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MAILS ETEBT PAT DAT WAB BOND DAY THE ENTERPRISE OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY « UNITED STATES WAR BONDS* STAMPS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 7 Williamston^ Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, January 22, 1913. ESTABLISHED 1899 Large Truck Crashes 5 wo Men "Sol Badly Hart Vs Truck Hips Away Sixteen Posts 4* Crashing into the eastern end of the Roanoke River bridge near here late Wednesday night., a big motor express truck with a 30-foot trailer ^ attached, ri onc-t^a'A-av .^ixteen forced concrete posts and plunged fourteen feet into the swamp below. Richard Davis, driver fof the truck, and his assistant, Biggerstaff, boti» of Charlotte, w(p>t through the accident without suffering serious injury. Davis was badly bruised and shocked and one of his legs was hurt, but slightly. Ifcggerstaff. sleep ing in the cab the time, had one of his fingers WWly mashed. The truck naA trailer were wreck ed completely and the large load of machine parts and diesel engines were broken and scattered on the bridge and in the swamp. Ripped from their moorings the u'heels on the truck landed ten or fifteen feet from the truck. When the truck af ter ripping oft the concrete railing posts, went off the bridge it swerved to the right, the big trailer plowing straight ahead and-burying its nose in the mud and water. It is certain that both men would have been mashed to death if the trailer had landed on the cab. Biggerstaff climb ed out of the mass of wreckage, but Davis was pinned tight within the twisted cab. Led by Patrolmen Whit Saunders and W. S. Hunt, rescuers, using prize poles and hack saws, were almost thirty minutes freeing the man. Much difficulty was ex perienced in clearing the bridge, and Patrolman Saunders expressed doubt if the wreckage could be removed from the swamp without special equipment. No estimate on the dabj* age could be had, but it will possi bly approximate ten thousand dol lars. Removed to the local hospital in a Biggs ambulance, Davis was re leased today. Driving west on U. S. 17, Davis apparently did not see the signs warning that a narrow bridge was just ahead. He struck the wooden barricade some fifteen feet from the bridge, crashed into and tore down the marker stone, swerved to the left, missing two or three posts, and then turned back to the right to mow down fifteen steel reinforced concrete posts in a row before mak ing the final plunge. Hearing the crash, residents of the town more than a mile from the accident scene, thought a thunder storm was rising. Wrecking equipment was brought here this morning from Rocky Mount to clear the wreckage, -® Wickard Appeals To Public-To Conserve Gas And Fuel Oils Limit'LWh To Bar<* Needs and Make Possible a Supply For Essential Needs Secretary of Agriculture Wickard recently issued the following state ment on the gasoline situation: The recent and continuing critical shortage of gasoline in East Coast States calls for the utmost coopera tion by farmers and all other citi zens throughout the critical area. The source of the shortage is the in creased requirements of our armed forces, both military and naval, in addition to the winter demand for fuel oils and the essential demands for gasoline and liquid fuels for agri culture and other civilian uses. Summed up, this means that a new appraisal must be made of what is essential and what is not essential, and the elimination of a!) non-essen tial uses as well as excessive use in essential classifications. Agriculture is a big user of both gasoline and fuel oil. Farmers must necessarily travel to town to market their products and secure their sup plies. They must have gasoline and fuel oil to run their tractors, brood ers and ether equipment if adequate production is to eeviimtc. These an essential uses and their curtaiiment is not contemplated, but there are many things farmers can do to see that not an ounce of gasoline or fuel oil is used unnecessarily. In reducing essential uses of these fuels to the bare minimum, farmers and their families should join Uf with their neighbors when they have to go to town or market their prod ucts. They should do the same thinf when they go to church and Sunday school, for example. I know farmer: can and will find many other way: to conserve