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V0LU7ME“XL\ I—NUMBER 15
W illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, b ri<lay\T*'hrunry 19, l9 I'i.
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ESTABLISHED 1899
Simon E.liarrlison
Dies in the County
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'R ag Former School l eather
And Commissioner in
This County
Simon Edwin Hardison, pioneer
in county a^ncation and retired far
mer, died ax the home of his son, R.
J. Hardison, in Williams Township
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a attacl. Tie had been in
failing health forborne time, but de
spite his advanced age and poor
health he was -unusually active up
until about two months ago when he
was taken ill with pneumonia. He as
sisted in harvesting the fall crops,
working along with his boys and
grandchildren last fall in the fields.
Following the pneumonia attack
about two months ago, he was quite
fccl^gjiut was able io
about until last Sunday when he
was taken seriously ill.
The son of the late J. W. and Em
ily Manning Hardison, he was born
in the Fairview section of Williams
Township 83 years ago the first of
last August Spenamg his early life
on the farm, he attended the neigh
borhood schools and the old William
ston Academy. As a young man he
taught in the county schools and la
ter served as school committeeman
in his district for many years, taking
an active interest in education, re
ligious affairs and things relating to
the civic betterment of his commun
ity and county. About 54 years ago
he was married to Miss Sallie Mar
tin, of Jamesville, and a few yeans
later located on a farm in the Holly
Springs Community of Williams
Township where he l|ved until about
twenty-two years ago. At that time
he moved to Gainesville, Florida, to
'make his home with his daughter.
Early last fall he returned to this
county and had since made his home
with his son, visiting all his children
at regular intervals.
He was a member of the church
at Fairview for around 60 years, and
was regarded as a leading citizen in
his home and adopted communities.
Mr. Hardison was a hard worker, and
he taught his children to work. While
he lived a humble and unpretentious
life, he never shirked a duty and
«?s,iueb*vht f»sp«eani aruvm
served as a member of the Martin
County Board of Commissioners for
Severn! terms beginning about 1910.
He is survived by the following
children, Messrs. Lucian J., Lee, Wil
ford, R. J., George and C. B., all of
Williamston; John Hardison, of the
U. S. Army, and Mrs. Frank M. '.sex
ton, of Jacksonville, Fla. Two sis
ters, Mrs. A. E. Griffin and Miss
Mary A. Hardison, also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
the home of his son, R. J. Hardison,
in Williams Township Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. John
L. Goff. Interment will follow in the
Martin Cemetery, near Jamesville.
Reduced Allotments ;
In Tires Expected i
^ In Month Of March *
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Fairly Large Number of New
Car anil Truek Tires Ra* 1
tioneil Tliis Week
Despite an expected reduction in ,
new tire allotments for next month, '
fairly large rations are being hand
ed out by the board in this county. !
A goodly number of new truck tires
and tubes, a few new auto tires and
quite a number of new car tire tubes
were allotted to applicants in the
county this week.
New auto tires were rationed to
the following:
D. G. Modlin, Williamston, one tire
for government employee.
M. E. Roberson, Robersonville, one
tube, no classification.
G. B. Burroughs, RFD 1, Oak City,
one tube, no classification.
Jesse Bailey, RFD 2, Roberson
► ville, two tubes, no classification.
F. W. Holliday, RFD 1. Jamesville,
two tubes for farm.
G P. Bullock, RFD, Robersonville,
one *'ihf nation.
WilliarnW^rice7 'Williamston, one I
tube for salesman.
John A. Ward, Williamston, two
tires and two tubes for RFD carrier.
New truck tires and tubes were
rationed as follows:
Lindslev Ice Co., Williamston, four
tires and four tubes, delivery and
farm machinery service.
J. H. Lillard, RFD 1, Oak City,
one tire, no classification.
G. E. Moore, Williamston, two tires
for transporting defense workers.
W .A. Manning, RFD 1, Williams
ton, two tires and one tube for haul
v ing farm supplies.
