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PAT PAT WAS BOND DAT ftw V?w-un MtLUf THE ENTERPRISE OVUTMTOT FOR VICTORY ?Hli UNITED STATU WAN BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 100 Williamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 18, 1912, ESTABLISHED 1899 Allotment of Edible Peanuts Next Year Is Same As For 1942 However, Goal For Peanuts To Be Crushed Great ly Reduced As the peanut threshing season draws to a close in the Carolinas Virginia-Tennessee area, the United States Department of Agriculture announces national marketing quo tas for edible peanuts in 1943 at 1, 255,800,000 pounds. This figure is equivalent to an allotment of 1,610, 000 acres, the same as in 1942. In addition to this acreage, how ever, which is sufficient to supply the normal needs of the edible trade the Secretary of Agriculture has set a Food-for-Freedom goal of peanuts for crushing into ti^?t 3,890,000 acres, making a total or^ljU million acres in the two classifWKions, a million acres more than it is esti mated will be harvested in 1942 and half-a-million acres above the 1942 goal. Farmers in this area responded magnificiently to the Department of Agriculture s plea for excess peanuts in 1942 for crushing into oil, accord ing to W. T. Parker, manager of the Growers Peanut Co-Operative, Inc., the agency which channels Caro linas-Virginia-Tennessee peanuts and soybeans into the oil trade for the Agricultural Marketing Admihistra tion, and added that while produc ers are being asked to greatly in crease their peanut production in 1943 USDA officials point out that peanut marketing quotas divide the crop between edible and oil pur poses, thus assuring the edible trade a reasonable amount with which to operate, and diverting the remainder into peanut oil. While the 1943 quota will not be subjected to a referendum since pea nut producers in 1941 approved mar keting quotas for each of the three years?1941, 1942 and 1943?the De partment of Agriculture has recom mended a single price system for peanuts in 1943, whether for edible use or for oil. Such a program would assure growers of an average return of between 80 and 85 per cent of parity, meaning an average price of about 6 1-5 cents a pound in the old producing areas of this section. A program of this type requires legislation which has already been introduced by Congressman Pace of Georgia, in a bill that would suspend marketing quotas in 1943 and 1944, with the referendum to be held for 1945. If a single price plan or its equivalent is not possible, price sup port programs for peanuts for both edible and oil purposes, similar to those now in force, will be continued in 1943. Representative North Carolina and Virginia producers meeting in Tar boro, on November 30, favored 6 cents for excess peanuts and 7 cents a pound for quota nuts and sent a delegation to Washington on Decem ber 2 to submit that proposal to a House select committee studying the peanut situation. Christmas Seal Sale In School No detailed reports are available just now, but according to informa tion coming from the local schools yesterday, the sale of Christmas Seals is meeting with marked suc cess here this year. The sale was boosted by a contest in the sixth and seventh grades where nearly $100 worth of the lit tle stickers were converted into cash for the control of tuberculosis. Bill Burrougs, selling $12.02 worth and Sammy Rigas, selling $11.70 worth, led the contest and were awarded stamp prizes. Sales were reported by the sever al teachers for their rooms, as fol lows: Miss Clarine Duke. $1; Miss Grace Talton, $1.20; Mrs Rebecca Crock ett, $1; Miss Mary Benson, $1; Miss Estelle Crawford, $1; Mrs. Lela B. Bunting, $2; Miss Katherine Brad ley, $1; Miss Margaret Elliott, $1; Mrs Velma Coburn, 40 cents; Miss Emma H. Baker, $1; Miss Edith Bradley. $17.54; Mrs. Elizabeth Ea gles, $30; Miss Mary Whitley, $23.43, and Mrs C. B. Hassell, $27 69, mak ing a total of $109.26. Bangle day will be observed here tomorrow when fourth grade pupils wil take charge of the sea sale. Send Number Of Kit Bags to the Soldiers The Robersonville Red Cross chapter extends thanks to the auxil iary groups at Everetts, Oak City and Hamilton for the generous dona tion of articles to fill the soldier kit bags which they made. Also the chapter officials acknowledge with gratitude the gifts made for the bags by the numerous school children who contributed. One hundred and thirty-one filled aoldier kit bags were shipped to the ARC Depot, Sea Girt. N. J . last week. These will be distributed to soldiers at ports of embarkation for | Christmas Cheer Fund Is Off\ To A Slow Start This Season Despite an overflowing prosperity throughout the land, there are those who are in need of succor and sym pathy. It is for those