k ajkjk evebt FAY DAY WAB BOND DAT n» mnwi-un mums THE ENTERPRISE OVER THE I or FOR VICTORY ■Nt* * UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STA^PS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 55 Williams ton, Martin County, I\ortli Carolina, Tuesday, July 13, 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 Allies Established Firmly on Sicily in . Second Major Drive yreafest Combined Action of Air, Land and Sea Forces In All Historv In one of the greatest combined air, land and sea operations the world has ever known, Allied forces moved in on the strongly fortified island of Sicily just off the toe of the Italian boot last Saturday morn -jng at 3 o’clock. Sicilian time, and today the invaders are firmly estab lished with their forces gradually spreading out in what is described as the first major invasion drive and the second greatest action since the fall of North Africa. Detailed accounts of the operation are yet to be had, but the Allied high command has officially announced that casualties were much smaller than had been expected, that the campaign is progressing favorably and that success is assured. Gathering a total of 2,000 ships— the greatest single T)t(A ewe assem bled by any' power or group of pow ers—the Allies started moving across the Mediterranean last Friday'. Brit ish glider troops and American par achutists, including possibly Billy Biggs of Wiltiamston, preceded the armada and dropped behind the en emy lines to disrupt communications and attack the 10,000-square-mile is land outer defense. That they did an able job is evidenced in the confus ed resistance offered by the Italians along the 100-mile bridgehead form ed by American, Canadian and Brit ish troops. After opening the inva sion drive, the glider-borne troops and paratroopers were followed within three hours by the land arm ies, including those of Generals Montgomery. Alexander and Patton. The invasion leaders and the ground troops soon joined, and losses were surprisingly small, one report stat ing that three Allied soldiers march ed 300 Italian prisoners back to con centration centers One unofficial re port claims that the invaders were welcomed by the officials of one town and that the Italians joined the invaders and helped unload the steady streams of supplies and equip ment pouring into the island, Landing a few miles west of Li cata, the Allies have extended their bridgehead around the southeastern tip of the island to -include the im portant port of Syracuse where Gen eral Montgomery and his Britishers have already started a drive toward Messina almost 100 miles away and just across the straits from Italy’s boot toe. While the invasion is progressing quite successfully, a warning of counterattacks has been heard. Al ready the Americans have engaged in fierce fighting off Gela where they launched a drive to cut off the southern tip of the island. The Brit ish and Canadians have also encoun tered some strong resistance in the Syracuse area, but the main opposi tion is expected only after the enemy is certain of Allied strategy and movements. At least thirteen towns have been taken, an da lanidngf.tC taken, and a landing at and the cap ture of Traponi on the west coast have been reported. General Mont gomery and his Britishers are now launching a drive northward twoard Augusta with Messina just off the Italian boot toe as their objective. While the land forces are mop (Continued on page six) -s> Seven Cases Before Ration Board Panel —#— Three cases charging viu&attak «A the gas ration laws and four others making n\ specific charges were be fore the County War Price and Rationing Board panels in the agri cultural building last Friday eve ning. C. M. Anderson, charged with speeding, was found not guilty, the defendant explaining that he was out of the state when the charge was originated, that it was an apparent —case of mistaken identify The case charging Roland Hol liday with speeding was continued. Called before the board to ex plain the exchange cf a 1T" gas ticket Charlie James explained that a former co-worker was home from the Army, and needed a little gas, that