* Jasper C. Griffin, RFD 1, Wil
liamston, one tire and tube for farm.
John W. Manning, one tire and tube
for electrical repair service.
Roland Guy Cobum, RFD 1,
Jamesville, one tube for farm trail
er.
Martin County Transfer Co., Rob
ersonville, seven tires, no classifica
tion listed.
John A. Manning, Williamston,
two tires and two tubes for hauling
farm products.
Wooiard Furniture Co., William
(ConUnucd ou P«£“ six)
List
Com pliance During Bttffkout
. am .i -
during an air raid alert or blackout
and established in accordance with
uniform orders coming from Eastern
Defense Command and First Army
headquarters, were announced here
yesterday following a meeting of the
local Civilian Defense Council. The
general public is asked and urged to
note the.regulations and govern their
actio ns^Sgccc r d iri g 1 y.
(jnriVr tfte"'new" f<MfuMtTons now m
effect, a two-minutf* blast of the fire
siren and known ai the “blue’’, is to
be the first warning of the approach
of ‘enemy” pianos. All lights are to
be turned out or shades drawn to
prevent light leaking out. Traffic
while still allowed to move, must do
so with dim lights and at a speed not
in excess of 15 miles an hour. Pedes
trians may continue to their homes,
must be ready to vacate streets.
The second alarm, known as the
“red” and designated by five waver
ittg - bias-taw! U’.<i siren, calls, lor a
vjdmplete ' bhckcut wTta ail -twit*'
grounded and pedestrians off the
streets.
A third alarm, a duplicate of the
first and known as the “blue” and
designated by a two-minute blast on
the fire siren, will call for a contin
uant* of the general blackout, but
pedestrians and traffic may move
again under restrictions.-#
Street lights will be turned on
for the ait-clear signal~(>u< no'^ouncf
signal wilj#be given.
It is pcjJsible for the third signal
to be followed by a return to a com
plete bt.Jckout instead of by the all
clear signal, but ordinarily the blue
signal^will come first, followed by a
blue und then the all-clear.
To’eliminate confusion, fire alarms
wilt5' be determined by three blasts
of the fire siren.
iiUiU^UAiy^ckout is to
be expected in mis district within a
short time.
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ALARM TEST
Test signals for an air raid
alert will be mounded here to
morrow afternoon at 12:05
o'clock, John L. Goff announced
from the civilian defense con
trol center here last night. It
will be a test only, the spokes
man explaining that it wonld ac
quaint local people with the sig
nals that are to be used later,
possibly within the next few
days, in a regular raid alert.
The first signal known as the
“blue’' will be a two-minute
blast of the fire siren. The sec
ond or “red" signal will be five
blasts of the siren, followed by
a second “blue” or a two-min
ute blast of the siren.
Remember it will be only a
test for the people to acquaint
themselves with the blackout
signals.
Large Increase In the
Demand For Poultry
irrffrTlyis County
Seventy Rolls of Mesh Wire|
And Farm Implements
Are Rationed
Martin County farmers apparent- |
ly are going into the poultry busi- j
ness in a big way or else their fences \
are in bad repair according to a ra-1
tioning release coining from the of
fice of the farm machinery board in
the county this week. The board ra
tioned about 70 rolls of poultry wire
along with barbed, field and garden
wire fencing and a few farm imple
ments.
A report on recent rationing acti
vities in the farm machinery board I
in this county follows:
F Howard, Wdliamston, 1 roll
poultry wire.
Frances Williams, RFD 1, Hamil
ton, 1 roll poultry wire.
Mrs. Clara Everett, Hamilton, 2
rolls wire fencing
M. J. Holliday, RFD 1, Williams
ton, 4 rolls field fence
G. L. Brown, RFD 3, Williamston,
2 rolls poultry wire
Rosella Bell, RFD 1, Williamston,
2 rolls poultry wire
Lewis Brown, Williamston, 2 rolls
poultry wire
J. Lilley, RFD 3, Williamston, 2
rolls mesh poultry wire
Nancy Joyner, RFD 1, Williams
tpn, 1 roll poultry wire
Jimmie Tyre, RFD 1, Williamston,
2 rolls poultry wire
J. R. Perry, RFD 1, Palmyra, 3 rolls
poultry wire.
