Support United War Fund Drive Opening In County Next Monday PAT DAT WAK 4 BOND DAT trtmmt—un mturn THE 9* VOLUME XLYI—NUMBER 84 ovEa :hz ro* FOR VICTORY *rt)i UNITED STATES WAR V* 8SN0S-STAMPS WilUamstton, ftn Connfy, NWfft Garalintt.- October 22. 1913 ESTABLISHED 1899 Victim Of Assault PassesTn Hospital Early This Morning Fureral Service Tomorrow For Waller Wallace Bai ley in Bear Grass Walter Wallace Bailey, 18-year old Bear Grass white boy. died in the local hospital this morning about 4 o’clock, the victim of an assault in Robersonville last Wednesday night. Suffering a six-inch fracture of the skull when struck over the head with a pole by an unknown assailant, the youth never regained consciousness. Complete details of the attack have not yet been revealed and no formal arrest had been made in the case up until about noon today. Of ficers. including Robersonville po lice, the sheriff and highway patrol men, are working on the case, and it was learned they had established a lead that is expected to result in an arrest shortly. Two have been questioned, but their stories were not revealed immediately. According to first reports reach ing here, the young man was attend- J ing the community fair in Roberson - ville with W. A. Bailey, Elbert Har ris, Bill Rogers and possibly one or two other young men. Rogers said this morning that a grown colored boy brushed against Wallace and that Wallace cursed him. The color- i ed boy, his name unknown to Rog ers, drew back with a stick and start ed to hit Bailey. Just as the swing was in progress, Bailey pushed Rog ers and he (Rogers) was struck on the forehead, the lick inflicting a one-inch gash. The colored boy ran and Walter Wallace Bailey, W. A. Bailey and Harris gave chase. The colored boy ran from the fairground and wa3 caught a short distance away. Walter Wallace Bailey threw him to the ground and was said to have been beating him when another colored boy slipped up from behind and struck Bailey over the head with a pole and ran. The attack was not immediately reported to police, but the victim was brought to the local hospital where attendants reported to Patrolman W. S. Saunders. Work ing with other officers, he question ed two colored youths yesterday but it could not be learned if the iden tity of the assailant was established at that time. The son of Mr. Walter Bailey and the late Mrs. Mollie Whitehurst Bai ley, the attack victim was bom in Bear Grass on September 30, 1925. He registered for the draft on Octo ber 9 and possibly would have beer* called for service in November or December. He had worked' at var ious jobs as a youth, but had been on the farm most of the timp in re (Continued on page four) More Martin County Men Called By Army No Faihers Included In Group Answering Current Draft Call Almost Half of the Colored —- -■ - Are -k> G Teen-Age Group Colored fathers, subject to the draft in this county, had a narrow call when inductees were “rounded up” for the current Army call. The call, tapping only lightly the reserv oir of married manpower, centered principally on the eighteen-year olds. Quite a few men were taken from the 4-F group and are making their second trip to the induction center. There are only six married i men.in the.gryyo. For the first time,! several delinquents are included in' the list of men reporting to the in duction center, and for the first time a registrant who had been previous ly inducted into the service and la ter discharged is being returned. Names of the Martin County col ored men answering the October call follow: Lorenza Council, Jr., RFD 1, Beth el and Newport News. looker T. Bradley, Hamilton and Norfolk. Ordele Little, Robersonville. Kelly Purvis, Robersonville. Oliver Fields, Wiliamston. Colsie Lynch, Williamston. Tern Council, RFD 1, Bethel. Noah S. Nichols, RFD 1, Wiiliams ton, Eddie Biggs, Williamston. Arline Council, RFD 1, Bethel. Harvey Lee Manning, RFD 1, Rob ersonville. Feltcn Keys, RFD 1, Jamesville. Lee Andrew Griffin, RFD 1, Wil liamston. Wm. Arthur Green, Williamston (Continued on page four) TOBACCO Even though 95 per cent or more of the crop has been sold in this section, sales on the local tobacco market continue to hold up unusually well. It is now es timated that right at eight and one-third. gnUUnn .wounds have, ' been sold here to date for one of the highest averages In the State. Prices are hardly up to the peak for the season, but the market is still jvrrjginj around 42 and 43 cents a pound. Some of the nondescript grades are not as much in demand as they were at one time, and