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County Third War Loan Drive Pushing Toward Million Dollar Goal FAT DAT WA* JL\T >6 "OND DAT tm mnm—un omum THE ENTERPRISE OVER THE TP* FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAS BGNDS'STAMPS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 78 Williamston, Martin County, ISorth Carolina. Friday, Ovtober I, 1913. ESTABLISHED 1899 Two Hundred and Forty-nine Employes Get Total <sf $28,089.84 Receiving their first pay in five months on Tuesday of this week, Martin County school teachers won der just what the governor of North Carolina would have said to the gov ernor of the state to the south had that much time elapsed between sips. In all, the teachers and other school employees, including principals, jan itors and truck drivers, received a total of $28,089.84. While the total sum reaches well into the tens of thousands, divided among the 149 employees it dwindles away to lit tle driblets. Two years ago, the school employe payroll for the first month amount ed to $24,278.50, and even though the number of teachers has been slightly decreased, the salary in crease is still negligible in the face of increased living costs. And then victory taxes and other deductions have to be considered. A review of the payroll for the first school month ending last Tues day shows that salaries received by white and colored teachers are vir tually the same, the 76 teachers in the white elementary schools re ceiving $10,343.28 and the same num ber of teachers in the colored ele mentary schools receiving $9,777.93. In the high schools, the white teach er’s pay is averaged at about $128.50 as compared with an average of about $125 for colored high school teachers. The difference in the sal ary schedules has been narrowed down gradually but steadily until the teacher in the colored school holds a marked advantage as far as finances are concerned. Checks were drawn this week in the sum of $28,089.84, but not all of that amount was distributed. Sever al of the colored schools were forced to close when the number of ab sences fell to a low figure about two weeks ago. Some of the schools now idle will possibly try to reopen next week or the week following. The salary schedule for the first month follows by departments: six white high school principals, $1, 4§6.98; two colored high school prin cipals, $480; sixteen white high school teachers; $2,055.65, six colored high school teachers, $754.99; one white elementary school principal, $165; seventy-six white elementary teachers, $10,343.28; seventy-six col ored elementary school teachers, $9, 777.93; fourteen janitors, $755.29, forty school bus drivers, $540; four white commercial teachers, $505.00; five white vocational teachers, $61 i.'it&rVGSxmm 1 al teachers, $414, making a grand to tal of $28,089.84, exclusive of the superintendent’s, secretary’s and mechanics’ salaries. “Bums” Way Across The Ocean For Visit • — Catching a plane ride in North Africa a short time ago, John Bland, Jr., U. S. Navy radio operator mechanic, is spending a fifteen-day furlough here with his parents. Sail ing high in his ship last Sunday af ternoon, the youth recognized his home when he flew over here, but when the pilot offered him a para chute, he decided to continue on to Norfolk and retreace the route by bus back hopje. Assigned a patrol plane, the young man has seen some action, but he says things are fairly quiet where he is now stationed. The young man entered the serv ice about two years ago, spending eighteen months in foreign service. This is his first visit home. Certain Now That A Few Idlers Will Be Referred T o Courts —*— Apparent Violations of Labor Stabilization Law Are Uncovered Machinery for elimina'ing vagran cy and idleness was set in motion here yesterday afternoon at three o’clock when the County Labor Mo bilization Committee held its first hearings in the courthouse. Playing the role of a grand jury, so to speak, the committee is now working on the evidence and specific recommen dations are expected to follow within the next day or two. It was fairly ap parent judging from the evidence of fered at the hearing that some of the defendants have valid excuses for not wonting, but it is equally certain that quite a few are facing the courts. At the same time the hearing uncov ered what are believed by some to be violations of the stabilization act. More than one witness admitted that be had quit one job and entered the mploy of another person without offering a release or proving his statement of availability. Such al leged violations are being turned ov er to the United