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PAT DAT WAS BOND DAT no* $nnm*—un mum THE ENTERPRISE a VOLUME XLVT—NUMBER 63 OVfcl* THE TOP FOR VICTORY with UNITED STATES WAS BONOS-STAMPS Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, in past 10. 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 Allies Keport INew Progress on Three ~^Big Fronts Bailoyiio Vioikiiij; in (lioser Collaboration With Germany The Allies today reported new progress on three major fighting fronts in Sicily, Russia and Ln the Pacific, but no major military blows have fcMir> de'-ive-rf-d vs ilk *w jp&ssi ble exception of the drive in Rus sia within the past twenty-four hours. The fall of Sicily was predict ed the latter part of last week, and while the fighting continues there, the enemy’s position has been re garded as hopeless for several days. Jh fact, the fall of the island was first expected over the week-end, but last-ditch fighting is delaying the final curtain for Hitler and his gang there. The Allied Armies are marching on toward Messina with *’ nemy experiencing more prob lem. g the road of retreat. Last Saturday night, American forces trapped a large number of the en emy by landing back of his lines near San Agata Di Militello. While the operation was a success, details are not available, but there is little doubt but what the Germans are in ci desperate situation A complete collapse o' the Axis nr the island is expected momentarily. In the South Pacific, American and Australian forces are making slow but steady progress. Last Jap stands are being wiped out on New Geor gia, and the next scrap is expected to center at Vila, a few miles across the Kula Gulf. Tire Americans drop ped 43 tons of bombs on Bairoko Harbor where the Japs offered con tinued resistance following their de feat at Munda. Over 100 tons have been dropped on Salumaua in re cent days to feature the fighting on New Guinea. Following their great victories at Orel and Belgorod, the Russians are pushing steadily on toward the Pol ish border. Late reports state that the Germans are being badly batter ed at Kharkov, a little to the- south west of Belgorod, and at Bryansk, near Orel. Encirclement of the Ger mans at Kharkov is now expected as the Russians are now directing a three-prong attack within ten miles of the city. The Germans, playing the role of vandals, are said to have wrecked Orel and Beygorod. Before their downfall there, the Nazis tore down and burned buildings and even uprooted trees. On the diplomatic front, Premier Badgoiio has apparently scored a victory for the present, at least. Peace moves by the common people have been blocked, and a closer col laboration with German is said to be in progress. That Badoglio, the scoundrel who did Mussolini’s mur dering in Eethiopa, will do all in his power to keep Italy fighting is now certain. However, there is a strong urge for peace on the part of millions, including soldiers. Possibly some more bomb medicine will cure the war fever for Italy. The Italian situation is causing Hitler, and it is apparent that he has not yet been reduced to the role of a figurehead, much trouble. He is sending numbers of German di visions into the Balkans to replace the Italians. Over in Poland, 15, 000 Italians fired on the Germans rather than go to the Russian front. Five hundred of the Nazis were wounded, but most of the Italians fell prisoner. German unrest is growing as tens of thousands of civilians start leaving Berlin to escape a promised bombing. There is a wide differ ence in opinion as to whether Ger many will crack from within any time soon and hasten the end of. the war. Reports are conflicting, one I ^ormnuen on page rourj Three Called For Excessive Driving Three cases, charging excessive driving were .aired hy th*; Martin County War and Price Rationing Board panels last Friday night. In at least one case, the defense pointed out ..that, a gr< at 'aea>, and a recognized count of ve hicles between Saturday midnight and 3:30 Sunday morning, over 100 automobiles traveled through the town’s main street, the traffic sup porting the defendant's contention advanced at the hearing. Walter Biggs, RFD, Williamston, was warned against excessive driv ing. Grover Nicholson, RFD 3, Wil liamston, lost his A book for sixty days and his “C” book was returned to the rationing board at Cherry Point. Rations were withheld for sixty days in the case charging Evelyn Lilley, RFD 2, Williamston, with cx cessive driving. Services All This Week In Holiness Church Here -«■ ■ — Rev. and Mrs. MeLandon, of South Carolina ,cre conducting services each night in the local Pentecostal Holiness Church. The public is in vited. I More Martin County MI ALL SCALE Apparently gaining his idea -from the program calling for canning for home use, a liquor manufacturer out in the rural section of Bear Grass Township av*' up i i-Ojni fur the