PAT DAT WAR .4 BOND DAT ip» mntn$—SAYt Kuum THE ENTERPRISE VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 90 OVER THE TOR FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS » illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Novvnihpr 12, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1HQQ Allied Forces Push Forward in Russia And Toward Rome II. S. Marines and Regular Tlrim «h I'ir.-t Round on Bougainville No major developments have been reported on the war fronts during the past few days, but the tidal wave attack is being pushed by the Rus sians and the American and British Armies are plugging away in their march toward Rome. The Germans in Italy have established a second line following the fall of the ‘ Little Rommel Line” and they have been ordered to “do or die” in their new position. Already the line is being bombarded, but the arrival of the Allies in Rome by Christmas is hard ly to be expected. There’s much hard fighting ahead in the march on the eternal city, the reports would seem to indicate. The 5th Amy, in the words of Gen Clark, faces “a desperate enemy who fights like a cornered rat.” But there was plenty of evidence that even though Clark told correspondents that the road to Rome “will not be easily or quickly passed,” Nazis were whistling in the wind w hen they or dered that the new “Winter line” along the Garigliano and Sangro riv ers be held for eignt weeks. For Clark’s men ,and also Mont gomery’s 8 th Army, abreast of it, pushed on. The rains had resumed, turning to snow on the mountain tops. The enemy, it was reported, had added another two divisions to his centra! Italy defenses, making 11 in all. The Nazis, using tanks in some sectors, counterattacked nine times. But in no place did Allied forces— now on a line roughly 75 miles from Rome—yield an inch of their hard won advances. Instead: They inflicted heavy casualties, especially in the Venafro sector, where the Germans rained their heaviest blows. American troops of the 5th Army i threatened to outflank Nazi moun tain positions near the Gulf of Gaeta coast. Eighth Army troops seized new j heights overlooking the Sangro, j pointed a new salient into the moun- I tains north of Isernia, and pressing inland from Vasto, captured Castig- i lione. The German position in the Dniep er’s big bend worsens hour by hour. The question is now: how many men and what material can von Hoth get out of his positions west of Kiev, be- I fore the Russian mechanized spear- i heads embrace the bend territory. The Germans are retreating, ac- \ cording to their own admission, along the main arterial highway westward I from Kiev toward the Polish border Berlin’s official commentator, Ser torius, says the movement is being carried out to meet the Russian threat to the southwest of Kiev. This drive joined to the operations in the Krivoi Rog area, may obviously be developed into a great pincers. Vatutin’s three armies moving southwest, west and northwest of Kiev are advancing at the rate of some 10 miles a nay in bitter cold weather, sometimes through swirl ing snowstorms. Every hour they take new communities, many of them empty of their inhabitants who have been marched off by the Germans to slavery. Radio Berlin says the Russians are “pushing into a vac- ! uum.” With the threat of encirclement Vatutin’s forces offer a second peril 1 to the Germans as they press closer to Korosten and Vinnitsa to cut the only main rail communications in ; the bend, aside from the Lwow- 1 (Continued on page six) ~Mriiisterhri Grouz in Meeting Tuesday —— G INNINGS After getting off to a slow start, cotton ginnings in the i county this year now have ex I ceeded those for a comparable period in 1942, according to Special Agent Strelsa Griffin for the Bureau of the. Census. The agent stated that up to Novem ber 1, 2,967 bales of cotton had been ginned from the current crop compared with 2,907 ginned up to the same date a year ago. With few exceptions, the crop has been picked in this county and is being carried to the gins i as rapidly as possible. Judge Calvin Smith [Hears Seven Cases in Recorder’s Court —•— Trilnitutl Is iu Session ( ulil Noon Handlin'' Smallest Docket iu Weeks While Judge J. Calvin Smith did not say so himself, attendants rated the last Monday session of the Mar tin County Recorder’s Court as the j “poorest” held in many weeks. Judge Smith called only seven cases, but it was almost noon before the dock et was cleared, considerable time having been spent