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FAY BAY WAB BOND DAT tMnnt —UVt MU41V THE ENTERPRISE GVE" r.il TO? FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 42 If ill,amsion, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 25. 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 Out Of Ten Persons wmoiiT h Given To About One 0 *. v-W. *wt) ■ Anti-Fever Drive To Continue Through June 2nd in This CounVv After getting oft to a comparative ly slow start last week, the annual drive against typhoid fever is gain ing momentum in this county, a re port from the health department to day stating that a total of 2,496 per sons—1,541 white end 585 colored— * had taken the special vaccine. It is estimated that about one oat of ev ery ten persons in the county have taken the preventive step to date. Typhoid fever has just about been conquered in this county, but with raw sewage being dumped into ditches and with hundreds of privies in a bad state of repair danger from the disease is still present. Another appeal is being directed to the general public to take the pre cautionary measure and report for the vaccine either at the health de partment in Wil’ian- 'on each Satur day morning, or at Jamesvilie each Monday morning, Robersonville each Wednesday morning or at Oak City on a Friday morning. Special vtkv ics have been held in a number of community centers, and others are being held this week, as follows: Bear Grass school, May 26 from 2 to 4 p. m,; Farm Life school. May 27, 9:30 to 12 noon; Eason Lilley’s store, May 27, 2 to 4 p. m.; Smith Brothers’ store, above Hamilton, May 28, 2 to 4 p.- m.; Jordan’s store, Dar dens, for white, June 1 9:30 to 12 noon, and Luther Cordon’s store, June 2, 9:30 to 12 noon. A review of *he preventive work follows by clinics: Wh Jamesvilie Hamilton Robersonville Parmele Everetts Cross Roads Oak City Hassell Williamston 78 170 184 41 273 198 92 99 406 Col. 78 137 62 121 165 85 79 38 120 Tot. 156 307 246 162 438 283 171 137 526 1541 885 2426 Commenting on the anti-typhoid campaign, Health Officer John Wil liams said: The campaign against typhoid fev er in Martin County so far has been a success as far as numbers aie con cerned but from an ideal it has been far from it. The householder has seemed content to know that his children are free from a spell of sickness that lasts from four to ' -aight1 week* ’•-*£ iit*~rr—rl—iir ‘ they seem content to take a chance. This should not be. We had rather protect the man of the house than all his children be j cause we know that the disease is more likely to kill him than the chil- j dren. We know that a long spell of | sickness will keep him from grow ing a crop that is essential and that his nation, state, county and most of all, his family will suffer. Next to him we know the family suffers when the mother is sick. With all the boys leaving here, we j know there is not a family in this: county who is not willing to help win this war. Then why not all of us say we are not going to have ty phoid fever, slow us up one bit in winning this war because we know we are not only helping to win it by staying on the job but next fall we are going to profit financially by do ing so. 1 . County Milk Supply Increased By F. S. A. The “milk cow” and the use of the milk in the home, has played an im portant part in the growth and de- j tvdloproe!li of children, and the | health of the family, with the fam ilies of the Farm Security Adminis tration in Martin County. A summary of facts were released today by the Farm Security Aamimsftetion on 221 families, composed of 1348 per sons, as follows: In 1941 these fam ilies had 165 cows that produced ap proximately 46,852 gallons of milk. In 1942 they increased their cows to 1 254, and the milk production jumpad j to 113,373 gallons. The increase in j the number of cows was 54 per cent i while the increase in milk produe- j tion ran to 138 per cent. The per cent milk production increase was near ly three times the per cent increase in cows, and this was brought about j by (1) better pastures for grazing; | (2) better care of the cows by giving : them salt and fresh water regular ly; (3) breeding the cows at proper j time so as to have only short periods 1 while the cows are out of produc tion; and (4) milking the cows at regular intervals twice a day. In 1941 these 221 families lacked 74,468 gallons producing as much milk as they needed according to nu trition. In 1942 the same families re duced that deficiency to 7.947 gal- i Ions. But as a goal for 1943, let’s take