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BONOS-STAMPS
VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 83
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Ht'itliamslon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, October 19. 1913.
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ESTABLISHED 1899
Sixty-Three Tires
Allotted in County
By Ration Board
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Limited Number of Vehicle
Owners Eligible for Grade
I Car Tires
Sixty-three tires of all types were
issued in this county last Friday eve
ning by the War Price and Rationing
Board. While the issuance of Grade
I tires for cars and pick-up trucks
was increased, the number still 1
holds below the average. It has been
pointed out that fewer vehicle own
ers are eligible for the No. 1 tires.
During the meantime, quite a few
who are using the No. 1 tires declare
they are not the best in the world, ’
that some were worn out before they (
had been run eight thousand miles. <
Grade I tires and tubes for ears i
and pick up trucks were issued to ;
the following: i
G. L. Brown, RFD 3, Williamston, 1
two tubes. <
Perlie A. Gardner, Williamston, (
one tube. >
William Purvis. Hassell, one tube. |
Mrs. J. R. Keel, RFD 3, William- ,
ston, one tube.
C. S. Thompson. RFD 1, Oak City, i
one tube. i
J. Dawson Lilley, RFD 1, William- ,
ston, one tire and one tube. i
Mrs. H. L. Hopkins, RFD 1, Oak ,
City, one tire. (
Kelly Rawls, Robersonville, one ,
tire and one tube. i
G. W. Ayers, Oak City, three tires ,
and one tube. i
Watsie Latham, Williamston, one
tire.
P. M. Holliday, Jamesville, one tire ,
and one tube.
Leslie J. Griffin, RFD 1, William- ,
ston, one tire and one tube. ,
Dr. V. A. Ward, Robersonville, one
tire and one tube.
R. C. Bunting, Robersonville, one
tire and one tube.
Raleigh W. Wilson, Williamston,
one tire.
Harvey L. Warren, RFD 2, Rober
sonville, two tires and one tube.
Garfield Mobley, Jamesville, two
tires and one tube.
J. D. Beach, Robersonville, two
tires.
W. K. Parker, Williamston, one
tire.
Eastern Telephone Co., Roberson
ville, two tires and three tubes.
Jesse W. Bright, Williamston, two
tires and one tube.
Truck tires and tubes were allot-1
ted to the following:
Eastern Telephone Co., Roberson
ville, three tires.
Bennie Rives, Williamston, one tire.
Arthur Brown, KFD 1, Palm.* l a,
two tires and one tube.
G and H Builders Supply Co., Wil
liamston, two tires and two tubes.
Ellen Woods Carter, RFD 1, Hob
good, one tire and one tube.
W .A. Mobley, Williamston, two
tires and two tubes.
'‘Mkfca-'-' ■d ****.- v
Robersonville, one tire and one tube.
J. O. Manning, Williamston.,. two
tires and two tubes.
Farm implement tires and tubes
were issued four each to John Gur
kin, RFD 1, Williamston.
Grade III tires and tubes were is
sued to the following:
Ira Price, RFD 3, Williamston, one
tire.
Toba Bowen, RFD 2, Williamston,
one tire.
J. R. Cherry, RFD 2, Williamston,
one tire.
Mervin Bonds, RFD 3, Williams
ton, two tires and one tube.
J. W. Taylor, Robersonville, one
tire.
f'.^!"vWflc!ins, Jamesville, two
tires.
Charlie Raynor, RFD 1, Oak City,
one tire.
Mrs. Janie Fleming, Hassell, one
tire and one tube.
J. A. Roberson, Robersonville,
two tires and one tube.
Fannie Cowin Sheltoh, RFD 2, Wil
liamston, two tires.
A. C. Harrison, Williamston, two
tires.
Mrs. J. J. Manning. RFD 1, Wil
liamston, two tires.
Mrs. Grace Hand Miller, William
ston.-one tire and one tuUe
L. urmiZock, Wiiuaiiistoiv <mt
tire.