who are not quite so fortunate in this commun ity that the Christmas Cheer Fund will still be maintained this holiday season. The cheer movement is be ing planned and advanced on a rath er limited scale, but for the few it is just as necessary as^it ever was. No general distribution of toys or exten sive aid will be attempted in the community; in fact, it is hardly be lieved that aid on an extensive scale is necessary. Reviewing the needs of the few less fortunate cases, the Christmas Cheer committee estimates that ap proximately $75 in cash could be used to a marked advantage in be half of needy humanity?in our midst. Anticipating a willing response on the part of local people, the commit tee has already obligated itself in the amount of $25 for the purchase of clothing. To date, the treasurer, Rev. John W. Hardy, reports contri butions in the sum of $11.55, contrib uted by the following: American Le gion Auxiliary, $5; Mrs. C. A. Harri son, $1; Mr. J. M. Saunders, 50 cents; Mrs. G. H. Harrison, 50 cents; Bill Burroughs, five cents; Junior Phila thea Class. Christian Church, $2.50. The committee is making no di rect canvass for funds, but-they will be gladly received in behalf of the less fortunate by Rev. J. W. Hardy, or contributors may leave their do nations at the Enterprise office for delivery to the treasurer. The toy canvass made last Satur day was very successful considering the fact that the discarded items had been fairly well rounded up in past years. The collection, it is planned, will go to special cases and will not be included in a general distribu tion. EARLY EDITIONS Working to crowd in as many days as possible into the Christ mas holiday?the only one en joyed during the year?The En terprise force plans to step up the schedule of the two editions next week. The regular Tuesday edition, is, it is planned, to ap pear next Monday, followed on Wednesday by the regular Fri day edition. There'll be no edi tion on Tuesday aftre Christ mas. Those having public an nouncements or other items for the editions next week are earn estly urged to get them into the office as soon as possible ? on Saturday, preferably. Goodly Number Of Tires Are Allotted By Rationing Board Board Will Hold If a Regular Meeting Next Week On Tuesday Meeting in regular session here yesterday, the Martin County war rationing board allotted a goodly number of tires and tubes to appli cants. Interest in tire rationing is rapidly becoming a secondary wor ry as the shortage of gasoline looms as the big problem confronting mo tdrists now. The board plans to hold its next I regular meeting next Tuesday in stead of Thursday, Chairman Mar tin announcing that the office would be closed promptly at noon on Thursday for the holidays. The of fice will not reopen until Monday, December 28. Recapped car tires were issued to | the following: Dennis Holliday, Oak City, four [ tires for farm. W. A. Daniel, Williamston, three | tires for business. W. H. Britton, RFr J, Williamston, | two recapped tires for farm. (Continued on page six) Heaviest Snow In Years Falls Herel One of the heaviest snows in the past two years fell here last Wed nesday afternoon, but even then it was no record snow by any means. Officially, the fall was slightly un der four inches, but it was pointed out that much snow melted before a foothold was gained. It was the largest fall since March 24, 1940, when 4 1-2 inches were reported at this point. In the upper part of the county the fall was believed to be some lager than it was here and in the lower part of the county it was some higher. It was enough every where to make travel difficult and to force the closing of the schools two days ahead of schedule for the Christmas holidays. There were no wrecks on the highways in this county that were reported, but there were two minor accidents on the river fill, and in some parts of the state accidents were numerous. AUTO LICENSES ! The sale of State automobile license tags is progressing rapid ly at the local bureau of the Car olina Motor Clnb on Washing ton Street, according to R. if. Smith, manager. While the sales, as a whole, are greater than they were a year ago for the same period, very few local people have made their purchases. "We are short of kelp this year and to avoid a last-minute rush, all local ear owners are urged not to wait until the last minute to get their tags," Manager Smith said in appealing for orderly pur chases now. It has bean announc ed that no days of grace will be allowed for baying the tags for 1 IMS. Homes Here Will Be Opened To British Seamen for Holiday Firttt of Approximately Fifty Sailor** Will Start Arriving Here Next Monday Advised of the opportunity to brighten the holiday season for a number of British lads who recent ly landed in Norfolk for an