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WAS BOND DAT ’-unmum THE ENTERPRISE OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR RnNnc.myirc VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 91 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, November 16, 1943. ESTiRirsnirn moo Fifty~-Seven Tires Allotted in County By Ration Board -fr. — Gv^.ual Reduction \v\ RgJkw fleportt-d Tiiro<;$hmii The Country A total of fifty-seven tires was al lotted in this county by the War Pifice and Rationing Board last Fri day. The allotment of Grade I tires for automobiles and pick-up trucks was held to nineteen. Eleven tires for trucks were issued. There is a gradual reduction in tire rations underway for the entire country, some reports indicating that the tire problem is becoming more critical from week to week. Grade I tires and tubes for cars and pick-up trucks were issued to the following: L .L. McLendon, Williamston, one tire and one tube. G. H. Gardner, Robersonville, one tire. Mrs. Carrie Godard, Williamston. one tube. G. D. James, Robersonville, one tuDe. ' J. Dawson Roberson, Roberson ville, two tires and two tubes. Will Roberson, Wiiliamston, twi tires and two tubes. Mrs. Beatrice J. Edmondson, RFI I, Bethel, one tire and one tube W. A. Fleming, Hassell, one tin and one tube. Minton Beach, Oak City, two tirei and two tubes. F. B. Worsley, Oak City, two tires Jim Scott, Hamilton, one tire anc one tube. Claud Winstead, RFD 1, James ville, two tires. Bessie Malone, RFD 2, Williams ton, one tire. J. F. Crisp, Oak City, one tire anc one tube. F. L. Haislip, Hamilton, two tires and one tube. Truck tires and tubes were allot ted the following: David Grimes, Robersonville, twc tires and two tubes. John James, RFD 1, Jamesville, two tires and two tubes. G. and H. Builders Supply Co., Wiiliamston, three tires and one tube. Overton James, RFD 1, Williams ton, two tires. Roberson Slaughter House, Wil liamston, two tires and two tubes. Grade III tires were issued to the following: William Purvis, RFD 1, Oak City, two tires and one tube. Clyde Modiin, Jamesville, one tire. Ernest L. White, RFD 3, William ston, one tire. J. H. Land, Robersonville, two tires and one tube. T. H. Lynch, Oak City, one tire. Tom Godard, RFD 1, Roberson ville, one tire and one tube. M. D. Davis, Wiiliamston, one tire. Robert Jones, RFD 3, Wiiliamston, one tire. James D. Roberson, RFD 1, Wil liamston, one tire and one tube Fred White, Oak City, one lire. Jesse James Cogdell, RFD 2, Rob ersonville, two tires and one tube. C. L. Tyson, RFD 1, Oak City, two tires. Walter T. Cross, RFD 3, Wiiliams ton, one tire. Mrs. Mary Harrison, RFD 1, Wil liamston, two tires and two tubes. Charlie Butler, RFD 1, Wiiliams ton, one tire and two tubes. Elmo Bullock, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. R. R. Thompson, Palmyra, two tires and two tubes. Dave Andrews, RFD 1, Roberson ville, one tire. Leslie W. Manning, RFD 1, Wil iiamston. jjr>,e. .tub.e Mrs. Z. H. Beddard, RFD 3, Wii liamston, two tires. John F. Thigpen, Wiiliamston, onp tube. J. G. Staton, Wiiliamston, one tube. Minister Begins Third Year As Pastor Here -*> Delivering a strong and impressive sermon to mark the close of his sec ond year pastorate of the Williams Chapel Church here, Rev. C. S. Gra ham last Sunday morning was given an overwhelming cell to continue his work here for the coming year. Next Sunday, the minister will conduct an anniversary service as a fitting climax to the able and untir ing work he has handled during the past two years as pastor of the church. The preacher has made many friends among both the white and colored population, and is regarded as an able leader of his race, main taining cordial and friendly relations with all peoples. -•-■— Brother Of Mrs. Harrell Everett Reported Missing Lt. Jimmy Peacock, brother of Mrs. Harrell Everett, of Williams ton, has been reported missing in the European war theater, possibly over Germany. The son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peacock, of Fremont, the young man was a navigator on a bomber and was stationed in England. He is a brother to Johnny Pea cock who used to play ball here and is now a catcher for the Boston Red Sox. More Than $11,475 Is RaiscdTor War Fund I EARLY MAILING? i '*■“— With half jf the period al ready gone, there has been lit tle or no early Christmas mail ing at the local post office. The general public has been asked to start the flow of Christmas cards and parcels in November, but the month is more than half gone and few Christmas cards or packages other than those to service men have been mailed to date, an official in the local of fice declared yesterday. The Post Office Department and transportation authorities have warned the general public that it will be humanly impos sible to handle th? Christmas rush in December, that packages mailed after December 1 will have no delivery guarantee. I Hitler Now Running For Refuge With in > j O . European Fortress ward Bui Apparent Lull Reported in Italy Spurred along at a rapid speed, Hitler is now believed running wide open for refuge within his European fortress. Observers, possibly guess ing for the most part, are now pre dicting that the length of the war will be determined, at least in part, by the blows directed against the Ger man war machine before it can reach its main haven of defense. Hitler’s hordes have been driven to within thirty miles of the old Polish border, and he is tasting fresh defeat in the Gomel sector and his fate in the Dnieper Bend and the Crimea is rapidly becoming more hopeless from day to day. He is re ceiving a pounding that will hardly heal even if he reaches his main in terior fortress. Stubborn resistance is being offer ! ed on the many fronts and the Ger mans are daring small offensives in the Dodecanese Islands, but their ultimate withdrawal to the interior fortress is expected. If the observers are on the right track. Hitler will establish a last-ditch line after with drawing from much of France. Italy, a large portion of the Balkans and .all of Russia. The line, it is predict ed by some will have its beginning on the English Channel along the Seine River, continue southeast ward to skirt Switzerland, southern Austria and Hungary, divide Hun gary and Poland and run northward along the Bug River to the Baltic Sea. The work of the guerrillas be hind the present lines can have much to do with the successful bat tering of the German armies before the retreat or withdrawal is com pleted. On the fighting front outside Rus sia, there is an apparent lull in Italy and activity in the Pacific area is limited more or less, to patrol work and attacks on Pap shipping. Some thing is brewing in Italy, one report stating that a plan to land behind the present German line there is being advanced Unofficial sources say that preparations are going for ward for large-scale action possibly in other areas. Over in Yugoslavia, the guerrillas have lost a possible invasion point to the Germans on the Adriatic, but in ana! v- r '-.»»•»» - -y about six German divisions or an es timated 90,000 men in bitter fight ing. A late report from the Italian front states that the Americans were push ed back from a hill position in one sector, but that in other sectors they were holding and making slight gains. For the first time since last July, American bombers were over Nor way today. Targets were not an nounced Last night Mosquito (Continued on page six) -<$ Youth Injured In Fall From A Mule * Larris Bonner Wynne, 15-year-old youth who lives at the Old Mill Inn, was badly hurt late Sunday after noon when the mule he was riding stumbled and fell. The young man fell off and was pinned under the animal. His pelvis bone broken ei ther in the fall or by the weight of the mule, young Wynne was remov ed to the local hospital where he was reported resting very well today. It is certain that the youth will be con-j fined to the bed for possibly three months or more. He is the son of Mr. ■ : and Mrs. Archie Wynne. ! The lad was riding Farmer Ira ; Rogerson’s mule on the shoulder of Highway 17, a few miles from here.' i While it was no motor vehicle ac- i cidcnt, the incident climaxed a ser . ies of, auto and truck accidents re- j ported in this county during the i week-end period. ! jCoIoredTltizens Of (District Boost The Total Over $9,000.00 —*>— Campaign in Five Townships Complete, Canvass Lead* era Announced Today - ■ • Completing the United War Fund Drive in this district. Canvass Chair men V. J. Spivey and J C, Manning announced today