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SCABS KVEBT PAT DAT WAK BOND DAT m? IPINDIK9—tAYt HiUAMt d THE ENTERPRISE ovra xv.z ter FOR VICTORY <ritb M7J) S7A77S KB 80NBS-STAMPS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 69 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, in cast 31, 1913. ESTABLISHED 1899 Many Applications For Tires Rejected By Rationing Board Ost*r One llur«lrt-tl Tin-!* Sre Alloitc-t! bv Bv>ar«l in Recent Meeting Their tires virtually worn out, approximately 100 motorists in ihis county are just before parking their cars for the duration, or else, and the “else” is not always advisable. It was learned this week that approx imately 100 applications for tires in this county were rejected outright, a representative of the board ex plaining that the applicants were not eligible for the tires and if they had been eligible the tire quota would not be sufficient to care for their demands. No late tabulation on the number of applications pending could be had, but just a short time ago there was a demand for more than 500 in excess of the allotments. Last Friday night the board is sued 105 tires, 30 for cars and pick up trucks, eight for farm imple ments, 31 grade Ill’s, and 27 truck tires. Grade I tires and tube for cars and pick-up trucks were issued to the following Abram Roberson, RFD 1, William ston, one tire. Richard Bryant. RFD 1, Bethel, one tire. •J. R. Coitrain, RID 1, Williamston, one tire. C. T. Gaines, Jamesville, one tire. L. R. Andrews, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. J. W. Bland, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire. Mrs. J. F. Wynn, Robersonville, one tire. Simon Ward, RFD 1, Williamston, two tires and one tube. Fenner L. Hardison, RFD 1, James ville, two tires. Leon Earl Griffin, RFD 1, Wil liamston, two tires and one tube. Ralph Peel, RFD 1, Jamesville, one tire. Archie Mobley, Williamston, one tire and one tube. C. M Anderson, Robersonville, one tire. G. A. Peel, RFD 1, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Thomas Tice, RFD 1, Williamston, one tire grade I and one grade 3. Hubert Biggs, WIiliamston, one tire. John H. Everett, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. H. M. Ayers, Everetts, one tire. Howard Vanderford, Roberson ville, two tires and two tubes. R. L. Bryant, Oak City, one tire. P. M. Matthews, RFD 2, Roberson ville, one tire and one tube. J. W. Cherry, Hassell, one tire. R. H. Peel, RFD 1, Williamston, two tires and two tubes. E. R. Turner, RFD 1, Palmyra, one tire. C. W. Slade, Robersonville, two tires and two tubes. C. H. Ange, Jamesville, two tires and two tubes. W. S. Revels, Williamston. one tire. C. M. Hurst, Robersonvill®, five tires. C. B. Burroughs, RFD 1, Oak C,ty, one tire. A. R. White, Williamston, one tire. R. A. Edmondson, Hamilton, one tire. Farm implement tires were issued to the following: J. C. Johnson, Oak City, four tires and four tubes. V. L. Roberson, Robersonville, four tires and four tubes. (Continued on page six) Authorities Handle JPeuding. I)efermmti>i —».— Meeting last evening, the county draft board reviewed a number of deferment claims, but changed the ; status of only one out of fourteen as far as placing a registrant in immed- ' iate line for the draft. The classifications handled are, as follows: Dr. E. Thayer Walker, w, Wil liamston, 2 A. Joseph Cullen Stalls, w, RFD 3, Williamston and Portsmouth, 2 D, deferred fcr 6 months. Joseph Fernando Griffin, w Wil- ! liamston and Portsmouth. 2-B de ferred for 6 months. Lornezo Leon Jackson, w. Rebel sonville and Wilmington, 3-A. Samuel Clinton James, w, Rober- 1 sonville and Wilmington, 2-B, defer- 1 red for 6 months. Dr. Edward Lee Early, Jr., c, Wil liamston, 2-A. Lloyd Cleveland Morris, w, RFD 1. Robersonville and Murfreesboro, J-A. James William Keel, w, RFD 2. Williamston and Portsmouth, 2-B, deferred for 6 months. Marion Hudson Hoyle, Jr., w, Wil liamston, 2-A, deferred for 6 months. Travis Camps Kitchin, w, Wil liamston and Norfolk, 2-B, deferred for 0 months. Charles Delma Hopkins, w, Wil liamston and Norfolk, 2-B, deferred for 6 months. Lester Highsmith, c, RFD 2, Rob ersonville and Baltimore, 2-B, defer red until October 1, 1943. Gordon Manning, w, Williamston ; and Wilson, 4-D, Rudolph Warren Hardy, w, Chapel i Plans Going Forward for Big ; War Bond Drive In County The basic organization for promot ing a S913.0Wt.00 war bond drive in this county was.