PAT OAT WAR BOND RAT itm mnmt—uvt mium THE ENTERPRISE OVER TMK TOP FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR SONDS’STAMPS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 93 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 23, 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 Small Number Tires Allotted In County By Rationing; Boafli —$—■ By Board in County in Recent Weeks The issuance of rubber tires by the Martin County War Price and Ra tioning Board last Friday night was the smallest in recent weeks. Only twenty-one Grade I auto and pick up trucks were released. The truck tire issuance was limited to ten and there were only twenty-four Grade III tires rationed. The November quota has been almost exhausted and the issuance next Friday is likely to be small if no increased allotment is made available. Grade I tires and tubes for cars and pick-up trucks were issued to the following: Wiliiamston Package Manufactur ing Co., one tire and one tube. L. P. Holliday, RFD 1, Jamesville, two tubes. Mrs. J. S. Godard, Jamesville, one tire and one tube W. R. Banks, Wiliiamston, three tires and three tubes. 'Mrs. Mary Henry Kirkman, Jamesville, two tires and two tubes. Gaston James, RFD 3, Wiliiamston, one tire and one tube. B. B. Taylor, Hamilton, one tire and one tyl*. . . .. J. D. Beach, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. Ben H. James, RFD 3, Williams ton, one tire. Fenner Respass, Wiliiamston, one tire and one tube. Smith’s Garage, Robersonville, three tires. E. V. Smith, RFD 1, Palmyra, two tires and two tubes. W. C. Ange, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. Bithel Braddy, RFD 1, Hobgood, two tubes. Arthur B. Slade, RFD 3, Wiliiam ston, one tube. Will Thompson, Wiliiamston, one tube. Conoho Gun Club, Robersonville, one tube. John Wier Furniture Co., Wiliiam ston, one tire and one tube. Simon Lilley, RFD 1, Wiliiamston, two tires and two tubes. Robert Edwards, Wiliiamston, one tire and one tube. Woolard Furniture Co., Wiliiams ton, two tires and two tubes. New truck tires and tubes were al lotted to the following: Royal Baking Co., Wiliiamston, one tire and one tube. R. A. Critcher and Bros., Williams 9 ton, two tires and one tube. Town of Wiliiamston, one tire and one tube. John Gurkin, Wiliiamston, two tires and two tubes. Farmville-Woodward Lumber Co., Wiliiamston, four tires and four tubes. Grade III tires were issued to the following: E. J. Eatman, Wiliiamston, two tires and two tubes. Joe Everett, Robersonville, one tire. Jasper J, Bennett, Everetts, one tire and one tube. James H. Gray, Jr., Robersonville, one tire and one tube. Johnnie Mobley, Oak City, one tire and two tubes. Delmus Rogerson, RFD 2, Wiliiam ston, one tire. J. D. Hardison, RFD 1, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. Mark L. Bunting, Palmyra, one tire. Asa R. Harris, Wiliiamston, one tire. Umie Bunting, RFD 2, Wiliiams ton, one tire. Noah E. Hardison, Wiliiamston, one tire and one tube. _ _ F .F- Edwards1, ton, one tire and one tube. W. II. Matthews, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. (Continued on page six) Young Woman Is Suicide Victim —»— Mrs. Lillie Ausborn Powell, 36 year-old wife of Guy Powell, died j in a Robersonville doctor’s office yes- ■ terday morning at 11 o’clock, the vic tim £.-* a self-administered strychnine. Advised of the death, Coroner S. R. Biggs stated that no inquest was considered necessary. Said to have been in ill health and possibly troubled over domestic af fairs, Mrs. Powell told her mother about 10 o’clock yesterday morning that she had taken poison. Her state ment was so shocking that Mrs. Ausborn dismissed it as a joke until she noticed a few minutes later that something was wrong with her daughter. She was hurried to the doctor’s office where her condition was such that medical aid was ren dered without effect. , According to reports reaching here the young woman was said to have threatened taking her life on prev ious occasions but the threats were not taken seriously by members of the family. Besides her mother, Mrs. Addie Ausborn, and husband, she is survived by a gister, Mrs. Alma Dean Daniolski of San Francisco, and two brothers, Charlie M. Aus bon, of Washington, D. C., and J. Robert Ausborn, of Fitchburg, Mass. County Raises $2,226.38 In Excess of United War Quota In an official announcement mark lir>'t the close of ihr United War Re iuna unve, Mr. N. C Ureen, chairman, stated that the people of Martin Countv had raised a total of $12,707.38 or $2,226.38 in excess of the assigned quota. The splendid showing was made possible when Robersonville forged ahead during the last few days to exceed its slight ly reduced quota. The chairman stated that District No. 1 raised a total of $9,677.16, or $2,196.16 in excess of its $7,481.00 quota. District No. 