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VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 72
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William Stott, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September UK 1943.
ESTABLISHED 1899
“Bond Drive un fo A
Fair Start In Countv
Hundred Volunteers
Start All-Out Bond
Campaign In County
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Chairman Again Stresses Need
For Every Living Soul
To Support Drive
Opening yes; ;rday, the third War
Loan Drive to raise Lfteen billion
dollars in the nation by September
30. was off to a slow but fair start
in this county, according to incorr.-|
plefe reports received by D. V. Clay
ton, chairman of the campaign here.
While comparatively' few cash sales
have been reported, it is indeed evi
dent that the one hundred volunteer
canvassers are finding a sympathetic
and willing public, and most of them
are very encouraging in their predic
tions. They still maintain that the
$918,000 quota assigned this county
will be subscribed.
During the first day of the cam
paign, cash bond sales were report
ed at this point in the sum of $60,
000. While that figure includes one
or two fairly sizable purchases, it
represents many buyers of small de
nomination bonds. Not a single re
port has been received from the oth
er ten districts, but word coming
from Oak City following a meeting
of the Ruritan Club there last eve
ning stated that farmers were talk
ing bonds in $10,000 denominations,
that an out-and-out canvass would
be made of that area in support of
the drive. Messrs. D. V. Clayton and
R. L, Coburn attended the meeting
and outlined the bond drive, Mr. Co
burn stressing the great and impera
tive need for supporting the war pro
gram in a short address.
Tonight, the people of Bear Grass
are staging a bond-buying rally in
the school building, and since Bear
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Motorist Fined For
Running Over Hose
During Recent Fire
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Justice J. L. Hassell Hears
Eight Other Cases in
His Com! Here
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Joe Wilson, local colored man, was
fined $2.50 and taxed with the costs
in the sum of $7.50 by Justice J. L. I
Hassell here this week for allegedly j
running over a fire hose during a re
cent fire on Riddick Street. Wilson
maintained he did not set the hose
line. The charge was brought against
the man by officers who, according
to one report, saw him run over the
hose at least twice and possibly three
times during the one fire.
An official warning has been is
sued to all motorists, urging them to
observe the regulations making it
unlawful for them to drive behind a
. fire truck or park within one block
of a fire. Oftentimes, it was pointed
out, the fire fighting apparatus is car
ried right near a fire and then is
backtracked to the hydrant, the
practite saving much time when
. many feet of hygflfojffifr.y.sr. r~> *.o
effect a connection. During a recent
fire. A motorist drove his car into
the fire zone and lost a fender in the
rush. One report stated that he ask
ed the truck driver what he was go
ing to do about it. The officer, work
ing at the scene, explained the regu
lations and advised the man that he
was subject to prosecution for driv
ing within a block of the fire. No
charge was brought against him. and
as far as it could be learned no claim
for the fender has been filed either
with the department or the town au
thorities.
Firemen, frequently handicapped
in trying to do the best they can by
traffic congestions and by children
riding in the streets during a fire,
have made no formal protest, but
they do point out that the general
public can help remedy the situation
by cooperating in every possible
way.
Other cases handled by Justice J.
L. Hassell in his court this week fol
low: •
Dock Kennedy, Tank Bennett,
John Hoggard and Lewis Gardner,
charged with disorderly conduct,
were each taxed with costs in the
sum of $8.50.
Thurm in Perry was required to
pay $8.75 cost in the case charging
him with an affray.
Costs in the sum of $7.70 were tax
ed against William Frye in the case
charging him vith disorderly con
duct
Willie Williams was required to
pay $7.50 costs in the case charging
him with an affray.
Alex Smith was assessed $7.50
costs for disorderly conduct.
j LABOR BOARD
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The Martin County Labor Mo
bilization Board will possibly
hold the first meeting next
following its organization week
before last, according to H. G. *
Horton, chairman. At least ten
cases will be reviewed at that
time, it was learned.
No subpoenas, directing the
alleged vagrants or idlers to re
port for a hearing before the
board, have been turned over
to the sheriff’s office for serv
ice. b»i several will be issued
this, week-end or early next
weeST according i.j present j
plans.