-pcrfcc.ted lost Fri day night, and details will be com pleted in their entirety Wednesday night of this week when a countv wide meeting is heid in the court house at 8:30 o'clock, County Chair man D. V. Clayton announced. All district chairmen, their co-workers, representatives of the slAeral coun ty agencies, including the schools, and the genera! public is invited and urged to be present for the meeting in the courthouse here tomorrow night. After the meeting last Friday night the basic organization for advancing one of the greatest pieces of finan cial underwriting in the history of the county was announced as fol lows. by districts: Jamesville, Charlie Davenport; Williams, Joshua L. Coltrain; Grif fins Geo. C. Griffin; Bear Grass, H. L. Ferry; Williamston, Herman A. Bowen, Cross Roads, Paul Bailey; Robersonville, D. R. Everett; Pep Principal I). N. Hix Announces Plans For School Oj>(‘iiin«: Adoption of ‘"Sliorl" Srlied-! lilt* Is SuhjtTl to VS islirs of tin* Patrons The summer vacation will end for Williamston students at 9:00 tomor row morning when the elementary and high schools will reopen for the 1943-44 school term. School authori ties anticipate a slight enrollment decrease from last term when near ly eight hundred students were in attendance at the close of the school year. Parents are urged to have their children report promptly at the opening of the term in order that full advantage of the nine months term may be available for all. It is urged especially that parents of chil dren entering the school for the first Lime accompany their children to the primary department. Teachers were on hand this after- j loon for the preliminary faculty I meetings, and plans for the opening I are complete. Appointment of a fiftli grade teach er .the only vacancy now existing, is ! pending, and it is expected that the faculty will be completed today. In session yesterday afternoon, the j local school committee considered i matters pertaining to the operation 1 if the local school. Among the mat- I tors discussed were the operation of i the lunch rooms and the length of the daily schedule. < Plans for the operation of the ! lunch room will be announced to the i pupils on opening day. With the as- < »istanc«-of- the Federal Food Dirtri lution Administration and the local'! jarent teacher association, it-is ex- < pected that the lunch rooms can he 11 operated satisiiactoi ily throughout it .he school year. i Principal D. N. Hix announced that c present plans call for the operation t if the schools on the same schedule i (Continued on page six) All School Pupils ; Must Be Vaccinated * r -«- t Every student in our Martin Coun- j y schools must be successfully vac x, 1.,1!b of- i icials warned today on the eve of c he opening of the 1943-44 term. Ev- v donee of a successful vaccination is i i scar at the site of the vaccination. £ Every pupil under ten years of j ige must have had the “shots" to L prevent diphtheria. 'I If it is impossible to see your doc or or attend the nearest clinic points nembers of the health department j vill begin at the Negro schools when j ichool opens and will continue this )hase of their work until it is com- t jleted. Those children who do not l neet these health requirements will s se compelled to withdraw from < ••chool, the health officer said. The warning ksued by the health •. itficer does not apply to those chii- i iren who ha already been sue- \ •essfully vaccinated. e WARNING >-' i Class “C” registrants who quit their farm tasks to enter school will lose their classifications and will be subjected to immediate induction into the armed serv ices, a member of the county draft board warned this week. The ruling, it was pointed out, I 1 I < t f is hard to understand since far- | mers may get releases from their farm tasks to work in other J places. In a printed ruling, tne Select ive Service stated that any class “C” registrant who can quit the farm to attend school offers pri- i ma facip evidence that he could ( be oind from tire farm during c thf retaainAef of the year. i 'it* ' . Jar Point, Mayo Hardison; Hamilton, H S. Johnson. Jt • Hassell, Oeorgc Haishp, and Goose i\Va», ii. M. A ins - a y. These men have a sizable job on their hands as district chairmen, bu‘ they will name their co-workers and with the support of the general pub lic they are quite ceUair it can be successfully handled. Mr. W. H. Woolard, Region I chair man for the War Bond Drive, and Mr. Vaden of the United States Treasury Department, were in the county last Saturday and they were greatly impressed with the tentative plans for advancing the drive. While .,1 was admitted the $918,000.00 quo ta is a sizable one, they expressed the belief and hope that the people of the county would go over the top. At the county-wide meeting, H. G. Horton will make a short talk along with others. An open discussion will follow and district quotas will be assigned. Various supplies, including applications, bond descriptive mater ials and other leaflets, will be dis tributed at that time. GIR1, DRIVERS l''or the first time in the his tory of the county's consolidat ed school system, young girls