the soldier, a colored boy, had been a good and loyal worker and that he merely wanted to help him. The case broke when Harris went to the rationing board and asked for a five-gallon allotment. When ask ed for his tire inspection record, he reached for his pocket book and the loose “T” coupon dropped out be fore a ration board employee. A clcdii front u, the case was offered and only a stiff warning was issued but at one time it looked as il someone would drink soup on the jailhouse menu. Four persons were called before the board to have their tire record? inspected. Action was dismissed ir all four cases. The following were called: John H. Best, RFD 1, Bethel Lonnie Lee, of RFD 2, Williamston John E. Bland, RFD 1, Roberson ville, and Lester Bess, of RFD 1 Palmyra. , Recorder Supports Campaign \ Against Vagrancy In County $««?nbFs " procl«.fnat«*i*i calling upon everyone to work or else was supported by Re«:crf not more than three per cent, are permitted to replenish stocks on farmers’ cer tificates on a dollar-for-dollar bas ts, under a recent amendment of Priorities Regulation No 10 Prev iously. the dealer could use the far mer’s certificate to get supplies only up to 75 per cent of his sales. The amendment enables fanners’ coop eratives which sell approximately at cost t.o make full replacement of their stock. Can’t Send Recordings Overseas Discs or recordings containing per sonal messages cannot be sent to sol diers stationed outside the continent al limits of the U. S.. the War De partment has announced. There is no objection to sending discs of per sonal messages within the continent al United States. Grower Prices for Berries Grower prices for seven types of berries canned or frozen in 1943 have been announced by WFA. Processors will pay growers the following prices (cents per pound): red rasp berries, 15; black raspberries, 13; youngberries, boysenberries, logan berries, and blackberrie.s 12; goose berries, 8. Ceiling prices for frozen strawberries have been established on the basic of a grower price of 12 cents a pound for stemmed berries. For all other berries each processor will pay 3 cents per pound more than the average price he paid under the OPA price regulations for the 1942 pack. The highest price processors may pay for red sour pitted cherries j is 8 1-2 ca nt, per pound. Vacation Trip for Motorists Motorists in the Northeastern gas oline restricted area may use their “A” rations, beginning July 15, for one round tlip to a summer home or oilier vacation place, in the absence \vsuuurmea tin jJHge six; Wheeler Martin Named To Attorney Committee Wheeler Martin, secretary of the Martin County Building and Loan Association, received word today of his appointment as a member of the 1943 Attorney’s Committee of the United States Savings and Loan League. This group is composed of 44 lawyers for savings and loan associations chosen from all parts of the country. The chief function of the commit tee is to act as a clearing house for matters of particular interest to the attorneys in savings and loan as sociations. They will also advise with the staff of the United States Savings and Loan League on the Legal Bulletin which is published periodically by trie national organ ization. -® Former fjoeal Hoy Out Of llos/tital In Africa Injured or suffering some trouble with his back, Wheeler (Duke) Mar tin Ward has been in a hospital somewhere in Africa. A recent let ter stated that his condition was much improved and that hc..:i y.?,ah!fi i Reports from across the pond t state that three Martin County young men, Oscar Anderson, Jr., Fred Taylor and Garner House, i had arranged a meeting in Lon 1 don. No details of the meeting 3 could be had immediately. On several occasions, Martin r County boys have met in the / most unusual places. Billy Watts r and Tom Skinner met in a hos pital down in Australia. O. S. o Winhorne and John Bland, Jr. r met in Noth Africa. S. E. Perry and Atwood Gurganus, too far s away to get home, spent their y furloughs together somewhere in the Pacific. Billy Biggs was t walking down the streets of an African city and bumped into e “Pug” Price. And