Life Girt Wiiu
Drese-Mmking
Contest
Ola Gray William*, Farm Life
?-H club member, was recently de
clared winner of the county dress
ma bine contest There were eight
contestants. Miss Mary Carstarphen
and Mrs. John D. Biggs judged the
contest
Mrs. C. R. Mobley, Mrs. Exum
Ward, Jr., Mrs. J. A. Leggett and
Misses Clyde Hassell and Olive Ange
and Mr. C. W. Sessoms attended a
party given for W D. Mishoe in
Washington last Friday evening by
the Carolina Telephone Company
marking his 25th anniversary as an
employee of the company.
I
T opcoats
WE HAVE JUST
RECEIVED 24
Genuine
Harris Tweed
TOPCOATS
In Grey*, Blue*. Brown*
PRICED AT
$29.75
Also large selection of
Reversible
TOPCOATS
$16.50
Pittman's
War As It Relates
To Home Front Is
Reviewed for Week
(Continued from pace one)
who will replace those called to war.
Civilian Production Slashed
The coming December should find
us putting 45 per cent of all our
available resources to war use, and
we'll bo doing a great deal more
than that next year. This means that
production of unnecessary civilian
goods ? which has become steadily
more limited?soon will be stopped
altogether. Already production of
civilian durable goods made mainly
or entirely of metal has been halted
and the plants are turning out war
products Among many items man
ufacture of which is prohibited are
household and commercial scales
and telephone sets.
Shipments of fuel oil to the East
Coast have been dropping steadily
(tank car repairs and irregular tank
car distribution are factors), but the
situation will be improved by
through-routing of 600 carloads daily
from Gulf Coast and Mid-Western
refineries to New England, and 200
carloads daily to the New York har
bor area. Far too many people arc
trying to save fuel oil and coal by
burning gas. We have no gas to
spare, because we need it to keep war
metal industries going and to make
synthetic rubber.
V. S. Steps Up Purchases
Foreseeing the increased needs of
Allied soldiers for food and clothing
throughout the coming winter, the
Government stepped up its Septem
ber purchases of agricultural com
modities to $115 millions, an increase
of 38 per cent over August During
the past 18 months farm products
amounting to $1,750,000,000 have
been purchased under the Lend
Lease program, and nearly two
thirds of these products have been
delivered for shipment to Allied
countries . . The voluntary Share
the Meat program provides that chil
dren under six years of age may re
ceive 3-4 pound of beef, pork, veal,
lamb, or mutton every week?their
elders 2 1 2 pounds. Operators of
public eating houses should continue
to serve normal portions of meat, but
should offer half portions at reduc
ed prices to help patrons who are
cutting down on their meat eating
Any increase in the actual cost of
meats may be passed on to custom
ers ...US families can save thous
ands of tons of steel, tin and rubber
by reducing their purchase of can
ned goods by One can a week. And
tin cans should be saved fur scrap
everywhere in the country, more
than 400 cities are using their reg
ular trash collection services to get
in scrap cans . . . Circuses and carni
vals will be allowed to continue their
travles until ready to go into winter
quarters . . Prices have been fixed
for snow fencing and four kinds of
corn cribbing . The Government
is cracking down on "phony" sales
of houses to evade nation-wide rent
control. At least one-third of the
purchase price must be included in
the initial payment whenever a
louse changes hands.
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IM)NT LET THIS
COLD WEATHER
CATCH YOU NAPPING!
Our
Boys Department
Is Well Stocked With
CORDUROY KNICKERS
And LONGIES
SWEATERS
of every description and fin
gertip corduroys the boys like
See our new CAPS of Corduroys
or P\aids with Earmuffs
For Cold Weather.
HunfoUsBwtktM
WILLIAMSTON, N. C
TIRES
A Mr> which wM mm
10,000 mil**
at SO mil** p*r hour
will go
18,000 mH*s
at 35 mil** p*r hour
Truck Registration
Believed Far From
Complete In County
(Continued from page one)
were going to park their trucks and
quit. It is quite certain that the truck
owners are having a troublesome
time with the applications, that they
arc envying the auto owners. But
the car owner's time is coming, ac
cording to instructions just received
by the county rationing board of
fice.
On or about November 1st, mile
age rationing forms will be made
available to all car owners. In pre
paring the forms, the auto owners
will register their five remaining
tires and mail or deliver the papers
to the rationing board. The auto
owners will then receive a tire in
spection form calling for periodic in
spections.
Car owners having more than four
tires and a spare are to turn their
"idle" tires over to the nearest rail
way express office for the govern
ment. Certain prices will be paid ac
cording to the condition of the tires.