will operate school busses dur ing the term opening tomorrow. Miss Marjorie Lilley will oper ate a bus in the Jamesville dis trict, and Miss Ella Faye Rogers will drive one in the local dis trict, it was learned last week end. Young boys, sixteen years of age or older, will operate thir ty-eight blisses. Highway patrolmen and safe ty examiners are well satisfied with the selection of the two young girls one official declar ing that the girls could handle the job possibly even better than the boys. County Board Plans Reclassification Of Father Registrants Selective Service Head in the State Issues Warning To Noii-DeferrahleH -® In accordance with instructions rorn Selective Service Headquar ers, members of the Martin County draft Board wi.i during the next ew days start reclassifying all fath er registrants. In connection with the reclassifi ation, General J. Van B. Metts, State Director of Selective Service, ssued the following statement this Vfcek. ., ‘■Recent directives from national j leadquarters require the reclassifi ation of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers without regard to their eligibility or a ill-A classification. Such reg strunts who are essential farmers r who are employed in war produc ion or in support of the war effort re in no danger of reclassification, iuch registrants whose induction I'ould result in “extreme hardship nd privation” to a wife, parent, or hilcl, may be deferred for depen lency in Class III-D. All other reg strants now classified in III-A on ccount of their family status should iol be surprised if they receive no ice that they have been reclassified n Class 1-A. “The fact that a pre-Pearl Ha>bor atlier ,n c.,ass 1 A oes not necessarily mean that he /ill be inducted immediately. Reg itrants are divided into four groups nd all available men from each roup will be inducted before men re selected from the next group, 'hese groups are as follows: 1. Men with no'dependents. 2. Men with collateral dependents, rovided such status was acquired rior to December 8, 1941. 3. Men who have wives with whom hey maintain bona fide family re ationships in their homes, provided uch relationship was acquired pri r to December 8, 1941. 4. Men who have children with .■hen', they maintain bona fide fami ly relationships in their homes, pro dded such relationship was acquir d prior to December 8, 1941. (A child iorn on or before September 14, 1942 hould be considered as having been onceived prior to December 8, 1941, nd a child born on or after Septem ier 15, 1942, should be considered as laving been conceived on or after iecember 8, 1941, unless there is ffirmative evidence of a medical haracter which clearly establishes hat birth was delayed.) “Group 4 is divided into two sub roups. The first sub-group will be (Continued on page six) -»-' .urge Crowd Attending Meeting At Macedonia Large crowds are attending the eries of evangelistic meetings bt ng held this week in the Macedonia 'hurch. Rev. Guy Saunders is con lucting the meeting and the public s invited. TOWN - FARM IN W ARTIME —*— (A weekly news digest from the rural grpra.^seeti<m of - 4 the 05VI news bureau) Hershev Shows Order of Induction “The selection ot men needed for the armed forces and the deferment of men required for agriculture, war production, and war supporting ac tivities are much more difficult than in the days when we had ample men from which to choose,” said Major General Lewis B. Hershev, Director of Selective Ser\ ice, in a recent let ter to local boards. He said available men will be called for induction in the following order: (1) Single men without dependents; (21 single men with collateral dependents; (3) mar ried men without children; (41 men with children (nondeforrable activi ties and occupations); (5) men with children. Drops Bombs—Gathers Corn When the B-24 Liberator bomber, “Lemon Drop,” of the U. S. Army Ninth Air Force came back from is mission of bombing Rumanian oil refineries at Ploesti, corn stalks were clinging' to its bomb bay doors. The bombardier, Captain Herbert Light, Ames, Iowa, observed: "Why, back in Iowa you'd have to fly 25 feet off the ground to get above the corn tops. No risks involved in that. But when you're heading for a target in the Hu manian oil and corn country, you’ve got to tear along about six feet off the ground to skim the corn tops.” Some Hoots Are Ration Free Certain kinds of rubber boots use ful in farming and similar work bul no longer being manufactured for general use have been released from rationing by a recent OPA amend ment. All olive drab, clay, or khaki colored rubber boots, all over-the shoe rubber boots, and all light weight ankle-fitting rubber boots which depend upon stretch at the ankle for fitting are included in the order. However, quantities will be