William Daniel. Jamesville, one
tire and one tube.
William J. Haislip
Dies In The County
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William Joshua Haislip, county
farmer, died at his home near Rob
ersonville last Saturday afternoon
at 3 o’clock following a long period
of declining health. He was 62 years
old.
He was married when a young
man, his wife dying in July of this
year. Six sons survive the union,
Cleavie, of Stokes; Nunnie, of F.vcr
etts; Noah, Lorie and Daniel, of Rob
erson ville, and William J. Jr., oi
Bethel.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Sunday afternoon al
3:30 o’clock by Rev. J. M. Perry, and
interment was in the Itobersonviilt
cemetery.
Bond Sales In County
Exceed $1,083,600.00
Ten Of The Eleven
Districts Go Over
Top In Loan Drive
County Exceeds Quota By To
tal of $165,630, Chair
man Clayton Says
The nation’s Third War Loan drive
was brought tc a most successful
close last Saturday evening, D. V.
Clayton, chairman of the huge fi
nancial undertaking in this county,
announcing that Martin citizens had
invested a total of $1,083,630 in
bonds or $165,630 in excess of the
quota. As far as it could be learned
from available records, the drive
was the greatest and most successful
financial undertaking ever advanc
ed in this county.
Ten of the eleven districts went
over the top, some by over three
times the original quota, and in the
eleventh case, the miss was little
more than $1,000. The time and work
devoted to the task by the county
and district chairmen and canvass
ers and others are reflected in the
record of figures released by Mr.
Clayton after a ten-hour study and
tabulation of the figures for the var
ious districts.
Expressing great pleasure with the
success of the drive and extending
his most sincere thanks for the aid
and support given the campaign by
everyone, Mr. Clayton explained
that the county was allotted $76,000
by the State, $30,000 by the county
treasury and $50,000 by the Ameri
can Tobacco Company, but without
those allotments the county exceed
ed its $918,000.00 quota.
The sales are compared with quo
tas, by districts, as follows:
Sales Quota
23,931.25 $ 25,000
Jamesville
Williams
Griffins
Bear Grass
Williamston
Cross Roads
Robersonville
Poplar Point
Hassell
I Hamilton
i Goose Nest
$
13.553.75
59.130.75
85.212.50
408,078.75
36.101.50
298,088.25
19.218.75
15.881.25
80.227.50
44.206.25
13.000
50.000
25.000
375.000
30.000
275.000
10.000
15.000
75.000
25.000
$1,083,630.50 $918,000
According to Chairman Clayton’s
records, 2,036 ‘ E” bonds were sold
representing slightly more than one
fourth of the total or $294,577.00, to
be exact. The remainder of the
amount represents investments in
“F”, “G” and negotiables. It is quite
apparent that the “E” bond purchase
is the backbone of the war loan for
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nized as a more cr less permanent
investment; that is it will, with some
few exceptions, of course, await ma
turity ten years from now. Most of
the negotiables are due and pa; ible
at the end of twelve months. It is
interesting to note that one or two
districts almost met their quotas with
the outright purchase of “E” bonds.
Robersonville led the county in the
amount of “E” bonds purchased. Wil
liamston was second and Griffins
was third. Although Jamesville did
not quite meet its quota, nearly $18,
000 was invested in “E” bonds. Wil
liams nearly raised its quota with
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Pvt. MurielBland
Post Motor Driver
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Fort Moultrie, S. C.—Private Mur
iel L. Bland, Williamstcn, Route 3,
has recently been assigned to duty
with the WAC Detachment at Fort
Moultrie as a driver with the Post
Motor Pool.
Prior to her enlistment in the
WAC, Pvt. Bland attended tnc Wil
! tarns ton • High School. Follow ins
grauuotiofi from th-t—-1KA.C.