Farmers of County
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Making Ready for
Another Crop Year
Nine Tobacco Transplanter*
Rationed by Machinery
Board Recently
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Hardiy before the 1943 harvesting
season got underway, Martin Coun
ty farmers started making prepara
tions for another crop year. Nine
tobacco transplanters were rationed
along with other farm machinery
and equipment by the County Ma
chinery Rationing Board a few days
Bgo. Very little of the machinery
sought by the farmers will be used
in harvesting the current season
crops. Three tractors have been ap
plied for and one or two hay presses
are included in the list of rations al
lowed by the board recently Appar
ently the march of progress is go
ing forward in the rural areas, the
list of rationed articles carrying cer
tificates for the purchase of half
a dozen farm water systems.
The several types of arm equip
ment were issued as follows:
Joe Wynne, Williamston, corn
sheller and husker.
Ellis Malone, RFD 2 Williamston,
water pump.
C. W. Gurkin, Williamston, water
system.
J. C. Johnson, Oak City, water
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Native Of County
Dies Near Plymouth
Clayton Modlin, retired farmer and
a native of the Jamesvil'le section,
died at his home in Washington
County near Plymouth, this morning
at 12:30 o’clock following a long
period of declining health. He was
;onfined to his bed for three weeks,
but had been in feeble health for
nearly five years. A heart attack was
?iven as the immediate cause of his
ieath.
The son of the late Hannon and
Mary Harris Modlin, he was born
near Jamesville on October 19, 1881,
and lived there until about three
years ago when the family moved to
Washington County. He married
Miss Bettie Modlin on January, 12,
1912, and she with eight cooaren
survives. Their names are, Andrew,
Harmon, Clayton E., Horace and
Miss Marjorie Modlin, all of the
borne; George Modlin, of Roberson
ville; Dalma Modlin, of RFD 3, Wil
liarnston, and Clarence Modlin, of
the United States Navy. He also
leaves one brother. Bill Henry Mod
lin, of near Jamesville, and a sister,
Mrs. Lizzie Simpson, also of James
ville.
Mr. Modlin had been a faithful
member of the Cedar Branch Bap
tist Church for many years, and his
pastor, Rev. W B. Harrington, assist
ed by Rev. Lee A. Phillips, will
conduct the last rites Saturday after
noon at 4 o’clock from the home of
his brother, Bill Henry Modlin, near
Jamesville. Burial will follow in the
Modlin Cemetery in Jamesville
Township.
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It is believed that quite a few
Martin County young men have
drawn overseas assignments
during the fairly recent past. A
few less than a dozen young
service men had dropped short
notes to the publisher asking him
to change the address of The En
terprise and each new address
carried an APO (American Post
Office) number, indicating they
were being transferred to for
eign posts.
Included in the group was
Bruce Whites’ for twenty years
ttp employee of The Enterprise.
County’ SffWtns Finance Plane 'Purchase' ~
Investing $452,000.00 in United States War Bonds during the Second War Loan drive a few
months ago, Martin County citizens made possible the purchase of the above Flying Fortress,
“Spirit of Martin County, North Carolina.” The name of the ship’s crew could not be learned
and it is not known whether the Fortress has been placed in combat service. The ship along
with others will, no doubt, help hasten the wars’ end, and it should be a source of patriotic
pride to every person who helped finance its purchase. Martin County citizens are now being
asked to invest just double the amount raised in the second drive during the Third War Bond
campaign getting underway on the 9th of this month.
First County Fathers Examined
Subject To October Draft Call
Bookmobile Making
Scheduled Tour In
New Schedule Includes Slops
At All the Schools
In County
Special attention is called to the
change in the county bookmobile
schedule. This change is made to
include the schools in the county.
This next trip wilt begin the third
year of rural library service for the
BUM region. During the pant year
circulation figures have doubled. Ov
er 28,G0i; volumes have been borrow
ed in Martin County alone since the
service began in September, 1941.
Even greater use is anticipated as
our book collection continues to
grow.
Among the new books this time is
John P. Marquand's most recent nov
el. So Little Time—a story of Jef
frey Wilson, aviator in World War
I, and his family during the inter
vening years until World War II.
Another timely story is that of
Martha Albrand, Without Orders.
