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? r PAT DAT WAR BOND DAY rror sfuome?sAvi oouus THE ENTERPRISE FOR VICTORY witfli UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 39 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 15, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899 Liberal Rationing Program For Gas Adopted In County Early But Incomplete Reports Show That Comparative ly Few A Cards Issued A very, very liberal program for rationing gasoline has been estab lished in this county and possibly throughout the rationed area, ac cording to early but incomplete re ports received following the close of the registration period 4?tr yes-j terday. Official Washington is ad mittedly disappointed with the sign up, and already there is much talk about an investigation. Said to have advanced elaborate and unfounded claims, a few persons are known to have returned their "unlimited" cards and asked for those of another type. It has been suggested that the three-gallon unit will be drastically reduced, possibly to two gallons. Crowding filling station drive ways yesterday, few motorists found it necessary to patronize the gas re tailers early today. Many stations sold out their supply, and one re port stated that the distributors lit erally squeezed their tanks at the bulk plants to supply what was de scribed as an unpredented demand. Only two registration centers in this county had reported their fig ures shortly before noon today. While they showed a large issuance of the more liberal cards, the ration ing schedule was believed to be in line with that reported earlier by other parts of the country The figures for white registration center in Williamston offer what is believed to be an average for the distribution of the rationing cards. Only one boat owner applied for a card. The tabulation below gives the type of card, number issued and per centage of issuance in Williamston Township for "white registrants: Type Number Pet A 153 20 B-l 55 7 B-2 96 12 B-3 373 48 X 103 13 780 Jamesville reported 206 registra tions including 42 by truck owners who applied for cards, possibly un necessarily The registration for au tomobile cards follows: A, 17; B-l. 29; B-2, 36; B-3. 78. and X.4. making a total of 164. A report for the color ed regisrtation center at Jamesville is not included in these figures * According to the tax books. 3,036 motor vehicles were listed as of Jan uary 1, this year, for taxation as fol lows, by districts Jamesville. 263; Williams. 122; Griffins. 244; Bear Grass, 234; Williamston, 761; Cross Roads, 203; Robersonville, 619; Pop lqr Point, h?;?Hamilton, 231. i+ad Goose Nest, 270. * Officials Declare Rationing Not To Be Taken Lightly Uae of 'Liberal' (iarib Subject To Clone Scrutiny Re portH Would Indicutc Notwithstanding the publicity giv en it by Governor J. M. Broughton and regardless of what the individ ual thinks, gasoline rationing is nut being instituted for any idle reason, according to reliable but unofficial reports heard here during the past few days. "The rationing business is not to be taken lightly, and if the present trend continues and it is quite likely to obtain for some time to come, the American people can well expect a real tightening of their belts before so very many more months pass,' 'a report heard only yesterday stated. While the motoring public may be puzzled to understand the rationing system when there is a surplus of gas flowing out of the ground in Texas, there are other factors to be considered. Over-taxed transporta tion facilities have been mentioned frequently, and the facts in the case prove that the traffic snarl has far more serious implications than many of us believe. Reports state that there are no tankers in the coastal service now, and while North Caro lina has a pipe line much rolling equipment will be required to move it even for the lowered distances. Little has been said about it, but some believe that the government is trying to clear the highways in the East of non-essential travel in an effort to expedite military traf fic and freight service necessary for legitimate business and for the war effort. In the dead of night, thous ands of men are moved many miles, loaded on ships and headed to sea before the break of dawn. TTiose schedules are not and cannot be made public, but when the time comes for such mass movements the Army does not think it right for fighting men to be sidetracked while the joyriders make merry on the highways. lite current rationing system was not designed to hamper or curtail legitimate business any more than possible, but the trial period, start ing today, will determine what ac tion will be necessary to foree the joyriders from the highways and (Continued on page six) Now Rationing Sugar In This County For Preserving Fruit Sugar for preserving fruits may now be had in this county