Training Center at Daytona Beach,
Fla., she attend'd the Motor Trans
port School there, and with her prev
ious training and experience as a
basis for classification, was assign
ed to duty at Fort Moultrie, where
she is doing valuable work in the war
effort by releasing a man for more
active duty.
Pvt. Bland has two brothers in
the service, John H. Bland, Aviation
Machinist, Third Class, U. S. N-, and
Pvt. Alonza E. Bland, who is station
ed at Camp Claiborne, La.
Druggist Undergoes
A Major Operation
Mr. C B. Clark, local druggist,
• underwent a major operation in a
' Durham hospital yesterday morn
ing, reports reaching here stating
1 that a blood transfusion was neces
l sary before the operation was com
l pleted. However, the operation was
i said to have been very successful
and he is expected to recover.
PACKAGES
“It is possible that some boys
from this community serving in
the Army overseas will not get
a package for Christmas, but it
is believed that something has
been sent to every one of them,”
Mrs. Susie P. Fowden, local post
mistress, said last Saturday after
the deadline for mailing Christ
mas parcels to the armymen had
been reached. Nearly 100 pack
ages—or 83 to be exact—were
mailed here last Friday, boost
ing the total close to 1,000 for
the season.
While the date for mailing
packages to the boys in the Army
overseas is past, packages may
be mailed to those young men in
the Marine Corps, Coast Guard
and Navy until November 1.
Church Meeting Is
Well Attended Here
The revival, which began at First
Christian Church one week ago, con
tinues with increasing interest., the
audience Sunday night taxing the
entire capacity of the auditorium.
There have been a number of addi
tions to the congregation and a per
ceptible uplift in the spiritual at
mosphere. Other churches are coop
erating.
Dr. R. If Crossfield, the Birming
ham evangelist, said Sunday eve
ning that he hoped that every church
in the city would receive a distinct
blessing from the mission. A num
ber of ministers are in the congrega
tion from time to time, and delega
tions arc attending from nearby
cities and communities.
The revival will continue every
night this week, except Saturday,
and will close Sunday night. The or
dinance of baptism will be adminis
tered to a number of candidates on
Wednesday at the close of the serv
ices, administered by the pastor, the
Rev. John L. Goff.
The music, directed by Mrs. W. C.
Manning, who gives an organ recital
of sacred music every evening pre
ceding the services, is contributing
much to the interest.
The following are the subjects of
sermons for Wednesday and Thurs
day: “Why Not A Christian?” and
“Unconditional Surrender.
Friday night will be High School
Night, and all such students and
teachers are especially invited.
The pastor, the Rev. Goff, wishes
to thank the community for the
hearty cooperation in an effort to
lift the level of moral and spiritual
Jilt; ot tiie ikjvVii mid c
Tuberculin Tests
Are Free In County
By John W. Williams, Health Officer
Through a donation from the Mar
tin County Tuberculosis Association
we are prepared to conduct a pret
ty thorough program of case finding
by early diagnosis.
We invite every one who has been
or is exposed to a case of tubercu
losis to call on us. We will give the
skin test which is simple and can
.iv. If this lest is posi
tive after forty-eight hours we will
fluoroscope the patient and if we
find even the slightest bit of suspic
ious shadowing we will then make
an X-ray picture. This picture will
be forwarded to the experts at the
State Sanatorium for their opinion
which we will pass on to the patient.
We are especially anxious that ev
ery school teacher in this county
have this examination net only for
the teacher’s sake but the children.
I The X-ray films cost us about sev
enty five Cento each and if tne pa
tients will pay us the cost of these
jc.Vyy- 'ny’fiMiv; will last linger but
we wish to do the work whether we
get the cost of the films or not.
With the facilities in this county
for combatting this disease there is
no need to tolerate it in this county.
We are as well prepared for the fight
as any county.