on the trial of two cases. Total fines imposed and collected amounted to only $30. Two of the de fendants were adjudged not guilty. Proceedings: Judgment was suspended in the ! case charging Bud Williams with at-' ! tempted assault. The action was \ continued during a previous session [ of the court. Charged with assaulting another with a deadly weapon, Thurston Jones pleaded not guilty, the evi dence offered before Judge Smith sustaining the plea. Charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, James Murphy pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and required to pay the case costs. The court recom mended that no license be issued the defendant within the next six months. Willie Thompson and Hezekiah Bell pleaded not guilty in the case chajging^hejri jwftn ’assaulting earfo , other with a deadly weapon. They wore adjudged guilty of a simple as sault and each was directed to pay one-half the court costs. Joseph Edward Hardison was fin ed $10 and taxed with the court cost in the case charging him with oper ating a motor vehicle without a driv er’s license. The court recommend ed that no license be issued the de fendant within the next six months. Charged with speeding, Edward (Continued on page six) W. Thos. Wiggins Died Early Today --4fc — - William Thomas Wiggins, retired farmer and aged county citizen, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jas. D. Lilley, near here, this morn ing at 7 o’clock. Eighty-one years old last June, he had been in declining health for several years, and his con dition had been critical for some weeks. Mr. Wiggins had farmed all his life until he was forced to retire on account of advanced age and de clining health. Besides his daughter with whom he made his home, he is survived by a son. Jas W Wiggins, of Farm Life and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Gardner and Mrs. Woodard Leggett, both of this community. Funeral services will be conduct- i ed at his late home Saturday after- j i noon at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Harrington. Interment will follow in | the Tyre cemetery in Williams Town ship. i Two Recruiters Are Seeking Volunteers For Waves Reserve To Opoit Kerniiling Slaliou In Willluinsioii Posl Offic*#* November 19 Atlanta — Representing the Wo men’s Reserve of the Navy — the WAVES—in a special recruiting pro gram, Yeoman Laura M. Close, USNR, and Yeoman Mary A, Black well, USNR, of the Raleigh Office of Naval Officer Procurement, will visit Williamston Friday, Nov. 19th, to give special interviews to young women interested in service in the Navy, it was announced here by Rear Admiral W. H. Allen, USN. Direct or of Naval Officer Procurement in i the Sixth and Seventh Naval Dis tricts. The recruiters will be available for interviews during their stay in Williamston in the Post Office build ing The women’s reserve has a need for women with all types of training and many backgrounds of exper ience. Women can serve in the wo men’s reserve in many scores of types of work in the Navy. Each wo man who enlists releases a man from a similar job for duty at sea or ov erseas. Requirements of education and physical qualifications are not be yond the reach of any average young woman. Two years of high school or business school training and good average health will qualify any wo man for service in the women’s re serve Should a recruit not have any specialized ivi < of training or bu.si ness experience, the Navy may find her fitted for some special job and will give her specialized training in a Navy training school. All recruits are given special training of some sort in the Navy’s fine schools. Technical training or training in business nr professional work by the Navy will be of value to women re servists after the war when they re turn to civilian life. During the war the women reservists will be per forming an outstanding patriotic service to their country, increasing the total manpower of the nation’s expanding Navy and performing vi tal functions of the Navy’s activities which now take the time and atten vstf h leUffj-#- . >i,i. fighting fronts. Visit of the Women's Reserve rep resentatives to Williamston will give many young women of Williamston and vicinity an opportunity to learn more about service in the women’s (Continued on page six) -*>. Stove Ouotas For County Increased The lairiy liberal allotment of stoves gi.Eii Martin County for the current month has been increased, it was announced by the War Price and