gasoline and fuel oil. Farmers should avoid buying gas oline or fuel oils in excess of thei current needs. This point is especial ly important because every bit o tank car space is vitally needed now during the winter months, to mee both the military and naval demands and the essential fuel oil needs o the critical area, I am tolu by thos who are dealing with the problen that gasoline and fuel oil deliverie for essential purposes will be main tained and that there is no need fo (Continued on page six) Axis Planes Left Behind by Fleeing Nazis V. ’ n :' i jPi i -t... ! Montgomery’s Eighth Army marched into Dema, in Libya, they fouaithat the Axis forean ! had lied. At the air Held, iust outside the town, the British found theUf'nrecked Naxi planaa. . umbers and fighters had been damaged by R.A.F. bombings and strafinga, Thoae that hmf escaped were hastily demolished by the retreating Germans, Over 200 Tires Are Rationed In County [ DEFENSE MEET j A county-wide defense meet ing, arranged by representatives of the First Fighter Command. Norfolk, will be held in the Wil liamston High School auditor ium Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’cicok, it ip announced this morning. All ground observers are earnestly urged to attend along with the general public. Lieutenant R. E. Manchee, ac companied by Lieutenant Pyatt, will speak briefly and an inter esting and informative picture will be shown. Every man, wo man and child interested in free dom and his own future should attend the meeting. It has been ruled that driving to the meet ing will be all right. There’s no admission charge and a large crowd is expected. Judge Calvin Siirith Calls Ten Cases in The County Court •-— Several Are Fined for Alleged V iolation of Ijnelnploy nient Compensation Act -— Several alleged violators of the j Unemployment Compensation lav/ were fined and a few other cases ; were handled by Judge J. Calvin Smith in the regular session of the , Martin County Recorder’s Court last | j Monday. The tribunal, with Solicitor j Paul D. Roberson prosecuting the docket, was in session only a short time and a very small crowd was present. Proceedings in the court: E. R. Carson, charged with an as- | sault, pleaded not guilty. Adjudged j guilty, he was sentenced to the roads j for twelve months, the sentence to be suspended when State authori ties assign the defendant to a proper State institution for care and treat ment. He appealed and offered a cash bond in the sum of $200 Phillip Bond, charged with mak ing false claims and procuring com pensation illegally from the Unem tContinued on page six) -<4, Farm Croup to Hold Meeting In Raleigh The North Carolina Farm Bureau will hold its annual Stale meeting in Raleigh next Tuesday and Wed nesday. Prominent national farm leaders and others will take part in - —']u. Mr Cha.- D. Daniel, president of the Martin i County Farm Bureau, will appear on j the program Wednesday morning at i 9:10 o’clock when he will review the national convention held in Chicago last December. Messrs. T. B. Brandon, Geo. C. Griffin, V. G. Taylor and Mr. Dan iel are among those planning to at ’ tend the meeting from this county. IMPORTANT MEET | ____* All Martin County retailers and other business operators are E again urged to be present for a special meeting in the county [ courthouse here this evening at 8 o’clock when representatives j of the Office cf Price Ad minis - , tration review price ceilings and j regulations. It will be to the in 3 terest of every retailer, includ ing filling station operators, r barbers and others to attend the meeting and acquaint themselveQ with the regulations. Liberal A1 lotments Made Mainly From Oracle Tliree Stocks -<S>.— l«ll«* Tirt*« E\|M'rlril l« Make Appearance in this Area Before Very Long -r»_ With or without classifications, he first motor vehicle owners to nake their claims were the first lerved this week when the Martin bounty Rationing Board, acting on nstructions from the authorities hat be, adopted a liberal policy and -ationed tires by the hundreds. It ippeared as if the board was having i complete sell out, just as if the stock was to be sacrificed before •losing up shop. Approximately 212 ires were rationed this week, but he tire picture is not as bright as he number would' iiwtinr.. Out of he 212 there were only two new ruck and two new car tires