small because dealers do not have complete stocks on hand. Farm Help from Latin America A total of 57,489 workers for Mex ico, Jamaica and the Bahama Islands have come to this country for agri cultural employment, Marvin Jones, War Food Administrator, recently praised the ability of these workers and described their efforts as being of utmost importance to the produc tion of food and fiber for war needs. Mexican Nationals have been em ployed largely in East Coast states and in the Midfile West, The workers have come into this country to re liovo farm labor shortages in criti cal areas. When the need for their services has passed, they will be re turned to their home countries. Peace to Repay for Lend-Lease “The Congress in passing and ex tending the Lend-Lease Act made il plain that the United States wants no new war debts to jeopardize the coming peace,” President Roosevelt declared in hi ' letter transmitting to Congress the eleventh report on Lend-Lease operations for dumjerind ended July :n, lliiiiP'Victoiy and .. secure peace,” the President adcMp ‘are the only coin in which we can (Continued on page .six i Earn* Com mission In II. S. Army Air l itres Simon W, Manning, son of Mrs. 5. W. Manning, of Williamston, and the late Mr. Manning, was graduated is a pilot in the U. S. Army Air Corps at the Fort Sumner Air School Port Sumner, New Mexico, yester day. Completing a special course in airplane mechanics some months ago, the young man entered the fly ng school and received his commis sion jaeeond- Ikutefttf.il j iiytmlwy* Presidential IInil Citatum For Late W. Tints. Sullivan The memory of William Thomas Sullivan, Martin Coun ty youth who gave his life for his country, was honored a short time ago when the Chief of Nav al Personnel forwarded the young man's mother, Mrs, Blanche Sullivan Jones, a Pres idential Cult Citation awarded by the Secretary of the Navy to the officers and men attach ed to the USS Atlanta on No vember 12-13, 1942. The citation reads: “For outstanding performance during action against enemy Jap anese Forces off Guadalcanal Is land, November 12-13, 1912. Struck by one torpedo and no less than 49 shells, The Atlan ta, after sinking an enemy de stroyer and repeatedly hitting a cruiser which later went down, gallantly remained in battle un der auxiliary power with one third of her crew killed or miss ing, her engine room flooded and her topside a shambles. Eventually succumbing to her wounds after the enemy had fled in defeat, she left behind her a heroic example of invincible fighting spirit.” The young man's body was buried on Guadalcanal where it will rest until the war is ever. Draft Board Reclassifying Mon In Most Industry Before Extending gp. J ~ O iCall To Fathers In Martin County Local Tobacco Market Sets A New Sales Record Yesterday A * -ft The Williamston Tobacco Market 1 .s believed to have established a new sales record for a single day when it sold 311.482 pounds of the golden leaf, and quite a few non-descript types, yesterday. And prices held up. too. Sales Supervisor Urbin Rog ers stating that the day's sales sold for $122,812.54, the official average standing right at $40 per hundred pounds. Prices for the better type tobaccos, including those suitable for the smoking blends, are more than hold ing their own and are possibly stronger than they were on opening day, a week ago. Tips are being of fered in larger quantities, and they are selling all right, but their ap pearance is reflected slightly in the general average. The sales are run UNUSUAL v. For the first time in recent months not a single person was arrested and jailed in the coun ty hoosegow last week-end. There were a few arrests made, but the victims were either rec og nixed or they arranged bond before the iron doors were clos ed on them. While officers could offer no complete explanation for the de crease in crime activities, they did sav that a beer shortage pre vailed in some areas and that general order -xml respect for common decency were better. Genmil Withdrawal By Nazis Underway Toward the Dnieper Allied Air Forocs A^gravutiiif; Disruption in Italy, ilomh Kliinrlainl l ast Ni^lit Launching (lu- fourth major at tack in their general summer of fensive, the Russians have smashed Hitler's southern line to score a great gain in the drive toward Stalino, important coal-producing center. Advancing approximately forty miles in a single day, the Russians are now within thr ty miles of their rifW go'al, neat ly 280 miles south of Kharkov Sinking at Taganrog Monday, the Red Army encircled thousands of! Hermans whose annihilation was certain today as the advance was lonlinued toward Stalino. The cyip ture of that goal will give Moscow fuel for the first time in three win ters and restores virtually all of the Rostov region to