under the rationing system, Board Chairman C. C. Martin announced this morn ing. Forms and definite instructions for handling the special rationing have been received, it was learned, and applications will be given ev ery attention and as quickly as pos sible. It was pointed out that housewives and others will not find it necessary to report to the rationing board of fice in person. Application lor the special allotments may be filed by letter and a special sugar purchase certificate will be mailed to the ap plicant just as soon as the records can be checked and verified The certificate allows the purchase of five pounds of sugar per person in the family, but the special allotment is to be used for canning or preserv ing purposes only. There is a strong movement underway to have the al lotment increased, possibly doubled, but there is no assurance at this time that larger quotas will be al lowed. In filing a request for sugar to be used in canning, the applicant should give her or his name, address, num ber in family and offer such inform ation that will convince the ration ing board that the special allotment of sugar will be used for preserv "trig. The applications will'be check- * ed with the individual consumer j registrations, it was explained, and | it may require a day or two to veri fy the special claims, prepare the I purchase certificate and get it back | to the applicant. No special form is I required of the applicant, and the I request may be made on any plain [ paper More Men Classified In Third Registration REPEATER? After serving: with honor in the last World War, Mayo Peel. Williamston R.F.I). 3. white man. is in line for service in another world-wide struggle. Mr. Peel was placed in the 1-A classifica tion by the draft board here last evening, and as far as it could be determined immediately he is the first man who fought in the last war to be placed in line for duty in the war now raging on far-flung fronts. The classification does not mean that Mr. Peel will be call ed, for the rating was made, just as in all other cases, subject to physical examination and ap peal. Union Bible School Will Hold Its First Sessions Next ^eek Rr^i*lrnti<m* Will Br Held For Annual School On Sunday and Monday # The seventh annual Union Daily Vacation Bible School begins on Monday morning at OOP o'clock. The directors of the school are anxious that all of the boys and girls in town who are not employed will enroll either at~y?ur church school Sunday or at the Vacation school Monday morning. It is believed that both parents and students will be anxious that no days will be missed by the students when they see the list of subjects that will be studied. Surely the -boys and girls want to know more about the greatest Book in the world, the Holy Bible These days from May 18-29 will give as much actual Bible study time as will be had by most students in the course of a whole year. The Beginners (ages 4-5) will meet at the Episcopal Church and will study "The Little Children's World." The Primaries (ages 6-8) will meet in the Methodist Church and will study Working Together in God's World." The Juniors (ages 9 12) will study "Living for Jestu Every Day," and will meet at the Methodist Church. The Intermediates (13-17) will meet in the Christian Church and study "The First Book about Jesus (Mark)." Handcraft work for both boys and girls will be given. The girls will meet in the Presbyterian Church and the boys in the manual arts building at the* high school The following workers in the var ious churches have promised to as sist in the operating of the school: Beginners: Mrs. Carroll Jones, su perintendent; Mrs. W Alton Daniels, Mrs. George W Whitehurst, Miss Mary Warren, pianist; Mrs. Mayo Modlin, Mrs. R. E. Kimball and Miss (Continued on page six) TRAVELERS Auto tires may be off the mar ket for many and (as rationing may have its effect, but so far there's much traveling going on in this part of the world. As of April 27, there were 64 persons between the ages of 45 and 64 years of age from other counties and states so journeying in this county. At least thirty five Martin County people in the same group were wandering in other counties or states. The draft board has sent out 64 reg istration cards to other boards after being filled in by visitors on April 27th. To date, the board in the county has received 35 draft registration cards filled in by Martin County citisens trav eling around on registration day. Board Reclassifies Several Men in the First Registration Rumored Thai Ijir^e Inereant Iii Ftiluri' Draft f.lnola ('an lie l \pei lc<l Anticipating marked increases in he size of the draft calls for men rom this county, tin- Martin County 3raft Board worked well on toward nidnight last night building up its eserve of available manpower for he armed services Twelve men in he first registrations and approxi nately 225 in the third 'were re ?lassified or classified for the first j ime by the board. The reclassifications were effect *d in those cases where deferments vere about' to expire or where pre iminary physical examinations had )laccd the registrants in a IB class fication. Rejections, based on physi cal unfitness, are with very, very ew exceptions left up to the Army Joctors, and those cases placed in I B groups by local examining joards on account of physical dis abilities are subject to be opened and massed on by the Army doctors or xaniining board At one time the lo ?al hoards ruled in cases of illiter ?cy, but now the Army board pass is <ni mieh I'HSes ?