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PAT DAT WAS Jh BOND DAT —unworn THE ENTERPRISE OVER IKE TCP FOR VICTORY •ft* UNITED STATES WAX BQNDS'STAMPS VOLUME XLV1—NUMBER 80 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina,^ Friday, October 8, 1943. * * 4, f ESTABLISHED 1899 Farm Bureau Leader Speaks to Group Here Executive Secretary j Critical Of Present Agricultural Trend -®—— Greater Need for Strong Farm Organization To Advance Cause of Farmer -* Speaking to approximately seven ty-five representative members of the Martin County Farm Bureau in the courthouse last Wednesday eve ning, R. Flake Shaw, secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, declared that at no time in history was there a greater need for a strong organization to advance the inter ests of agriculture, to work that the farmer may get his fair share of the national income. The secretary, declaring that at no time in history was there a great er need for a strong organization to advance the interests of agriculture, to work that the farmer may get his fair share of the national income. The secretary, declaring that the present situation in which agricul ture finds itself is intolerable and alarming, was critical of the present farm program. “The administration is always rubhing the farmer the wrong way,” he declared. “If we are to be treated in such a way now, what are we to expect when sur pluses start piling up?” he asked. Mr. Shaw pointed out that the far mers, numbering about 25 per cent of the population, are getting only twelve per cent of the national in come, that they cannot be responsi ble for inflation. “And yet when the President speaks to labor, as he al ways does, he promised to roll back farm prices 10 to 15 per cent," the farm bureau official said. Mr. Shaw did not recognize the subsidy pro gram proposed by the President that would boost the farm income and_ yet stay the danger of any possible in flation threat. The chief evil facing the farmer today, according to the ranking Farm Bureau official is the pressure ad vanced by other groups. "Despite the power exerted by those organizations which the Farm Bureau could noj. even offer janitor service and pay light and electric fan bills, the Farm Bureau has made progress,” Mr. Shaw.,«j.crlare,d. jwmL,ha.,»«(. aa.Jo. say that he believed the long time program will be acceptable and fav orable. While he was critical of the ad ministration policies just now, Mr. Shaw paid a tribute to the President, and appealed to all farmers to help support the war program and not to fail those who fight regardless of price or profit. At the same time he appealed to the farmers to fight for what was right here at home. Th* s*al need for a strotfjffM# (Continued on page six) Sell Nearly Seven Million Pounds Here With one of the largest sales of the week on the floors today, the lo cal tobacco market is nearing the seven million pound-mark. Price averages are holding high, but it is apparent that the good to very choice grades are off from two to three dol lars per hundred pounds. Quite a few sales were made above 47 cents this morning:, but the pnce ranee was fairly stable between 42 and 45 cents a pound. Very few sales fell below forty cents, and plain old black scrap was selling for 31 and 32 cents a pound this morning. “The inferior types of tobacco are selling as high as I have ever seen them,” Farmer C. C. Fleming of Jamesville remarked this morning after observ ing the early sales. ‘‘And it really suits me better,” he added. Sales were made on the local floors today for farmers from many ixiilutit's, including one Horn Vit Ak official- gwwurigjcnt report J released this'meriting -nows fnatj the .belt sold 2,916,138 pounos on Wednesday of this week for an aver age of $43.61 For the season up to and including. that day, the entire belt had sold 196,567,863 pounds for an average of $39.05. Arrest Man Leaving Still Last Saturday Evening Dewey Wade, white man, was ar rested about 10 o’clock last Satur day night when he was found on a path leading from a liquor still. He had a small amount of white liquor on his person Placed in jail that night, he was released the follow ing morning and is scheduled to ap pear in court next Monday. Shortly after taking the man into custody, Officers Joe and C. B. Roe buck, Roy Peel and W. S. Hunt, found a liquor still and wrecked it. The plant, hot at the time, had a gas drum for a kettle. The officers poured out three barrels of molasses beer and a gallon of white “lightning.” WARNING \r ! I _J A solemn warning was issued by the Martin Coiajty War Board office this week to Class “C” registrants who were re leased from their