enforc ed stay of a few weeks following many months of action on the high seas, local people and others in the county immediately offered to open their homes to them. It is apparent that all of those who welcomed the opportunity to receive the Allied service men into their homes are an ticipating with keen pleasure their arrival next week and the week fol lowing. It is also apparent that the Christmas spirit will be expanded to include the special guests as regular members of the family. No extensive entertainment pro gram will be advanced, but it is un derstood that the whole town will in one way or another cooperate in the effort to make the youths feel at home and to make their stay here an enjoyable one. Already several per sons who had made other plans and who could not receive any of the men into their homes, are making cash donations to help offset certain expenses. Complete plans for enter taining the men have not been defi nitely learned, but it is understood that in some cases travel expenses will have to be met along with a few other incidental costs. Ony one wish ing to enrich his own holiday season and to play a part in strengthening the ties that bind two great nations together may make a cash contribu tion. Rev. John W. Hardy, already charged with handling the monies for several organizations and agen cies, has willingly agreed to accept another job as treasurer for the Brit ish Sailor Fund. Leave your contri butions with him, and do fhake them liberal. Mr. Hardy points out that most of the men will leave their ship in Norfolk with only a few dollars in their possession, that it will be up to the local people to go all-out with their entertainment program. Most of the visitors will be cared (Continued on page six) Fuel Oil Rationing Brings Big Change Gasoline, sugar and coffee ration ing brought forth much grumbling, but the fuel oil program is recogniz ed aa being far more serious and will, it is fairly apparent, bring more protests. Allotments, based on actual figures and not on wild estimates, have been reduced from one-third to one-half their former size with some few exceptions, of course. The action, based on schedules ef fected by the rationing machinery in Washington, will hardly cause any one in this section to freeze to death, but it is calling for big changes in heating practices. It is predicted that with a severe winter large numbers of oil burners will be yanked from their moorings and stored away for the duration. Wood- and coal-burn ers are being installed, but the change does not solve the problem in its entirety. The price of a tin box ranges around 17 and wood burning heaters are selling for from (39 to (40, if one can find them. The one so fortunate as to get a heater, then faces the problem of getting fuel. There is a scarcity of wood and the price is high. Aggravating the situation is the prospect that the reduced fuel oil allotments can't be filled. While the fuel oil situation is heading into an acute stage, the "C" cards are be ing abused, the beer, wine and li quor trucks continue to run possibly on more frequent schedules, and some small truckers are allowed any where from 10,000 to 20,000 miles of travel a year. The fuel oil rationing is out of the hands of the county rationing board. The allotments are based on some arbitrary base established by the federal rationing authorities. UNCLE SAM BATTLING TO UPHOLD Americas Freedom THE 53RD WEEK OF THE WAR An estimated 660,00 essential war workers in the Detroit area have been held at their jobs by an agree ment announced by Montague A. Clark. Michigan Director of the War Manpower Commission. The agree ment?intended to prevent labor pir ating and dislocations caused by shifting of workers to higher-paying jobs?lists 34 categories in which employees may not leave their jobs without specific governmental au thorization. President Roosevelt's executive order setting up the new War Manpower Commission under the chairmanship of Paul V. McNutt had provided that, when the effect ive prosecution of the war required it, all war workers be hired, rehired and recruited though the U. S. Em ployment Service, and had prohibit ed employers from retaining work ers more urgently needed in a more essential occupation. Mr McNutt said the new program embraces the allo cation of manpower to the armed forces, war industries, agriculture, and other essential civilian activi ties, the efficient use of labor for war industries, the mobilization of the country's labor reserves, the trans fer of workers from less essential ac tivities to more essential activities, and the providing of labor needed for essential agriculture. He an nounced the establishment of a Bur eau of Selective Service?to include the selective service system and to be headed by Selective