2. he explained, raised $3,030.22, or $30.22 in excess of its quota. The total for the county was boosted over the Week-end when a $500 donation, the second largest recorded during the drive, was made by the North Carolina Pulp Com pany whose plant is in the lower part of this county. It is understood that the company split a $1,000 contribu tion between Martin and Washing ton Counties. Forgetting many hours devoted to the drive despite his rushing work I ■ and long hours necessary just at this le mon Green went ahead yesterday to praise the work of his assistants and the numerous workers who so will ingly responded when called upon to advance the cause of the humane undertaking. He was also mindful of the support given the drive by the contributors, expressing his most sincere appreciation for the dona tions even down to the nickels, dimes and pennies. “The drive is completed in its en tirety throughout the county now and the big check will be placed in the mails late tonight for delivery to the State fund office in Winston Salem,’’ Mr. Green said. “And now’ that the job is completed, everyone who participated in it as assistant, canvasser or contributor has every good reason to feel proud because the call of suffering humanity as it was heard by the good people of this county has been more than answer ed for the present, at least,” Mr. Green said. ! WAHiVUNG ) v_/ Farm registrants who receiv ed statements of availability . !r® t&E -SSwilir Cmrat^ Whir ‘ Board some weeks a(o for work on tue tobacco markets and oth ers to w'ork at other tasks are warned to report to the War Board either in person or by let ter when they return to the farm. It is estimated that about one hundred “C” registrants have not notified the board of their re turn to the farm even though their releases have or are about to expire. It was pointed out that when a release expires and the regis trant fails to notify the board of his return to the farm he is sub ject to reclassification, meaning that he will be placed in 1-A with the assurance that his call for induction will follow soon thereafter. Italian Workers Will Be Moved To Martin County In Few Days • Camp To Be Located on Five Acre Site Near Standard Fertilizer Plant .. _ is expected "id be fairly general in this section with the possibility just now that the real meaning of the day will be advanc ed on a more extensive scale than at any other time in recent years. Observance locally will center around the Union Thanksgiving serv ice to be held in the Presbyterian Church at 10 o’clock that morning. All denominations are to be repre sented and the general public is cordially invited to attend. Rev. John L Goff will preach and other min isters of the town are to participate in the service, it was announced. In Deference to the union service, the Baptists will hold no prayer service at the usual time tomorrow evening. Dr. W. R. Burrell, the pastor, an nonru't'n^-l • • General business, including stores, I offices, banks and other establish- j ments will close for the day No rur- j a! or city mail deliveries '.v>11 be ef- i fected and the post office is closing for the day. The schools are closing tomorrow afternoon for the remain der of the week. Federal offices, in cluding the rationing board, draft board and county agricultural of fices are remaining open, but town and county offices will close. Heavy industry is expected to maintain its regular work schedules, and while most farmers will cease their activities on the farm, others will continue peanut harvesting and other activities. Quite a few hunt ers are expected to enter the fields and woods for the day. More Martin County Men Called By Army Nine Married Men Left Tvv eiity tittle Children At Home --# Several Youths Lose Tlieir ‘C’ Clussifieations; Most of Group Are Single __—<» Nino white married men left their wives and twenty little children at home today when they with a good ly number of ybung white single men reported to an Army reception cen ter into the armed services. If there were any in the group who particu larly hated to make the trip, it was not apparent. None of them wanted to leave his family, to be sure, but seeing that their days of grace were about spent, several of the fathers actually volunteered, their action au tomatically staying the induction of a few others whose numbers were next in line. The days of grace for those few, however, will be short since the December call is now in the making and the next group is expected to be leaving within a week or ten days, it is understood. As far as it could be learned no married men without children are included in the current call. Most of the group exclusive of the fathers are young single men who just re cently became of draft age. There are several young men who failed to qualify as essential fathers, and