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MAKS EVERT PAT DAT WAR BOND DAT THE ENTERPRISE OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY with unite STATES DAI BONOS'STMS [ tm smoM—ssYi ooujm | ___”... ’Tg'iaMgU VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 8 W illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, January 26. 1913, = ESTABLISHED 1899 Stresses Importance Of Air^rafeJKagaMtg More Than tour Hundred Hear Army Representa tives in High School % -- ^vSpeaking to^piove than four hdlP dred persons in the high school a® ditorium here last Sunday afternoon, Lieutenant Richard E. Manchee, for 1 ' !rict Command, reiterated the need for an “effective and efficient” ground observation system. The meeting, one of the most im pressive of its kind ever held in the county, was opened with a song, “America,” by the large audience, followed by a prayer by Rev. John L. Goff. Hugh G. Horton, county chairman of civilian defense, brief ly addressed the group and introduc ed J. Paul Simpson, county director of aircraft warning service. Mr. Btt»,.-,pson recognized ti.e several chief observers from the various posts and cited the record of Elmer Modlin, of Jamesville, who after his ear became stuck in the mud, walked four miles on a cold night recently to stsnrsd ; watch at the Jamesville post. Lieutenant Pyatt, also of the Nor folk district and public relations of ficer, expressed appreciation for the large crowd present and for the co operation and interest in the work in this county. “1 am pleased to be able to recognize the efforts of the observers and I assure you the Army appreciates $he work that is being done,” the lieutenant said. Making his second appearance in the county in recent weeks, Lieuten ant Manchee again made an impress ive plea for support of the aircraft warning service and the entire war program. “Let us not be like France when the Maginot line was not suf ficiently bucked up. Don’t let us sit back and take comfort in this or that, but let's back up the Army’s efforts,” he pleaded in stressing the import ance of the ground observation sys tem, and urging his hearers not to fall into a false security. Continuing he said. “We can’t fight an enemy we can’t see. We must know where he is and the only way we can learn is from the ground observer system.” Declaring that in his opinion the situation was far more serious than many of us believe it to be, the Army man declared that eastern North Carolina was in a strategic position in the approach to vital centers. Citing again Hitler’s own goTuVTT'fflTi', it Wc*s the licUL-n ant’s belief that this country would be bombed, I) is possible, he declar ed, and a British officer in the au dience whispered to his companion and declared, “That man isn’t kid ding.” Declaring that this war was serious business, the observer explained that 18 men were needed on the home front to support a man a< the battle front, that already we are millions short on the home front, meaning fiat many would have to do more than one job. “In these extra jobs we are privileged to do our bit and not be forced by a ruthless murder er. We are going to win this war and win it the American way. Let ev eryone do his part. “There are 7,000 observation posts (Continued on page six) — — —————— W. S. (Bud) Peele Dies at Home Near Here Early Today ——& Funeral for Prominent Farm er Wednesday Afternoon At Three O’clock -<9> illiciin Stanley (Bud) Peele, prominent farmer and well-known Martin County citizen, died at his home neai here this morning at J.45 o’clock following a long illness. In feeble health for nearly three years, Mr. Peele continued active until about three months ago. Forced to confinement at that time, he was still able to be up and about the home un til last Friday when his condition be came critical. He was conscious un til the last, the end coming with members oi his family at the bed side. The son of the late Stanley and Marina Peele, he was born in Cross Roads Township 59 years ago the 27th of last August. Spending his early life on the home farm, Mr. Feele married Miss Lula Jones in 1905. After a stay of one year in Bear Grass Township, he bought and located on a farm near Williamston about 35 years ago. Following the death of his first wife, he was mar ried to Miss Ella Rogersor., who sur vives. Mr. Peele was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church at Bear Grass for more than a quarter of a century. He was a faithful attend ant upon its services and w'as active in its programs. Interested in com munity and county affairs, he was recognized as a leader in his com munity and enjoyed a large friend ship throughout this section. Before the consolation program was launch ed, Mr. Peele was a member of the local school committee and alw'ays showed a keen interest in those (Continued on page six) Yanks Buy Souvenirs in India * xa - .. _ When payday rolls around once a month, a good many of the men in service go on buying sprees. Corporals Ted Oriinkowski (left) of Mil waukee, YY is., and Milan Budza, of Chicago, spend part of their salaries buying souvenirs at a mart in New De'hi, India. YY e wonder whether the bin-friend who gets that gown they’re looking over will have nerve enough to wear it. (Central 1’ress) Captain Don Godwin Is Reported Missing f SEWING ROOM Assigned a large work quota, the loeal Red Cross sewing