence and
later given a dishonorable discharge.
Traveling out of Florida, Maloof
would not say or did not where he
was going. It is understood that he
had been detained in Craven Coun
ty for a short time, but that for the
past several months or since last
December he had wandered here and
there, living in woods and on what
he could find or beg. He declared
that he had not slept inside a house
since last December.
BREAK DOWN
/
Staggering under its own ov
erwhelming power, the Demo
cratic Party organization in this
county is ahout to break down.
For quite a few yean Uiooe
members at the party founda
tion have not found time to at
tend the precinct meetings, han
dle party business within the
unit and elect delegates to the
county convention. Jumping ov
er the precinct organizational
pow-wows, the county organiza
tion has been maintained by a
few old faithfuls who found
time to wander into the county
convention.
Executive Committee Chair
man E. S. Peel is announcing
that precinct meetings will be
held on Saturday of this week
and party leaders are urged to
attend and take part. The coun
ty convention will follow on Sat
urday. May 16th, and that will be
followed by the State convention
in Raleigh on Friday, May 22.
Forty Seniors Will
Get Their Diplomas
Wednesday Evening
Commencement VddrCKK Not
To Br Inrhnled in (doling
Program Thin Yrar
The formal graduating exercises
tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock
wiH mnrk-the ctosr of the term Tor
students of the Williamston High
School. Forty members of the sen
ior class will receive their diplomas
in a special program which elimi
nates -tbe-uwua4 -commencement ad -
dress. The program follows, in de
tail:
Processional, Glee Club; Invoca
tion. Rev. B T. Hurley; Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag; Salutatory,
Madelyn Taylor; "Freedoms We
Guard," Catherine Turner; "Am
erica At War," Joseph Gurganus;
Valedictory, "Today's Challenge to
youth," Evelyn Griffin; Song, v Is
Tor Victory; Remarks. ETbert S. Peel;
Presentation of Diplomas; ~Presen=
tation of Awards'; Song, "Star Span
gled Banner."
Names of those to receive di
plomas follow:
row, Beatrice Cherry. Mamie Au
drey?Cohurn.?Ottis?Btrrr Cottrairrr
James Andrew Critcher, Evelyn
Grace Grill in, Betty Rose Gurgan
us, Irving Daniel Gurganus, Joseph
Saunders Gurganus, Thcron Russell
Gurganus, Audrey Hardison, Rena
Ewell Howard. Marian Franklin
Hurley, Myrtle Elizabeth Jones, Rob
ert Bryan Jones, Vernon Carlyle
Langley, III, James Leggett, Jr.,
David Frank Lilley, Nannie Gray
Manning, Charles Thomas Mizel
Ethel Marie Moore, Mary O'Neal
Pope, Bessie Arnette Newbern, Wil
liam Alfred Roberson, Charles B
Rogerson, Daisy Mae Strawbridgc,
Robert Warren Sullivan, James Har
old Swain, Garnetta Swanson, Jas.
Busick Taylor, Jr., Mary Madelyn
Taylor, Annie Catherine Turner,
Emma Belle Ward, Sara Elizabeth
Ward, Joseph Warren, Jr, Mary
Edwards Warren, Benjamin Russell
Weaver, Edna Mai' White.
Bill Griffin, ill in a Washington
hospital, will not graduate with his
classmates but will receive his di
ploma as soon as he is able to com
plete his examinations.
?
Registration For
May 30th Primary
Incomplete reports state that the
registration for the May soih p^liti.
cal primary was off to a fair start
in some of the precincts and unus
ually slow in others last Saturday
when the books were opened for
new names.
One of the local precincts, O. S.
Anderson, registrar, reported seven
new electors, and the No. 1 precinct,
John Henry Edwards, registrar, re
ported three new names were add
ed to the books there. Most of those
registering had moved into the pre
cincts since the last registration two
years ago.
Those persons who registered two
years ago do not have to register It
this time to participate in the May
30 primary, but all newcomers and
those attaining the age of 21 years
since the last elections must regis
ter if they are to participate in the
May 30 primary. The registration
books will be open again next Satur
day and the Saturday following for
new names, or registration may be
effected by specail request any time
during the week.