there isn’t r the first word about any one of p: them trying to borrow money from the other. to be out j It’s a little world, after all. One Hundred Tires |AHotted In (ounty | Li si SurJiities Forty-seven Car Ami Pick-up Truck Tires Of Firs! Grade One hundred and two tires were issued by the Martin County War Price and Rationing Board at its regular meeting in the agricultural building last Friday night. Forty ’> veu Cbcjck* ’i tires, ■ thirty-throe Grade III tires and twenty-two truck tires were issued. Passenger ear and pick-up truck tiles and tubes, Grade I, were is sued to the following: 11. A. Johnson, Roberosnville, two tires and two tubes. George James, Parmele, two tires and one tube. Claude Nelson, Oak City, one tire and one tube. R R. Thompson, RFD 1, Palmyra, one tiro. A. L. Oakley, Robersonville, one tire. !l A. Haistip, Hamilton, two tires. Arch Mobley, Everetts, two tires so.d a-.u. tube. J R Williams, Jamesville, one tire II. M Ayers, Everetts, one tire. J. O. Keel, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire. Lester Terry, RFD 2, Williamston, one tire. Elmer N. Modlin, RFD 1, James ville, one tire. Dallas Mizelle, Williamston, one tire. H. Brinkley Lilley, Williamston, one tire. W. B. Daniel, Williamston, one tire. Mrs. H. L. Hopkins, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire. Sam Godard, Jamesville, two tires. J. B. Whitfield, RFD 1, Hobgood, one tire. Evan Perry, Jamesville, one tire. R. A. Criteher, Williamston, one tire and one tube. V. G. Taylor, Everetts, one tire. Noah R. Cherry, Williamston, one tire. J. M. Saunders, Williamston, one tire. T. H. Wynn, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Frank Hopkins, RFD 1, Williams ton, one tire. Mrs. John B. Roberson, Williams ton, one tire and one tube. Jesse T. Price, Williamston, one tile and one tube. John Henry Mizelle, RFD 3, Wil liamston, two tires. W. C. Bailey, Williamston, one lire Mrs. Alice B. Tyson, RFD 1, Hob good, oik' tire. Jesse M Matthews, Williamston, one tire. Charlie Whichard, Williamston, two tires. L. A. Croom, Robersonville, one tire. C. T Gaines, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. J. J. Bennett, Everetts, one tire and one tube. Ha^ry G. Jones, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Hillard Mutthewson RED 2, Rob ersonville, one tire and one tube. F. S. Scott, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire and one tube. W. B. Peel, Williamston, one tire. H. G. Harrison, RFD 2, Williams ton, one tube. Larry Bunting, Robersonville, one tube. John Eber Manning, Williamston and Athens, Ga., one tube. Alonza Revels, RFD 2, Williams ton, one tube. Town of Williamston, one tire and one tube. Lindsley Ice Co., Williamston, ont tube. W. I. Skinner Co., Williamston one tire. Ralph Peel, RFD 1, Jamesville one tube. The following received truck tires Railway Express Agency, Wii liamston, five recapped tries. B. F. Lilley, RFD 1, Williamston two recapped tires. ft. L. Chance, RFD 1. Bethel, twe tires. John W. Gurkin, Williamston, twe tires and two tubes. Warner Bailey, RFD 2, Williams .r>> ns*e Jjt.), . --v Home Brew Making A Belated Returr - ■ Hardly recognized as anythini more than a fad and finally disap pearing for a long period, home brev is making its belated return possi bly to offset beerless Sundays. Crawford Howard, local colorei man and a recognized artist whci it comes to concocting home-mad' spirits, was trapped in his home 01 Washington Street last Saturda; moi niii^ by Officers Roebuck arn Roebuck, of the ABC enforcemen bureau anjj the town police. Th trapped victim hud forty buttles u the brew in various types of bottle or possibly a brand to suit the mos exacting taste. It was the seconi time that Howard had bumped heai on into the law with a mixture o brew. Given a preliminary hearing be fore Justice J. L. Hassell, the defend ar.t is scheduled for trial in Judg Smith’s county court next Monday. |More Registrar ts Are iPiflggd Jn "CL* Groiipa—. U\ VS ET SIDE If / Following a fairly dry season in June, the heavens have open ed up during the current month to threaten crops with repeated downpours. During