room is railing for more volunteers, Mrs. N. C. Green, chairman, stat ing last evening that there was an urgent need for additional volunteers to cut out approxi mately 400 articles of women’s clothing. Beginning this week, the sew ing room, in addition to its reg ular hours from 10 a. m. to 5 p, m. each Tuesday, will remain open each Thursday evening from 8 to 10 o'clock. Quite a few have been faithful in handl ing the work, and now others are badly needed and they are earn estly urged to report to the sew ing room Thursday evening and as often as possible in the fu ture. Promise Important News on War Plans 10 OYloek Tonight -——. Off(‘nsi\c» Continue To Gather Momentum on The Eastern Front Heartening news is being prom ised tin Allied World at 10 o’clock Eastern War Time tonight when a special announcement will be re leased to the world presumably by a supreme United Nations War Coun il. The news, anticipated now for several days, will, it is believed, have [ lo do with war strategy plans as ’ormulated by the United States, Rrituin, Russia, China and the oth er Allied Nations. That “big” news would soon be released to the world was intimated in unofficial but re liable reports emanating from Lon ion just last Friday. During the meantime, the war is still rolling forward with the Allies holding the advantage on nearly ev ery front, including those in the bat lie areas and back in the conquered territories. On the Eastern front, Premier Josef Stalin gives a beauti ful word picture of Russian progress. The Russian leader reports 102 Ger ■nan divisions have been outed, 200, 100 Nazis taken prisoners and a gain jf 240 miles since the winter offen sive was launched two months ago. The 102 German divisions count up ;o about one and one-half million Tien, and it is the general belief that while that number may not have :jt-en wiped out it is fairly certain that they are out of the fight. The news promised tonight is ex pected to stir the world, observers aeing unable to guess the nature of the release other than that it will Tave to do with war strategy and a settlement of the political muddle in North Africa. As for the political (Continued on page six) Stolen Car Recovered By Two Officer» Here -« An old ’37 model car, stolen from Lonnie Roberson, 810 Bran.bleton, Norfolk, last week has been recover ed by Patrolman W. E. Saunders and Officer Chas. R. Moore, of the local police force. Theodore Harris, 17, was arrested and charged with the theft along with Octavious Rober son, a distant relative of the car own er. The owner called for the car yes terday and the case is being turned over to the ^BI. The Robersons and Harris are said to have lived in this county at one time. Pan-American Plane Carrying High Navy Men Long Over-Due —$— Local Man Has Colorful Ca reer Heliiml Him As Of ficer in llie Navy Donald C. Godwin, high ranking officer in the United States Navy and a native of Williamston, has been reported missing while in the serv ice of his country, Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of Naval Per sonnel, stating in a terse message to Mr. Chas. H. Godwin, Sr., here last Saturday afternoon, “The Navy De partment regrets to inform you that your brother. Captain Donald Clark Godwin, U.S.N., is missing as a pas :< tiger on Pan American Clipper ov erdue from Honolulu to San Fran cisco." No other official information has been received by Captain God win’s relatives here, but several re ports stated that the plane had crash ed about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco. Captain Godwin’s wife, now in San Francisco, has commun icated with his brothers here, and even though no additional informa tion could-fee •offered she-with rein lives and his many friends are still hope tut. The clipper, carrying in addition to Captain Godwin nineteen other ranking naval officers and men, was .•aid to have reached the San Fran cisco area about on schedule but a landing there was impossible on ac count of weather conditions. Offi cially nothing more has been heard from the ship since that time. It is possible the ship turned back to sea for a landing and is withholding its location for fear of detection by the enemy. Captain Godwin has a colorful ca reer behind him as a Navy man. The son of the late B. F. Godwin and wife, Emma Wentx Godwin, he was graduated from the local schools and attended Oak Ridge Academy. En tering the Naval Academy under ap pointment by former Congressman John II. Small, he was graduated there in 1911. He served on various -ships as ensign, showing promise as a young office! at that Lime. By the time the first World War broke out he had attained the position of Lieu tenant Commander and was in the submarine service in the Atlantic during that big fight. Following the war he served on the staff of Ad miral Williams in China for three years, and traveled to all parts of the world. Completing his foreign service, he returned to the States and (Continued on page six) -<t Shoots Woman And ^fhen Gives Self Up Henry Price, 51-year-old colored janitor, went on a shooting rampage last Saturday night, striking and breaking Maggie Wilson’s left arm and barely missing one of the color ed woman’s small children. Walking a bit leisurely, Price reported to the police station and surrendered. He was ordered held in jail. Referring to the victim as his “un der-the-sleeve wife,” Price