With little activity being reported
on political fronts, several registrars
declared they were surprised when
more-than two or three persons ap
peared to place their names on the
books. As far as it could be learned,
the registration is maintaining a def
inite democratic trend.
British Take Over
French Madagascar
For Gain Over Japs
???
Russia, Nut Germany, Start*
Strong Offensive on the
Eastern Front
After standing idly by. possibly
unable to do otherwise, the British
took the initiative in the war yester
day when they occupied the big
French u.land of Madagascar, Jtru
tegic point in Allied shipping lanes
in the Indian Ocean. The full mean
ing of the move is yet to be deter
mined, but it is fairly well estab
lished now that if the German dom
inated government at Vichy offers
a vigorous protest, it may lead to a
complete breakdown in American
French relations. The United States
government has warned Vichy of its
stand, but it is fairly certain that no
American troops or Free French
participated in the occupation
Late reports from Madagascar
state that the French are offering re
-srsfcmeer but apparently the detense
is negligible. A French destroyer was
sunk along with another French ship
but the British are pushing on tow
ard their objective. Vichy is to an
nounce its stand on the Madagascar
drive late today. The landing was ef
(ected on the north side of the island
under the protection of British air
forces and are now moving on the
big naval base of Diego Suarez. ten
miles away.
It had been well established be
foro the British .started to occupy
the strategic island that the Japs
were making ready to take it over
either by assault or through Vichy.
The island will be held in trust by
the Allied Nations for France.
While the British were, scoring in
the war effort at Madagascar, the
Japs continued their drive into Chi
na and toward India through Burma.
The Japs, traveling north, have al
ready crossed* the Chinese' border,
late reports stating that they were
reforming their lines three miles
within the boundary. The advance
lines may be going forward, but the
rear-of the- Jap?army?is berng?sub
jected to murderous attacks by Am
erican bombers. Smashing attacks
have also been directed against the
Japs by American and Australian
airmen.
In the European arena, Germany
is being battered by the Soviets in
the East and at home by the Royal
Air Force. The British airmen dur
ing the past three days have been
spreading new destruction on Ger
man industrial center^ Abe dr+ve
eluding an attack on the large muni
tions factory in Chechoslovakia. To
day, raids are going on over the
French invasion coast with marked
effect.
There is much talk now being
heard about a 20.000-tmrt rrtr attack
on Germany, one militarist stating
that such an attack is possible and
that it would bring Germany to her
knees over night. Even with 1,000
bombers, working nightly over Ger
many, could bring Germany to sen
sible peace terms by early fall, the
militarist added.
On the Russian front it now ap
pears that the spring order has been
reversed, and instead of Germany
starting a spring offensive it would
appear that Hitler and his gang are
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Well Known County
Citizen Died Near
Jamesville Sunday
Funeral ScrvirPH Wore Held
On Moii<Ihv ut tin- Home
For II. Hloiint Ange
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon tit 3:30 o'clock
for Mr. H Blount Ange, respected
citizen of Jamesville Township who
died at his home there last Sunday.
Rev. Duffy Taylor, and Rev. D. A.
Windham conducted the last rites.
Interment was in the Ange Come
tery, near the home.
Mr Ange had been in declining
health for several years, and had
been unusually feeble following a
critical illness of about six months
ago. He suffered a stroke of paralysis
and that with diabetes and compli
cations caused his death.
The son of the late M. C. and Har
riet Ann Davis Ange, he was born
in Jamesville Township 75 years ago.
He lived there all his life, engaging
in farming and living a simple but
Christian life. He was held in high
esteem by all who knew him, and he
was respected by those in all walks
of life. He was a member of the Mt?
Olive Free Will Baptist Church in
Washington County for a long num
ber of years.
He lived at the place of his birth
all his life, playing the role of a
friend to all who passed his way.
In early manhood he was married
to Miss Martha E. Mizelle and she
survives with the following children,
Messrs. Andrew Ange, of Washing
ton County; Wilmer Ange, Bonnie
Ange, David Ange, Mrs. Bertha
Ange and Miss Vannie Ange, all
of Jamesville, and Mrs. Annie Wil
liams, of Scotland Neck. He also
leaves two brothers, Messrs. S. J.
Ange, of Jameaville, and Guilford
Ange of Poplar Point