_ Two of the cases up for rcclassi lcation were continued pending fur her investigation of claims. The )ther twelve cases classified or con inued in their old classifications are is follows: 213 George Carl Mahler, w, Wil liamston. I A 738?Thad F. Harrison, w, William ston, 1-A 1454?Julian Hugo Carson, w, Par nele (90 days), 2-A 80?Welton Arnold, c, Jamesville 3-0 18- Seth Needham Boston, c, RFD I Jamesville (6 months), 2-A 128 Wyrt Staton. c, RFD 1, Oak City, classification pending. 140?William Blount Hill, c. RFD 2, Roberaonville (6 months), 2-A 0,013?Geo Mobley, w, Williams ton and Oak City, continued in 1-A 617?William Albert Duggins, c, Jamesville, classification pending 965?Gentry Woodrow Mills, w, RFD 3, Williamston (Defer Oct 1) 2-A /_ ?? . >1741- Llewellyn Keys, c, RFD 1, Jamesville, 1-A 198?Alfonza Jones, c, RFD 1 Oak City, 2-A 1345?Charlie White, c, Williamston, 1 -A >1288? Benjamin Barber, w, Wil liamston, 1-A A week ago, last night, the draft >oard classified 75 men in the third egistration, putting 10 in 1-A, 2 in 2-A, 54 in 3-A, 8 in 3-B and one in l-F. Last night the board, reviewing 225 cases, placed 63 in 1-A, 23 in 3-B md the remainder in 3-A with the &ception of a few that were con Jnued pending further investiga (Continued on page six) Ask Classification Change For Couple Filed by their employers and not by the registrants, two appeals were received this week by the Martin County Draft Board asking defer ment for John Ben Hardison and Daniel C. Sharpe. The Hardison ap peal was filed by the North Caro lina Pulp Company, and Sharpe's appeal was made by the Retail Cred it Company, Norfolk. The complete files in the two eases are scheduled to be placed before the district appeal board in Wind sor within the next ten days or two weeks. Only one appeal has been perfect ed in this county so far and that one was rejected by the district board Two others are now pending in ad- J dition to the two received this week. General Maximum Price Regulation Going Into Effect I ? Stabilization of Prices Will I Aid in Holding Down Living Costs A direct effort to hold down the cost of living and eliminate profi-1 teering and spare the country a per iod of destructive inflation, the gov ernment is introducing shortly a plan known as General Maximum Price Regulation Designed to sta bilize or freeze prices as of recent dates, the regulation high points are reviewed in the following series of | questions and answers: Q Why was the General Maxi-1 mum Price Regulation issued? A The regulation is a war meas ure issued to stop further increases in the cost of living and in other| prices Q Why have prices been rising? A. Fighting the war requires huge expenditures for armaments and turns thousands of plants from pro ducing civilian goods to producing war goods. This results in increased wage payments hnt smaller produc tion of civilian goods. Thus demand | is rising while supply is declining The result is higher prices Q. What prices are covered by the Regulation? A Nearly all prices charged by re tailers. wholesalers, manufacturers, and producers of raw materials. The only important cost-of-living exclu sions are certain food products. Q What are the ceiling prices." A In general, the highest charged 1 during March, 1942. by each individ ual seller. Q. When does the ceiling become effective? A. For goods sold at retail, the ceil-1 ings apply on May 19, 1942. For serv ices at retail, that is, rendered to the ultimate consumer, the ceiling ap plies no July 1. 