went to her home and fired three shots from a 22 rifle. One of the shots barely missed a child and another tore into the woman’s arm, breaking :t at the elbow. “She would not cooperate with me,” Price told police in an ap pai’ent effort to justify the assault in his own mind, at least. No hearing has been held in the case. War Price Officials Explain Regulations ICC re Keta;f '.Jerchants Are Assured That It Will Be Possible To JMake a Living More than r%irec hundred merchants and other business men from this and adjoining counties heard their first detailed explana place c i 11 I it at a meeting held here last Friday evening. The price bogey carrying some trouble to be sure, was proved not to be such a bad fellow after all, aW with some few ejjCcpte&nsasthe anti-inflation plan was well re ceived by the large group. Opening a general session in the courthouse auditorium at 8 o'clock, A. A. Campbell, of the OPA dis‘tvicf office in Greenville, explained that the system was no designed rtf make trouble, out to avoid trouble, that he and other representatives of the OPA were holding meeting*to help merchants and consumers alike. He briefly outlined the price eeibng plan ind price situation as u existed World War I when sugar sold for 30 and 35 cents a pound and suits of clothes jumped to as high as $100 each. The price control plan was worked out jointly by economists, merchants and law yers and in this county it is being in stituted under the (Jivection of Dr W. K. Burrell, J. C. Manning and H. S. Everett, members of the war price committee. The main foundation for the price control structure is based on prices existing in March of last year, but in many cases current prices may be based on cost plus a percentage profit, it was explained. The March price lists, covering every retail item, should have been posted and tiled in the office of the county war price and rationing board long ago, and in those cases where none has been filed, Mr. Chappell advised the merchants to get their houses in or der at once. ‘‘If these price lists are not filed immediately, they will be demanded, and violation of the reg ulations is certain to be checked,” Chappel continued. According to the OPA representative, there are many investigators and once the merchant learns what he is supposed to do and fails to comply with the regu lations he can expect the worst. While the price plan makes it possible for a retailer to make a liv ing, excess profits are definitely out for the duration, it was declared, and if a business man can't make a liv ing under the new regulations he just as well close now because there is no apparent relief in sight for in dividual cases. Urging every business man to keep some kind of record and espec ially invoices, Chappell explained that the burden is on the retailer to prove what his prices were in March, 1942, or that they are based on the allowed percentage plus cost basis. I*or*uistance if a toilsuiiii i buys an article and he says the price is too high, the merchant must have his ceiling price if the sale is based on last March figures or his invoice if (Continued on page six) Reviews Activities On the Legislative Front in the State -a. — Kill liilrotlurt'd In Kliminate Salt's Tux On All Itrius In This State -a By CLARENCE W. GRIFFIN During the past week the Finance and Appropriations Committees were busy holding public hearings on the Revenue bill and the new tax bill. It looks now as if the Appropriations Bill and the Revenue Bill will be ready for action by the General As sembly much earlier than usual. Dur ing the past week a bill was intro duced which would require funds collected by the State Board of Bar ber Examiners to be spent under the direction of the budget director. This action was aimed at clearing up the situation which develop* sum mer when several members of the Board of Barber Examiners alleged ly spent several thousand dollars each without cause. The question of the removal of sales tax came again to the atten tion of the legislature when two bills were introduced. One of these bills would remove the sales tax from meals prepared in cafes and served to the public. The other bill wrou!d remove all sales tax from ev ery item. This bill is being sponsored by the North Carolina Merchants As sociation, however, I doubt if it will receive a favorable committee re port. The State will not be able to grant a needed raise for state em ployees and other state institutions and at the same time reduce taxes by repealing all sales tax which gives to the state approximately fifteen million dollars in revenue. If any substantial change is made in the sales tax ,the legislature would doubtless have to resort to an ad val orem land tax, which, I am sure, would be opposed by practically ev ery member of the legislature. (Continued on page nix) Pleasure. Bail Violations Aire<^ At Speeial Inquiry I . M Liberal Support Being Given Gmi nfcrPa mfyskr Fund -Duhxr Ob-e-—A A liberal support iii being given the infantile paralyse# fund drive in ♦his county.' W Iverson Skinner, chairman, said this morning. Several of the President's birthday greeting cards have been packed with dimes and turned over to the chairman by individuals, and the various schools and clubs are completing their greetings with dimes The lectors, located throughout the cum ty, are adding weight, and the March of Dimes will be launched Saturday when representatives of clubs and other oigani/. itions cu.cc.