States Employment Office for immediate consideration. Fifteen men were called, but one, Willie Bryant, failed to answer. No plan of action in his case was re pealed at the meeting, but it is un derstood that papers will be issued for his arrest. The names of the oili n' fourteen men called before the neeting are: Roosevelt Ragan, Noah Hoggard, Columbus Freeman, C. C. Berry, Frank Belcher, Sam Scott, [Jeo. Morgan, Frank Williams, Noah Ruff, William Ballance, Horace La tham, Barthonia Bennett, Percy Peel and Benjamin Wiggins. Three of the group, Sam Scott, Noah Huff and William Ballance were ruled out jvhen it wsa learned they were un der eighteen years of age. Disposi tion of the other cases has not yet neen determined, but quite a few of hem, according to the evidence of fered by the defendants themselves, ire subject to prosecution in the courts. In a few cases, the defend ants are said to have offered good excuses, the committee chairman stating that in his ' opinion Barthonia Bennett was hardly able to work at the job to which he is frozen. Percy Peel claimed that he could not work m • n smm1 m ■ «i m »i» ■ uioiuv iTlv **- • « vTn . ^ -i v..v •— ------ t dard Fertilizer Company on account of his eyes. He told the committee that he was willing to work if he could get his release and enter other employment. Most of the defendants, while they admitted they had fiddled with their regular jobs, claimed that they had been employed elsewhere, several stating that they had been in the pea nut filds, one at a cafe, and one or two some place else. It is the intent (Continued on page six) LIQUOR LINE A small supply of liquor was placed on the shelves of the ABC store here this morning and some « time before the opening hour, a line began forming. It was no long line, but truck drivers park ed their trucks, public servants ran from their offices and white and colored lined up in order. The sidewalk was all but block ed, and Hitler’s men would have had difficulty piercing the line. Estimated Six Hundred Men Fzmh County In War-Work According to the best information j available, there are approximately j 600 Martin County men and youths | working in war or defense industry in various states throughout the na tion. The estimate is based on the is suance of delayed birth certificates issued by the office of Martin County register of deeds during the past 18 months. Approximately 640 of the delayed birth certificates have been issued to date, and the demand con tinues to grow from week to week, Registrar J. Sam Getsinger says. Required to submit birth certifi cates, workers going into plants have written back home from possi bly as many as twenty of the forty eight states for credentials. In pre paring the credentials, Mr. Getsinger has heard a varied list of stories. Some of the relatives of the appli cants have retrieved their family Bi bles from dusty comers, some for the first time possibly in years. Oth crs produced their ouuri&ge. certifi cates, while stiil others ha^ their birth claims verified by mid-wives and in some cases by the attending physicians. It was about 1915 that the county started keeping a recog nized record of its vital statistics, but even since that time carelessness on the part of the district registrars in preparing the original entries has confused the work required in furn ishing the necessary credentials to many of the applicants. The late Will Rogers, applying for a delayed birth certificate when he got ready to go abroad, explained that the very fact he waL, applying iii persen fer it should be considered pretty good ev idence in support of the claim that he had really been bom. The main thing in requiring the certificates is to establish nationality. It is estimated that three-fourths of the estimated 600 leaving the county for work in war industries are colored. r SERENADERS Traveling to their work Wed nesday morning, Italian prison ers of war serenaded through the main street, one report stat ing that the singers were led by a star of the Italian opera. Their song, pleasing to the ear, was heard by those stirring early on the street. Apparently happy and con tented with their lot, the prison ers are getting along very well. The operation of the special la bor camps has been without in cident, but one report stated that two came down with the tum myache as a result of feasting on green peanuts and another was troubled with the tooth ache. They were given proper treatment and are getting along all right. Their services are in great de mand, one report stating that they have been booked almost solidly up to about the 15th of this month. Mrs. L. Jack Mills Passes In County ——— Mrs. Mary Ann Milts, widow of L. Jack Mills, died at her home in Poplar Point Wednesday night at 10:15 o’clock following a short ill ness. She had been in declining health for some time, but was very active up until a short time before her death. Heart trouble was given as the immediate cause of her death. The daughter of the late James Henry and Mary Tucker Campbell, she was born in Pitt County 67 years ago. In early womanhood she was married to Mr. Mills who died on September 29, 1934. About a quar ter of a century ago, the family moved to this county, locating a short time later on a farm in Poplar Point Township. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Simpson’s for many years, and was highly respect ed. She is survived by six children, Carlie M. and L. J. Mills, of the home; Pvt. Gentry Mills with the army on maneuvers in Louisiana; Mrs. Wil liam Johnson, of Norfolk; Mrs. H. J. Lock, of Scotland Neck, and Mrs. Pay Bnndo, of New York She. also, leaves three sisters, Mrs. N. H. Ned dard and Mrs. Diddie Hardy, both of Greenville, and Mrs. Don Worth -• ’ j, children. Funeral arrangements are being delayed pending the receipt of word j from her son in the Army. -JL.— ——— Five Charged With Public Drunkenness —i—* Five persons, charged with public drunkenness, have been carried be fore Justice J. I,. Hassell here this week, several others having their cases continued for a later hearing, possibly tomorrow. Four of the defendants, Spruill Johnson, Chester Gardner, Earl Car penter and K. W. Copeland, were charged with being drunk and aech •WP taxed with the to $8.50. In a fifth case, Rufus Tay lor was charged with being drunk and down and since extra trouble was experienced in handling him, he was taxed with costs amounting to $10 50. -•-. Volunteers Get Call To Church Street Roof Fire No great damage resulted last Tuesday afternoon at 2:15 when sparks fired the roof on the home of Frank James, colored, on West Church Street. The dry ' shingles I r~. " ova. a BfcS'Tt;;j 'H*r tke family aid--! eu uy neighbors were clearing all furniture from the house when the volunteer firemen reached the scene. Using a special connection direct from the engine, the firemen had the fire under control and back at their station ten minutes after receiving the call. It was the second call received by the department this week. - Accepts Position With Farm Security Office -» Miss Dorothy Estelle Simpson, for merly of Plymouth, hut for the past year or more a resident of Gates County, has accepted a position as clerk in the local office of the Farm Security Administration. Succeed ing Mrs. Neda Pendleton Stalls, Miss Simpson entered upon her new du ties this morning, coming here from Gatesville where she was engaged in similar work. Dead Last Tuesday R. V. Tyler Apparent Victim Of Heart Attack Early Monday Night -• R- V. Tyler, aged keeper of the Rainbow Hunting Club reservation on Roanoke River, near Hamilton, was found dead in his quarters there last Tuesday afternoon, the apparent victim of a heart attack. Accompanied by a 10-year-old youth, Pat Wynne, and one or two other children, Willie Simon Roe buck, home on furlough from the Navy, went to the camp to see his old friend. They called several times and when no answer came they went to the window and saw him sitting in a chair, his head and arms on the dining table. Receiving no answer to their repeated calls and finding the building locked and windows closed, the youths notified officers and Deputy J. H. Roebuck, Patrol- j man Whit Saunders and Coroner S.; R. Biggs went to make an investiga- j tion. They had to force an entrance about 4 o’clock that afternoon and brought, the body here where it was prepared for burial. Coroner S. R. Biggs ruled that no inquest was necessary since the house was locked from the inside and there were no signs of foul play. The old gentleman, believed to have been around 65 or 70 years of age, apparently was in the midst of his evening meal Monday when he suf fered the attack and died sudden ly. His feet were resting on the bot tom rung of the chair in which he was sitting and his head and arms were on the table, the face pressing against a water jug. He had taken a tew biles of something to eat and his coffee cup was almost full. The body was turned over to a Rocky Mount undertaker, but fun eral arrangements were not an nounced. Few details about the old gentle nan could be learned immediately, but during the approximately three years he had served the club, he had made many friends with the people in that section and was well thought of by the