1942. For sales by manufacturers, producers and whole salers, and services rendered to an industrial consumer, the ceiling ap- ] plies on May 11, 1942. Q Will the ceiling prices be the same at every store for the same ar ticle? ^ ? A. No. In general, the ceiling is the highest price at which each store sold an article during March The maximum price will vary from store to store just as prices varied from | store to store during March Q Can prices lower than the ceil ing be charged? A Yes They can go as low as the seller wishes. But they^ cannot go j one cent above the ceiling Remem ber that the purpose of this action is to stop the rise in prices. Q How will tile housewife know what the maximum prices are? A The Regulation lists- about 100 of the most important groups of items in the average family's cost of living The maximum prices of these items must hi- displayed by any retailer si lling them after May 18th. ? Q. What about prices of goods that j are not on the cost-of-living list? A Until July 1, the housewife should ask the storekeeper for his | maximum prices. Alter July 1, the retailer must have a prepared state ment of the highest prices for all] (Continued on page six) Demonstration Uub ^ omen In Meeting Approximately 500 home demon stration club women from seven counties in this section of the State were welcomed in their 13th annual federation meeting in the high school auditorium here today by Mayor John L. Hansell The program carrying the names of important personages in home demonstration work, is being high lighted by an address by Mrs. Chas W. Seawell, administrative director of the Associated Women of the Am erican Farm Bureau Federation, Chi cago. Mrs. Seawell, touching on im portant and timely topics as they relate to farm women and the war, was introduced by Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, assistant State Home Demon stration agent. Following the morning program which included a business session, the meeting was recessed for lunch, the entertainment program being featured by a band concert. Reports and an address by a Mar tin County girl, Miss Vera Pearl Williams, East Carolina Teachers' College student, will feature the pro gram this afternoon. Gasoline rationing did not affect the attendahce, and a good meeting is in progress. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS All persons who are patriotic enough and willing to serve their country by giving an hour or two each day, or night, at or near the City Hall in Williams ton, watching for and reporting passing aircraft, please com municate with Civilian Defense Chairman Hugh G. Iforton im mediately. One person, Hugh Spruill, has been manning the local observa tion post for months, remaining on watch from sixteen to eigh teen hours dally without relief. Volunteers are necessary now. Jutrior Wotnans Club Will Handle Bond Pledge Canvass Willingly volunteering their serv-1 ices to promote the war effort on , the home front, members of the lo- | cal Junior Woman's Club are to j start an intensified drive here tomor- | row for war bond purchase pledges, I The?drive, under -the direction -of j Mrs. E. M. Trahey, is to be complet ed by next Wednesday, according to I plans scheduled at a meeting of a special committee yesterday after1 j noon. The club accepted the task at i its regular meeting last Tuesday eve* I ning .when Civilian Defense Coordi- j nator W. 1. Skinner and 'Professor 1). ? N Hix discussed the pledge drive in ! the absence of C. I). Carstarphen, chairman of-the bond drive, who was 1 confined by illness. The drive, similar to those being conducted throughout the . nation, was designed to get every man. wo man and child to invest 10 per cent of their income in war savings stamps and bonds. While the pledges are not compulsory, the govern ment hopes and expects the signers to live up to them and to do all in their power to help finance the life or-death struggle now raging. Al rca4y^ few firms in Williamsion are operating on the pay-roll allot ment plan which provides for the diversion of 10 per cent of all salar ies into stamps and bonds The drive is well advanced in *>th or sections ul the county, incomplete nports stating that Robersonville has possibly more than subscribed its quota, and that the drive is being mapped for the rural areas and oth er community centers Maflui C'outi ty is asked to buy at least $24,500 in stamps and bonds monthly, and it is estimated that this community will have to pledge at least $8,000 month ly as its part in the program. More Scrap Materials Badly Needed For War Salvage Committee j Chairman Asks Cor A Lirger Collection -t (?o\eminent Coiiniders C.nn (loiinty for Scrap Iron ami Knliher Appearing in a meeting at the courthouse here Wednesday after- , noon, A. B. Volger, chairman of the State Salvage Committee, repeated an appeal urging the people of this; county to continue the delivery of] scrap metals and rubber for war use I "The war program now well advanc ed cannot tie completed until mil i lion? <>f tons of scrap iron and old rubber now idle on farms, around j homes and factories' are gathered up and delivered to the furnaees and factories," Mr Volger declared. Accompanying the urgent appeal J vas a warning note meanme that I was a warning note, meaning that j the government plans to take action f where unnecessary delays in deliv | et ies are tolerated by the owners of the materials now so badly needed to keep the war program in full pro- i' duction. Mr. Volger stated that all salvage yards