that a total of $9, 275.91 had been raised in the five townships of Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and Williamston for the relief of suffering humanity and for the welfare of United States servicemen. Late contributions increased the totals in several of the townships, but the big increase came when the colored citizens in the five areas made a formal report Their dona tions, totaling $853 33. boosted the total to the unusually high figure l'he total m Griffins Township was boosted to $441.85 by a $5 donation by Simon Lilley, and Williamston’s total was increased by nearly $200 since the last report was made. The following figures show the success of the completed drive in the five townships in District 1: ifuota Amt.Kaisii Jamesville Williams $ 650 $ 667 49 150 150.81 400 441.85 500 531.64 4221 6630.79 1000 853.33 Griffins Bear Grass Williamston Colored $6931 $9275.91 A report from Canvass Chairman J. M. Perry today, stated I hat ap proximately $2,200 had been raised in District No. 2. The county is well over the top, an unofficial tabula tion placing the total at $11,475 91 for the county. Contributions made by white cit izens in Williamston Township and not previously reported, follow: H. B. Jernigan, $1; J. A. White, $1; G. D. Jones, $1; Jesse Ward Moore, $1; Mrs. Ira L. Peed, $1; Mrs Henry Jones. $111: Allen Williams, 35c; G. F. Lee, $1; Luther Whitfield, $1; Mrs. Helen Jenkins, $2; Mrs. Annie Bur roughs, $2; Elms Wallace, $1; J. W. Bland, $1; D. D. Stalls, $1; Standard Oil Co., $25; Virginia Electric and Power Co., $100; J. V. Champion, I $15; John Daniel Biggs, $5; and O. L. Willard, $5. Hundreds of colored citizens, in cluding large numbers of children, supported the drive, and their con tributions will be acknowledged to the last penny as rapidly as possible. The first of the contributions are acknowledged today. The Dardens area did an excep tionally good job and the contribu tions there are acknowledged as fol lows: [ Wilne Boston, $2; Rev Earle} i Whtiehurst, $1; Sanford Cordon, $1 | Ralph Boston. 10c; Eddie Pierce, 5c William Woolard, 1 c; Sarah Whita ker, $1; Leora James, $1; Virginia Lee James, 10c; Luther Cordon, $1 Alex Woolard, $1; Vance Brooks, $1: Della James, $1; Eddie Boston, $1; William James, $1; Mittie James, $1; Willis Boston, $1; B. Frank James, $1; George James, Jr., 50c; Jimmie James, $1; Eber Pierce, $1; Erwin James, $1; Jacob Smith, $1; Thomas Brooks, 50c; Haywood James, $1; Rev. Claude Winstead, $1; Robert Gree, $1; Dollie Williams, $1; War ren Brooks, $1; David Brooks, 50c; Rev. Noah Boston, $1; Bessie Boston, Ceel. JjJJ?levon ,tam<;s. $1; John Barfieid, $i; Nancy Keyes, $1; Ivory Keyes, $1; Wilbert Keyes, $1; George James, $1; Rev. William Keyes, $1; Romas Peel, $1; Clarence Taper, $1; Samuel Moore, Jr., $1; Melvin Biggs, $1; Rev. S. W. R. Keyes, $1; James Rodgers, $1; Man uel Ruffin, $1: George Moore, $1 ; Milton James, $1; Charlie Simmons, $1; Lewis Keyes, $1; Sallie Keyes, $1; Elnora Pierce, $1; Joe Jefferson, $1; Robert L. Whitehurst, $1; Mat thew Pierce, $1; George Boston, $1; Ella Rodgeis, $1, William S Whita ker, $1 Rev. L M. Whitaker, $1 Cora Hill. 25c; John Boston, $1, Al bert Boston, $1: Bessie Smith, $1; James E. Whitehurst, $1; Sarah J. Boston, $1; Rev. R. Butts, $1; Abra ham Pierce, $2; Leander Moore, $1; Girnel Smith, $1; Cottle Peel, $1; Mattie Biggs, $1; Flossie Woolard, $1; Jeremiah Peel, $1; Newsom Bos ton, $1; Rev. W. R. Boston, $1; Ar thur James, $3; Christine Keyes, $1; Aneca James, $1; Josephine James, $1; Edward Cordon, $1; Joseph James, $1; William Cordon, $1; Ar (Continued on page six) -a> ■ County Youth Gets Special Recognition In War Zone Elbert M. Harrison, young Martin County man, was given special rec ngnition by ihe War Department re cently for “excellent service render ed during a recent campaign in the : European war area,’’ according to in formation just received by the young nan's mother, Mrs. C. H. Harrison, rhe commendation was issued by he commanding officer of the Sev- j mth United States Army. TOWN - FARM . IN WARTIME <A weekly news digest from the rural press section of the OWI news bureau) Farmers To Get Batteries Approximately 20 per cent of the fourth quarter production of flash light batteries will be distributed to