FAT FAT WAS ^ BOND DAT otp mmm?un Hum ENTERPRISE OVER TMf TOP FOR VICTORY UHim STATU WM BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 59 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 28, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899 Number White Men Leaving For Army From This County Third Members of Family Are Now Members of Nation's Armed Forces One of the largest groups of young white men to leave this county for the Army has just reported for serv ice at one of .he country's largest induction centers. While most if not all of them are returning home for fourteen-day furloughs, it is quite likely that a large majority has al ready been accepted for service. Three young men, scheduled to leave with the last contingent mov ing out of the county, did not report. Ottis Leon Scruggs had asked to be transferred to Birmingham for in duction, and Heber John Coltrain was temporarily disabled and could not report. Coltrain was driving a large transport truck on the Eastern Shore a few days ago and figured in an accident that cost the lives of seven persons. The young man, still suffering from shock and injuries, is at home now. He is under bond for his appearance at a hearing to be haU in Virginia soon. The third young man who did not show up was Robert Ward Harden, of Dardens. The board was advised in a delayed letter that he had joined the Navy last Friday, passed his examination on Saturday and was sworn in for service on Sunday. The young man is the third son in his family to en ter the service. One son, Dallas, was I last heard from in India, and anoth-1 er son, Grady, is soldiering in Ala bama. Only one son is left at home. It is one of the few cases in this county where more than two mem bers of a family are in the service. Names of the young white men "recently" reporting for service: Willie Whit Davis, Hamilton and Hughesville, Md. Horace Murdock Ayers, Everetts. Rubin Thomas Ward, Roberson-1 Milton Gladstone Bryant, Parme le. Alton Raynor, RFD 3, Williamston. Charles Milton James, Williams tori. Thomas Willoughby Thompson, RFD 1, Oak City. James Garland Rodgers, RFD 1, Robersonville. Leslie Garland Lambert, William ston. James Pritchett, Dardens and Plymouth. Milton Warren Harrison, RFD 3. Williamston. Eli Marion Taylor, RFD 2, Wil liamston. Stancil Lee Brown, Jamesville. Russell Leonidas Griffin, RFD 2. Williamston. Eugene Thomas Bedwell, James ville. Semmie James, Robersonville. William Henry Ange, RFD 1, Jamesville. Chester Hue Gardner, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Dave Wiley Branton, RFD 2, Rob ersonville. Jesse Wilson Griffin, RFD 2. Wil liamston. Willard Earl James, RFD 1, Rob ersonville. James Edwin Moore, RFD 3, Wil liamston. Milford Warren Harrison, RFD 2, Williamston and Norfolk. Howard Franklin Griffin, RFD 1, Williamston. Sutton Alfred Burroughs, RFD 3, Williamston. Osmer Scull Wi.nborne, William ston. Charlie Thurman Clark, William ston and Washing'ton, N. C. (Continued on page six) Local Citizen Died In Hospital Monday Alvin Bruce Cox, a n.ative of Miss issippi but for the past six months a resident of Williainston, died in a Washington hospital last evening at 8 45 o'clock following a long per iod of declining health and a criti cal illneaa of only a few days' dura tion. Taken ill last Thursday, Mr. Cox became critically ill Sunday and was removed to the hospital. Pneu monia was the immediate cause of his death. After spending his early life in Mississippi, Mr. Cox located in Dal las, Texas, where he married Miss Jane Stuart and taught school for a number of years. Forced into virtu al retirement by falling health, he came to Williamston about ' six months ago to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Larry T. !5cott, and Mr. Scott, in their apartment in the home of Mrs. Eloiae Bennett on West Main Street During his stay here, Mr. Cox did not get out very much, but he made a number of friendships and eras highly regarded by those who knew him. He was a member of the Baptist church for a long numtier of years, and Dr. William R. Burrell, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church here will conduct the last rites at the Biggs Funeral home tomorrow af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment will follow in the local cemetery. Besides his daughter here, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Maude Scales, of Murfreesbom, Tenn., and a brother, J. M. Cox, at Washington City Ducking Shells in Egypt Battle One of the Imperial troops fighting on the Egyptian battlefront is shown taking a quick dive for cover as an Axis shell bursts close to hira near El Alemain. Despite heavy attacks the British soldiers, aided by Australians and New Zcalandcrs, are holding fast and in some spots even making gains. This is a radiophoto. All County Single Men Staring Army In Face ?o READY FOR SPREE The arrangements have been virtually completed and Mar tin County motorists, with the naual exceptions of course, are now about to be given the green light for another riding spree. It is a bit like two big cities ad joining each other, one can't tell where the last spree ends and the new one begins. Anyway, sup plemental gas ration cards are now ready for distribution with the exception of possibly those filed a bit late. All applications have been approved or rejected, and the applicants may now rail at the rationing board office for the results. Quite a few of the applications were rejected and large num bers were held to an absolute minimum. Applicants may ap peal to the board for increased allotments, but they must have good evidence to support their claims. Citizens Of County Take More Interest In Spotting Planes ??? Bear Gran* Plana Meeting for Opening 24-Hour Post There Soon ? Convinced of the necessity and po tential importance of the work, more Martin County citizens are taking a greater interest in airplane spotter work, according to J. Paul Simpson, head of the program in this county. The Williamston post, just recently opened on a 24-hour basis, is func tioning almost perfectly, and plans are well advanced for a similar serv ice at Jamesville. At a public meet ing in the Community House at Bear Grass on Thursday evening of this week at 8:30 o'clock, citizens there are expected to complete plans for opening a 24-hour post. Other communities are perfecting organi zations to maintain the volunteer service, Director