classifications temporarily for other non-farm duties. It is understood that if these registranst fail to report to the draft board at the expira tion of their releases or as soon as their special work is com pleted and reestablish their clas sifications, they will be made subject to the draft call immedi ately and with further notice. Approximately 180 registrants within the draft age were re leased temporarily from their farm classifications in this coun ty during the past few months. Red Army Renews Smashing Drive On The Eastern Front Inrreiittiiifc RoUtunee Along: The Italian Front Offered By the Germans Following a brief lull, the Red Army has resumed its drive on the Eastern Front and has smashed the strong German defense line along the Dnieper in at least three places. Effecting crossings, one north of Kiev and two to the south, the Rus sians are pouring their forces across the mile-wide river and aie reliev ing pressure on other areas of the line. The resumption of the smash ing drive was hardly expected be cause of rains and mud and stretched supply lines, but apparently the Rus sians are now planning to push on to the Balkan states. Late reports from Italy indicate that the Germans, bringing in re in forcerrvcntSj are determined to make a stand along the Volturno Riv er, and offer a strong resistance along a line extending all the way across Italy a few miles north of Naples by Ceretto, Campobasso to a point be tween Termoli and Vasto on the Adriatic coast. The Americans have pushed to the Volturno along a 27 mile front. Over on the Adriatic side, the" Gerffi&iis, withdrawing purl of their tank forces from the west, are battering the British offensive, bm the drive on both sides is advancing slowly but gradually. There is more talk about General “Patton’s Seventh Army being in Italy and making ready for a drive into the Balkans. Officially, the Sev enth Army is still “lost” as far as the uhlic is concerned i American fortresses were over Bremen this morning, following raids by the RAF over German industrial targets last night. Fifteen German planes hroke through to bomb Lon don last night, causing no great dam age. In the Pacific, American forces bombed Wake Island for two days, some recognizing the action as a part of a large scale drive toward Japan’s home islands. ————■# Recruiting Station _Established Here A temporary Navy Recruiting Sta tion will be established in Wiiiiam ston at the Post Office Building on October 11th and 12th, Specialist D. R. Taylor, Navy Recruiter, has an nounced. Mr. Taylor, who is attached to the New Bern Navy Recruiting Station, will take applications for the Navy and Naval Reserve from men 17 years old. men interested in the Sea * bees, and women applying for the r WAVES,.... < ,FIB9T*SA1J?S • Tlie first ’jeanuts from the current crop in this county start ed moving to market here yes terday when Farmen Leon Mat thews delivered a comparatively small lot from the Parmele sec tion. It was reported that the farmer received an average of seven cents a pound for the lot. Marketing activities are cer tain to be slow and a bit tedious this year, but the grading plan will leave little doubt as to the value of the farmer’s offerings: Quite a few pickers are run ning in the county now, but a few farmers have not quite fin ished digging their crops. The big plant of the Williams ton Peanut Company here is making ready for a test run this afternoon, preparatory to start ing full-scale operations just as the volume of deliveries is suf ficient to support wk a ! Board-Takes Aeti-Mi fn Number Of Cases ► -.y.w - Tho CaM-ri Vrc ‘•ti hrduled £<n Court Action; Six Referred to Employment Bureau Investigating fifteen cases alleg ing vagrancy or idleness last week, the Martin County Labor Mobiliza tion took final action a few days ago in most of them. Two were scheduled for trial in the county court, six were referred to the United States Em ployment Service, and action in one or two others is pending. Several cases were removed from the board files when it was learned the defend ants were under age. Roosevelt Everett and Noah Har gett are tentatively scheduled to ap pear before Judge J. C. Smith in the county court possibly on the 18th of this month in accordance with in structions issued by the mobilization committee. Everett, it was pointed out at the hearing, worked three days at the basket factory and decided he did not want to work any more that week. According to the committee chairman, H. G. Horton Hargett's record was little different from Ev erett’s The six cases were referred to the Employment Bureau when it was brought out in the evidence that the defendants hod quit one