farmers, according to WPB. This makes enough batteries for about normal rural consumption available through farm outlets. American farmers will have more nitrogen and slightly less potash in the 1943-44 “fertilizer year” than they had in the previous year, ac cording to testimony of WPB offi cials before a senate sub-committee on agriculture and forestry. Farmers should have four tons of nitrogen for every three they had last year, ac cording to present indications. WPB is endeavoring to make additional quantities of potash available for agriculture in 1944-45. More Hosiery for Children Production of infants' and chil dren's hosiery will be stepped up shortly as a result of priority assist ance given to manufacturers for pro curement of necessary yarn The WPB action resulted from a falling supply of infants’ and children’s stockings. Shop and Mail Early The pub’ic is urged to complete its Christmas shopping this month and j to send all packages destined to oth- ! or cities, whethbr by parcel post or express, before December 10. Early Christmas shopping and shipping are necessary this year to enable satis factory handling of the extra Christ mas load, Joseph It. Eastman, direct or of the Office of Defense Trans portation, said. “Remember,” Mr. Eastman added, “that the best gifts for this wartime Christmas are War Bonds or Stamps." ♦ Fertilizer Outlook nicp | ITIICk rioiluction A four-fold increase in its 19*14 ci vilian truck production program ha.* been announced by the War Produc tion Board So important is this pro gram that it has been given priority ratings equal to aircraft and high oc tane gas. Provisions are also made for production of replacement parts for civilian use. In spite of the four fold increase, the new goal of 123, 492 trucks is still far short of the pre-war production of approximate ly 700,000. Crges Farmers To Cut Trees Harvest of war-needed lumber and other wood products from the 139, 000,000 acres of productive woodland on farms can be sharply increased without danger to the future supply according to the Department of Agri culture. If farmers would consider farm woodlands and farm forests as cropland, and every year carefully cut selected trees that are ripe for harvest, they would be surprised at their returns and “they would cer tainly aid the war effort,” H II. Ben nett, chief of the Soil Conservation (Continued on page six) I Volunteers Battle Several Fires On West Main Street -— I'ruck Break* Down and Town I* Virtually Without Fire Protection -* The origin not definitely known, a series of fires slightly damaged two houses, scorched several outhouses, burned several wrecked cars in the Williamston Parts and Metal Corn property on West Main Street yes- I terday afternoon. Volunteer firemen ! were called out at 3 20 and they bat tied the fires foi more than an hour and a half. Possibly started by a freight train, the fire was first discovered in a straw field. A short time later, the \ roof of an abandoned house started I burning Fifty yards away, three j wrecked cars caught fire. Before ! firemen could put out the fire on the roof of the abandoned shack, the j roof of a nearby house caught fire, i About that time, an outhouse blazed up, and during the meantime the; grass fire, breaking out in widely ■ scattered spots, was spreading to the east of the junk yard. Firemen j pumped out the water in the truck tank and then hooked up a hose line jirect to a hydrant and worked up and down the highways and across almost to the railroad tracks. Traffic was blocked on Highway 64 or re routed around by Skewarkey for more than an hour. Very little property damage was done by the fires. After packing the hose on the truck firemen started in with the equip ment and tlie truck broke down. The mpchaniral hreak is rather exten sive and the town was left without adequate fire protection. Chief G. P. Hfaii was out of town and the assist ant chief, Jas. H. Ward, was just be 'ore leaving for the hospital and no arrangements could be made immed ately for providing temporary pro motion, It could not be learned how ong it wail take to repair the fire ruck, hut some little time will be cquired to get necessary parts from he factory. Big Changes Made In “€' Classification Rule ■-• jiiid i?at ioiis*i> o i n t To