Service Di rector Hershey ? within the new WMC, and said that by the end of 1943 one out of every five men in the civilian labor force, instead of [ jne out of every nine, as now, would be in the armed services. The WMC and the Selective Serv ice System are helping the country's var plants draw up manning table forms to enable the employer to plan for his future labor needs and give he government upon which to base the orderly withdrawal of workers vho must be released to the armed tervices. Secretary of Labor Perkins ?eported 3,200,000 women employed is factory wage earners in mid-Oc ober, as compared with 2,700,000 in 3ctober, 1941, and said that in the lame period total factory wage vorkers increased from 11,400,000 to 12,700,000. Under Secretary of War 'atterson said the average work (Continued on page six) Peanut Market Is Stronger Today ? After holding to around eight :ents for several days, the peanut narket here today showed added itrength. The basic price, however, vatf still eight cents plus a prem um. It was rumored that eight and i quarter cents had been offered, >ut the report could not be substan iated, immediately. However, the rend apparently points upward. Deliveries have been unusually ight since the snow last Wednesday, >ut a few are moving today. Government warehouses are re jorting very little activity, and they vill close next Wednesday at the jsual time until Monday, January 1th. The open market wil continue ?eceiving right up until Christmas, t is understood. Gas Shortage Now Stares Motorists Of Nation In The Face Limited gasoline sales In sev enteen eastern 8tates went Into effect early this afternoon by special order of the (overnment, the action virtually denying owners of A, B and C cards to any (as rations. Sales are per mitted to commercial vehicles bearin( "T" stickers, and hold ers of A, B and C cards may use one ticket when they prove an emergency. The order virtually freeling the gas sales brought a big run on filling stations this morning, and even before the order was scheduled to go Into effect fill ing station pumps were empty. As many as a dozen cars were lined up around a single station at one time, the line blocking traffic in the streets for short intervals. Declaring that the campaign in North Africa was taking much gas and requiring most of the tankers, President Roosevelt said this morning that he hoped It would be possible to lift the ban within 41 hours. No definite time for lifting the ban en the sales was announced, however. For the first time, the value of orderly rationing and the damn able abuse of allotments are be ing brought home to many. Highway patrolmen were in structed to notify all filling sta tions of the new order. More Martin County J Men Called By Army Group Leaving Soon About The Largest To Go From County Colored Hoys VI ill Not Leave For Indiietion Center Before Christmas About the second largest group of Martin County colored men to be called by the Army will leave "soon" for an induction center. The selec tees were notified this week to make ready for the trip which will be made after Christmas day. Quite a few in the group reported previously to the induction center and were rejected. They are to un dergo further examinations, and it is quite likely that many of them will be rejected for military service. The names of those notified to re port and their addresses follow Seth Needham Boston, RFD 1. Jamesville John Daniel Everett, Williamston Neal McNair, Washington William Blount Hill, RFD 2. Rob ?rsonville James Watts Rhodes. RFD 1. Jamesville Geo. Daniel Lynch. RFD 1. Oak :ity Willie Grover Mason. RFD 2. Wil liamston Richard Davis, Oak City Cornelius Jenkins, RFD 2. Robor lonville Paul Grimes, Hobgood Oscar Everett, Hamilton and Nor folk Whit Jones, Jr.. Hamilton Ernest Turner, Jr.. RFD 1, Rober ?onville William Baker, RFD I. Roberson /ille Ernest Staton, RFD 1, Oak City Neal Coburn, RFD 1, Roberson - /ille Elijah Brown. Jr., Williamston and Portsmouth William Arthur Rhodes, RFD 3 Williamston and Elizabeth City Leamon Sherrod, Oak City Lee Ward, RFD 1, Robcrsonville William Bess, Parmele William James, RFD 1, Jamesvile James Andred Moses, Williamston ind Newark, N. J Julius Peel, RFD 1 Williamston Bennie Wilkins, RFD 1, Roberson ille Weldon Bonner, RFD 3 Williams on and Baltimore f Levi Jones, RFD 3, Williamston Jasper Roland Howell, RFD 1, iobgood Marion Knight, Williamston and Virginia Beach. J D. Swaner, RFD 1, Roberson ille Vance Brooks, Jr., RFD 1 William ton Edward Bennett, RFD 3, William ton Junior Williams, RFD 2, Rober onville Robert Lee Neal, RFD 3, William ton Warren Utah Roddick, RFD 2, Wil lamston Alexander Hodges, RFD 2, Wil iamston William Bryant, Oak City and Newport News Calvin Hill, Williamston and Nor olk Velmer Chance, Everetts