a “lookin’’ on what they plan to do. 99 heifers are to be kept and bred and developed into milk cows. Some of these will be kept on the farm for another family cow. The rest will be sold to neighbors for tneir home supply of milk and butter. The (Continued on page six) Forty-three Pressure Cookers rl£iveBeeh~A-l ioiteci ltd Cou h ty forty-three pressure cookers for the coming carding season, it was an nounced t‘-'s week by the office of the home agent. While that num 1 her of cookers would be sufficient to | meet the demand in normal times, it is fairly certain that the supply will fall far short in meeting the needs under existing conditions. In an effort to meet the greatest need, the distribution of the cookers will be handled by a special advisory j committee, composed of the heme! economist for the Farm Security vVd-! ministration and the county home j agent, but final action will be taken [ in each case by the Martin County i Farm Machinery Rationing Commit tee. I It is understood that orders for cookers have been placed by several j firms in this county, but it could not be learned when they would be | made available for delivery. There’s | none in the county at the present time for sale, it is understood. Quite a few applications have al- ' committee in the county home agent’s office. Anyone wishing to apply for one of the cookers will find application blanks in the Farm Securi .y office, the home agent's of fice or they may get one from Miss Mary Carstarphen, secretary to the mittee and special rationing hoard to allot the cookers to those persons who will make the most use of them. Special attention will be given those applications where comfunity use of the cookers has boon planned. In other words, if the Applicant ex plains that she will share the cook er with a neighbor or several neigh bors, the application will ger more Consideration than one filed by an individual for individual use. The applicant u ill then estimate about how many jars of food will be can ned, nicluiing meats. Those who will shan the use of the cooker will be asked to sign the application, giv ing the number in the family. Apple ! cations must bo filed on or before’ June 5. Ration Board Member Assaulted in Oak City I No Formal Charges Have Been Filed in Unprovoked Attack Unselfish Work of Mr. Jesse Crisp Trampled by Dennis Bunting in Oak City -»— Mr. Jesse Crisp, a man who has contributed willingly and freely of his time in the public interest and in the advancement of the war pro gram, was the victim of an unpro voked and ruthless attack in Oak City Sunday morning. First reports reaching here described the attack as a most dastardly one. Alleging that Mr. Crisp had re ported him for apparent irregulari ties in his observance of the gaso line regulations, Dennis Bunting, Goose Nest Township farmer, found Mr. Crisp sitting down in a filling station and assaulted him with his fist. Witnesses stated that possibly j six blows .were directed to the yjc_ tii.Vs face, 1’ Crisp was 1 «paa less. His left eye almost closed and his face bruised, Mr. Crisp was ren dered almost unconscious but was able to be out late yesterday after spending some time in bed. Asked to comment on the attack, Mr. Crisp last night had little to say, but it was learned from other sources that he bad threatened to aa.jault the man. and another report quoted Bunting as saying that he would whip Mr. Crisp if he (Mr. Crisp) attended a meeting of the ra tioning board last night. According to information reaching here, action js pending against Bunt ing, but it could not be learned when the case would reach the courts. When asked about the attack last night, Mr. Crisp stated that he went to the filling station and was sitting on a bench with his head resting in his hands. Bunting walked up, caught him in the collar and said in effect that he had been wanting to whip him and that he could wait no long er. “The first lick almost knocked me out, and that’s about all I remem ber,” Mr. Crisp said, adding that he knew nothing about who reported the alleged irregularities. Several people, learning that Bunting had been directed to report before the rationing board, had asked Mr. (Continued b/i"page six) ■ a, ! VICTIM '-„ Louis Thomas Holliday, son of Mrs. W. H. Holliday, and the late Mr. Holliday «! IhJs c«uj*Jv jJlfd ifiTWSSlfSPiriVson <a. ™ about the third of this month, the apparent victim of cruel treatment at the hands of the enemy. The first class seaman is believed to he the first young Martin County man to make the supreme