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Jumping from the previous high ;
figure of $80,357.25 recorded for the
third quarter of last year, liquor sales
went well over the $100,000 mark in
this county for the fourth quarter
in 1942, the audit for the latter per
iod, just9 telesaed, showing that an
all-time high sales record of $137,
476.80 was established by the four -
legal stores in the months of Octo- ,
ber, November 1942.
The sales for the last quarter were
more than twice as great as those
recorded in the fourth quarter of
1941 • hen the gross income amount
ed to $65,754.75. Total sales for 1942
approximated a third of a million
dollars, or $324,594.45, to be exact,
and were nearly twice as large as |
they were in 1941. Few firms in this
county had a volume of business that
will compare with the legal liquor
sales.
Hampered by shortages, rationing
and other effects of war, general bus- i
iness hardly held its own in this ]
county while the liquor trade ex- c
periencea its wildest growth in its i
ftearly eight years in this county. Ad- i
ditions were made to the store per- i
sonnel, and rationing was resorted t
to just before the holidays to stem
the flowing tide. c
Add beer ana wine sales to the c
$137,476.80 and the total, it is con- t
servatively estimated, will push on i
toward a quarter of a million dollars $
for the quarter. No official figures £
for beer and wine sales are to be had
but it was reliably learned that wine t
sales in a 2 by 4 filling station were t
almost $1,500 in one week just be- (
fore last Christmas, giving some idea |
of the size of the alcoholic beverage | (
business. j j
during the quarter than they were u t
year ago, but the more than 100 per
cent increase in sales is traceable in <
the main to the increased consurnp- i,
tion of the spirits. J ]
Increases in sales were general in j
all the stores, Williamstofl and \
Jamesville more than doubling thins [,
while Robersonville and Oak City|(
fell a fraction under a 100 per cent ,
gain. The following figures offer a \
comparison of sales for the fourth
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Fined For Drunken
Horseback Riding
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During his long years as a trial
justice. Mayor John L. Hassell has •
had many people before him charg
ed with many types of crime, but |
this week he had the first case charg
ing a defendant with drunken horse
back riding. The mayor admitted the
defendant, Charlie Godard, colored,
was not so drunk he couldn’t stay on
the horse, but he was of the opinion
that the man was too drunk for safe
ty. Judgment was suspended upon
the payment of $5 costs.
The mayor had a comparatively
light docket in his court this week
when only four cases were scheduled
for trial.
Charged with being drunk and dis
orderly, Ernest Godard was fined
$3 and taxed with the costs.
Sam Henry Williams, charged with
speeding and operating a motor ve
hicle without a driver’s license, was
bound over to the county court for
trial. Bond was required in the sum
of $50.
Charged with being drunk and
down, but not out, Luther Bonds was
sentenced to the roads for thirty days
the court suspending the sentence
upon the payment of $7.50 case costs.
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Warehouse Owucks.
Declare Dividends
Holding their annual meeting in
the county courthouse here Wednes
day afternoon, stockholders of the
Roanoke Warehouse Company de
clared a six per cent dividend on its
operations for 1942, and named of
ficers for the current year.
Mr. Henry D. Peel, who has ably
served the organization as its presi
dent for a long number of years, in
sisted that he could not continue to
serve. Mr. W. Iverson Skinner was
elected president to succeed Mr.
Peel. Mr. S. C. Griffin was re-elect
ed vice president and John R. Peel
was continued as secretary-treasur
er. , .
The dividend is the 21st declared
by the company.
The following directors were elect
ed: Henry D. Peel, chairman; C. D.
Carstarphen, H. L. Barnhill, S. C
Griffin, Calvin Ayers, Jesse Keel, J.
Daniel Biggs, 'Joseph S. Griffin and
Joshua L. Coltrain.
NINTH MONTH
1_
A bill creating a ninth month
school term became law in this
State yesterday when the House
cf Representatives voted on the
third reading 89 to 8 for the
measure. The longer term will be
in .effect beginning; ne.'S.t Septem
ber.
It is posQfEltie that the term will
be held to ’179 days, any ar/ion
along thgf line resting withrthe
governor?
The House last night passed a
bill prohibiting the sale of bejr
and wine between 11:39 p. ni.
and 7 a. m. and empowering the
county commissioners to ban
sales from 11:30 p. m. Saturday
until Monday at 7 a. m.