job and ac cepted another. Just how the cases will be handled could not be learned immediately, but according to the meaning of the Federal Labor Sta bilization Act, the worker and his employer are both subject to prose cution in the courts. The following men were said to have quit their jobs and entered upon new jobs else where Columbus Freeman, Frank Belcher, George Morgan, Frank Wil liams, Horace Latham, Charlie Free man. The case against Benjamin Wig gins was left pending, further action apparently depending upon his own action. The committee accepted the ex cuse offered by C. C. Berry and no action was taken against him. The man submitted recognized evidence purporting to show he had been sick. No action was taken against Ber thonia Bennett because he had a sore leg which, the committee ruled, made it inadvisable for him to ac cept certain types of work. It was learned that he could get no release from his employer, and he was ad vised to carry his case to the Em ployment Service, get a release and accept employment that would not endanger his health. Similar action was taken in the case brought against Percy Peel. It could not he learner? .immediately if I releases had been granted by the dis jtrict office of the Employment Serv i ice. Chairman Horton, expressing lit tle sympathy with a slacker on the home front, with the committee members is trying to approach the problem after a fair a just fashion. It was apparent that the committee is a full-production schedule on every front, that while excuses are acceptable, drastic ac turn is to dp expected in migrant vi olations of the emergency law de creeing that everyone should work or fight. No new complaints have been filed with the committee, and a second meeting has not been scheduled. Either because of the law's threat to bear down on idleness or because of a patriotic flare-up, there is a bet ter cooperative spirit on the labor front in this section. Six County White ' Men Enter Service Six Martin County white men were accepted by the armed services last month, according to an official audit of the September draft call received in this county. It is understood that sixteen men received the call, that two were delinquent, six were re jected and two were accepted for iimivd military service. Geo. B. Fulmer, Guilford VanBur ean Flowers, Joseph Howard Thig pen ami Henry Rawls" were accepted . v.liigbA-feK the Army and thp...Mn rine Corps, accepted’ Cecil Bradford Bonds ,nri Sam Jhathenhouse ii^uch arfl. These men. it is understood, are to return for active duty about next Thursday. The six men rejected were ruled out on account of physical disabili ties, it is understood. Orlando Roberson, of Roberson ville, and John A. Ward, Jr., of Wil liamston, are scheduled to return home for a three-weeks furlough. They will likely enter active service in early November. -* Local Boy Instructor In Navigation School -,*> San Marcos, Texas.—2nd Lt. Jesse W. Price, son r,f Mr. and Mrs. Jessie T. Price, 610 West Main Street, Wil liamston. has been assigned to the Army Air Forces Navigation School, San Marcos Army Air Field, as a na vigation instructor. Lieutenant Price was one of a se lected group of recent SMAAF grad uates named to remain at the navi gation school as instructors. Beginning next Aim.(lay eve ning at 8 o’clock. Dr. R. II. Cross field will conduct a series «r evangelistic services in the lo cal Christian Church, the serv ices to continue through the 24th. County Farm Bureau Names Officers For New Year This Week Mr. (lliarlcs I.. Daniel A^aiii Head* Organization; Plan Mrinlirrsliip Drive Plans for maintaining Martin County’s high rank in the North Carolina Farm Bureau, were laid at a meeting of approximately 75 farmers in the county courthouse last Wednesday night. The need for a strong farm organization was ably stressed by K. Flake Shaw, state sec retary, who reviewed the farm pro gram and warned the group that vi tal issues were ahead. The farmers present were impressed by the sin cere and straight-forward address of the secretary, and many volunteer ed to work in behalf of the organi zation. Farmer Charles L Daniel, of Wil liams Township, who has success fully led the organization for three years, was unanimously reelected to the-presidency. Mr. Daniel staled that he had prepared his farewell address, that re-election had not been expect ed. He pledged his best efforts in promoting the work of the organi zation and the interests of all farm ers. Elder A. B. Ayers was elected vice president by unanimous vote, and Assistant County Agent L. L. McLendon was named secretary j treasurer. The live new directors are V. G. Taylor, of Cross Roads; Mayo