• Cve appeal for support, to the people on the streets. In support of the drive for funds to fight infantile paralysis, Mayor John L. Hassell yesterday issued the following proclamation: “For the past nine years Presi dent Roosevelt’s birthday has been celebrated as the day to aid in the relief and cure of those suffering with the dreadful malady, infantile paralysis, under the auspices of the National Foundation for Infantile I Paralysis. "Through the committees for the celebration of the President’s Birth day you have your opportunity to work bn and give to this. 'mMH "Your contribution to fight this disease will give some child a chance for happiness and Tomorrow’s Am erica will be as strong as Today's i Children. “Now, !h.-'t:efc’.v, l, -J. L. Hassell, Mayor of Williamston, do proclaim Saturday, January 30th, 1943, as In fantile Paralysis Day and may your dimes and dollars march in goodly numbers to the President at the White House.” All-Out Support For Farm Plan Indicated County Farmers Are Anxious To Do Their Bit In War Program Complete Mobilization Is Now Kxpeeted by Latter Part Of This Week An all-out support of the nation’s farm mobilization program by Mar tin County farmers was indicated in the first reports coming from field sign-ups la»t Friday and Saturday in the several township centers. No complete reports on the sign-up are to be had at this time, but in those districts where the work is nearing completion the committeemen are expressing general satisfaction with the progress the mobilization pro gram is making. While it is possible for those who have not yet signed up to hold the program below planned goals, the outlook based on completed plans is really encouraging and even bet ter than many expected That Mar tin Cocuicy'farmers are wining and anxious to do their bit in the war program is evidenced in such reports as were received from Goose Nest Township. “Fanners are more in tcti.,1; d in tin.' program and anxious to meet the goals than they have ev er been,” Committeeman Jesse Crisp was quoted us saying. Similar re ports are coming in from most of the other centers, and it is fairly apparent that tin' farmers of this county, or at least a large majority of them, are ready to tackle one of the largest assignments ever given them. While some called attention to labor shortages and other prob lems, most of them expressed a de termination to do their dead level best and meet the goals if it was hu manly possible for them to do so. The mobilization program has been aided by recent draft rulings and an increase in farm machinery manu factures. including repair parts. Our government helped us when the way was dark and disheartening, and now I feel it is no more than my du ty to do my level best in helping my government and accepting my full share of the responsibility and bur den for maintaining the boys who are on the firing line for us,” one county farmer was quoted as saying as he left his committee with an as signment that will require long hours of toil to handle The sign-up ts fairly well ad (Continued on page six) Officers Take Prize Still In The County —*— A prize siill was captured intact by Officers J. H. Roebuck and Roy Reel during a long raid in the Free Union area of Jamesville Township last Friday. The outfit included a well-made copper still, cap, worm 'md cooler and had a capacity ot nearly fifty gallons. The officers spotted the plant sev ral days before the final raid, but it was decided to delay action with the possibility that the operator could be snagged. When they return ed last Friday, the officers were sur orised to learn that beer drinkers had consumed almost a barrel of beer. The kettle had ueen removed, but exercising the best of detection methods, the officers found it half mile away after a three hour search. Dim Kit Patrolman Whit Saunders has arrested hundreds of drunken drivers since he has been with the Highway Patrol, but last Sat urday he arrested and charged the first defendant with operat ing a tractor while in an intoxi cated condition. Operating a large tractor, Walter Sermon, 23 year-old colored man, was “cut ting” a wide streak up the high way near the radio station on II. S. t»4. The driver, working for a logging firm, was on his way from Plymouth to Whitakers. Sermon was one ni' the onfy two persons jailed here last W'eek-end. Local Parents And Teachers Endorse Long School Term | Re:*;>hitu>n«, l | <mI Term, Salary Inrrf*a«e, (liven lo Le^ihlalors The Wilhamston Parent-Teacher Association held its January meet ing last Wednesday afternoon, de voting a considerable part of the ses sion to discussion of legislative pro posals to extend the state-wide school term to nine months and in crease teachers’ salaries. The follow ing resolution was adopted by the as sociation membership and has been transmitted to our duly elected rep resentatives in the General Assem bly, Hugh Horton and Clarence Grif fin: Resolved, that this association formally endorses legislative propos als for the addition of the ninth month and incerase the salaries of our teachers, arid that our represen tatives in the General Assembly, Hugh G. Horton and Clarence Grif fin, be advised of our position and urged to support actively thi.