ranking of spirits for home use or indi vidual consumption. The copper kettle had a rapacity of hardly more than ten gallons. Officers Joe Roebuck and Roy Peel “al lowing" that the small-scale op erations hardly permitted a wholesale business. No beer was found, but the plant was hot and the officers confiscated the output—one pint of white light ning. No one was at the plant when the raid was made Satur day. Sunday morning, the officers returned to that section and seized a gallon of monkey rum son explained that lie had the li quor for his tobacco hands, but tobacco was barned there yes terday without liquor—that li quor, any way. Ne^ro Man Robbed Of His Money And Girl Early Sunday —$— Officers Continue Investiga tion of Unusual Case in Local Crime Annals -■» Climaxing a flare-up in crime ac tivities here over the week-end was the alleged hold-up and robbery of LeRoy Roberson, young colored man, about 3 o’clock Sunday morning. Returning late Saturday night from a visit with his children in Robersonville, Roberson picked up his girl, Mattie Evans, and went for a ride, parking in the driveway to the public cemetery around 3 o’ clock. They had been there only a very short time when a second car drove up behind them. The second car backed away before Roberson could start his own and drive out of the way. During the meantime, it is believed that a strange colored man got out of the second car, for a few minutes later he approached the couple and at the point of a gun, the stranger relieved Roberson of his money and forced the girl to ac company him. Badly frightened and with a whitened appearance, Roberson reported to the police sta tion, and Officer Chas. R. Moore went with him to the cemetery. During the meantime, Sheriff C. B. RoebucR was called and a second policeman John Gurganus, was di rected to the cemetery. About three-quarters of an hour later, the woman was founu returning from the State Highway Commission's rock pile near Whitley's canal or almost one-half mile from, the ceme tery She claimed that she had been assaulted at the end of a pistol, that the strange man accompanied her back up the hill to Pine Street and ran when he saw the officers were extending their search. One report stated that the man also rob bed the woman of her money, but no amounts were given. Going to the rock pile, the scene of the alleged criminal assault, of ficers saw signs of a scuffle, but the trail ended there. Continuing their investigation, of later learned that the stranre man in the case and the woman were seen talking at the corner of North Haughton and Pine Streets follow ing the alleged attack. One report stated that officers had virtually de termined the identity of the second car, and that the search had been fairly well centered, but no arrest has been made. No direct statement could be released by police early to day, but there is a possibility that Jevciopinents w ,,', ,w, some evidence might be uncoveied tend ing to sho” th&’ the robbery was a j frame-up against"'Unix.rsun.. Willie the c.HSfi..<&«■ .ths <<utv m,'ti m its kind to get police attention, of ficers encountered so many parked cars in answering the cell that they became a bit confused before reach ing the cemetery. CAR QUOTA 1_"__ Martin County has been al lotted six new cars for the month of August, it was an nounced last week-end by the War Price and Rationing Board. One-third of the quota was exhausted last Friday when two new cars were allotted, one to J. R. Winslow, Robersonville, farmer and a member of the Triple A and Farm Security Ad ministration committees, and to Vance L. Roberson, Roberson ville farmer. A bicycle was allotted to Woolard Frederick Harrison, of near Williams ton, to ride to and from school. y • ■-—. iiEight Married Men Included in Croup Leaving This Wee! Another Third of Group I' Made I p of Youths in Their Teen Ages -«. Another group of young IViartii County white men left this week fo: an Army induction center, an unof ficial report stating that the count; draft board almost filled th" curren quota. To fill the quota, the boarc reached into all classes, calling eigh j married men, eight boys in their teer ages, one or two who had been re j jected previously, one or two from i industry and one or two who failec | to qualify under the farm produc 1 tion plan. Hie igrottp tvos not as large as Hit last one to leave the latter part, ol July from the county, but quite like ly it will be the largest to leave tin county from now on or until fathers got the call. Names of the men called to report for induction this week are as fol lows, their registration address be ing first and their last address being listed second: Raymond Comstock, RFD 1, Oat City and Creswell. Leonidas Bell, RFD 1, Roberson ville. Frank Edward Stevenson, Wil liamston and Washington, N. C. Harold Saunders Coltrain, Rober sonville. Coltrain was transferred