one or two who forfeited outright their claims to deferment on ac count of farming operations. One young man was reported to have said that he was tired farming, that he preferred fighting the Japs or Germans. One or two of the young men leaving for the induction cen ter were formerly in war work, but their deferments recently expired and they were called immediately. The names of the white men an swering the current month call and their addresses are as follows: Clayton LeRoy Revels, of RFD 2, Williamston. James Garfield Manning, Rober sonville. Benjamin llallie James, RFD 3, Williamston. Harry Bcrnell Thompson, James ville and Whiteville. John Richard Matthews, Rober sonville. Heuben Fernando Bland, Rober son villi?. Lawrence Ward Spencer, James ville and Whiteville. James Marshall Stewart, care Cen tral Amusement Co., Scotland Nec. Stewart was transferred from New York for induction. Murray White Holoman, Williams ton. Dennis Ear! Hardy, RFD 2, Wil liamston and Bethel. Joseph Nathan Campbell, RFD 1, Williamston and Washington, N. C. Cecil McCullen Weeks, Williams (Continued on page six) Town’s Fire Truck Back In Operation Out of commission for five days on account of a mechanical break down, the town’s fire truck was made ready for operation late last Saturday when a new timing plate was installed. The truck was used for the first time since it was re paiied yesterday just before noon when firemen were called to a small woods fire on lower Halifax Street in front of the Harry A. Diggs home. No damage was done but volunteers and others brought the fire under control before it could spread to a very large area. During the emergency last week when the town was without ade quate fire protection, the Washing ton Fire Department came to the rescue by sending over one of its big trucks and a driver. Fireman Hugh Sterling returned the truck just as soon as repairs were made to the town’s 15-year-oM engine here. I JOINT MEETING V Meeting in joint session in the agricultural building, the Mar tin County War and Draft Board members will discuss recent rules and regulations issued by Selective Service relative to the status of farmers holding “C” classifications. Most if not all the “C” regis trants in this county have pre pared and returned their farm reports reviewing their produc tion records for 1943. No official reports could be had but it is be lieved that some few registrants will have to alter their produc tion schedules if they are to maintain their “C” classifica tions. Court Spends Most Of Two Days Trying Small Damage Suit ♦— Referee Appointed To Hear Evidence in Suit Against Farm Operator Opening a two weeks term yester day for the trial of eivil cases only, the Martin County Superior Court has been busily engaged in its work but up until early this afternoon not a single case had been cleared from the calendar. Judge Luther Hamilton of More head City opened the fo-st session promptly yesterday morning ami i following the appointment of Attor-! ney Clarence Griffin as referee in a tenant-landlord dispute, he immed iately started work on a $1,500 dam age suit brought by R. A. Critcher and Brother against J. S. Whitley. The suit was brought last June when trucks belonging to the litigants and operated by their agents crashed on a curve in front of the Whitley home on the Hamilton-Williamston High way last April 8. No one was hurt in the accident, but both vehicles were damaged beyond repair. A greater part of yesterday was spent hearing the evidence, the plain tiffs’ and defense attorneys taking much time in presenting their argu merits to the jury. Following the clos- •> ing of the final argument this morn ing, Judge Hamilton started a long charge that lasted until early after noon when the case was turned ov er to the jury. The court is attracting very little attention from the general public. This morning there were only two spectators—one white and one col ored—and the white spectator, Far mer Herbert Cullipher, found the proceedings so listless that ha with drew. The case of W. H. Bullock against C..ariie Ayers involves a long, drawn-out accounting between ten-1 ant and landlord covering a period of several months of detailed trans actions. The referee, Clarence Grif fin, will hear the evidence and re port findings to the court. As far as it could be learned this afternoon, the court is very likely to fold its tent until next Monday when Judge Walter Bone of Nashville is to appear on the bench. Student Play Postponed Until Next Tuesday Here The student presentation of “Jane 1 Eyre’’ originally scheduled for to night has been postponed until af - ter the Thanksgiving holidays. The dramatic production will be shown in the Wiiliamston High School au ditorium Tuesday evening, Nov. 30, at eight o’clock. The public is asked to take note of the