the rightful owners. This smash, which left the entire southern German line crumbling, was one of two setbacks for the in vaders during the day. About 400 miles to the north, another Soviet column, hitting into the German de fenses south of Bryansk, advanced -ix to thirteen miles and captured. more than fifty villages. Si oh\v <71 captured K'fiSrftd^1 where the Russians are swinging •oulhward in an apparent effort to encircle the railway juncture of Poltava, ‘our troops centinued their affi nsive and captured several popu lated places,” a Russian report said. On all fronts during the early “outhern drive, the Russians destroy d 150 enemy tanks and shot down ’>8 enemy planes. Developments in Russia are in terpreted in some quarters as mean ing that the Germans are retreating lor a main defense along the Dnieper River. That the enemy has suffered s cert ''in and his reverses have >een hard to explain to the Germans . Sack home, but the German armies! otalling around 200 divisions on the Russian front, are still in tact. Activities in Denmark are encour iging to the Allied cause, but ^tieir full meaning is not yet known. It s fairly evident, however .that Germany’s sattelites are revolting inder the oppresive yoke or the ac ivities are a prelude to an invasion nove. Open warfare against the nvaders was under way, but. the op losition was far outnumbered and little immediate hope is held for the gallant Danish patriots who were -jeing slaughtered in fairly sizable numbers by the enemy reinforced (Continued on page six) -e Kalioninx Board Allot» Cur In County Friday i -* A certificate for the purchase of j i new automobile was issued by the j Martin County War Price and Ra- j tioning Board last Friday to Hugh i Roberson, Robersonville farmer. tiing smoothly, and the operation ol the market, the prevailing prices and things in general are being high ly commended by the growers. Few complaints are being heard and things are going good The market narrowly avoided a block last Friday and the record sale yesterday shows that the operators are doing all in their power to main tain an even selling organization. So far the market has sold in ex cess of one and one-half million pounds, and sales for today are esti mated m excess of 200,000 pounds While there has been som - l about limiting sales to three or four days each week or cutting an extra hour off the selling day, no official action has been taken, and none is expected without proper notice to the farmers. Local Citizen Died Sunday In Hospital After Long Illness Funeral Services Are llclil at Home on Williams Street Here Yesterday Mrs. Mattie Brown Moore, promi nent and highly respected local citi zen, died in the hospital here Sun day afternoon following a long per iod of declining health. Several years ago, she suffered a stroke but her health improved and she was able to be up and out most of the time Her condition became suddenly worse the middle of last week and she entered the hospital Friday for treatment. Members of the immed iate family were at the bedside when tlu> end came. The daughter of the late John Thomas and Martha Coburn Brown, she w'us born near Robersonville on Decembei 25, 1880. A few years fol lowing the death of her mother, she moved to Wiiliamston at the age of fourteen years to make her home with her uncle, Mr. R. B. Brown, and Mrs. Brown. About thirty-two years ago, she was married to Mr. Charles (). Moore, of Pitt County, and after making their home there for about a year, they located m Wiiliamston where she had since made her home Mrs. Moore had been a member ol the local Christian Church for many years, remaining faithful in Its serv ice and loyal m its support during all that time. Possessed ot a quiet and unassuming character, she wa ■ devoted to her family and was a lov al friend to many. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Clark, of Fayetteville, and Mrs. ,1. M. Boyce, of Norfolk; one (Continued on page six) -@ Everetts School To Open Tomorrow The Everetts school will open on Wednesday, September 1st, at nine !fWWRr"Wutpe! 'viil ;.h held in the auditorium at 9:30. Friends and par ents are urged to attend. For the first few wt-Wks of school, the schedule will be short so that children will be able to help with farm work. After the first day school will begin at (1:00 and close at 1:15. Parents are asked to send the chil dren’s fees as early as possible, the first day preferably. Instructional fees for all grades are 50c, and book rental fees for first and second grades are 50c; or third, fourth and fifth grades, 60c; for sixth and seventh grades, 70c. The Everetts faculty is complete. IVfj.-s Thelma jf-Vei, Mi.