Mrs. M. D. Ayers, RFD 2, William
ston, 2 roll poultry wire
J. F. Bailey, RFD 1, Robersonville,
2 rolls fence wire and poultry wire
Carl Griffin, Jjpanesville, 2 rolls
poultry wire
Cleo Ebron, RFD 2, Williamston, 1
roll poultry wire
C. D. Brown. RFD 1, Robersonville,
3 roils barbed wire, 1 roll fence wire
Mrs. L. N. Culiipher, RFD 3, Wil
, iiaat»ion, i : fencing
James Nicholson, RFD 1, William
ston, 3 rolls poultry wire
Rosa Hardison, RFD 1, Williams
ton, 1 roll wire fence
(Continued on page three)
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APPEALS
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Martin County truck owners
operators vMH are still having
trouble wit^eir Certificates of
War Necessity may file formal
appeals with William Stewart of
the Office of Defense Transpor
tation in Williamston next Tues
day, February 23. Locating in the
State Automobile License Bur
eau in the Moore Grocery Com
pany building, Mr. Stewart will
be in Williamston for one day
only.
He will be glad to discuss real
transportation problems with
truckers, but thpse persons who
want to beg for more gas than
' they really need will save- time
; ;>nd gas by not making a special
! trip
Bus Routes Reduced
Seventy-Five Miles
By Special Orders
Many Tots Will Have To Walk
While Pleasure and Use
less Driving Continues
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A direct order coming from Jos.
B. Eastman, national head of Defense
Transportation, has added a combin
ed total of approximately 75 miles to
the walking schedule for possibly
150 or more Martin County school
pupils. Children, living on the ends
of bus routes, will have to walk to
meet the bus if they live a mile and
a half or less from the “trunk” lines.
In other words, Eastman says that
no bus will operate within a mile
and one-half of a child unless the
child lives on a direct route to and
from the school.
The order also denies a ride to a
child living within two miles of the
school itself if conditions on the
busses are crowded. It is understood
in this count^yy^jjn^
so crowded but what they can ac
commodate those children living
within two miles of school.
The order is creating a new situa
tion for the schools, and attendance
figures are quite likely to fail, for
it has been pointed out that the new
coiwfKiOTi;- will virtually force some
children to drop out of school. It is
fairly well established that some of
the routes are not as safe as they
should be for the little tots and young
folks.
The main reductions in the school
bus mileage were reported by the
following schools: Jamesville, 12\
Farm Life, 6.8; Bear Grass, 10.7; Wil
liamston, 7.8; Robersonville, 18; Has
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(Continued on page six)
Judge J. C. Smith
Holds Short Term
Of Recorders Court
Small Crowd Prcwnl for the*
Proceedings Monday l
Morning j
With only a few cases on the dock- *
et, Judge J. C. Smith and Solicitor 1
Paul D. Roberson were less than two c
hours handling their work in the
regular session of the Martin Court- 1
ty Recorder’s Court last Monday. '
Quite a few persons were in attend- i
ance from Hamilton, but the crowd r
present for the proceedings was
smaller than the average one.
Proceedings: !
LeRoy Anthony, charged with as- J
saulting a female, failed to answer
when called in open court and his ‘
$10 bond was ordered forfeited. Pa- j
pers were issued for the man’s ar
i rest. 1
Pleading not guilty in the case
charging him with trespassing, E. 1
Rick Carson was adjudged guilty of
simple assault and as sentenced to
jail for a period of thirty days. The
judgment was suspended on
tion that the defendant remaai ouf!
of Robersonville during that time.
In the case charging Frank Wil
liams with larceny, the defendant
pleaded guilty, and the action was
continued under prayer for judg
ment until the first. Monday in May
1 of this year on condition that the
defendant pay the costs of the court
immediately.