Simpson maintain ing that the outlook is bright for a 100 per cent cooperation from the people of the county. Contributing time and labor, citi zens of Jamesville just recently built an observer's post just across the street from Davenport and Hamil ton's station, and numbers of peo ple have already volunteered to help maintain a constant watch. The post will likely go on a 24-hour schedule very shortly, according to Chief Ob server Charles Davenport. Chief Observer T. O. Hickman is calling the Bear Grass meeting on Thursday evening and it is certain that the citizens of that community will respond to a call for a 24-hour service schedule. A post has been acquired in the town after Farmer W. M. Harrison handled the work the best he could at his home since (Continued on page six) DESERTER I Deserting the army a year ago, Robert Woolard, county colored youth known as 8. U Woolard, has been overtaken by the au thorities and is now In the coun ty Jail awaiting his return to Fort Bragg and certain court martial. The man was reported missing under the name of 8. U Woolard, but the Army had no record of a man by that name from this county, and his free dom was prolonged. Woolard, the first Martin County youth So desert the army during the present war, is la the trap now, and while the wheels ef justice amy turn slow, be can nt. Nearly Six Hundred Are Now Subject To Draft Immediately More Than One lliinilred Men To Answer ('.alls in Coun ty During August No official instructions have been received in this county, but there is reason to believe that a movement is underway to exhaust or otherwise clean out the eligible draftees in the lower classifications within the near future. Briefly stated ,the Army is now staring all single men in this county right in the face, unofficial reports indicating that the authori ties plan to call all single men with out dependents from one end of the registration to the other within the next few months, and then start calling all single men with depend ents immediately thereafter. Calls for married men are to be expected in the due course of time, the trend of events possibly largely determin ing when that action will be taken. Well over 100 men, including the calls for both white and colored, are due to leave the county in August for the Army. In addition to that number there are approximately 380 colored and 250 white men available for service before the draft is extended into the married group The approximately 630 men are single without depend ents or are single with dependents. These figures are based on fairly re liable estimates coming from the draft board following a review of the registrations from the first on through 600 in thc^ third. Those young men who became 20 years of age of recent date are also included in the potential list of draftees sub ject to immediate call. Included in the lists above are about 40 white and 30 colored registrants who have been deferred for one reason or an other, mostly to help finish ^he cur rent crop season and to aid the fall harvest. Many of the deferment per iods will expire in September and October. Although this county has a man power reserve of approximately 600 men outside of those who were mar ried before last December 7th, it does not mean that the Army will call that many men from this coun ty within the next two, three or four months. It is quite certain that many possibly half that number or more, will be rejected for one cause or an other. After being thinned out by examination, the group will be re uced in size considerably, and even at the rate of call set for August, it will be only a couple of months be fore the list of single men is - ex hausted. The calls will then be di rected to married men, first to those without children, then to those with out children but who are vital to the (Continued on page six) ? Rationing Board Will Move Again Outgrowing its cramped quarter! in the county commissioners' room in the courthouse weeks ago, the county rationing board established headquarters in the old Farmers and Merchants Bank building, and now orders have been issued calling (or enother move. The old bank build ing has been leased to the Washing ton Production Credit Company, and the rationing board is planning to establish headquarters in the agri cultural building auditorium, next to the courthouse. ? It could not be learned definitely when the move would be effected, but the prasant quartans' are to BT vacated by the first of August. It is likely that the board will pick up its records and files and move thei latter part of the week. War As It Relates To Home Front Is Reviewed for Week People Are Begininng to Real ize Thai Victory Will Not Be Won Easily There probably aren't many peo ple in the United States who are still naive enough to think that this is going to be a war easily won?a war won without great sacrifice, at home and on the field of battle. If there are any so naive last week's news must nave?gone a l recover and consolidate their gains before renewing their offensive. Some observers believe the Germans will attack Moscow and Leningrad (Continued on page six) # Life And Value Of Gas Ration Cards There is some doubt as to the value of gas rationing cards and how long they are to last. Expiration dates are placed on the cards, Rationing Board Chairman C. C. Martin ex plaining m detail the worth in gal Inns arid the life of the cards as fol lows: The basic A card, good for four gallons per unit, is to last for twelve months. And it means exactly what it says. The supplemental B card, carry ing a four gallon value per unit or coupon, is to last not less than three and up to twelve months according to the claim presented by the appli cant The C card, carrying a four-gallon per unit value, is to last three months. The D card, good for one and one half gallons per unit, is to last for one year. The E card for non-highway use is good for one gallon per unit and is to last for six months. The R card, good for five gallons per unit and to be used by large non-highway purposes, is to last for six months. The S-l and S-2 cards, good for four gallons per coupon, are to last for four months. Most of the supplemental cards are ready for distribution. In handling the rationing program, the authorities did all in their pow er To allot extra rations to tbooa needing gas and who were quallfM to get it, but drew the line on un essential rations.