THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLVI—MMBER 37 OVER THE TO? ■n FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS William ston, Martin County, North Carolina. Friday. May 7, 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 hr* * 3 r « - - All® Forward in Final Battle for Tunisia Advance* Are Supported by -&S«te«L51lfl>u»i Ain.. Power of War -• Launching yesterday what is be lieved to be the final round of the Battle of Afrcia, Allied forces are now within eight miles of Bizerte and only about a dozen miles out of Tunir. Marshal von Arnim has fol lowed Rommel in a dash for freedom, the two leaving between 175,000 and 800,0 | 5 -I , i i Williamston’s town politics were settled fur another two years last Tuesday when fifty out of a potential 1,000 electors visited the polls in the mayor's office and cast their votes for John L. Hassell for snavor. and R. T. Griffin. N. C. Green, L. P. l.indsley, V. I>. Godwin and G. H. Harrison for commissioners. Not a single dissenting vote was recovded and the voting went forward from 8 that morning un til sunset after a listless fash ion. The group will hold their first regular meeting as a new board and mayor on June 7. Mrs. Alice Ffcmvll Dies at Home Here After Loop Illness — —*-— Funeral Services Are Beinj Conducted Today in Scotland Neck Mrs. Alice Stewart Harrell, na tive of Jones County but for inon than sixty years a resident of Mar tin, died here yesterday afternoor at 4:30 o’clock at the home of hei daughter, Mrs. L. J. Bullock, or Marshal! Avenue. She had been ir declining health for some time, anc her condition had been critical foi weeks, the end coming after much patient suffering. Mrs. Harrell, who was Miss Alice Stewart before her marriage tc Feddie Harrell of near Oak City, was born in Jonesboro 69 years ago, the second of last September. When a small child, her parents moved to Apex, and in 1881 came to this coun ty, locating in Everetts. The family later moved to Hamilton where she married and located on a farm be tween Hamilton and Oak City. A short time1 before Mr. Harrell’s death they built a home in Oak City where she lived until she went to make her home with lK;f daughter and - Mr Bullock. They moved here from Bethel last September when Mr, Bullock accepted a position with the local peanut plant. Mrs. Harrell was a faithful mem ber of the Baptist Church having joined many years ago in Oak City. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her and she made many friends in her adopted communities. Besides her daughter here she is survived by two sons, Messrs. F. A. Harrell, of Arlington, Va., and Mil ton Harrell, of Scotland Neck, and three daughters, Mrs. Catherine Bunting, of Scotland Neck; Mrs. Gro ver Wynne, of Bethel, and Mrs. G. O. Crisp, of Emporia, Va., and one sis ter, Mrs. D. M. Vick, of Henderson. Funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at the funeral home in Scotland Neck by Dr. W. R. Burrell, pastor of the local Bap tist Church, Interment will follow in the family plot in the Conoho Church cemetery, near Oak City. - Many Are Called But Few Chosen Martin County men are being call ed in fairly large numbers, but few are being elected for military serv ice. Approximately fifty colored draftees left this county on April 22, and according to an official audit only twelve of the group were ac cepted, eight by the Army and four by the Navy. The names of the men accepted by the Army are: James Spencer Pippen, RFD 2, Williamston. James Horton Hunter, of Rober sonville. Booker T. Lanier, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Robert Henry Beacham, RFD 3, Williamston. James Odice Razor, RFD 3, Wil liamston and Elizabeth City. Harold Purvis, Williamston. The Navy accepted the following men: Claude Parker, RFD 1, Palmyra. Oliver Peel, RFD 1, Jamesville. Lenwood Dawes Keys, RFD 1, Jameiville. Martin Whitaker, RFD 1, James ville. Three men, Robert Spruill, of Nor folk; James Earl Hyman, of Phila delphia, and Henry Dave Bonds, of Norfolk, were scheduled to report for induction with the April 22 group but they failed to show up and have been reported as delinquent. -*-— Volunteer Firemen Are Called Out This Morning — ' A Volunteer firemen were called out this morning when a burning trash pile back of the Proctor Shop fired a barrel of excelsior and one or two boxes. No damage was done, but charred paper blew down the main street. More Martin County Men Called By Army Large Numbers Of Married Men Are Included in Group Unofficial Report Points To An Increase in Size of Future Calls --* Hardly before the Army and Navy had fnished weeding out the April