Parenta-Teachera Will Hold
Meeting Here Thuraday
The general public is cordially in
vited to attend the annual meeting
of the ninth district Parent-Teach
er Association in the high school
building here on Thursday of this
week. Several important topics will
be placed before the me* ting and the
public will find them interesting,
Principal D. N. Hix explaining that
the main events are scheduled at 10
a. m. and 2 p, m.
Mrs. J. Mayon Parker, of Ahoskie,
is district director, and she will pre
i side.
i Lunch will be served the visitors
at 12:30 o’clock.
Allies Advancing In
Three-Way Drive on
Italy’s Eternal City
Increas'd Power hy Guerrilla
Rands and Air Offensive
More Eneonraging
With the Allied forces advancing
a three-way drive on Rome, the Rus
sians adding to their ggeat accom
plishments, the Allied air forces
pounding vital war objectives and
with the guerrilla bands in Yugosla
via and Albania asserting a renewed
strength, conservatives are just
about agreed that the foundation of
Hitlerism can hardly last into next
summer, if that long. While the fight
ing is not over yet by a big margin,
there are too many attacks gnaw
ing at Hitler for him to hold to
gether many more months, observ
ers declare. Japanese militarists, ac
cording to a report released yester
day, even predict the fall of Germany
within the next six or eight months,
but they declare that Japan will car
ry on the fight for five or more
years. The discouraging part of the j
war against Germany is that the most
costly fighting lies ahead for the Al
lies on land and in the air.
Far-reaching developments are
now in the making and despite .stag
gering losses in recent air raids the
Allies are believed to be starting a
more concentrated air drive on Ger
many. Apparently Germany antici
pates such a move, one report stat
ing that the Nazis had withdrawn all
but a few hundred planes from the
Italian and Russian fronts and con
centrated them for a defense from
Norway to Belgium in anticipation of
increased Allied air pressure.
Reinforced by men from the Sev
enth U. S. Army, the Allies are mak
ing slow but steady progress in three
drives toward Rome. The Volturno
defense line has just about been elim
inated and the Fifth Army is now
advancing toward the Garigliano
River where the enpmy is expected
to make another stand. The Eighth
British Army is traveling north from
Campobasso and Vinchiatura while
still other Allied forces are pushing
on up the Adriatic Coast apparently
with Pescara as their goal before
turning west to join other forces for
a march on Rome. The Fifth Army
apparently will continue up the Med
iterranean coast as the other prong
in a pincers movement. The Germans
are said to lie retreating beyond
Rome, but. they are fighting a des
perate delaying action. Rome’s fate
still hangs in the balance as the Al
lies push forward to cover the 80
itiile gap.
Over in Russia, a collapse of 'die
mighty German defense is nc pre
dicted as the Russians widen their
bridgeheads no the western bank of
the Dnieper despite German dein
forcernents at Gomel, Kiev and Me
litopol. Even though an estimated
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starvation, murder or have been en
slaved in addition to rise-million scsi
dier casualties, the Soviet armies
have not let up in the fight.
It would appear that all the Al
lies are down to business now and
that the powerful action is timed
well with the tripartite conference
now underway in Moscow.
Hitler’s desperate condition is be
ing aggravated by guerrilla bands
who are rising up in increased num
bers to make his stand miserable and
costly in Yugoslavia. No less than 30
German divisions, it is estimated, will
be able to cope willi the situation
there .
Freezing Weather Strikes
This Section Early Monday
Following several unusually v/itrrn
days, freezing weather swept over
this section early yesterday morning,
sending numbers of people shivering
4n their coal bins and wood piles. A
heavy frost struck, leaving potato
vines black. Ice was seen in water
troughs by the early risers, and in
a few instances pumps were frozen.
The mercury dropped to about thirty
degrees here about daybreak,
i This morning, the mercury had
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and cofflflw?!!*^ cm it as the day
wore on with the promise that still
warmer weather was in prospect.