the first thirteen days in July rain has lalien on eleven of them, but file wet season is not as serious as some believe it to be. However, there are certain sections and even small communities where excessive rains have fallen and the crops are soaked. Tobacco is flopping in some of the fields and the crop, it is admitted, has been damaged in some areas, es pecially in Beaufort, Nash and Wilson counties. Ever in the up per part of this county and be tween here and Jamesville, the crops are believed to have been damaged. Locally it is getting on the wet ! side, hut the amount of rain fall iuR'UPfr ii% fess than it is in oth er sections. In May, 4.G4 inches of rain fell here, followed by 4.19 inches in June. So far this month 3.71 inches of rain have been recorded at this point. Seaman S. E. Perry Writes from Island Station In Pacific —•— Declares Service Men at Horn* Having Swell Time ami Don’t Know It Writing under the date of June 21 from the Southwest Pacific, S. E Perry, seaman first class, points ou that things are quite different wher pressed into foreign service. His let ter to The Enterprise follows: “I have seen lots of letters that tin men from around home have sen in explaining how much they reall; enjoyed The Enterprise, so I an sending you a letter to let you knov just how much I enjoy it. I am liki one of the fellows that wrote you i while back, there's not hut one thin/ wrong with it, and that is we don’ get it but twice a week. One doesn’ really know how much news Iron home means to him until once hi gets away. “The Enterprise reall, does hel| take a lot of lonesome and b!u< hours off of one’s mind. I look for i just us hard as I do moil from home I hear my friends that are in th Army speaking about how it help them. Well, you just wait until the; cross that big "pond" as I did and lot more of my friends and then the; will really enjoy The Enterprise lot more. ‘‘Some of the boys I have reai about were speaking of how the; (hey had to work. Well, I can’t tel anything about my work or what am doing, hut I will say this pal, a long as you are in the good old U. £ A. you have got it swell, but afte you cross you will know that w have got a war. I haven’t seen street light or any kind of ligh burning since I pulled out. of por All of our work or writing an such things, you have to do it in day light, or else you don’t do it. It wi really seem funny to come horn once more and see street lights, car and such things travelling up an down (he streets. But I will sa this for my friends. I hope that a of them won’t have to cross, for : is much better back in the State than it is across, so pals, just kee up the good woj k m training an maybe after this war Martin Count will be equal with any in the cour try that are serving with Uncle San ‘‘Since I have been here on th island, one of my best friends froi back home came over and paid m a visit, and we really had one swe 1 time. He was Atwood Gurganus. hadn't seen him in two years i more, or at least I hadn’t seen hil since he entered the Army in 194 arid it had been so <—jg had «e nit n’t know each other when we fir: ‘ met, but after a few seconds vt ) recognized each other. He stay* over five days with me, and wc tall (Continued on page six) MARKET CLOSES t r ' L The local Irish potato market I closed a hectic season last Sat i urday, dealers describing it as one of the most unusual since i the depression. Starting out firm taring the ! first few dajs, the ' market l slumped a short time later and • the government moved in and l maintained a “floor” price of $2.25 per hundred less grading I and bagging fees amounting to 1 30 cents. Only a year ago. the I price fell below $1 per hundred f on some markets. During the season just ended, the local market handled fifty three carloads or possibly three ■ or four tiifWs the expected vol ume. j Over Four Hundred i Martin Farmers Get Preferred Ratings | (’laasif iration of Farmers Is Umiii ( .oirTpiete iiT~I Iiis (’omit) for Draft Many Martin County farmers are in the registration lists, but few are being called for military service, ac cording to a recent report coming