PAT SAT WAS BOND DAT INF MMH-UH MUM THF. F.NTRR PR TSF. OVU THE TOP FOR VICTORY ?Ml UNITED STATES WU BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 70 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September t, ESTABLISHED 1899 More Tires Issued By Rationing Board In County Thursday Applications for Eighty-two Tires Filed During Week Are Carried Over T7ie tire shortage in this county took another decided turn for the worse here yesterday when the ra tioning board released its weekly allotment and carried over applica tions for eighty-two tires. Filed dur ing the past week or since the meet ing held on August 27th, the appli cations will receive consideration in due time, but it is becoming more and more apparent day by day that numbers of cars and quite a few trucks will have been forced off the highways in this county long before the applications for tires can be fav orably considered. The list of current applications is not appearing this week for the sim ple reason that many of the appli cants in the past saw their names in the group and thought tires had been allotted to them. Apparently they failed to understand that the appli cations were only acknowledged, that they were in the list carried ov er for later consideration. These ap plications, filed since the meeting on August 27th called for thirty-sev en automobile tires and an even doz en tubes; 25 new truck tires, fifteen truck tire tubes, twenty recapped tires and four obsolete tires and tubes. New truck tires were issued to the following: W. W. Taylor, Robersonville, four tires and tubes for hauling lumber. R. A. Critcher and Brother, Wil liamston, four tires and four tubes, for hauling lumber. Recapped tires for trucks were al lotted as follows: J. Walter Gurganus, three tires and tubes for farm. Martin County Transfer Company, Robersonville, two tires for hauling farm produce. Frank Fagan Carstarphen, Wil liamston, two tires for hauling fuel. Royal Baking Company, Raleigh and Williamston, two tires for whole sale delivery of bakery products. There were no new car tires al lotted .but recapped tires for auto mobiles were issued to the following: J. H. Hopkins, Williamston, two tires and two tubes for farm Archie Hardison, Jamesville, two tires for farm. M. B Barefoot, Williamston, RFD 3, one tire for farm. J. T. Phelps, Williamston, three tires for farm Mrs Martha M. Rawls. Hassell, three tires for farm. Obsolete car tires were allotted to the following applicants, some of the applications dating as far back as early July: Ernest Best. RFD 1, Bethel, two tires and two tubes for farm. John Best, RFD 1, Bethel, four tires arid four tubes for farm. Andrew Flanagan, RFD 1, Hob good, two tires and two tubes for farm. Bethel Braddy, RFD 1, Hbbgood, two tires for farm H W Leggett. Sr., RFD 1, Rober sonville, two tires and two tubes for farm. Obsolete tires fo rtrucks and trail (Continued on page six) No General Holiday Will Be Observed Here Next Monday Mayor Hastrll Issues Timely Proclamation; Postoffice Closing for the Day N(0 general holiday will be ob served here or in the county next Monday, Labor Day, according to reports coming from industry and business operators. The postoffice will close for the day, however, and no mail deliveries will be made in* either the rural sections or in the town. Activities in all other business undertakings, including the tobacco market and banks, will be continued as usual. While no general holiday will be held here, Labor Day is taking on a new meaning in the eyes of many people during these times of stress and strain. In recognition of labor's efforts, Mayor John L. Hassell is is suing the following Labor Day proc lamation: "In recognition of the fine record and unexcelled spirit of North Car olina's working men and women? Soldiers of Production in the war program, it is the desire of Gover nor Broughton that the forthcom ing Labor Day, Sept. 7, 1942, be a day of acknowledgment for North Carolina labor and he has issued a proclamation declaring Labor Day this year be a day of celebration? a day in which the role of the work ing people of our state be widely rec ognised and given the praise which is justly due them. "Now, therefore, I, J. L. Hassell, Mayor of Williamston, proclaim Mon day, Sept. 7, 1942, as a day of hom age and recognition for labor and call upon our citizens to assist in promoting the observance of Labor Day to the end that the working peo (Continued on page six) Comparison