sacrifice as a prisoner of the enemy. Mrs. Clara Griffin Dies At Son’s Home In County Monday Funeral Services Are Being Conducted in Cross Roads This Afternoon Mrs Clara Jane Griffin, respect ed resident of Cross Roads Town ship, died at the home of her son there yesterday evening at 6 o’clock. She had been in declining health for some time, the end coming gradual ly The daughter of the late John Daniel and Elizabeth Corey Griffin, she was born in Griffins Township 84 years ago. In 1888 she was mar ried to James W. Griffin and lived in Griffins Township up until about twelve years ago when the family finally located on a farm in Cross Roads. Mrs. Griffin had been a member of the church for many years, and was held in high esteem as a true neighbor and a real friend. A devoted mother and wife, she valued life’s high ideals and found peace and contentment in the care of her home. Besides her husband she leaves (Continued on page six) COLLECTION i To help relieve the govern ment's dire need for quinine, North Carolina's highway pa trolmen this week are visiting drug stores, hospitals, doctors’ offices and general stores seek ing all of the malaria medicine that can possibly be spared. Over 200 drug stores in the state have already contributed what quinine they had. and oth ers are packaging the valuable medicine preparatory to turning it over to the patrolmen when they make the authorized col lection. When the collection is com pleted, the medicine will be turned over to troop headquar ters for delivery to the govern ment. Church Unions To Be Held In County —®— Union religious services will be held in two churches in this coun ty this week-end, one at Smithwieks Creek and the other at Bear Grass. The iirst of the sessions at Smith wicks Creek will be held Saturday morning, w'hile the meeting at Bear Grass is to get underway on Fri day. Elders Denny, Lee and Young are expected for the meeting at Smithwieks Creek, Elder P. E. Get singer, the pastor, announced yes terday. Picnic dinners will be served at Bear Grass Saturday and Sunday and at Smithwieks Creek Sunday. The people of the church and mem bers of other congregations are look ing forward to the meetings and the general public is invited. -* County Curb Market Open Here Every Friday Morning I • The Home Demonstration Curb Market will be open each Friday morning from 9:30 till 10:30. Many chickens and fresh vegetables are coming to the market. Make your plans to visit the market next Fri day and buy your groceries.—Miss Mildred Pigg, Martin County Home Agent Mr:*' TOWN ■ F \RM IN W A TT tr.j 4A »»kl)i sews digest from ' flttr i-un i 'p ress mMinr tx — the OWI news bureau) OCR To Supply Farmers Needs The War Production Board's new* tv created Office of Civilian Require ments has worked out an emergen cy farmers supply program which will quickly make available to far-1 rners in the State some 50 items es sential in the production of food. | The procedure will enable a farmer i to buy reasonable amounts of necd I ed items directly front his dealer I without complicated forms. Mater- j ; iais t/ be made available under the program include adjustable //reaches, agricultural forks, auger! bit!*, barbed wire, clavises, dehorn ing saws, fense pliers, garden hoes, batteries, motors, grain scroops, grease guns, harness hardware, horse j collars, nails, neck yokes, poultry | netting, cold chisels, hog rings,! ! knives, and many other products. Can Buy Ice Cream Alone Retailers cannot force./ their cus-i tomers to buy an equal amount of sherbet or any other frozen confec tion to obtain any given quantity of j | bulk or packaged ice cream, OPA and WFA have emphasized. This re quirement is a violation of the pro hibition against tie-in sales under the General Maximum Price Rogu | lation. Farmers First for Gas Any person in the State using gas oline for non-highway farm purposes will be given preference by a recent order of the Petroleum Administra tor. The requirements of any person who presents valid E, R or bulk cou pons for motor fuel for non-high way farm uses will receive first con sideration by all suppliers. A 10-day inventory restriction on fuel oil has also been removed, to permit stocks stocks to be buiit up in preparation for next winter. Used Inner Tubes Are Ration-Free Used inner tubes for passenger car or truck tires can now be purchas ed without a ration certificate. All rationing regulations have been re moved on used tubes to help con (Continued on page six) -a, Pvt. Janies W. Watts Writes Of Army Life Down in Mississippi