delivery list, another contingent of young colored men left this county yesterday for an Army induction center. The approximately 71 men moved out on two special busses, and most of them are expected to return today with rejection slips or to be gin a seven-day furlough before en tering active service. Many married men were includ ed in the group, but most of them were in the tefe\pT..’"vTe in their early twenties Two of the group scheduled to leaves were transferred to other boards for induction, and two fail ed to show up. The contingent reporting to the induction center this week was the largest to leave the county in recent months. An increase in the size of future calls is expected. The following men made the trip this week: Leveron Roberson, Williamston. Walter Freeman, Williamston. Thomas Olmstead Clay, Parmele. Jeffrey Benjamin Spruill, Rober •nnville Romas Peel, RFD 1, Jamesviile. Alexander Hill, Jamesviile. Willie Mason Lanier, RFD 1, Wil liamston, and Washington, N. C. George Turner Hyman, Williams ton. Aipnonza Ruffin, RFD 3, William ston. Herbert Burnett, Hamilton and (Continued on page six) ON “FREE” LIST Peanut planters, obtainable only with a ration board certifi cate and the cash, of course, have been placed on the “free” list, the County War Machinery Ra tioning Board was advised here this week. The planters, if to be found, may be bought without a ration purchase certificate-. Fifteen or more applications for peanut planter ration certifi actes were pending in the ration ing board office when the in structions were received this week. Scout Camporee Will Be Held Here -■» — Jaavesr! ville, Windsor, Robersonville and Wiiiiamston will hold a three-day camporee on the high school grounds here on Friday, Saturday and Sun day of next week, James T. Uzzle, representative of the Eastern Caro lina Boy Scout Council, announced this week. Tentative plans for the big cam poree have been prepared and be tween 75 and 100 of the youths are looking forward to the program. The camporee will take shape on Friday afternoon, May 14th, with a full pro gram to follow that evening, all day Saturday and until 10 o’clock Sun day morning when the lads make ready to depart. The tentative program calls for a series of interesting contests in ad dition to planned entertainment and games. The contests will center around the following: First Aid, woodchoppmg, knot tying, signalling, string burning, fire by friction with flint and steel, map making and na ture study. Awards will be made to the winners, it was announced. TBErtaKuTSaitB Calls Five Cases I The County’s Court lriRunat Ik in Session Only a Short Tina Moadav_ Morning Follow ing a long session the week before, the Martin County Record er s Court held forth a comparatively short time last Monday when Judge J. Calvin Smith called five cases, and he and Solicitor Paul D. Roberson cleared the docket and folded their tents some time before the dinner hour. Proceedings: Pleading not guilty in the case charging him with bastardy, Sam Council was adjudged guilt. The case was continued under prayer for judgment until the first Monday in January. 1944, upon the immediate payment of the costs and $25 within one week for the care and support of the illegitimate child. Council is also to pay an additional $25 within six months and reappear on January 4 for further judgment. Charged with larceny and receiv ing, Willie Bryant was sentenced to the roads for ninety days. Bryan*, admitted the theft of hens from Farmer Roy Cullipher, but vigorously denied stealing an old rooster reported missing from the farmer’s hen house. Judge Smith explained that the court and the de fendant would not engage in argu ment of a male fowl, and Bryant soon learned that it was the principle of the act and not quantity that counted. The time has almost come, the court record would seem to indi cate, when there is plenty of money and not a whole lot of food to be bought. There were those times when people stole because they did not have the wherewithal! to finance food purchases. A second food steal ing case centered around James Blount who stood charged with the (Continued on page six) Oak City Closes Successful Term — •— The Oak City High School, the last of the white schools in the county to cii-d the term, held its graduation exercises lust Tuesday, Principal H. M. Ainsley announcing that the year had been a very successful one de spite direct and indirect inroads made hy war. The first in the closing events was held last Sunday when Rev. J. M. Perry delivered the commencement sermon to a large congregation. Us ing the theme, “Education in a Chris tian