Rationing Board this week. Despite the increased allotment, the number af available stoves is not sufficient to meet the demand, it was learned. The number of coal and wood heat ing stoves for November was fixed at 128. There was an increase of five in oil beating rations, boosting the total to nine. The number of stoves, coal and wood for cooking, was in- i creased from 81 to 91. Fifteen oil; cook stoves were allotted along with ane gas cook stove. Janiftsville Boy Wing State Esgay Contest Hallet Davis, Jamesville F. F. A. member, won the third state prize in :he 1943 North Carolina Cotton 3rowers Association contest. The ; iubject for the essay was “Farm Or- j ganization in the Post War World.” j Hallet won second place in the dis .net in the 1942 contest. TOWN - FARM IN WARTIME (A weekly news digest from the rural press section cf the OWI news bureau) Increase Civilian Food Supply Mo>v peas brans, nee, and ehed 1 dar cheese are going to be available for civilian consumption. Supplies have been increased by the remov al or reduction of government set aside orders. Present conditions in dicate there will be enough dry beans to provide about 10.4 pounds per cap ita for civilian consumption in the 1043-44 marketing season, compared to 8.6 pounds in 1942-43. Tire Situation Tightens Operators of passenger cars may i find it impossible to obtain used tires | because commercial vehicles deliv ering essential goods are now eligi ble to receive used passenger and truck tires of sizes smaller than 7.50 20 to replace tires no longer service able. November quotas recently re U ased by OPA for new passenger and truck tires show 30 per cent few er for trucks and 14 per cent fewer I for passenger ears. Ration-Free Children's Shoes i Some relief from the shortage of j youngster’s shoes will be provided I about the first of the year by a new | supply of children’s non-leather , shoes for general wear, to be sold j ration-free, OPA has announced. In i general, children up to about eight years of age will-benefit. The shoes! | will have canvass uppers and soles I made from remnants and heavy wov ! en fabric, reinforced with vulcaniz ed rubber. Shoes of this type larger than misses’ and youths’ size three ‘ will be rationed. Revise Limit oil Farm Construction The limit on farm construction, in cluding residential, has been placed at $11,000 under a revision of Order L-41 by WPB Previously, there were separate limits, farm residences not being considered pari of the farm unit. Plane Production Reaches New High Production of all types of aircraft reached a new high of 8,362 planes in October, including the largest number of heavy bombers ever pro duced in a single month, it was an- ! nounced recently. Cut New Car Quota Only 20,600 new passenger auto- j mobiles have been released for ra-! tinning during November, OPA has announced. This is the lowest figure since rationing began and represents a reduction of nearly 35 per cent from the October quota of 30,800. IVlillions Sign Home Front Pledge More than 12 million pledges have ; been signed during OPA’s Home 1 Front Pledge campaign—the citizens’ 1 battle to kill black markets and hold ; the line against higher prices. In Minnesota, so many rural families j1 signed the pledge that the district j> OPA office ran out of forms, and!1 (Continued on page six) Letters Increasing To Men Overseas Thinking possibly the action would increase the flow of letters to the Martin County boys overseas. The Enterprise started listing the names of the young men in foreign service with the understanding that their addresses would be furnished to any friend desiring to write to one or more of the boys. It is again explain ed that the addresses of the young men in foreign service cannot be pub lished, but The Enterprise will glad ly supply the addresses of the men whose names are being published from time to time. Since the ad dresses are changing from time to time, they cannot be guaranteed, but to be correct. The first list of names was publish ed a few day.-, ago. Others follow. T. F. Davenport, Jr., Roy A. Hinson, S. R. Coburn. Jr., D. M. Griffin, Fred M. Taylor, Irving Griffin, E. M. Tay lor, Cecil Manning, Jesse D. Heath, (Jsmer S. Winborne, Howard B. Cone, W. A. Gurganus, J. D. Riddick, J. S. Rhodes, Jr., O. E. Roberson, J. W. Griffin, Walter M. Cooke, William L I Taylor, Herbert Peel, LeRoy Mob- j my, E. P. Cunningham, Jr,, E. L, Martin, J. F. VanLandingham, R. T. White, C I, White, Leslie D. Col train, WHIxm Cowan, John H. Coop er, William Cherry, James Davis,; Garland Hardison, Earl Lewis, Lu- ■ ther G. Leggett, Geo. Lee Roberson, j Marvin T. Roberson. Soon after the first list of names was released quite a few friends \ wrote and submitted letters for ad- j dresses. 