and iethel Horace Lee, RFD 1, Robcrsonville Joseph Henry Peel, RFD 3, Wjl iamston Oscar Lawrence James, RFD 1, Williamston Mayo Andrews, Robersonville Almond Barnes, Williamston Luke Ira Peel, RFD 2, Williams on Willie Gus Williams, RFD 3, Wil iamston (Continued on page six) Three Hurt In Car Wreck Last Night Three persons were hurt, none ser ously, last night about 10 o'clock vhen a car crashed into another one | ( it a filling station near Spring! Jreen. Damage to the cars was esti nated at $550. Driving a 1942 Ford, Arthur Cur is Twiford crashed into the 1935 Ford owned by Lucius A Turner, of Jak City, and parked in front of the station Few details could be had >n the accident here this morning, sut it was learned that John Martin, i passenger in the Turner car, was sadly bruised and underwent treat nent in the local hospital. He has seen discharged from the institution and apparently is getting along very well. Turner was injured on the leg sut not badly. Twiford, an Elizabeth City resi dent, spent the night in Hamilton and one report stated that he re lumed to his home this morning with the intention of entering the hospi tal for treatment The nature of his injuries, if any, could not be ascer tained. A hearing was to have been held in the case here this evening, but It was learned this afternoon that it had been continued. BONE DRY Although temporary, a dry period descended upon the lit tle town of Oak City last Wed nesday afternoon even when the snow was falling and the ground was wet and partly covered with snow. Making a run on the li-. quor store, patrons did a better job than was accomplished by prohibition, for long before mid afternoon they had drunk the store dry. Reports state that the town was bone dry for a few hours, at least. Supplies were re duced in other stores, but sales were maintained in some brands. Liquor trucks, operating when the fuel supply is not adequate to keep people warm, were seen replenishing the wholesale de pots. Drunks Ordered To Surrender Whiskey Ration Books Here rhirtt'<kii Defendants Appear j In Justice J. L. HasselTs C.otirt This W eek The liquor rationing system went n an all-out basis for three defend nts in Justice John L. Hasselfs ourt here this week when they were rdered to surrender their coupon Kioks. The justice did not necessar ly revoke the licenses of the three nen, but he proportioned them with ping to the roads for thirty days or in rendering their books and pay tig the case costs. The three men, ionnie Rogers, Fred Harrison and ames Smith, hooked for being runk and disorderly, paid the costs nd surrendered their ration book*, layor H. S. Everett, of Roberson ille, while not necessarily revoking license, confiscated the first liquor ation book for safe keeping when lie owner appeared before him for ileged drunkenness. Justice Ilassell has written to the ittorney General for a ruling, and there isn't sufficient authority for evoking the licenses, the books will e returned to their owners. If au lonty is established, then the books ill be forfeited for the duration of to contract. The same problem will ice Judge J. C. Smith in the county nurt next Monday when Henry rodatd is scheduled to appear before im for alleged drunken driving, rodard* was given a hearing before ustice Hassell this week arid bound ver to the county court in $100 ond. While the three defendants, Reg is, Harrison, and Smith, were losing icir liquor ration hooks for being runk and disorderly, Willie Wil ams, Luther Bond, Sam Dickens, lave Rogers, Ernest Godurd,-Her lan Peel and Tom Perry, facing innlar charges, lost no books. They xplained to the court that they did ot register. The records are sub ?ct to hi- checked to substantiate icir claims. The seven men were cntenced to the roads for 30 days, (Continued on page aix) T /olume Of Mail Is Increasing Here The volume of mail handled by the >cal post office is steadily and rap lly increasing, Assistant Postmaster | '. E. Wynne stating that it was pos ible the peak would lie reached hree or four days before Christ las day. It is fairly apparent that tie Christmas card deluge will not ome with such force this year, lowever, rural mail carriers stated hat the "fad" had struck in some reas, that they were bringing in undreds of the cards one day and liking them hack out the next. In an effort to keep up with the ush, the post office will remain pen here tomorrow afternoon until o'clock and offer a complete serv er, including stamp sales and par el post deliveries at the window. HOLIDAY CHANGE Man-made schedule* crumpl ed under the largest snow of the year Wednesday afternoon when all county schools, white and colorrd, suspended classes sever al days ahead of the date an nounced for closing the schools for the Christmas holidays. Au thorities were certain that the old schedule could not be main tained under the heavy snow, and the order to close came late Wednesday afternoon. Classes will be resumed in all schools on Wednesday, Decem ber M, weather eeadtttoM per mitting. The early closing interrupt ed plans for Christmas parties, and many of the teachers could not complete their plane fer im mediate departures. Rommel Continues In Full Retreat on Road To Tripoli I.