Here is the exciting account of an
American officer who awoke one
morning to find himself in an Ital
ian mental hospital and being ad
dressed as “da Ponte.”
Mystery lovers will enjoy Airing
in a Closed Carriage, by Joseph
Shearing. It is a novel of intrigue
founded on an actual trial for mur
der which happened in England in
the late 19th century.
John Floherty’s new book, Inside
The F. B. I., answers many questions
about that important branch of our
Federal government service.
Does Your Child Obey? by Regina
W Wieman “is directed to all par
ents who «n?b intelligently to dis
cipline their children in obedience.”
The new schedule follows:
Monday, Sept. 13—9:30, Edwards
Service Station; 10:00, Hamilton
School; 11:00, Hamilton Bank, 12:45,
Oak City School; 1:45, Barrett’s Drug
Store, Oak City; 2'45, Smith’s Store
on Palmyra Road.
Tuesday, Sept. 14—9:30, Hassell
School; 10:00, Edmondson’s Service
Station; 10:30, Hassell Post Office;
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Accepts Position In
Miss Blanche Crisp, a recent grad
uate of East Carolina Teachers Col
lege, Greenville, has accepted a posi
tion as home economics teacher in
the Oak City school, it was announc
ed this week. Miss Crisp, who is now
employed in Richmond, is to enter
upon her new duties on September
20. Miss Crisp, whose home is near
Oak City, did her practice teaching
in the Willisir.ston schools last term.
The Oak City School
PEANUTS
Peanut digging was started In
several parts of the county this
week, the operations being dc
scribed as the earliest of any in
recent years. Farmer Sylvester
Taylor of Rear Grass and Paul
Peel of near Williamston and a
few farmers in Goose Nest Town
ship were among the first to
start harvesting the current
crop. It is believed by some that
the digging operations are a hit
mature. At any rate, the task
will hardly get started on a
l"rge scale before the latter part
of next or the week following.
The quality of the crop is^iaid
to he good, but the quantity, af
fected by dry weather, will hard
ly measure up to expectations,
some saying there’ll hardly be
more than half a crop.
Number Of Farmers
Rated Non-essential
Reviewing fifty three cases a
short time ago, the Martin County
War Board rated nineteen of the far
mers cssctiMbi and thirty-four non
essential to the war program. The
percentage of non-essentials is the
hugest reported by the board since
it was created. It is to be remember
ed, however, that the fifty-three
cases placed before the War Board
were on the border-line, that possi
bly three hundred had been rated j
essential by the Draft Board.
It was also pointed out that quite
a few of those placed in the non-es
sential group were placed there be
cause no farm work plan had her n
submitted either by them or their
landlords.
The names of those men denied
"C” classifications follow:
Nathaniel Brown, William Clar
ence Hopkins, John Henry Wilkins,
Sylvester Wynne, William Kader
Lilley, Melvin Agustus Ciisson, The
ado Staton, Dave Biggs, Joe Nathan
Dawson, Henry Nicholas Ange, Wil
liam Spruill, Jesse Amleak James,
Hubert David Brown, Dewey Au
gustus Lee, Marvin Waldo Copeland,
James Frank Hardison, Tilmori Rich
ard Hodges, Harvey Tunly Andrews,
' Lester Franklin Bailey, Edro Lath
am, Clinton Reeves, Guy Ausborne
Rawls, Jr., Asa Thomas Whitley, Wil
liam Adkins Cross, William Walter
Thomas Little, John David Rober
son, William Thomas Ross, Warren
Adam Leggett, Edward Latham, W’il
liam Alfred Knox, Chester Lee
1 Crocker, Mansori Council, David I
Brown, Louis Edward Belcher.
Some in the group arc over 37
years of age and are not subject to I
draft call just now, but the others
are in line for service calls according!
to their numbers.
Still Possible For
Registrants To Get
Essentia] Positions
Fathers May Gel OefennenU
Under New Meaning of
Occupations
Quito a few Martin County fath
ers were given preliminary physical
examination by draft board doctors
here this week, and un' -ss rome con
gressional action is taken and taken
quickly, white married men with
children will be answering the draft
call some time during the early part
of October. During the meantime, a
comparatively small number of
young white men coming mostly
from the teen-age group will leave
for an induction center the latter
part of this month.