the better qual ity grades seldom go over the 47 to 50-cent mark. Attendance Figures! ii The Schools Dropli That the war and resulting ab normal conditions are having a mark ed effect on home front activities is evidenced in school attendance fig ures for the first month of the cur rent term. The attendance report ed by the ten white schools has dropped 2,891 and the trend is down ward. At the present time, the figure is 100 below the average daily at tendance for the 1942-43 term. It was pointed out that attendance upon the white schools ordinarily holds to a high figure during the first month and dwindles as the term progresses. The average daily attendance in the 23 colored schools for the 1942 43 term was reported at 2,725. The figure dropped to 2,258 for the first montn of the current term, a decrease of nearly 500 pupils. However, the attendance is expected to increase following the completion of the fall j harvest. Draft Board .Receives Claims for Deferment PEANUTS With favorable weather pre vailing. Martin County farmers are rapidly handling their pea nut harvesting work, a report from the market today stating that the offerings are possibly exceeding five or six thousand bags daily. The crop movement is reliably stated to be the larg est at this season of the year in the history of the market. Prices are holding firm with the average ranging between 7.30 and $7.50 with a few sales dropping to around six cents and a few going as high as $7.60 per hundred. Employ Prisoners In Industry Here —*— Completing the harvesting of the peanut crop in this county, Italian prisoners of war, possibly fifty or I sixty, are now employed in the local plant of the Standard Fertilizer Co. ^ The prisoners were made available when the njmber of workers drop ped to around twenty in the plant. After working in the plant the first day last Tuesday, the prisoners were provided with special masks to pro tect them from the fertilizer dust. Just as was the case with them in the peanut fields, the prisoners are proving to be good workers in their new jobs. The arrangement whereby the prisoners were made available to the'industry has greatly relieved a serious labor shortage in the plant. According to unofficial reports heard some few days ago, some of the prisoners are anxious to return to their native land now that Italy has declared war on Germany and joined the Allies as a co-belligerent nation. It is understood that several far mers have applied for a few prison ers to help with the peanut thresh ing job, but so far no action has been taken on the applications. hire Destroys Tenant House On Keel Farm Fire of undetermined origin de stroyed a tenant house on the L. L. Keel farm near Oak City last night. No one was at home and all the furni ture was burned. No estimate as to the size of tne loss could be had. * - - • Fifteen Registrants Are Classified 1-A By Board Last Night Industry Supports Most of the Claims For Deferment Reviewed by Board Handling claims for deferment and effecting reclassifications for other registrants, the Martin County Draft Board in session here last night plac ed fifteen of forty-four men in the 1-A classification and granted defer ments ranging from a few weeks to six months in other cases. In addition to the review of the forty-four cases, the Draft Board announced classifi cation action in about 115 other cases. Surrendering their “C” or farm classification:, ,d least two regis trants were placed in the 1-A group, and are now subject to induction possibly in November or December. According to one report the regis trants in question quit the farm and entered other industry without per mission of the draft board. The draft authorities had warned against the practice, and while only two cases have been up for review, it. is believ ed that other "C" registrants have violated the terms under which they were given preferred classifications. Classifications handled in forty four cases last night follow: Herman Hildon Reason, w, RFD 1, Jamesville, fr-A, deferred pending preparation of acceptance plan by industrial employer. Homer Mizell Holliday, w, RFD 2, Jamesville, 2-A, deferred pending preparation of acceptance plan by in dustrial employer. Charles Edward Rogers, w, wil liamston, 2-A, deferred pending preparation of acceptance plan by industrial employer. Carol Roy Cooper, w, Williamston, 2-A, deferred pending preparation of acceptance plan by industrial em ployer, William Clarence Bailey, w, Wil liamston, 2-A, deferred pending prep aration of acceptance plan by indus trial employer. Malcolm