from the draft board. The latest report released by the draft author ities shows that 421 more farmers in this county have qualified for “C" classifications in the draft. The list of names of those failing to qualify for a “C" classification could not be had immediately, but the current number will run hardly more than ; forty or forty fi: :* was learned. The names below are those of rog {istrants who qualified for “C” clar. isification under the crop unit pro duction plan: i Louis. E, Ruffin. Andrew Purvis j William C. Slade. Joe H. Purvis, ■5 Leon Brown, James D. Bullock, El mer H. Swain, Robert 1, Bryant, Charlie M. Bullock, Ranson White hurst, William H. Whitfield, LeRoy McNeal, Elnor Smith, Cleo Ebron, James A. Bowen, Ben L. Stevenson, William R. Kirkman, Johnny Wil , liams, Henry Keel, Millard J. Hol liday, Elsworth Andrews, Grover A. Wynn, James O. Bullock, Raymond , Williams, Lester Bland, Norman Council, Haywood Whitaker, Virgil Manning, Arthur Spruill, John If. Taylor, Jim Haislip, Roland Har rison, Coleman C. Cross, Nunnie M i Haislip, Darrie Slade, Luther L. Whitfield, Rudolph Golf, LeRoy Brown, Tom Oulterbridge, Samuel L. Purvis, Thomas J. Sessom, Willie Ampey, William Bess, Robert L. Evans, Wiliiarn R. Johnson, Israel ■ Jenkins, Roan Stancil, John H. : Brown, William Clemons, Judious ■ Roberson, Noah D. Griffin, Joseph L. i Wynn, John H. Rogers, Felfton Whitfield, Joseph R. Fisher, Jesse L ■ Williams. Johnnie Scott, Charles A. i Hough, Hubert L. Roberson, Joseph ; B. Wynne. Singleton 1. Moore, Matthew H. j Peel, LeRoy Rodgers, Willie N. Rob i erson, Loicn/.ra Saisbury, Robert L. > Cochran, Leslie 11 Robinson, John A. Mizell, Wilmer Biggs, Edward > Rawls, Willie H. Modlin, John A. > Stokes, Lonnie Whitfield, Vergil U. t Bunting, Charlie Evans, Samuel H. . Roebuck, James Brown, Will Ruber ; son, Homer B. Bowen, Irvin D. Col t train, Johnnie T. Moore, John D. r Williams, Walter Williams, Rufus i Gainor, Berlin Briley, Willie W. Wii r liams, Alonza Dempsey, James J. i hitley, Tom E. Perkins, Hardy Wil liams, Aubrey L. Oakley, John 1 Wobleton, George E. Thomas, Robt. r T McClaren, Sr, Paul A. Johnson, 1 Walter M. Oakley, Starling Bell, I Briscoe Davis, 'FcTfn*'Sta2i.s, George s Richardson, John M Andrews, Wil . ham L. Lassiter, John S. Moore, r Booker T. Staton, Dennis R. Barber, 1 Lewis T. Winberry, John II. Coburn, i John R. Nelson, William E. Early, t Frank Johnson, Mack D. Leggett, . Charlie II Ballard, Henry Little, 1 William A. Haislip, Johnnie L. Grif I (Continued on page six) -® \ Business Brisk On > Crime Front Here S -* p Business was brisk on the crime i front li hji a short white lost Y Saturday night. A review of the - jail turn key book shows that five i. persons, four white and one colored, s were arrested and jailed for public n drunkenness. c The flare-up in the round-up came II about 11 o’clock that night when a I young soldier went crazy on a dozen r bottles of beer in front of a main n street cafe. Pedestrians, disturbed i, by the young man’s cursing and i-! throats, called psiis*. Officer Chas. it: Moore counselled the young man, e l and patiently reasoned with him, d i hut the advice was rejected. The ; j two soon thereafter locked horns ~ and the officer’s shirt was partly ripped off. The man was floored ~ and jailed a few minutes later, but J'' not until a showcase had been brok er.. Beer-soaked sympathizers cir culated unfounded reports and boasted what they would do behind the officer’s back. No black jack or weapons were used on the young man, but his forehead was slightly scratched by a fingernail. It was rumored that the officer hit the boy over the head several times with a blackjack. It was officially learned that the officer never removed his blackjack from its holder. When released in a oobci condi tion Sunday, the soldier expressed his regrets, begged the officer’s par don and the money offered to re place the torn shirt was refused, i While there were five arrests, several fights were said to have es caped attention in the round-up, and some few drunks staggered out of the path of the officer’s and managed 1 to avoid arrest.