-, legis laWon. In the letter to the lawmgkers the association expressed its position as follows: “Our membership feels that a sys tem which has brought about a nine months term for nearly one-third of the children of the state, yet denies that educational opportunity to oth ers, is grossly unfair. “We value our children .as highly us do those parents in wealthier counties and cities, and desire that their opportunities in life be equal to any provided in North Carolina. “We urge our duly elected repre sentatives iri the General Assembly to lend every assistance to the en actment of legislation which will guarantee this equality of education al opportunity in North Carolina." (Continued on page six) -1, Farm Security Group* Meet Here This Week -* Farmers operating under the Farm Security Administration’s tenant purchase plan are holding their an nual meetings in the county court house this week, Mr. J. C. Eubanks, supervisor, stating that the 22 white clients would meet on Thursday for what will be nearly an all-day ses sion. The thirteen colored patrons will meet on the following day. The groups will review the work accomplished last year and discuss plans for 1943, Mr. Eubanks said. Rations Suspended J n \ u m I sixiii (.ases « And Earning Issued _. r * Illegal I st*' of ®ii4 Coupons J’s Iu<ii«*iit«*a! in Otto Or _* it*o Cases --<# Tliat the ban on pleasure driving is not in be taken lighily was brought home to a number of alleged -Sipla |‘>r '->■ public inquiry hold^n the agricultural building here c-t night by the Martin County i&tioning Board sM special reprnjpntatives fi'uin tiu^'Slate office of jfce Office of f’rici Administration Stfeh igh. Ra tions /pi ;m rtd id in a number of eases afci meaningful warnings were issuedpin others, the board of inquiry recognizing bona fide excuses or claujus in still others. was pointed out by Field Ra tioning Officer Don Loach that there was a war to be won, that the pleas ure driving bun and 35-mile speed order were instituted in an “effort to help win the war and violators could accept the consequences. It was also pointed out tiiat a strict en forcement of the orders could be ex pected in the future. Even though their rations were suspended for as many as 60 days m some cases, the alleged violators were warned that a second violation would be the suspension of all ra tions for the duration of the war It was intimated following the public hearings that, voluntary cooperation while around 90 per cent effective is not meeting with the emergency de mands, and that special instructions are being prepared calling for a more extensive drive against pleasure I driving and speeding. Meeting with the county board last night were J. 11. Paylor, OPA en forcement attorney; Claude J. Gray, field investigator, and Don Leach, field rationing officer for the OPA. John Daniel Mason, flic first man called to answer for allegedly violat ing the pleasure driving ban, had his rations suspended for thirty days. Mason, it was learned from the evi d. .„t, Vv >. nt tu Bear Grass on Uk1 eve ning of January 9, bought some gro e’ i;iea and left them in the store. He picked up one Red” Rogers, presum ably to take him home for a kero sene ration book. Driving in the di rection of Williamston and away from his home, Mason, the board ruled, was violating the ban. Ma son, said to have told officers he wa. . his way to Williamston to buy -a -p-inl - f-liquor; expiainaehtteak he was only fooling, that ne was {Continued on page six) I Respected Farmer Dies At His Home Saturday Morning —-—& Fimi'i'al ScrviiTH llrltl For Slephru IF Itullork On Sunday Afternoon Stephen R. Bullock, respected cit izen and farmer, died at his home near here last Saturday morning at B 30 o'clock. A victim of a heart ail ment, Mr. Bullock had been in fee ble health for about a year, but up until u short time before the end he was able to be up and attend to a few minor duties on the farm. The son of the late Robert arid 1’attie Knox Bullock, he was born near Everetts on August 10, 1880. When a young man he was married to Miss Martha Keel, and she with ^ix children, Mrs. Albert Manning, of Wiliiamston; Mrs. H. L. Strick land of Plymouth; Mi's R L. White, of Bethel; Lonnie Bullock, Mrs. Ada Roberson and C D Bullock, ail of WULuinsttwi, sevrvsw-H. He also leaves th-rr-T—hr.-rthrrsrd."B., Gcatun A. aiid John R. Bullock, all of the Everetts community, and two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Beach and Miss Nancy Bullock, also of Everetts. Mr. Bullock farmed all his life. A'ier spending a number of years in the community of his birth, he moved to the Macedonia section and later lived m Poplar Point, locating near Wiliiamston about fifteen years ago. A hard worker, he lived by the sweat of his brow, finding peace and contentment in his own labors. He valued honesty and the friendship of his fellowman, seldom asking favors but remaining ready at all times to render a favor to others. Mr. Bullock was held in high es teem and enjoyed a large circle of friends. Although he never affiliated with any church, he was a be liever in the Primitive Baptist faith and Elder B. S. Cowin, of the Primitive Baptist Church, and Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, Presbyterian minister, conducted the last rites at the home Sunday after noon at 4 o’clock. Interment was in the family cemetery near the home.
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