If the tires are all but worthless they
are to be turned in just the same. The
tires are to be surrendered by No
vember 12th, and if they are not in
by November 22nd, gas rations will
be denied the car owner.
No general call for "idle" truck
tires has been received, meaning
that a truck owner with six tires
will not have to surrender the "ex
tra" one. However, spare tires ordi
narily used on trailers are to be
surrendered.
?
Missionary Relates
His Experiences In
Concentration Camp
(Continued from page one)
ter week. Loaded on trucks, the mis
sionaries were paraded through the
streets, the Japs pointing them out
to the Chinese as exploiters. As
many as ten persons were crowded
into a small room, hardly as large
as the "A-men" corner of a small
church. There were no beds and
they slept in their clothes on the
floor. Little children in the camp
were clothed by cutting off the legs
of pajamas.
While no labor was forced, most
of the prisoners exercised regular
ly by doing odd jobs commensurate
with the meager food rations al
lowed. During the first few days
meat stew was served, but the ration
was reduced to small amounts of
wormy rice twice each day "We
tried to pick the worms out, but
finding the task almost impossible
we just boiled worms and all," the
missionary explained. "I know what
it means to be hungry from morn
ing until night and from night until
morning," he said, adding that he al
ways maintained hope and tried not
to complain at his lot.
"Night and day. I craved a piece
of cheese I dreamed about it, and
one day while filling sand bags I
found a small piece of Australian
cheese wrapped in tin foil on the
top of a sand pile. I gathered it up.
and went to my quarters for the
feast." the missionary related, offer
ing no explanation as to how he
thought the cheese had found its
way to the out-of-way place.
It was Mr. Herndon's understand
ing that American missionaries in
Shanghai fared much better than
those in Hong Kong, and he added
that last reports indicated that rep
resentatives of the denomination
still there were getting along all
right.
Displaying tin cans used in the
place of silver and china at meal
time, the missionary stated that if
the exchange of prisoners had been
delayed much longer, most of his
group would have had to be moved
on stretchers. Leaving the camp on
June 30th, the missionary and oth
ers sailed to Lourenco Marques,
Portuguese East Africa, where they
boarded the liner. Gripsholm on July
23rd and reached New York on Au
gust 26th Since returning home he
has gained about 10 pounds and is
now visiting churches in various
parts of the country.
Holiness Conference
Holds Final Session
Monday Afternoon
(Continued from page one)
Just prior to reading the appoint
ments. Bishop King spoke words of
commendation at the growth and
progress during the past year, and
praised the delegation for the har
monious session?"the best in its his
tory."
Rev. D. T. Little, of Washington,
was assigned to the church here and
to the newly organized one at Rop
er. He succeeds Rev. J. G. Crocker
who has served the local congrega
tion for the past seven years and who
is going to the church at St. Pauls.
Other assignments in this immediate
territory include: C. J. Seuiss to
Rehobot hand Bethany; W J. No
ble to Scotland Neck and Bethel; and
L. C. Lassiter to Windsor. General
evangelists assigned to this, the Tar
boro district, are, Miss Fannie Mae
Morris and Mrs. Eva Belle Brown.
Local evangelists are, H. W. Far
mer, J. L. Casper and E. W. Down
ing.
Local Boy To Get
His "Wings" Soon
Brooks Field, Texas.?Five North
Carolina cadets, including Wiley Er
nest Dunn, Jr., of Williamston, have
reported here for the final stages of
their flight training, it was announc
ed today. These cadets will grad
uate as full-fledged pilots on De
cember 13th?shortly after the first
anniversary of Pearl Harbor. One of
the many advanced schools in the
Southwest, Brooks is famous for its
graduates?Frank M. Hawks, holder
of many speed records; Maitland,
who first flew the Pacific; Lindberg;
Umstead, who test-hops the Army's
newest and largest planes. Add to
this list of flying "firsts" the names
of many heroes who have already
made history in this war?including
that of General Claire Chennault of
Flying Tiger fame.
The 45th Week
Of The War
Maximum Prices
A specific price ceiling for wo
men's rayon hose will be issued soon,
the OPA said, and in the meantime,
buyers should carefully compare
prices with those of last March to
make certain they are not being ov
ercharged. "There is no excuse for
any increase in prices of rayon hos
iery," the office said. The OPA plac
ed dried eggs under pirce control at
the highest levels at which distribu
tors did business during the Septem
ber 28-October 2 base period. The
office also set up a method for re
tail dealers to determine their ceil
ing prices for fresh grapefruit.