Non-Productive Farm Registrants —*— I ill I u-I ri;t I \\ orkcrs Can't (Jo To Farm; Diversified Farming Demanded -® That some Martin County farmers will lose their “C” classifications and he made subject to the draft was considered quite likely today follow ing the receipt of recent changes in the Selective Service rules and reg ulations. No official statements could be had immediately from either the Uraft or County War Board authori ties, but it was learned that the changes in the draft regulations were designed to “weed out" marginal producers and those who apparently used the “C" classification for dodg ing the draft. Congressional action is expected to support the changes, a recent report stating that Congress was distributed over preliminary re ports purporting to show that some half million young men had turned to the farm to gain C” classifica tions and had treated their produc tion obligation lightly. Questioned this morning about the changes, Martin County Draft Board Chairman R. H. Goodmon would not comment directly on the changes in the rules and regulations, but he did say that the draft registrant who has seriously met his obligations and has tried to play fair with his govem ment and the others who are fight ing and carrying forward will likely retain his “C” classification if cer tain conditions are met. Aceordtig to a preliminary report coming from unofficial but recogniz ed sources, some few “C” registrants have not produced the required un its. They are subject to call within a short time, it is believed. P’arm questionnaires or 'audits'’ covering 11)43 production records are coming in rapidly and the County War and Draft Boards are expected to start reviewing them at once. It was point ed out that the registrant had ten days in which to prepare his produc tion report and return it to the War Board. If these reports are not back in the office by Thursday of this week, the registrant will be subject to draft call. The first major change in the draft regulations calls for a diversified agriculture. It is understood that no one crop can count for more than 50 per cent of the production units and no two crops combined can count for more than 75 per cent of the produc tion units. In other words, one farm er can’t count more than three acres of tobacco, assuming that the requir ed units for deferment are twelve. It the registrant has three acres of tobacco, he may have six acres of peanuts to boost his total production units to nine, but the remaining three must be based on other crops, livestock or forest products. It could not be learned immediately, but it is believed that quite a few “C" regis trants in this county have more than fifty per cent of their production un its based on tobacco. It is also understood that where two men were producing say 36 un it)! on a farm, and a third man moved in, he must account for twelve un its himself. In other words, the farm must produce 48 units if the third man is to retain his "C” classifica tion. “C" registrants are again warned that they are not to move front one I mission from the draft board. It is :« fairly well established rule that a farmer will not be allowed to leave jiie farm and go to another unless ie can increase his production units >r show some acceptabe excuse for doing so. Industrial workers included in re placement schedules can no longer cave a war plant or industry and go ;o the farm If he does make the ihange he will be made subject to he draft immediately. It has been rumored that the re -ent questionnaires have been treat ’d a bit lightly in some cases, that (Continued on page sue) -- .SEASON’S SALES l ntiring the season ending Friday, November 5, the Wil liamston Tobacco Market sold 8,425,218 pounds of tobacco for $3,435,722.52, it was officially learned this week from XV. B. Watts, government representa tive on the market. The price average, $40.79 per 100 pounds, is believed to be one of the high est in the belt. Official compari sons are not available at this time, but according to the latest reports, the market here held a slight advantage in the general price picture. While no sales record was es tablished, the season just ended was a very successful one and possibly netted the growers tlieir largest income in a quarter of a century. VOLUNTEERS