Comparatively few fathers were
found in the non-essential group, and
it is understood that quite a few fa
thers will be called from the regis
tration by their regular ordc-r num
bers.
No names could be released by the
draft board, but as many as 59 men,
including about fifty fathers, six'
eighteen-year-olds and three young
men whose deferments bad expired,
were said to have received their
first physicals or blood tests here this
week in anticipation of orders in
structing them to report for possible
military service next month.
It is possible for the father regis
trants to register for essential jobs
between now and next Wednesday
and stay '.heir induction. A new in
terpretation of the list of critical
jobs lias been received, meaning that
deferments are possible in many oc
cupations • k driving for
a lumber manufacturer, railroading,
or most any undertaking promoting
the safety, health and welfare of the
general public. While there is no
blanket deferment for any group oth
er than farmers, married men with
children may enter essential work
and get deferred for periods of vary
ing length. It is not believed that
many fathers in this county will
transfer. N. S. Riddick, one of the
fathers reporting this week for his
preliminary physical, was quoted as
saying, ‘‘I have said all along that
when they called me I would answer,
and I don’t think I’ll bother to change
from my job in the furniture «tore
t il just go along."
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Revival Meeting In
The Sweet Home Church
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The Rev. Mr. Guard, pastor, will
start a scries of revival services in
the Sweet Home Christian Church
Sunday, September 12. All members
are urged to attend and the public is
invited.
Americans Turn BacK
Nazis In Naples Area
I $16,000.00 |
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Checks, amounting to $16,000,
were mailed to liquor manufac
turers in foreign states by the |
Martin County authorities yes
terday. Covering purchases
made in August, the payments
were reported to be far below
the average. Orders could not
be filled in many instances, and
sales have been considerably
below normal during the past
ten days or two weeks.
It is understood that stocks,
now at their lowest point since
-idtataaapadwTti -was —established in
1935, will be built up within the ^
nesit few weeks if demand will
permit such action.
Judge J, C. Smith
Calls Niue Cases
In County’s Court
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IjisI Monthly Session Alleml
<‘«l By Small NiiiiiImm' of
Spectators
The last Monday session of the
Martin County Recorder’s Court at
tracted very few spectators, and the
proceedings were of little interest
generally. Judge J. Calvin Smith
called nine cases and worked almost
until noon clearing the docket. The
court rapped down on non-licensed
motor vehicle operators, passing out
a road sentence in one case and im
posing a fine in another.
Proceedings:
Pleading not guilty in the case
charging him with non-support,
Simon Cowen was adjudged guilty
and he was sentenced to the roads
for six months. The road sentence
was suspended upon condition that
the defendant pay the costs and $73
to his wife. It was further stipulat
ed that the defendant pay his wife
the sum of $20 a month beginning
next. January. I
In- c • second case charging him
with allowing a non-licensed driv
er to operate a motor vehicle, Cow'
on was fined $10 and taxed with the
cost. He pleaded guilty in the sec
ond case.
Charged with exceeding the 35
mile speed limit, N B. Thomas was
fined $10 and tnxed with the court
costs.
Johnnie Williams, colored man
who threw a strong protection a
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Funeral Yesterday
For Former Citizen
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Funeral services were conducted
from the Biggs Funeral Home on
West Main Street here yesterday af
ternoon at 4 o’clock for M"s. Eliza
beth Woodhouse, former citizen oi
Williamston, who died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. L. Linda
mood, in Cincinnati early last Sun
day morning. Rev. B. T. Hurley, pas
tor of the local Methodist church, of
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ily plot in the local cemetery.
Mrs. Woodhouse was born in
Jamesville on October 2fi, 1869, the
daughter of the late James B. and
Caroline Smith Waters. She moved
to Williamston over half century
ago and made her home here dur
ing most of the intervening years
until she went to live with her
daughter, the former Miss Irma
Woodhouse, in Ohio, about eighteen
years ago.
The funeral party reached here
early Wednesday morning. Among
those from out of town who attend
ed the last rite.-, were, Mrs H P.