Boy Scouts Guests**
Of Civ ic Clubs At
Meeting Last Night
Or. Maynard Fletcher Speaks
To Appreciative Group
In Gymnasium
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Over 150 Lions, Kiwanians, dads
and Scouts heard Dr. Maynard
Fletcher, of 'Washington, urge ev
eryone to be a boy again at the an
nual Father and Son banquet in the
iiigii school gymnasium here last
night Dr. Fletcher’s topic was, "Dad,
As Seen Through the Eyes of a Boy.”
The 60 year old Scout1 leader and
council director completely won ov
er his audience when several fathers
took him too literally and threw
bread at each other while another
group followed up the evening with
a quick basketball practice.
Dr. Fletcher warned fathers in
the crowd to guard your sons’ spare
time now more than ever.” He point
ed out that school teachers spend
more direct time with a boy than his
own father. “It is up to you,” he said
pointing to the fathers, “to combat
this by you«*n- xtid ■
being a regular fellow again.”
“I want you fathers,” Dr. Fletch
er continued, “to take your sons to
church like our dads did long ago.
If you don’t take him to church, see
that he joins a scout troop.” Turning
to the ministers and preachers pres
ent, he called for a troop in every
church. "A troop that will cooperate
with the church and be a benefit to
the church and to the boy.”
A solemn hush fell over the au
dience as the quiet-spoken scout
leader and “still boy himself” told
the men that there was never a truer
word spoken than the fact that,
“What Williamston and Martin Coun
ty is tomorrow depends on what
your boy is today.”
Preceding Dr. Fletcher’s very wel
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| BLACKOUT
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Other than a few minor mix
ups over the signals, the test
blackout "pulled” in this district
last night was a great success,
reports from the district control
center declared. A fire alarm,
coming about an hour before the
warning signals, was confusing
and caused a few local people to
turn out their lights.
Apparently there are too many
signals. On the first, everything
blacked out, but a few cars con
tinued in accordance with regu
lations. Before the second or
“red” signal was sounded, ev
erything was dark and at a
standstill. But when the “red”
or five-blast signal was sound
ed, a few persons turned on their
lights. They were quickly turn
ed out. There was splendid co
operation, and the control cen
ter believes the district is about
ready for any cvealoatlity. The
test lasted for about forty min
utes.
Allied Army Driving;
N-ozis From Strong
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Position fii HMum*
Hovi'Tw'il as
American Forces Regain
Lost Territory
Trapped in a ten-de.y drive start
ing at Faid Pass and leading through
Kasserine Gap, American forces in
Tunisia have broken out of tb||tt trap
and are now pushing thagjiigbty
lb •' .1, *. ord the-see. Tl. t -. 1 ■
ualioti iiaS been reversed, and the
critical position the Amerirans found
themselves in only a few days ago
is being created for the enemy.
Under the field command of Gen
eral? Sir Harold Alexander, British
and American forces were declared
to have launched the long-awaited
nouble squeeze on the Axis bridge
head in North Africa.
Kasserine Pass, from which Mar
shal Erwin Rommel last Sunday
threatened to break into Algeria, was
being savagely cleared
defenses while to thecasTAe
lied planes loosed a deadly air bar
rage on the enemy’s rear, striking
ms airfields, supply depots and
transport columns.
(The Ams still is getting large
numbers of troops and supplies, Ca
nadian press correspondent Ross
Munro reported from field head
quarters. He said an American pilot
patrolling the Sicilian Straits saw
large enemy convoys steaming tow
ard Tunisia and that the pilot had
seen 40 large German transport
planes landing troops at Bizerte.)
Allied tank columns and infantry
were reported threatening German
positions at Sbeitla and Ousseltia
above the Kasserine Gap.
Thus, instead of Rommel assum
ing a dominating position on the A1
gerian frontier, dispatches showed
that he was being compelled to pull
back his shattered armor toward the
coastal corridor in eastern Tunisia.
In the south, his Mareth Line ap
peared due to suffer a large-scale at
tack from the British Eighth Army
veterans of General Sir Bernard L.
Montgomery.
French headquarters announced
that the Germans had been beaten
back west of Ousseltia with serious
losses when they tried to launch an
attack. Prisoners were taken.
liie Americans have regam^P
from ten to fifteen miles of the
ground they lost, but it is possible
that Rommel will attempt another
drive Allied losses have been quite
heavy, but not as heavy as prelimi
nary reports indicated they would
Over on the Eastern front, the Rus
ans have broken through strong
ifenses west of Kharkov, but wea
er conditions have slowed the
iviets down on other fronts.