According to an unofficial but reliable report, few fathers will be drafted in this county in fill ing the November white draft call. It was learned that quite a number of youths who recently attained draft age will fill most of the quota, and that several married men with children had actually volunteered, mak ing it unnecessary for the board to draft only a few fathers. It was also learned that the se lectees for November had al ready been notified to report for the trip to the induction center, meaning that they will be leav ing within the next few days, possibly some time during the early part of next week. Urged To Cut Cord Of Wood for Each Man In The Service Shortage of ('oiilaiiier^ For Shipping War Material Still Acute The seriousness of the shortage in containers for shipping war supplies and food to the war fronts is still acute and was again pointed out this week when Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox appealed to pulpwood cutters and farmers of Martin County and the 1,200 other pulp-pro- I ducing areas to “Cut a cord of pulp wood for every local boy in the serv ice.’’ Possibly there are more than 1,500 Martin County men in the service, and Secretary Knox would have the pulpwood cutters and farm ers cut at least 1,500 extra cords of wood for the pulp industry. That is a great deal of wood, no doubt, but there are approximately 1,000 farms in the county and by producing even one cord each, the farms could meet ^ the challenge. It has been suggested that farm ers in this county could easily cut a few cords of pulpv/ood in their spare j time between now and early Decern ber. The task would possibly help I their timber stands in that proper I thinning would aid growth of other 1 trees. A fair price is being offered by the plant in the lower part of this county. I he pulpwood cutter and the U S. Navy have the same aim,” Secre tary Knox said. “It is to win this war as quickly as possible. One way to help reach this objective is to cut a cord of pulpwood for every boy in the service." ; “This pulpwood drive gives us an other opportunity to show our fight ing men we're behind them with all we’ve got,” he said. Secretary Knox’ letter in part fol lows: “The American Navy whose re sponsibility it is to transport equip ment and supplies to the battle areas fully realizes the essentiality of packaging that will protect these goods from water spoilage. Often our ships in the South Pacific must un load their cargoes to be picked up by the men on shore. “Consequently, we do have a keen interest in the success of your Vic otry Pulpwood Campaign and in the new goal you have set of a cord .Ig* v.-vry. hoy is.,*.* service from pulpwood producing communities. Die Navy looks to pulpwood pro ducers not only for paperboard con tainers, however, important as they are. Thousands of cords of pulpwood are consumed as powder in the fir ing o four big guns. It is U3ed as gauze in treating our wounded in battleship hospitals. And, tons of pa per are needed for blueprints alone in the construction of our warships ” -•* Rationing Board Is Complimented Here —♦— In a personal letter to C. C. Mar tin, chairman of the Martin County War Price and Rationing Board, W. Vance Hofler, district rationing ex ecutive, Raleigh, highly compliment ed the board members and employ ees for their efficient work. “From our recent check of the gas oline files in your board, we are con vinced that your entire board and personnel should be commended,” Mr. Hofler wrote. “Messrs. Schellenberg, Johnson and Dixon, in a written report, state that they believe the gasoline sec tion of your board to be among the top two or three in this State,” Mr. Hofler continued, expressing the wish that the chairman would soon recover from his present illness and be able to return to his work. Mr. Hofler said that “Of course} some mistakes were found (in the | recent audit) but these mistakes, in i comparison with the whole iob that! has been done, are relatively few.” | | Five Persons Hurt of Motor - Vehicle Accidents —_ r m . »* fi.vc2|>e3- - An Number of Accidents Increase in County At least five persons were hurt, j two of them more or less critically, in a series of motor vehicle accidents reported in the county during the week-end period. Several