Henry Price, colored WPA janitor,
pleaded guilty in the case charging
him with an assault with a deadly
weapon and was sentenced to the
roads for a term of four months. The
road term was suspended on condi
tion that the defendant pay a $10
fine, the ease costs and $12 to the as
sault victim. It was pointed out in
court that the defendant had al
ready paid a $65 hospital bill and
that he v'as still paying. Price shot
Maggie Wilson, colored, in Williams
ton on January 23, with a rifle,
breaking her arm.
The ease charging Bryant Taylor
with '
for the defendant until the fourth
Monday in March.
IN WARTIME
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Highlights of recent significant ec
onomic stabilization orders include I
(a) President Roosevelt’s order that *
the 48-hour work-week be general- r
ly adopted, (b) Economic stabiliza- ^
tion director James F. Byrnes’ pro
gramtatipulating that there shall be
no increase irf**ages except to recti- I
?y ";«■'!>;■ inequities’’ and “suhstTin
dard" wages j|s'. Byrnes also said
that changing, the parity formula
would affect farmers adversely in
the long run—that farm and dRiry
workers who had gone into industry ’’
should be urged to return to agricul
ture and that recalcitrants should be s
deprived of their deferred draft sta- '
tus. All Americans were urged to '!
obey price controls and rationing reg
ulations as part of their contribution !
to winning the war. High taxes, Mr. !
Byrnes said, are absolutely neces- "
sary, but he believes firmly in limit- 1
ing profits to present exorbitant
costs to consumers *ttnd government
alike.
Farm Income St,517 Million
Cash income from farm market
ings in December totaled 1,517 mil
lion dollars compared with 1.182 mil
lion dollars in December last year, j
and 1,764 million dollars in Novem
ber.
18 Million Victory Gardens
Victory gardens—18 millions of [
them—will be needed in 1943 to help j
meet expanding food production (
goals. Farmers are pushing for the j
biggest food production in history ,
under handicaps of labor and mater
ial shortages. A victory garden is ev- J
ery family’s direct contribution to
the war effort.
Farmers Pay Off Loans
Farmers repaid $28,000,000 on loans .
administered by the emergency crop ,
and feed loan offices in 1942, com
pared with $19,500,000 they borrow- ,
ed during the year.
Lumber for Shipping Containers
More than 11 billion board feet of
lumber will be needed for shipping
containers in 1943, says the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture's forest serv- ,
ice. Annual average is less than 4 1-2
billion feet of box, crating and dun
nage lumber. Container needs are .
agricultural products and exports of ,
Army and lend-lease supplies.
V-Mail for Sailors
Your V-Mail letter to a sailor will
have a better chance of getting 0.
him without delay now, for the Navy
has I'visinHi'ft Ms V-Mail services.
Four new V-Mail stations havTTbeen
sent abroad. Small, portable ma- ,
chines that can be quickly set up in
remote areas will now be available
to speed up the delivery of V Mail ,
to sailors.
Recruit Farm Help
Labor to help with production and
processing in canning areas will be
recruited in a campaign beginning
■immediately, says the IJ S, Depart
ment of Agriculture. County agricul
tural agents, the U, S. Employment
Service, the Office of Civilian De
(Continued on page three)
Boy Scouts To Make
Plans are now being completed
by the local Boy Scout Troop No.
27 to conduct an all-scrap drive, on
February 27th. The local drive will
be part of the giant Eastern Carolina
collection staged by the area coun
cil.
It was announced last night that
Bill Spivey would arrange the use
of a truck for the collections here.
As yet, a central clearing point has
not been decided.
Housewives are urged by leaders
of Troop 27 to save rags, metals and
tin cans so that Williamston may go
over the top for individual totals.
The usual procedure of washing the
cans and cutting out both ends and
then mashing them flat must be
followed so that shipment can be
made.
Already arrangements have been
completed with other towns ir. the
regional council for troop collection
contests It is -cmaoeteH ,
iiarnston will compete direrti^^WW
Bethel. Robersonviiie and James
master, will assign one nay i»snjtof
inite area on collection day. Hous^i
wives who have amassed an abun
dance of scrap and who are afraid
of being missed are asked to contact
leaders of the troop or the boys
themselves.