members of the organiza tion. -® Call For Peanut Marketing Cards —«— A final clean-up of the 1942 peanut marketing program is expected to follow .a call Issued-.today for all cm* standing marketing cards. It is esti mated that about fifty fanners have not yet surrendered their marketing P ** g - ,* i . * ■ jk .vf1 « * ^<4 made of their crops. Approximately I 1,450 farmers have submitted their) cards and a statement accounting for the disposition of peanuts grown. The report is to show how many peanuts were delivered to the edible trade, how many were diverted to the oil mills and how many were saved for seed. It is understood that most of those farmers who have not yet turned in their marketing cards have just been negligent, but in some cases a final accounting has been delayed possi bly intentionally. Those farmers who held their peanuts until the 1942 pro gram expired last June and then sold them to the edible trade are sched uled to pay a fixed penalty of about three cents a pound. It could not be learned what action would be taken if they deliberately refuse^ to,.offer I an accounting and continue to hold their 1942 marketing cards. October 5th has been set as a deadline for sur rendering the cards and accounting for the disposal of the crop. No cards will be needed in mar keting the 1943 crop, it has been an nounced. Price schedules show a fairly wide variation range, but it is believed that the crop in this section will average about 7 cents. It has been pointed out that deductions will be charged agamst the grower for trash and other foreign matter de livered in the bag this year, indieat - ■"fi handing . will pririi. I factors. ' ” TIRE ALLOTMENT I v_ _t Martin County has been allot ted 278 tires (or distribution during October, the War Price and Rationing Board was noti fied a few days ago. The origin al allotment for September was 294, but it was materially in creased from week to week un til approximately 375 certificates were issued. The allotment for Oftf.hfr calls for the distribution of 196 Grade I car and pick-up truck tires, 158 car tubes, and 112 Grade III tires, and 60 truck tires and 51 tubes. Possibly reflecting the serious ness of the rubber situation, tire rations have been cancelled in a few cases in this county recently. ounty STAY FOR FATHERS? No official instructions have been received by the local draft hoard, but an unofficial report heard today stated that possi bly fathers tentatively railed to answer the draft in this county about the middle of next week would receive a sta;> of induc (<on for a short time, at least. The report if not official, but it did go on to say that it was reas onable to stay the induction of fathers until Congress definite ly made up its mind about draft ing fathers. Should the propos ed drafting of fathers get con gressional approval, they would leave the latter part of October, it is understood. Non-fathers scheduled to an swer the October call will report for possible induction. Marked Decrease In Number Crime Cases —®— Justice J. L. Ifassell continues fairly busy with proceedings in his weekly courts, but even then there has been a marked decrease in the number of criminal cases booked for his consideration in recent weeks. During last month he handled 32 cases as compared with forty-seven in September of last year. “And civil cases are indeed rare these days,” the justice declared, adding that he had had less than half a dozen during the past several months. "The marked reduction in crime is traceable in part to the reduced supply of available intoxicating beverages,” the justice declared. It was pointed out that statistics can be used to prove most anything, but it is fairly certain that peace and or der have been more in evidence since the supply of hard liquors, wines and beer had been reduced. While holding court here this week charged with being drunk and each . court bench, stated that he had found a downward trend in crime activities during the past eight or ten months, but that they arc gradually on the increase now. “There has been quite a number of rape cases, espec ially in the congested areas,” the jur ist said. In those areas where heavy withdrawals, in the population for the armed services and industry, nat urally the crime rate would fall, and especially in those cases where the <i *111' ii.