tc Richmond and will report to the in duction center from the Virginia city within a short time. Samuel Leo Andrews, RFD 1, Wil liamston and Norfolk. Hugh B. Ellis Moore, Williamston James Roy Manning, Oak City and Suffolk. Mayo Wynne, RED 1, Roberson ville. Benjamin Barber, RED 2, William ston. Elbert Harvey Whichard, Rober sonville and RFD 1, Tarboro. Harry Adler, Robersonville. Mack Landy Roberson, RFD I Williamston. Benjamin Franklin Roberson, RFD 1, Robersonville and Hoffman. j Joseph Ehnti &fu<-lte, Dardens and Plymouth. Reuben Arthur Roebuck, RFD 1, Oak City. Milton Louis Goldman, Williums ton and Philadelphia. This regis trant asked to be inducted from the Pennsylvania town and he will re port to his induction center with the next contingent from the Philadel phia board. Joseph Quincy Holliday, James ville. Bonnie Haywood Dail, Hassell and LaGrange, Illinois Sylvester Sills, Jr., Oak City and Newport News Paul Manning Coburn, RFD I. James ville and Greenville. James Leslie Hassell, Jamesville John Lanier Roberson, Parmele and Raleigh. Marvin Earl Copeland, RFD 1, Oas City and Robersonville. LeRoy Godard, RFD 1, Williams ton. ' Thomas Lot Harrell, Williamston. Sam Latenhouse Whichard, RFD 3, Williamston. -* Manpower Group to Make Tour Of State —*—_ Raleigh—-A. new of representa tives of the administrative office in Raleigh of the War Manpower Com mission will start out on a canvass of employer in North Carolina to determine whether or not they are complying with the provisions for the WMC Employment Stabilization Plan in operation in this State and region since May 15. Dr. J. S. Dorton, State WMC direc tor. imnoutiors .that the. mem hers of the crew will canvass areas on a prepared schedule by visiting the officer cf plants essential and oth er" that, so ritiaJ employers and checking then payrous“io see u workers added since May 15 have been employed in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Stabili zation Plan—specifically that they have statement of availability for all Workers hired whose most recent previous employment was in an es sential activity. Members of the crew, who will work closely with the six area di rectors of the WMC ir. their respect ive areas, include Murray G. Hill, chief occupational analyst; Joseph W. Beach, State clearance supervi sor; Frank I. Busbee, Placement di vision; and H. B. Griffin, Placement interviewer. Others from local USES offices may be added to the crew. This canvass is being undertaken because of frequent reports that em ployers are not complying with the provisions of the Stabilization Plan either because they do not under stand it, or willfully, Dr. Dorton states. The investigation will con- | tinue until the entire State has been j covered and all types of employers ! checked. ! TOWN - FARM IN WARTIME ^ weekly news digest froaj the rural press section of the news bureau) Fathers To Be Drafted Fathers 18 to 31 years old, wit! children born before September 15 1942, will be reclassified to rr ikt L them available for induction into the armed forces after October 1. Fath * *’rs NVI** be drafted only when it i: necessary io till a local boitritJVquo ta: they wiil be called without dis tinction regarding the number oi ages of their dependent children i those who are "key men” in agri culture or essential industry will bi deferred; and those whose inductior ,"would cause “extreme hardship unc privation to their families” will be deferred Rationing of Home-canned Foods Each person in your family may give away as much as 50 quarts of home canned food during any cal endar year without collecting ration stamps Any food which is sold dot's not qua If.v as i gift however and points must he collected for.aU sales at the rate of yighl point per quart (4 points per pound). Home-canned food contributed to school lunch pro grams and similar services is in eluded in the 50 quarts Mori' than 50 quarts may be given away pro vided ration .--t,,nip.. aii , ■ 1., ;] foi all gifts exceeding that number. The stamps should be turned m to youi local ration hoards Budget Report Government budgetary estimates for the fiscal year 1944 estimate to tal expenditures for the year, ex cluding debt retirement and trust fund disbursements, at 106 billion dollars, and net receipts at 38 bil lion dollars. The expected deficit of 68 bill ion dollars will bring the public debt above 200 billion dol lars by next June 30 In the fiscal year just ended, actual expenditures were 80 billion dollars, actual re ceipts 22 billion dollars, or a deficit of 58 billion dollars. A hundred bil lion dollars wil be needed for war expenditures during the fiscal year 1944, compare with 75 billion dol lars actually spent for war in 1943. The War Department now is expect ed to spend less and the Navy De partment and other agencies arc ex pected to spend more for war than was estimated in January. More