-s Cieo James, and Mrs. Elmo James will teach grades four to seven, and Miss An :ia Louise Taylor, Mrs. J. W. Bailey, and Mrs. Gentry Mills have grades jne through three. CORN CROP k;___J Additional proof, supporting reports pointing to a record corn crop, was offered yesterday by Farmer C. B. Fagan, of Dardens, when he submitted representa tive samples equalling if not surpassing those displayed by Farmer Bogue Slade a few days ago. Plucking a few ears at ran dom. Mr. Fagan counted as many as 1,240 grains to a single ear and there were two ears to the stalk. Mr. Fagan, declaring that all his crops are possibly beiter than average, has about twelve acres of corn of the Boone County va riety. -«. Deferment Based on Industrial Work Is Material i\ Reduced I I"Harillv l,\|><"<to(] to (><‘l (.all for Induction Me lon* Nov. or Pec. Following recent instructions ap parently designed by Selective Serv ice to reduce the ranks of single men and married men without children to an absolute minimum before touch ing the reservoir of married men, the Martin County Draft Board in session here last night !■ classified Ids 2 A and 2 B registrants and pass j<b on deferment claims in a few cases While the search netted about a dozen men, it will not help relieve tile fathers’ plight very much, it is believed, but there is a possibility that no fathers will be called before November and there is also the fur, | bier possibility that the call for fa i thers wall be blocked by congress ! ional action. According to present j rules and regulations, machinery is I already being placed in motion for preparing fathers for the October call in this county and those fathers who hold non-deferrable jobs are to expect notices about a week from now instructing them to report for physical examination. After the non deferrable list those fathers who hold such jobs as filling station at tendants, ticket takers and so on— is exhausted, the fathers w ill be call ed to report for physical examination according to their order numbers. It should be remembered that the drafting id’ fathers is not sejtled as yet, that recent instructions are lit erally bearing down on certain types or most types of industry. The farm er is out of the picture, but many men heretofore qualifying for de ferment will be switched to the front in tin1 draft. There are comparative ly few “critical” jobs in this county j now according to a revised list, sub mitted a short time ago by Select ive Service. In a recent memoran dum, the draft boards were direct ed to seriously consider deferments j for men engaged in critical jobs, but I the memorandum went on to say: “Registrants who are qualified in an occupation included in the (re vised) list of critical occupations hut who an* not engaged in war produc tion m in support of war effort shall not be considered for occupational deferment unless prior to October 1, j I(i43, they transfer to employment | in war production or in support of I lie war effort,” Taking the list of c ijical jobs, the idraft hoard in this county started ! reclassifying those registrants who | had been deferred on account of vi ta! indu trial job Truck and bus drivers, certain types of null fire men, to mention just a few, had been dropped from the critical list. Using that list as a guide, the board re classified the 2 A and 2-B regis trants. In some instances eases were referred to the United States Em ployment Service foi a ruling as to whether this or that job could be classed as a critical one in this sec (Continued on pact oix) Mrs Sallie Ann Harrison, respect ed county citizen, died at her home near Bern Grass yesterday morning at 1:3(J o'clock following a long per iod of declining health. She had been an invalid for eight years, spend ing most of that time in bed. The daughter of the late'Noah and Mary Rogers Gurganus, Mrs Harri son was born in the Bear Grass community <12 years ago and lived there all her life. In early woman hood she was married to W. R. Har rison who died about four years ago. 'She is survived by the t’&BWviijg 'children, Messrs. Roy, Oliver. El mer, Lemuel. Herbert and Simon Harrison, and Mrs. Ilattie Wynne, all of this county. Funeral services are being con ducted at the home this afternoon at 4 o'clock by Elder B. S. Cowin of the Bear Grass Primitive Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the family cemetery, about one mile from the late home. -® Mrs. illic C. Roberson Citnlimies Critically III Forced to her bed about ten days ago, Mrs. Allie Roberson continues critically ill in a Washington hospi tal, according to a report reaching here early this afternoon from the institution. Earlier her condition was reported little changed from what it was when she entered the hospital Sunday morning, but shortly before noon it was reported that members of the family had been called to her bedside indicating that there was lit tle hope for her recovery.