T. Simpson, w, Wiiiiam ston and Greenville, 2-A, deferred until Feb. 21st. Hubert A. Satterfield, w, William ston, 1-A. James Epps Bullock, w, Williams ton, 1-A. Joseph George Godard, w, Wil j liamston and Cherry Point, 2 A, de ferred 6 months. Jodie Gaynor, c, Williamston, 2-A, deferred 6 months. William Degrnffread, c, Jamesville and Nor tin a, 1-A. ^ James Thomas Uzzle, w, Jarhes ville and Greenville, 1-A. Acie Tom Edwards, w, Williams ton and Greensboro, 2-A, deferred 6 months. John Theodore Gurganus, w, Wil liamston, 1-A. Raymond Floyd Wallace, w, James ville, 1-A. Jesse Allen Bell, c, Williamston, 2-A, deferred until December 1, 1943. Sam Cummings Patrick, w, Wil liamston and Elizabeth City, 2-A, de ferred until March 15, 1944. Milton Saunders Raynor, w, RFD 3, Williamston and Oak City, 1-A. Pete Ellic Cherry, w, Williamston, _ Waiter*"Woocfrow Tysoil, "v/TTJSP' City, 2-A, deferred 6 months William Henry Bland, w, Hassell, 1-A. William Clay Brown, c, Williams ton, 1-A. Frank Eshrick Weston, w, William ston, 2-A. deferred 6 months. Lance Johnson, w, RFD 1, Rob ersonviiie, 2-A, deferred G months. John Gray Taylor, w, Roberson vilie, 1-A. James Curtis Nicholson, RFD 3, Wllliainstort and Wilmington, Deb, . (Continued on page four) Will Close Meeting Here Sunday Night -- The special services at the Wil liamston Christian Church continue to attract large crowds. The evan gelist, Dr. R. H. Crossfield, will bring a special message to young people on Friday night using as his subject “A Visit by Night.” It is hoped that the young people will come early and share in the song service. Dr. Crossfield will be heard in his last sermons on Sunday and it is hoped that many people who have not been able to attend will hear and be benefitted by these last messages. Groups from as far as one hundred miles have attended. Members from almost every Christian Church in Martin County have attended at one time or another The fine cooperation from the local churches has been of inestimable worth and value to the success of the meeting. jOifieers Wreck Two Distii!cries In TfiFi" ' County Duriii« Week —<«—#—,— Enforcement Bureau Head ’ Still Maintains Illicit Trade Is Under Control While there is an apparent effort being made to revive it, J. H, Roe - buck, ABC enforcement head, main tains that the illegal liquor manu . facturing business is well under con trol, that the trade amounts to hardly more than a drop in the buck et. With the enforcement head and his helpers doing an effective job and with the supply of legal brands gradually dwindling, dry times are in store, in these parts, and the ref erence is not concerned with the weather. Raiding in Robersonville Town ship last Tuesday afternoon, Offi cers Roebuck, Wm. Gray, W. S. Hunt and Roy Peel wrecked a hot 100-gal lon capacity tin ketMe and nine fer menters. They poured out 400 gal lons of molasses beer and seven gal lons of white lightning. Found at the still, Alec Williams admitted its ownership and explained to the of fleers that he was making his first run. He also explained that he bought the plant second hand. Recognized by the officers, he is scheduled to ap pear before Judge J. C. Smith in the county court next Monday. Wednesday morning, the officers visited Bear Grass Township and found and wrecked a partial plant and poured out fifty gallons of mo lasses beer. That afternoon they were in the Flat Swamp section of Robersonville Township where they wrecked a 50 gallon capacity gas drum still and nine fermenters. They poured out about 200 gallons of molasses beer. The plant was cold and no one was seen there or nearby. The illicit business is on the run in the Free Union section of James ville Township apparently, the offi cer stating that they found tracks to still sites, but they could not catch up with the equipment. -a>——— Parents-Teachers Of Ninth District Hold Annual Session Hero Slate Association President Addresses Group in Nip'll School Yesterday -ctw Mr. C. W. Phillips, president of the North Carolina Parent-Teacher As sociation and director of public rela tions of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, ad dressed a meeting of the -Ninth Dis trict of the State P T A. in the audi torium of the Wiiiiainston High School on Thursday morning. The speaker, who is the first man to be president of the organization in this state, reviewed for the seven ty-seven delegates present the history of P. T.A. and its contribution to child welfare since its organization twenty-five years ago. Although the speaker mentioned the importance of material contributions, he empha sized the fact that the goal of the P.T.A. is to be an interpreter of the school program and a builder of pub lic opinion for a better community and better young people. The local organization was hostess to the delegates ,/ro.m the eleven -TC:,t.v! a - i C-p-fijs-fiT..