In Burma, the Japs ran into sure
■ath when forty of their planes
ove in for an attack and all but
ne were destroyed bv Allied fight
The Chinese are battling the Japs
fectively in the Salween River
The Royal Air Force is over Gcr
iny again today, following exten
>e raids over industrial areas on
■ continent last night.
Trouble is brewing in a big way
the home front in Washington
th differences existing between
e administration and congress ov
manpower, farm prices and sub
iies, labor, $25,000 salary limits,
aft, to mention a few.
A bill, including cost of labor in
ting farm prices, has been approv
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iarles //. Whitaker Mow
A Sergeant In The Army
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lharles H. Whitaker, son of Mr.
1 Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, of William
n, N. C., has recently been pro
ted from Corporal to the rank of
-geant according to announcement
the authorities at the Army Air
rce Proving Ground, Eglin Field,
irida.
lergeant Whitaker has been in the
my since July 22, 1942.
rhe tremendous increase in Army
rsonnel has created a great oppor
iity 'or men who can prove thorn
ves capable of holding the rank
non-commissioned officers.
Four Hundred Persons Rush
To Get Old No. 1 Ration Book
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Well convinced they could not get
the new or No. 2 war ration books
without first getting the old, more
than four hundred Martin County
people started a big rush on the ra
tioning board office here Wednes
day and yesterday to sign up for the
No. 1 books.
Interesting stories were told by the
registrants who offered startling ex
cuses for not having registered for
the No. 1 book before. “I had six
teen children and when I registered
last spring I overlooked one of ’em,”
a mother explained. Apparently she
recognizes more fully the value of
a ration ticket now.
The biggest rush was prompted by
babies born since the first rationing.
It was far from a contest, but the ba
bies were there in numbers, one es
timate placing the number well ov
er 100.
Some of the late registrants ex
plained their delayed action by point
ing out that they dined in cafes. Oth
ers stated they did not use sugar 01
coffee and that the need for shoe:
was not so urgent as to force then
to the registration place. Quite a fev
of the late registrants declared thei:
| books had been lost and that the;
j had been getting along without su
I gar and cofee. Then there was tha
' few who had plentiful sugar and cof
i fee stocks at registration time las
spring. The new regulations smokei
I them out. Most of the registrans wer
I colored, and poor colored at that,
j The delayed registration approach
| ed a climax late yesterday aftemooi
when a proud, prospective lathe
| presented his case to the registrars.
New Air Boss
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PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL an
nounced in the House of Commons
that Air Marshal Sir A. W. Tedder
(above), of the R.A.F., has been
named the Mediterranean air com
mander in chief. Tedder is credited
with directing the aerial phase of
the successful Libyan campaign.
He is directly responsible to Lkutj—
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Al
lied commander, fInternational>
Judge J. C. Smith
Calls Six Cases In
The County Court
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Uneventful Proceedings Mark
Regular ScHtiion of the
Tribunal Monday
Calling half a dozen cases, Judge
J. Calvin Smith held an uneventful
session cf the Martin County Record
er’s Court last Monday. Lasting un
til shortly after 12 o’clock, noon, the
session attracted a fair-sized number
of spectators, quite a few attending
from Hamilton.
Proceedings:
Pleading guilty in the case charg
ing him with speeding, William Oden
was fined $20 and taxed with the
costs.
Charged with reckless driving and
an assault with a deadly weapon,
Bryant Taylor pleaded not guilty to
both counts. He was adjudged not
tu^bvofaynssaub witlj^a deadly
'W¥5pl!Ti*,im^?uiTTy "' on^TfTe other
count. The case was continued un
der prayer for judgment until the
second Monday in July, 1043, the
court requiring the defendant to pay
the costs immediately.
Henry S. Hattem, • barged with
non-support, failed to answer when
called in open court, and papers
were ordered issued for his arrest.
The case charging Opheus Revels
with operating a motor vehicle with
out a driver’s license was continued
until March 1st.
: Charged with drunken and reck
less driving, Lonnie Sutton pleaded
not guilty The court found him
guilty of reckless driving and sus
pended judgment upon the payment
of a $25 fine and the costs of the
ease.
The case charging Francis J Ty
son with trespassing was remand-^
to the justice of the peace court.
SalesBaii Is l ifted
On Farm Machines
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According to an announcement is
sued this week by Mr. Jesse Crisp,
chairman of the Martin County Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
War Board, horse or tractor drawn
garden planters and horse drawn
two row and over, riding, cultivators
are no longer rationed. One row, rid
ing, two horse cultivators are being
rationed, it was explained.