Hardison, of Poplar Point, J R. Win (Continued on page six) -3 One Hurt in Series Of Auto Accidents One person, First Lieutenant Fred Glazer, was badly but not seriously hurt and several others narrowly escaped injury in a series of auto ac cidents reported on Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday of this week. The army man, connected with tiie damn for war prisonr rs^it Wi.nd-, sor, suffered a broken leg and a slight skull fracture when his jeep went out of control, left the road, struck a telephone pole and turned over beside the railroad a short dis tance this side of Dardens last Tues day afternoon at 5 o’clock. He was placed in the local hospital for treat ment and is getting along very well. It could not be learned where the officer is from originally. Damage to the army jeep will approximate $100, according to an estimate made cry i ’cVii (in'i fii'i I rv. Oattadci’». $tunrung,.<j££ the left .sjde of ff. S Highway* ^^.vfevCr' bid., eiiily nesday evening to avoid sir■ /,mg » car tiiat was making''a ii-XX turn down the Big Mill Poad, J. D. Silverthorne of Darlington, S. C., escaped unhurt. His wife and their small child also escaped injury. His car, a 1939 Hud son, was damaged badly, Fatrolrnan Saunders stating that at least $150 will be necessary to repair the ma chine. The fellow who made the left turn just as Mr. Silverthorne start ed to pass him, stopped but he soon left without making his identity known. Striking a telephone poky the car interrupted communications over several telephone circuits for about an hour. Yesterday morning Miss Bernice Louise Bullock lost control of the car, a 1941 Chevrolet sedan belong ing to Pittman’s Cleaners, she was driving and ran into an embankment on a curve just this side of the State prison camp on the old Greenville Road. She was accompanied by Miss Mamie Audrey Coburn but neither of them was hurt. Damage to the jear was estimated at about $100, 'Patrolman Saunders said. P* •*'«'«!« • 1 "?>• '*••• w '**•1 Ians Advanced For IBi" In ited 'Aar F uml Drive iai The (bounty l,\(diiive Committees ft tuned For Two Districts in the Past Few Davs Plans are bein grapidiy advanced for launching on Monday, October 25. a drive to raise $10,481 in this county for the Nation's United War Fund, an undertaking that has the endorsement of recognized leaders throughout the world. Advanced in the name of suffering humanity and for the welfare of American fight ing men on both sea and land. Mr. N. C. Green, chairmaning the drive in this county, states that quite a few citizens had already volunteer ed their services in handling the all important task. Others are asked to join in the movement a little later. Tentative plans for advancing the drive in this county were outlined this week by Chairman Green, The county has been divided into two dis tricts: District No. 1 includes James ville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and Williamston Township, and Dis trict No 2 includes Cross Roads, Rob ersoavillc, Poplar Point, Hamilton Goose Nest Townships. District No. 1 wtih a quot of $6, 931, has the following set-up: Can vass Committee, V J. Spivey and J. C. Manning; treasurer, H. A. Bowen; initial Rifts committee, Wheeler Mar tin, G. H. Harrison and Dr. John D. Biggs; executive committee, H. L. Barnhill, F. U. Barnes, G. G. Wool aid, J. S. Whitley, J. M. Saunders, J. E. King, John W. Gurkin and John Daniel Biggs for Williamston Town ship; J. Eason Lilley, Geo. C. Grif fin and Asa J. Hardison for Griffins, II. G. Harrison, Rossel Rogers and r. L. Perry for Bear Grass, Joshua L. Coltrain and R. J. Hardison for Williams, C. C. Fleming, J. F. Jor dan and F. W. Holliday for Jarnes ville. District No. 2 with a quota of $3, 550, has the following set-up: J- M. Perry, chairman; B. L. Stokes, treas urer and J H. Gray, chairman spec ial gifts committee; executive com mittee, S. L. Roberson and Irving Smith for Robersonville Township; J. W. Eubanks for Hassell, D. G. Matthews for Hamilton, J- H. Ayers for Oak City, V. G. Taylor, for Cross Roads and L, H. Taylor for poplar Point. Explaining the quota for District No 1, Chairman Green said that $5, 591.00 plus $150 expenses is to be raised on a prorata basis, that tne remainder which includes $B90 for Boy Scouts, $250 for local USD, $150 for recreational center and $100 for ■ the Christmas Cheer fund, will be raised in Williamston with the pos sible exception of a part, of the amount for the Scouts which it is likely that the citizens of Jamesvtlle where there is a Scout troop will want to contribute. No salaries are being paid, and the expenses will go for postage, printed matter and travel „ „ President Roosevelt