#*on Henderson Resign* Pout As War Price and Rution Administrator Encouraging reports were heard on most of the battlefronts through out the world today, but reverses and costly fighting are to be expect ed on possibly an even larger scale in the future than in recent weeks. Possibly the most encouraging re ports are coming out of Russia and 111 Africa In the central Don area, toe Russians are pushing a drive back of the German lines and threat ening to trap a vast number of the tycmy. In the Stalingrad area, the Germans were counterattacking fiercely and slowing down the Rus sian drive. According to unofficial estimates, approximately 4UO.OOO Germans are about to be trapped in the central Don area. Supplementing a previous an nouncement of a huge victory west of Surovikino, inside the Don River ben on the Stalingrad-Likhaya rail way, the Russians said today a total of 580 German guns. 15 tanks, 28 small tanks and armored cars, 65 mortars, 203 machine guns, 650 anti tank rifles, and huge quantities of ammunition and supplies had been captured in that action, which ap parently occurred more than 90 miles at the rear of the Nazi siege army on the Volga. Rommel's retreat, described by some as the greatest military catas trophe in history, is continuing, but detailed reports are lacking One re port states that General Montgom ery's forces had overtaken one-half jf the German army and are rush ing to overtake and annihilate the Pther half. Rommel is fighting a des perate fight in an effort to avoid an nihilation, and the British Eighth Army can only guess what he will do or attempt to do. It is still appar ent that he will pass by Tripoli with out offering to make a stand there, and push on toward Tunisia to join athcr German forces. In North Africa, the Allies are purely holding their own on land; in fact, they have been losing ground gradually. Late reports state, howev r, that the Allies are moving ahead in the air and are tearing aTCerman leld ports, especially at Tunis on an around-the-clock schedule. It would appear that the German air one has been virtually wiped out in some areas. In New Guinea, the Allies are pounding the life out of Buna Mis sion in the Buna area and are clos ng in on the Japs in narrowing po sitions along the coast. I here is some talk of another Jap ittack being planned against Guad ilcanal. The enemy is concentrating Forces in the New Georgia area, giv ing credence to the prediction that mother stab at the island will fol ow. Aside from the war front, the res gnation of Is'on Henderson as war price and rationing administrator held the spotlight in Washington late (Continued on page six) ? Charge Colored Boy with Robbery Hubert Wiggins, 16-year-old color si boy, was arrested Wednesday by Jfficgr J. H. Allsbrooks and formal ly charged with breaking into and obbing Modlin's service station on iVashingtn Street during the early lours of thut morning. Picking up a lead in the case soon ifter it was discovered, the officer ?ounded up Wiggins and recovered ibout $60 in cash from him. At a tearing before Justice J. L. Hassell, he youth was bound over to the su perior court for trial next March. Bond could not be arranged immedi ately for the boy and he was lodged in jail. James Purvis, 18, was implicated in the case, the justice booking him For trial in the county court next Monday for receiving money known to have been stolen About $30 in -'ash was taken from Purvis. Bond was filed in the sum of $100. Breaking through a rear door, Wig gins took the small tin cash box, pocketed about $90 in cash and threw the box and about $36.18 in checks away. Bandage Room Will Close Here Tonight Activities in the local Red Cross bandage room will be suspended to night, Mrs. Tom Barnhil, director, announcing that work woud be re sumed on Monday, December 28. With the help of auxiliary work ers in Bear Grass and Jamesville, the Martin County chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross has produced 46,200 bandages, and is now engaged in a much larger project. It is estimated that the chapter now has enough material on hand to make close to 100.000 bandages and surgical dress ings, and it is apparent that mora volunteers will be needed after the holiday if the urgent work goal b to be met. It is believed that after the holidays, mora people wiU time to participate in the