issued Ynothcr two tires were Grade II ind the remaining ones were Grade III or were to be recapped. It is believed by some that the ra tioning authority s in Washington are clearing up the applications and making ready to introduce the idle tires that were commandered last fall. It is understood that the man jfacture of even the cheap glades of (ires is requiring too many mater ials needed for the war and divert ing valuable man hours from the manufacture of more critical equip ment. The 126 Grade III, the 81 recaps, two new truck, two new car and two Grade II tires were allotted as fol lows: Only two new truck tires were is sued and they went to the Edgewood Dairy, Williamston, along with two tubes. Four certificates for recapping truck tires were issued to Carl Brown, Jainesville for hauling lum ber. Two new car tires and two tubes were allotted to Dr. Edgar M. Long, Hamilton, and one new car tire and tube were rationed to the N C. State Highway Commission. Second grade tires were allotted as follows: Harry B. Thompson, Williamston, two tires for work in lumber indus (Continucd on page six) -# Aid For Rationing Board Questioned .—— Representative Clai eiice W Grif fin’s legislative bill proposing relief for members of county war and price rationing boards is sheeting sriTWflf-cej mined opposition in Ral eigh, and the plan to allow commis sioners in any county the right to pay tiie board members a nominal sum for travel and other expenses apparently is doomed. However, Representative Griffin is proposing an enabling act that will affect this county alone whereby the Martin commissioners may pay the three rationing board members nominal amounts, or at least an amount large enough to offset travel and actual expenses. The opposition to the bill is based mainly on the theory that it will es tablish a precedent whereby the counties may be called upon to share part of the expense in operating anc maintaining federal agencies. Repre sentative Griffin recognized the hardships imposed upon the ration ing board members, and proposed tc do something about it. It is believec that most people in this countj would support a plan that would re munerate the board members ir part, at least, for their time anc services devoted to the special anc thankless task. War As It Relates To Home Front Is Reviewed for Week •-^ President Outlines Value of Lease-Lend Program To The War Effort The President in tils seventh Lend Lease report to Congress pointed out —“Supplies from the United States had an important part in the war ef fort of the United Nations.” We can place a value in dollars and cents on the goods and services made avail able to our allies through Lend Lease, but we cannot fully appraise the strategic value of the aid we have given, beyond the fact that our Lend Lease assistance definitely has ad vanced the allied cause on many bat tic fronts and brought victory over the Axis that much nearer, ft is harder still to measure the value of the reciprocal aid we have received from our allies. Under the terms of the Lend Lease Act, passed by Congress on March 11. 1941, the President was authorized to permit the delivery of a wide range of goods, products, and weapons and the rendering of many hinds of services by this country fui the benefit of "the Government ol any country whose defense the Pres ident deems vital to the defense oi the United States.” At the time the act was passed there was the possibility that by put ting the weight of America’s eco nomic resources fully behind thosi countries fighting the Axis, we mighl assure defeat of the Ax's without he i coming involved in war ourselves [ The attack on Pearl Harbor destroy ed that hope, hut it served to em I phasize the vital importance (if the i Lend-Lease program, which was im mediately speeded up. The tota value of Lend-Lease aid for the months of September, October anc November, 1942, was four times the total for the corresponding three months of 1941, and nearly twice tin total for all of 1941. Aid was ther being extended at a rate of more than ten billion dollars a year, oi about 15 per cent of the current rate of spending on the entire Unitec States war program. Lend-Lease Policy Proved Sound Expenditures of such magnitude must be* justified and the* re*sults o the Lend-Lease pedicy of hedping t< arm and supply eiur allies as part o our