60TH TRANSFUSION Little Miss Peggy Harrison, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Harrison, of Bear Grass, received her sixtieth blood transfusion in the local hospital this week, and is report ed much improved. Peggy was given her first transfusion nearly three years ago when her little body appar ently failed to produce enough blood cells to sustain life. Doc tors are hopeful that the condi tion will correct itself as she grows older. ! First Application Filed For Soil Conservation Payments The fir,' application:: filed by Mar tin County farmers for 1343 soil con tvrvrmwns were fony^rjWJ il; iviicign u> me feu/‘..f*u(>cnt.s 01 fice this week. Approximately 232 contracts were covered in the first , batch of applications forwarded to : Raleigh, it was learned. Others are . j being prepared about as rapidly as the farmers submit their claims and records covering their soil building ;; practices. Special payments to farmers this year will fall tar below those of a year ago when well over $200 000 was received in the county by farm ers participating in the triple A pro gram. No estimate as to the size of the payments could be had, but pos sibly the total will be between $35, 000 and $50,000. Most of the payment., will be based Ifi^r ' • J \g, j ill tic n to that amount tno iarmers j who complied with the terms of the j program will receive about a penny per pound for tue cotton they raised and between three and four dollars per acre for tobacco. Farmers are being asked to report by mail or in person to the office of the county agent listing their soil building practices. As soon as the in formation is made available, the ap plications for the special payments will be prepared and forwarded to 1 Raleigh. It will be several weeks or possibly longer before the gov ernment can write the checks and mail them to the farmers. United War Fund Drive In District Is Almost Completed I olal of $8,152.51 < iolleeieil VimI Kcporteti to ('hair* man Here to Dale riir United War Fund drive in this ■district was announced just about complete today, Canvass Chairmen V J. Spivey and J. C. Manning .stat ing that a total of $8,452.54 had been collected and reported by the can vassers in the five townships. No of ficial report could be had from Dis trict No. 2 today, but it was reliably learned that approximately $2,001) of the $3,550 quota there had been collected and reported up until Wed nesday, boosting the total for the county to $10,452.54, an amount just $23.40 short of the county-wide quo ta. In the local district one or two can vassers among the white population have not reported. They were said to have received some few donations, but they had delayed their reports until the canvass could be complet ed. The drive among the colored cit izens has met with success, but up until late yesterday only $200.42 had been completed. They, too, it was pointed out, are waiting to complete the canvass before making a detail ed report, u is possible that the col ored citizens in the five townships have reached their $1000 quota. It was also pointed out that at least one more donation of a fairly sizable amount was expected. If this gift is received and other quotas are met, the county-wide drive will not miss $12,000 by any large amount. Quite a few of the contributions have already been acknowledged. It is proposed to acknowledge every one, but much time will be required to list them all. Contributions in this township anil not. previously acknowledged are, as follows: Mrs. D. L. Hayman, 50c; Mrs. Tom Lctchwortli, 40c; Mrs. T. E. Martin, 25c; Mrs .1 II Edwards, $1; Mr. and j Mrs Coy Roberson, $5; Mrs. John j Hadley, $1; E. D. Hardison, $1; Mrs. ! Noah Hardison, 50c; Mrs. Robert j Manning, 50c; Mrs. Carlyle Langley, | $4; Jerry Langley, $1; Mrs. H. L. Meador, $1; Mr. and Mis. Lee Glenn, 50c; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Melson, 50c; Mr. and Mrs. John R. Peel, $5; K W. Roberson, $5; Mrs. J. A. Robert son, 50c; Mrs. W. K. Parker, $1; Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Hall, $2.50; Mr. and Mrs. John Gray Corey, $5; Henry Gray Corey, $1; Mrs. George Grimes, Sr., $1.50; Ben Hassell Grimes, $1; Mrs. Mamie Taylor, $10; Mi-, and Mrs. Ralph