Collections
HOLIDAY
While George Washington's
birthday is not rated as a gen
eral holiday in this section, it
will be observed as such by the
two local banks and the post of
fice. No town or rural deliver
ies will be made from the post
office, and window service will
be limited to the hours between
11 a. m. and 1 p. in., it was an
nounced.
• The banks will be closed all
day, but in most all other cases
the regular business schedule
will obtain.
fPlanslVla.de For War
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Unofficial reports maintain
that peanut prices will be sta
bilized this coming fall at $139
a ton ot little wxejLsix cents a
pound for litftli th% edible and oil
types. Thftre will be no dis
crepancy in the price, other than
for grades. The incentive p*jr
ments of $30 an acre for those
plantings ranging from 90 110
per cent of a planned goaI%hile
temporarily blocked by a con
gressional committee, are like
ly to be revived, according to re
ports coming from Washington
this morning.
Recognizing the seriousness of
the food and oil situation, Fresi
m«PRt Roosevelt is holding a con
ference with agriculture depart
ment officials and congressional
representatives today in an ef
fort to revive the incentive pay
ment plan and push maxi
mum food production. Regard
less of the nature of the action
taken, recognized leaders and au
thc.itics see a scarcity of food
and when there’s a scarcity, fav
orable if not high prices are to
be expected.
Texas farmers, seeing a good
thing in the peanut program, are
preparing to plant a greatly in
creased acreage to the goobers
this year, a report from the agri
culture department in that state
declared this morning.
County Citizens \\ si! j
Register In Schools
Starting On Monday
FvervoiiP if I ruptl to jfotr
Timp Jor Uegislrrinji!
For Ralion liook 2
The registration of every man, wo
man and eliilfl for War Ration Boo!;
No. 2 will get underway in all the
school houses, both white and color
ed, in this county next Monday, in
accordance with a natyun-wide plan
for the fair distribution of food and
possibly/ other items. The general
public cordially urged to
ate w^th those who are voluntarily
offering their services in handling
the registration. Everyone is asked
to note the registration schedule, i
and observe the days and hours, and j
to use every discretion in arranging j
their visits to the school in their dis- !
trict.
Meeting here this week, school
principals worked out a schedule and
formulated plans for handling the'
registration. There are slight varla- j
tions in the hours and days, and the
people aie warned and urged to ob
serve them. With one exception —
Robersonville white high school —
the registrations will be handled on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. General
plans for Robersonville registrations ,
in (lie white school were announced
earlier and they are to continue there
during ,the entire week.
The following schedule for the reg
istration will be followed in the
white schools next week:
Jamesville: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to
7 o'clock p. m. in the gymnasium.
Farm Life: Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday fropi 2:15
to 6:30 p m in the gymnasium.
Bear Grass: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30
to 6:30 j>. m. in the sehoolhouse.
Williuinston: Monday, Tuesday,
Wedi^T!>11rsd J!_to
7 p. m. m the high school gymna
sium.
Everetts: Monday, Tuesday. Wed
nesday and Thursday from 2 to 6
p. m. in the sehoolhouse. I
Robersonville: Monday, Tuesday, j
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and j
Saturday from 0 a m. to !• . m. hr.
the high school gymnasium or audi- j
torium.
Gold Point: Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to
7 p. m. in the sehoolhouse.
Hassell: Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday ami Thursday from 2 ft. 6 p
m. in the sehoolhouse.
Hamilton: Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday from 2 to 6
p. m. in the sehoolhouse.
(Continued on page six)
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Reviews Activities
On the Legislative
Front in the State
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Bill Would Allow Officer To
Make Arrow! Anywhere for
Misdemeanor
By CLARENCE VV. GRIFFIN
Last Friday afternoon the finance
committee completed its considera
tion of the Revenue Bill and voted
to nive it a favorable report. Gen
erally speaking, the bill is about the
same as the bill lust year with a few
minor exceptions. Schedule B, Li
cense Taxes, were reduced in several
instances on those who were suffer
ing from curtailment due to the war.