EIGHT MILLION
v
Sales on the local tobacco mar
ket passed the eight million
pound mark today to establish
an all-time record for such a
short selling period. The mar
ket has averaged selling about a
million pounds each week since
the opening on August 24.
Prices, while varying slightly
on some grades, are holding up
unusually well with the average
for the season holding well
above 41 cents, or the highest re
ported in the State.
Even though between 90 and
95 per cent of the crop has been
sold, sales are unusually large,
but there have been no blocks
daring the past few days.
Late Reports Point la A Line
Peanut Yield In This County
Now that threshing activities are
gettirg underway on a fairly large
scale, reports coming from the pea
nut fields are not very encouraging
in many cases. The crop is “spotted,”
but for the most part the production
is running far below normal. In the
Parmele section last Friday, thresh
ers were pulled out of three fields
when production fell to four bags
to the acre. Another report stated
that one farmer harvested 25 bags
from four acres, while in a few cases
production as high as 25 bags per
acre has been reported.
The quality of the crop, as a
whole, is not up to expectations
Digging was possibly handled too
early, causing the kernels to shrink.
But, according to some farmers, the
weather was so hot and dry, the qual
ity would not have been improved
had they been left in the fields long
er.
CINNINCS
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Cotton ginnings in this coun
ty arc running considerably be
hind those of a year ago, accord
ing to a report just released by
the Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, through
its agent, Strelsa Y. Griffin.
Prior to October 1, last year,
there were 1,156 bales of the lint
ginned compared with 672 bales
ginned in the corresponding per
iod from the 1943 crop.
It is believed that production
this year will fall below that of
last year, but not by the big mar
gin indicated in the first com
parative report.
William E. Raynor
Passes In Hospital
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William E. Raynor, local man and
for several years an employe of the
Williamston Package Manufacturing
Company, died in a Washington hos
pital Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock. Injured while at work last
spring, he continued at his tasks un
til a short time ago when he enter
ed the hospital for a hernia opera
tion. Complications resulted and he
died of pneumonia.
The son of Mrs. Sarah Butler Ray
nor, of Washington, and the late
James Raynor, he was born near Wil
liamston on October J; 1902 When a
young mar. he was married to Miss
Ada Wynne of Williamston and she
wilh five children, Mrs. Sarah
Wynne, of Norfolk; Mrs. Thelma
Hoggard, Thurman, William Saun
ders and Jeannette Raynor, all of
Williamston, survives. He also leaves
Jong grandchild fuxd.a brother,, Frank
Raynor,"of Washington.
For the past two years he was a
member of the local Holiness
Church, giving freely of his means
in its support and taking an active
interest in its work.
Funeral services are being con
ducted this afternoon at 3 o’clock
in the Pentecostal Holiness Church
by his pastor, Rev. H. M. Pope. In
terment will follow in the local cem
etery.
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Alleged Fire Bug
Appeals His Case
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Columbus B. Wilson, 12 year old
colored boy who was sentenced to a
reformatory by Juvenile Judge L.
Bruce Wynne here on October 9 for
allegedly firing the Mizelle home
on the corner of Church and Elm
Streets, has appealed to the superior
court.
In the appeal filed by his attor
ney, B. A. Critcher, the youth claims
the judgment and sentence are con
trary to the law and evidence.
The notice of appeal, filed yester
day in the clerk’s office, came before
preliminary arrangements could be
completed for entering the boy in
the correctional school at Huffman.
Welfare authorities stated yesterday
they had heard nothing from the ap
plication filed with the school au
thorities. During the meantime, the
, boys enjoys his freedom and the ap
parent pleasure of gaing where he
pleases. One report states that he is
attending school regularly, but the
report could not be verified immed
iately by recognized agencies.
T. C. Griffin Improving
In Hott/rital At Richmond
Taken suddenly ill while working
in a local store last Wednesday af
ternoon, Mr, T. C. Griffin, Griffins
Township farmer and business man,
was reported much improved in a
Richmond hospital today. He was
said to be very anxious to return
home, but his plans are being de
layed pending the outcome of a con
ference with his doctor some time
today, it was learned.