Taylor, $5; Mr. and Mrs. I Hcwett Edwards, $5; McClees Groc I cry, $7.50; Biggs Funeral Parlor, J$!'15; Sam’s, $15; Modern Beautv 5iiof/pr-TWyt'.Vi,y,., $10; B: R. Davis, $50; Belk-Tyler Co. Em ployees, $25.26; Eugene Rice, $5; Frances Thomas, $1; Sallie Grey White, $1; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. CulIL pher, $1; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ches son, 45c; Community Church, $1; ! Dewey R. Adams, 15c; Mr. and Mrs. (Continued on page six! Williamston Youth Writes from Pacific i ---% Writing to Tiio Enterprise from j "Somewhere in the Southwest Paci fic” under fairly recent date, Vernoi , E. Jackson, Pharmacist Mate First Class, United States Navy, said in part: “Have just received a ‘recent’ copy of The Enterprise, and 1 am writing to congratulate you on your large variety of news. 1 am going to admit, that the column that is of greatest in ti rest to me, is the one titled "Mar riage Licenses Issued To . . That gives me thp dope on which girls I shouldn’t wink at when I get back to Williamston.” -« Martin County Soldier If'rites From War Area “There are many pretty girls here, but unfortunately I can’t speak their language,” David Page, young Mar tin County soldier, said recently in , a letter to his mother, Mrs. David Page, RFD 1, Williamston. The young man stated he was in Italy and was enjoying the best of health. REGISTRATIONS v---J Total registrations for basic gas and No. 4 food ration books while reaching into the high fig ures are hardly complete, accord ing tc a late report coming from the war price and rationing board. About 350 persons regis tered for No. 4 books since late last Monday boosting the total number of food rations to 23, 423 or about 1,000 short of ex pectations. The registration for A gas rations is believed about complete, indicating that people will ride whether they get en ough to eat or not. Since last Monday, the office had register ed 118 persons for gas books, boosting the total to 2,015. The board is anxious to com plete the registration for gas and food rations as early as pos sible, and those who have not registered are urged to do so im mediately, or at their earliest possible convenience. Registra tions are handled in the ration board office in the county agri cultural building. Very Few Clothes Donated Here For Greek War Relief lliiiullcs Will lit- I'mkftl anil Si-nl to Ntrw York Nrxl Wr<‘k for Sliipiurnl The local response to the appeal last week for clothing for the Greek War Relief Association has been on ly fair atui not at ail gratifying. A dozen or more ladies of the town have made donations of garments and ready-to-wear, but considering the seriousness of the situation, sev eral hundred pounds of clothing should be donated and collected be fore the shipment is made to New York next week. The general appeal made by the Greek War Relief Association of New York for assistance is fairly well presented in a letter to one of the town’s citizens this week. The letter reads as follows: “May we ask you to do us a great favor? You no doubt heard of the wonderful fight the Greeks have put up in this war and you know how heroically they fought our common enemies. Now these men are in great need of sundry things, such as cloth ing, medical supplies and food. In ; one way or another, thase things arc supplied rr ,.re or less, hy the Greek War Relief Association. This organ ization was formed for the sole pur pose of collecting money to buy these provisions and supplies with which ■•■‘hAmW’iIi f,i»V ■< rphe; titiLau. ization is continually receiving heart rendering reports from the old coun try that the great majority of the people aio in rags and in dire need of clothing. They dread the advent of winter. “Will you help us? Will you try and find some things in your home ( which you do not need, but which , will be of great value to us. Even , clothes that are in need of repair . will be welcome." (Continued on page six) ‘ Quiet Observance Of Armistice Day — The twenty-fifth anniversary of World War I Armistice was quietly observed here yesterday. With some few exceptions, the day was no bus iness holiday. The wheels of indus try were kept turning at full speed, the people, as a whole, looking upon the day as offering another oppor tunity to push forward to the suc cessful completion of the current war. Business activities in the shops and stores were limited, and some few of them closed for the after noon. Last evening an informal program was held by