The merchants in the State in the
new bill were given 3 per cent of
the amount of sales tax they collect,
as a fee for collecting the tax. This
was a very feeble gesture on the
part of the committee to reconcile the
merchants on the sales tax issue. As
[you can readily see, this will not
Ilea: much to the average small
merchant. It is estimated that the
bill will raise approximately one
hundred and four million dollars
during the next biennium. It did not
cuovide for any increased taxes on
taxpayer and certainly in that
respect it is to be commended.
The wine bill passed its third read
ing in the house a/,1, was sent to the
Senate. There was heated discussion
on this bill, and it passed by a ra
ther close vote.
Another bill which was introduc
ed and passed the House would give
commercial banks a right to make
small loans on the same basis as in
dustrial banks and national banks.
There was considerable opposition
to this bill in the House, and it was
passed by a rather close vole.
The bill calling for a State-wide
referendum on the whiskey issue it
now in the committee which is hold
ing public hearings, and the com
mittee will probably take action dur
ing this week. It is generally predict
ed that the bill will not pass.
Probably the most important bil
to the Sv.MoMWftrilWte* 'North Car
(Continued on page six)
Memorial Baptist
Church Honors Its
Members in Service
IVenty-tliret* Young; Wonuii
And Mon from Cliurrh
In Tin* Servin'
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In a special service last Sunday,
the local Baptist Church honored its
meno^??Tmw armed'"*
forces. Twenty threi young men and
women are representing the local
church in many states and foreign
lands.
Speaking fui the membership at
home, the pastor, Dr. William Rich
ai addressing his re
marks to those in the service, said:
“We know that you know that this
little token is not necessary to re
mind you that we are constantly
thinking about you. Seldom an hour
passes but that you are in our deep
est thoughts. In you are our hopes
and prayers. Our fondest dreams are
of the day when we shall welcome
you home again. May the God of all
Grace have you in His care and keep
ing. May He, in His wise providence,
hasten the day of victory so that
you and we shall see the fruits of
your sacrifice and be satisfied.
Meantime, be assured of our unceas
mg prayers in your behalf and in
behalf of the cause for which you
are giving your all.
“We thank God for you and com
mit you into His loving care.”
A.id then the minister addressed
a few remarks to the membership re
maining at home, as follows:
“Let us not forget that, ‘One of
the things for which our boys are
fighting is that we might have the
freedom and the privilege to wor
ship. Of what benefit is that free
dom and privilege if we do not use
it? Why should our sons and broth
[ers give their lives for something
I we do not value enough to use? Sure
j ly the least we can do for the men
in the armed services is to attend
church regularly and offer our unit
ed prayers for their safety, success,
and victory.’ ”
Following is a list of the names
of those who are members of the
church and who are serving their
country, the pastor stating, "Should
any be omitted from the list, we in
clude them in our tribute":
Miss Edna Ballard and Miss Jes
sie Mae Holloman, LI. S Nava! Hos
pital Charleston, S. C.
i Lieutenant O. S. Anderson, Jr.,
i 1099 O.R.D., Army Air Host, Way
cross, Ga,
Pvt. Wheeler Martin Anderson,
(Continued on page six)
ELIMINATED
Elaborate school commence
ments in this county and in all
other schools, too, will be vir
tually eliminated this spring ac
cording to orders coming from
State school authorities. About
the only thing the public can
drive to w'ill be the commence
ment sermon since they are rec
ognized as essential and not pro
hibited by the pleasure driving
ban.
Class night exercises, com
mencement addresses and pic
nics are definitely out, it is un
derstood. However, it will be
possible for the seniors to hold
short (jrogramjj^Uiring the last
I day of*scnoo^vnen (he gradu
i a ting exercises will be held.