All iv»l "■“ism jinn.Tr^vs iii'v f>.i- ; inf* Aloii*; AH Riglil Quite a few of the “hoys” have talked about life in the Army, but Pvt. Jimmy Watts, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts of Williamston, comes along with an interesting ac count of the routine. Writing from Kcesler F'ield, Miss., the private says “everything is a bit balled up,” but he adds that he is doing along all right. His letter reads: “Dear Folks: “Everything here is all balled up. When it’s raining, the sun is shin ing and sand is blowing in your face. The day after it rains, the sun is hid behind the clouds, and you are wad ing through mud. Honestly, it is a screwy world, especially here in ole Mississippi. “The sergear^ drill us half to death every day—we arise at 5 a. m. and have roll call, just to see if everyone is out of bed. Before we wake up good we go back to bed to sleep until breakfast at 5:45. After breakfast we either try to sleep some more and break our necks cleaning up for inspection, or we lounge a round until 7:00 before we prepare (Continued on page six) MRS. DONALD C. GODWIN LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON -« Mrs. Donald C. Godwin, follow ing a three weeks' visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Godwin, left last Friday for Washington City where she and her daughter, Mrs. Bringle, will make their home for the present. CAWIiVG SlIGAH Stamps 15 and 16 in Ration Book No. 1 have been designat ed officially as canning sugar stamps and are now good for five pounds of sugar each. In connection with the issu ance of canning sugar, the State OPA this week released the fol lowing directive: Those boards which have not as yet registered consumers for canning sugar need not do so now. It may be assumed safely that this ten pounds of sugar will take care of the require ments of the vast majority of home canners. Those who do need additional sugar should be advised to apply at their local board and state their needs ac cording to the regulations and apply for the additional amount needed over and above the ten pounds for each member of the family. Martin County Rationing Board Reviews Number Cases Alleging .■wwiimOiwun • -a— r-giginiij# .. ' Q' V iolation of 35-Mile Speed Limit Alleged Violator Is Denied Gas Ration For \\ ar s Duration Several Drivers V|»jM‘ar Be fore Bounf to Have Thfir Reeords Checked The meaning of speed laws and gasoline conservation plans was driven home for several motorists here last night when the Martin County Rationing Board and pan els suspended all gas and tire ra tions for definite periods ranging from a few days to us long as the war lasts and issued stern warnings against the improper use of gasoline and tiros. The thirteen-man panel, sitting -'fs a board of inquiry, remained in ses sion in the agricultural building un til about 11 o'clock hearing five al leged speeding violations and check ing records in nine other cases. It was fairly apparent that the board followed a lenient policy in most of the cases because the hearing was the first of its kind with the full pan el participating. Some consideration was also given those speeding cases originating before the 35-mile speed law was created by official action in this State. No charges were filed in most of those cases reviewed, Chairman C. C. Martin explaining that any mo torist is subject to be called before the board to have his tire records and gas rations checked. No action was taken in several of the cases when the records appeared to be in order, but in one ease where the records showed that the vehicle had averag ed about 40 miles or more to the gallon of gas, the board took dras tic action. A few cases of broken speedomet ers were reported. A broken speed ometer is prima facia evidence sup porting guilt, and the board warns all cur operators that it will be to their advantage to have their speed ometers in a state of good repair at all times. No rations will be issued the car owner-operator if the speed ometer is broken and the operator is subject to lose his rations if the car is npetVlUtLj&qth a hrokon sneort nlhele'rr The five speeding cases fellow Explaining that she was driving between 45 and 50 miles hour uii an urgent mission; namely, to get a wedding cake, Evelyn Lilley lost her “B” ration !