« "*■'£' t v Levin is president of the local organ ization. At the afternoon session Mrs. May on Parker, of Ahoskie, direc'or of the ninth district, presided. She in troduced Mrs. J. R. Futrell, of Hert ford, as leader of a symposium on •Protecting Children.” Participants in the symposium were as follows: Miss Gertrude M. Turner, of the North Carolina State Board of Chari ties and Public Welfare, who discuss ed the position of children in mili tary districts; Mrs Gladys Straughn ! Thomas, rnembt; of the staff of the Food Distribution Administration, advised the delegation of the plan to provide nourishing food for the chil dren of the state; Rev. John H. Bon ner, Jr., of Ahoskie, spoke of the important position of the church in the protection of children; Mr. Les ter A. Kerkendall, representing the Venereal Disease Education Insti tute, suggested the immediate need of schools to participate in a social hygiene program. Officers ilected for the following year are as follows: Mrs. Emmett Winslow, of Hertford, director; Mrs. (Continued on page four) Guardians Mamed For Aged County Resident —- ejfpei'rttd to con tinue plans for action in Burma. Mac hinery Rationed By Board This Week —*— Several farm machines and spec ial equipment were rationed by the Martin County Farm Machinery Ra tioning Board in session Wednesday afternoon. Quite a few items have been removed from the ration list, olid comparatively 'tew applications are now pending, it is understood?* Purchase permits for various items were issued to the following: Joe Wynne, RFD 3, Williamston, corn picker. Hugh Bennett, RFD 1, Palmyra, water system. R. E. Turner, Oak City, water sys tem. Mack D. Leggett, RFD 2, William ston, water system. J. Clayton Keel, Robersonville, tractor. Recovering from Major Operation in Hospital —• Undergoing a major operation in a Durham hospital early this week, Mr. C. R Clark, local druggist, was reported to be getting along very well today. In a telephone conserva tion early this afternoon, he stated he was feeling fairly well, that he had taken a little orange juice today for the first time since the operation. He is expected to be home in about two or three more weeks. Mrs. Clark is expected home tomorrow. ' i NO ROUND-UP For the first time in many, many months not a single person was arrested and placed in the county jail last week-end for public drunkenness. It wtiuld appear that prohibition resulting from scarcity is having its ef fect. Liquor sales have just about reached a new low point in this county, and representatives of the ABC system are of the opin ion that the situation will be lit tle relieved if any during the immediate future. Rule Three Farmers Are Non-Essential -- Three Martin County farmers, all colored, were ruled non-essential to the war agricultural program by the Martin War Board in session last Wednesday night. The names of those who, in the opinion of the- board, did not qualify for farm deferment, are: Charlie Watts Fagan, James Robert Rawls and William John Andrews. In addition to handling the classi fications, the War Board passed on several applications for equipment, building permits and electrical con nections, as follows: A request to change from steel to rubber tractor tires was granted J. C. Williams. Permits for the construction of farm dwellings were granted to: M. L. Robinson, Dunn and Perry, Mrs. W. D. Corey and Clyde II. Modlin. Permits were granted the follow ing to connect with light and power lines: Mrs. Lewis II. Peel, W. A. Manning and J. It. P. Griffin. A peanut picker was rationed to William S. White. -— Visits Courthouse For First Time In Years Mr. J. W. Andrews, local resident and A. C. L. Railroad agent at Par mele, was called to tin- county court house here Ill's week as a witness Appearing a bit lost in the surround ings, Mr. Andrews was asked how long it had been since he visited the old hall of justice “Just about twen ty years,” was the answer. j District Ca n vassers [ Accept Challenge to Raise $ 10.181 Quota -1> Public Crped To Cooperate And Help Itring Drive To Close In One Week Plans were announced complete early this afternoon by Mr. N. C. Green, chairman, for advancing the United War Fund drive in this dis trict beginning next Monday. Final arrangements