■vaai.J-tt. been materially reduced. Farmers To Report Soil Building Plan ——«— The attention of Martin County farmers is called to the importance of reporting their soil building prac tices to the office of the county agent. The information may be forwarded to the office by letter or the farmers may call in person and review their plantings carried on in support of the soil building program, it was an nounced. It was pointed out that the task is the farmer’s direct responsi bility to make the report, that it will he to his advantage to do so. Farmers ye hi- fcsv.v. planted crimson clover or winter peas or will leave soy beans planted solid on their lands are asked to make their reports as soon as possible. They are asked to list the acreage planted and the names of those who are sntitled to share in the soil building payments. -* Enterprise Representative Arrives Safely In England Pvt. F, Bruce Whitley, an employe of the Enterprise Publishing Com pany here for almost twenty years, arrived safely in England a short turn- 7.:*. to information T-»****•$*• t-i Ti re-r-ttvfW-iTW-I'it+rrg' ^F-h-C El.leipi.SL-,- .iiliilectly 'of'X.o'U* se, the young soldier made his first report, under fairly recent date, but it was a brief one. The high spot of the first message was “I arrived here broke,” He went on to say that hp did not need any money, that he was getting along fine. The scenery was described like unto that pictured in advertisements and on calendars, “and it’s real, too,” he explained. He entered the service about six months ago. -<*, Commissioners To Hold Meetings Next Monday —...». . Scheduled to hold their regular meetings next Monday, both the boards of the county and town com missioners have little business on their calendars. Other than routine matters, the county authorities are scheduled to draw a jury for the No vember term of superior court. Certain More Than A Million Dollars Will Be Subscribed —»— Six Townships Excewl Quo tas; Total of $977,036.50 Is Raised To Date Martin County’s Third War Loan is over the top, Chairman D. V. Clayton announcing last night that a total of $977,036.50 had been rais ed and reported. While the amount reported is $59,036.50 in excess of the quota, the chairman for the coun ty points out he is anxious to see the sale reach and pass the one million dollar mark. A special call is going out to all the districts, urging every one to keep on pushing the sale of “E” bonds until every township quo ta is reached and passed. The drive was to have ended yesterday, but the time for the purchase of negotiable bonds was extended until midnight tomorrow and the sale of “E" bonds will continue until the middle of next month. But the chairman is an xious to conclude the drive as quick ly as possible, leaving late purchases to be figured as regular savings. Six districts, Griffins, Bear Grass, Robersonville, Poplar Point, Hamil ton and Goose Nest, are over the top, several of them by wide margins. Williams is about $962 short of its quota. Cross Roads needs only about $600 to meet its quota, and Hassell, passibly the smallest of the districts, is just $35.75 under its quota. As for Williamston, the chairman states that a final round-up today and tomor row will put it across, and he is cer tain of that. The drive is being continued in several districts today, and tomor row. Robersonville will hold a bond rally on its main street at 4 o'clock. Prizes will be offered and the dis trict is expected to chalk up one of the best bond-buying records in the county. The following figures, based on what are believed to be fairly accur ate and the latest available reports, offers a comparison of the quotas and the amounts raised by districts: Qcota Amt. raised $ 25,000 $ 17,755.75 13.000 12,038.50 50.000 54,705.00 25.000 81,580.75 375.000 349,188.50 30.000 29,302.50 275.000 282,371.25 Hamilton 75,000 75,7 M Hassell 15,000 14,964.25 Goose Nest 25,000 43,855 73 $918,000 $977,036.50 The nation has gone over its $15, 000,000,000 quota, but everyone is re minded that the war is still going on, that as long as our boys fight it is necessary for him to save and keep right on buying bonds. Chairman D. V. Clayton is work (Continued on page six) Jamcsville Williams Griffins Bear Grass Williamston Cross Roads Robersonville FARM BUREAU J v. An important meeting of the Martin County Farm Bureau Vn the courthouse— next Wednesday night when of ficers for the new year will be elected and when 1?. Flake Shaw, state secretary, reviews the 1943 peanut marketing program and outlines proposed changes in the plan for marketing in 1944. Farmers will find the meeting beneficial, and the officers are anxious to have a iarge crowd present. Fifth Vrmv Pouring Into Naples Suburb —*—— German Opposition Stiffens On Russian Front Along The Dnieper River After six days of bitter fighting, the American Fifth Army is pouring down the mountains, facing Naples and the