“This order will free for sale to
farmers all stocks of garden plant
ers and two row and over, riding,
horse drawn cultivators now in deal
ers’ hands,” Mr. Crisp said. “These
cultivators are being removed from
the rationed list because no new
ones are being made. Purchase of
either item for non-farm use, how
ever, will require a priority rating.”
Very few of these types of planters
or cultivators are available in this
section, and it is believed the order
will have very little meaning.
Applications for purchase certifi
cates for any farm machinery now
subject to rationing can be made at
the county agent’s office in William
ston.
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Milk Ordinance Is
Slightly Changed
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In an effort to relieve the milk
shortage, health authorities are mak
■ ing a slight change in standard milk
i ordinances Under the regular ordi
i nance it was unlawful fer a producer
’ to deliver for sale any milk other
• than Grade A. Under the new ruling.
’ the producer may deliver milk of s
• lower rating, but he is cautioned t<.
t so mark his product. It is possible foi
- the small producer now to mark hii
t milk Grade C and deliver it to con
1 sumers. Heretofore, consumers wen
; supposed to call for rnilk having i
grade lower than that of A.
It will be up to the consumer t<
i decide whether he will drink gradi
r A or grade C milk under the“3ev
ruling.
r^rpp! ications ~For
500 Tin's IV5&4**£*
Hoard sTtffrrr
laawfci
Ifmalh Ten I’ereenJ of Or«l<‘r>:
Rcrrivt'd in January Have
Been Filled So Far
Adopting a liberal policy, ration
ing boaids are flooding the country
with tire rations, but the old order
of supply and demand are to be reck- j
oned with now and many motorists j
ar^ finding it impossible to get tires
even though t&e.V are armed with ra- |
tion certificates and priority ratings. I
It is estimated that hardly more j
than ten pat cent of the tires ration
ed in this county last month have
actually been made available. The
certificates are piling up and will be
serviced in the order they are receiv-1
ed by the dealers, but how ant| when
are unknown quantities just now
During the meantime applications for
501 more passenger and/'pick-up
truck tires are pending in the ration- j
ing board office, and it is quite Dos
mg Doara omce, ana it is quite dos_i
■slide -THWBWBi 1 l,‘i,W»ffi-!M!.lnffs*uP
liii•c'v ntiiruuuh at
actually met, many people will rec
ognize the rubber shortage for what I
**■*«:>. Ely is. However, there is one ,
reserve to draw from and it is pos- ;
sible that many of those tires called
in by the government some months
ago and commonly referred to as j
idle tires will be made available. It !
is understood that dealers have or- j
dors pending in government ware
houses at the present time.
A special order was issued this
week by the Office of Price Admin
istration, advising that certificates
would no longer be required for re
capping passenger and pick-up truck
tires. Regular truck-type tires may
be recapped only with a certificate.
While the car or pick-up truck own
er may have his own tires recapped
with passenger-type camelback with
out local board authorization, he
will not be permitted to exchange a
recappable tire carcass for one al
ready recapped except by a certifi
cate from the rationing board. Deal
ers no longer have to sell their re
cappable carcasses to a recapper.
They may have recappable tire car
casses recapped and returned to them
without certificates, but inventory
limitations on passenger-type camel
back stocks will be retained, it was
pointed out.
the regular meeting of the board last
Monday, but it is possible the board
will meet the latter part of the week
and operate under special instruc
tions in an effort to relieve the rn
tioning congestion.
Tru< k and tractor tires and tubes
were allotted to the following:
Edgewood Dairy, Williamston, one
tractor tire and tube.
Roberson and Peel, Williamston,
one tractor tire and tube.
Royal Baking Co., Williamston,
one truck tire and lube.
State Highway and Public Works
Commission, Tarboro and Roberson
ville, four new tires and four tub1'
for mowing machines.
Tires and tubes for passenger cars
were allotted as follows:
S. E. Taylor, RED 3, Williamston,
three tubes.
W. K. Roebuck, RED I, Roberson
villc, one tube.
J. F. Bailey, RED 1, Robersonville,
two tubes.
Mildred Purvis, RED 1, Roberson
ville, one grade 111 tire and one tube.