essential war measures have am ply demonstrated the soundness o the plan. The billion and a quarter dollar: devoti'd to Lend-Lease in 1941 wa: used to good purpose. Our goods anc services aided and encouraged Brit ain and Russia in their struggle wit! ihe Nazis and, at the same* time, the volume of war orders served to builc up our own facilities for producin' weapons and munitions before wi were faced by war itself. As thosi orders were channeled through the Government, instead of being givei to v : factories dit etij bi gan to Duiid the governmental ma ehinery for handling the far mor difficult war problems that follow ed Pearl Harbor. Military Items Top List More than half of all Lend-Leas supplies exported in 1942 were mili (Continued on page three) TAX LISTING v_ Property owners are again warned that there’ll be no ex tension of time for listing their holdings in the county this year, that the list-takers will close the books on Satuday of next week. Those listing after that time will be subject to a penal ty provided by law for late list ing. The listing work is possibly further advanced this year than for any corresponding period in recent years. Values arc hold ing up unusually well in most of the townships. ( .;il I Many But Few ffeenDut of iu^btranisi ■Fori j-two Rejecled On Ar-j count of Low Litfrtii ) Standard* --I«W. -- The United States Army, inten tionally or unintentionally, is sup Ijurting the #JU doctrine that many Ufo called but few are chosen either merits or because it is being offered some soyty specimens of the human family. Sfpnding some over a hundred colored men to an induction center nearly two weeks ago. the, coynty draft biVard wits' nofi Pil'd Hy* omciaf audit this week that 63 of the group were unfit to serve their country as members of the armed forces. Of the 63. 42 of them were called as being below mental and or below literacy standards, or otherwise crazy and ignorant. Eighten were rilled out on account of physical defects. Two bad bad criminal records and were sent back home to prey upon the in nocent. possibly Still another was at liberty under a suspended road sen tence and he too vva- ruled unfit to help fight and protect his country. Three draftees, Arthur Thigpen, Sir Walter Raleigh Keyes, Jr., and Wil liam Morris Griffin, did not even re port. Of the 35 men retained and who are now in active service, one of them barely stuck, the audit show ing that he was placed in the 1-B classification. Names of the men accepted are: Eddie Brewington .transferred from the Warsaw Board; Chester Sanders, Lorenza Roberson, James Howard Faulk, Levy Council, Eason Frederick Slade, Robert Darvin Slade, 1-B; Ernest Elton Harris, Au thor Victor Slade, Cistvon Brown, Aniasniee ’lUttMnpson, James Lin wood Highsmith, Elbert Lincoln Cordon, Alfred Wilson, Arrie D. Wallace, William Henry Saunders, Warren Howard Keyes, Melford Keys, Si Hie T. Worsley, William Au gustus Rogers, William Russell Moore, Cornelius Brown, Booker T Washington Griffin, William Ollie Stokes, Vernon Lee Brown, Bosie Clarence Gainer, George Earl An drews, Hanson Ulysses Rodgers, Wil liam Henry Woolard, Gaston Flow ers, Alton Lee Kornegy, Merlin Joshua Wilson, William Augustus Reed, John Willie Harrell, Johnnie Robert Davis. Names of those men rejected for 1 -ui' reason or another: Onty Hop kins, Willis Barrow, James Johnson, Raymond Wynne. Clordv Dempsey, Russell Cotton, Nathaniel Eborn, James Godard, Charlie Smith, Ke *ei Man Lock, Marvin “Soup” Teal, Samson Brooks, Eddie Frank Black William Lawrence Everett, Gilbert Sylvester Evans, Leonard Gray Moore, Walter Corey, Henry Brown, Jr., Tin ado Staton. William Henry Nichols, Mayo Simmons, Abraham Bell, Marshall Teal, Jesse Glynn Moore,, John Wesley Phinzy, Geo. Rodgers, Levi Dixon, Wardell Jones, Ha 11 is Peele, Harry Boy Carr, Char lie Hardison, Grady Bruce Gee, Le Roy Brown, William Nathaniel Da vis, Milton Stuart Slade, Griffin Williams, Joseph Clark, Ephriam Wooten, Jr., Jasper Parker, Russell Ollie Teel, C. F. Best James Goss, George Stanley, William Slade, Ber ley Alexander Mason, Willie Alex ander Rodgers, Noah Brown, Sam Thurmond Brown, Arthur Lee Jones, Hulen Tom Spruill, Charlie Clark, James H. Williams, Luther Earl Griffin, Remus Moore, Edward Williams, Jasper Council, Anthony Moses, Boss Alexander, LeRoy Law rence, Curtis Lee, Simon Short, Jr., ' John