Woolens for Civilians Several million men’s mackinaw and melton work jackets, children’s | legging sets. oiaiiKfis anti' oihfcl needed items of men's, women’s and children’s apparel will be added to the civilian supply this winter as a result of a program arrived at joint ly by WPB and the War Department. Army procurements on some of the principal worsted and woolen prod ucts will be reduced by 50 per cent during the last four months of this year. Legal Aid to Soldiers Legal aid .ranging from drawing wills to solving problems in insur ance, is being provided to soldiers by more than 600 legal assistance of ficers in military installations in the II S and abroad, the War De partment announced recently. At each of the legal assistance offices, commissioned officers of the Judge Advocate General’s Department, Army Service Forces, who are also licensed attorneys, are on duty. Dur (Continued on page four) Firemen Called To Local Bus Station ——— The local fire department was called to the main street bus sta tion last Saturday morning at 10:00 o’clock when fire broke out under neath the rear end of a big pas senger bus. The machine, well loaded, had just pulled into the station when the motor backfired and filled the bus with smoke. Sev eral passengers did not wait their turn at the door but went out the windows. There were a few who screamed, but no one was hurt or injured in the least As far as it <■<"bn be trained IviTit i'lTnu dam age was done to the bus. Hardly before the smoke was cleared the travelers baring th. seats woold not go around hoard .ti the bus, clearly indicating that there is such a premium on bus seats that some will brave the elements to get one. form equipment Rolioneil In The County Recently The following pieces of farm ma chinery and equipment were ration ed last week by the Farm Machin ery Rationing Board in this coun ty: Henry Johnson, Robersonville, wa ter system. Jos. R. Harrison, RFD 3, William ston, tobacco sprayer. ’ J Frank Roberson, RFD I, Wil liamston, water system. H. S. Hardy, Everetts, water pump. M. T. Gardner, Williamston, trans planter. J. R. Winslow, Robersonville, horse drawn disc harrow. R. H. Weaver, HFD 1, Roberson viile, power corn sheller. J. E. Cqpeland, Palmyra, water pump. Sale of War Bonds in Martin llounty HoidtmTo Low Figure r Thi ■! war h<" hoIMir.g i to a comparatively low figure in Martin County, according to a re port just released by the State War Finance Committee for the United States Treasury Department Last month, a total of $23,5550.50 was in vested in Mar* m County, according to reports filea by the several banks and post offices. The sales include ifcon con ; „ Q v; — ^ •t'rr I-r-*t F. and $1,000 in Series G bonds. Tile county has been assigned an E bond quota of $52,682 00 for Au gust, and investors are asked to in crease that amount by one-third in F and G bond purchases. Right now the financial situation in Martin County is at a low point, but with the opening of the tobacco markets week after next it is ex peettti the bond quotas Will be more than subscribed. No official “break --— numrr ,down" i.,i l;a; Pond purchases could be had, but it is fairly well establish ed that the people as a whole are not participating in the bond buying campaigns. Ai one time, less than ten percent of the people were buy mg bonds with any degree of regu larity in this county. Basing their quotas on purchases in other parts of the State and na tion and considering the buying j urj authorities are of the 'opinion jthat the people of this county can handle the August bond quota with out any trouble. But the real test will come during the three weeks beginning September 8 when the no tion will be asked to invest fifteen billion dollars in the Third War Loan Campaign. Martin County people will be asked to invest sev eral hundred thousand dollars- in that issuance, Seventy Tires Are AlloUedjn County By Ration Board —»— ()n«*-Fourll» of August ^uota Of New <]«r J ires Kaiimi nl Fast Friday -«$> A total of seventy tires was al lotted m this county last Friday by tlu- War Price and Rationing Board, the issuance of first grade tires for ears and pick-up trucks using up about one fourth of the quota for the current month Twenty-eight Grade I passengi r car and pick-up truck tires, seven teen new truck tires and twenty seven Grade III tires were allotted by the tire panel board last Friday night. Tubes and Grade I tires for cars and pick-up trucks were allotted to the following Martha M Rawls, RFD 1, Bethel, two tires and two tubes J. E. Davenport, Robersonville, two tires and two tubes. Ben Harrell, RFD 1, Palmyra, one tire and one tube. Willie Mayo Gardner, RFD 1, Jamesville ,two tires. Luther Clark, RFD 1, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. J J. Williams, Robersonville, one i Geo Hoyt Cultrain, Wilharnston, one tire and one tube. H. A. Early, RFD I, Palmyra, one