Society,” the minister delivered what many considered his best ser mon. Instead of centering the gradua tion exercises around a celebrity’s speech, the seniors took charge of their own program, the procedure marking a radical departure from the old custom. Presenting the play let, “We Pledge Allegiance,” the young people handled it well and carried it out in grand and patriotic style with the Stars and Stripes add ing to the stage setting. County Superintendent J. C. Man ning awarded the diplomas to the sixteen graduates, ten girls and six boys. Plagued by war and labor shortages, the school is sending out its smallest class of graduates since 1924. Mrs. Edwin Holding, the former Miss Josephine Harrison who taught the seniors in the first grade, pre sented them with a bouquet of white carnations, the class flower. Commenting on the term, Princi pal Ainsley said: The school year has been a hard though successful school term. In many respects the student body real ized and felt that it might be their last school year and the serious side was ever present in all the differ ent drives in which the school al ways was willing to help even at a sacrifice in some cases. The student body at large took the several changes in the curriculum for the coming year with ease and very lit tle complaint. The war situation was a daily theme in all classes begin ning with the discussion of the cur rent news in the history class, and -viUi • IK*, - ale ing for Uncle Sam” in the grammar grades. NEARS END _ Seine fishing on the Roanoke is nearing an end, reports stat ing that the size of the catches is dwindling from day to day and that operations will hardly con tinue another week. Ordinarily, May 10 is the dead line for seine fishing, but this year the fisheries are being al lowed to continue operations for an indefinite period. However, a decrease in the size of the catches will necessarily halt the activi ties. The season at Jamesville has not been very successful, the to tal catches falling far below normal. Marketing has contin ued at a rapid pace during the season, and stocks are at a low point. rmmbm'AtmiriiiigW I Delay Tobacco Transplanting inks Trials^and tribulations, declared to increase v ith each suocecKitng year, are hampering tobacco trans -pl?.:>V.r>g jjv tfce county, scores o* far mers declaring that the tobacco farm schedule :s about as uncertain as the course of a mad dog Strong winds, blowing a bit cold and whipping the plants with sand, have just about wiped out many of those crops that were transplanted last week and the early part of this. Quite a few farmers are planning to \ transplant their crops a second time While those who were off to an early start are worried over the condition of their crops, others are troubled over the outlook for plants during the next few dciy.v Ordinarily, trans planting approaches a climax along about this time, but very few farm ers are occupied with the task just now The blue mold is spreading | rapftiij' to at! parts of the county, and | while the damage is not as severe -l has been known to be in years past, it is bad enough to upset'trans planting poms and cause much con cern among the growers. While it-:., atffi possible for fann ers to get enough plants to meet their requirements, present indications point to a reduction in the crop this year. Farmers, as a general rule, had planned to plant thftir full allot ments, plus the five/per cent bonus allowed them, but tl»e outlook for ev - en a normal acreage is not at ill bright just now. V Reports received from other suites and areas point to a reduction in the acreage, especially in Georgia where some observers claim tb#re-ll be a -5 per cent reduction or more in the crop this year. Mrs. Jas. 1). Leggett Passes At Her Home Thursday Afternoon Funeral Services Today At l'*30 O clock from Home On ^mitliM’ick Street -- Mrs. Martha Holliday Leggett, aighly esteemed citizen, died at her home on Smithwick Street here yes terday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock fol lowing a long period of declining health. A victim of heart trouble she iad been a patient sufferer for many months, the ailment with complica tions causing her death. The daughter of the late Joseph md Mary Ann Liverman Holliday, Mrs. Leggett was born at the old family plantation near Williamston. \ small child when her parents died, ! die went to make her home with an unit, Mrs. Martha Holliday Mobley. Some time later she moved to Wil iamston to attend the old academy md made her home with the late Mrs. Eli Gurganus. In 11192 she was married to James Daniel Leggett cho died 31 years ago. Possessed of t