Stabilisation of Wages
Director Byrnes of the Office of
Economic Stabilization said the War
Labor Board will regulate all salar
ies under $3,000 and those up to $5,
000 which are % covered in wage
agreements. He said the Treasury
department is preparing regulations
for salaries of more than $3,000 oth
er than those handled by the board
as part of wage regulations. The
WLB ruled individual wage adjust
ments may now be made by employ
ers without prior board approval
providing they are "incident to the
application of the terms of an estab
lished wage agreement or to estab
lished wage rate schedules covering
the work assignments of employees"
and are made as the result of certain
established practices.
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Bagging
The 1M3 cotton-bagging-for-cotton
bales program, calling for the man
ufacture and sale of up to 8,000,000
cotton "patterns" or bale covers, will
encourage the further use of domes
tic cotton.
?
The 1M2 harvest of bread grains
in Continental Europe probably will
be considerably below average and
below the sub-normal crop of last
year, according to recent reliable re
ports.
Green Wave Wins
Over Hertford Hi
WilUamstofl High's Green Wave
broke into the win column last Fri
day night when the local team out
played Hertford High School on the
local field, 13-0. Displaying a com
plete reversal of form and playing
with a determination not exhibited
in their previous games, the locals
struck early in the first quarter on
a brilliantly executed end around
play which started on the William
ston forty-eight. With every player
carrying out his assignment and
with blockers to spare, Bud Lilley,
end, raced fifty-two yards for the
first touchdown.
An attempted pass for the extra
point fell into the end zone.
The second score for Coach Tex
Lindsey's locals started on the Wil
liamston forty, from which point the
ball was carried on a sustained drive
to the Hertford twenty. There Ben
Gurganus threw a beautiful pass to
Bennie Weaver, end, who jumped
high into the air to catch the ball for
the second touchdown of the game.
Hertford displayed considerable
power in the first half, and the run
ning of Wilson and Winslow proved
constant threats to the locals. Using
the famous T formation, Wilson
plunged through the Williamston
line for several gains.
D. Lance, guard, and Eure, end,
were also outstanding for the visi
tors.
Selection of stand-outs for the lo
cals is a difficult task. The entire
team showed the results of Coach
Lindsey's work and at the same time
displayed more spirit and alertness
than has been displayed this season
in their play.
In addition to Williamston play
ers mentioned above, linesmen Col
lin Peele, Reg Griffin, John Goff
and Fred Hardison were outstanding
in the night's play. J. D. Woolard,
back, made several good gains, and
Billie Peele showed considerable
power on line plunges during the last
half of the game.
The locals engage Windsor High
on the local field Thursday night of
this week in what promises to be a
hard struggle. The game has been
moved to Thursday night to make
way for the Hallowe'en party on Fri
day night.
The kick-off is scheduled for eight
o'clock.
High School Plans
Hallowe'en Party
Plans are being advanced for the
annual Hallowe'en festival which
will be held in the high school au
ditorium and gymnasium next Fri
day night beginning at 7:30. Present
ed under the sponsorship of the
music department of the local high
school, the special program will be
featured by a "Womanless Wed
ding," a costume contest, and a
showing of sound film comics.
Prizes of one dollar in war stamps
will be awarded to the wearers of
the most original and the prettiest
costumes.
The sound pictures to be shown
include Mickey's Covered Wagon
and Mother Hubbard.
After the program in the auditor
ium the gymnasium will be the scene
of numerous games and Hallowe'en
fun.
Proceeds from a small admission
charge will be used to defray the
expense of the Christmas pageant.
Heavy Losses Are
Sustained by Navy
In Solomons Area
(Continued from page one)
it was revealed.
American tank crews, which held
one sector of the front line were
presumed to be in the thick of the
battle.
German Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel's frantic efforts to rush re
inforcements and supplies across the
Mediterranean cost him further
heavy losses as Allied planes shot
down four Junkers?52 troop?car
rying planes and damaged several
more, and blew up a munitions ship
near Tobruk, a port so vulnerable to
aid attack that Rommel would not
use it unless his needs were desper
ate. *
(DNB, official German news agen
cy, quoted military circles in Berlin
as saying that the Allies are using
1,000,000 men, 1,000 tanks and "en
ormous numbers" of planes in the
Egyptian offensive and that the turn
ing points of the war will be reach
ed on the El Alamein line in Egypt,
and on the Stalingrad and Tuapse
fronts in Russia.)