The Conoho Gun Ciub, C. James
representative, was ruled ineligible
for four new truck tires and two
lubes.
f.'Wn First Lieutenant
Commission In The Army
L. Hugh Hardison, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther D. Hardison,
of Jamesville, was recently promot
ed to a first lieutenantcy in the
Army Air Corps. Receiving his first
commission and wings at Spence
Field, Moultrie, Ga., last July 3rd,
Lieutenant Hardison is now station
ed at Greenville, Mississippi. A
brother, Lieutenant (junior grade)
S. Ralph Hardison, is with the Naval
Air Corps and is stationed at New
Orleans.
Will Star! Red
CIIIMU.KSS?
According to an fictal ruling
received by the Martin County
Draft Board this week, a mar
ried man, ,'n the eyes *if the Se
lective Service, is chi^pfess if the , |
addition to the family' was born »
on or ofi.ee. last September tith.
The ruling apparently was hand*
ed down as a part of the prepara
tions now underway to start
drafting married men without
children.
The old ruling declaring a
man single if he was married on
■ or after December 8, 1941, re
mains unchanged. He may be
very much married, but in the
eyes of the draft he isn't.
Jlj;. Edgar M. Long
Passes in Hospital
Last Wednesday
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Funeral Servire for Hamilton
Physician Held Yester
d\v Afternoon
Dr. Edgar Miller Long, well-known
Hamilton physician, died in a Rocky
Mount hospital Wednesday morn
ing at 10:10 o’clock following a long
period of declining health. Suffer
ing an attack of pneumonia some
months ago, he had been in poor
health since that time. He was taken
ill with influenza a few weeks ago
and his condition became suddenly
worse last Saturday and lie was re
moved to the hospital.
The son of the late Dr. Benjamin
L. Long, a member of an old Mar
tin County family, and wife, the for
mer Miss Sallie Miller, of Lenoir
County, Dr. Long was born in Ham
ilton on April 1, 1889 He attended
the' local schools and at a tender age
entered the old military academy at
Chocowinity. Possessed of a keen
mechanical mind, he first considered
;t mechanical engineering career, but
nyioo the insist* hi ■
entered the pre-medical school at 1
the University, and was later grad '
uated from the University of Mary
land. In 1909 and just before he was i
dll years old he started the practice j
of medicine in Faison. A few years
later or about 1912 he located in
Hamilton to engage in the joint |
practice with his father. Dr Long |
led his classes in med school and was
recognized as an able physician, and
one who read extensively in several
fields.
He first married Miss Mary Wors
lev. of Ok City, two children, Mrs.
Braxton Rhodes, of Wilson and Pine
teps, and Miss Peggy Long, of Rocky
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The registration for War Ra
tion Books No. 2 was virtually
completed for the white popula
tion in this district late yester
day afternoon, Professor D. N.
Ilix stating that his teachers and
other volunteers did an able job
in signing up 3,590 persons for
limited rations.
When the supply of books was
exiiausted at about 5:30, hardly
more than ten persons reported.
They will register at the ration
board office any time after to
day.
Very few persons declared a
surplus on canned goods on hand,
one report stating that nat more
than two or three had “excess
ive” amounts stored. Quite a few
coffee stamps were removed,
however.
No report on the registration
for the county, as a whole, could
be had immediately.
Ma rtin County Chapter Sh ips
\ 75,000 Bandages to the Army
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Thir Martin County Chapter o£ the
American Red Cross is making ar
rangements to ship 75,000 bandages
for use by the Army Mrs. R. H.
Goodmon, chairman of the chapter’s
surgical dressing station here, stat
ing that the bandages would fill 20
large cartons. While the shipment
represents a great deal of work, Mrs.
Goodmon pointed out that a letter
had been received from Red Cross
headquarters urging the chapter to
speed up and increase its work. The
need for the bandages was describ
ed as urgent. In recognition of that
urgent need, Mrs. Goodmon express
ed the hope that many who have
never volunteered their services will
do so now and aid in making 10,000
4 by 4 sponges. These sponges, it was
pointed out, were to have been made
as a part of the November quota and
i prepared for shipment not later than .
i th ■ second week in December.
,'*^?^pfoximateIy f*75 persons have
been in attendance upon the project
io fur in February, but the attend
ance in the mornings has been so
small that the room here is being
closed during those hours. The chair
man is urging all those who had
found it possible to work during the
morning hours to rearrange their
hours if it can be done and to at
tend during other hours. The ban
dage rooms will be open each after
ternoon and on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights. If there is any
group or class that could possibly aid
the work, their leaders are asked to
contact either Mrs. Goodmon or Mrs.
J. D. Thrower and arrangements will
be made to open the rooms.
Commenting on the work, Mrs.