Deliveries are increasing in vol
ume on the local market, and it is
believed now that as many as 5,000
bags will be handled daily within
the next few days. Prices are hold
ing firm, one report stating that the
market here is averaging right at
$7.30 per hundred with $7.60 as a
maximum to date. Few sales have
been made below $6.90 and a very,
very few below $6.50 per hundred
pounds.
Picking charges are causing some
fury among the growers, one report
stating that the fees range up to 75
and 80 cents a bag in some sections.
Some growers have balked at the
price, and harvesting possibly will
be delayed in some areas.
Starting the first of last week, the
Williamston Peanut Company plant
is now operating on a double shift to
care for the increased deliveries and
will possibly go on a three-shift
schedule soon.
Two Young Men Are
Seriously Injured In
Auto Wreck Sunday
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Four Others Are Slightly Hurt
When Car Goes Out of
Control at Janiesville
Two youths were seriously injur
ed and four others were slightly hurt
when the car in which they were
riding went out of control and crash
ed into an embankment on the south
ern approaches of Jamesville last
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Ilis skull fractured, Ernie Mobley,
owner of the car, was possibly the
one most, severely hurt. He was
knocked unconscious and remained
in that state until late Sunday eve
ning, He has a fair chance to recov
er if no complications develop. Bill
Martin, another passenger in the
car, suffered severe head injuries.
Both young men are in the local hos
pital for treatment, late reports stat
ing that they were getting along
fairly well.
Joshua Williams, driver of the ear,
was painfully but not badly cut on
his forehead, and James Williams, E.
H. Williams and Mack Griffin were
: bruised but not badly hurt,
Said to have been traveling about
thirty miles an hour, the boys were
driving into Jamesville on the Farm
Life road when they rounded a
curve on the outskirts of the town
and saw a hpres-drawn cart in their
path. The driver claims he turned
out to pass, that a tire on the old
model car blew out and caused him
to lose control. He ploughed its nose
into an embankment without break
ing the speed of the car very much.
The machine groaned and bucked
und 'ha»dc-t' hack'
before coming to a stop.
The accident'was not repot ted im
mediately and Patrolman W E.
Saunders has not completed a full
investigation. Williams, it was said,
was operating the car without a
driver’s license, and it is understood
that he will be called before the
court to answer to that charge and
possibly explain why the accident
was not reported.
Damage to the tar was roughly
estimated at $250 by Mr. Saunders.
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Aged Citizen Died
In County Saturday
Miss Fannie Williams, 75 years of
age, died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Z. N. Roberson, in Jamesville
Township last Saturday morning at
7:30 o’clock. She had been in declin
ing health for some time, but her con
dition was considered critical fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis some
over a week ago.
She was the daughter of the late
John D. and Mary Jones Williams.
She never married and lived most
of her life in Williams Township
where she was born.
Besides her sister with whom she
made her home, "he is survived by
a brother, John E. Williams, of
Washington County.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock by Elder B. S. Cowin, pastor
of the Bear Grass Primitive Baptist
Church. Interment was in the Wil
liams cemetery in Williams Town
ship.
Sheriff C. B. Roebuck
Return» From Hospital
Suffering mightily from a tooth
infection, Sheriff C. B. Roebuck en
i tered a Washington hospital last
, Friday. His condition was much im
i proved yesterday and he was able
i to return home, leaving much of the
i swelling behind.
The attack, about the third in a
- more or less regular series, means
; the officer will be minus another
tooth soon.
YoungTvfan Tells Of
His Recent Trip To
Fort Bra«g Center
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fndiK'lion Day at Army Ceil
far Recognized as “Long
est’'’ Day of Year
In past months, sketches of ac
tivities near the firing lines have
been offered by several Martin
County boys and each was gladly
received and read with great in
terest. Now, Robert Cowen, Wil
liamston young man who had volun
teered twice before he got his orders
to report to an induction center, of
fers a picture nearer home—a trip
to and from an army induction post.