>ouk for thirty days. The case charging Dennis Whit aker with speeding was dismissed when it was learned that his gas ra tion was issued in Bertie County. Dennis Mobley offered no denial when he was charged with speeding at 50 miles an hour on no special bus iness mission. Investigating his rec ords, the hoard found that the cav had been allowed enough gas to op erate it a distance of about 1,845 miles, that the records showed it had been driven over 3,600 miles. Mob ley admitted using one ticket from someone else’s book, that he had 12 miles of emergency gas, that his brother, home from the Army for nearly two weeks, used the car. The "B" ration book was taken up for thirty days and the boy was ordered not to operate the ear before next September 1. Arthur Corey, speeding down the hills of ole Virginy between Wash ington and Richmond on April 7 lost (Continued on page six! Little Interest Being Shown In Canning Demonstrations Public canning demonstrations conducted in recent weeks in var ious parts of tlie count.', have at tracted comparatively little atten tion, according to reports coming from some of the demonstrators. Ac cording to one home economist's re port, a total of 7 persons attended the special demonstrations in the high school here, five reporting at one meeting, two at another and none u a third. During the meantim indi viduals have called upon the special agents for individual information. It will be humanly impossible for the demonstrators to meet individual requests, but they will p-. tbly be glad to conduct additional demon strations upon the request of a group of women. It has been suggested that where two dozen or more women are interested in a canning demonstra tion, the agents will try to conduct it, hut the initiative must be taken by the women. Demonstrations conducted a»ong Farm Security Admi«istration*arn ilics have been welf attended, but records were set at public demon strations conducted for the colored population. As many as seventy col ored women are said to have attend ed one demonstration and expressed keen interest in the co/scrvation plan. Among the last public canning demonstrations to be conducted in this county >s one scheduled for Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Oak City School building. The gen eral public is invited and urged to be present. Mrs. Emclync Griffin will conduct the meeting it was an nounced. It is quite likely that there'll be a surplus of vegetables in this section during a short period this summer, and that unless an effective canning program is maintained, much food will be lost and the shortage next winter will be aggravated. Air Raids Continue To Hold Spotlight On the War Fronts —•— Conreutrateil Attack* Malle On Gormany ami OIT the Boot Of Italy Pending developments on the liind invasion fronts, Allied airmen arc still carrying the war to battered Germany and Italy, late reports de claring that the sock has been rip ped from Mussolini’s boot and that German industrial centers have been pulverized in recent air raids. An all-American air raid, compos ed of 300 of Doolittle’s planes, at tacked Sardinia and Pantallero, sinking four of 15 ships. In addition to the raid on the islands, 150 ^uns were dropped by the Americans on It oJy.’i. j».Si v vkuai .j&j Jb. good of feci. Tod. 5 ,-»rt'U'ik u t/smber. in on conquered France in large forma tions. The big raid of recent date was the one over Dortmund Sunday night wiien over 2,000 tons of bombs were dropped on the industrial city. The attack was described as the most concentrated and heaviest of the war. The unprecedented assault also carried the RAF to anotin r uiih atone in the aerial battle of Europe, for, according to the Air Ministry News Service figures, it brought the total weight of explosives dropped on Germany by the RAF bomber com mnnd since the war began to 100, 000 tons. British heavy bombers also blasted other objectives in the Ruhr, rang nig up and down the vital industrial valley which they flooded only a week ago by their breaching of the Moehne and Eder dams. In a shattering inaugural of the western ‘ half of ITime Minister Churchill’s experiment to bomb the Axis into submission, an average of over 33 tons of high explosives and incendiaries plunged down on the eastern Ruhr city of Dortmund ev ery minute for a full hour. The irresistible fire and destruc tion was delivered at the ratio of more than eight pounds for every one of the half million residents of the iron, steel, ciiaT and transporta tion center. (Continued on page six) Plane Recognition! School Ends Tonight ___• The serie:' of ' lasses in plane roc ognition will be brought in a close in the Legion TTut this evening, Pro fessor Jno. D. Diggs announced this morning. The school has been very well at tended, and