brave and courageous spirit, Mrs. u'ggett, following her husband’s loath, accepted the new responsi lilities o^J^er home tenderly nffer ng motherly care and advice to her ■hildren and ever guarding their velfare in a Christian setting. Mrs. -eggett always saw the best in ev >ryone, and was recognized as a re nd by many, including members, \ d bolfi races A kind and loving mo-n her, a true Christian, Mrs. Leggett ound peace and contentment in the luties so willingly accepted in and ireund her home. Devoted to her , amily circle and friends, she en- ( oyed the company of others, and 'is i member of the local Methodist j .’hurch since childhood she was loy 1 and faithful in its service until iei health began to fail, giving freo y of her means in its support until he end. She was interested in the irogress and work of the church, and er life bore the stamp of high ideals (Continued on page six) -a,— Twelve Registrants Classified By Board —*—— An even dozen registrants outside the farm group were classified or re classified by the Martin County Draft Board in session here last Tuesday night. A thirteenth case was left over for later classification pending an investigation. Seven of the twelve were placed in the 1-A classification, but in one case a special agency will determine the status of the regis trant. Dr. E. Thayer Walker, of Wil liamston, was placed in 1-A in ac cordance with the policy calling for the induction of married men with out children. His case will be turn ed over to the Medical Procurement Division, and since this State has al ready met its quota, and more, it isn’t likely that the doctor will be called immediately. Other classifications were handled as follows: Noah Wiggins, colored, Williams ton, deferred six months ^J&jdj^Jardv, colored, Hassell, 1-A. iiorace A. Ray, w, Wiiiiamston and New River, 1-A. Joshua Rascoe, c, Wiiiiamston, 1-A. Hugh B. York, w, Wiiiiamston and Avis, Pa., deferred six months. Leon Outlaw, c, Wiiiiamston, 3-A. George Willie Collier, c, Hassell, 1-A. Guilfrod VanBurean Flowers, w, Wiiiiamston and Annapolis, Md., de ferred sixty days. Wesley Hardison, w, Wiiiiamston and Norfolk, deferred six months. Maurice Delma Brinson, w, Wii iiamston and Farmville, 1-A. Willie David Boston, Jr., c, RFD 1, Jamesville, classification pending. -<*. \<*»< Auto Rationed To IjOcuI Man This Week A new automobile was rationed to W. O. Abbitt, local man, by the county war and price board this week. The rating was b sed on ac tivities as stale game protector of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. GfcTS WINGS ---! Completing his training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Whit Purvis, jourtg son oi Mrs. Daisy Purvis, of Williamston, received his wings last Tuesday and is now an ensign in the ir. S. Navy Air ('orps. Martin County now is represented by between fifteen and twenty young men in the air corps of the two branches of the armed services, young Pur vis being the second to get his wings in the Navy. Ministerial Group In Meeting Here —•— Tho Williamston Ministerial Asso ciation met in the study of the Mem orial Baptist Church at 11:00 on Tues day morning. At this session of the Association it was decided that there would be no change in prayer meet ing days as has been done before when the half holidays were declar ed, since so many folks would not be able to leave town for the resorts. It was also agreed that the time for all evening services would be 8:30 be ginning Sunday, May 9th. live■ fcS4-jioLrtita-.il rpvrtX much liiTvo in considering the time for the annual Daily Vacation Dible School. After considering many factors that de termine the naming of the time and choosing of a faculty, it w'as agreed that the school would begin Monday, I May !7th, and close on Friday, May ! 28th. Rev. B. T. Hurley is pastor in charge of the school for this year. I he same ages and departments were to obtain this year as before (ages 4-17). All local churches are asked to communicate with Mr. Hur ley giving the names of their work ms About I wo Hundred Tires Are Allotted By Rationing Board Eir*t Rationing Exceeds En • in* Allotment of G^dp , UI Tires for May Or><> hundred and seventy-eight tires—31 Grade I car tires, 143 Grade 111 car tires and four new truck tires were allotted by the Martin Coun ty Rationing Board this week. The nev/ car-pick up truck rations were larger than usual, and the Grade lit car tire rations were actually in ex cess of the allotment for the entire month of May. Quite a few holders of Grade III tire certificates are ask ing that they be changed, but such procedure is not possible. According to reports the holders of the certifi cates are in many cases having diffi culty in finding those types of tires. And in some of those cases where the tiles were found, the new owners traveled only a short distance before they had tire trouble. New automboile tires and tubes were rationed, as follows: •J W Rogers, RFD 2. VVilliarnston, four tubes. 