Moore and Mrs. Evelyn Morris and
Son, Donuld, of Norfolk: Mrs. Fannie
Gardner, of Washington; Messrs.
George Smith and Julian Fagan, of
Dardens; Mr. and Mrs. Will Waters,
of Aulander, and a grandson, Cadet
Mason Lindamood, of Boston.
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I TAXES I
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Sending out nearly 7,000 lit
tle pink slips notifying proper
ty owners that their 1943 taxes
are now due and payable, the
Martin County tux offices Is get
ting an encouraging response.
No complete report on collec
tions could be had immediately, j
but the property owners were I
said to be reporting in fairly
large numbers to square their
Current tax accounts.
The response was described
as the most encouraging one
ever noticed in the county tax
office.
Surrender Of Italy
Marks Beginning Of
The End For Hitler
Italian Dwlurution of War on
Germany Kxperteri With
in Twenty-four Hours
Supported by an armada even
greater than the- one reported for the
Sicilian campaign in July and mov
ing while announcement of Italy's
surrender was pend”
in,., the American Fifth Army, head
ed by General Mark Clark, landed
in the Naples area and today have
overwhelmed the Germans in what
was described as the fiercest fighting
of thg-vrar. Five fierce German c-.nin
torattaeks were turned back by the
determined Americans who forged
ahead to enlarge their holdings and
firmly#establish themselves in the
important port That continued ac
tion is certain in that area is evi
denced by the steady stream of Al
lied forces pouring into Naples.
The Italian picture while pointing
to the end of Hitler, is marked by
confusion, but already the psycho
logical aid has been of tremendous
v alue, and the outlook on the mater
ial side is growing brighter almost
by the hour. Italy, angered when
the Germans sunk two of their war
ships off Genoa and bombed Rome,
and expected to declare war on their
former allies possibly within twen
ty-four hours. How much aid the
Italians can and will give is prob
lematical, but there are those who
believe they will fight harder against
the Germans than they did with
them. Mysterious reports are com
ing out of Italy just now, and it is
not quite clear who is at the head of
the government. One report states
that King Emmanuel has abdicated,
and another says that Badoglio has
resigned. The Germans say Musso
lini has been restored to power over
a new government in the north,
while still another report states that
old Musso has been turned over to
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Three And One-Half
Million Pounds Of
Fobacco Sold Here
IViri1* linMing Firm Despite
(»lnl on Floors aini in
!{«‘ilrvi:i^ 1’innt*
Sales on the local tobacco market
passed the three and one-half million
pound mark here today with prices
lolding firm for most all grades.
With some exceptions, farmers say
lie prices are fairly satisfactory, con
sidering the quality of much of the
eaf offered during recent days,
barge quantities of tips and infer
or grades arc dn the floors, but re
iable estimates place the average
nound 38 cents for all sales this
veek.
Just what effect the government
lolicy may have, it is fairly well es
ablished mat the glut is tending to
weaken prices Unable to handle the
arge offerings, some companies have
jeeri unable to move tobacco bought
ast Monday from the warehouses,
md one trucker, delivering a load
o a factory, was three days getting
t unloaded. Yet, grading activities
ire being continued quite rapidly. It
s believed, however, that cotton
.licking will slow up the grading
work on the farms during the next
Vw days, and that peanut digging
ime will also relieve some of the
jressure on the markets in this sec
1011.
Farmers .-aid on the floors today
hat tobacco of any quality whatever
s selling well. It is apparent that the
’reen grades have few friends, but
he buyers are still anxious for all
.he other types, and a pile is seldom
sold without four or five or more
luycrs pushing their fingers up and
ihouting openly their increased bids.
While no steps have been taken to
Ei ther curtail sales, it is fairly ap
parent that some additional action
■vill be taken to relieve the pressure.
It is a well established fact that just
'bout as much and even more tobac
co in some cases is being sold each
week this season as was sold before
Liie selling pelioci was lessened. Re
peated appeals have been made, urg
ing the farmers to slacken their grad
ing work, but despite the glut they
are apparently more anxious to sell
Louaeco light' now liiah at any iiine
in the past.
J. B. Hutson, of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, is speaking in
Greenville today, and the govern
ment's position on price averages and
■tilings is awaited.