other per sons narrowly escaped injury and the property damage was not very great. The first in the series of accidents was reported on Railroad and Rober son Streets in Robersonville when a school bus, operated oy Cecil Ward, struck and pinned Rev. E. C. Wil kie’s almost new car against a light pole. The car was badly smashed, but no one was hurt. Corporal W. S. Hunt of the Highway Patrol esti mated the damage at about $500 to the ministers car. It was reported that the truck had to be moved be hur the minister and his wde could be freed from their car. Frankie Peel, six-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. James Bailey Peel, suf fered a slight head concussion and possible internal injuries last Satur day afternoon about 3:20 o’clock when he was struck by a car driven l\v Richard Corey, Griffins Town ship farmer, on Washington Street here. The little fellow, said to have been on l.is way to see his granddad dy, Mr. J O. Manning, darted into the street from the vacant lot be tween Modi in s filling station and Buck’s Place on Washington Street. The car. traveling hardly more than 12 or 15 miles an hour, struck him and knocked him about seven feet, Corey bringing it to a stop within a lew feet and without running over the child. Knocked unconscious, the little ! fellow was picked up by Mr, Corey j and carried to the local hospital where his recovery is expected if there are no complications. He suf fered no broken bones and was un conscious only for a short while. Of ficer John Roebuck investigated the accident, and it is understood that no hearing in the case was consider | ed necessary. About two hours later a large White tractor-trailer, operated by Dempster Walter Helms, of Monroe, N C., went out of control just this side of (he river bridge and plough ed through the guard rail. Neither the driver nor his companion, Seb Helms, was hurt, and no damage was done to the truck or trailer. Helms explained to Patrolman W. E. Saun ders who investigated the- accident, that the road was new to him, that he struck the fence on the left side of the curve and then pulled the truck sharply to the right, crashing the guard rail and continuing down the embankment. The rear wheels of the trailer were jammed in the fence at the top of the fill and the outfit was stalled there until the fence was cut and the dirt was re moved from the wheels. The truck was soon freed and continued under its own power. Little Miss Betty Ray Brown, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. 1,. Brown, of near Williams ton, was critically hurt when she fell out of a moving car on Highway 125 early last Sunday afternoon. She re ceived a had fracture of the skull, but her condition was described as fan by reports coming from the local hospital where she was taken for treatment. The child, riding home from Sun day school at the Community church with her brother, Walter Brown, who (Continued on page six) r* Co **. Present Annual Play The Senior class of Oak City High School will present the annual play in the school auditorium on Friday night, Nov. 19th, at 8 o’clock. The Play. Aunt Samanthy Rules the Roost, is a three-act comedy and will furnish two hours of real entertain ment. 1 he climax comes when three old maids who are "dead set agin men ’ accidentally get a dose of love powders. You will laugfi aplenty when Lucid) Littlefield comes to woo the fair Samanthy (both are fat and forty). The cast: Aunt Samanthy, Bettie Mae Smith; Lucian Littlefield, H. M. Peele, Jr.; Serena Simpkins, Beck Worsley; Sophia Simpkins, Anna Faye Fleming; Lawrence Lovewell, Earl Faithful; Frank Fairfield, Jer ry Raynor; Blair Boswell, Herman Manning; Polly, Mabel Stalls; Bud dy Baskins, Edgar Lee Cox; Annie Ambrose, Idalia Oglesby; Blanche Bowers, Lurline Hyman. A small admission fee will be charged. County Young Man Gets Two Promotions In Month J. W Bedwell, formerly of. James vtlle, earned two promotions in a month out at Camp Phillips, Kan sas, it was learned here this week. The young soldier was promoted to the rank of corporal and a short time later he was made a sergeant. He entered the service last April and he and his wife and year-old son were recently in the county for a arief visit.
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