those whose records jus tify it will receive a certificate of award at the “commencement” this evening, Dr. Biggs said, adding that he hoped a large number would be on hand for the finals.' Similar schools have been con ducted in several sections of the county during recent months, arid it is understood that others will be held in the future. -A Rain Forces Change In Schedule For Roohmohile Unable to load books and make its regular announced schedule on Mon day, the county bookmobile will cover the territory on Friday of this week, Miss Elizabeth House, librar ian announced today. The bookmo-' bile plans to maintain its regular schedule on the other days this week. ! SMALL ROUND-UP Sobriety continued its hold in this section last week-end, a re view of the county jail blotter showing only two arrests during Hie period. Two persons, one charged with being drunk and disorderly and the other with disorderly conduct, were jailed last Saturday. Hut for those two arrests, the blotter was kept clean. Both of the men were colored, and were in their twenties. Increased work on the farm possibly has helped reduce the number of arrests, hut officers are of the opinion that the ban on beer and wine sales is the main factor supporting sobrie ty. Former Loc al Girl In Norfolk Friday l iiiu-ral Were In l{olM‘r*imvil!«> VcvstiT ilny Afternoon Mrs. Annie Keel Gurganus Taylor, a former Williamston resident, end ed her life in Norfolk last week. Few details of the tragedy could be learned here, but an unofficial re port said to have been released by the coroner, stated the young moth er mixed rat poison with liquor and drank the concoction about the mid dle of the week. She died in a Nor folk hospital Friday midnight. No definite cause for the drastic act could be learned here, but one re port stated that possibly domestic troubles were responsible for it. She was the daughter of J. M. Gurganus, of Virginia, and the late Mrs. Gurganus, of this section. Fol lowing the death of her mother she ! had lived with her sisters, and while making her home here about four years ago with Mrs. G. G. Riddick she was married to Grover Taylor who survives with a small son. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. C. J. Dale, of Robersonville, Mrs G G Riddick with whom she was mak ing her home in Norfolk at the time of her death, and Miss Hazel Gur ganus, and two brothers, Earl Gur ganus, of the armed service, and John Gurganus. The body was brought to the Biggs Funeral Home Sunday and prepar- ! ed for bur'al. Funeral services were conducted from tin.' home of; her sister in Robersonville yester day afternoon, and huriai was in the TWrsl^raylor, twenty years of age, made many friends during her res idence here and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. RAINFALL Fairly heavy rains during re cent days have boosted the to tal rainfall in this section con siderably above the average recorded during similar periods in the past year or two. Hie April fall, 3.67 inches, was near ly three times greater than that recorded in the same month a year ago. Already in this month 4.15 inches of rain have fallen as compared with 2.42 inches recorded for all of last May. Yesterday and last night a total of 1.54 inches of rain fell here. Farmers state that the fields are plenty wet, that the grass and crops are growing rapidly. Funeral Sunday For Mrs. Jno. Warrington ——<*— Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the late home near Jarnesville at 3:30 o’clock for Mrs Mary Griffin Warrington widow of John Warrington. Her pastor, Hev. G. C. Good, assisted by Rev. Gilbert Davie, conducted the last rites.. vv«.s in the family cemetery, near the home. Mrs. Warrington died at her home last Friday following a lingering ill ness. She was 73 years old, the daugh ter of the late John N. and Fannie C. Griffir^ of this county. When a young woman she was married to Mr. Warrington who died some time ago. She had spent most of her life in the Jarnesville communty where she was highly regarded as a neigh bor and friend. She was a devoted and faithful member of the Method dist church at Siloam for about 60 vears. She is survived by five sons, Messrs. William Joseph, James Hu bert, and John Daniel Warrington, of Norfolk; Charlie Wallace, of New Bern, and Etheridge (Pete Warring ton, of the home and three daughters, Mrs. John R. Askew, of Plymouth; Mrs. Fannie Roberson, of Washing ton, and Mrs, John F. Sawyer, of Jarnesville. She also leaves seven teen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.