of Enrollment ??? Opening-day enrollment figures in the ten white schools dropped yesterday, but the decrease was not as great for the county as a whole as had been expected and even predicted. In fact, some schools reported slight gains, but in others the losses approximated ten per cent. The decrease, reflected in the figures for both the elementary and high sehool depart ments, was twice as great in the high schools where the twelfth graders apparently did not show up. School offi cials, studying the figures late last night, were unable to reconcile many of the variations, but in view of marked un certainties they were agreed that the opening was very suc cessful. The tabulations below offer a comparison of the enrollment in the ten white schools by departments for the opening day yesterday and the one a year ago: Jamesville Farm Life Bear Grass Williarnstun Everetts Robersonville Gold Point *Hassell Hamilton Oak City *?Estimate. 1941 1942 Ele. H.S. Tot. Ele. H.S. Tot. 336 Ill 447 351 97 448 155 67 222 123 69 192 236 68 304 220 61 281 562 ?197? ?759? 579 204 783 ' 208 208 198 198 303 291 594 294 249 543 62 62 60 60 60 60 60 60 178 178 187 187 225 185 410 217 169 386 2325 919 3244 2289 849 3138 Enrollment Decrease Reported By Schools INSPECT POST Making a hurried tour of this section, representatives of the United States Army last Tues day night inspected the opera tion of the local airplane obser vation post on top of the Enter prise building. They found ev erything in order and stressed the importance of maintaining a 24-hour, seven-day service. Chief Observer W. H. Carstar phen explained today that the schools and colleges are taking possibly 50 of his "watchers" away, and there is an urgent need for at least that many more. Any one who can and will take a turn of an hour or two at the post is urged to volunteer by calling Mr. Carstarphen at 83, his office, or at his home. No. 71. And the observers are again urged not to walk on the tin roof. Judge Robt. Coburn Calls Fifteen Cases In Recorder's Court Business in Court Pirks Up Following Opening of Markets Week Ago Following a period of compara tively little business the week before, the Martin County Recorder's Court last Monday waded into one of the largest dockets in recent weeks, the increased business coming during the first week of the current tobacco marketing season. Judge Robert L. Cobum called fifteen cases during the three-hour session. A much larg er crowd than ordinarily attends the court sessions was present for the proceedings. The case charging Leonard Bos ton with vagrancy was continued un til September 14th. It was explain ed to the judge that the defendent is subject to immediate employment in the armed forces. If the man does not "stick" he will face trial and possible judgment. In the case charging Leonard Bos ton and Robert Boston with violat ing the liquor laws, a nol pros was taken as to Robert, and the case was continued until September 14th for the other defendant. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with drunken driving, An drew J. Flanagan was fined $50, tax ed with the court costs and had his (Continued on page six) RED CROSS Material for making surgical dressings was delivered to the Martin Connty chapter of the American Red Cross here yester day after a long delay, and ar rangements are being completed today for reopening the project in the rooms over the Western Auto Store Monday morning at *M o'clock. Miss Nell Harrison, In charge of the project, Is call ing upon and urging volunteers The need for the dressings Is to report at that time for work. Indeed urgent, and special Red Cress representatives, visiting here this week, pleaded for the successful execution of the proj Loss Not As Croat In The County As Had Been Expected ??? R<" Tobacco Pours Into The Local % Market As Price Trend Moves Upward For The Better Grades New Middle East Commanders Gen. Sir II. II. L. (i. Alexander. who replaced Gen. Auchinleck as chief of the Allied forces in the Middle Last, is shown (left! with Lieut. Gen. li. L. Montgomery, commanding the Kighth Army, shortly after their appointments had been announced in Cairo. It is believed that the changes resulted from Prime Minister Churchill's recent visit to the Kgyplian theatre of war. This photo was radioed direct from Cairo. (Central Pres^) Stabilization Of Soy ?