Davis Barnes and Jimmie Au gustus Keel. -♦ Several Overcome By Monoxide (ias : " -*, Dc.'itf or almost overtook a bus load of defense workers as they trav eled between Everetts and William . ston from their homes in Rocky Mount toward the glider base near ; Edenton early last Wednesday morn . ing. Several of the men started riod ■ ding and nearly all of them were . made uncomfortable as fum..s and , carbon monoxide gas poured into . I'Vu du;" a leaking exhiOssd pipe Real hiug home late at night and • leaving early each morning, some oi . the men reasoned that they were nat urally sleepy and little realized theii plight until two of their number • keeled over. The driver, virtually free of tht • gas in the front of the bus, stopped and the men piled out in a hurry dragging the two unconscious one! ' with them. Artificial respiratior | brought the two men around, anc J the others just partly overcome bj the fumes and gas staggered abou in the road for a few minutes before recovering. Taking their seats agaii in the bus, the 39 passengers, most ly white men lowered all the win dews and had an airy ride to the hes pital here where they entered thi two main victims. The others refus cd to continue the trip until the leak ing pipe was fixed. “My hands fel as if they were asleep and almos paralyzed, and I never had such i headache," one of the victims saw while warming in a local cafe tha morning. The two victims enterec in the hospital were discharged la ter in the day. Replaces Henderson Komiualvu by President Roosevelt to take the place of t eon Henderson, 0. P. A. director, 1* Prentiss Brown, former senator from Michigan. He U known as a loyal New Dealer. The (•irate Is exnected to quickly con firm t e appointment. Red Army Tightens Steel Ring Around Germans At Rostov -<s>— Weary I'niletl Stales Marines Are Helieved by Army On Gmnlaleanal .«-»—- - Entering the tenth week of their great winter offensive, the Russian Armies are still going strong all along the extensive eastern front and particularly in social areas. Push ing forward in the south the Red Army has made marked progress in several sectors. One report states that a ring of steel is being thrown around Rostov, one of the most im portant Nazi centers. Further to the north a similar threat is being di 1 Ocfv d ..glliii.-, l.iU'l a'l V, l.u 111 grad, scene of the greatest fighting in all history, the Germans have been pushed back more than one hundred miles, and Russia is rapid ly taking shape for the Russians again. During the first eight weeks of the Russian offensive, it is estimated tlmt half million Ovtom rr.Jdiers were killed, another 200,000 taken pris oners and possibly 300,000 taken prisoners to run the man cost to an even million. In addition to theii manpower losses, the Germans have lost (1,000 tanks, 12.000 guns, 3.500 planes and vast stores of munitions and supplies. There are reports claiming that the Germans are offering a more de termined resistance, that they arc fighting until death in an effort to check the Russian onslaught. But tin Red Army, bolstered by fresh re serves, are continuing their drive. On tlie other fronts, the Allies art still pounding Rommel’s forces in Libya and United States airmen art pounding the Japs in the South west Pacific and the RAF are still (Continued on page six) Woman Booked for Assault Willi Gun —*— Rosa Lee Collier, young colored woman, was arrested this week ami placed under bond in the sum ol $300 for an alleged shot gun attack on Katie Hardy, also colored, in Has sell last Wednesday noon. FeWTBfHTcUVahi“could be lard >m mediately, but according to reliable reports the victim of the attack hac boasted of h* ' friend ship with the Coilui woman.' hus...«id ■■ad vir tually invited the attack.' STandmf on her front porch, the Collier wo man fired a load of shot across th< street, striking near her alleged corn petitor. One report stated that om or two shot struck the Hardy womat hut if they did they hurt her vert little. It was ulso stated that the Col Her woman claimed the attack wa u meaningful one. LAGGING 1 V> ■ ■ ■ —■ Incomplete reports coming from several agencies this week indicate that Martin County peo ple are lagging badly in the pur chase of war bonds and savings stamps. No accurate figures l could be had immediately, hut it t is apparent that hardly half the i current month quota had been 1 subscribed to date, that only a last-minute buying spurt will [ push the county over. Martin County was assigned a quota of $57,500 for January. -<>•— ?r lari f ixation oi New Rulings Awaited By County Draft Board -,?