tube. Bessie C. Carman, Robersonville, one tire and one tube, Sheppard Roebuck, Williamston, one tire. Bessie Malone, Williamston, one tire. Vernon H. Davis, RFD 1, James ville, one tire. Mrs. L. B. Brown. Robersonville, one tire and one tube. B. W .Taylor, RFD 2, Williamston, one tire. David Wallace, Everetts, one tire. J. V. Andrews, Robersonville, one tire. N W. Worsley, Oak City, one tire. Better Chevrolet Co., Roberson Ville, one tire and one tube. J F. Matthews, Robersonville, two tubes. Marie Johnson, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. R. A. Haislip, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire. L. A. Croorn, Robersonville, one tire and two tubes. II. G. Harrison, RFD 2, Williams ton, one tube. Joe Everett, Parmele, one tube. M. T Gardner, Williamston, one til'e. G. H. Forbes, RFD J, Williamston, one tire arid one tube. Noah Stancil, Robersonville, two tubes. Paul Barber, Jamesville, one tube. Lindsley Ice Co., Williamston, one tire and one tube. W. I. Skinner and Co., Williams ton, one tire and one tube. R. A. Critcher, Williamston, one tire and one tube. 'ww truck tires’ -’t ?rs? sued to the j following: Martin County Transfer Co , Rob | ctsortville, two tires and two tubes. I r.Iill and Gin 0 •, • sonville, one tire and one tube. Willie Boston, Jamesville, one | tire and one tube. Farinville-Woodward Lumber Co., Williamston, five tires. Williamston Supply Co., one tire and two tubes, and certificates for recapping two truck tires. Martin County Transfer Co., Rob ersonville, certificates for recap ping four truck tires. Grade III tires were allotted to the following: Alice Forrest, Hassell, three tires. Hubert C Smith, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Robert Wilson, RFD 2, Roberson vilie, one tire. Fred W. McDaniel, RFD 2, Wii liamston, one tire. C W. Gurkin, RFD 1, Williamston, one tire and one lube. Mrs. Alfred Griffin, RFD 2, Wil hamston, two tires. William Keys, RFD 1, Jamesville, thre- tires John Robert Jones, RFD 3, Wil (Continued on page four) r— -----y KKI) CROSS MIRSK Miss Jennie McAllister, s senting the home service depart ment of the American Red Cross, will be in the office of the county superintendent of schools in the courthouse on Thursday of ibis week to interview any trained nurse interested in en tering the Red Cross service. No particulars were given in the announcement, but it is un derstood that the Red Cross po sitions are open only to nurses with recognized training in the Auto Tire Quotas Far Below Demand In Martin County -• Total of 2H.‘t Fires of All Types Allotted County For August — <s>—-— Despite a fairly liberal allotment for the current month, the supply of tires is falling far below the demand in this county. According to a re liable estimate released this week by Mrs Irene Blount, chief clerk of of the County War Price and Ration mg Board, there are requests for a bout 500 Grade I passenger car tires pending at the present time. There are not so many requests pending for Grade III car tires, and the truck tire situation is consider ed fair. With few exceptions, the requests are granted in order. The shortage of tires has not ma terially reduced the number of ve hicles on the highways in this county so far. It is quite apparent, however, that the volume of traffic has been reduced as a result of the combined shortage of gasoline and I ires. There are some exceptions, of course, according to unofficial re ports, where a few vehicle opera tors are riding as much if not more now that at any other previous time. The “A" card traveler with the ex ception of a mighty few who are be lieved to be delving into the black market, has been literally choked and weaned, but some few manage to "stretch” the supply into long trips. The weakness in the ration ing system is centered around the “B” and “B” books. A report from the police department recently told bow one “C” sticker made between twenty-five and thirty trips up and down the streets of one town in the county during a few hours. Quite a few "B” and “C” books are also seen at recreation courses a/iu the beaches. At the same time there are cases where "B” and “C” book users do not have sufficient gas to carry on their operations, but in the name of fighting men in the jungles of New Georgia they continue to do along the best they can. The tire shortage unless it is greatly relieved within a short time is very likely to effect u reduction i-R tfc» -number- :>t vehicles in oper ation. A total of 115 Grade I pas senger car and pick up truck tires, lave been allotted the county for August 'Phis vviv.k there 1 (Continued on page four) r---x MAKES ADI Ml ESS k Gregg Cherry, candidate for North Carolina's governorship, addressed a meeting of the John Walton Hassell Post of the Am erican Legion in the hut on Watts Street here last evening. Estimated that 250,000 North Carolinians