/ Beans Proposed Here Plans Discussed By Representatives at Meet Wednesday Prnpohe I'riee of Alionl # 1.50 Per IIiihIicI for (liirrnil Soy brail drop County farm -agents and commit | teemen from most of the counties in northeastern Nortti Carolina at a meeting in the courthouse here Wert nesrtay with AAA officials from Washington and Raleigh a proposal to stabilize the price of the current ,soybean crop. The plans, out lined and discussed, have not advanced beyond the preliminary stage, but it is fairly certain that the price wi be fixed at about $1.1)0 per bushel | for soybeans having medium oil con tent and about $1.40 for those of low j oil content. The beans will he purchased at about the prices listed and fixed by the Commodity Credit Corporation by agencies and warehousemen des ignated by the corporation, and it is i expected that the Growers Peanut | Cooperative warehouses which have handled government purchases of i peanuts for the past five years, will ( be the agency designated to purchase the beans. If the peanut stabilization agency is designated, and there is little reason to believe that it will not be, then those warehouses receiv (Continued on page six) $ Makes His Fortieth Trip To The Courts Recently charged with disorderly , conduct and threatening the life of I his wife with a shot gun, Clyde Si I - verthorne, well-known character hen*, made his fortieth appearance in the courts of this county last week ] the count not including his* appear ances before the minor courts. Without the services of a lawyer, [ the defendant planned his own de fense, and he made an able plea as far as the damaging evidence would permit. He pushed tears from his' eyes at will, asked intelligent ques tions and offered some plausible ex planations to the court. Just before entering the court room, Silver thorne who is very polite and agree able when sober, asked a lawyer in the ante-room what was the maxi mum penalty for simple assault. Ad- l vised that it was only 30 days, Sil- j verthorne was quoted as saying, "I'll plead guilty to simple assault, that's what I'll do." Judge Robert L. Coburn would not accept the plea, and when no other plea was offered by him, he was pleaded guilty Adjudged guilty on the strength of the damaging evi dence, including that offered by his wife, Silverthorne was sentenced to the roads for two years. "I'll give you credit for one thing," he told the judge *rYou gave me all you had.' Asked what he ought to have been given, Silverthorne suggested that a year was a mighty long time. Along about then Mrs. Silverthorne swoon ed. The husband declared that he just could not go to the roads, that he could not handle the tasks assign ed him. Judge Coburn compromised with the man and reduced the sentence to eighteen months. Silverthorne kiss ed his wife goodbye in the court room, and with tears in his eyes, he turned and followed Jailer Roy Peel to the cell block to await his transfer to a prison road camp. c~ * scr \r Mai Cm County, mukitiK an en viable record in the collection of scrap metal during recent month*, i* being asked to con tinue the effective work. Since last December 7th, exactly 3, 099,000 pounds of scrap metal? 2,220,000 iHiunds of castings and steel, 771,000 pounds of tin and 105,000 pounds of brass, copper and lead? have been shipped from this county pirncipally by the Williamston Metal and Parts Co. It is understood that fairly si/able deliveries have been made by others, but no estimates on the poundage could be had. If Martin County people are to meet the obligation assigned them, they will have to raise about the same amount of scrap between now and next January. Rommel's Drive In Desert Checked by American Bombers Ct'i-niiiim Continue I'u-li Tow ard Stalingrad and Covet ed CaneuMiiH Coal ? Allied fighting outside Russia is becoming more pronounced as suc cessful Operations take place on both the offense and defense on far flung battle fronts. The aggressive spirit is marking up new gains in the Southwest Pacific, and also in China where the Chinese are push ing the Jap invaders toward the sea around Cunton. The big news, how ?ver, comes from the defensive front n the Middle East where Allied forces have cheeked initial attacks launched by General Rommel this week American bombers, pounding the German bases, tillcry have batter! forces, and while a fijit fJ lack may not have hero the invaders have not yet weak spot for launching it There c an he no weak spot if the? Allies are to succe ssfully defend Alexandria and tin Sue /, for'no inviting line