> nTfiTeiT "Vi;iTnr?T**T*^ii with ' *' No (.hilrfren Will Br Called Soon : .the® jjraffe « status of farmers have been received in this county, but their ful! mean ing cannot be determined or proper ly interpreted until more definite instructions are received, it was learned today. Following a detailed study of the new rulings, Board Chairman R. H. Goodmon express ed the opinion that'many farmers in this county could qualify for de ferment or lower classifications where heretofore they found it im possible to meet the deferment re tY1* >1 vYnefYts. It. is fairly apparent, however, that the new rulings will not relieve the farm labor shortage, but i' is even more apparent that they will not ag gravate the shortage as much as would have been the case had no change been ordered. In other words, quite a few farmers in this county can well expect to be called in the future, the exact number to be de termined by the interpretation giv en the new regulations plus other factors and conditions that must be considered also. | The draft board knows now that the following units have been estub* lished: one-half acre tobacco equals I one unit, three sows to farrow equal one unit, thirty feeder pigs equal one unit, two acres of peanuts equal one unit, 12 acres of soy beans ac | count for one unit, eight cows or 10 head of cattle equal one unit, three acres of cotton has the same defer ment value. In the poultry depart ment, 600 broilers or 75 laying hens, and or 40 turkeys are good for one unit. The milk goat is also recogniz ed, three of them being good for one unit The farmer can raise 30 acres of hay and add another unit, or he may cut and place in manufacture 10,000 feet of logs to earn another unit. Fifteen cords of pulpwood car ry a unit, and 200 cross ties have the same value when it comes to build ing up a foundation to a claim for a lower draft classification. To add still another unit, the farmer may handle 25 colonies of honey bees on (Continued on page six) "‘Women At War” Is Topic Tor Meeting Held Wednesday. -^ Importance of Buying Bonds Xml Slump* Slresmnl By Leaders ‘-•-— By MRS. II. (). PEELE Wednesday, January 20th, twen ty-five women met at a luncheon held at the Baptist Church for the purpose of "Women at War.” These women represented Martin, Pitt, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde, Edge combe and Tyrrell Counties. M's Nancy Roberson, of Jackson, Miss., and Mrs Carl Bishopric, of Spray, N. C., were the guest speak >rs. Mrs. Robinson is the regional chairman of sixteen states and has an enviable reputation as a woman of unusual ability. Mrs. Bishoprice is the state chair man and is a very able speaker. Mrs. Hodges, of Washington, is • lie district chairman and is well known throughout this district for her interest and support for the cause. Mrs. Paul Roberson, the county chairman for women, and C. D. Car darphen, the county chairman of defense, and Mrs. Betty Eason, the town chairman of women, were all iri attendance. The meeting was opened by Mrs. Hodges who in turn asked Mr. Hur Hy to U;ad. the in vocational exer cises. Mrs Hodges then went direct ly into the business of the day. She introduced Mrs. Bishopric, 1 who spoke several minutes on the activities of the women at war in ' the State. She recognized Mr. Car 1 starphen and asked for his report and discussion of the county. Following directly were the var J ious reports of the towns, counties and rural districts. The highlights of the meeting were ■ centered around Mrs. Nancy Robin | son. She has traveled extensively ' since becoming regional chairman and had quite a number of interest ing experiences and helpful sugges tions to offer. She urged the women to do all in their power to make the world conscious of the need at hand. To bring before the men, women, and children the importance of buy ing stamps and bonds. Lastly, she urged the women to work in close harmony with the men to help bring about a keen awareness of the critical needs of our fighting forces. She said, "Brav ery is naught without arms and equipment.”
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