Tanks made in the United States
and Britain, and British, Indian, Aus
tralian, South African, Greek, New
Zealand, and Fighting French troops
are storming ahead side by side
through the breaks in the Axis barb
ed wire and mine fields under artil
lery barrages that rock the buildings
of Alexandria, 80 miles away. Offer
ing protection overhead are U. S.,
R A F. and SAAF air forces that com
pletely rule the skies.
On the Russian front, the Germans
are being driven back on both sides
of Stalingrad and within the city it
self the defenders are reclaiming
streets and blocks. German losses
during the past two days were es
timated at 7,000 men and ISO tanks.
Addressing the nation lats night,
Wendell Willkie said Russia and
China had lost Ave million men each
and pleaded for more help for the
two countries.
FOB BENT: FIB8T-FLOOB AT ART
ment on West Main Street. Ideal
for small family. $22.50 per month.
See C. H. Godwin oST-St
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Sparing human life and limb,
motor vehicle operators turned
on the dumb animals on the
highways of this county last
week. A mule, belonging to Hu
bert Roberson, was killed on the
Robersonville-Stokes highway to
account for the only highway ac
cident reported in the county
during the week.
The following tabulations of
fer a comparison of the accident
trend: first, by corresponding
weeks in this year and last and
for each year to the present time.
43rd Week Comparison
Accidents InJ'd Killed Daa'ge
1942 1 0 0 $ 200
1941 2 1 0 600
Comparison To Date
1942 58 35 4 $ 7,208
1041 78 49 6 20,755
Bit Of Scrap About
Collection of Scrap
For the War Effort
(Continued from page one)
outcome of the succeeding election
would hide it in the most ungodly
places. They were determined that
it would not be available for use if
the Republicans should win.
In 1898, Warren Biggs and several
other youngsters "borrowed" a pair
of mules late one night and recover
ed the cannon from a reed patch a
few miles west of the town. A great
time followed, and before the cele
bration was over they had serenaded
every Republican in the town and
pulled off daring exploits near the
homes of several young ladies.
One resident recalls a visit that
was made to the home of the late
Wheeler Martin on East Main Street.
"We were whooping it up and mak
ing ready to salute Mr. Martin when
he came out of his house. Some of
us ran before we heard his invita
tion, but the others went in and en
joyed the leading Republican's hos
pitality, and the cannon was never
fired in that neighborhood that
night." It was added that before the
celebration ended that night, the
boys were feeding one of their num
ber plug chewing tobacco for bread.
He was later hauled home in a
wheelbarrow.
After their hectic night, the au
thorities called for the weapon, but
the youngsters, including Frank
Rhodes, now of Montgomery, Ala.,
snd Herbert Pope, now of Roberson
ville, carted it to safety and burled
it on the Rhodes property just off
Smithwick Street. It rested there un
molested except by rust until the
thirties when Mr. Rhodes was visit
ing here and the ole-timers started
talking about the celebrations and
the disappearance of the weapon. He
remembered where it was buried
and the cannon was again recover
ed but not for use in celebrating po
litical victories The cannon was
placed in front of the town hall
where it lay for many months, and
it was used when Roosevelt was re
elected, but the youngsters were
not as daring as those before them
and the report was hardly heard.
Later the cannon was placed in the
water_glant_where it rested until
the government issued an urgent
call for scrap and it wan reuMJsed
and shipped to the foundries to be
remelted and used in making mod
ern weapons for a modern war.
Wants
rot QUICK, QUALITY Oil
cleaning service, bring your clothes
to Pittman's. One day service on any
garment Suits, coats and dresses. M
cents, cash and carry. 69c delivered.
Pittman's Cleaners. f>-4f
FOR RENT ? 4-ROOM APART
ment and bath. Newly painted. If
interested, see Mrs. R. J. Peele, 300
Haughton St., or phone 180-W. 027-tf
FOR SALE AND AT THE RIGHT
price. Lion Brand Salt. Carload
just received. Moore Grocery Com
pany, Williamston. o27-2t
FOUND ? STRAY HOG. BLACK,
male. Unmarked. Weighs about
175. Owner may get hog by seeing
P. E. Manning.
Mothers
We have a large aaaortment
Boys and Students
All Wool SUITS
Site* 14 to 20
$12.50 up
BOYS' SLACKS
In all the new fall color*.
Sizes 27 to 32.
$3.95 up
Pittman's
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GIFTS ? For the
Boys In Service
You still have a few more (lays
to select and mail his gift.
We have many practical gifts
and we'll assist you in pack
ing for overseas shipment.
Final Mailing Date is November
1st ? DONT WAIT UNTIL
THE LAST MINUTE.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C