are now in the arm ed services, Cherry appealed for an all-out effort on the home front. He was quoted as saying, “God forbid that we shall fail them or leave a single mother’s son to die on a battlefield by reason of failure on the home front. If we did so, oar nation would be justly punished by ul timate destruction or by taking a second-rate place among the powers of the world.” The Post installed its new of ficers for the coming year. --— Flare-1 p Reported — Fourteen \rresls Art* VSa»le and ! hoy Do \«>t Repre* '♦nil All Disputes -# It was a hectic period for local of ficers las!: week-end when they were kept busy trying to check a flare up on^jyjgjjgjime fron.t. .JTnurU’ttC.. ac,, rests were made, but there were oth ers who had their troubles without attracting the attention of the law. Of the seven drunks arrested, six were referred to as the "crying drunks.” One or two of them liter ally wept on the officers' shoulders. One who insisted he was not drunk, called in a witness, and when the witness expressed his opinion, the drunk insisted that it was no time to joke and staggered on his way with the support of the arresting of ficer. The week-end season was ushered in when Nona Smallwood did some expert carving on her husband, Jack, early last Saturday morning. For one thing Jack went in with liquor on his breath and came out with a twenty-stitch gash on his arm and the seat of his pants almost cut out. Ho asked members of the police force to get him to a doctor, but would not bring charges against his wife. "If they fine her in court, I’ll have it to pay,” he explained to of ficers. That same night, Linwood Speight colored deaf and dumb mute, tried to break into the Williamston Cafe where he worked Officer Moore caught him half in and half out of a back window. When the officer stopped his car in front of the court house. Speight opened the door and struck the ground running and es caped. Another deaf and dumb mute, Lazarus Williams, volunteered his services and the officers found the first "dummy” sleeping at his home. Unable to get the wanted man to answer, officers called on Williams and he forced the door. Speight went under the bed when he felt the jar and in his hiding place he blended perfectly with the dark. He was fi nally coaxed out and went to jail without further ado. He is scheduled for trial in the superior court next month. Incidentally it was the third time that Speight had broken into the cafe. Heretofore his job was waiting for him upon his return from tiie roads, but the proprietor, Gus Eigas, says Speight is through. Trouble simmered but never reached alarming proportions among a small group of young colored girls early Sunday morning. None of them was arrested, but their grievances j were aired in the courts. They par aded to the police department in groups of six or more, each group telling its story only to have the oth er group dispute it later Finally Of ficer Chas. Moore taxied some home and broke up the row. Such minor infractions of the law as waving quart bottles of liquor on the main streets escaped attention as the officers chased from one side I of the town to the other, including a visit and a search in the cemetery. Of the fourteen persons arrested and jailed, seven were booked for being drunk, one for drunken driv ing, two for non support, one for bastardy, one for breaking and en tering, one for trespassing, and one was taken for the non-payment of a court fine. Only two of the group were white. Several were women, and the ages of the group ranged from 16 to 49 years. At no time in recent months have arrests been so numerous, and police are at a loss to account for the mark ed increase in crime activities here. -<*— Volunteers (.aiming Beans At Oak City Working three days last week, vol unteers canned approximately tiOO quarts of beans for the Oak City lunch room project, Principal H. M. Ainsley announced this week, the fchool ntsa a: i thfl under taking was a big success in spite of the* labor and the btujf to bacco harvesting season. Twenty ladies repd'rtPinWMW. k last Wednesday, fifteen the second and ten the third, some of whom left their work at home undone to lend a helping hand. The volunteers used nine pressure cookers the first day and six on the second and third. Principal Ainsley is appealing for about fifteen bushels of tomatoes which, he believes, will give the lunch room a fair balance of rations. Anyone with tomatoes is asked to contact Miss Hattie Everett, Pal myra, or the school man at Oak City, stating price and possible de livery dates. --® Sunday Schools Hold A Joint Meeting Near Here The Parme’e and Holly Springs Sunday schools held a joint meet ing with the Community Church Sunday School on the Hamilton Road near here last Sunday. A total of 75 were present for the joint meeting. Those attending the Sunday school also attended church services.