formally launched the nation-wide drive with an appeal last Tuesday night. The drive will not get underway in this county until October 25. During the meantime, suffering hununity bows to those who have already pledged thier efforts and appeals to all oth ers who will, in any way, support the drive. The executive committees are tv. meet soon and agree on quotas and other detaails for advancing the drive in the several townships, Mr. Green announces. -& Announces Revival ---hrLocal Church The Williamston Presbyterian Church has announced a series of six preaching services, beginning Sun day njght, October 31, and continuing through Friday night, November 5. The Rev. Albert G. Edwards, pas tor of the Orange Presbyterian Church, Orange Va., will be the speaker. Mr. Edwards, a recent grad uate of the Union Seminary in Rich mond. came to this countrv from Scotland, in l!i?4 He completed *h“ trKtf.if' <n •'’.bTlrfasb' ef.sgh’Mrerjng Get i-gia..Tech in I£*39, but having de ; id,.,) Ih;,d 'it. real work was in the ministry he toote-s additional year's work as preparation at Presbyterian College, in Clinton, S. C., following which he entered the Seminary. Hav ing been much in demand as a speak er while still in school, he already has a reputation as one of our out standing young preachers. The primary emphasis during the week will be toward worship and spiritual refreshment. The Presby terians extend a most cordial invi tation to all who will to come and worship. Noted Lecturer To Make Address To Woman’* Club Choosing for his subject, “Two Great Leaders of Modern China,” Dr. R. H. Crossfield, noted lecturer and world traveler, will deliver a public address in the Woman’s Club hall here next Wednesday afternoon, it was announced by a member of the | club’s International Relations Com mittee today. art in County r FAIR l Plans are being advanced bv the Martin County office for a Farm Security fair to be held here some time in December. Limited to exhibits prepared by Farm Security tenant purchas ers, the fair will not be another carnival with a corn stalk or a ham tied to its tail for camou flage. "We hope to have a represen tative display of farm products and complete records showing what has been accomplished by Farm Security clients.” Super visor Jim Eubanks and Miss Ida Roberts, home service manage ment director, explained. Plans for the fair will be an nounced later. Judge Calvin Smith Has Record Docket In Court This Week -- Forty-five Defendants (lulled In Thirty Cases Seliednled For Trial on Monday i Carrying an accumulation of cases over a period of three weeks, the docket in the county court last Mon - day was probably the largest heard by Judge J. C. Smith during his cur rent term. There were thirty cases scheduled for trial, and most of the 45 defendants reported for trial. As far as a crowd was concerned, the court was assured there would be one even if no one showed up but the defendants, the barristers and court officials. A few spectators were present, giving the session the appearance of a “big" court. Once the judicial machinery was set in motion, justice was ground out in rapid order and to a fine point. With Solicitor E. S. Peel prosecuting and with the other court officers assist ing, Judge Smith completed the trial of the docket at 12:45. Few sessions have been held when so much was accomplished in so short a time. Proceedings: Continued at a previous session under prayer for judgment, the case charging Curtis Nelson with non-j support was cleared from the docket and further judgment was suspend ed when it was pointed out to the court that the defendant and wife were living together amicably. The case charging Frizeli Jenkins with selling mortgaged property was nol prossed. Judgment was suspended upon the j payment of a $10 fine and costs in' the case charging R. S. Criteher with ! cruelty to animals. The case nan ] been continued under prayer for judgment, and when it was called this week, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendre. Charged with drunken driving, Arthur Council was sentenced to the roads for a term of six months, the sentence to become effective on (Continued on page six) Services Keep About Twelve County Men -»■ No official report could be had, but according _lo offer ed by some of those returning late last night, the armed services kept about tweleve of the approximately forty Martin County white men answering the October draft call. At least two others were said to have been detained for further ex amination with the possibility that they will be accepted. One or two of the remaining group are likely to be accepted some time in November for limited military