smoking crest of Vesuvius, and the great numbers of men and guns are advancing rapidly through the suburbs of Italy's third city which may have fallen into Allied hands by this time. To gain their present positions, the Americans fought their way through Nazi tank gunfire against the tough est defenses the Germans had mus tered for days. They swept around both sides of Vesuvius. The entire Sorrento peninsula was theirs; they took Cas tellmare di Stalia, naval base south east of the city and Nocrea, which had been no-rnan’s land for forty eight hours ;they entered that mecca of tourists, the ancient ruins of Pom peii. The suburbs of Naples extend southeastward along the coast to the Oase of Vesuvius. One can see them from the heights on the other side of the city where the Corso Vittorio Emmanuele winds its scenic way a long the slopes—one of the most beautiful views in all Europe. Gen eral Mark Clark's men are possibly enjoying this view now and looking back at the long, hard way they came. Already commentators are specu lating on what the Germans will do since abandoning Naples. Some be lieve there will be little resistance until Rome is reached, about 150 miles to the north. Others think the Nazis will make a temporary stand along the Volturno River, which empties into the Mediterranean 20 miles north of Naples. But the river is short and the Nazis soon would be outflanked. Meanwhile the 8th Army, pressing from Foggia, is only fifty miles from Benevento, which commands the Volturno River from the inland side. The Germans fought bitterly to defend that last outer bulwarks of Naples, notably at Sala, gateway to the plains, where the Fifth Army broke through. In the city itself, the work of demolition was continued up to the last. An Italian officer who escap ed to Capri in a sn.all boat with his little son, said the Nazis had blown up the Royal Palace and other fa moiis.liuildin.gK “out of sheer spite.” On the Adriatic side, the British gained another eleven miles along the coast, advancing to Zapponeta, (Continued' on page six) --Q> Tobacco Prices Are Holding Firm Here —«— With prices for the medium and inferior grades increasing and with the better grades holding their own, averages on the local market today are holding to a high level. Few piles are selling below 40 cents and few are going for more than fifty cents. However, a few wrappers offered on the floors this week went for 56 cents a pound, and some individuals aver aged right at 52 cents a pound. But it is possibly even more apparent now than at any time this season, tiautapi»<ypE-> ,vS. tobacco are selling in a price la.ige with smUfVSfifTTOF™* The real common nondescript or plain old trash was selling today for as much as 23 and 30 cents a pound. There were very few piles of that type, however, and the average will, it is conservattively estimated, held to about 45 or 46 cents a pound. Sales for the season to date total right at six and one-half million pounds. A uthorities Ca 11A ttentiqn_ To for- Ckrte&m.sJfJiiiTwg If Christmas packages are to be de- : livered to men in the service and to! friends and relatives right here in this country, a schedule of mailing dates must be observed, according to postal authorities who are again urging early mailing. October 15 is the last date for mail ing Christmas packages to men in the Army serving overseas. Pack ages for men in the Navy may be mailed as late as October 30. To guar antee delivery before or by Christ mas in this country for both civil ians and **rvif'pnr*n *ho govern ment points out that the bulk of the packages must be mailed in Novem ber, that December 10 is the dead line for handling last-minute par cels. The postal service has lost some 30,000 regular employees to the services, and substitutes are not yet available for all those posts. The Williamston office has lost three reg ular workers, and the present force is greatly taxed in handling mails of normal size. Packages are going out of the lo cal office in fairly large numbers nearly every day, but it is believed that the business will have to be in creased if all the boys are to share the happiness ordinarily accompany ing the delivery of a Christmas gift Friends are privileged to mail pack ages to the men in service, and it is earnestly hoped that Martin County young men will he remembered down to the very last man this Christman season, no matter where they may be. The good people are urged to get busy and prepare a package for overseas mailing now. It’ll never do to wait until October 16, for every Martin County man in the service ia due a reminder from home this com ing Christmas.