where the utmost effort was i not being advanced in moving the J materials into production would tie j confiscated on or soon alter the 3Utli i ; of next month. "The dealers of | North Carolina have been and are j continuing to cooperate with the ] program and no such drastic action . is anticipated," the Salvage Commit- t tee chairman said "It will he taken ( if necessary," he added According 1 to the chairman, some material has i already been confiscated when the i owners were found to be holding it | for higher prices. I Announcing that the government I was planning u supplementary can- ( vass of the entire nation for scrap 1 metals and rubber, Mr Volger ex- I plained that voluntary delivery to I the dealers would make such action i unnecessary. Prices to be offered by the government will be lower than 1 the dealer market, but the sale i would be cons,umated at the collec- I tion point on the farm or other des ignated place. The direct canvass, if found necessary in this county, would be handled by special WPA forces equipped with material to cut | up large and?bulky sci material would hp. accumulated in one or more centers and offered for sale to the highest bidder with in structions guaranteeing immediate delivery to the furnaces and factor- i ies. A maximum price of 30 cents a 1 hundred pounds will he offered by the government for scrap metals and 50 cents a hundred pounds for old rubber. In those cases where the owner re- I fused the sell, the scrap would be confiscated possibly with the coop eration of the Army. People are urged to remove old tires from around the flower beds, to collect and sell such items as rub ber heels, innertubes, water hose. (Continued on page six) 1 950 (Questionnaires Go To Registrants A total of 950 occupational ques tionnaires have been mailed to those men who registered last February, the draft board office announcing today that the approximately 375 re maining ones would be placed in the mails week after next. To date, twenty-six of the thin cardboard sheets are past due, the registrants being classed as delin quents. The occupational question naires must be properly filled in and returned juSt as though they were draft questionnaire's. Up until last night the draft board had classified only 75 of the 300 draft questionnaires. It is likely that' more of the draft questionnaire forVns will he placed in the mail shortly. OUJKCTOK The first case ol' a "conscien tious" objector in this county was reviewed bv the draft board last evening. Julian Baker Koe buck, young Kobersonville white man. based his claim for deferment on those grounds. Members of the board, while not at aU critical of the claim, ruled he should be placed in the 1-A classification because, in their opinion, the facts in the case did not support the claim. It was (minted out that the young man had attended the CMTC. and that he had Jollied the ranks of conscientious objectors only in recent months. He was grouped in the 1-A classification. liaise Rolrt. Cohurn (lulls Seven (loses In I lie County's Court *1? Willi \<> Churjit* On llockt'l Afiiiinsi Mini, Matt !<?? purl* for Trial Monday 9> Judge Hubert L. Coburn called Recorder's Court last Monday, but in eighth person reported for trial [t was the first time ofiT"record that i prison walked into, the court for rial without being charged with ?ommitting a crime in the sight of ?he law. Iaouis Brown, it was learn 'd. slapped his wife and the case got nto the court of a justice of the seaco. The case was continued and irown was of the opinion that he lad been bound over to the county ?ourt for trial so he appeared at the Monday session. The court was about o fold its tent for the day when drown asked about the? status of his ghost charge. In session a comparatively short line, the court attracted a fair-sized ludience, but there was apparently 111It* interest in the proceedings. Charged with larceny and receiv ptff Boatman Bland had his case ontinued until May 25th The case charging Arthur Mor gan with violating the liquor laws ?vas again eoritinuc. d under prayer "r judgment. Final action is due n the case next Monday. t barged with drunken driving, Joseph Edward Boy kin pleaded not guilty. Adjudged guilty following ihe completion of the evidence, he was fined $50, taxed with the cost ind had his operator's license re voked for una year. Notice of appeal was given to the higher courts and bond in the- sum of $100 was re quired. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with drunken driving, Law rence Corey was sentenced to the roads for three months, Judge Co (Continued on page six) KKGISTKATION Tomorrow is the last day to register for the May 30th politi cal primary. Those persons who registered two years ago in this county will not have"to regis ter provided they still maintain their residence in the township where they registered. Persons attaining the age of 21 years and those who have moved into the county and established residence since the last election will have to register if they are to partici pate in the primary two weeks from tomorrow, tin Saturday of neat week the registration hooks will be open for the chal lenge of any names. The prac tice is nothing more than a formality. Very, very few persona have registered during the two weeks the books have been open in this county. ? Furious Battles On The Russian Front Hold ^ar Spotlight 1 Miller Fihlien hirnanl in tin* Crimea ami Soviet* l*n-li Toward Kharkov While'they will rrlly "he :i turn ton point in the war furious bat tles. raging on the Russian front, are most certain to have an important bearing on the outcome of the war Choosing tlu u objectives,, both .odes are reporting gains, the Hitlerites moving toward Kerch in the Crimea and the Russians virtually gaining Kharkov, the strategic German base ? in the stmt hern part of the eastern front The Russians today were said to have crossed the Donets River and advanced aWleast nun miles toward the important German base, smash ing all but the city defenses as they went. In crossing the river, the Rus sians are believed to have virtually" wiped out the defense of the German base. Thousands of dead and wound ed have been left in the wake of bat tle in both the Kharkov area and in the Kerch Peninsula. Saying little about the fighting at Kharkov, the Germans with their eyes firmly fixed on the rich Caucas us oil fields, claim they have smash ed the Russian defense at Kerch, but any gain there will certainly be threatened by the Russian drive in the north. ~ Exieri^yt? equipmetH and millions of men are said to be locked in a death struggle on the Eastern front at this time with the main action at Kharkov and Kerch holding the war's spotlight Gasoline rationing and the follow - ing reaction have just about crowd ed activities in the other- theaters of the War off the front page for today. The Germans claim that two Ameri can warships have been sunk along the supply route to Russia, hut no of ficial report has been released by the United States Navy Department The British tangled with a Gcr man _c<?iivoy off tho French coast on Wednesday and were still battling early today. The British, admitting the loss oT a small ship; stated that several German vessels were sent to the bottom. The Japanese push into China through Burma is the drak spot in through Burma is the dark spot in The invaders have driven nearly 200 miles into China during the past few days and are now threatening the important Burma Road terminal. Im penal forces have retired to new po sit ions and have not contacted the Japs since the early part of the week. The Chinese are said to have .check ed a Jap movement, temporarily at least, on the Salween River A large British force trapped by the Japs 111 Burma has escaped to brighten the (Continued on page six) g Start Annual Drive Against Typhoid In County On Monday Plan Srrirn of Ono-l)u\ Llin icH for Nrarly Kvrr> Src lion of tin* Coimlv The annual drive against typhoid fever is slated to got underway in this county next Monday morning at !) 30 o'clock when the first of a ser ies of immunization clinics is held in Jamesville. The round up will con tinue during the greater part of two weeks according to a schedule an nounced by the county health offi cer a few days ago. Regular appoint ery Monday morning, at Roberson ville every Wednesday morning, at Oak City every Friday morning and at Williamston every Saturday morning _ Special appointments will be made at the following community centers on the specified days: Tuesday, May 19 Hamilton school, 9 30 to 12. Wednesday, May 20?Gold Point school ,1:00 to 2:30, and at Everetts school, 3 00 to 5:00 o'clock. Thursday. May 21?Cross Roads, 10:00 to'12, and at Bear Grass from 2:00 to 4 o'clock Friday, May 22 Hassell school. 1:00 to 3 Monday. May 25 Jordan's store. Dardens, for white, 9 30 to 12; and for colored 1 to 3 p m ; and at No 90 Filling Station, 3:30 to 5 o'clock, all the same day. Wednesday, May 27?Farm Life school, 9 30 to 12, and that afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock at Eason Lilley's store. Thursday, May 28?Smith Broth ers' store, on Hamilton-Palmyra road, 10 to 12; and at Parmele that afternoon from 2 to 4. All who took one or three "shots" last year should have one shot ad ministered this year. One dose a year will prevent typhoid for a year, if the three-dose treatments have been taken previously. l,ast year over 7,000 persons in the county were immunized against typhoid. The number should be doubled now that the services of ev ery man, woman and child are need ed in the war effort and when pro fessional medical services are and will be further limited. Remember the schedule and re port to the nearest clinic.