U.*S. Forces Check
Rommel sMad Drive
lo (eiirraJ'Ttfn isfe
state that American losses
• substantial, especially in equip
Frantic V' Kn«siun.
InlaJ Wave ( imtinnes
Forwaril Sweep
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Starting a mad drive against Am
erican forces m Central Tunisia last
Sunday morning, Rommel’s Africa
Corps have been stopped near titt
Algerian bo*j|*T by American taints
with the ai#nf British artillery fol
‘i iw mg a**ituious Tout-aay battle’
While Rommel's drive can hardly al
ter the Allied plan in Africa, it ift
admitted that the drive was a ctirf
ly one and that the campaign in that
area ill be prolonged. *
Fev details of the f'ghting have
been released, but preliminary re
porli
w on
nujil and supplies.
spate reports indicate that-the Am
ejfaaie have anchored ihair lines.
4nd are making ready forja counter
attack. It will take sevetfnl days to
gather their forces and make ready
for the return trip, but the Ameri
can fighters were described as an
s- >us to get going against the old
desert fox and Ins seasoned troops.
The British fith Army, driving up
from the South, is now expected to
play a big part in the plans for
crushing Rommel and pushing for a
clean-up in the Tunis and Bizerte
areas later. The Britishers have
reached the Mareth line, and had
taken Medenine. Successes there are
certain to relieve pressure on the
Americans and reduce the import
ance of Rommel’s £ ixty-mile drive
into central Tunisia.
In a late report, the War Depart
ment announced that 2,800 Ameri
can soldiers were taken prisoner, 169
pinks and 102 guns were lost to the
Germans. No list of the fatalities
and wounded has been released.
The German success was due to
‘‘too few American troops were try
ing to hold a line too long." The de
fenders were unequal to the attack
with their light tanks, but the Amer
icans fought valiantly, it was declar
ed.
The Germans, experiencing losses
approaching near disaster, are fran
tic as the Russian tidal wave rolls
toward Orel and the Dnieper Riv
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about sixty miles west of Kharkov
and more than 60 towns in the Ros
tov section have been freed of the
German hordes,
British airmen are still pounding
the continent, sueeessfully attacking
Nazi submarine Jjjjjyjjti Germany
in. recent fighting
The Finns are looking for a chance
to drop out of the war.
The goal for a seven and one-half
million man army this year has not
been changed, President Roosevelt
said today, and the goal for next
year will likely he increased.
Taking tlit* nation’s capital by
storm yesterday, Madame Chiang
Kai-Shek was promised that China
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Rationing System
Will Effect a Fair
Food Distribution
Balion Hooks An- W«>rili
More Than Money ami
Must Be Saved
Because the point rationing sys
tem lias been designed to assure ev
eryone a fair share of rationed goods
and no one family or person will be
allowed to have more than that fair
share, one of the first requirements
for getting War Ration Book Two
will be the declaration of stocks of
rationed foods on hand at the time
of registration.
The lust step, therefore, is for you
to make an accurate count of the
number of containers of these ra
tioned foods on your pantry shelves.
According to C. C. Martin, ration of
ficer of the County OPA office, only
one figure need be stated—the total
number of cans containing eight
ounces or over. Containers holding
less than eight ounces need not be
reported on the "Declaration," You ..
d.) no! m-.-vl i vr-ify each individ
ual kind of food, just the total num
ber of cans. Home preserved foods
need not be counted.
At the time of registration, eight
points will be torn from the new ra
tion book for each can in excess of
five per person. The official declara
tion forms were printed in the En
terprise and will be available at the
registration places. It will save time
when you register if you bring a
declaration form already filled out.
Point deductions for excess stocks
will be made as evenly as possible
from all the new ration books for
your family. Only part of the stamps
for any one period will be deducted.
You will always have part of your
point stamps for each period left so
you can buy some rationed foods.
This is the democratic way to
make sure everyone gets an even
break. Persons with unduly large
stocks will be charged the proper
number of points to make sure no
one gets more food than he is en
titled to have. Actually, people who
have large stocks of raUongjOopdsr
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