His account follows:
“The holders of the ‘lucky’ num
bers met at the City Hall in William
ston at 11:15 a. m., Wednesday, Oc
tober 6. The invitations made it
clear that it was, more or less, im
perative that you be there and on
time. As a result, the forty-one
who had been chosen by their neigh
bors and friends to be a recipient of
the 'greetings’ were all present.
Wives and children of the family
men were very conspicuous by their
absence. The family men incidental
ly made up about eighty percent of
the would-be soldiers going to Fort
Bragg. It’s very probable that the
children had more important things
to do than to go down and see their
fathers take a trip. The wives knew
the faults and physical disabilities of
the ‘old man’. They knew that they
would be coming back, coming back,
maybe a little worried and worse
for wear, but coming back just the
same. As a result they didn’t come
down to bid the old boys good-bye.
“The ‘chosen few’ milled around
like a very orderly herd of cattle for
approximately forty-five minutes
waiting for the bus. The unofficial
reason given for the ‘cattle car’ be
ing late was that Holt Evans had it
hauling a load of mules. At about
twelve o’clock, it pulled up ready
for its load of humanity. The men
were checked in and bidden fond
farewell by Draft Board Clerk Mar
ion Cobb.
“With a lurch and a roar, the bus
started up Main Street. Heads went
out every window on the bus as the
hoys leaned out to yell ‘Good-bye’.
With the thump of a flat tire, we
stopped at the bus station. After
minutes of deliberation, we were
transferred to another ‘cattle car’.
We were joined in this bus by three
boys from Currituck County. The
leader of the Currituck delegation
said that thirty-otic were supposed
to have made the trip hut only three
showed up that morning.'
‘ Shortly before the bus pulled cut
at 12:45, a lady came up and gave
two gentlemen a parting gift, a pint
of liquor. It was to he used only in
cast1 of emergency, snake bite, etc.
As we pulled out of the bus station,
the Robersonville contingent claim
: . - .id few pambling
until we had passed Collie Swamp.
One of the Currituck boys fell to his
knees in the aisle with a pair of
home-made wooden dice clutched in
his hands. The dice were painted
red and he yelled, ‘Shoot a quarter’
as he bounced them on the floor. The
two bits was covered immediately
as the hoys rallied around. Another
game was started at the other end
of the bus to give some of the other
boys a chance. A deck of cards put
in their appearance in the forward
pnd of the bus and a swift black jack
game was soon in progress.
‘‘The bus echoed with cries of ‘box
cars’, hit him a natural dice’ ,‘you’re
faded’, ‘five cards, pay me,’ and so
i-*-ii in»' hv.s rolled on toward
whatever destiny had in stole. Stop
ping in Smithfield for dinner gave
some of tiie sporting gentlemen then
first chance to get oil their knees
(,
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Expect Successful
United Fund Drive
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i'ri'liminary reports coming from
liu' special gs/ts committee clearly
indicate that the United Wat Fund
Dtive in this county wiii tWPWe a
liberal support among all the peo
ple when it gets underway next
Monday, N. C. Green, chairman, said
this morning. Approximately $1,000
has already been pledged as a result
of preliminary work handled by
the special gifts committee. It is ap
parent however that every one will
have to participate in the drive if
the $10,500 is to be raised.
Meeting in the courthouse here
this evening at 8 o’clock, members
of District One executive commit
tee, leaders and house-to-house can
vassers will formulate final plans for
advancing the drive. Quotas will be
fixed for the several distiicts, and
every one of the five townships—
Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear
Grass and Williamston—is expected
to be well represented. The meet
ing will not last very long and in
. terested citizens in addition to the
• regular committee and canvasser*
are invited to attend.