Goodmon stated that there were
many who had been faithful and are
doing all they can. Much credit
should go to those who have been
working in the substations at. Bear
Grass and Tamesville for they have
rev By done a valuable work and
they did it willingly, Mrs. Goodmon
said.
Chapter Asked fcT
Raise $3,900.00 For
Great Task Ahead
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oiniiiiti(M*. Meeting Here Last
Ni'jTiT. < <>n I Mien t Martin
People Will Hespoiid
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Wi' did it tince before and we
”*n and wi.l do it again,'' Mrs. J.
Sason Lilley said hert last night as
j special Martin County chapter com
mittee met in the courthouse and
napped plans for launching a $3,900
Irive for the American Red Cross
War Fund. "Our quota is a bit high,
mt Bear Grass has always come
icross in emergencies, and we believe
hojjjJ^be no exception injhis case,"
VfrTand Mrs. Heman U. Peel said,
heir remarks .those of Mrs. Lilley
ind others being characteristic of
he attitude expressed at the meet
ng and on the eve of the greatest of
ill drives for funds to carry on the
a im k of the humane organization.
The fund raising drive gets under
lay next Wednesday, with possibly
i few canvassers planning to start
Ihe work a day or two ahead of that
schedule.
Meeting with the special commit
tee, Chapter Chairman J. C. Manning
uni War Fund Drive Chairman V.
J. Spivey explained that everyone is
expected to double the amount of
the donation made just after Pear!
Harbor in December, 1941. On that
basis, the chapter will reach its goal,
but everyone must have a part. At
the meeting, the $3,900 quota was
broken down, as follows: Jamesville
Township, $300; Williams Township,
$100; Griffins Township, $250; Bear
Grass Township, $300; Williamston
Township, $2,550. The colored citi
zens, their organization already per
fected and functioning, are asked to
raise $100 in the chapter and boost
the total to the goal figure.
Red Cross headquarters will be
opened in the Branch Bank building
during the drive which the officials
are hopeful ra^>ecomple!ed hv late
JtV'Uvday m The repre
sentatives at the meeting last night
will organize their respective groups
immediately and complete plans for
an intensive and short campaign.
Those attending the meeting k.st
night were, Mr. and Mrs H. U Peel,
Hear Grass Mrs. J. Eason Lilley,
Griffins; Mrs. Walter Brown and
Mrs. (‘lias. Davenport, Jamesville;
W. It. Burrell, John L. Goff, John W.
Hardy, Mary Gray, E J. Haves, W.
V. Ormond and the chairmen. Wil
liams Township was not represent
ed, hut the chairmen are looking to
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Boy Scout Scrap
Drive Tomorrow
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Final plans were completed last
night for Troop 27’s all-out scrap
drive tomorrow when Williamston
was divided into sections for a com
plete house to house canvass. Head
ed hy Scoutmaster Monk Cobb and
Assistant Bob Levin, the troop will
compete directly with neighboring
council troops in an effort to push
Eastern Carolina over the top in
scrap totals.
The drive will start at <J o’clock
tomorrow morning when the scouts
begin the collection. Aiding them
will be Bill Spivey who has donated
his truck for the occasion. House
wives are urged to call the scouts to
the door if they pass if there is any
scrap to be taken up. Cobb pointed
out that anything will be accepted.
This drive will mark the first time
that the local troop has attempted a
concentrated scrap collection. Prev
ious to this it has been done on an
individual basis. Totals will be an
nounced in Tuesday’s Enterprise.
Leaders of the drive in Williams
ton are Patrol Leaders Hugh Horton,
Jr., Gilbert Woulurd you Cecil Har
ris who will be in charge of approx
imately 25 boys.
Two Sons And Two
Grandsons In Army
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There are many combinations of
relations in the arrfted services, such
as four, five and in a few cases sev
en brothers, fathers and sons, but
Mr. Pleny Peel, well-known county
citizen of Griffins Township, has the
distinction of having two sons and
two grandsons in the service.
One son, William Staten Peel, a
sergeant in the United States Marine
Corps, is somewhere in the Pacific
war zone. The other son, Pvt. Joseph
A. Peel, is in technical training in
the Army Air Force. One grandson,
Gilbert Peel, Jr., Petty Officer 2nd
Class, United States Navy, has been
in the Pacific war zone since Sep
tember. The other grandson, Francis
Dallas Peel, who has recently been
promoted from Petty Officer 3rd
Class to Petty Officer 2nd Class in
the Navy, is also in the Pacific thea
tre of war.