the county Legion Post in the hut here. Judge Dillard Dix on, of Edenton, was the principal speaker and he discussed the war and the peace to follow. About seventy five veterans of World War I and one or two World War II veterans were present and enjoyed the pro gram including the delici his dinner, j Local Presbyterians Close Meeting Here WUPPfPres .Tonight __ Q ;-H in Series of Services Since Sunday The series of special services un der way in the local Presbyterian Church since last Sunday morning will be brought, to a close this eve ning when Rev. Albert G. Edwards preaches the last in the sermon ser ies. The young minister, a native of Scotland, has been well received during his service here. He leaves tomorrow for his home in Orange, Va. A brief summary of his last three jsermons follows. “The Case for Jesus Christ” Tuesday In the sixth chapter of the gospel according to John, we are told that when Christ had finished his great discourse on “The Bread of Life,” that many of His followers walked no more with Him. Then it was that Christ turned to the twelve disciples and gave to them the heart-search ing question, ‘‘Will ye also go away?” You and I dare not, go away from (. hi ist, and for the following reasons: We are sinners standing in need of a j SdVtoilr. The fact of sin we cannot escape, for there is within us a con science that accuses us, just as it ac cused Judas and Herod of their evil and sinful ways. Always our plea must be: Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow; All for sm could not atone, Thou must save, and thou alone. Jesus alone can give to us satis fying answers concerning the im portant questions of life. He alone assures us as to when we came, and why we are here, and whither we are going. Without him iife is, as Shakespeare said, ‘‘A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signi fying nothing.” Jesus also gave to the world the ideals by which humanity ought to live and needs to live, and only as we practice the virtues propounded m His Sermon on the Mount, will men live peaceably one with anoth er. Jesus alone can bring to the torn and shattered hearts of humanity, the peace and the assurance so des perately needed today. He alone can give the peace that is not found in the world and which the world can not take away. On any other foundation we dare not build, for all else is sinking sand. Standing on Christ, “the Solid Rock,” we go forth into the world to be more than conquerors. “The Lesson from the Potter” Wednesday Jeremiah, in the midst of his per plexity as to why the wicked pros pered and the righteous suffered, is commanded by God to visit the pot ter’s house There he sees the potter mould a lump of clay, but just as the work is almost completed, a mishap happens, the clay is marred, and the potter has to begin liis work anew. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.” Just as the potter had in his mind a plan for the piece of clay, so has God a plan for every life; but if He is to mould us to His plan there can be no impurities in our lives. Be cause we fail to meet Ilis standards, we mar the plan of God. 1 here is the danger that we will liar God’s plan when we are open ly disobedient to His will, and the ruth of this is well illustrated in the neident of Balaam and Balak. Some (Continued on page siict Miss Coburn Plans To Enter Service Miss Edna Louise Coburn, young county woman and a graduate nurse, plans to volunteer for service in the nursing corps of the armed forces within the near future, according to information received here a few day's ago. It could not be learned what branch of service Miss Cobum plans to enter Ihe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H Coburn, of HE'D 1, Jamesville, was one of 434 young women successful ly passing the North Carolina State Board examination last August. She is a graduate of Jamesville High School and Chowan College. She de ceived her training at the State San atorium and the Moore County hos pital, Pinehurst. Fourteen Names On The Furm Life Honor List Fourteen names appear on the first period honor roll in the Farm Life School, Principal Tommie Gaylord, announced this week, as follows: Second grade: Joan Carol Coltrain, Geoffrey Corey, Peggy Lilley, Nan cy Gurkin, Dallas Coltrain. Third grade: Hilda Hardison, Bob by Perry, Kodney Lilley, Wilbur Ed wards. Fourth grade: James Hardison, Joseph Carol Griffin. Sixth grade: Rosalie Hardison, Kigbth grade: Mary Ola Lilley. Tenth grade: Grace Peel.