1 homas J. Blount, Jamesville, two tubes. Nathan Wynn. RFD 2, Williams ton, two tires. Steve Clary, Williamston, three tires. A. C. Roberson, RFD 1, Wi.Uiams ton, two tires. W. O. White, Williamston, one tire. K W. Holliday, RFD 1, Jamesville, one tire. J. Roy Overby, Williamston, two tires. Herbert Lilley, RFD 1, Williams ton, one tire. ■ C* Williams, Jamesville, three tires. George Washington Wynne, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire. G. P. Hughes, Williamston, three tires and three tubes. Howard Coltrain, RFD 1, William ston, one tire and one tube. John A. Manning, Williamston, one tire and one tube. R. A. Critcher, Williamston, one tire and one tube. C. S. Vanlandingham, Williams Lon, four tires and four tubes. J. C. Rawls, RFD 2, Williamston, two tires and one tube. J. O. Hunting, Parmele, two tires and two tubes. Heltie Johnson, RFD 1, Oak City, two tires and one tube. New truck tires and tubes were Blotted to the following: V. L. Roberson. Robersonville, >nc tire and one tube,' Raymond Wallace, of Jamesville three tires and three tubes. J. W. Eubanks, Hassell one tube. Grade 111 tires were allotted to be following: D. C. McLawhorn, williamston, four; L. H. Taylor, R. D- 2, Williamston, four; Perlie (Continued on page six) Classification Of Few Farmers Is Completed _______^ FOOD PRESERVATION v___ Miss Ruth Britt, local home economics teacher, will conduct a demonstration in food pres ervation in the high school home economics department here next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All housewives and oth ers interested in conserving the maximum amount of food are invited to attend the demon stration. In those cases where the housewives are unable to attend Tuesday afternoon, Miss Britt Ls conducting a second demonstration next Friday eve ning, May 14th, at 7:30 o'clock. Mayor Hears Eight Cases This Week The crimeranks on the lo('al front j i if led iSTB^StStkva over the week-1 end were thinned out by Justice J. J L. Hassell in his court the early part of the week. Proceedings in his court: Charged with disorderly conduct, Johnnie Powell was fined $5 and taxed with the costs. L. A. Downey, charged with pub lic drunkenness, was fined $2.50 and taxed with the costs. Tank Bennett was taxed with $8.50 costs in the case charging him with being drunk. Z. T. Spencer, charged with being drunk, was fined $2.50 and taxed with the costs. Eddie Hardy and Daisy Thompson, charged with disorderly conduct, were each taxed with $7.50 costs. James Moore, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon, was bound over to the county court un der bond in the sum of $50. James Speller was fined $2.50 for public drunkenness. Paul Rogers was taxed with $9.50 costs in the case charging him with public drunkenness. Forty In The First Group Fail To Meet Unit Requirements ——# Liberalization of Production Requirements Enables A Majority To Quulify -# Some over 100 farm registrant classifications- the first handled by the United States County War Board and the draft board jointly—were completed last Tuesday night when the draft authorities met here. Forty of the group were placed in the 1-A classification, forty-seven were placed in the “C” groups, and the records of about twenty or more were held over for a recheck befc e final classification is made. It is apparent that well over fifty percent at the •farter‘'fagtttfShl8‘”c«9r“* qua'ify for the -g'-gMKgI'tatT&us. The first 100 farm registrant cases or approximately that number were turned over to the County War Board a little over a month ago. Each case was given due study and every possible consideration. The cases were given more study and consideration by the draft board Tuesday night. Those who were placed in the 1-A classification are now subject to call the latter part of this month, and the only avenue for delay or escape from the draft is for the registrant to appeal to the district board. The following men were placed in the 1-A classification: Willie Dickerson, RED 1, James ville. James Elbert Ay -s, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Wade Harrell Gibson, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Will Martin, RFD 2, Roberson via*. William Me. Cratt. RFD 2. Wil liainslon. William Carl Coltrain, RFD, Wit (Continued on page six)