were made this morn ing when Canvass Chairman V. J. Sp wy t 1 J Manning met and discussed the canvass in Williams ton Township with members of the two women’s clubs and other vol unteer workers. A general plan of procedure was outlined and town ship quotas were agreed upon at a meeting of District I canvass lead ers, members of the District I execu tive committee and other interested citizens in the courthouse last Tues day evening. A report from District No. 2—Rob orsonville, Cross Roads, Hamilton, Poplar Point and Goose Nest—states that Canvass Chairman J. M. Perry had already named his canvassers and that the drive for $3,550 would be launched the early part of next week. Township quotas for District No. 2 have not yet been announced, but County Chairman N. C. Green is convinced by past performances that the people will accept the chal lenge and go over the top. All donations in District No. 1— Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and Williamston—will be han dled under the direction of Chairmen Spivey and Manning. All those in District No. 2 will be handled under the direction of Chairman Perry. The five townships in District No. 1 have accepted the challenge to raise $6,931.00 quota, as follows: James ville, $650; Williams, $150: Griffins, $400;,Bcar Grass, $500, and William ston, $-1,221. In addition to township quotas, Professor E. J. Hayes ana Supervisor Mary Gray expressed the sincere belief that the colored citi zens of the five townships in Dis ii itf iso. i cotiib and would raise $1,000. After announcing the quotas at the meeting last Tuesday evening, (Continued on page four) Register For Rations In County Next Week WARNING Those draft registrants who are delinquent in any way in their obligations to the draft ; board are subjecting themselves to immediate call, It. H. Good' iiion, chatman of the Martin County Graft Iviarif, warned' "i yesterday. Effective the first of next month, any registrant, regard less of age, will be placed in the 1-A classification if he is delin quent, meaning that if he has not kept the board (Misted of changes of address or met other draft requirements, wiii be made sub ject to call. A reentrant may he ruled delinquent if he changes his status without permission or without notifying the draft board, it was also poinied out. Two Minor Cases In Mayor’s Court Here — — Had it not been for two cases car ried over from the early part of the week, Justice J, L. Hassell would not have opened his court last week-end. For the first time in recent months no cases charging public drunken ness were on the mayor’s court docket. Farmer C. C. Rawls appeared in court to sue for peace after Mayo Simmons had allegedly threatened to do serious bodily harm to the complainant. The case was amica uly settled when Mr. Rawls advanc ed the money to pay the $6.50 case costs and agreed that no bond would be necessary if the defendant would return and finish harvesting his crop in peace. Charged with an affray, Charlie Williams and Herbert Le- ; >re each taxed with $6.50 costs. Registrations Will Be Held In Schools October 25 To 28th Public ! r-fftnl T»> Ff-w Simple Kiiips and Schedule** Registrations for “A” Gas and Food Ration Books will be held in the schools of this county next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons during designated hours. The public is earnestly urged to ob serve a few simple rules and the reg istration hours. It was pointed out by Mrs Irene Blount, representative of the Martin County War and Price Rationing Board .that the observance ol tiie ruies by the public will ex pedite the registrations and reduce inconveniences to a minimum. Food Ration Book No. 4 will be made available in all the schools, white and colored. To get the No. 4 book, the application must present his No. 3 Food Ration Book No per son under eighteen years of age may apply. If a person has never receiv ed his No. 3 book or if he has lost the book, he is directed to apply to the county rationing board office. No No. 4 book will be issued unless the applicant presents his No. 3 book. Tiie basic “A” gasoline ration book will be made available in the white schools only. The colored citizen will register for his No. 4 Food Ration Book in his respective school dis trict, and ir he has an automobile he will report to his nearest white school and register for his “A” gas book. White citizens owning cars will register at their respective schools for the Food and Gas radon books at the same time and place. To get a basic “A” gas book, the (Continued on page four)