service. Qnc report stated that Vt. ..u I). find win lr William Patterson of among those accepted outiigiit. " f MARKETING CARDS l-_— All Martin County farmers, upon the completion of the marketing of their 1943 tobacco crop, are earnestly asked to sur render the marketing cards to the farm agent’s office in the agricultural building. Records cannot be completed and checked until the cards are returned, and soil conservation payments, approximating *4 an acre, will be delayed, it was ex plained. Several peanuts farmers have not yet submitted their market ing records for last year, but what action, if any, will be tak en in those cases could not be learned. No peanut or cotton marketing cards are necessary i this year in selling the goobers ' and the staple, It was explained. : Twenty Fathers Are j * j Included in Number | Reporting To Army Wreptunce of All the Group To Leavt* Thirty-eight De pendent Children The Selective Service Act, sting ing severely for nearly three years out of extreme necessity, of course, aggravated the situation in Martin County this week when fathers were called to report for possible induc tion in the armed services. But if there was any weeping or wailing or even complaining, it was held well in check by the young men as they boarded the special bus and waited about an hour before clearing the bus terminal. Included in the white group, the largest to leave the county in recent month:, were twenty fathers, who, it inducted to the last man, will leave thirtj eight dependent children be hind There were four other mar ried men in the group but they list ed no children. Two young men, Joseph William Hardison, of RFD 3, Wilhamston and j KFD 1. Plymouth, and Cecil Edgar | Williams, of RFD 1, Robersonville and Williamston, wore scheduled to leave for the induction center, but they did not report and were listed as delinquents. In the non-father and non-married group were a few farmer boys who, for one reason or another, had lost their “C” classifications. There were a few wh owere drafted from indus trial jobs, but most of the single boys were in the teen-age group. * Four men, all fathers, who were called to answer the October call in this county were transferred to other boards, as follows: Richard Earl O'Mary, of RFD 1. Oak City, to Greenville; Luther Latham Ward, of Robersonville, to Washington, N. C.; Joseph Robert Barrett, of Wil liamston, to North Wilkesboro, and Basil Brodnax Castellow, of Hamil ton and Newton Grove, to Clinton, North Carolina. Names of the other men answering the current month call: Archie Ward Griffin, Roberson ville. Simon Joshua, Pritchett. Hamilton . Alexander Wilson Outterbridge, RFI) 1, Oak City. Verner Daitnond Godwin, Jr., Williamston. Theodore Cukor, RFD 2, Williani ston. Robert Vernon House, Hassell. Bont.i Lee Peele, Oak City and RFD J, Ricniands. Ernest Dean Edmondson, RFD 1, Oak City. Daniel Benjamin Lilley, RFD 1, (Continued on page six) Justice Handles Half Dozen Cases Locally Fifteen defendants, charged with various infractions of the law, were carried before Justice J. L. Hassell here during the past few days. Charged with hunting without li cense, Jas. R. Manning, J. W. Bell flower, Paul Bellflower, Linwood Sills and R. E. L. flux were sentenc ed to the roads for thirty days. The scrvtetU'.e■ upon, ..‘be. 1 payment of $5.50 costa- each arid on further condition that they buy the proper licenses. Manning, Sills, Hux and Paul Bellflower, entering the county from outside the State, were required to buy non-resident hunt ing licenses costing them $ 15.25 each. Joe Ward was taxed with $5.50 costs for driving over a fire hose. Charged with an affray, ’’ Carrie Bell Ward and Daisy Thompson were each taxed with $5.50 costs. Booked on a disorderly conduct charge, Johnnie Powell and Louise rttKWtJT \dr ('■!■ -jffW and -y. '"■l~ charged. with being drunk and disorderly, were required to pay costs of $9.50 each. Calvin Bullock and Bonnie Terry were taxed with $6.50 costs each in the case charging them with an af fray. County Young Man Gets Promotion In The Army -—dfr -■ - Headquarters, Panama Canal De partment.—Daniel T. Lilley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lilley, of Route 1, Williamston, N. C., is promoted to the grade of master serge»nt, it is announced in orders issued by Sixth Air Force Fighter Command Head quarters. Sgt. Lilley graduated from the Farm Life school in V.’illiamston, in May, 1937. He was engaged in farm ing prior to enlisting in the Air Corps. He arrived in this department in October, 1939, where he is serv ing as squadron inspector with a fighter unit,
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