change. “Jane Eyre,” a play by Wall Spence based upon Charlotte Bron te's famous novel, “Jane Eyre,” in cludes a cast of seventeen tenth grade students, and is bein'' direct ed by Miss Virginia F.synrids, Berlin Subjected To_ Heaviest Attack Of 1 be War Last Night_ —_<*>__— Land Drives In Russia and In Italy Moving Forward; Action in Pacific -<•> Believed to have marked the re newal of an all-out air attack against Germany, Allied bombers pounded Berlin again last night, preliminary reports describing the raid as the most devastating of the war. The at tack was centered on the heart of the city where Hitler and his hench men had located themselves in vast state buildings. Several industrial districts within the city but nearer the suburbs were also pounded. The raid was said to have been so vast that German fighter planes found it impossible to get, off the ground. Swedish newspaper correspondents in Berlin said this morning that it was a horrible night, that great fires were burning unchecked. Other re ports indicated that Goebbels’ pro paganda ministry was blasted to ruins, that possibly Hitler’s Chancel lory was wrecked. Late reports state that Berlin is paralyzed, that traffic is at a stand still, and that electric and gas works are out of commission in many areas. K i't’o the people bordering on panic. Allied planes, possibly American, were reported winging their way ov er the continent this morning, and observers recognized the beginning of a relentless air drive against Hit ler’s fortress. On the Russian and Italian fronts, the Allies are resuming their drives and in the Pacific the drive into Japan’s inner-circle is being extend ed. Spearheading a new U. S. offen sive against the Japs in the mid-Pa cific, Marine and Army troops cov ered by powerful naval forces have established beachheads at Makin, Abemama, and Tarawa atolls, stra tegic enemy outposts in the Gilbert Islands. Fighting was continuing against what Adm. Nimitz’ commun ique described as “moderate resist ance at Makin and strong resistance at Tarawa.” Two of the landings were made at dawn Saturday when amphibious units waded ashore in the face of enemy machine-gun fire after a nav al and air bombardment. During the operation, heavy Liberator bombers made diversionary raids on Jap bases in the Marshalls, north of the Gilbert group. The occupation followed a week long series of assaults on the Mar shall-Gilbert islands by four-motor ed bombers which were engaged in softening up blows as a prelude to the invasion. There was no report as to the size of the forces involved, but such a thrust into the heart of Japan’s per imeter defenses probably would call for one of the most powerful task fleets ever assembled. Reference to "powerful units of all types” indi eai 0 thiit. battleships, carriers, cruis ers at.d destroyers and landing craft were engaged. The (Jilbert islands, a group of 16 atolls lying astride the equator, were seized from Britain on the same day the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor. Quickly establishing airfields on these “unsinkable carriers,” the en emy incorporated these defenses into their larger scheme which included the Marshall and Caroline Islands to the northwest Apparently the Allied offensive is hut one step in a drive which will eventually include the occupation of points in the Marshalls to make pos sible a sledge-hammer aerial attack on Truk, the main enemy naval and (Continued on page six) Report Series Of Robberies Locally -» — Several robberies, none of any ser ious consequences, have been re ported here during the past few days. No clues have been establish ed in any of them, and police author ities, while believed to have their suspicions, would make, no com ment. The thieves in most of the cases centered their attention on pecans, removing so many from one place that they were overtaken before all of the loot could be made secure from the owners. Ripping off the screen from a back window in Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Rhodes’ pantry, thieves entered the small room and remov ed four bushels of pecans and some preserved fruits and vegetables. Two bushels of the pecans were recover ed last Friday in a field just off Smithwick Street and only a short distance from the Rhodes home. Thieves cleaned out Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Hodges’ stock of pecans from the back porch of the Hodges home, and one report that a few were stolen from the premises of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson, nearby. About two bushels of sweet pota toes were si.itched from Farmer Charlie Roberson's hills just back of the T. B. Brandon home on Grace Street. A few days earlier, prowlers broke into the high school gymnasium, but failed in their attempt to break into the lunchroom kitchen and panwy.